Dinky 40e Standard Vangaurd 1948-1950 Restoration

It was a privilege to work on this 70 year old Dinky.
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[@tonyhughes1958able]

Stunning, a tribute to the original collector you have done him proud.

[@Nighthawk463]

Love the way you pay tribute to the older generations of diecast vehicles.

[@keithhawtin571]

Being a Dinky man rather than Matchbox, I can really appreciate this right up my street. Beautiful job mate.

[@diecastsheriff817]

Customs are great, but restos are still my favorite!

[@gravesendaustralia]

As 1960's baby I can still remember the real cars on the road. Never had this particular model from dinky but absolutely love them. Nice work on the resto

[@DieCastRestos]

Silky smooth restoration Rob. Good job!

[@markdobell2677]

You Can See yourself In the reflection Of this so well Painted Beautiful Old Vangaurd Car!!! So Well Done Mate!!!

[@brucek6563]

Great job of matching the paint!! It resembles some of the American cars from the late 40's and early 50's! Beautiful!! 👍👍👍

[@dalerobertson9394]

Exquisite. Love that it was respected and giving it a new coat of paint.

[@wilbard6708]

The original wheels and tires give that little bit of uniqueness, I really like it.

[@zennor_man]

Old enough to remember these Vanguards on the road...love that front end....good job..

[@bookdork]

Lovely job. And such a nice tribute to the original owner

[@pedsab]

Matchbox, Dinky, Tonka, anything... Your hands are magic!

[@rebeldad1344]

Absolutely beautiful model. Great job on the restoration.

[@cannyuk]

Love these old Dinkys Rob, considering the age of them they are simply beautiful castings and you've done that one proud. Good job and I'm glad you kept the original tyres.

[@LaRue246]

Nice job. Love you kept the wheels original 👍🏼

[@michaelhodge8963]

Great job as usual, the paint turned out lovely.

[@danwinchell8716]

Yes... I like that you left the "patinia" on the wheels great job dude !

[@davidreintjens283]

Definitely the right decision. Love the Vangard.

[@bunkerairsoft8721]

You have found the paint of the tim of the build of this vintage and marvellous car. Congratulations.

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Excellent restoration Standard Vangaurd 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@nascargas]

What a lovely resto. I love the respect you gave this one.

[@WarNickelRevolution]

I love those old style 1930’s 1940’s car designs.

[@wadehendryx7378]

Great restore. Beautiful car. Love how simple that era is. Great job.

[@robertseper5393]

Another great restoration, thank you for sharing

[@eamonnhaddon5105]

A lovely job.simple but classy,👍

[@tomflyinghat9122]

An excellent restoration Rob, and nicely faithful to the original. Well done.

[@mg6506]

So lovely. A true classic

[@alandunn1568]

Great restoration!! Thanks for sharing.

[@goofyboutmickey]

It reminds me of a 40's Ford. Great looking little car.

[@johnkelley9877]

It looks fantastic! The wheels look great and the shine really makes them pop.

[@chrisharrison6532]

Fabulous vanguard phase 1 my mates dad had one in 1952 column gears and a full six seater drove like a dream came in black modelled on USA car the spats covering the rear wheels came off for wheel changes lovely job for a gracious old lady

[@davidneilson3508]

Awesome restoration it turned out really nice 👍👍😊

[@troyhagen4978]

Turned out great! Really like the tires.

[@hulonsmith2419]

Awesome, love the older cars!

[@malcolmpayne754]

Lovely restoration Job. My dad took his RAF driving test on one of these so it certainly brings back memories of my childhood. If I remember correctly Vauxhall had a similar shape body and someone around here is still driving one. Fantastic cars and built like a tank to last a lifetime. Enjoyed the video.

[@myavo]

Excellent decision on the wheels & tires..nice restoration~

[@kenbaumer2599]

Rob nice job. Glad you kept the wheels original, I bet Janey appreciated that.

[@barryshackson4005]

Excellent job done matey, great looking model. 👍👍

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Wow that such great looking ride. Great restoration

[@martyngregory1282]

Thanks Rob Original No over kill just as it should be 👍👍👍 I hope Jannets Husband would approve

[@mafelmark]

Great job thakn you for bringing it back to life

[@adamstonebridge3876]

Excellent video I can relate to this as my grandfather had a Vanguard 👍

[@hotlegendarywheels9144]

Awesome restoration to the Vangaurd. Love the video. Great detail.

[@thewirelessdrool]

Such a lovely retro little car, congrats.

[@keithperry8098]

Indeed very nice restore. Good color match on the original wheels and tires.

[@TheSteamLocomotive]

Another fine restoration, sir! I love DINKY and CORGI toys.

[@hamiltonholliman2982]

Beautiful restoration!

[@markl.miller3149]

Nice transformation!!!!!

[@johnferrell7979]

Very interesting casting. I like it

[@TerryC69]

This may be my favorite of those you have done. Nice job!

[@TheHorsebox2]

Beautiful job as always.

[@amraceway]

Another original Dinky bites the dust.

[@ricksdiecastworkshop235]

Another great job Rob you did just enough to make it look great and respect it’s life. My granddad had a Standard Vanguard I remember it was his last car also before BL it was Standard Triumph and the Vanguard was to be replaced by the Triumph 2000 great job Rob 👍👍👍👍

[@twycediecast]

Yep, stunning. Someone took the words out of my mouth.

[@albertpierik2242]

Never heard of this car, but I like it!

[@GameAndes]

You're like the Mr. Rogers of the diecast world. I love your videos!! lol

[@Nothingsense]

What a lovely little car. I hope this vid gets to 2000 likes!

[@travelersdiecastcustoms1511]

Nice job. Turned out awesome.

[@martindaredare]

Nice work rob , this is my cup of tea , great finish.

[@russrussell9381]

Great job. Can remember my uncle let me Take this one out of the box on a Sunday as treat once. loved the simplicity of the Earl dinky tos

[@SharpblueCreative]

Brilliant- another great restoration

[@peterdeknijff1973]

IT IS A BEAUTY !!!!!!

[@grahampickering1560]

Perfect restoration Rob 🙂🚗

[@Juan_Doooh]

Beautiful work, I’ve never seen one of those models.

[@ScouseAndy71]

Nicely done Rob! 👍

[@Gizzzy]

Great Job On this restoration

[@revzillo]

Really nice restoration Rob 👍

[@nathancook1404]

Nice work! It looks good as new!

[@arjnsdca]

Excellent job

[@tadream4561]

I must say ,you brought this antique back to life. Beautiful work!❣

[@michaelpeel9347]

Nice!! went from forgotten to unforgettable. Another clean restoration worthy all the praise.

[@stlmopoet]

This is a wonderful restoration! I hope it hits 2,000 likes. Am close to groveling to get this one! 🤣

[@tonycorvair]

Beautiful car

[@bjornnordstrom]

This one's got MY NAME on it!

[@morkelork4730]

It's really amazing to see how similar cars of the time were, just like nowadays. This Vanguard could almost be a Nash 'airflyte', or a Peugeot 203. Love your videos by the way, it really gives me inspiration to start working on my own Matchboxes.

[@geoffmower8729]

Hi rob wow that's an old casting my brother had the real car of one of these in the 60s it was black. It was his first car in Australia. We came from West ham and moved to Aus in 64 I was 4 on the ship on the way out.Excellent job as always and the colour looks aurthentic for that time.

[@bigboy9706]

Nice job Rob

[@ZGryphon]

I never thought I would ever have cause to compliment someone for mixing a shade of beige, but here we are. :)

[@MatchboxGarage]

😎👍🏼😋😀💪🏼

[@anthonybollini3699]

You gotta admit you done a wonderful job again I love how you restore the Dinkeys a it looks like you might need some TS14 her Cheers my friend

[@cyruscuckler3495]

Good work Rob!

[@mitchelldibler6531]

Looking good

[@mlpreinbowfluttersrycutebo6818]

Awesome. Restoring

[@glynstimpson]

Great job better than new

[@steveadams96]

Fantastic. Love it

[@paulorth2251]

Good old standard 40's/50's sedan, plain jane, maybe Army Brown, staff car. Nice work on this one.

[@GhostRider-ii7tz]

Awesome job sir

[@brianartillery]

Lovely restoration, Rob. I love those old, basic Dinky cars. There is a charm to them that no other toy make has. That beige/brown colour was a favourite of Dinky - I have a station wagon in exactly that colour. The usual colour for the Vanguard, an immediate post war vehicle (1947), was black, due to post war shortages. I have a 1/76 scale model of one in RAF blue - they were used as staff vehicles, and it's an attractive look. But leaving your model it as it would have looked when new, was the right choice; it's simple, understated, and quite lovely. Nice one.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks mate 😎

[@hugoferriz8191]

Rob: All my respect to the respect you treated this old model, that's the kind of things that makes you not only a great restorer but an special toy's soul preservator. Great job 👍

[@enyoc3d]

cool old car - thanks for sharing!

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job 👍👍👍👍

[@BrotherDog]

Very nice indeed.

[@johnahola3502]

You really did justice to this model. Great job

[@joeholloway1386]

Awesome restoration on this one. I'm sure the person who you bought these from was happy to see one of her husband's childhood toys turn out so nice.

[@whoswho119]

An absolute stunner 😍 package being sent in the morning.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks Dan!

[@JS-1983]

What a beauty, these Dinkys are piece of art, simple beautiful cars 🙂 Unfortunatunely i don't have any original Dinky cars, only lots of Editions Atlas Dinky replicas, which are also cool models.

[@otisbell62]

Really like the body style on this one. Nicely done.

[@kathoakes929]

I remember the old Vanguard and I think you did a beautiful restoration.

[@ericverpeten4249]

Nice work

[@CNGP9]

Nice Work