Chelsworth Open Gardens – Sunday 26th June

The 49th Chelsworth Open Gardens Day

Sunday 26th June 2016

11am – 5pm

Chelsworth is a picturesque, lively village situated in the beautiful Brett valley just a few miles from Lavenham and is considered by many to be one of the prettiest in the whole of England. For over 40 years, the residents of Chelsworth have opened their wonderful private gardens to the General Public on the last Sunday in June.

The oldest Open Gardens event in Suffolk:

• 20+ Gardens open to the public –

WHISTLECTRAFT COTTAGE
THE COTTAGE
BRETT VALE
HILL HOUSE 
THE RED HOUSE
CHESTNUT COTTAGE 
THE OLD FORGE
MIDDLE HOUSE 
PRINCHETTS
THE SUMMERHOUSE 
BRIDGE HOUSE
THE COACH HOUSE 
CHELSWORTH HALL
THE GRANGE 
OAK TREE COTTAGE
WOODSTOCK COTTAGE 
MEADOW COTTAGE
SWIFTS GARDEN 
THE OLD FARM
OLD HALL 
RIVER VIEW COTTAGE

• A number of specialist nursery and plant collections and other commercial standholders

• Separate Arts & Crafts stands in the Village Hall

• Village Produce Stall

• Ice Creams, cakes, savouries, teas & coffees

• Classic cars

Chelsworth Open Gardens can be found on the B1115, midway between Sudbury and Stowmarket

 All proceeds will be going to All Saints Church

Entry to all the gardens is just £6.00 per adult (car parking & children free)

Many thanks to the kind sponsors:

The Red Rose Inn, Lindsey

The Peacock Inn, Chelsworth

The Bildeston Crown

A morning with the guy at VVS Luxury Cars…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had arranged to visit the guys at Vas Vehicle Solutions (VVS) to take a look at a 1966 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type.

It was the first time we had met Mark and the guys there at VVS and the first time we had been to see their stunning collection of supercars.

The E-Type was locked away in a compound up the road, we knew this already. It was easier for us to meet elsewhere and then we could follow them to the E-Type but for some reason we found ourselves hanging around at the meeting point for a little bit longer…

Check out this collection of stunning supercars.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3872,3871,3870,3869,3868,3867,3866,3864,3863,3862,3861,3860,3859,3858,3857,3856,3854,3853,3852,3850,3849,3848,3847,3846″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was an absolute pleasure meeting the guys at Vas Vehicle Solutions (VVS), lets hope this is the start of a fantastic business relationship.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Kersey Mill brings back wonderful memories

“It was lovely to see, as part of the Kersey Mill Drive It Day, the Webb family van.

A very famous Suffolk family who for years have been paramount in producing lorry bodies. Always seen on the mud flaps when following their product.

For many years my father worked for Albert next to The Bull Hotel in Cordell Road, Long Melford where I spent many a happy hour feeding Milkyways to Titan the big Alsatian.

Later the business was taken over by Richard who sadly passed away a few years ago.

Richard’s passion for everything vintage and classic but more importantly his love for restoring trains that could be seen near their premises in Acton.

His sons carry on the tradition of producing beautiful vehicles.”

Gordon

Kersey Mill Drive It Day

A wonderful day at Kersey Mill’s Drive It Day

Mollie likes our cars!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So it’s Saturday morning, after a very busy week tiling the new assembly area, the room is now complete. Today’s the day we move back in ready for work to start on re-assembling the Maserati Merak.

Just as I was about to get started my phone buzzed to alert me that I had 3 new Instagram notifications.

3…I think you’ll agree, that’s pretty exciting in itself. But then I looked at my screen…

The gorgeous Mollie King; one-fifth of the UK’s leading girl group, The Saturdays, the face of Maybelline and one of the most stylish and beautiful women in the world likes some of our creations at Bridge Classic Cars.

A big car fan herself it is such an honour to see that Mollie has taken the time to view some of our work on Instagram and has liked some of our pictures.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3767,3768,3771,3772,3773,3774,3775,3776″ title=”Mollie behind the wheel of some of her cars”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So as you can imagine, that has made my morning and Mollie, if you read this, the offer to come and use any of the cars is always open 🙂

(Providing the restoration is complete. It might not be the most comfortable drive if you turn up wanting to borrow this)

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Our assembly workshop refurb is now underway…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So today’s the day work gets underway on our newly refurbished assembly workshop.

After a busy 2 days of taking down and clearing up, the assembly area in our Deben road workshop has been completely emptied ready for work to get underway.

Day 1 saw the floor get levelled and prepared ready for the guys at Cristallo Living, Thetford to commence with floor tiling bright and early tomorrow.

Our new assembly area will be ideal for the final assembly of our fantastic restoration projects and the perfect area for potential buyers to come and view their new classic car.

The new artwork for the walls is starting to build up in the office with large canvas prints showcasing some of our past concours restorations.

We can not wait for it all to be completed so we can start to pack it full of stunning automobiles.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3735,3736,3737″ title=”Day 2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3738,3739,3740,3741,3742,3743″ title=”Day 3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3744,3745,3746,3747,3748″ title=”Day 4 All Nighter”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3757,3758,3759,3760,3761,3762,3729″ title=”The tiling is compete, now it’s time to move back in.”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Bridge Classic Cars feature in May 2016 Suffolk Magazine

Be sure to check out the latest edition of the EADT’s Suffolk magazine, in stores now.

The May 2016 edition features a fantastic piece on our very own Jensen 541S restoration.

The Lambretta lives on…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shaun is a very good friend to us here at Bridge Classic Cars. Some time back he felt it was time to restore his beloved Lambretta.

With a little help from Bridge Classic Cars to revive the tired looking chrome work Shaun has finally completed the project and she looks truly stunning.

Ready for the summer, here she is…[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”3639,3640,3641,3642,3643,3644,3645,3646,3647,3648,3649,3650,3651″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Join the Bridge Classic Cars team

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exciting times ahead of Bridge Classic Cars as we look to expand the Bridge family and grow our team of exceptional classic and vintage car restorers.

If you have the experience we have facilities…[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Join Our Team”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Time served motor restorers required to join our small but growing team.

We are looking for 3 individuals with experience in stripping, prepping and rebuilding classic cars.

You must be passionate about classics and work to very high standards.

Your referred skills are in general mechanics, welding, auto electrics, engines and braking systems.

We are not looking for one person who can do it all, we are looking for an experienced team of exceptional talent that can work together to do it all.

If you have skills in any of the above we want to hear from you.

Part or full time and will welcome retired part time with the required skills.

Email your CV to info@bridgeclassiccars.co.uk or call us for a chat.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

4 golden cars arrive in London from the Middle East

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvIuyhHdO8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is this a publicity stunt or a pure stroke of genius from the British public?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_B0SK4yZms”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Off to auction…

With final preparations all complete, another four stunning classics were today loaded up at our workshops in Ipswich ready for next week’s Norfolk auction.

Join us Saturday 9th April 2016 at Anglia Car Auction for another amazing day.