A roof (lining) over our heads.

Today has been another very productive visit to the lovely people at BAT. The reason? The dire state of our front cab lining. This was it.

We knew it was torn.



We knew it had 42 years of dirt..




We didn't realise that it held the original colour underneath though. This is just further proof that Brian's current colour is not his proper colour, but a 'best guess' from a spray shop some time ago.




The abrupt removal of the rear view mirror showed the extent of the dirt. The original colour was white! Who knew!



This is a workshop. A proper workshop. With tools and spare fabric and heavy duty sewing machines and everything a girl could want.....





Anyway, away from workshop-envy, and back to the job in hand. The very efficient Stu took an alarming number of screws out of the van and was telling me all about how the conversion was done at Dormobile. Apparently this would have been the original tin top roof lining, and when the cutting out was done for the Dormobile roof, they just folded it up and nailed it into place, putting the metal frame on the top to support the roof.



Honestly, what BAT don't know about vans isn't worth knowing.

Anyway, then J and the boys and I left to get out of the way, and spent an enjoyable morning in Bromsgrove. Ahem. Well, we spent the morning in Bromsgrove. There's a lot of cafés and charity shops. In fact, there's so much to do, that when we have the back lining done, we're going to get the bus to Worcester.....

Whilst we having yet another cuppa somewhere, we had the magic phonecall that freed us from the town of excitement, before it all got too much. The roof lining was finished.

We came back to this!



Beautiful, shiny, white, smooth, untorn, unpuckered, and in our roof! Hurrah!

On top of that, lovely Stu had found a bracket that lowered my seat belt for me. Being vertically challenged, the belt was going across my neck, and I had visions of being decapitated if we had to slam on the brakes! Now I have no such worries, and am much more comfortable.



I am easily pleased. Next week we are making a special journey to get the back lining done. (And getting the bus to Worcester because a second morning in Bromsgrove would be too exciting for us...)

More photos next week!

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