Our 1951 Austin Devon has come a long way since it first arrived at the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. Not only has it recently had its freshly refurbished steering wheel refitted, it’s also been on its very first drive in a long time!
Lydia has put the finishing touches to the interior of our 1951 Austin Devon. Greg also finished off the fuel filler cover.
The wheel arch of our 1951 Austin Devon has been painted ready to go back onto the car.
Lydia has made more progress on the headlining panels of our 1951 Austin Devon. She has also fitted the passenger side door card.
Progress has now been made on the headlining of our 1951 Austin Devon.
Rob continued his work on our 1951 Austin Devon, fitting the starter motor and installing the dashboard with all necessary connections. The trafficators were assembled, fitted, and tested. Headlamps were also fitted.
Work has continued on our 1951 Austin Devon. Rob has been hard at work putting this beautiful classic pickup back together. Each time I go into the workshop, it’s fantastic to see the progress being made and to see it getting closer and closer to going back home.
The rebuild of our 1951 Austin Devon has made a good amount of progress recently. Rob has been hard at work putting this classic pick up back together and, as you can see from the photos, it is now starting to look much more like a restoration that is heading toward the finish line. There […]
After coming to the end of its time in paint, our 1951 Austin Devon has now begun the process of being rebuilt. It looks great in its original green and it will look even better once the rebuild has been completed.
Our 1951 Austin Devon is coming to the end of its time in paint and will soon start being put back together.
Our 1951 Austin Devon has continued to make good progress recently. It is now prepped for paint and will soon be returned to its original green colour.
Our 1951 Austin Devon is now ready for epoxy primer. It’s been a long process but we are now commencing the strip down to the component level in preparation for its final colour in the last week of January.
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.
Our 1951 Austin Devon continues to make progress on its restoration journey.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Our 1951 Austin Devon has had its panels stripped off its front end and prepped for epoxy primer. A small repair was made to the inner wing edges before the roof and scuttle panel joints were prepped, cleaned, and lead-loaded. The panels then had epoxy primer applied on both sides.
Christian has been repairing the bonnet structure on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.
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.
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.
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.
Christian has been fabricating multiple parts for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. This is what he has been doing:
Our 1951 Austin Devon PickUp has left the Bridge Classic Cars workshop to head to the sandblasters. Once sandblasting has been completed, the workshop team will be able to assess the vehicle and decide the next course of action to bring it back to its former glory.
Our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup has been in the fabrication bay with classic car technician Chris. Chris has begun his work repairing various parts of the chassis and body of this 50s classic. After stripping the vehicle, Chris stripped the rear axle before making the body to chassis caps.