Restoration
Painting and final assembly
![Sitting in the paintbooth Can you tell what make this car is.](pictures/r3/301.jpg)
Sitting in the paint booth all masked up, this was e very exiting moment!
![First coat The painter's hairstyle is very convient in this sort of work](pictures/r3/302.jpg)
Her As the painter finished the first coat I was getting more and more exited because it was looking better and better.
![Paint done Like watching paint dry](pictures/r3/303.jpg)
One paint job done and one owner as happy as a little boy.
![Fitting headliner Hell of a Job...](pictures/r3/304.jpg)
The job of fitting the new head-liner was a cosy one as 3 of us had to squeeze the thing in.
![Inside of door The inside of the door](pictures/r3/305.jpg)
Here you can see the central locking system on the inside of the door. I've altered the lock mechanism of an Austin by adding a sliding pin which is driven through rods by a small actuator.
![shiny bits Adding the shiny bits](pictures/r3/306.jpg)
here you can see the Austin sitting in the workshop with the engine hooked up.
![All done One roadworthy Austin A30](pictures/r3/307.jpg)
The car as it was just finished
![parked at RDW Parked above the grease pit of the RDW (dutch DVLA)](pictures/r3/309.jpg)
The people at the RDW where very kind and the man at the tax office hadn't seen a import form from 1981 in a long time. He did recognize the name on the (non computer) form.
![Austin above grease pit The number plates where valid for a day](pictures/r3/310.jpg)
All done and registered and ready to head off to the International rally at Frampton upon Severn