Inspired by a Citroën? Matchbox Superfast 46E Stretcha Fetcha Diecast Restoration

[@TheMichaelParkes]

Thank You 🙂I have just decided to start restoring my old Corgi/Matchbox collection (survivors) from the late sixties and seventies.Your videos are informative and educational. Thank you so much for showing the details of the pens, paints and supplies that you use and the detailed processes. This approach makes you one of my new favourite video watches. Really helpful. A fantastic result.

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! Much appreciated! 🙂

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks, Joe!

[@kjamison5951]

What a transformation! Ambulance treatment. I look forward to refurbishing my own one now! Thank you Johan!

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks and good luck with yours! 🙂

[@terrybeechener5992]

I had one,no idea how many hours I had playing with it.Nice resto,by the way.

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks, Terry! I think a lot of 70's kids had this one on their toy box.

[@JohnHatwell]

Fantastic great restoration love it johan

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks, John! 🙂

[@PaulFellows3430]

I had hours and hours of fun as a kid with my collection of Matchbox cars, including a Stretcha-Fetcha. Mine was a metallic shade of mid green with orange-tinted glazing.

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

That's the American release from 1980, called the 'Viper Van'. 🙂

[@PaulFellows3430]

@@BelgianDiecastRestorations yes, although mine didn't have 'Viper Van' markings but did have 'Stretcha-Fetcha' on the box and under the chassis. Being a Brit, mine would have been the British market version.

[@martindaredare]

Superb restoration Johan excellent finish

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks, Martin! 🙂

[@johnrodriguez489]

Awsome Build

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks, John! 🙂

[@rudimoons554]

👍 Thx 🇧🇪

[@rc-diy7864]

Hello good video🤗🤩

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! 🙂

[@crabbersuniquescalemodels9996]

Lovely restoration buddy! Those types of Matchbox were not my taste but you've done a cracking job. Nice one.

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! 🙂

[@wilburross9709]

Looks great! As far as what it was based on, my vote would go to George Barris' Supervan

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! That's also a possibility. It might even be a combination of both designs.

[@GreenJeep1998]

That was my thought, has a lot of design cues from it.

[@bentandre5524]

interesting

[@kap2027]

Great work, think you may be right with the Citroen comparison

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! 🙂

[@dario1837]

👏👏👍👍👏👏👍👍

[@diecastmixrest]

It was a very nice renovation.
Where did you get the glass part of the car?

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

I got it from another 'parts car' that was in even worse condition, but with good glass.

[@eliuge]

That's a grat transformation, but it would be good to say about the windows during the process and not just at the very end.

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Thanks! That's duly noted.

[@RcNerd]

Yes it is.