A few small tips that have helped me are firstly to have an area with strong angled lighting to flash what you're clear coating into, this will help you pick up on uneven spots. For the axle re-rounding, try using the ball end of the hammer gently to get a nice, even round finish. Great video and thank you.

This particular hobby, has got to be the best one on the planet for youtube.... Its just a supreme fit for a 25 yr old whisky!!!!!..............

As all we Matchbox collectors know, Matchbox used stickers as opposed to water decals, so this restoration detail of yours is truer to the original. On another note, good job on this particular model!

Very nice. I “grew up” in an ambulance like this (started my EMS career). Brings back good memories!

Oh, man. I had a car like that. And trucks like that too. I loved them. Happy to see this restoration.🚑 Back up the spray when you clear coat...too close makes it glop up. And nail polishes come in a million reds, yellows, silvers & look more like plastic & glass & metal than pens. The brushes are very tiny as well. Great for detail work.

That ambulance look so familiar. I must have had it. Great restoration

Wow, fantastic job. I would suggest that for the future when it comes to decals you place them on the model before you add a clear coat, as it will give those decals a much longer life on the model.

Great job - I am happy to see a new Matchbox restorer on KZfaq

I wouldn't be able to resist turning it into the Ecto-1 from _Ghostbusters._

Very nice. I always learn something new every time I watch one of you guys restore one of these old cars.

Nice work. I like those old Cadillac ambulances.

Looks good, I am happy that you were wearing gloves during the paint stripping process. You might want to consider using a little machine oil on the drill bit when making the hole for the screw and also on the tap when making the threads. Once I did that while building things from metal i broke far fewer drill bits.

I think you should paint the tail lights red- particularly with a Cadillac of this vintage - it would look great!

Great restoration mate. I think I have one of these to do myself so thanks for the tips

Very nice...looks better in the white you chose than the off white. Dinky also used off white on their ambulance models and they were almost yellow. Your scheme is far better. I might have tried to get a replacement screen rather than stick with a cracked ond but at least yours is authentic. Excellent restoration.

I saw some people using floor wax to coat the windows. They look great after. Almost like new.

I had this car back in the 60s; this brought back some happy memories

Great restoration.

Waterslide decal paper would be a good investment as well.

Thats one car back from the dead. Someone call ghostbusters

Nice restoration 👍

GREAT JOB, The windows look great also

For the elimination of scratches on windshield plastic, use Novus products. They have a heavy scratch remover, a medium one, and a plastic polisher and cleaner. Three small bottles, very reasonably priced. Search for them on the web.

For help reforming the end of the axels, check out "Marty's Matchbox Makeovers"

Great work! Set up a profile light in, next to your little spray booth, any lamp will do an you can see your surfacing by "Profiling," your works against your light source angling and moving as you spray. I want that Wagon! Beauty MR.

You did Great...! You're only going to get better and better...!

Great. I have one of these -and how on earth it survived, I don't know. Looks nice next to 1958 Sixty special and '64 Chevrolet Impala Yellow cab taxi. Sweet.

Nice job it looks great for the windows if they are bad I usually hit it with a wet sand with 1000 to 2000 grit then the auto sol give it wash after get all the gunk out that's left and let dry and then dip in floor cleaner job well done

Awesome job on the car.

For stripping paint, I've used easy off oven cleaner, (regular, not extra strength), on vintage model bodies for decades. It removes all of the enamel paint, while leaving the plastic untouched.

Thanks for uploading the video. Nice that there is still a new restorer on You Tube. Good job. This S & S Cadillac Ambulance has been "My all time favorite" since 1965. (Then I was 3 years young) My mother had to buy the model several times (broken by falling in the staircase, lost, etc). Today I own this model mint boxed in all box variants with decals and stickers, as well as in the (meanwhile) rare Superfast version. I've always wanted to know how this Cadillac Ambulance is built inside, and what the plastic part of the red lights looks like. Thanks to you, I know it now. I love Matchbox models until today. Greetings from Germany

Great job, thank you.

Beautiful job!

Great job! I have yet to restore any of these at all my self so I can not give you any specific advice. One thing to remember though is any hobby involves trial and error especially error. So don't let it get you down if you make a mistake or 50 . Keep up the great work.

I just finished my S&S Cadillac Ambulance. Red and White two toned, used a chrome pen for the front lights/grill and rear lights.

For windows, you might also try micromesh, which is a kind of superfine washable emery cloth - you can get a sample pack of all the grades for under ten pounds/euros. Similar, but cheaper still are the rectangular foam blocks sold for polishing fingernails, which have four grades of very fine abrasive. You can get those in any shop that sells women's beauty products.

Colour in the rear light with a sharpie (see Baremetal) really nice paint job. Great result.

Great Restore....

Another great job. 👍

For the plastic windshield, use aluminum polisher followed by floor polishing liquid.

MR your restoration is Great! When tapping your holes for a screw I would use 3 n 1 machine oil to on the tap to help with cutting of the threads.

Very nice job. Turned out awesome👍👍

Hello, nice job! I just subscribed! You’ll get better results using a polishing wheel on the windshields. The wheel you’re using is a buffing wheel and will keep your windows dull and more or less could burn into the plastic! You’ll see a big difference in the shine!

More nice work. Would prefer to get actual decals than stickers but that is how it probably came. Same with the lesser detailing of the finer chrome. You don't want to mess up the finish coat even with a very fine brush.

Looks great!

Good job 👍🇬🇧

I was watching this again and I noticed that I didn't see a red cross on the hood. I'm pretty sure there was a cross on the hood. Keep up the great work.

it would have been cooler to turn it to Ecto-1 Ghostbusters Car.. thou your work is still awesome.

You don’t need the repetitive music in the back ground.

Is a perfect job. Congrats

clear coat can be tricky for sure and the only advice I can give is do it slowly in layers and make sure it is not to thick in the airbrush, very lightly sand between layers for a shiny result. If you are looking for decals as opposed to stickers there are lots of aftermarket decal kits for model cars, ships, and planes out there Just google BNA Models and you will find some. I don't restore matchbox cars myself but scratch build 1/200 scale RC ships in super detail, however you never know where you will get some model technique ideas so I have been watching a lot of these car make overs of late. Oh one final thing stop using the buffing wheel as it will not shine the plastic and you risk burn through, use a polishing wheel... I gather others have already said this..... Happy modeling :-)

The first I thought of when I saw this was Ecto-1

Great job!

All I can say, a great pleasure to watch, thanks for that!

Such a pleasure to watch,,great inspiration,it looks new again,,, I have my original one I got as a child in the 1960s and it's been painted as a hearse in the mid 70s,,now I enjoy restoring and going to get it back to original,,,,,, you asked about window cleaning,,, I use strong kitchen cleaner,,here in England called Cilit Bang,,,then Metal polish Autosol,,then either way or ash from Jostix as I don't smoke then Autoglym car was and it works a treat,,,,,, Really enjoying your vid's,,wishing yourself and fellow subscribers a great weekend and look forward to more of your great vid's,,,

Great job, but I would suggest you print in waterslide decal paper rather than vinyl

Nice work.

Ok mate that's was amazing you are very good at what you do🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌

For the plastic, wet sand it with 3000 grit sandpaper then polish it

I think you should were gloves the whole video and rubber gloves when you work with the liquids it would be nice if you found some really rough cars because those are the most satisfying when they are restored and do something with the music doesn't go with the video but you did a great job with the restoration I watch pretty much all the matchbox and hot wheel restores and your up there with the restoration thanks for the video:-)

I would have painted the taillights as well even though they weren’t painted before

Very Cool,I had that one 👍🏻😄👍🏻

Nice little ambulance

Very nice job

Good job.

Had one of these when I was a kid, probably around the time they came out. I am *told* I referred to it as an "amby amby" ...

Ghostbusters!

A good bright light in your paint area that you can focus on the piece that is being painted would be helpful for you. Cool car.

I have this Caddy ambulance, and it is near mint.

Drill small holes with a lubricant to save drill bits.

Really cool 😎

Not bad at all; Miller-Meteor would approve!

Flashback to 1968. Me and my buddy poured gas on one and burnt it up.

Ecto-1 _BEFORE_ Ray bought it

Good job bro

Cool looks really nivce

Well done, thanks for sharing.

Very cool

For the windshield I think that is something like Future Shine I think :)

Nice job. Looking for more!

Hey...this Perfect!

Nice job. You might have touched-up the rear tail lights with some silver and red paint. Suggestion: I saw MMM (marty's matchbox makeovers on KZfaq) soak the plastic inserts the "auto glass" and got great results. He used, was it brake fluid? Anyhow, the scratches came out and the "glass" looked new.

Nicely done... just subscribed. Keep the vids coming!

nice job, looks great! Is that Marty's wife's toothbrush? :-)

'Autosol' metal polish works well on plastic - either the 'metal' or 'aluminium' can be used. They are paste not liquid. Liquid polish will not remove scratches. The 'metal' polish is grittier and will take out bigger scratches. The aluminium polish is finer. Get both at your local hardware store.

Why did you not make a paint mask for the side decals instead? Would look a lot better with painted on crosses rather than stickers

Never got the 64 Caddy Ambulance, Tried to buy One from a Couple of my Friends, but to No Available! All I have are the 63 Caddy Ambulances, in Different Versions, & A Black & A White Hearse, People said that the 64 Caddy Ambulance was the Best that the 63 Caddy Ambulances & Hearse's.

Ive noticed when you airbrush it looks like your doing circles and holding the trigger down the whole time, try long swepping passes, over lap the passes by 25% to 50%, you shouldnt have a problem seeing where youve painted

Mooie restauratie. Voor je volgende video zou ik even de camerasensor stofvrij maken.

Saw your video in my suggestions. Loved the restoration! Liked and you have a new subscriber too!

Nice job I enjoyed it!

Netjes gedaan, wens je veel plezier met deze hobby. Ik zelf beleef er ook een heerlijk tijd verdrijf aan, kleine tip misschien, om de wielen op te frissen gebruik ik een zwarte permanent marker. groet Hans

Good Job.

you deserve way more than 1k subs

Nice job. Subbed

Nice job mate, enjoyed the vid!

Great work , looking forward to the next one , By the way what make of paints are you using ? Regards, Tim.

Very nice work. Subscribed 👍

Is it just me, or are the front window supports bent?

Are the front windscreen pillars bent? Looks like the roof was crushed above the windshield. That would be an interesting exercise in panel knocking.