Appraisal time on our 1997 Mercedes 280SL. First things first, check over and carry out a good road test. We’ve checked the roof operation and lubricated all hinges and pivot points. Get on ramp and continue the appraisal. This includes Remove all wheels. Check brakes and clean hub centres. The handbrake required a little adjustment. […]
John has spent some time clean the door glass ready for refit. He has made up the bolts and fitted the window channels.
Steve has carried out an appraisal on our Mercedes Pagoda to report back findings to the customer. Meanwhile John is attending to a leak on the gearbox. It seems to be coming from the gasket so the sump pan was removed, filter cleaned and a new gasket fitted.
John and Jon have been at it again. They have successfully built up and fitted the new rear vents. They have also managed to fit and align the door mouldings. John has then got to work on rebuilding the front head lights and stripping down the front bumper. The headlight wiper motor linkage was seized […]
John is tidied and cleaned up some of the wiring in the boot area. He has mounted and connected up the aerial.
Progress is being made on my 1987 Mercedes 500 SL. I keep hoping and wishing that there is not much longer to go but time seems to be forever running away. Both John’s/Jon’s are working on the car on Saturdays so as to not affect the scheduling in the busy Bridge Classic Cars workshops but […]
Continue to build up from photos. Find engine steady shock for engine mounts and strip and clean and prep for painting. Clean stripped door mirrors, Polish chrome and back to black rubber edging. Pop over to Classic lounge to take some reference photos of doors. Find door seal and tape to place. Find fixings and […]
Firstly, we have road tested the vehicle to experience what the customer is experiencing.Found the noise to be coming from the nearside rear wheel so we have stripped out wheel hub and replace wheel bearing. Whilst the car is in with us, we have fitted a DAB radio with DAB aerial and microphone. We’ve also […]
The doors are being built up right now on our 1987 Mercedes SL500 R107.
John has carried out some weekend one here at Bridge Classic Cars, working on my 1987 Mercedes 500 SL restoration project. This has been such a long process due to it being one of our own vehicles and never finding the time in the diary to get on with it. Weekends have now become a […]
Jon has fitted up the new bleed nipples to the freshly painted calipers. The bolts have been cleaned and painted We have cleaned up and reused the pad sensor wires and fitted the calipers to the car. The old pads have been reused as they are nearly new and we used a new fitting kit […]
The hardtop from the 1991 Mercedes 300SL has been moved into the Bridge Classic Cars trim shop to be repaired. The removable hardtop had begun to come apart at the edges in several places so the team have worked their magic on rejuvenating the roof. First off, the entire piece was stripped back in order […]
Brian is our lead in-house trimmer at Bridge Classic Cars. From our Suffolk HQ, Brian and Lydia create handmade, bespoke interiors for our customer’s restoration projects which are well and truly world-class. Today on Brian’s table is the armrest covers of the 1987 Mercedes R107 500SL. Lydia and Brian have worked together to create these […]