Hello Again E-Type!
September 11, 2020
The wonderful 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Series 3 has been taken on a lovely little road trip this week. Her owner, who lives overseas, came
September 11, 2020
Freddie’s In The Fast Lane
September 11, 2020
Our superstar marketeer Freddie put his ‘out of office’ on today and headed up to Norfolk for a track day. Hosted by Car Chase Heroes,
Happy 100th Anniversary Mazda!
September 11, 2020
Mazda are celebrating their 100 year anniversary so we thought we’d share a couple of our favourite Mazda’s we’ve had the pleasure of working with
What’s on the agenda?
September 11, 2020
Here’s a sneak peak into a couple of classic cars we’ve been chatting about this week. First up, it’s this incredible 1990 BMW Alpina. A
Stripping The SL500
September 11, 2020
Our soon-to-be stunning 1987 Mercedes SL500 is being prepped for a complete paint re-spray. She’s been with us for over a year where we’ve worked
Raising the Roof!
September 11, 2020
Brian in our trusty trim shop has been busy with our 1961 Morris Mini this week. “I laid the restored frame over the headliner material,”
Power Steering The Jensen 541R
September 11, 2020
Both our 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R’s had an upgrade in steering system this week. John, our classic car workshop manager explained, “It’s a like-for-like
The Morris Is Prepped And Ready
September 11, 2020
Chris in our paintshop has continued work on the 1963 Morris Minor this week. “I’ve coated the inside of the car and the engine bay
Hello Again E-Type!
September 11, 2020
The wonderful 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Series 3 has been taken on a lovely little road trip this week.
Her owner, who lives overseas, came to collect her from our workshop to spend a short trip away. With the sun shining, the roof down, and some lovely long empty roads – it looks like absolute heaven!
The Jag has since been returned to us to be kept snug in our secure storage facility, eagerly awaiting her next road trip. We look forward to seeing her next adventure!
Freddie’s In The Fast Lane
September 11, 2020
Our superstar marketeer Freddie put his ‘out of office’ on today and headed up to Norfolk for a track day.
Hosted by Car Chase Heroes, Freddie is spending the day in some exceptional company with a Porsche 911, a Lotus Cortina, a Ford MK1 Escort, a Jaguar E-Type, a Chevrolet Corvette, a Ford Mustang GT500, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Ferrari 348.
Freddie’s having a great day, we can’t wait for him to get back to Bridge HQ and tell us all about it. Enjoy Freddie!
Happy 100th Anniversary Mazda!
September 11, 2020
Mazda are celebrating their 100 year anniversary so we thought we’d share a couple of our favourite Mazda’s we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years.
This exciting and incredibly rare 1995 Mazda Efini RX-7 Type R Bathurst was won by one lucky winner through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.
We pride ourselves on sourcing exceptional vehicles for our competitions, and this Mazda Efini was certainly no exception. The Mazda Efini RX-7 Type R Bathurst’s were limited to 500 units purely for the Japanese domestic market. This car is believed to be the only one in the UK and is thought to be one of the very best, rarest, low mileage RX-7’s in the world.
Our winner Mark was certainly overjoyed with his win! We would be too!
This 2003 Mazda MX-5 came to us with rusty sills so we replaced the parts and gave her a fresh respray. We absolutely love to see before and after pictures of our restorations.
Check out Mazda’s 100th Anniversary virtual tour for a good look through many other iconic Mazda’s through the decades.
What’s on the agenda?
September 11, 2020
Here’s a sneak peak into a couple of classic cars we’ve been chatting about this week.
First up, it’s this incredible 1990 BMW Alpina. A very rare car indeed, Alpina are a Baverian based manufacturer in Germany who specifically develop high performance BMW’s.
We’ve been chatting about this beauty this week as the owner is looking for a buyer and we’re all ears for it.
We’ve also been chatting about about this lovely little sports car- a 1961 MGA 1600 MK1 ‘Deluxe’. Acclaimed to be one of only nine other genuine RHD cars left.
Whilst much of the MGA is sound, other parts are in need of some attention. So we hope to be welcoming this little beauty into our workshop soon to give her some well earned TLC.
Stripping The SL500
September 11, 2020
Our soon-to-be stunning 1987 Mercedes SL500 is being prepped for a complete paint re-spray.
She’s been with us for over a year where we’ve worked tirelessly on repairing her body from an incredible amount of rust and damage. All the welding work is now complete though, so- it’s onto our precious paint shop!
First things first, all the old body paint has to be stripped so the entire shell can be prepped and primed ready for her final paint job.
We’ve used a highly erosive acidic paint stripper to remove all the old paint from the body work. If you look closely you can see the bubbles getting to work!
Raising the Roof!
September 11, 2020
Brian in our trusty trim shop has been busy with our 1961 Morris Mini this week. “I laid the restored frame over the headliner material,” explains Brain, “cutting flaps at the edge and stapling around the crossbars.”
Brian then glued the corners, front and rear pulling the fabric tight to stick it to the frame.
“I’ve then trimmed off all the excess” says Brian, “then added the clips and it’s done!” Brian’s followed the same process for both the front and rear roof liners, both of which are now read to be fitted.
Seamless work Brian!
Power Steering The Jensen 541R
September 11, 2020
Both our 1957 and 1960 Jensen 541R’s had an upgrade in steering system this week.
John, our classic car workshop manager explained, “It’s a like-for-like exchange really. We take the old steering column out and replace with power steering.”
In some other cars this process can be much more complex, but for the Jensen’s it’s a case of replace and rewire.
“I then make sure it’s all fitted nicely away,” explains John, “so you can’t see it.”
We love the concept of transforming classic cars by upgrading things like power steering, aircon and installing modern technology including sound systems, Bluetooth and GPS.
Now you really can have the look and feel of a classic car, but with the luxury extras you’d find on a newer model. To find out how we can improve your classic car driving experience, give us a call – 01473 724038
The Morris Is Prepped And Ready
September 11, 2020
Chris in our paintshop has continued work on the 1963 Morris Minor this week. “I’ve coated the inside of the car and the engine bay with raptor satin black,” Chris describes.
“I also temporarily fitted the wing rubbers,” he continues, “to make sure they fit nicely before spraying.”
Chris has completed the high build primer on the Morris Minor, below are the full before and after shots of his progress.
The Minor’s now ready to be rubbed down and have her final direct gloss paint job. Looking good so far… Great work Chris!
