1957 Tonka Rescue Squad Metro Van Ambulance Fire Department Truck Restoration
I purchased this Tonka Rescue Squad metro van Ambulance Fire Department Truck on eBay October of 2021. It appears that this toy had a million miles put onto it and made some children extremely happy! It's entire body was covered in rust, was missing a headlight and the other one was missing a tab, both front and rear bumpers were dented in, the roof top siren was missing and it had numerous dents throughout the body. After sandblasting the body only showed minor pitting and was pretty easily filled with high build powder primer and wet sanding. Overall this was a very enjoyable restoration for me. I ran into a couple issues with the decals which I'm sure you will see. I had a couple that didn't stick down real nicely and one that ripped while I was removing it from the backing. Unfortunately I didn't have time to get another one before the video needed to be posted so I had to post with the defective decal. This will be replaced in the coming weeks. My little Niece made a "Monster Claus" for the video and I was super excited to include it in the ending scene, My sister made the big sheep for the video as well which I got a good kick out of. Thank you for watching!
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