While we obviously specialise in classic vehicles, every now and again, we welcome more modern cars into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, and this is the latest one – our 2016 Peugeot 308. While it is with us, some interior trim work will be completed before our 308 goes back home to its owner.
There’s been a lot going on with our Peugeot 504, especially in the trim shop. Our trim technician Brian has been working on applying new vinyl to the boot side panels which have been applied to the originals. The sills have been glued in place and new chrome pieces have been added to the door […]
The 1972 Peugeot 504 has hit a ground-breaking moment in its restoration: it now has an engine! Our engine specialist has replaced all serviceable parts such as spark plugs and belts, replaced any worn hoses and plummed the engine back into its rightful place. The beating heart of this car is back in place after […]
Our 1972 Peugeot 504 is having her Zinn Grey paint application completed this week by Darren in our in-house paint shop. A full restorative paint job has many stages. Before the body sees any paint whatsoever, she’s had several visits to the body shop to sand the shell down. This includes filling any areas needing […]
Kath and Brian in our in-house trim shop have been busy with our 1972 Peugeot 504 seats. They’re in to be fully reupholstered, so Kath first has to take the pattern from the existing seats by stripping away all the fabric ensuring she keeps it intact. “The back panel was riveted in” describes Kath, “so […]
Our expert paint team have been stripping down our classic 1972 Peugeot 504 ready for primer and her first coat of paint. Darren, our classic car paint specialist stripped the car down to the bare metal and has primed the shell ready for that special ‘Zinn Grey’ to be added. After the shell is prepared, […]
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 […]
Darren in our specialist in-house paint shop has undergone the mammoth task of prepping the entire shell of our 1972 Peugeot 504 ready to continue her restoration. The car came into us for work on the bodywork, interior, brakes and chrome. Now that her engine is ticking over nicely and her rusty parts are fixed, […]
These car parts have all undergone a special cleaning treatment of vapour blasting here at our Pettistree workshop. The inlet manifold, cam cover, sump and side covers from a Mercedes Pagoda, a 1972 Peugeot 504 and a 1961 Jensen have all had the impressive cleaning treatment and just look at those results! Vapour blasting is […]
Ady, Bridge Classic Cars’ engine specialist has set to work on our Peugeot 504 Engine recommission. Before removing the engine Ady has checked each cylinders compression. We’ve found slightly low compression on one of the cylinders and will report this back to the customer. We then removed the engine and took off some components including […]
This week we’ve welcomed this beautiful classic Peugeot 504 Cabriolet into the workshop. The first phase of this vehicles restoration will be as follows: Evaluate the engine condition and locate points where the oil is leaking. We can then rectify these leaks once the engine is out of the vehicle. We will be removing the […]
This lovely 72 Peugeot 504 will be coming into our workshop in the coming weeks for restorative works. We will be addressing issues with the paintwork, interior, brakes and chrome.
Potentially coming in for restorative works is this Peugeot 304 Cabriolet. There would need to be quite major works, overhauling a vast majority of the vehicle needed to bring this car up to our high standards.