Bill Simpson's Ute Restoration, was a Labour of Love

My dad restored this

1938 Bedford JC coupe , Carry-all ute

to a magnificent British racing green ,
with Mirror finished Paint, Chromed Radiator and Headlights.
Restored brand new interior Roof and Door Trim and Seats.
The Motor was his main concern, he had to try to rebuild this old 4 cylinder motor that had not run for many years. Lucky when he found the car, there where TWO of them , although they were both in very bad condition he was able to use parts from one to fit the other, this was his first Task, he had to get a engine running.
After many days of using his great mechanical skills Dad got the mighty 4 Cylinder running.
The only thing he needed to buy was the Piston Rings!!.
So now there was a tremendous incentive to get the rest restored.
Bill wanted to keep it as original as possible
so he used nothing but the best wood to build the framework for the seats
and rear pickup area. All rust holes where filled with 18 gauge steel and welded into place.
The paint job was fantastic, (He used to own Guildford Paints in England when he was younger)
Bristol Paint

This was how we bought the pair of these Bedford HC9150 Utes	Well there was a LITTLE rust !


Stripping down the shell, removing all doors,fittings, motor etc.	The cabin comes off the Chassis frame

Lots and lots of rust, this is before.. and below is after, Panelling is weilded and filled


A wing	This is one of the Suicide Doors, they where called that becuase they opened from the front of the door.

So once the body was assembled, all the old paint was removed and now ready for painting. It was treated with prepsol and then undercoated with Primer.Finally appied several top coats of British racing green !

Just about Finished, Seats in, Rear tray finished, but wait where are the doors!

The Finished Beford Ute, Registered and doing laps in Helidon!



The Toowoomba Chronicle even did an Article on The Ute	Bill Simpson in 1976

RIP, Dad.

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