Petrolicious has done an interesting mini-documentary series called ‘Made To Drive’ where they focus on cars, their drivers and their stories. In one of their
Goodwood recently published an article about the 9 best TVRs for the road. The article opens with: “TVR is one of those unlucky British car
Last week, the team drove over to our hanger at Bentwaters to shoot our Triumph Stag, which you may recognise as one of our latest
Our lovely silver 1959 Jensen 541R has been completed and is leaving the workshop today. Although that’s one less Jensen in our workshop, we have
Our 1970 Jaguar E-type Series 2 4.2 is currently have its service. Mauro has been taking care of this project and is in charge of
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we’re become Jensen specialists, meaning whether you have a Jensen to bring in or you’re just inquiring about, we can
Petrolicious has done an interesting mini-documentary series called ‘Made To Drive’ where they focus on cars, their drivers and their stories. In one of their instalments, they talk to engineer, Carlo Neiro who drives a 1971 Alfa Romeo Spider 1300 Junior as his everyday car. The film takes you down scenic Italian roads is it talks to Carlo about his love for his Alfa and why he got one. It’s easy to fall in love with the car and the countryside when pictured in the dazzling warm sun and nestled between greenery, en route to a restaurant with your loved ones.
We’ve got a similar Alfa in our hanger at the moment that is in search for its new home. Our Alfa is the slightly later but just as lovable 1972 Alfa Romeo Series 2 Spider in the same burnt orange hue which contrasts beautifully with blue skies and green views, evoking memories of blissful roundtrips. You might not be able to get to the Italy at the moment, but you can certainly imagine yourself there a bit closer behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo roadster.
Take a look at our charming Alfa here.
Goodwood recently published an article about the 9 best TVRs for the road. The article opens with:
“TVR is one of those unlucky British car brands that didn’t quite make it. You can trace its roots back to 1946, an engineering business set up out of a small warehouse in Blackpool by a young Trevor Wilkinson. The name changed in 1947 to TVR engineering (remove a few letters from ‘Trevor’ and you’ll see where the name came from), and over the following 60 years, the business produced some of the most exciting, fastest and loudest cars on the road. The cars weren’t always perfect – far from it, in many cases – and the company saw a number of owners before production stopped in 2006. But still, as you’ll see, TVR had a seriously good run”
Within the article, Goodwood break down their top 9 TVR’s which include the TVR Grantura – 1958, TVR Taimar Turbo – 1976, TVR 420 SEAC – 1986, TVR Griffith – 1991, TVR Chimaera – 1993, TVR Tuscan – 1999, TVR Tuscan – 1999, TVR T350T – 2002 and the TVR Sagaris – 2005.
Here at Bridge we’ve worked on a TVR Grantura and TVR Chimaera recently as well as giving away a Chimaera and have become very fond of the practicality, affordability and styling.
The article eloquently explains that “In many ways the Chimaera name, derived from the Greek name ‘Chimera’, epitomises so many TVRs. Chimera was said to be a fire-breathing monster of Greek mythology, a hybrid of creatures with, most notably, a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a snakes tail.”
Grantura’s are arguably the iconic TVR’s “The earliest TVRs are funny little creations. The very first car with a TVR badge, for example, the TVR 1 from 1949 which sadly no longer exists, was a split-screen, roofless two-seater with Morris 8 mechanicals, a Ford 100E engine and a handmade metal body. The TVR 2 from later the same year, meanwhile, was another roofless two-seater that was used as a racer and had the rev counter from a Spitfire. Not the car, the World War II fighter plane.”
We’ve worked on two Grantura’s and found them to be charming and quirky early TVR’s that lend themselves well to every day use.
You can read the full article here.
Last week, the team drove over to our hanger at Bentwaters to shoot our Triumph Stag, which you may recognise as one of our latest competition cars. Alongside the standard shoot, we also had our friend and model, Hannah, accompany us to take some portraits with the car. We’ve found that in recent months, adding in portrait shots with our photo collections is a great way to mix up our content and show the car in action.
We were lucky with the weather as the sun graced us with its late winter warmth. With a large film crew set up at Bentwaters, we’ve found ourselves exploring new locations on the base.
You may have seen a lot of these photos over on our competition site or on our social pages such as Facebook, but for those that havent, or what to see the whole collection, you can browse the Stag in full detail here.
Our lovely silver 1959 Jensen 541R has been completed and is leaving the workshop today. Although that’s one less Jensen in our workshop, we have plenty more still to be worked on.
Our 1970 Jaguar E-type Series 2 4.2 is currently have its service. Mauro has been taking care of this project and is in charge of ensuring that this charming classic is back on the road asap.
Mauro has fitted new rear anti roll bar, link and bush as well as repaired the rusty fuel lines. Mauro has also been carefully reassembling and rebuilding the rear axle, fixing an oil leak by fitting new seals, fitting new brakes, discs and pads. Once he had finished rebuilding the rear axel, Mauro could fit it back in.
Here at Bridge Classic Cars, we’re become Jensen specialists, meaning whether you have a Jensen to bring in or you’re just inquiring about, we can help. This gentleman was enquiring about a part for his Jensen.
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