Painting of the wooden side pieces in the bed of our 1951 Austin Devon.
Lydia has fitted a brand new set of green carpets in the Austin Devon Pickup.
Kickboards have been made and fitted. to our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.
Our 1951 Austin Devon is slowly coming together. It’s currently going through the paint shop and will soon look as good as new (probably better!) I’m looking forward to seeing the classic pick up go back together and head back home.
The remaining panels from our 1951 Austin Devon have been in highbuild primer. The inside and front bulkhead has been done in satin black and it is now very close to getting its original green colour back on.
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.
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 […]
Mauro has been prepping the gearbox of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup for dtm black paint.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 corner, fabricating and welding on the brace frame to the cab mount rails. He also removed and started repairing the floor.
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 left-hand step. Chris also went on to start making the cab corner.
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 working on the nuts which are used for the suspension mount. Our classic Devon will stay with Chris for a little while longer before moving on to the next phase […]
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Our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has continued its stay in the fabrication bay with technicians Chris and Monty. They have been repairing the wing, stone guards, and the cab body. They have also fabricated a new cab brace that was welded in too. Repair work has also taken place on the lower A and B […]
Several technicians have been working on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup recently. The wing has been repaired along with the headlight bowl. Multiple components have also been sent off to be re-chromed, while others have been sent to the sandblasters. The doors have also been repaired in the fabrication bay.
Classic car technicians Monty and Chris have continued their work on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. Chris has been repairing the wing and bumper. The chassis of our Devon has also been prepped and painted in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop while some of the bodywork has been painted with black dtm. Terry has been […]
The strip down of our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has begun and is now well underway. As you can see from the photos below, a lot of work is needed to bring this practical classic pickup back to life.