restoration Hillman tilly

[Jim Clark]

In our workshop we have a Hillman Tilly for restoration and I have had the owners permission to put up some pictures of the ongoing work. When it came to us some months ago it was in a very poor state and hd been partially dismantled by the previous owner.

 

 

 

 

 

After removing the engine ,transmission and axles, the body was placed on a spit which would make working on the body easier and also support it when sections were removed.

 

 

The nearside sill and floor area was the starting point cutting away the old rusty sections making copys and then fitting them. As there are no replacment panels avaliable to buy they will all have to be hand made.

My nephew Paul who works for me is an absolute genius at making any shape from a flat sheet of steel , his bodywork skills are second to none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As time allows I will post more photos.

 

Jim.

[abn deuce]

WOW , by the time its finished its going to weight quite a bit more than when it came in , since it was missing so much metal due to it being rusted away !!

 

Yes by all means keep the photo's coming looking foreward very much to see how it all works out .

[6 X 6]

Impressive craftsmanship. Keep posting. I found one of these, complete, original and still with the ignition key in the ignition in a barn some years ago. A sweet looking motor.

[Tony B]

That Paul must be a miricale worker!

[gritineye]

Very nice work Jim, there are some things that just have to be left to them that knows.

 

Would it be possible for you to give some indication of the time taken on each area as you post more photos please?

[Snapper]

I had the privilege of seeing this motor in Jim's premisis. It's coming along, then! Looking forward to more updates.

 

MB

Edited March 17, 2009 by Snapper

[Jack]

To be honest - Jim should be asking me to come up and spray it when it is finished - I will check my diary.

[Degsy]

To be honest - Jim should be asking me to come up and spray it when it is finished - I will check my diary.

 

 

 

Very interesting.............but stoopid:n00b::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Jack]

Very interesting.............but stoopid:n00b::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

 

That just made me laugh out loud :rofl:

[Adrian]

My nephew Paul who works for me is an absolute genius at making any shape from a flat sheet of steel , his bodywork skills are second to none..

 

The work to my cab is testament to Paul’s handy work!

 

The Tilly is a brave project by any standard, and it’s great to see it progressing. I was very impressed with the chassis repairs.

[Snapper]

That just made me laugh out loud :rofl:

 

Yep. Rowan and Martin live on......who was that bloke playing the German?

 

M

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

Arte Johnson.Wolfgang. Interesting but Stupid.:shocked:crikey am i that old:-D

[Degsy]

Arte Johnson.Wolfgang. Interesting but Stupid.:shocked:crikey am i that old:-D

 

 

I always thought you were old when Methuselah was a lad:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[mshackleton]

Hi Jim

I know this thread is four years old now, but having literally just joined BMVF, I'm curious to know about this Hillman Tilly. I run The Tilly Register and as far as I know we do not know about this particular Hillman. i wonder if you could either tell me something about its current status or put me in contact with the owner.

 

Many thanks

Mike Shackleton

Tilly Register

[Jim Clark]

Hi Mike, not quite sure where you get 4 years from, this thread was started by me 17 March 2009, perhaps you are looking on the top right of the post and seeing 2006 but thats the date i joined HMVF.

Any way the tilly is still with us and work on it continues. If you contact me direct i will tell you more about its history and owner(with his consent)

 

contact no 01454 261100 anytime.

 

We also restored Pat Mallins Tilly about 3 years ago as featured in your mag, sadly Pat passed away last year, not sure what happened to his collection.

 

Jim.

Edited January 12, 2010 by Jim Clark

[supertrack]

Nice Job ! It will be brand new .

[thedawnpatrol]

It would be nice to see some upto date photos Jim ? are you doing the total restoration?

 

I would like a Tilly one day.

 

Jules

[ford 369]

does anyone on here kinow how many tillys are left and how the numbers breakdown between the different manufacturers? I assume morris and austin are more common than standard or hillman

Nigel

[Richard Farrant]

does anyone on here kinow how many tillys are left and how the numbers breakdown between the different manufacturers? I assume morris and austin are more common than standard or hillman

Nigel

 

Nigel,

 

Morris is probably the rarest of them all. In numbers, I would say highest is Austin, then Hillman, Standard and Morris. Our new member Mike will be able to give a good estimate from the Tilly Register records though.

[ford 369]

Nigel,

 

Morris is probably the rarest of them all. In numbers, I would say highest is Austin, then Hillman, Standard and Morris. Our new member Mike will be able to give a good estimate from the Tilly Register records though.

 

thanks for that Richard ,I am surprised about Morris being so rare I really would have expected there to be more of them than Hillman or Standard as I assumed they were a bigger company

Nigel

[Richard Farrant]

thanks for that Richard ,I am surprised about Morris being so rare I really would have expected there to be more of them than Hillman or Standard as I assumed they were a bigger company

Nigel

 

 

Nigel,

 

I know that Austins carried on in service right into the 1950's with the army. More than likely the Morris Tillies were disposed of, after the war, and / or passed on to other countries as military aid.

[ford 369]

Nigel,

 

I know that Austins carried on in service right into the 1950's with the army. More than likely the Morris Tillies were disposed of, after the war, and / or passed on to other countries as military aid.

 

this would make sense and perhaps the fact that morris survived as a company longer than at leaststandard gives a false impression of the size of the company.

Out of interest do you know which countries would have recieved the tillys after the war?

[Richard Farrant]

this would make sense and perhaps the fact that morris survived as a company longer than at leaststandard gives a false impression of the size of the company.

 

 

 

Nigel,

 

It is not the size of the company, it is how many contracts they had for the Utilities, and just having a quick look at the list, it looks like Morris had five, where as I have a master parts list for Austin utilities and they supplied at least fifteen contracts. Each contract is for a differing number of vehicles, but just to put it in perspective.

[mshackleton]

Hi all

Austin

Approximately 30,000 Austins were produced. Quite a healthy number still exist with 206 on the Register's books.

 

Hillman

Just under 20,000 Hillmans were made and 33 survive.

 

Standard

The total ordered (in two distinct series) was over 9,000 for the Army, Air Force, Navy and the Ministry of Supply. Just 2 Series DC Tillys and 29 Series UV Standards survive.

 

Morris

Over 8,000 Morris Tillys were produced and only 15 Morris Tillys survive.

 

Cheers

Mike Shackleton

Tilly Register http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

 

Nigel,

 

Morris is probably the rarest of them all. In numbers, I would say highest is Austin, then Hillman, Standard and Morris. Our new member Mike will be able to give a good estimate from the Tilly Register records though.

[Wolfy]

Any update on this thread Jim?