Our 1958 Jaguar XK150 sold recently on Car & Classic. After starting its life as a left-hand drive example destined for the American market. It was eventually brought back to the UK in 2016. It was then comprehensively restored from the ground up – including a professional right-hand drive conversion. We are sure that the […]
Our beautifully restored 1958 Jaguar XK150 is currently for sale on Car & Classic. With a little over a day left, the bids are coming in and there are almost 200 watchers on the listing. See the full listing here. Some of the key things to note about this stunning classic car are: It started […]
Another beautiful classic car has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. This time it is our 1959 Jaguar XK150 that has come in to be prepped for an MOT. While classic cars older than 40 years are exempt from needing an MOT, it can be reassuring to have them put through their paces to […]
Richard Hammond has been restoring his Jaguar XK150 with father and son duo, on a new tv show called The Smallest Cog, where Richard Hammond and the team will endeavour to restore multiple classics. He’s working with a father and son restoration duo, Neil and Anthony Greenhouse. The show will come to Discovery+ soon so […]
Our lovely maroon 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 is back in for a small dent repair and a check up. We’ve worked on this classic in the past so its nice to have it back in for a freshen up. Mauro has discovered a rear differential leak in the rear axel so he’s taken its […]
Our side of the trim work has been completed for the 1958 Jaguar XK150. Our job was to only fit the fabric to metal pieces as the customer is restoring the majority of the car himself. Although we previously made the seats, the customer is fitting them himself. Our trim team have done yet another […]
Our stunning Jaguar XK150 partial trim restoration is progressing well as the trim shop finish the boot carpet and continue with the other sections inside the made body. The pre-existing carpet pieces are carefully glued in bit by bit, making sure that each section fits well and sticks. The process included glueing the hardheaded sections […]
This iconic motor recently came in with us and is here for a partial re-trim. The carpets that are being fitted have been bought from elsewhere but are being fitted by our specialist trim shop team. Brian is currently taking a lead with the work and fitting the carpets into the vehicle. Brian has been […]
We’ve welcomed an iconic 1958 Jaguar XK150 into our trim shop.
The exciting restoration project continues on our 1958 Jaguar XK150. This week the interior has been with our expert trim shop who have been working on the seats, and other interior panels. Brian starts by cutting the foam to the right size for the front seat squab frame. “I then mark where the cover needs […]
Our Jaguar XK150 is in the trim shop this week having it’s seats re-upholstered and new foam fitted. Our clever classic car technician Brian has been building the seats. “I added the backseats foam to the wooden boards” he describes “then pulled the cover over tight, stapled it into place and cut off the excess.” […]
We popped into our in-house paint and trim shops this afternoon to check out what our classic car technicians are working on today. Darren, one of our specialist painters is sanding down the fuel tank on our 1972 Peugeot 504. “I’m stripping it right back to the bare metal” Darren explains “thereafter it’ll be ready […]