I remember as a kid(circa1970) there was a store that had hundreds of these in their toy Dept in the box. Were cheap but as a kid I was impressed with the dog! Lol. Thank for the memories
Lovely. I owned a slightly later model with the 1500 engine. And my Sister owned an Austin 1800 which was the big brother of these. I love these cars so much. Thank you.
Really liked this one. Also appreciate the tip of polishing the wheels. I've been polishing the bases, grills and bumpers as I'm not a fan of painting them silver but hadn't thought to polish the wheels. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing your hobby.
Wasn't sure I liked your choice of color until the final finished shot. Outstanding! The candy-lemon color brings out all the tones and curves of the body that the previous white paint hid. Wouldn't change a thing!
Turned out perfect!!! I have a couple of these in need of restoration. Just need a airbrush now. These simple videos are what keeps me going with restoring my own cars 🍻
It looks great. I love the yellow color you have. I am biased though. Yellow is my favorite color. I think painting up the interior of this car would be a fun challenge. Especially the little dog in the back.
I think it looks great. I would be very happy to watch a video like this every week, or even every couple of days, as I really enjoy your work. Have a good weekend.
Very nice restore/custom, I will agree with some of the other commenters that a video showing the fail would be highly instructive. A bloopers video of sorts. Give it a thought, I'm sure your followers would like to see what can lead to fails as much as the success you have. Great video, look forward to the next. Thank you!
That custom restoration was a breath of fresh air after seeing so many bad restorations lately. The big name customizers have been taking long breaks (hint, hint...) so I've been forced to settle for mediocrity. This one was simple, yet the result was above and beyond. Keep up the great work!
Didn't get a Marty's Matchbox Makeover for Saturday so I guess a Zac's Matchbox Makeover will have to suffice. Quite enjoyed this restoration/custom and really have to admire the fine details Lesney put into this casting right down to the number plates. For some reason the overall look of this car reminds me of Mr. Bean's Mini, minus the black hood.
My sister had one of these but the Austin 1300 automatic version. Two main problems were the automatic transmission used the engine oil as fluid. They also had a side mounted radiator and a distributor on the side of the block, exposed directly to rain. When you drove in a storm you had to be careful of other cars throwing up moisture as the car would often stall when the ignition very commonly got wet. Used to carry a can of water dispersant and some rags and we would usually be back up and running in a couple of minutes.
For the yellowed interior. Try saloncare40 is like $5 for 20oz or more and you brush it on like paint stripper. Wrap it up is clear good wrap and let it sit in the sun. It will come up white and won’t destroy the plastic.
Very nice colour indeed. A lot of British cars started sporting unpleasant colours towards the end of the 1960's. Shades of brown, beige, earthy tones of dun, and unfortunate shades of 'baby's first crap' were often seen, as well as travel-sickness agitating bright greens and purples. Your colour is beautiful, though. Nice one.
