CUSTOM RESTORATION OF A SOLIDO 321 SAVIEM CAR TRANSPORTER

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Absolutely beautiful restoration Nick, looks fantastic and fully loaded with these sweet looking tractors 🚜 have a great weekend coming, Cheers 🍻 KC 🇦🇺 🤝 🌨❄️🏔🦘🦘🆒️

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you KC, I just need to get a couple more tractors to finish it off, got some on my eBay watch list so nearly there😉😁 You too have a lovely weekend, I’m working Sat and Sunday again but never mind, more overtime money to spend on models🤔😉😁👍 Take care, all the best, Nick🐸🐸🇯🇪🚜🚜🚜

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739 My pleasure, Nick, and understand hopefully ebay works out in your favour 🙏 and thank you. Don't work too hard, but I'm hearing ya 😉 😀 😊 👍

[@stephencook7345]

Nice one nick see you next time a1 all the best steve

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Cheers Steve, see you in the next one, all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@ralphcooling7583]

A very nice job on the car transport I like the colour you did it suits it 👍👌

[@Mark-ng4es]

Hi Nick, well worth the wait, beautiful restoration, love the colour and looks great with the tractors, looking forward to the next, take care.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Mark, it was so long since I started it that I had to watch the clips of taking it apart to see exactly how to put it back together again 🤦🏻‍♂😁 Glad you like it, all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@oldhick9047]

A true beauty sir, car carriers are a favorite and this one is outstanding. As trucker of 32 years, I do have a soft spot in my heart. Solido vehicles were a bit out of my price range as a young boy. I remember adding the first Solido to my, kind of dull in comparison, Matchbox castings. It was a bright red 1963 split window Corvette in 1/43, Wow, what a beauty ! Jeweled flip up headlights and the paint ! It never went outside, as my Matchbox cars did. In fact, it was played with very little. I had a thing about scale fidelity I guess. I LOL

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you for your nice comments, it is a nicely made model but it was a shame about those wheels having had the chemical reaction with the tyres, it seems to be a common problem with this particular model when I googled it to see for the ramp, a bit like some of the Britains models! I only had a couple of French model cars in need of restoration so that’s why I decided to put the tractors on it. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching, take care, all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@richardhayward2899]

Glad you're back Nick - and with another fantastic restoration. Great decision using the Corgi wheels, they really suit it. I do like the Holts dark yellow colour and the white roof on the cab goes really well. 👍👍

[@frasermartin6728]

Hey Nic! I was beginning to worry about you - I sent an email which bounced - but it's nice to see you back in action! Thanks for the shout out - I remember sending that set because I was harvesting Brits from an old toy box, and since the truck was a Frenchie, I thought it best with you since you are nearer France than me! The tyres and wheels have chemically disintegrated, I think: it was never stored anywhere near anything that could have been described as hot: it was in Scotland! I'd have soaked the whole thing in WD40! There might have been a coil spring under the centre of the front axle, down that hollow... Splendid result! Colours look excellent. And that tractor load looks terrific. I also have some good news: I have found a rear ramp! I'll get it posted to you!

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Fraser, it was nice to do a model of a different make for a change, it’s definitely a chemical reaction with the tyres and wheels like on some of the older Britains models. I thought the same as you about the possibility of a spring being in the hole under the front axle but once in place, the front axle is clamped tight, no room for any up and down movement so I don’t think there was ever a spring. That would be really marvelous to have the ramp to fit, it would finish it off, so thank you very much for that, I have two more tractors coming to finish off the load as well and talking about tractors I must get that Corgi MF 50b loader tractor sent off to you. Take care, all the best, Nick🐸🐸🐸

[@frasermartin6728]

@@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739 A small parcel will be in the post to you tomorrow nick - I think it is the correct ramp though it seems to be missing a hinge mechanism - but I am pretty certain you'll work something devious out to make it work! Cheers.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

@@frasermartin6728 thank you very much for that, the ramp for these is separate I believe, no hinge, just slots in, so I don’t think anything is missing from it😊👍

[@Adriansmith805]

Welcome back nick beautiful restoration love the colour choice fantastic job well done 👍

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Adrian, glad you like it, all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@PouletJacques]

Very nice restoration. Great colors.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you👍😊🐸🐸

[@ricktucker5130]

I really like the way it looks and I'm glad to see you back take care

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Rick😊👍 All the best, Nick🐸🐸🐸

[@sandscratcherbri5574]

pity more models were not all screws, nice job nick

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Tell me about it lol, although I sometimes struggle with screws as well🤦🏻‍♂😂 All the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@alanwbelcher]

That came out beautifully! At the start I wasn’t impressed with the choice, but it’s smashing! Thanks for posting.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Cheers Alan, glad you like the finished thing😊👍 All the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@peterrichardson5664]

Really great restoration Nick.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Peter👍😊🐸🐸

[@didierfaudry-oc8fh]

Salue l'ami, très beau jouet d'époque et très fidèle!, ferait il partie des modèles SOLIDO"HAUTE FIDELITE"?, ce qui ne m'étonnerait guère, merci d'avance.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Didier, I am not very well up on Solido models so I am unable to answer your question, maybe someone reading your comment may be able to, but thank you for watching and commenting on the video😊👍 All the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@martindaredare]

That was a great restoration, nick .I hadn't seen one of those before, so that was very interesting to watch. It's nice to see it had screws . Good choice of colour, and the wheels look the part. Excellent. All the best Martin

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Martin, I couldn’t decide whether to do it this deep yellow or orange, I had a full can of the yellow and only a small amount of orange left so that decided it lol! The trailer wheels aren’t great but they are a lot better than what they were, I could maybe have sanded them a bit more but I didn’t want to take too much off them. The screws made it easier but I don’t know why they were so tight to undo, I think there was a little bit of corrosion in the threads. Take care, all the best, Nick🐸🐸🐸

[@chrisparkinson1351]

Great job Nick nice to see a solido model, they seemed to have unusual designs. All the best to you from down under Hoping all is well with you all Cheers Chris 🇦🇺👨🏼‍🦳👍🏼👍🏼🚜🚜 I do like the tractors 👍🏼

[@davideccles1617]

Excellent Nick you have a lot of patience 😊

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Cheers Dave, not so sure about the patience bit though lol, well not all the time anyway 🤔😉😁🐸🐸

[@glynstimpson]

Great video thanks very much hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Glyn and you are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it, all good here thanks, I hope you and yours are well, all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@nigelford936]

Nice job pal love the colour

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Cheers Nigel 👍😊 all the best, Nick🐸🐸

[@diecastflashback]

Great job Nick✌️😎

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you😊👍🐸🐸

[@kevsdiecastrestos]

Stunning work Nick..

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Kev👍😊🐸🐸

[@peterhoughton1589]

WOW, absolutely WOW. That's fantastic Nick, absolutely fantastic. I think Saviem were either taken over by, or became part of, Renault in the early 70's??? When I saw your Renault Agriculture stickers I really got excited, it's a fabulous restoration. Your front grille sticker is superb as well. Did you remove the headlights, were they yellow plastic? Are the little tractors those Hatchette models? This is one of your best restorations Nick, well worth waiting for, you've done yourself proud and I bet Fraser is impressed with it too. Well done and thanks for sharing it with us. Best wishes. Peter.

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Thank you Peter, I’m not sure about when Renault and Saviem came together but I am quite sure you are right, the headlights were plastic, I had to drill a hole behind each one so that I could push them out from the back. Yes the tractors are the Hatchette models, but I like the more modern one one the top deck at the front best, the others are a bit old for the lorry but they were the only ones that would fit on the bottom deck, and the only ones I could find on eBay at the time, I’ve got two more of the newer ones on the way now to finish the load. Glad you enjoyed the video, take care, all the best, Nick🐸🐸🐸

[@Adriansmith805]

Hi nick when is your next video coming up been a while now hope everything is okay 👍

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

All ok thanks Adrian, just been very busy at work doing a lot of overtime, and then helping out my brother on the farm as well, just haven’t had time to do any restorations, but I am trying to put some clips together for a purchases and donations video which hopefully I can get done this weekend as not working it for a change😊👍 and hopefully get a restoration started as well🤔😊👍

[@KennyBacchus-l1i]

Custom. Restoration of. A. Solido. 321. Savien. Car

[@a11csc]

well blow me down with a feather, how would you even start to beat that 1 Nick

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

😉😊👍👍🐸🐸