MATCHBOX Restoration 47a 1 Ton Trojan Van 1958
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- I've looked at this little model van a number of times over the last 12 months trying to consider as to wether it would be a good candidate for a makeover video, and thought should I or shouldn't I ? - This van is not much to look at. It is 'boxy' , plain and boring. When it has a scruffy paint job and is missing most of it's decals, it looks like it is only fit for the bin.
What were Matchbox thinking when they picked this vehicle to make in miniature over all of the other vehicle available at the time?
Well...... it didn't take me very long to realise as I was putting this thing back together, that Matchbox had made another fantastically beautiful model that will still be admired by many collectors to this day.
Part of it's charm is the fact that it is so simplistic in it's design. The rich red of it's main body, highlights the white lettering on it's sides, and the green tea leaf motifs on the doors add a qurirky splash of unexpected colour.
With a small amount of silver detailing on it's front and it's grey wheels with bright silver hubs, this model characterises all that was good with Matchbox Lesney designs of the day.
This one is was worth doing and is now definately a 'keeper'!
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I bet that cats cold someone shaving the poor thing 🤣 nice job Marty looks nice and shiny again can you imagine buying it brand new as a child and the first opening of the box …absolute heaven 👍
I can't believe it's been 5 years... I remember finding this channel when he had like 5 videos...what a journey through some Matchbox history!
WE❤KEVIN!🐨
I'm watching your channel since the very beginning and I don't regret a single episode . It's definitely one of the best if not the best wee car restoration channel on internet. The commentary is great, funny bits with Kevin and hilarious newspaper details all the time. I love it. It helped me through the pandemic and it helps me nowadays when I need to relax. I used to restore matchbox cars when I was a kid and I do it nowadays on occasion so there is obviously strong connection. Thank you Marty!!!😊😊😊
G'day from Cuxhaven 👋
First the "Trojan" really looked like it had, over years, delivered tons of tea.... 😁
But a little TLC 🛠️🎨🖌️ can work wonders 😉
(And that a resto can take several days, I know only too well 🙄😁)
When you have four-legged-mates 🐕🦺🐈 in the house, you always have to expect them to be curious and want to know what "Daddy" is doing....
(I work on models myself and have five sighthounds and two parrots. Now and again there is a nose or a beak "at work" 🤣)
Ok, we don't have koalas at the North Sea, but it's still risky to leave the room when there's food on the table.... 😆
(As I said, five sighthounds)
But about your work...
Excellent, I can't say otherwise 🤩
It's always a pleasure to see a piece of scrap metal turned back into a gem for the display case. 🚗🔎👀👍🏼
What I also like...
You're using self constructed tools. Great 😃
(At this point also a shoutout to Paul Restorer in Krakow
👍🏼🇵🇱🤩)
Marty, I'm thrilled. Definitely both thumbs up for this 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much for sharing 🙏🏼
Have a great week to you, Julie and all the team behind the scene and stay safe and sound.
Keep up the good work, mate 😉
Greetings from the DCcoB at the lighthouse end of the Elbe River.
😎👍🏼🇦🇺✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
P.S. Shoutout to Australia's most koalafied jokester
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Happy fifth anniversary, Marty! Here’s to many more years of great restorations!
KEEEEEVIN! Happy 5th! I've enjoyed every one. Thanks Marty.
I'm never bored, and I love the headline.
Marty would make a great newsreader with his dulcet tones.
Still, it remains a childhood memory that I had a lot of fun with the Matchbox cars.
The disadvantage of getting older, the young functions of your body decrease.
Happy 5th YT anniversary.
Thats a nice simple delivery van. Very nice restoration to a better than factory fresh condition. Sometimes i wish these old models would be modernised with windows and interieur and sold again...
Happy 5th Anniversary, Marty and Co.!
That was my first Matchbox model. Thanks for kindling the memory.
Great makeover Marty, happy 5th for the chanel. In the UK I think we call the locking pliers Mole Grips.
Happy anniversary for five great years of Matchbox makeovers. Here's to many more years. Great job on the delivery truck.
Happy five years Marty! It’s safe to say without those early videos of yours I would never have been in a position to start out in this hobby. Your thorough explanation of your processes set me away on a journey I never before thought possible. All the best mate and here’s to many more, cheers!
Thank you for the close up shots.
8am on the US East Coast @ time of release. Perfect timing for a cup of coffee & a Marty's Matchbox Makeover.....thank you.
Really nice make over. Catnapper cracked me up.
Turned out good Marty. Congrats on 5 yrs from Vancouver Island.
Congrats on 5 great years Mr. Marty. That Kevin, He's such a rascal!
Always love the headlines of the NT News!
I always use kitchen foil as a gasket between the bottle and lid of Tamiya and similar products.
Nice little truck Marty
Excellent camera work! Congrats on 5 years to Marty, the Mrs. and Kevin.😊
Another great Restore Marty👍👍👍👍
Well done, Marty. We are happy with that. Kind regards from Germany.
Small models require a finer mist, not something you often find in large paint cans. This model is perfectly adorable. Not boring at all. Lots of play value, unlike half of the HotWheels from the last 20 years that are freaked out weirdos only good for the track, and sometimes unsuitable for that.
Made my Sunday Marty , brilliant job again buddy
Congratulations Marty on 5 years of restoration videos. The additional paint detailing of the grille and side lights made the simple model much more interesting.
Another relaxing Sunday watching Marty create another work of art! Thank you for 5 very enjoyable years!
I'm new to the hobby but I do like restoring the older Matchboxes? Nice to not have to worry about the condition of the windscreen/windows and they're mostly beautiful little models.
All this talk of tea reminded me to bring in my sun tea. (It's dark out now.)
Great job Marty! This video was special for me as I have the same model. Mine has been with me from 1961 and in spite of having been played around with, still in reasonable shape. Congratulations on completing five years. Way to go, Marty!
It looks very nice, Marty.
And I like your hands .. they look hardworked and capable !
happy 5 yes. amazing resto. always love the kevin bits
Hi Marty Very nice Restoration 👍
Thank you for five great years of relaxing (for the watchers) videos. Narragansett Bay
Well done, Marty! It lurned out lovely in the end. A blind man would be happy to see it.
That's a lovely little tea delivery van and it turned out great!
Thanks Marty! What a pleasure your channel is and how I enjoyed this makeover! A pristine example of your craft! Well done mate!
Wonderful Marty! Thank you for all five years!! (Love you and the family) ✨❤️✨
You're the best!!
@@MartysMatchboxMakeovers From you, these words are golden! Thanks for such a kind response, Mr. Big Hearted Marty… you’re Gem of a guy!!!
As always a perfect work. Thank you for 5 years of MMM!
Good job mate, cheers Graham
One of my favorite channels, love Kevin!!
Great restoration as always Marty, congratulations on 5 years 😊🎉
Thank you so much 😀
@MartysMatchboxMakeovers you're very welcome. I've been a fan for roughly 4.5 of those 5 years. Here's to 5 more amazing years of awesome restorations 🍻
truly enjoyed watching this, thanks for filming and posting
Remarkable restoration, enjoy watching your videos, thanks Carl from Ashland Va
Nice one Marty. You still cant beat the early, basic castings. Luvverley jubberley........
Happy 5th birthday!
Looks awesome, Marty!
Congratulations on 5 years of you great makeovers 🥳 looking forward to your next 5 years of makeover Marty
Marty your videos are ace! Never get bored I could watch these on a loop all day they're so relaxing. Need to have a word with Kevin over his choice of Tetley "tea", there's only one tea and that's Yorkshire. Best in t'world. Best wishes from England. Take care mate
Amazing as always, sir! I ALWAYS enjoy your videos, and obviously many, many others do also! Congratulations!!🎉
#47 was actually may first pick as a Matchbox model, along with #17 light green, the neighbor kid had the (now rare) light blue one!, I think I chose them because I thought they liked more like US vans! Nice job on #47!
Another great video Marty.
Que maravilla el trabajo qué haces. Quedan preciosos. Sigo tus vídeos
Thank you!!!!
Happy Anniversary - great video and I agree then van looks amazing.
Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍
Happy 5th anniversary and wish you many more.
Congratulations on five years! The model looks quite nice indeed, and is an illustration of your skills that have come with all the practice.
As long as it was not original anyway, painting the fenders black, like the real van, would have really made this model pop.
Great restoration Greg in Canada 🇨🇦. Thanks. 😊
another fine build Marty
Love the superimposed picture of the real vehicle to compare the toy, please continue to do that. Keep the working hands, it’s a testament to your hard work and efforts. Thanks for the videos.
nice one marty congrats on the 5 years
those "locking pliers" we call them mole grips in the U.K
In 1947, Thomas Coughtrie went to work for the Birmingham engineering company, M K Mole and Son, and, after the death of the joint managing directors and Mole brothers, became the managing director. In the 1950s Thomas Coughtrie patented his own version of the locking pliers and called them 'Mole grips'.
Nicely done marty ,some hobby spray paints can come out a bit heavy good old Kevin
One of your better headlines there.
Thx for posting the srews you use....
Happy 5th anniversary off your channel, really hope you do more bus restoration.
Wonderful job and video as always thanks Marty!
I always though Kevin was a Koala. I didn’t realize he was a pig.
That cheeky Kevin, always up to no good. Always like reading the captions on the newspapers in the fume hood.
Congratulations on 5 years Marty. Another excellent job 👍🏻🇦🇺
Love these makeovers!
Glad you like them!
I love that model. Oddly enough I have a near mint original in my collection but I guess whoever put the decals on missed the tea leaf motif off one side. Mine is an early one as the grille is unpainted Great makeover, the result is excellent. Loving the outtakes at the end of your recent videos too.
The early Matchbox models are still the most rewarding in a makeover, with a bit of Tamiya paint and a silver Sharpie.
At 1:52 - "some of Kevin's friends are coming" Oh boy....Great job on the tea truck, looks fabulous. Cheers!
Wow, that really is such a pretty van for, as you say, such simplicity! Thanks for doing it!
Great job Marty!!!! 5 years! Thanks buddy!
Nice job with the Brooke Bond van think i had one as well ,Does anyone remember the Brooke Bond tv adverts with the chimps ? . 5 years how time flies every video a winner
That Tea van came out super!
I see Kevin is up to his usual tricks.
And happy 5th year BTW!
Congratulations whit 5 years.
This van looks great. I found the right decals on the website of Clifford's decals and parts for £1.60.
Thanks for the info!
@@MartysMatchboxMakeovers❤
I enjoyed this one, Marty! This isn't a model that I currently have in my collection, but I need to find one! Happy Anniversary!
Very nice outcome. Great looking model.
Congratulations! I have been with you for 4 years! You are the reason I started my channel!
Excellent, Marty - I remember that model from when I was a boy in the 1960s. Nice to see you return it to looking like new!
Thst's a lovely little van.
Congratulations on your 5 year anniversary!
Great job Marty, definitely worth a video.👍♥️
I really like your videos, and you did a great job on this one. Being honest, I liked the model better before the refurbish was done. It was shabby, but it was original. But that's just my point of view. You are an expert on working on these, and you are always preserving a piece of history, thanks for this...
Happy 5 years Marty! Thanks for another great restoration~
Great job
Happy 5th mate. Take care
Quedo muy bonito gran trabajo felicitaciones
That headline! 😂😂🙀
Congratulations🎊
WHAT PERFECT TIMING! Walked in my door 10 mins ago, finally was able to sit down with a warm cuppa and some choc chip biscuits and lo and behold its a MMM vid!
Hi Marty, Yes It was worth it, turned out fine, ( you should keep that Bear in a cage 😂) All the best Brian 😃
Hi, you did a great job. I love these old models without the windows and with metal wheels, I think the have got something special. Let's go up to the next 5
Years.
Many greetings from Germany
Mark
Absolutely worth it❤😊
You’re still the best if these restoration channels. Thank you.
Happy Anniversary, Marty!
Thanks for all your hard work making sure that we're all "happy with that"! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Always glad to see a new Marty's video popping up in my feed, restoration videos are nice and therapeutic. My wife gets a kick out of your tabloid headlines...😅
There are crazy people in Australia using to shave other peoples pussies!