Building our cutting and glue room

The new addition to our Trim Shop is the cutting and glue room.

This ventilated room has been purpose built to segregate the clean from the ‘dirty. As you may be aware if you have visited our Woodbridge workshops, cleanliness, is so important to our day to day activities. Now being able to reduce the dust in the air whilst cutting wood within our Trim Shop means that this task no longer needs to be carried within our other building opposite.

Our trimmers have the cutting and gluing tools within an arms reach. When complete, the room will house the new jigsaw and vacuum tooling and the glues can remain away from the brand new interior until required.

Recently Spotted: Trains, Planes and Automobiles

A few recent spots by the guys at Bridge Classic Cars.

During a recent trip from Manchester back down to Suffolk we spotted a very unusual site on British roads.

Next up, we found our 5.0 Ford Mustang GT whilst on a recent trip to Switzerland.

On a recent trip to Southwold, just outside Adnams we also spotted this stunning Mexico parked up.

Two Corvettes in very different conditions spotted here in Ipswich; a 5.7l Corvette parked up at Makro this weekend and the 1970s Corvette very much in need of some TLC…and an engine!

And finally we are now the very proud owners of an original aircraft propeller which will soon be in pride of place within our Classic Car Showroom which doubles up perfectly as an aircraft hangar!

Future projects: MGB’s and Mini Cooper

A couple of exciting open discussions taking place at the moment with over some possible future classic car restoration projects:

We have 2x MG B’s in need of some attention. 1967 MGB Roadster, owned since 1983 and 1969 owned since 1993.

The MGB Roadster has remained untouched since purchased back in 1983.

It has been kept in a garage and hasn’t suffered any further damage during that time.

The owner, however, started working on the MGB GT as soon as acquired but unfortunately the work was stopped by an order from local authorities due to the complaints from my neighbours. The car has been kept under cover and hasn’t been touched since.

We also have our Mini Cooper 1.3 that requires body work repair and a general re-commission.

Supplying cars for Season 3: The Crown

It started with a phone call yesterday morning from MGM Cars at Elstree Studios, followed by a fantastic effort from the whole team here at Bridge Classic Cars to get our 1972 Vauxhall Victor ready for it’s exciting new adventure.

Collected last night, taken to London to be painted black overnight.

Now on it’s way to the north of Scotland for filming this evening for TV series The Crown. Thank you team Bridge Classic Cars.

Update: Tuesday 24th September on the Daily Mail online we see our car, now finished in black on set up in Scotland.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7495089/The-Crown-series-three-Charles-Dance-films-Lord-Mountbattens-assassination-IRA.html?fbclid=IwAR1Lcr6hBPWjDnrMrRrR0b_YmYEMASN48yuybeEvwua7H3rbzr_nVDpJjqM

The Automnale 2019 and Singapore F1

The Automobile Club of Aix-en-Provence took place this weekend in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southern France. A collection of incredible classic on display and our man Jack was there to captured a few shots for us.

Meanwhile, Jack also sent through pictures of three of the cars used to transport drivers around in this year’s Singapore F1 Grand Prix.

Silverstone Auctions: The Ferrari and Porsche Sale

This weekend we spent the weekend with Silverstone Auctions for their Ferrari and Porsche Sale in partnership with Porsche Club GB.

The sale took place in the beautiful surroundings of Dallas Burston Polo Club within the IXL Event Centre.

Upon arriving, we were greeted with a wonderful collection of Porsche Club GB members as well as the impressive collection of Porsche’s and Ferrari’s on sale during the day.

Source: Porsche Club GB – “Sunshine and sports cars was the theme for our 2019 Pride of Ownership which took place alongside the fifth annual sale of Porsche with Silverstone Auctions. While recent editions of the Pride of Ownership have been damped by the weather, this year we were greeted by blue skies and a bumper number of entrants.

Out of the 29 competitor and after much deliberation between the judges, just seven points separated the top three Porsches:

1. Paul Cooper – 1971 911 T // 138
2. Peter Rhodes – 1996 993 Targa // 134
3. Philip Wardle – 2003 996 Carrera // 131

A more relaxed version of concours, cars were judged on the quality of presentation and overall condition of cleanliness with a total of 150 points available.

Our National Concours ’Elégance is just under a month away, taking place at Hanbury Manor on Saturday, 19 October. This will be a relaxed, laid-back event with the sole focus on celebrating some of the most beautiful Porsches from within the Club.”

Introducing Silverstone Auctions:

“Formed in 2011, Silverstone Auctions is a world-class, specialist auction house for the sale of classic cars, modern super cars, all types of competition cars, modern and historic motorcycles as well as automobilia.

The Silverstone Auctions team is headed by Nick Whale, British racing driver and ex-main dealer for a number of prestigious brands including Porsche, Maserati and Ferrari.

We hold the exclusive automotive auction rights for Silverstone Circuit where we host a number of stand-alone events each year, as well as our annual headline sales as part of the Silverstone Classic, the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival. In addition to our sales at Silverstone Circuit, we also host a number of auctions each year at other major classic car events, including the NEC Classic Motor Show, Race Retro and Autosport International.

Over the years we have also been selected by a number of the UK’s official owners’ clubs to hold marque-dedicated sales, including the highly regarded Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain, Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club and Porsche Club Great Britain.

We take pride in selecting the very best-of-breed vehicles for our sales which not only attracts buyers from around the world, but has already helped us achieve 18 record-breaking auction prices to date on behalf of our vendors.

Our global customer base includes buyers and sellers from more than 30 countries around the world, from Europe to Asia, Australasia and the Americas, including private collectors, specialist dealers, as well as high-profile celebrity clients and professional racing drivers.

For the promotion of our sales we work closely with our PR and marketing agency of choice, which delivers global exposure of our events across our industry-leading social media channels as well as regular coverage in the most popular automotive magazines, online channels, regional, national and international newspapers, as well as radio and television appearances.  Our team of classic car specialists and consignors are active classic car enthusiasts and can be found regularly at Europe’s major automotive events, including Goodwood Revival, Le Mans Classic and Retromobile, whether attending as a visitor or competing.

With years of market expertise and specialist knowledge of the world’s vintage and modern car brands, our team works hard to provide accurate valuations and connect vendors and buyers across our global customer base.

We also work with a host of charities to support fund raising for a number of worthy causes, including the Midlands Air Ambulance, Prostate Cancer UK, Harrison’s Fund, the BRDC Motor Sport Charity, and many more.”

For Sale: 2019(19) Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

We were very pleased and honoured to have number 1 of 24 visit us at our recent Classic and Sports Car and Bike Show here in Woodbridge and now we can reveal some more exciting news from the world of Aston Martin…

Shared across social media recently, Cambridge Aston Martin have for sale, the Ltd Edition DBS 59 No 5 of 24.

https://www.jardinemotors.co.uk/aston-martin/used-cars/10415070-aston-martin-dbs-superleggera-dbs-59-no.5-of-24-worldwide/

Source: Jardine Motors Group: Cambridge Aston Martin

This is a unique opportunity to own a piece of Aston Martin History. Aston Martin Cambridge are proud to offer car No.5 of 24. Owners of the limited edition Aston Martin ‘DBS 59’, received the keys to their limited edition DBS Superleggeras at a memorable and exhilarating handover day at Le Mans this weekend. Strictly limited to 24 editions ‘DBS 59’ was commissioned by Aston Martin Cambridge through ‘Q by Aston Martin’, the luxury brand’s unique personalisation service. Q by Aston Martin, allows for the creation of iconic sports cars through close collaboration with the Aston Martin design team. ‘DBS 59’ follows on from the success of previous commissions by Aston Martin Cambridge including the Red Arrows Edition Vanquish S and V12 Vantage S Spitfire edition. , The current project honours the 60-year anniversary of Aston Martin’s historic 1-2 finish in the DBR1 at the 24Hours of Le Mans in 1959. Each edition represents one hour of this iconic race, in which Roy Salvadori and Caroll Shelby took the chequered flag ahead of the sister car piloted by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frére. To mark the occasion, the 24 new owners were invited to a five-day event encompassing VIP flights, luxury 5-star accommodation and dinner at the iconic Hotel de France in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir. The new owners also took part in a once-in-a-lifetime handover ceremony which recreated the iconic photograph from the start of the race in 1959. Owners will also be given the opportunity to drive their new Super Grand-Tourers around the track for a parade lap ahead of this year’s Le Mans race. Richard Eniffer, Dealer Principal at Aston Martin Cambridge, said: “Our unique handover event at Le Mans this year has been a triumph. The ‘DBS 59’ strikes a careful balance between a timeless design that respects Aston Martin’s history and a modern take that celebrates its future. Each model is a stunning example of automotive excellence.

The Bridge Classic Cars team – our cars are our passion

Weekend’s at Bridge Classic Cars are very different to weekends.

Although we are not officially open we are always here and it’s a fantastic opportunity for the team to work on their own projects.

We all share the same love and passion for cars here at Bridge Classic Cars but sometimes it is difficult to find the time to work on personal projects.

Here is Mauro with his Mitsubishi Evo. This has been a long term project for Mauro but it is now nearing completion.

Up on the ramp having new mud guards designed and manufactured.