Devon Going Back Together
October 21, 2024
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
classic pickup
More Panel Levelling
September 23, 2024
More panel levelling has been taking place on our 1951 Austin Devon.
Fabricating Austin Devon Parts
September 4, 2024
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
Devon Progress Continues
August 8, 2024
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
Austin Devon Progress
August 2, 2024
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
Bonnet Structure
May 17, 2024
Christian has been repairing the bonnet structure on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.
Fabricating Devon Parts
March 11, 2024
Christian has been fabricating multiple parts for our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup. This is what he has been doing:
Engine Progress
February 8, 2024
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
January 29, 2024
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
Cleaning Paint From Bonnet
January 15, 2024
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
More Fabricating
January 11, 2024
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
Devon Restoration
January 8, 2024
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
More Repairs For Our Devon
November 24, 2023
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
Devon Progress
November 20, 2023
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
Devon Work Continues
November 15, 2023
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
Terry stripping down front suspension
November 9, 2023
Terry is already getting his teeth stuck into things here at Bridge Classic Cars. He is busy stripping down the front suspension of our Austin
Morris Minor Pickup Inspection
November 2, 2023
Jon is now carrying out repairs whilst inspecting our beautiful 1968 Morris 1000 Pickup. This is all in preparation for Molly and the competition team
Off To The Sandblasters
October 17, 2023
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
Visit – 1946 Chevrolet Pickup Drops By the Workshop
March 24, 2022
Yesterday at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ we had an amazing visit from a rare sight around here. A beautifully patina’d 1946 Chevrolet Pickup.
Devon Going Back Together
October 21, 2024
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.
More Panel Levelling
September 23, 2024
More panel levelling has been taking place on our 1951 Austin Devon.
Fabricating Austin Devon Parts
September 4, 2024
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.
Devon Progress Continues
August 8, 2024
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.
Austin Devon Progress
August 2, 2024
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.
Bonnet Structure
May 17, 2024
Christian has been repairing the bonnet structure on our 1951 Austin Devon Pickup.
Fabricating Devon Parts
March 11, 2024
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 panels
Engine Progress
February 8, 2024
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
January 29, 2024
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.
Cleaning Paint From Bonnet
January 15, 2024
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.
More Fabricating
January 11, 2024
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.
Devon Restoration
January 8, 2024
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.
More Repairs For Our Devon
November 24, 2023
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 pillar.
Devon Progress
November 20, 2023
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.
Devon Work Continues
November 15, 2023
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 building the suspension for our classic pick up too.
Terry stripping down front suspension
November 9, 2023
Terry is already getting his teeth stuck into things here at Bridge Classic Cars. He is busy stripping down the front suspension of our Austin Devon pickup.
Morris Minor Pickup Inspection
November 2, 2023
Jon is now carrying out repairs whilst inspecting our beautiful 1968 Morris 1000 Pickup. This is all in preparation for Molly and the competition team to take control for filming and marketing.
Having been previously restored by the experts at Charles Ware Restoration, the world renowned Morris Minor specialists we don’t expect to find anything too serious to rectofy.
All levels are ok.
We have stripped, cleaned and inspected the brakes. The nearside rear has now been freed off, de-lipped the drums, refitted and adjusted.
All points have been greased and Jon has fitted new nipples to the nearside front trunion.
Strip and fit new nearside track rod end rubber. Glued the scuttle panel rubber seal in place. The grommets have been fitted to the wiring through the nearside bulk head.
The air filter have been removed so we can look into the rich running issue. Jon found the choke cable caught up not allowing the jet tube to return fully. We have remove piston and cleaned along with the needle. We have also fitted a new choke mechanism before operating a few times via choke lever. Tested and it all runs ok.
New tyres to come and a good road test.
Off To The Sandblasters
October 17, 2023
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.
Visit – 1946 Chevrolet Pickup Drops By the Workshop
March 24, 2022
Yesterday at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ we had an amazing visit from a rare sight around here.
A beautifully patina’d 1946 Chevrolet Pickup. Bought in Arizona and road tripped extensively throughout the US by its owner before being shipped back to the UK and used throughout the country towing all manner of classics and rock’n’roll bands.
It’s always a pleasure and exciting to see cars like these pop into the workshop for our team to look over and learn about them.
