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Jonn has fitted a new heat exchange pipe to our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1303.
Pete has carried out some necessary welding repairs on our 1975 VW Beetle 1303 to restore structural integrity. A reported wheel wobble during a road test was traced to an incorrectly adjusted nearside wheel bearing, which was adjusted and secured. All repairs were completed, and undercoating was reapplied for protection. The driver’s seat was removed […]
Jonn prepared the gearbox of our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1303 for refitting. A new thrust bearing was installed, and the input shaft was lubricated. The gearbox was lifted into position, with new mounts fitted and secured. The starter and wiring were refitted, along with the reverse light wiring. Driveshafts were secured before moving the engine […]
Jonn has been working on our 1975 Volkswagen Beetle. He started by stripping and removing the nearside window regulator, which was found to be worn out. He fitted a larger washer to secure the nearside seat trim and painted it black for a clean finish. He also secured the nearside door mirror. Jonn then undid […]
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, affectionately known as Delilah, is back home with her very pleased owner. After spending quite a while in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, this classic Beetle is now back where it belongs.
Today was a big day as the owner of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, affectionately known as Delilah, was reunited with her car after its time here at Bridge Classic Cars came to an end. Delilah looked incredible in her very special, roped-off area of The Atelier. Her paint shone under the lights and the full […]
As our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle nears the end of its restoration, with only a few small bits to do, we though we would take it into the Atelier and set up a photo shoot for the car before it leaves our Suffolk HQ to head back home to its excited owner. ‘Delilah’, as the car […]
Jon is going through the final few tasks on our VW Beetle before we can take the car back home within the next couple of weeks.
Final stages of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle restoration and Jon is giving the car a thorough assessment to make notes of all aspects of the refit that require attention. His findings will be reported to the individual departments or he will look to carry out the work himself. Jon has already attended to the rear […]
Classic car technician James has continued to make great progress in getting our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle ready to leave the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and head home to its owner. The door pin switches were replaced to ensure the interior lamp works when the doors are opened and a new bumper trim was fitted to […]
Brian and Lydia have been hard at work and making good progress on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle as it moves towards the end of its time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Once the headliner was installed, foam was glued to the rear bar before the wires for the heated rear window were fitted. The […]
Delilah, our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been in the care of classic car technician Chris as he begins the job of putting it back together. After having some repair work completed and being painted, Delilah is now coming towards the end of her time in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and we are very excited […]
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle is coming to the end of its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. Before it leaves though, Chris has been finishing the painting of our classic Beetle known as Delilah. After it came out of the paint booth and Chris had worked his magic, you can see from the […]
Chris has been painting our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle as it continues its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop. Now that it has been re-painted, our classic Beetle is looking great and will soon be moving on to the next stage of its restoration.
Classic car technician Chris has been applying final primer to the rest of our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. Our classic Beetle is making good progress through its restoration journey and it hopefully won’t be too much longer before, Delilah, as it is affectionately known, is returned to its owner.
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop. All of its body panels have now been into final primer and the rest of the car has had its guide coat applied ready to be rubbed down in preparation for final primer to be applied to this too.
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has had all of its filler work completed by classic car technician Chris who has also sorted the panel gaps too. Chris also had the polyfan primer applied to our classic beetle too. The polyfan was applied to the car’s body and was in the booth with its doors, bonnet, and […]
After being primed a little while ago, classic car technician Mauro has put the panels back on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. More prep work will continue before our Beetle goes back into the paint booth for a new coat of paint. Affectionately known as Delilah by its owner, we are very much looking forward to […]
Our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been going through quite a transformation as of late. Recently, classic car technician Chris has been doing some repair work on one of the doors. Since arriving in the Bridge Classic Cars workshop, our Beetle (Delilah) has been stripped of many of her components and some of her paint. This […]
The paint on our 1974 Volkswagen Beetle has been stripped of some of its paint so that Chris and the rest of the paintshop team can resolve some of the vehicle’s rust issues. Some parts were also sandblasted and prepped ready for their coat of epoxy primer. Affectionately known as Delilah by its owner, our […]
One of the most popular cars of all time, our Volkswagen Beetle is a car you will likely see on a regular basis while out driving. However, what you probably won’t see is a VW Beetle that has been stripped of most of its interior and a good chunk of its body too. If you […]
The newest arrival has arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop and it is our beautiful Volkswagen Beetle. Affectionately known as Delilah (thanks to the first part of the number plate), this iconic and extremely popular car has come to us for a full restoration. Everyone here at Bridge Classic Cars will look after Delilah […]
Perhaps one of the most recognisable cars out there, the Volkswagen Beetle is something of an icon selling more than 20 million units over its 80-year run. Recently listed on MyClassics.co.uk is a 1967 VW Beetle in rubinrot red. The current owner has had this classic car stored in their garage for the last couple […]
This charming Beetle came into us due to a breakdown caused by a condenser wire rubbing against the body and causing issues with the distributor. Ady is attending to the engine problem whilst Mauro carries out a service.
This poor little 1972 Volkswagen Beetle named Basil broke down last week and was brought to our hanger on RAF Bentwaters to be stored until it comes into the workshop to be fixed. We have now transported the car over to our workshops for work to commence.
Our lovely 1974 Beetle has come in for some TLC. We’ve fitted new wheel cylinders and bled the brakes as well as stripping the brakes and replacing the parts so that it now stops more efficiently. Paul has also replaced the hydraulic wheel cylinders on all four wheels and fitted a carburettor inlet manifold rubber […]
We’ve recently welcomed a 1994 Land Rover – Range Rover TDI into the Bridge Classic Car family. There’s a lot of work to do on it, such as fitting interior, refurbishing the ceiling cloth, repainting and servicing just to start! We’re mulling over what colour we’d like to paint our new Range Rover but its […]