The Paint is Finished

The boys down at Cotswold Group bodyshop have finished working their magic and the paint on the van is now finished.

They're putting the doors back on and then giving it a final polish before bringing it back to us in the next week.

Then the work starts in earnest again here building it back up and bolting on all the lovely things we've got ready!!!

Here now with the front doors bolted back into place and the handles on

The rear of the van showing the huge Barndoor engine lid back in place.

The side cargo doors bolted back on and a close up of the lock mechanism and door rods.

All we have to do now, is bolt everything else back on....... 

Finishing Off Painting The Chassis

After the van was turned over on its 'spit', the guys at Cotswold Group Bodyshop could make a start on painting the underside and the chassis. Here we see the finishing touches to the chassis paint...

The front end of the bus now finished underneath:

A closer shot of the front end showing the underside of the cab area - the correct 'X' pattern is right for early Barndoors.

The underside showing the length of the chassis

The back end of the chassis.

Its nearly ready for the doors to be re-fitted and come back to us ready for re-build......