We’ve found blue!!
November 11, 2016
Even those with a keen eye for detail would think our 1949 MG Y Tourer started it’s life in white…but believe it or not she
November 11, 2016
Front suspension returns from paint
November 11, 2016
Our ‘ready to fit’ shelves are starting to fill up as the front suspension components return from our painters.
Real progress as we finish up on day 2 of the MGYT strip down
November 11, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lauren has been hard at work over the last couple of days, stripping our 1949 MGYT of all the removable components. As this is a
We’ve found blue!!
November 11, 2016
Even those with a keen eye for detail would think our 1949 MG Y Tourer started it’s life in white…but believe it or not she was originally Clipping Blue (BMC Code: BU14, ICI Code: 0146 or 3300).
A credit to it’s former restorer this car shows almost no signs of the original blue colour.
We were starting to become a little nervous; the owner’s told us of the blue colour, all of the paperwork suggests it was blue, even looking back through the history, the signs all say she was blue but we could see very little physical evidence of this on the vehicle.
We have now completed the huge task of stripping her and just as we thought we’d covered every angle we removed a bracket. That one bracket told the full story!
Front suspension returns from paint
November 11, 2016
Our ‘ready to fit’ shelves are starting to fill up as the front suspension components return from our painters.
Real progress as we finish up on day 2 of the MGYT strip down
November 11, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lauren has been hard at work over the last couple of days, stripping our 1949 MGYT of all the removable components.
As this is a complete rebuild project the entire car is to be stripped. The engine was already out of the vehicle which saved us a lot of time but all we have left to do now is a few wires under the bonnet, the bonnet itself as well as the two doors.
All interior, exterior, hood and hood frame is now off the vehicle and stored away safely ready to be assessed for cleaning, repairing or replacing.
The next big job will be to remove the shell from the chassis so it can be prepared and re-sprayed.
As we’ve mentioned a lot throughout our projects, when undertaking any restoration work be sure to take lots of photos. What you think you might remember you may forget. Having photographs is a fantastic way of referring back to how it once was.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”7947,7974,7973,7972,7971,7970,7969,7968,7967,7966,7965,7964,7963,7962,7961,7960,7959,7958,7957,7956,7955,7954,7953,7952,7951,7950,7949,7948″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
