Corgi Toys 224 Bentley Continental Sports Saloon Restoration.

The restoration of a heavily playworn Corgi Bentley. This was a challenging one to do with that complicated front suspension.
In the comments Martin Dare advised using Vaseline or petroleum jelly to hold the suspension in position. A very good tip for anyone.

[@richardhayward2899]

Great restoration Andy. The colour does suit it really well and those decals you made for the rear lights were superb! 👍👍

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you Richard. I’m doing some wheel decals now also. For future use 👍

[@Adriansmith805]

Looks amazing Andy well done 👍.

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you Adrian 👍

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you Joe much appreciated as always 👍

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Good job mate

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you 👍

[@williamrudiger-pv8ut]

Very nice! 👌

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you. I think the colour suits the car 👍

[@Diecastoutlaw]

Fantastic restoration andy I love the new colour mate well done 👍

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Cheers Luke 👍

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

Very nice work! Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁☕👍

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you very much. A tricky one to do but worth while👍 Two of my best experiences are a train through Switzerland in the 80s and a flight over the Alps in 2018👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

This was indeed difficult Andy but you've nailed it.Never seen this kind of suspension on a corgi toys yet. Excellent work and finish

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you. I’m over the trauma now but I don’t think I will do another one 😂

[@LaziLowcollectables]

@@andysgaragediecastrestorations lol

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job Andy 👍🏻

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you Mark 👍

[@markrobinson8865]

@@andysgaragediecastrestorations you're welcome 😊

[@anatolii_paralel-b_ua]

Great job 👍👍👍. Like!

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you very much 👍

[@ThePhosphater]

nice job Andy

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you John👍

[@mickmanly1479]

Came up a treat😊😊😊😊

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you Mick 👍

[@martindaredare]

You had fun with that one, andy nice work around on the back lights ,and a great colour, quick tip when assembling the front end on this type ,use a drop of petroleum jelly to hold it together, and it will also act as a lubricant for the steering.

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

That’s a good tip. Thank you. 👍

[@Buster-jg9zg]

Another nice job Andy, them bits you drop, where do they go? I have had the mrs on the floor fealing around, is ther some kind of Bermuda Triangle for car parts. 👍😂

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

You find them when you no longer need them I believe. I was on my hands and knees with a torch for 10 minutes. I edited out what I said and even though I had a lot of out takes for this video I had to leave them out

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@kevsbangerracers2027]

Think I’ve got one of these I’m going to banger build soon

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Good luck with that Kev 👍

[@kevsbangerracers2027]

@@andysgaragediecastrestorations thanks Andy

[@steppoify]

Andy, it's a very nice job you did on the Bentley! Did you put an acrylic clear coat on the bronze metallic? ❤

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

I did put a clear coat on. It didn’t take as well as the BMW I did but I think this finish does suit the car. I use auto extreme clear coat (here) and sometimes Rustoleum clear varnish. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@terrybeechener5992]

Thats a cracking resto,Andy.Not sure I like the tyre colour though.

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

They are the original colour tyres for the car. I agree they are more suited to a different colour. Black white walls may have been ok ? Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@terrybeechener5992]

@@andysgaragediecastrestorations yes,whitewalls would be fine,but who makes them?

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

I did whitewalls on one of my cars using a permanent white marker pen and a coin to draw around. 👍

[@lackodhr.5303]

🤗❤️👍💯

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Thank you 👍

[@lackodhr.5303]

@@andysgaragediecastrestorations Welcome Andy 🤗👍