1931 Durant 619 Restoration - Durant Motors Automobile Club

Photos from the club’s early website; the photographer is not recorded.

A photo record of the restoration of a 1931 Durant Model 619 four-door sedan, taken between September 2010 and 2011: the car as it arrived, the underside and body, the rotted floor wood and its replacement, the cowl, and the trim. For the model’s specifications see the 1931 Durant Model 619 page, and for other 619s owned by members see the 1931 Durant 619 gallery.

As it arrived · Underneath · Inside the body · Floor wood and new floorboards · Cowl · Trim and hardware · Back on the road

As it arrived, September 2010

The car on its first day, before any work began. Click a picture to enlarge it.

Underneath

The chassis, engine and floor seen from below. Click a picture to enlarge it.

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (22)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (23)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (24)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (25)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (26)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (27)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: underside — 1931 Durant 619 (28)

Inside the body

The interior with the seats and headliner out, showing the condition of the body wood and window frames. Click a picture to enlarge it.

Floor wood and new floorboards, October 2010

The rotted floor wood as it was found, then the new floorboards fitted around the battery and pedal openings. Click a picture to enlarge it.

Cowl

Pieces from the cowl. Click a picture to enlarge it.

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: cowl — 1931 Durant 619 (54)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: cowl — 1931 Durant 619 (55)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: cowl — 1931 Durant 619 (56)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: cowl — 1931 Durant 619 (57)

Trim and hardware

Door handles, window cranks, lamps and other trim during restoration. Click a picture to enlarge it.

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (58)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (59)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (60)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (61)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (62)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (63)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (64)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: trim — 1931 Durant 619 (65)

1931 Durant Model 619 sedan restoration: parts — 1931 Durant 619 (66)

Back on the road, 2011

The car on its trailer and at home in 2011. Click a picture to enlarge it.

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