1951 Austin Devon PickUp

Austin Devon Cab

The cab of our 1951 Austin Devon has continued to make progress with painter Alan. After being prepped, epoxy primer was applied to the cab

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More Welding

Our 1951 Austin Devon has continued its start in fabrication with Chris. He has welded in the floor corners and seat base frame. He also

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Roof And Front End

Our 1951 Austin Devon has been with Christian in the fabrication bay for more work recently. He painted the roof, modified the roof and mounting

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Roof And Floor

Christian has been continuing his work on our 1951 Austin Devon. He has been making the roof guttering fit as well as repairing the right-hand

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Devon Repairs

Christian has been repairing the doors of our 1951 Austin Devon before he fitted up the doors, made the door gaps nice and fit up

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More Fabrication

Chris has been working on our 1951 Austin Devon in the fabrication bay. He has test fitted the door, test fitted the upper A-pillar outer

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Engine Progress

The engine of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup is making good progress and will hopefully soon be back ready to be refitted into the vehicle.

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Welding

Technician Chris has been busy with his work on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. He welded a repaired panel as well as fabricated the floor

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More Fabricating

As our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has continued its stay in the Bridge Classic Cars fabrication bay, Chris has been fitting up the cab lower

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Devon Restoration

Fabricators Chris and Monty have been continuing their work on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. They have repaired the pillars as well as fabricated the

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Repairing A Pillar

Our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has continued its stay in our fabrication bay with technician Chris. Chris has been repairing the A-pillar as well as

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Devon Going Back Together

After our 1951 Austin Devon was brought back to the workshop, it was reunited with the other part of itself.

After being with us for a little while now, it’s fantastic to see this classic pickup coming back together.

Continuing Work on the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup

Our paint and body specialist Alan has been working on getting the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup back into tip top condition. He has been working the panels and making sure that not only are all the gaps perfect but also the cab panels are perfectly level and curved where they need to be.

Fabricating Austin Devon Parts

Clinton has spent quite a bit of time recently fabricating some new components for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

His focus has been on the bed buck. As you can see from the photos below, the newly fabricated components are a big improvement from the original ones.

Progress continues to be made and we are looking forward to seeing our Austin Devon continue on its restoration journey.

Austin Devon Cab

The cab of our 1951 Austin Devon has continued to make progress with painter Alan.

After being prepped, epoxy primer was applied to the cab as well as to some of the other components that will eventually go back together as our classic pickup is rebuilt.

Devon Progress Continues

As our 1951 Austin Devon is a commercial vehicle, it has unfortunately had a tough life and the seats are certainly showing this. The driver’s side base has been bolstered with additional springs to try and prolong its life, but the outer frame has broken on both sides and required welding.

The same for the back, which had also broken. Lydia has covered the seat in new backing cloth, which provides a stable base for the horse hair to be put on top. Once the horsehair arrives, Lydia can continue fitting the seat covers she has made.

While Lydia was doing that, the bonnet and some of the other components were having epoxy primer applied.

Bonnet Structure

Christian has been repairing the bonnet structure on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

Valance Repairs on the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup

The fabrication team have been working on repairing the valance on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

Our fabricator Chris has worked his magic on the front end of this classic British pickup in order to get it fitted up perfectly. Each section has been carefully templated and made by hand specifically for that section and then welded into place making sure to let each area cool and shrink back before continuing with the welds.

More Welding

Our 1951 Austin Devon has continued its start in fabrication with Chris. He has welded in the floor corners and seat base frame. He also welded in the right-hand step before sorting out the door gaps and modifying the step to fit the door profile.

Roof And Front End

Our 1951 Austin Devon has been with Christian in the fabrication bay for more work recently. He painted the roof, modified the roof and mounting point, and fitted up and welded on the guttering, before welding the roof onto the truck.

Christian also fitted up the front end.

Roof And Floor

Christian has been continuing his work on our 1951 Austin Devon. He has been making the roof guttering fit as well as repairing the right-hand side of the floor.

He went on to repair the left-hand side of the floor too. The floors were then fitted up, along with the gearbox tunnel.

Devon Repairs

Christian has been repairing the doors of our 1951 Austin Devon before he fitted up the doors, made the door gaps nice and fit up the roof, before pulling the body square.

On Top – Repairing the Roof of the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup

Chris, from the fabrication team, has been working on repairing the metalwork in the roof of the 1951 Austin Devon Pickup at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ.

After carefully removing the piece from the top of the vintage truck, he has carefully remade the part in order to get it to fit back flush and properly. With it being such a crucial piece, he has taken extra care to make sure every surface is as close to perfect before he begins to reattach the part to the truck.

More Fabrication

Chris has been working on our 1951 Austin Devon in the fabrication bay.

He has test fitted the door, test fitted the upper A-pillar outer panel, welded up the rear bottom of the cab, and fabricated new body to chassis mount gussets.

He then melted out the lead, removed the roof, repaired the c channel frame, and mounted the frame up to the chassis.

Fabricating Devon Parts

Christian has been fabricating multiple parts for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

This is what he has been doing:

  • Right-hand step
  • Right-hand rear lower section of cab
  • Step
  • Remove right-hand B pillar and fabricate new one
  • Brace body and remove part of A pillar
  • Fabricate new panel and weld in
  • Fabricate new door mounts
  • Welding in A pillar panelsย 

Coming back together

The transport team at Bridge Classic Cars have been out and about to collect some important pieces for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

Firstly, the team headed to Coltech to collect the freshly rebuilt engine which will find its way underneath the carefully restored bodywork currently in our fabrication bay at our Pettistree HQ.

Then the team headed out once more to go and collected the recently powdercoated bed frame which make up the rear end of our 1950s pick up truck.

Painting Devon Components

Various parts of our 1951 Austin Devon have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paint shop as he has been painting them in dtm satin.

Engine Progress

The engine of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup is making good progress and will hopefully soon be back ready to be refitted into the vehicle.

Austin Devon Bonnet

Lydia has continued her work stripping down the bonnet of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. Despite her hard work, there are still some areas that she cannot reach. As a result, Chris is removing the struts so Lydia can get to the final areas of paint and start removing rust.

Once this was done, Lydia managed to remove the last of the green paint from the bonnet. It was very stubborn, and there was a lot of pitting and rust underneath this. The bonnet requires repairs to the metal work and further rust removal.

Welding

Technician Chris has been busy with his work on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.

He welded a repaired panel as well as fabricated the floor sections for this classic vehicle.

Cleaning Paint From Bonnet

Lydia has been using various grit of sandpaper to clean off the paint from the bonnet of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. Some areas of the sides had a lot of filler in or had been lead-loaded. Various sections of surface rust and pitting are present too.

Various parts of our classic Devon have been painted black as well.