Painting Our TR6
August 4, 2023
Classic car technician Mauro has been painting our 1973 Triumph Tr6. Before he put a new coat of paint on this eye-catching classic car, he
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TR6 Hood Frame Improvements
August 2, 2023
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop with classic car technician Alan who has been painting the hood frame. This
TR6 Carpets
July 28, 2023
New classic car technician Lydia has once again been working on one of the classic cars in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Our 1973 Triumph
TR6 Improvements
May 2, 2023
After returning to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Triumph TR6 has been in the experienced hands of classic car technician Steve. Steve fitted
Saying Hello To Our TR6 Again
April 19, 2023
We have recently welcomed an old friend back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1973 Triumph TR6. It has come
A Bit More Paint Work
January 16, 2023
Before our 1973 Triumph TR6 is ready to find its new owner through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Classic Car Technician Chris repaired another small area
Final Inspection – Testing the 1973 Triumph TR6 and 1973 Jaguar E Type Series 3 Roadster
March 16, 2022
Recently, the owner of both the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series 3 Roadster and 1973 Triumph TR6 came to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to
More Than a Mouthful – Wiring Issue on a 1974 Triumph TR6
October 12, 2021
This beautiful 1974 Triumph TR6 arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this morning for John to begin looking into an issue with the wiring.
Speedy Speedo work on the TR6.
August 6, 2021
Dave has been working on the 1975 Triumph TR6. He’s installed a new speedo cable and new clips to go on them. On the original,
Getting busy with the 1975 Triumph!
July 30, 2021
Dave has been carrying out work on the 1975 magenta Triumph TR6. Here’s a list and a look at what he’s been up to! There
Tr6’s New Steering Wheel
July 6, 2021
We’ve been putting the finishing touches on the steering wheel of our Triumph TR6 before it goes back to Germany. Kath has dedicated her time
Triumph TR6 Almost Ready
June 30, 2021
We’ve changed the engine water to the luxurious Evans. We’re also investigating injector fuel issues with the engine that are preventing it from running smoothly.
Two Special Classics Off Home Soon
June 29, 2021
We’re delighted to announce that two of our classics have been finished and will be sent off to their owner in Germany very soon. The
TR6 Wheel Alignment
June 23, 2021
We’re running a service on our Triumph TR6 and are currently focusing on aligning the wheels and correcting the tracking.
First Coffee – Great Cars And Great Coffee
May 12, 2021
We noticed that a previous project of ours, this stunning 1973 Triumph TR6 had stopped in for a coffee at First Coffee in Clopton. We
Tr6 Chassis Plate Fitted
January 26, 2021
Tom has recently fitted the chassis plate on our lovely Triumph TR6 which is almost ready to go, with just a few adjustments left to
A Bright Future For The TR6
January 20, 2021
The Triumph TR6 has recently had new spotlights installed. Our next step is to install the switch. The client has asked that we install the
TR6 In The Waiting Room
January 13, 2021
Our beautiful 1973 Triumph TR6 is looking amazing! We’re currently waiting on a few elements to arrive such as some new spotlights and steering wheel.
Paint corrections for the Triumph TR6
January 6, 2021
We’ve been focusing on perfecting the paintwork for our Triumph TR6, making sure the metal bodywork sits perfectly. Currently its sitting in a filler spray
Wheels for Triumph TR6
December 18, 2020
The work continues on our gorgeous TR6. Its recently received a new spare tire which is kept safely beneath a wooden door flap in the
Workshop Walkaround
December 9, 2020
Grey Jensen gets furnished Our trim team has been fitting the rear centre section in place, cutting out sound deadening and glueing it to bodywork
Tr6 fully covered
December 3, 2020
Our trim shop expert, Kath, has been busy making multiple covers for the magenta Triumph TR6. The hood and tonneau now have covers that have
Workshop Walkabout
December 2, 2020
Our week has been very busy with two photoshoots at the start of the week and new projects arriving in the workshop. Tr6’s new hood
This Biscuit Leather’s Making Us Drool
September 24, 2020
Our exciting 1973 Triumph TR6 is in our in-house trim shop getting some very special treatment. The body has been painted an electric magenta, meanwhile
spud985 – September 2020
September 20, 2020
Our eye-catching lemon-yellow 1973 TR6 was spotted having a quick pit-stop at First. Coffee Shop this afternoon. We completed a full roof restoration on this
Tip Top Trim Shop
September 17, 2020
Our interior trim expert Brian has been spending time with our stunning 1973 Triumph TR6 this week. The eye-catching magenta classic is undergoing a full
1973 Triumph TR6 Restoration Update
August 27, 2020
As so often found when restoring classic cars, many components simply cannot be sourced and need to be fabricated in-house. Mauro, one of Bridge Classic
1973 Triumph TR6 Restoration Update
August 5, 2020
Mauro has been working on our Triumph TR6 restoration. He’s made fabulous progress over the past week, the car is really starting to take shape
1973 Triumph TR6 Components In the Spray Booth
July 23, 2020
Mauro has sent a load of components needed for our TR6 restoration through to Chris in the Paint shop. Chris has now painted all the
1973 Triumph TR6 in for Service
July 13, 2020
This beautiful Triumph TR6 is in the classic car workshop for a service. We’ve recently completed a hardtop restoration for this very car. The TR6
Painting Our TR6
August 4, 2023
Classic car technician Mauro has been painting our 1973 Triumph Tr6. Before he put a new coat of paint on this eye-catching classic car, he prepped the vehicle before priming it.
Once prepped and primed, Mauro painted the TR6 so it is now looking better than ever.
After Mauro had finished with our TR6, Lydia took over and got to work on the interior carpets.
TR6 Hood Frame Improvements
August 2, 2023
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 has been in the Bridge Classic Cars Paintshop with classic car technician Alan who has been painting the hood frame.
This is already an attention-grabbing car thanks to its yellow colour and improvements like this go a long way in making it even more admirable.
TR6 Carpets
July 28, 2023
New classic car technician Lydia has once again been working on one of the classic cars in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop.
Our 1973 Triumph TR6 has been her focus, specifically the interior carpets.
TR6 Improvements
May 2, 2023
After returning to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our 1973 Triumph TR6 has been in the experienced hands of classic car technician Steve.
Steve fitted new bushes on the rear training arms as well as removing the damaged anti-roll bar mounts.
The split pins were broken and needed to be drilled out before Steve went on to remove and replace the split top ball joint boots. Rust was cleaned from the suspension bush holes before everything was put back together.
Steve also checked the fuel pressure and fuel distribution unit timing.
Saying Hello To Our TR6 Again
April 19, 2023
We have recently welcomed an old friend back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop in the form of our 1973 Triumph TR6.
It has come to us for a full service and some paintwork. While it is with us, our team of technicians will also be fitting new bushes and adjustable trailing arms.
We are pleased to see one of our former projects return to us, and our yellow TR6 certainly stands out in the workshop.
A Bit More Paint Work
January 16, 2023
Before our 1973 Triumph TR6 is ready to find its new owner through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, Classic Car Technician Chris repaired another small area of paintwork.
Chris prepped, primed, and painted the affected area and this classic car is now looking better than ever.
Someone will soon win our 1973 Triumph TR6 and, whoever is lucky enough to do so, will have a quintessential classic British sports car that looks as good as it drives!
Final Inspection – Testing the 1973 Triumph TR6 and 1973 Jaguar E Type Series 3 Roadster
March 16, 2022
Recently, the owner of both the 1973 Jaguar E Type Series 3 Roadster and 1973 Triumph TR6 came to the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to test drive and inspect his newest projects by the team.
Each of the cars was inspected by Stephen before being taken out on several test drives to sort of suspension setups and any small changes to the car before their delivery to Europe for Stephen to enjoy for many years to come.
More Than a Mouthful – Wiring Issue on a 1974 Triumph TR6
October 12, 2021
This beautiful 1974 Triumph TR6 arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this morning for John to begin looking into an issue with the wiring. The issue is that a mouse has managed to eat through part of the loom causing the car to have some issues.
The customer has told us that it was being stored in its Carcoon when he went to go and start the car but nothing would work.
So, our workshop manager and wiring guru John is having a look into the issue. Because of the damage done to one of the cables, as soon as the car was powered on, it melted several wires. Now, John must try and get access to the back of the dashboard to follow the trail…
Speedy Speedo work on the TR6.
August 6, 2021
Dave has been working on the 1975 Triumph TR6. He’s installed a new speedo cable and new clips to go on them. On the original, there was a bad earth connection and it appears that the car had been driven with this happening, which meant the cable had melted. Another problem that he encountered was that the angle box had been destroyed from the drive out of the gearbox. Dave had to, unfortunately, take the interior out to access the drive and speedo cable, which always adds time to the process of anything. He also found there was a missing split pin on the offside bottom trunion.
Dave is now in the process of doing the 4 wheel alignment, which means putting lasers on it and setting up the geometry of it all. Shims have to be put in, to square everything up.
Getting busy with the 1975 Triumph!
July 30, 2021
Dave has been carrying out work on the 1975 magenta Triumph TR6. Here’s a list and a look at what he’s been up to!
There were problems with the horn so a new plate was ordered, the earth coil needs re-instating, replaced the fuel filter in the boot, the pipe got replaced, the fuel was drained a couple of times because of debris in it, Dave lubricated to free up the butterflies in the engine bay, each injector was removed to get the air out of the pipes, he set out linkage in sequence, which was done with a vacuum metre, there was oil in the distributor, so Dave cleaned it out, and put it all back together again, the clutch had to be made longer and now works fine, the wiper motor needs attention, and he’s set the points up!
Tr6’s New Steering Wheel
July 6, 2021
We’ve been putting the finishing touches on the steering wheel of our Triumph TR6 before it goes back to Germany. Kath has dedicated her time to the pain-staking process of recvoering the wheel and carefully sewing it up around the inside edge, making sure the stitches are tight and strong.
We’ve also been making sure that the engine is running smoothly.
Triumph TR6 Almost Ready
June 30, 2021
We’ve changed the engine water to the luxurious Evans. We’re also investigating injector fuel issues with the engine that are preventing it from running smoothly. We’ve also replaced the fuel pump and filters but this hasn’t aided the running issues. We’ve up-rated the shock absorbers by 25% too.
Two Special Classics Off Home Soon
June 29, 2021
We’re delighted to announce that two of our classics have been finished and will be sent off to their owner in Germany very soon. The Tundra MG B was finished a while ago and has been sitting in storage whilst we completed the TR6 but now is the first chance we’ve had to have them both finished and side by side.
With just a few final touches to be made to the Magenta TR6, these two stunning classics will soon be ending their time with us. Watch this space…
TR6 Wheel Alignment
June 23, 2021
We’re running a service on our Triumph TR6 and are currently focusing on aligning the wheels and correcting the tracking.
First Coffee – Great Cars And Great Coffee
May 12, 2021
We noticed that a previous project of ours, this stunning 1973 Triumph TR6 had stopped in for a coffee at First Coffee in Clopton. We hear that First Coffee seems to be a popular place to stop off for coffee in your beloved motor! We’ll need to check it out soon…
Tr6 Chassis Plate Fitted
January 26, 2021
Tom has recently fitted the chassis plate on our lovely Triumph TR6 which is almost ready to go, with just a few adjustments left to make.
A Bright Future For The TR6
January 20, 2021
The Triumph TR6 has recently had new spotlights installed. Our next step is to install the switch. The client has asked that we install the switch in a discrete place so that the interior still keeps its original look.
Mauro has also installed the new steering wheel, with the cover made by our trim shop, into the TR6 which is looking very smart!
TR6 In The Waiting Room
January 13, 2021
Our beautiful 1973 Triumph TR6 is looking amazing! We’re currently waiting on a few elements to arrive such as some new spotlights and steering wheel. We’ll keep you updated with its next stage in its restoration journey when those parts arrive!
Paint corrections for the Triumph TR6
January 6, 2021
We’ve been focusing on perfecting the paintwork for our Triumph TR6, making sure the metal bodywork sits perfectly.
Currently its sitting in a filler spray awaiting a high build primer before its painted for the final time.
Wheels for Triumph TR6
December 18, 2020
The work continues on our gorgeous TR6. Its recently received a new spare tire which is kept safely beneath a wooden door flap in the floor of the boot. When closed, the TR6’s boot looks neat and spacious.
Our Trim shop expert Kath has refurbished the steering wheel cover as well. This entails taking off the old one and marking out sections for the new cover. Once marked out, the two sides are sewn together and it is stretched over the wheel. The centre seam is levelled up with the centre. The two sides are then hand stitched together in a criss-cross stitch, pulling the thread tight at the stitch progresses.
When Kath reaches the end of the fabric, the thread is knotted and finished off. The centre cover was then attended to. This entailed cleaning the centre cap and re-glueing all the loose vinyl and sticking the centre back in place.
Once finished, the centre cover is wiped over, cap attached to the wheel with small fasteners and its ready to fit in the car.
Our electric specialist, Adam, has also been attending to the TR6 by re-wiring and fitting the radio. Now this beautiful Triumph is both ready for any road trip and its playlist.
Workshop Walkaround
December 9, 2020
Grey Jensen gets furnished
Our trim team has been fitting the rear centre section in place, cutting out sound deadening and glueing it to bodywork behind where seats go.
The rear squab section has also been fitted in place, the carpet has been cut to be placed in front of the rear seat base, the rear seat section has been fitted in place, and the leather has been glued to the seat subframes.
Sound deadening has been installed in the rear footwell & tunnel sides, passenger side, passenger side bulkhead, and the front footwells.
The door frames are also undergoing some modifications so that the window glass sits more comfortably. The doors will need to be taken apart and re-welded back together.
Peony Red Jensen
Our Peony Red 1960 Jensen 541s has had new door catch fixing plates installed. Our technicians have also made a cover to go over them to stop them from falling down into the sills of the car. They have then been welded into position.
TR6
The Triumph TR6 is on the road to recovery with the final tweaks being done. The engine levels have been checked as have the gearbox and rear axels. This stage is mostly a pre-drive service to make sure everything is in the right place and ready for the car to be driven for the first time. The battery holder needs to be installed and the engine to be tuned. Once these last details are done we can turn it on and see how it drives and address any teething problems that may arise.
Amphicar
The Amphicar is currently going through another in-depth stage of troubleshooting the electrics. Much like the TR6, our technicians’ are applying the final checks in preparation for starting the car up for the first time.
Peugeot 504
The Peugeot 504 is almost finished! The exhaust and break lines have been installed as well as the seat belts which have been added by our technician Scott.
Black Jensen
The black 1960 Jensen 541R has come out of paintwork recently to address the corrections made. All the chrome has now been re-installed so it’s looking shiny and new!
1984 Lada 1200
Our Lada is one of our most recent patients. We diagnosed it with rusting sills and floor, which is being addressed and corrected by one of our fabricators, Ant. These refurbishments are done through a series of stages that include welding and applying filler to resolve the ageing. Think of it like getting a dermatological facial!
1973 Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12
Our blue jaguar e-type is awaiting its chrome bumper and new steering rack to be fitted. The sun roof has also been fixed. This included taking apart the faulty switch and cleaning the components and then insulating the terminal. Once fitted back together, the sun roof was back to working perfectly again.
Gold Jensen
Our gold and red 1962 Jensen 541S has had its oil changed and water purged from the engine by our engine specialist, Ady.
Austin 7 Nippy
Ady is also working on the Austin 7 Nippy engine which is currently at COLTEC to be assessed.
Nissan 300ZX
The exhaust has been reinstalled into our Nissan as well as the link pipe between the two exhaust manifolds.
Tr6 fully covered
December 3, 2020
Our trim shop expert, Kath, has been busy making multiple covers for the magenta Triumph TR6. The hood and tonneau now have covers that have been created out of black vinyl. Velcro has been sewn on and all the individual parts are then sewn together. Kath has also made a bag for the jack which followed a similar pattern to the tool bag.
Workshop Walkabout
December 2, 2020
Our week has been very busy with two photoshoots at the start of the week and new projects arriving in the workshop.
Tr6’s new hood cover
Our trim shop has been fitting the frame to the TR6. This includes riveting straps to the frame bars, marking positions for fasteners around the rear of the hood and fitting those fasteners in position. The next step is to clip the front edge of the cover in place while the fasteners are riveted to the metal bar inside the hood.
Brian, one of our trim shop specialists the glued velcro to the sidebars and screwed in metal channels for the side rubbers. Once all the fasteners have been fitted, Brian could then fit the cover to the car.
Lotus Esprit
Our Lotus Esprit has had a new water pipe fabricated from stainless steel to replace the old aluminium one that had rusted. This was made by hand in our workshop.
Jaguar E-Type Race Car
Although finish, the 1967 Jaguar E-type series 1 race car is always an ongoing project with new alterations being done frequently. This week a new door latch and release cable was fitted.
Triumph TR5
Our 1965 Triumph TR5 has had its split dashboard repaired. Refurbished by hand in our workshop, its now ready to be re-installed.
Peony Red Jensen
The trim shop has added wadding to the rear-seat centre section, glued the cover at front & back down and turned the fabric around the hinge at the back. The seats have also had the sides glued and pulled tight. Wadding has been added as well as extra foam to the side section of the rear seat base.
Primer has been done and its now ready for the fiberglass to be smoothed and corrected and the colour to be applied.
1962 Gold Jensen 541S
The Gold and Burgundy Jensen 541S had an issue with its engine which Ady, our engine specialist soon diagnosed as a cracked oil way. Oil was leaking into the water pipe. To discover the issue, Ady had to fill the oil way with water and push air through the pipe to identify the issue.
Photoshoots behind the scenes
Both Monday and Tuesday were jam-packed for our marketing team with two photoshoots for our race cars, the Jaguar E-Type and the Chevron B20. We’re excited to share the results of these shoots. A big thank you to Ellough Park in Beccles for allowing us to shoot on their track and to Mark O’Connor who featured in the Jaguar E-Type photos. As an F1 test driver and stunt driver, he was the perfect person to get behind the wheel and model for the shoot!
This Biscuit Leather’s Making Us Drool
September 24, 2020
Our exciting 1973 Triumph TR6 is in our in-house trim shop getting some very special treatment. The body has been painted an electric magenta, meanwhile the interior will be finished with a very complimentary biscuit leather.
Kath and Brian, our interiors experts has been working on the seats for the TR6. “We fitted the diaphragm and webbing to seats” Kath describes, “then made the foam for the middle of the base, stuck that into position, then glued down the calico flaps.”
They then added foam either side of the centre foam piece to create the seats shape and again glued down the calico flaps.
“We then added foam around the base of the seat” Kath continued “then fitted the cover over and Brian trimmed it up.” The vinyl was then pushed through to the back and fitted into place.
Thereafter the foam for the squab of the seat was fixed into place and glued, ready to have it’s cover fitted.
For the headrest, the chrome eyelets were fitted into place ready to be placed over the headrest and have any excess fabric trimmed off. Wadding was then fitted to the seat ready for the cover to finally be fitted over the back of the seat and fixed into place.
The covers were then pulled down over the seats to fit snugly into place. “We clipped the bottom ears into place to hold the covers firm” Kath explains “then stick any loose ends under too.”
Any loose ends were glued into place to hold to cover still and tidy up all the edges.
Finally, the seats had their metal adjustment handle fitted over the top.
We think the biscuit leather looks almost good enough to eat!
spud985 – September 2020
September 20, 2020
Our eye-catching lemon-yellow 1973 TR6 was spotted having a quick pit-stop at First. Coffee Shop this afternoon.
We completed a full roof restoration on this sporty little number a few months ago, and we’re super pleased with the final look. It’s only fitting that lemonade was the drink of choice!
Tip Top Trim Shop
September 17, 2020
Our interior trim expert Brian has been spending time with our stunning 1973 Triumph TR6 this week.
The eye-catching magenta classic is undergoing a full restoration with us and currently is getting some special treatment in our in-house trim shop.
Brian begins with the underlay. “Starting with the rear section,” he explains “I mapped out all the underlay sections then positioned and glued them into place.”
He then began on the wheel arches, “I glued foam onto the wheel arch sections” Brian explains “then glued vinyl onto them, glued the rear bulk head carpet into place and fitted the wheel arch panels over the top”.
After fixing the cockpit panel, Brian turned his attention to the side panels of the car. “I added material to the inside posts and glued in these triangular panels.”
Brian then fitted the carpet sections for both the sills and rear foot wells. Finishing off by fitting the front foot well carpets.
We are obsessed with this colour combination, magenta paint with a biscuit interior. Our customer selected these colours, as the car arrived with us totally different! It’s one of the many exciting parts of bespoke classic car restoration.
What colour combination would you choose?
1973 Triumph TR6 Restoration Update
August 27, 2020
As so often found when restoring classic cars, many components simply cannot be sourced and need to be fabricated in-house.
Mauro, one of Bridge Classic Cars vehicle technicians has today been fabricating a new window bracket on our Triumph TR6 restoration, in place of the original bracket that has rotted away. Fortunately, a matching bracket on the passengers side window was still in tact so Mauro was able to replicate the bracket’s design. It’s the little details that make all the difference to the final result. Superb work, Mauro!
Mauro has now also fitted the restored steering column into the vehicle.
The wiper engine, washer fluid reservoir and fuse box have also been fitted to the car.
Mauro then moved onto installing the heating ventilation system.
After completing the ventilation system, Mauro moved onto restoring the TR6’s windows. He’s cleaned up the glass and restored the metal brackets to beautiful condition. The windscreen surround has also now been fitted into the car, ready for the windscreen to be fitted.
Superb work, Mauro.
1973 Triumph TR6 Restoration Update
August 5, 2020
Mauro has been working on our Triumph TR6 restoration. He’s made fabulous progress over the past week, the car is really starting to take shape now.
Mauro has recently fitted the Heater box with a new matrix. He has also installed the fuel tank and uprated Bosch fuel pump.
With the chrome work and black exterior elements now installed, the rich Magenta colour is looking simply gorgeous.
1973 Triumph TR6 Components In the Spray Booth
July 23, 2020
Mauro has sent a load of components needed for our TR6 restoration through to Chris in the Paint shop. Chris has now painted all the metalwork and it is ready for Mauro to continue assembly on the car. Great work guys.
1973 Triumph TR6 in for Service
July 13, 2020
This beautiful Triumph TR6 is in the classic car workshop for a service. We’ve recently completed a hardtop restoration for this very car.
The TR6 has been sat for a little while so it needs a new starter motor before she’s back on the road.
