1970's Tonka Tow Truck Restoration
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- This 1970's Tonka Tow Truck is probably the best restoration video I have made so far! Make sure to subscribe to the channel, like this video, comment on this video, and share this video!
Check out Toystorations: / toystorations
If you want your restoration channel featured on the most popular Sandblast cabinet on TH-cam, hook me up with your channel sticker:
TRG Restorations
c/o Tim McLaughlin
PO Box 1976
Spring Hill, TN 37174
#restoration
#antiquetoy
#tonka
![PURPEECH - นี่ฉันเองคนที่... (It's me) [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuhHd0hOOg8/mqdefault.jpg)
Great Video TRG!!! It turned out awesome!
Thanks brother!
@@TRGRESTORATIONS awesome job 😇
Chip Channel, take a tip from this guy and get some anvils to straighten your sheet metal. I cringe when you keep using those vise jaws.
TRG Vs Chip Channel !!!! Tonka build restro build off
Great restoration. That blue really makes the truck.
Thanks 👍
@@TRGRESTORATIONS take all the time you need looking forward to your next video 🙃
Had this Tonka model, me and my brother played a lots!! Thanks for posting this video, it's bring lots of memories!! Awesome restoration my brother!! God bless and stay safe!!
It's great you showed the next project at the end. It's like quantum leap. The end of each episode was the start of the next.
Yes! Wait, does that make me Sam, or Al?
@@TRGRESTORATIONS Sam.
Excellent restoration. Looks to good to play with.
That thing turned out slick! Bravo 👏🏻
Brilliant restoration it gets better every time I watch exceptional quality and detail
Fantastic Restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks!
You can see how the towing operation gets way more simple in the 70's. Nice job
Love your videos, you tear them completely down, others don’t do that. Looks great
It’s a Bob Ross “Happy Little Truck”! Well done!
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Absolutely excellent restoration
Great job brings me back to my childhood thanks dude👏
No problem 👍
Absolutely superb as always
Thanks again!
And again with the amazing work!
Thanks again!
Hello TRG beautiful restoration good job well done
Thank you 👍
My favorite 24 HR service.
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Great restoration video 👍👍👍👍👍👍
A brilliant restoration! Now we just need a full sized 1970’s Chevrolet C10 pickup restoration to match! Keep doing what you do!
lol You funud that video and we'll jump right on it!
Very Good!
Nice job, looks like new! Yay, no whitewall tires on a commercial vehicle!
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Another marvelous restoration Paul! You did it again. The paintwork, everything is beautiful.
That is serious.
Now something different.
I think you should also lubricate the hinges of the hammer box.😉
The speed with which you wield the hammer and you sand, is unbelievable. 😁😄
Great joy! Enjoyed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome work as always.
Better than new.
Paint is great.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Nicely done! 👍😁
Thank you! 👍
That rotating UV lamp rig, I smiled and gave a small quiet round of applause. The colours available with powder coating this day and age are amazing. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the cement mixer.
Thank you very much!
Awesome!! Enjoyed watching 👍
Nice restoration and color 👌
Just great job buddy 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
@@TRGRESTORATIONS you are welcome !
Amazing restoration! Great Job!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Another awesome restoration!
Thanks again!
I love the matched set of specialty hammers and related tools. I have never seen a kit like that. I have utterly no need for one, but I still want it. 😀
I say that every time I go to Lowes!!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this one!! Great job!
Nice truck love painters helper
Thanks 👍
I want to play at your house. You have all the good toys😀
lol I have a garage full!
Awesome job on it
Very nice Tonka well done.
Thank you 😁
Really nice!!!
Thanks!!
These you do great nice job
Thank you! Cheers!
Pretty good restoration 🤝
Thanks 👍
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
very good job !
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful job, Tim! Ready for the next kid to put another 250000 miles of adventures on it!
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Nice work on this project.
Thanks!
I 👍your videos before I even watch them, Bc I know it’s always top quality
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Outstanding 😊
Nice it looks good
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
good job TRG👍👍👍
Hi Tim,
I always like to watch your videos to the end looks outstanding.
Glad you like them!
@@TRGRESTORATIONS you craftsmanship is outstanding.
Good job Olemate 🇦🇺
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Nice job! I always thought it was so cool how the simple mechanical operation of the boom worked. It made the toys more fun to play with.
Totally! Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@TRGRESTORATIONS ⁰
Great work mate
Another brilliant save of a toy destined for the dump.
Thanks for sharing the process with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
Another top notch restoration TRG, I didn't know that Tonka had black walls, for the tires, I'm out of work with a sinus infection and been bored, laying in bed surfing TH-cam and you made my day a little bit better now,, thanks for sharing this
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Truck looks great Tim
Thanks 👍
@@TRGRESTORATIONS
Welcome
Seein' toys like that, makes me feel old, lmao😆!
To save a bit of money, you can sand and polish the plastics for the vehicles glass. I do it all the time with the old acrylic watch crystals. Works with plastic as well. It's so hard to find perfect replacements sometimes.
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Terrific restoration. Better than new. Thanks!!!
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
NICE!!!
Thanks!
De vuelta a poder jugar y hasta durante más de 24 horas!. Que maravilla
Amazing finish 👍 incredible restoration.
Loved the UV light set up you put together.
Thank you! Cheers!
Makes me wish I was a kid again. That looks great!
you and me both!!
TRG Restorations has a new video. YAY!!!
Fantastic, as usual.
Glad you like them!
Another awesome restoration. Your talent is amazing. Beautiful piece. I always enjoy watching your restoration videos. Thank you for sharing 💕😊💕🇺🇸
Thank you very much!
Fantastic work TRG. Great video. Thank you ..
Many thanks!
Cool hammers ✌️
Great 😊
Man, that one turned out great. Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Eres el mejor 👑
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Early 70's that one. That's when Tonka started using more plastic and a bit less metal. An excellent restoration job and awaiting the one on that cement truck.
Thanks! It's a shame they started adding so much plastic
@@TRGRESTORATIONS We have to thank the bean counters for that. Replacing metal by plastic was more economical for Tonka to produce.
Another fine video, Sir. I’m constantly amazed at the tools and equipment you’ve amassed… that Maddox dent removal set (with the squeaky lid) is awesome. Enjoy the humor you add to your content. 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Yet another great restoration video 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I admit I winced a bit when you were pushing that last emergency light in and then you reached for the hammer... I was so nervous! dontbreakdontbreakdontbreakDONTBREAKDONTBREAK *click* Ahhh.......
lol yeah the smart thing to do would have been to take a file and open the hole just a little bit, but sometimes frustration wins!
Ok, I love restoration videos, this being one of my favorite channels.
I need to mention, beside the obvious awesomeness of the actual project, THOSE ARMS ARE TO DIE FOR!
#SWOON
lol thanks!! 💪🏼
@@TRGRESTORATIONS You betcha!
Great restoration, looks amazing!🤩👊👏👏👏
Thanks 👍
This is one of your bests!! Yes I had this truck as well in my childhood though it wasn’t blue it was red
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Well done, looks factory new. The color match was so spot on. And I loved seeing the body work you did. Nice. All the way around.
Thank you very much!
Yay! New video!
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
The before/after is really impressive
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Great work as always - one of the best restores to date.
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
As per usual beautiful resto, excellent editing and humor. My kids and I love to watch you and Chip Channel. Between the restorations, Bob Ross and the Sheep what's not to like. By the way the whitening set up was brilliant.
Keep it comin'.👍
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
With that tow truck, you can rescue Chip Channel's sheep if they ever happen to get stranded in your neck of the woods. Just don't let the cyclops sheep get behind the wheel, lol...
If those sheep wander over here, I'm keeping them!
It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!!
Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you very much!
I have a double boom Tonka wrecker in pretty good shape.
Отлично! 🤘😎👍
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
I love your videos! This is another very impressive restoration.
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks great frame would of looked great black too
Thank you so much for turning down the volume of the high pitched grinding segments 🪙
No problem!
I think I won this truck on eBay looks great
We're not big toy truck fans...but we love watching your restorations...One of my favorite parts is the kids shouting "Yay!" when you use the sandblaster. It brings us joy every time. Out of curiosity - do you keep these for your personal collection or to show or something or sell them...or a mixture of all of the above? Keep up the great work and keep having fun, Tim, and stay safe!
Thanks 👍 Some I sell, Some I keep or give to my kids. Just depends.
You did great work on this restoration job of this truck. I work a graveyard shift job, and watching your restoration videos helps get me through the night. I do have a question: Have you ever considered adding an action figure inside the cab of a vehicle like this where there is seat and a steering wheel? A 3 3/4 inch Gi Joe, 21st Century Solider, or a BBI Ultimate Solider figure would look good inside this vehicle. Or even one of those Tonka Play People that came in the late 70's/early 80's? I am in my 60's now, but growing up as a kid that played with Tonka toys: I always felt Tonka toys needed a figure inside to complete it. What do you think?
Tonka actually had action figures to go with some of their vehicles, starting in the late 70's
Sah-weeeeeet! ✌🏻🎨☕️
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
This made me feel better after having my headphones break
lol glad I could help!
@@TRGRESTORATIONS me 2 like they say great vids can make days better
Excellent video my friend. I'm already subscribed to your channel.
Thanks for the sub!
Beautiful job again! Line your milk crate and possibly enclose with aluminum foil for quicker and greater efficacy?
Just a thought. 🙂
It would definitely work better, but would be harder to film. Gotta make trade offs when you're making videos
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Alsome dude!
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Iv seen if u take a torch to the tires it will help make them blacker and look nice
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼