1961 Tonka Pickup Truck Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I purchased this 1961 Tonka Pickup truck off eBay on 3-7-20. Once I received it I was thrilled with the condition. It was an absolutely perfect candidate for a full restoration.
The unit had paint flaking, rust coming through, all of the polished parts were dull and had surface rust, the windshield was broken, one wheel was missing and the others were old cracked and brittle. What a lucky toy to end up finding its way here. If only the child that once played with it could see it now.
This toy needed multiple new parts. The tailgate was missing, the windshield was broken, white walls were too cracked and brittle to use and the hub caps were just no good. The truck was sandblasted and powder coated before reassembling and came out wonderful! It will fit in perfectly with the rest of its new found friends.
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Total restoration cost
Truck Purchase $65.04
Hub Caps $13.00 (TKP-003 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Tires $22.00 (TKP-072 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Whitewalls $14.00 (TKP-040 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Windshield $15.91 (eBay.com)
Decals $5.00 (TK-001C gasolinealleytoys.com)
Tailgate $13.00 (TKP-025 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Axle Nuts $.67 (TOP-3/16 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Rivets $1.28 (RIV-1/8 gasolinealleytoys.com)
Powder Coat $13.62 (RAL 9001 Cream powderbuythepound.com)
Powder Coat $13.62 (RAL 6033 Mint Turquoise powderbuythepound.com)
Total Cost: $177.14
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Another 2nd time around for me. Brilliant workmanship.
The AAA tow truck towing the broken toys is so cute!
For stamped metal, Tonka's really were the toughest toys in the sandbox!
Totally agree! Thanks for watching!
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Truck of my dreams!♥️
I've realized it so that you've mainly been restoring; a lot of old iron toy trucks, not very much of 4 door sedans, vans or even station wagons.
Another excellent quality restoration! I like how the towel on the table matches the color of the pickup. Two thumbs up!
Thanks for watching another one of my videos!! Greatly appreciate it!
Still have a lot of my Tonka toy vehicles from the 50s/60s and my boys and now my grandsons most are still usable
Nothing like the beauty of a simple blue-green truck!
I really love this color. Thank you for watching!
Love it. A color of the times. A sharp looking truck. 😺❤😺
Just like new. Maybe even better! 👍
Thank you for your support and watching multiple of my videos!
I always loved old pick ups. I would diff buy this beauty. Good job, love the color.
Thank you! I really like the stepside pickups!
Dit is een prachtige restauratie geworden! Vooral de kleurcombinatie is prachtig.
Veel succes met je volgende projecten.
Beautiful job!
Cooley Truck. My Dad Actually Drove A Truck That Color Back IN The 60s
I'd love that truck to drive now!!
Your work is amazing! Love watching your channel!!
Chip love to see you do the red ramp truck next
Lichen that blue & white combo...
Beautiful restoration. Beautiful color. I'm sure that it looks better now than when it was new
Oi sou aqui do Brasil é incrível as suas restaurações parabéns
Love your restored and your wonderful sense of playfulness.
Outstanding restortaton. You make it look easy. I'm sure it's not. Love the color.
Thank you!
Great job!
Thank you!
That is so sharp I think you should watch you don't cut yourself. Kudos to you Chip. Once again a totally enjoyable restoration.
Greatly appreciate your support! Stay safe and healthy!
Nice truck
Gorgeous
Thank you!!
Nice turn around for and old classic.
You do a great job on these trucks
Thank you!!
Gostei muito bom seu trabalho parabéns ☺ like
Chevy Napco 3100!!! cool!
while your restorations are indeed superbly done, what are the chances of seeing a "custom" where the vehicle is left in bare metal and high-gloss polished/sealed?
Hopefully you will someday restore a Tonka Jeep Camper and Hook and Ladder Fire Truck.
I'm still looking for a Ladder truck. Hopefully I can get one purchased soon.
Another very nicely done repair looks great 😀Do you every fine fill any small defects in the steel before painting them.😀😀👍
wish I had the time and money to do stuff like this
Thank you for watching and supporting my hobby! Hopefully someday you can! This is very relaxing for me, I believe everyone should have a hobby like this.
Excelent job,muy bueno amigo stay safe 👌👌👌
Thank you!!! Stay safe as well!
I had one similar to this pickup here in Australia, but it had like a cattle Side above the pickup sides and a single axle Trailer and it had the cattle rack sides, the paint job was a light blue and it came with two sheep and 2 Milking cows, two fake bales of Hay and a Cattle Dog. This was the late 60's early 70"s, love to find one, have you seen them in the states, or was it an Australian one-off build?
Love your videos and very informative restoration, I helped my father while he was alive doing restorations of Vintage and Veteran Chevy's cars and Trucks, Cheers From DownUnder Bob.
I only saw one thing that technically you didn't have to do. You didn't have to dip them in, I took it to be Nickle. I've been restoring Tonka, Buddy L and hundreds of others for 30 years. So, I know. What you need when your trying to get the tin work polished is a fine brass wire wheel for your Dremel. Wire wheel each piece until they are smooth and all the oxidation is cleaned off. All you need is a buffing wheel for your Dremel and jewelers rouge. They will shine like brand new. All you have to do after that is wash it with a good metal cleaner and grease remover. Then spray them with a good coat of cristal clear. And let them dry. The shine will stay there for years to come because the clear will seal the metal where and dampness can't get to it. Keep it out of the sun and it will never oxidize again. It will always shine. I just thought I would throw that out there. You do very good work.
Thank you soo much for the tips!! I'll take all the help I can get!
What I would love to see is someone take this to the next level - upgrade. You know, like detailed interiors and/or radical paint jobs. Maybe invest in a 3-D printer. Every time I watch one of these videos, I imagine doing these things. If only...
красивый! ❤
Fantastic work, Sir! My daughter and I love watching your restorations. How long does a rebuild usually take?
Thank you soo much for watching! I normally spend 8-10 hours during a rebuild. I would say half of that is camera setup and lighting. Then it's a good 3 hours of editing.
@@ChipChannelRestorations Awesome! Keep them coming!
Hello, congratulations on the video and the work. You could have shown how you replaced the tailgate and what thickness of sheet metal you used. Thank you
another beautiful restoration!!! btw, did you know, they do sell powder coat "chrome" the looks nearly like chrome, some of the other restorers are using it and it does look really good, and much easier then the process your using, just media blast the chrome parts and powdercoat/bank like any other part
Thank you! I'll have to give some a try.
Awesome job man. I subscribed definitely do some awesome work!!!
Thank you SOO much!!!
Buenardo!
Mine was Red with a White Top and Black Wall tires but other than that it was all the same.
I actually just got a red and white one in the mail yesterday! Except this one also has white walls. I plan on doing it a custom color coming up! Thanks for watching!
Gliberto
Thank you!
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Harika
Teşekkür ederim!
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Thank you for watching all my videos!
Love watching. Thanks
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