Lydia has put the finishing touches to the interior of our 1951 Austin Devon. Greg also finished off the fuel filler cover.
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 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.
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.
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 […]
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 before fitting it up to ensure a good right panel gaps.
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 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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]