Restoration

[Ron Johnson]

This old toy car is 7 ½” L x 3 ½” W x 3”H. Sister in law acquired this from a yard sale for.60 cents. It was in pieces, with only two wheels, broken bumpers  with headlights and taillights needing replacing. It was in sad shape so I decided to try and restore this beauty. Lightly sanded the original finish and applied a natural oil finish. Not sure of the wood spieces. Made new bumpers of Aspen, headlights taillights of Ebony along with new wheels. Really enjoyed doing the restoration. 

[Gordster]

Great job Ron,love it

[Ron Johnson]

26 minutes ago, Gordster said:

Great job Ron,love it

Thanks Gordie. Happy New Years 

[oldhudson]

Very nice work!  Could you tell if this was originally factory made vs homemade? I thought it has some cues that it was Citroen 2CV.

[Ron Johnson]

1 hour ago, oldhudson said:

Very nice work!  Could you tell if this was originally factory made vs homemade? I thought it has some cues that it was Citroen 2CV.

Thanks Berry. I would think it’s factory made. Happy New Year. 

[wombatie]

That is fabulous.  Looks new.

Marg

[Charlie E]

Love it! Great to give something new life!

[barb.j.enders]

Looks great.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[Scrappile]

Great job!  how do you hinge the doors?  I am thinking that the collapsible pins used to attach a wristwatch band with would work pretty well.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Scrappile

[Ron Johnson]

13 hours ago, wombatie said:

That is fabulous.  Looks new.

Marg

Thanks Marg 

[Ron Johnson]

11 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Love it! Great to give something new life!

Thanks Charlie 

[Ron Johnson]

4 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Looks great.

Thanks Barb 

[Ron Johnson]

48 minutes ago, daveww1 said:

awesome job

Thanks Dave 

[rjweb]

Very nice, happy new year, RJ 

[Ron Johnson]

9 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

Great job!  how do you hinge the doors?  I am thinking that the collapsible pins used to attach a wristwatch band with would work pretty well.

Thanks Paul. This is a car I restored. The hinges were installed with wood dowels. 

[Ron Johnson]

2 minutes ago, rjweb said:

Very nice, happy new year, RJ 

Thanks RJ. Happy New Year 

[rdatelle]

You out did yourself with that one. Beautiful.

[Ron Johnson]

1 hour ago, rdatelle said:

You out did yourself with that one. Beautiful.

Thanks Ralph. Enjoyed giving her a new life, and who says you only live once… Lol 

[lawson56]

Awesome work!!! Love the opening door. 

[Ron Johnson]

6 hours ago, lawson56 said:

Awesome work!!! Love the opening door. 

Thanks Bobby

[Bilgefisher]

I really enjoy when folks restore old toys.  Something about bringing back to life an item that once gave joy to kids.  You did an excellent job.  

[Ron Johnson]

12 hours ago, Bilgefisher said:

I really enjoy when folks restore old toys.  Something about bringing back to life an item that once gave joy to kids.  You did an excellent job.  

Thanks Jason

[Fish]

Awesome.  I always liked seeing and making toys too.  

[Ron Johnson]

2 hours ago, Fish said:

Awesome.  I always liked seeing and making toys too.  

Thanks Dan