Restoring This Squashed 1980s Matchbox '62 Corvette

[@kenmott6387]

One of your best! My jaw literally dropped when I saw the reveal at the end! Great job!

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

This is one of my favorite restorations of yours. The idea of putting those knockoffs is excellent! Great finishing touch!

[@gravesendaustralia]

Great recovery Danny. Cheers Michael

[@michaelupton3107]

Now that's one sharp looking 1960s Chevy Corvette, the two tone paint job, the white lettered tires, the mag wheels & the spinners really set that car off😊❤👍

[@neilcummings9939]

wow can't believe thats the same car. the detail work you do is amazing

[@billtruett8593]

That’s a keeper, display it proudly!!! That came out really nice.

[@trevor-johnsen]

Danny, thank you for the "how to" details on repairing the crushed roof!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

SUPER KOOOOOLLLLLL . Great work as always . The roof work came out great , nice work with the half drum stick . The paint and the wheels = AWESOME .... car looks better then new .

[@SoMoDiecast]

Nice save Danny! Those crushed tops are something else to repair!

[@DieselSgrass]

Drop of glue will keep windscreen against roof, and not allow the obvious sag when completed with restoration. Love your videos.

[@omarsilva924]

Not to take from the amazing work overall, but I agree gluing the windshield was a must.

[@eg395]

That car is ready to be driven on the Pacific Coast Highway! Awesome job!!

[@alpizzurro7705]

Fantastic restoration Danny. I liked how you used glue to sand the plastic parts. This was one of my favorite restorations you have done. Your roof repair was great.

[@noosart6525]

Yeah this is most certainly one of the best restorations. A very shiny result. Love those wheel knock-offs. They are the golden trim on this one.

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

Lovely work on a classic beauty! I never knew about those Dirt Modeler knockoffs. That was a great micro detail to finish it off. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁👍

[@keithmason9342]

Absolutely beautiful repair on that squashed roof. Good choice on the color change and those wheel knock offs are a wonderful finishing touch on those new wheels. Thanks Danny for another great rescue.

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👍👍

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

Awesome build, Danny! I love your weathered ones, but this one really shines literally and figuratively. Gonna have to check out that wheel company. Those are too cool!

[@shortersdiecast4130]

Very beautiful restoration!!! Excellent, excellent job 👏. Thanks for sharing, take care and stay safe.

[@nicknicoletti9778]

Awesome restoration! My dad had a 59 corvette when I was a little boy. It looked a lot like that. It had side pipes on it. And when he’d start it, I’d get intimidated/ scared.

[@BenM-nv6mu]

Brilliant stuff Danny love those wheel knock-ffs, I will have to take a look at their website - thanks for sharing, the finish and fix of that squashed roof it 100% perfect, faultless Danny-magic!

[@VCMR]

This is as always amazing work. The two tone paint and silver highlights really make the car pop and you wouldn't know the roof had been bent flat at all.

[@2H80vids]

Love the fancy wheels Danny; finishes the car off perfectly.👌😁

[@akdonkey1]

Awesome Job I'm blown away at how well the roof turned out.

[@thedevilsrighthandman5180]

Great work mate, love the red with the white. Looks so clean.

[@kennybacchus2629]

Matchbox corvette 1962. Like 👍

[@greggabel7238]

Very good job on the roof of the car, very life-like in appearance

[@carlkwasnjuk4596]

You did an outstanding job on this one.

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

Danny, another great & excellent restoration!!

[@05gtdriver]

Very nice re-construction of an abused toy. Nice color scheme and wheel/tire choice. Cheers!

[@1ChilledDude]

Perfect colour choice for this model. The knockoffs were the veritable icing. Beautiful work!

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Excellent job! I like this casting and you did well to fix it! Cheers

[@narutowolf3749]

Yo awesome restoration!! I can never restore those smushed tops and they always snap on me 😅😂

[@keithmortensen1829]

Dude! You are such a stinking artist when it come to these things. Well done!

[@jamessturrock6802]

Your skills have improved greatly over the past few years. Great job! Really nice work!

[@bjscustoms]

This Corvette turned out amazing Danny I really like those wheels brother

[@malcolmmacdonald3992]

Phenomenal work Danny a real masterpiece

[@williambilinski]

What a great restoration…car brings back memories of the 80s show Riptide.

[@jerrybailey5797]

That is a stunning 62 Li'l red Corvette , those wheels with the knock offs really suit it Danny , great job 😀 👍 👏

[@GobotWars]

Absolutely phenomenal work

[@braunx25]

Amazing job! Great wheels, cool paint and details.

[@Pammepoodle]

Love it nice job . Reminds me of watching the old Route 66 tv show they used a few different years of the early corvettes .

[@josephhitchcock3381]

Amazing restoration!

[@grahammummery5732]

Really top work Danny! Well done....

[@keithzatkalik5805]

What a beautiful job excellent work

[@jesterger]

Wonderful job all around but I am most impressed by the wheels.

[@marcoantoniomarquezperez2652]

Amazing job with the restoration. I actually have that casting in near mint condition, but I think it looks even better in that classic color scheme. Any American Muscle car and especially Corvettes looks fantastic in red.

[@anthonyestevez118]

Hot damn Danny! Great stuff! That's a beautiful resto! Thanks for sharing!

[@lotharrenz4621]

looks great again! I too, love the wheels with the little knockoffs. :) it's hard to get that roof back into shape, but you did good here. ^^

[@diecastchannelminiaturasde2357]

It simply looks gorgeous! Congrats!

[@martindaredare]

Nicely done Danny, looks brilliant

[@GrampsD63]

That came out REALLY nice!

[@yayasgaragecustomdiecast7198]

Wow! Awesome restoration buddy!

[@SharpblueCreative]

Just the best restorer out there.

[@djrose3]

Awesome job! I really like the Dirt Modeler knockoffs! They give it that nice finishing touch. Great find! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Very impressive restoration, Danny! She's a beauty!

[@deandemarest4438]

Another great job Danny.

[@JamesSmith-rf8wo]

Incredible result.

[@michaelpeel9347]

wow just wow, the change is astronomical, from dull and rough to hot stuff!

[@charlesdiecastgarage]

Looking great! Very nice! Love the wheel details!

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great save on the roof Danny looks cool

[@ErfMuck]

Always enjoy these remasters. One thing I am curious about is what some of these use to look like when they were produced

[@mcvanderwesthuizen7639]

They are just getting better!

[@dahlstardiecast3314]

Nice work, thanks for sharing 👍.

[@Austeration]

Nice project 👍 turned out pretty cool

[@davenelson8187]

Poppin! Great job!

[@JPRinc2011]

This turned out great!

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job Danny 👍

[@kierantaylor1983]

Great work dude

[@MrZnoier]

Excellent job 👍

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks great, well done.

[@skippullen8667]

Looks nice, Danny. I like the knock off hubs.

[@SockyNoob]

Wow that turned out amazing

[@birdie399]

Absolutely 100%. Thanks for the video.

[@rolexsabo7]

Amazing!! So classy

[@bonnalishdiecast5089]

Best one yet!

[@mattconnor6779]

Nice save!

[@rjauto7215]

The glass don't fit properly fella but it is looking better 👍👍

[@joseromeroallio445]

Una auténtica belleza y un modelo valioso recuperado para muchos años mas de disfrute y recuerdo.

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Turned out great. Those knock off' s....man fiddly work,but man how cool they are and it lifts the build. And you should get a small jewlers leather/sand bag to knock aginst so you can control better where you want to straighten å body

[@tonyhughes1958able]

All I can say is WOW!!!!

[@markshellard5894]

Nice job 👍🏻

[@smiles4miles208]

Nicely done 🌺🔥🔥

[@frankshimkets5000]

Very cool Vette‼️

[@BillsWorkbench]

Nice job Danny! Have you ever used a heat gun to soften the casting before bending it back in place?

[@michaeljacobson9726]

Nice job .considering that you started with flat end car.

[@R1chardB1ngham]

Great save, if it was me I'd have found a better one to start with!

[@IndianaJonsonOfficialChannel]

Ottimo lavoro! 😉👍

[@rodiv7436]

That roof came back to life

[@Dustin2112]

One of your best.

[@BrandonTheSimp]

thats sick

[@Pickchore]

🎶 Little red Corvette 🎶

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

It’s “Lola”, Director Phil Coulson’s car, from Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD

[@TheElcoqui346]

Man that came out nice . I would love if I can send you one just like it for you to PLEASE make me one just like it .

[@wanyusri84]

Very good w9rk.. 👍👍👍👍

[@burkhillcomedy]

Brilliant again

[@westonward735]

Beautiful work on the car Danny. It really looks great. I don't think they would have put a black interior in a red car. Usually red or tan. I'm not saying they don't exist I'm just saying a black interior is not going to sell a car.

[@1yris1]

I wonder if running a flame from a lighter across the plastic bumper would have smoothed it out too? I only ask because frome experience when i have used super glue around any of the chrome it eventually ruins the chrome a ways down the road. But not sure if it ruins paint or the molotow chrome? But sometimes it can take up to a year or two but eventually it ruins the chrome lol

[@1yris1]

The finished car is amazing! Just needs to be hit with some silver around all the windows to simulate the stock chrome trim but that's easy enough to do since it can be unscrewed. Wow that really makes me want to do one myself. Thanks for the awesome video and ideas.👍🏼

[@Jovolution]

Little Red Corvette.

[@carlkwasnjuk4596]

Can the pillars be heated up with a heat gun before trying to straighten them?

[@kevynbrownell719]

Does it say something along the front? Maybe would look good if chromed.