Diecast Restoration Corgi Toys VW Karmann Ghia 1500. No/239 1963/68.

[@anthonyobersteller1556]

Another great restoration on this VW Karmann Gaia to add to your collection.😊

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Anthony glad you enjoyed it my friend

[@jg24diecast41]

The fresh paint and details make this one another beauty!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated

[@frasermartin6728]

That Corgi is a model of the Type 34 Karmann Ghia introduced in 1961. The Corgi model dates from 1963. I much prefer the Type 14, which is the more rounded Dinky 187, produced from 1960. They were hardly sports cars, really… more ‘boulevardier’, I think. The Type 14 rivals quite a few other cars in the Auto Beauty Contest!
Great colour: looks like a TL or a Beetle Orange, though you forgot the matching rust! Detailing a delight to watch, as usual! Lovely job!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Fraser, yes I understand that this one's nick name was razor due to all the angles, a very weak casting pron to the pillers snapping.
All the best Martin

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Another excellent lesson on restoring and an A1+ outcome👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Andy I appreciate it 😀

[@JohnHatwell]

Fantastic restoration Martin beautifully done great love the colour beautiful colour thank you for sharing my friend x

[@martindaredare]

Thanks John it's really appreciated my friend

[@Lucian-restoration]

Absolutely beautiful restoration Martin 👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks, Lucian, it's really appreciated my friend

[@diyfireking]

Nice restoration 👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@Chew2007-y5w]

Beautiful restoration Martin love the colour well done 👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Adrian 😀

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

Lovely restoration work all around on another classic beauty, Martin. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁☕

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Andrew

[@diecastRR]

Cool Corgi model. Definitely worth restoring. The details are great👌👍💪. Best regards🙂

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated

[@kevintookey2469]

Lovely job Martin great colour first class job

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Kevin 😀

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Beautiful car Martin, lovely colour , nice and neat restoration, brilliant

[@martindaredare]

Thanks laz appreciate it 🙏

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Great restoration of a beautiful model. It looks like a tasty candy. Well done Martin. Timo

[@martindaredare]

Thanks timo glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@ramblers69]

Great job on the Karmann Ghia Martin, 👍😎

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Tom, 🍻 really appreciated my friend

[@kearbearpoorstorationtoys]

This is an awesome Corgi Toy, I really like Corgi Toys. The body and paint came out great. I have to warm up paint to paint here too(always freezing 🥶 here in Montana). Details nicely done! Black interior good call. Really awesome work my friend! 👏 I hope you have a wonderful day! 🤠👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated

[@richardhayward2899]

Superb work yet again Martin. Fantastic paint finish and detailing. Keep 'em coming mate! 👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Richard it's really appreciated my friend

[@IanHulley]

Superb restoration Martin and a very helpful tutorial nicely explained. Looks very nice and not a model you see a lot of. Great work.👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Ian, I really appreciate it

[@jeffbaker2897]

Pretty good restoration Martin on this little beauty, love the color & the details 👍, a friend of mine used to have a 1971 VW Karmann Ghia sporty little car, enjoyed watching Martin ole chum take care. 👋😎🛻🚗🚚🚒🍻😊

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Jeff, it's a nice looking car ,but I prefer the older more rounded shape ,easier to wash 😀.
All the best Martin

[@chrisparkinson1351]

What a top job Martin. A nice Corgi quite unusual. Very inventive using the spare wheel to open the bonnet. Great details as usual 🎉
All the best to you. Cheers Chris 🇦🇺👍🏼🦘🍻🏆

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Chris, yes the spare wheel idea was clever 😀, glad you liked it my friend

[@alyro-ls1dv]

thanks for the video, what a nice and pretty little car. good job, the vw looking better than ever and cool colour decision. yes, the interior in black is spot on.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated

[@Buster-jg9zg]

Great job Martin, love the colour.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks buster ,glad you liked it my friend

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job Martin 👍🏻

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Mark 🍻

[@SoMoDiecast]

Beautiful restoration Martin.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Ron 😀

[@peterrichardson5664]

Good choice of colour

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Peter glad you enjoyed it my friend

[@septiccalling8341]

Nifty job...... She really looks the part!
Nice, early start too. Off to work now; have a good week guv'nor......I'm intrigued about next week's offering!
👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend, glad I caught you before work ,all the best Martin

[@mickmanly1479]

Nice one 😁😁😁😁

[@martindaredare]

Cheers mick

[@ianhow100]

Nice one Martin. All of yours look like scaled down real McCoys. Interesting colour

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Ian it means alot .

[@robsterbob580]

Great result on that one Martin, looks really good now. 👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Bob, all the best Martin

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Nice restore Martin cheers Graham

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Graham 🍻

[@johnmurphy4915]

A fantastic restoration, Martin, it's a very nice looking car suits that colour, looking forward to seeing your next restoration all the best to you and your family.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate it my friend

[@diecastflashback]

Very nice Martin ✌️😎

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Don, appreciate it my friend

[@mikeking2539]

Another nice job....

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Mike, all the best Martin

[@dennismllerosbck2476]

I like it. God job .😊

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Dennis it's really appreciated my friend

[@curtisarmstrong-t7c]

Looks great Martin..🇨🇦

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@marksinthehouse1968]

Superb colour my friend 😊
All the best
Mark

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Mark 🍻

[@TimeRider]

Top notch as always!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Lee it's really appreciated

[@johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie.]

So as you get this one done, you can officially say car'm gettit. Nice job, Cheers JV

[@martindaredare]

🤣🤣 nice one ,had to read that twice, all the best Martin

[@Tim_English_Loves_Diecast]

Very nice Martin, that is one smart ride now! Like the color, you have a great week and cheers!😁❤👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Tim, glad you enjoyed it. All the best Martin

[@colinstimson2582]

Once again you have made a very nice video

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Colin it's really appreciated my

[@thekingstone8632]

Hi Martin to think I used to buy my son a new dinky toy every week from the papershop and now there is a suitcase full of them somewhere in the attic ,but they were fully played with bumps and chipped paint I remember a bright red London bus as we moved from London to Wiltshire, lovely video xxxShaz 😊

[@martindaredare]

🤣 I was the same with my boys ,but I have got some back. The more beaten up, the better thay look when finished ,all the best Martin

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great work Martin..Looks great.....🎉

[@connect4glyn]

Superb finish Martin and a great colour choice .

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Glyn 😀

[@yayasgaragecustomdiecast7198]

A beauty!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@dcpete5475]

Good color choice Martin and always relaxing to watch you doing a great restauration.
Greetings from Canada:)

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Pete, I really appreciate your support my friend

[@deanaustin996]

Lovely restoration colour suits it well done Martin 🎉

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Dean it's much appreciated my friend

[@terrybeechener5992]

i have one,which i made into a convertible!not quite finished needs a repaint.nice,resto Martin.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Terry, yes the window posts are a weak point on those, and very often broken or missing, all the best Martin

[@GrampsD63]

Wow. Crazy a Southern California native and with all the freaking Bugs and Ghias we had here in the 70's-80's I have never seen that model Type 34. Hell I had to Google it 😂

[@johnpoile1451]

Sometimes referred to as Razoredge Karmann Ghia.

[@martindaredare]

Well you learn something new every day 🤣 glad you liked it my friend All the best Martin

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Martin she's beautiful brother 😊❤

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Shawn glad you liked it 👍

[@jesterger]

That's a neat version of the Karmann Ghia, Martin. I've not seen it before. It turned out nicely too. The colour makes it stand out.

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Gerry, glad you liked it 👍

[@jimmyjames6267]

Corgi Karman Ghia, very nice model...

[@geoffmower8729]

Hi mate nice paint job, there was a Holden colour a bit like that in the late 70s and 80s it was called, Mandarin red it was a orange red and it was used on a lot of the sporty cars like GTS Monaro, SLE Torana and the Sandman panel vans and Utes. I agree with you, I like the earlier model Karmann too, much more streamline. Talking about orange, I was out in my 97 Fairlane the other day and I got pulled over by the police. It turned out that on the indicators on the back there are those white lenses that need an orange bulb, and on mine the bloomin orange paint had all fallen off of both bulbs and they were showing white light out the back. He was a nice bloke and just told me to get them replaced, so I've been trying to find some for my car.😣 The old girl is 28 years old this year and has still only got 160,000 KLS on the clock, so should get a few more years out of her.🤔 Stay safe mate and I'll see you on the next one.👍🏻

[@martindaredare]

🤣🤣 I had the very same thing but it was my brake lights the colour had faded, when the police stopped me and said do you realize your brake lights are showing white, and I said I do I know I can't flipping see them ,but thanks for telling me , he wasn't a happy chappie but he didn't fine me .

[@paultrigger8492]

Another great restoration Martin and like the colour you chose , don't know much about the real karman Ghia but they look a nice looking motor quite a sporty look to it, really enjoyed watching this one as usual . Take care mate

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much paul ,thay nicknamed this the razor apparently because of the sharp angles, glad you enjoyed it my friend

[@lotharrenz4621]

great work, love the colour, it looks authentic. :) funky thing with that spare wheel, maybe they used a different tyre for it so it won't drop out?
heh, last time I saw one of these castings at the flea market, roof and all bonnets were ripped off, so I wondered if there was a convertible version of it. of course, I never found one. :P

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Lothar, it's definitely a different way of opening the bonnet, yes my spare one had the front roof pillers missing, a weak point on those . all the best Martin

[@Xxxxxx.5303]

😊❤️👍👏

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@Xxxxxx.5303]

@martindaredare very nice job, Dear Marty! 👏👏👏 Congratulations! 👍

[@KennyBacchus-r5j]

Diecast. Restoration. Corgi. Toys. VW. Karmann. Ghia. 1500. No. 239

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Kenny 🍻, all the best Martin

[@jimmyjames6267]

Good job, love the Volkswagen cars, did you change out the windows? There is a small suit case that goes in the trunk too, but they are usually missing 😊

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Jimmy, no it's the same window unit, unfortunately I don't have any suitcases to put in ,I might make some or get someone to 3d print some .
All the best Martin

[@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984]

Beautifully restored Martin. But what does that clear plastic in the rear engine bay/compartment do - does it have some sort of mechanical mechanism or function?

[@martindaredare]

No the clear plastic is so you lift it to see the engine, in the real one it was the engine cover ,so you could work on the top of the engine.
All the best Martin

[@gazp2194]

This shape was called the ,razor edge .

[@martindaredare]

Thanks for the information, gaz I didn't know that 👍 all the best Martin

[@metalman4141]

Nice work Martin, but you don’t seem to use the lovely garage scene’s anymore they really add to the finished models.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much, my friend. Yes, I agree. I will have to remember to get it set up in the future, all the best Martin

[@Meangenie1]

Another great. Video and resto do you know what's happened to corgibob?

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend. And no I don't know ,what has happened to Bob, last thing I know was he was caring for his wife .
All the best Martin

[@michaelweary4662]

Type 34

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Michael I appreciate that my friend

[@glynrogers1018]

Hi can you tell me where you got the red handle screwdriver from my late father had one love 2 get one regards

[@martindaredare]

Blimey Glen, I have had that for ages ,to be honest I can't remember, I know it's not a cheap knock of that you tend to find on markets and cheap shops ,if I come across another one ,I will mention it on a video

[@glynrogers1018]

@martindaredare hi any markings on the screw driver sorry 2 be a pain

[@robertfrost2973]

Hi Martin do you restore 1/34 scale Vanguards toy cars? Your help would be much appreciated thank you Robert

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend, I have replied to your email, all the best Martin

[@MATTPRACY-fi6we]

I LIKE MEET YOU MARTIN DARES

[@martindaredare]

Some day my friend

[@PaulRestorer]

Beautiful car Martin, lovely colour , nice and neat restoration, brilliant

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Paul, all the best Martin