My father insured the Studebaker dealer and we had that wagon. You would release a catch and slide the roof forward to another catch to keep it open. One could move a fridge no problem. It was one of the finest cars I have used and abused it would take a licking & keep on ticking.

The people who designed and made the matchbox toy car are probably long gone but you showed respect for their work. Their craftsmanship lives through your efforts. Good job!

I had one of those! I had one of those! I even remember the blue color and the sliding roof over the cargo compartment. It was one of my favorites. I also had a shiny green MG with a little dog's head sticking out the window (I still have it). Let's see.... I bought those Matchbox cars for about a dollar each in 1965-1967. Gosh, I'm getting old!

This was my favorite restoration you've done to date. Paint job and details on this one are sweeeeeeet! You make it look so easy I want to bust out my old hot wheels and give it a try.

That was probably my favorite restoration you've done so far. That is just absolutely beautiful

those chrome touches that you added are awesome

You are an ace with the air brush and the depth of the finish paint was fantastic..I also like the way you added detail to the original look with the Chrome side moldings and the red tail and side markers..Love watching and learning from all you guys in this Big boy toy hobby… I have many old original matchbox 1-75’s I’d love to clean up and detail like that . Cheers man

Thank you for feeding my mind something that's productive, in the most recent years. This episode was a 2018 release.

Thats gorgeous man...wasn't gonna watch all of this...but you kept my interest. Again..really nice job and you're a good guy to listen to.

I'm rather envious of your skills Sir. That was quite the transformation. The gloss you achieved on the paint finish was nothing short of astonishing. I'd have not thought it possible previously to obtain such a high standard in such small scale. The car turned out significantly better and far more detailed than I was expecting.

My mom had a Studebaker Lark wagon when I was a kid (long, long time ago). We moved from Minnesota to California In it. It was red, but not two-toned. The roof retracted forward using a hand crank, kind of like a side window on an older car. There were also folding jump-seats under the floor in the back, creating a third row. I loved that car. It had a cracked exhaust manifold that, to my 9 year old ears, made it sound like a hotrod! LOL! Thanks for the nostalgia bump! 😁

Beautiful work! I had this car as a kid, having received it as a beat up hand me down. The minute I saw the chipped up blue paint, I had a flashback. The colors look almost like cake icing. You’re so right about the problems with Testors clear coat. As a kid, I was restoring a die cast locomotive, and was really proud if the paint job, and detail work, so I got the idea to protect it with Testors clear.I’ll never forget the panic I felt when the colors all started to run into a swirly mess. You really make classic Matchbox cars even better than they were.

This is the best restoration I've seen so far! I really love the content!

Show us your collection please.I am sure a lot of people will like it.

I wanted to take a second and thank you for taking me on a little joyride through my childhood. I very much appreciate the love and care you put into restoring these toys. Also, I get a chuckle out of your sense of humor. Once again thank you very much

Love your miniature "restoration" projects! I spent a few years working in a shop that specialized in complete restoration of classic, 20's & 30's, autos (mostly British - Rolls, Bentley, etc.). Attention to detail was critical! I specialized in the restoration of small, detailed parts, things that would escape the eye of all but the most knowledgeable. Your attention to detail would have served us well! Again, love your videos!!!

This is amazing, for two reasons, one thats a great casting, it originally came with a Hunter and dog figures ;) in white plastic. the second reason is i just found one of these in a thrift shop and i totally want to restore it... now i know what im in for when i open it. thanx for all of your informational videos mr metal!

I'll echo what many others have said....this is one of your best restorations. Not to dismiss the others, but wow, this car came out mint!

Wow!!...you should be proud of this one. Paint, chrome, detail, finish...all exceptional. My favorite to date!

The glossy yellow and white paint combined with the chrome roof and detailing look fantastic. Well done!

I find your result amazing, thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family

Absolutely beautiful. Always was a favourite Matchbox model of mine, as it came with figures of a hunter firing his rifle, and his Pointer dog. Your restoration looks 100% better than the original. It would look spectacular with a good set of Real Riders fitted.

I'm not a modeller but I played with plenty of Matchbox and Corgi toy vehicles while growing up in the 60's. Just browsing KZfaq I came across your video and I'd like to say it's really great to see people taking an interest in restoring these beautifully cast toys. Even as a kid I appreciated the quality of these little vehicles and it's cheering to know that people still care about them.

This is an amazing restoration. The paintjob and that gloss coat makes it look brand new. And the chrome trim is awesome. I think this, outside of the mad max builds if one of my favorites that you've done.

would be nice if you made a video of your collection

Super clean finish and the colour choice is spot on. Thank you and Merry Christmas

I dont know anything about collectors toy cars but i love this channel. Love seeing someone who's good with their craft

Beautiful restoration. I have that Matchbox, and had a brown 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire for a few years in the late 1980s. The Daytona was the most heavily-optioned model of the Larks. The roof just slides open - never had any problem with leaking.

These are ridiculously relaxing.

Damn that's one nice restoration! Good job dude!

This is awesome! Grandpa left us a huge Matchbox collection but they’re in pristine condition! Your cars are certainly much more interesting and fun I’m sure!

Wow. Epic call with that chrome pinstriping. It actually matches that convertable roof, so your decison to not paint it because of scratching works out so well in the end. Bravo. 👏👏👏👍

my dad worked at studebaker in hamilton ontario.. we had the 1964 cruiser the sedan like that . had one of those as a kid

Awesome finish. I see you use Blue Magic like me, for me it provides the best result in a fast way. I ordered those chrome pen to give them a try.

Good work. I love how you painted all of the trim and etching that hadn't been painted from the factory. Really produced great results.

I had one exactly like that!! My dad's brother owned a small flea market and I remember finding one in some of the stuff he had for sale and he told me to just keep it for myself 😊. I'm 20 now. So, I was probably 5 maybe 6 years old lol. It was my first collectable toy cars😊. You did an excellent job on the paint and details!!

Great restoration! One of the best yet!

I've been living out of my 2002 Ford Windstar cargo minivan. Once I save some money I'll drive it to you to have it restored!

All your other restorations were impressive but this on was beyond impressive!

MY DAD USED TO OWN THIS CAR. I'm so excited to watch this. Keep it up Baremetal

Amazing job!

That's not a model car... That's a mirror! Haha, nice video as always :)

Just got one of these yesterday here in England for 50p,,,,can't wait to restore it,,,,,,I grew up playing with these in 60s,70s,,, Thanx for a great vid and awesome resto,,

That is honestly the best looking matchbox I have ever seen, all your work is awesome Metal HW

Reminded me of my childhood

OMG This is looking so good!!!! 7:54

Pretty cool. Its a simple, precise, satisfying restoration that doesn't drag on for months.

That was a beautiful job my brother's kids have got all my old matchbox cars now. They were great fun to play with on the day !!

That paint job was spanky. Now what I find curious here is if I do a video showing a toy being pulled down it's demonetized. It fails manual review every time. I wonder if you have been having the same issues. Anyway that restoration looks totally awesome.

Looks awesome

In my view this seems like an absolutely fantastic restoration. Thank you also for indirectly suggesting that one should not necessarily shy away from purchasing models of this era of the manufacturer in what is usually deemed a less appealing respectively desirable state. Now, if only one could mandate you with restorations. However, much more importantly than any business opportunity would be the honouring of the memories that these objects may hold.

I've never seen this done on a matchbox. Fantastic job! It's beautiful.

Nice job!!! As always👌

手先が器用ですね！！　素晴らしい仕上がりです♪

Bocce BALLS you made that look spectacular...! I just found one of these in an old crate of Legos. The sides were bent, and the roof jammed open (at first glance I thought it was missing outright) - so I used some small pliers, and got it working again. it looks very similar to your "before" version - I don't think I could even come close to your restoration, so I guess I will learn to appreciate the battered charm as is. Great job, and great video!

Thank you for showing me what can be done to these little cars. I have this model and the Ferrari, and some other Lesney models they are beat up like yours. I loved what you did to the Studebaker especially the finishing touches, you have an eye for detail. I am a fan and will keep watching...thanks.

Excellent as usual though I would disagree about paint colours from back then and now. Being of the age where these were new when I was a child ( late sixties, early seventies) I remember seeing cars in the most unsual colours as a child in real life. I used to collect car catalogs back then and when you got to the paint section you would have one black, one grey, one white and then a multitude of colours, spectrums of blues and reds, greens yellows and even more exoctic colurs ( my first car was a Datsun Sunny 120y and it was tourquois which was a popular colour choice back then.) Lots of yellow cars and the wildest shades of green. Go outside now, spend ten minutes looking at the newer cars from this century cars passing and you will see on the whole grey, then white and black and perhaps the odd blue or red but all muted blues and reds. I have a theory that this is because of leasing. When you look in car brouchures look how many shades of grey are offered. I was looking at I think it was Volkswagon the other day and I think here in Europe there were about 8 shades of grey, two blacks three whites one red, and two blues but all muted colours, a pale blue and a dark blue, a dark red. Same with interiors, reds, blues greens and then the usual colours and lots of fabric choices. Now it seems the choices are grey beige and black with perhaps a red in more expensive cars ( and all my talk is about average priced cars) and all either a really cheap leather or pleather or a really nasty cheap fabric.

Fantástica restauração...👏👏👏👍🇧🇷

Wow, the paint job came out beautifully! My jaw literally dropped when you unveiled it after the clear coat process.

Well even my wife liked that one! Yellow is her fav color. lol. First car I ever drove on my own was a 64 Studebaker around our fields. Loved that car!

On the rear were the hich used to be you could put a tiny license plate lol

This would’ve been cool with redlines. It might be cool to create a what if they were redlines collection.

My Dad had two of the Studebaker Lark Wagonaires. He never used the sliding roof parts because he said after you opened and closed it too much it would leak when it rained. He owned it up till about 1975. It was a great old car! :)

Fantastic! The urethane clearcoat provides such professional results. I wish I was bold enough to handle working with it and the fumes that come with it. The 1960's-era Matchbox and others really provide an excellent basis for customs.

Beautiful!

Great work, I really enjoyed this. The more I watch these, the more I want to try it. You have to invest in a reasonable amount of kit, tools, paints. Any chance of a beginners guide? Or even fancy putting together a kit on eBay or something?

Breathtaking. Labor of love. Beautifully executed. And... all over a child's toy car. Which makes it beyond profound.

You made a thing of beauty from a wreck-amazing. Thanks for showing us how

This car originally came with plastic man. That was separate from car but in box with car. I have one in mint condition with original plastic man.

Have you ever considered somehow signing your restorations? I think cars restored by you are an area of collectability.

Big fan of Matchbox cars! Nowadays their craftsmanship really cannot compete with what was 20 years ago when I was a kid.

This is one of my favorite restorations you have done. Love it. Keep up the awesome work!

Nice! What chrome pen do you use?

Upload more please

You did a really nice job. It's always a pleasure to see how you work through each project.

This was satisfying to watch! I have an old. I have an old majorette tractor from my childhood that I want to restore some day in the future. You made me even more inspired to do so

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sweet, im a bit late

Those chrome pens are amazing, I've found a couple uses for them building model cars. As a kid I had this Wagonaire along with a lot of Matchbox, it was neat that the cars came with trailer hitches and most of them have a notch on the front for the tow truck to hook to. Good job on this resto.

This is my favourite one yet. Stunning work. I actually really like the roof part polished bare, I feel it works pretty well with the yellow and white

Hey I collect the real version of these Studebakers

Love the detailing: door handles, tail lights, etc. Wish more restorers would go ahead and do it!

I had one of those Matchbox cars as a kid, somewhere in the late 60s. I remember that the retractable roof did not retract to easily as the roof would get cockeyed easily. But the car was always one of my favorites. Nice job!

That's absolutely beautiful. Congrats and thanks so much for sharing !

I stumbled on this vid and i enjoyed it, the love and patience is impressive.

MAN... I believe that is the shiniest "chrome" paint I've ever seen! And a great job overall. 👍

Wow, such attention to detail on a tiny project! Great work!

This is a great looking car. The color combo looks great and the chrome accents truly make it look realistic. I’d like to shrink down to 1/64 scale and drive that car. I really can’t say enough about how great this ‘Baker turned out. Great job!

Good job. That came out excellent. I didn't expect such a good result

Great job ...I think this was the best you have done so far and the colors you chose look great and the chrome

I had that Matchbox car as a child and got it for 50 cents. Every other Sunday I would cut through the field behind my house taking the path straight to the pharmacy where they sold a numbered collection of cars and trucks in paper boxes with blue/yellow panels and colored graphics of the vehicle within. As I recall,...that car came with a white injection molded plastic hunter with a rifle and his dog, a pointer. That car looked great under a yellow bug light that I had on my dresser. Amazing what you can remember at 7 years old,...that was 1965.

I like this one. The little details really put it over the top.

These videos are top-notch. Excellent production, and narration. Thanks so much for your efforts.

Looks fantastic mate. As a station wagon fan from way back, I love how you made the roof different to the rest.

Love this. It's nice to see a play worn toy. Even better to see you restoring it to it's former glory.. Many thanks. I've subscribed

Geez, I have a box full of 30+ year old Hot Wheels, Corgi, Matchbox and mixed toy vehicles that could use restoration. Including a WigWam van by Corgi I loved so much!😁 Very nice job on the work!

The paint looks absolutely top draw. Fantastic detailing. Thanks.

Beautiful result. My idea for a paintjob would be using one color above the chrome stripe, and another under it, just like you did, except the paint would be closer to the chrome stripe. The retractable roof looks charming the way it is.

I find that the polished sliding top looked amazing after you added the chrome trim. This was one of my favorite restores so far. It really came out so lovely.

What a paint job! The clear is so shinny / Glossy!