Jonn has been giving our 1981 Austin Morris Mini some attention to correct the points raised in its recent MOT. He repaired the connections to the rear foglight, which now work, before he looked through the advisories, too.
The paintwork on the roof of our 1980 Volvo 245 Estate has been revitalised by the Bridge Classic Cars paint and body team. The team masked up the roof on the car to begin the process of laying down the correct colour to this classic Swedish hauler. First, the team sanded and primered the roof. […]
Our 1981 Austin Morris Mini 998 wasn’t with us very long, but classic car technician Jonn completed the appropriate repairs before waving it goodbye as it returned to its owner. While working on the car, Jonn noticed that the engine oil level was low so this was topped up. The radiator was also topped up. […]
It has been a very busy time for our 1976 Morris Mini since its recent arrival in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Now that filming has been completed after a successful first inspection, classic car technician Jonn took a more detailed look at our newest competition car. There are some small jobs that need to […]
We recently welcomed our 1976 Morris Mini to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Known as Alfie, this classic Mini has clearly undergone quite a bit of work and care from its previous owners and it is now live and ready to win on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. Classic Minis are always popular competition […]
Our 1979 Austin Morris Mini 850 is a beautiful classic car. However, at the moment, it is a mix of colours and needs some attention from the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. Before the paintshop can make our Mini even more appealing though, it needed to be stripped down. That is exactly what classic car technician […]
We’ve got another new kid on the block and this time it’s a unique 1979 Morris Austin Mini Clubman with bespoke finishing! This beautiful Mini is set to be an upcoming competition car, so keep your eyes peeled for its release! The mini had been with Roger Moorhouse from Roger Moorhouse Classic Car Repairs in […]
It’s our gorgeous 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe’ last day with us today. We have a load of work to do before tomorrow night, where she will be presented as a birthday gift to Eva Ranson, wife of our Director; Gordon Ranson. The Mini arrived at our Pettistree workshop this morning looking pretty bare! Although her […]
Ady, our engine specialist, has completed an entire engine rebuild on our fabulous 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe. “She’s literally had everything done” Ady explains. “Including new pistons, new bearings, a new gasket, an unleaded cylinder head fitted and a reconditioned gearbox.” Now all the technical work on the engine is done, it’s time to get […]
A variety of chrome parts are being sent away this week. Our good friends at Douglas Metal Findings are going to bring them back to life. These parts belong to our 1957 Jensen 541R and our 1961 Morris Mini. See if you can you match which parts belong to which car!
This week, the 1961 Morris Mini had her headliner stripped off by Brian in the trim shop. “I’ve stripped off all the old fabric,” explains Brian, “then cleaned up all the metal frame ready to have the new cover made and attached.” This project is coming along nicely so far, we can’t wait to see […]
Following stripping the interior of the 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe, our trim shop extraordinaire Brian has been hard at work rebuilding this iconic beauty. With the chairs stripped right back to the bare metal, Brian’s rebuilt the chairs starting with new rubber straps fixed to the frame. “I used hessian to line the base and […]
Brian in the trim shop here at Bridge has started rebuilding the seats on our 1961 Morris Mini Deluxe. “I started by fitting new rubber straps” Brian explains, “then added foam around the bottom edge”. “I added hessian to the base, glued foam on top and marked out the middle.” The finished cover was then […]
Darren has completed the bodywork preperation on our Morris Mini restoration. He’s also completed the first coat of epoxy primer. This will be sanded back to a smooth finish before moving onto base primer coats. Lovely work, Darren
This gorgeous blue mini is a truly lovely example. She drives superbly and has been kept in immaculate condition. For sale at £13,000 A local car, being registered brand new to Mr Walmsley of Saxmundham the car was supplied by Botwoods Ltd, Major’s Corner, Ipswich. Having covered an honourable 76,000 from new with a huge […]
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we’ve acquired a very early example of a Morris Mini. We’ve got big plans for this Mini. As pictured, there are still remnants of the original, Cherry Red paintwork. We intend to fully restore this lovely little vehicle to original specification and colour.