Hot Wheels Redline Classic Nomad 55 Restoration

Today we take a crushed redline based off the 1955 Chevy Nomad and bring it back to life.
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[@WheelsNThangs]

Video is filmed in 4k. If you watch in a few hours the quality will change from the current cruddy 360p view.

[@lonestardiecast2018]

WheelsNThangs what year was it from

[@WheelsNThangs]

1970

[@allplastichotwheels7859]

Why did you shorten your name?

[@hodgeshotwheelsanddiecast5192]

I have tackled some roof repairs myself. I finally got some short videos showing my work. Thanks for inspiring me to take up restoring these classics.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Those look great and I love the ATC pics!

[@hodgeshotwheelsanddiecast5192]

@@WheelsNThangs You and baremetal were my hot wheels restoration teachers.

[@jmurrell9881]

Did not know that little trick with the cap wheels. Thanks

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you for watching!

[@ianhale4466]

Brought back some memories,, I had a maroon one as a kid and I also had accidentally stepped on it and caved the roof in slightly!

[@ketoking9435]

Hi from a fan in the UK,,, Luv your restorations,,,very inspiring,,,wish I had some older stateside cars,,Redlines are very rare here,,,so may get normal ones and copy the older models,,,though we have an endless supply of Matchbox,Corgi,Husky,Dinky,,,,,for sure can get Real Riders and put them on my Hotwheels that should get rid of them chip Goose wheels,,,when I worked in an American car spares shop our best sellers were Appliance wheels then May slots,,,my own car was a 1970 GTO Ram air 4 and that had the original Rallye wheels,,,we even had 2 Mopar 440s in the shop never used and those were sold at £1000 each back in 1984,,,,,Thanx for another great vid,,,wishing yourself,family and fellow Subscribers a great weekend,,,,

[@slootyz]

Irfan Khan I am selling a bunch of my old cars I may be able to ship them over seas

[@ketoking9435]

SamMellish ,,,,kool,,where are you,,,

[@Spacecowboy61975]

Hi WheelsNThangs another great restoration and great colour as well have a great day.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@garysdiecastcollection]

Love chevy nomads great job

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@SuperMarkkidd]

it looks amazing,I'm so glad you got the body mostly straight, that color looks pretty dang good, my dad will love this for his birthday

[@WheelsNThangs]

So glad I could do it for you Mark. I'll ship it out on Monday since we are under a snow emergency at the moment. I'll shoot you an email.

[@SuperMarkkidd]

@Maxx Kroes he did love it

[@oliversworldofwheels4910]

Incredible restoration! Love the video!👍👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@oxfd611]

Yes, I sure it was my dad, barefoot, going to the bathroom at 3" o'clock in the morning, which explains why I never saw it again.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Ha!

[@andrewtucker1812]

Great job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thanks!

[@Joey_Mendez_Dream_Garage]

Amazing restoration man u did a great job keep it up

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@deandemarest4438]

Nice job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@OgGrande113]

Great job

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@prepperpov5852]

Thank you, sir! I got some cool wheels for Christmas and am still loving the videos

[@sidduraj8757]

Great video

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@diecastcollector3034]

Great video 👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@TheFokker03]

the blue is nice,but the purple is nicer!

[@harywibisono6195]

Good job dude 👍👍😁

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@timburnette5914]

Love the finished product! Well done bro!:✌🏻👍🏻

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Timothy!

[@TimeRider]

Very nice . . . !

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Time Rider!

[@mikeashexperience9602]

Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻

[@ekacoca6582]

After long time searching how to deal with deformed hot wheels, finnally you posted this. Feel grateful.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Eka!

[@Gambit4u2]

Nice!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@brlngtn]

Looks sweet man, One heck of a paint job!!!!!!!!! :?)

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@petermaxwell2965]

ANVIL 🔨 !

[@aliffitisham129]

That was quite something 😏

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@markforster6457]

How long between coats? Thanks!

[@tattoos1988]

That is a quality restore I like the blue is that done with a clear blue paint thanks

[@felixh9363]

Hey WNT and community, I am going to start restorations of HW or MB cars this year. Is there any starter kit out there for this? And what is the best starter car to restore? (Easy to restore and cheap) Thanks for your answers!

[@WheelsNThangs]

The only kits that I know of were sold by Pooche. Not sure if he still sells them. kzbin.info

[@felixh9363]

@@WheelsNThangs ok, thank you!

[@andrewlarson6805]

That looks really good I might have asked you to put a clear coat over it after polishing instead of the paint but anyway I have a question and it may be ignorant but can I send you a car or two or three to get redone and how would I know how to get ahold of you? Great video you do great work

[@natis413]

His Facebook account is in the description

[@WheelsNThangs]

Typically I don't do commissions because the cost usually outweighs the value. This car for example. Glass = $8, Wheels = $7, Paint = $7 Parts shipping = $7, shipping car to and from is roughy $9. $38 just in parts and shipping without any labor. You can email me at [e-mail]

[@SEGAdude95]

Awesome buddy turned out sweet .. :) ;)

[@aussiecavemangaming4045]

Your super glue looks like Thunderbird 1 lol

[@WheelsNThangs]

Ha it does!

[@GreenAppelPie]

The wheels look to big on the model, I know it was produced that way. Your work is great though. I like the blue a lot more.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@sonicimperium]

Hey, look at me! 👍🏻🏎

[@alfredofloress3435]

👍👍👍

[@coffeefish]

The jar of acid looks dangerous.

[@jessechamberlin83]

Can u restore my ferrari

[@JDProject]

Nice restoration video, cool color, love it 👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, I love the color too!

[@JaygeSattler]

I have to say, this is by far the best restoration I’ve ever seen. Your paint job is flawless. Not a speck of anything! Or dust. Very well done. And I watched the whole darn thing, no clicking thru. Bravo.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@Tim-57]

Hey Mr. Thangs🙂 The car looks great and I think the blue is amazing. Windex to sand her and Windex colour.😀 Take care and Happy Weekend. Edit; I like the blooper reel.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Tim! Yeah, I laughed at myself over and over.

[@Tim-57]

@@WheelsNThangs We have weird senses of humour, you and I... hahaha 😉 I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Take care 🙂

[@WheelsNThangs]

@@Tim-57 Hehe. Yes, I laugh at a lot of things I shouldn't most of the time. Enjoy your weekend as well!

[@williamaviles2647]

I have a 55 chevy and 2 57 chevys. To do what you did to this Nomad would be great. Any suggestions. Nice Blue color.

[@DBs58]

You did an awesime fix up...love the body repair and that paint job is spot on..Great job!!

[@jamesbrumfield3741]

I really like the way the 55 came out. Looks closer to original than a lot of restorations I've seen. Also thanks for showing the rivet vs screw on the base.

[@boerharms2209]

Looks really nice now, that crushed roof looks like it was a tricky repair for sure! Nomad is really cool BTW, one of my favourite redline castings

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, the roof was tricky!

[@literally_herbie_lovebug8990]

I was a little hesitant to subscribe, but the outtakes at the end let me know he doesn't take himself too seriously. But as soon as that car fell off the base and he went to grab it, I knew it was worth a subscription.

[@strange-universe]

Do you like the magnifier glasses that your Amazon link points to? or, if given the chance, you'd try another?

[@WheelsNThangs]

Yeah, they are pretty good.

[@gregghatfield9946]

And thank you for saving another red line and bring it back for another 50years we hope 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@dadsrustorations5103]

Very cool pads! Where did you get those? Great work! Thanks

[@dodgydruid]

I liked this a lot, I am beginning a journey myself not so much with Matchbox but more Matchbox SuperKings which I used to have a lot of as a kiddie and have been having great fun with all the old transporters and lo loaders, I did have the Hot Wheels garage as a young lad with the bit of string powered lift and little petrol pumps to while away hours o' fun with :)

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Ian!

[@harryhumstone3149]

Beautiful job beautiful sharp clean and shiny

[@rudygarcia7981]

Awesome that you saved it!! Beautiful paint job 👌!

[@brianartillery]

"Nice from afar, but far from nice". Were that a real car, I'd say that it had been rolled. Poor old girl. And you brought her back to life superbly!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Ha! Thank you!

[@waynewright2886]

Still got my Candy Apple Red Nomad from the Summer of 71, but the Left Front Wheel Came Off, I Glued it, but it Popped Off, Still have the Wheel, do you know what type of Strong Glue I Can Use to Keep the Wheel On?

[@WheelsNThangs]

Have you tried the loctite brand gel?

[@bradleyandrews495]

Lighthouse plenty of cars I want to have customs jobs done to them

[@westonkustomburda1026]

Can you build a custom car for me if I send you the cars I want you to use and how much will it be

[@delfinosoto2023]

Hello my name is delfino I like to.custom hot wheels I got question what store the redlineshop what address is the street name can you gave me address what name

[@itzjesusofficial764]

It's an online shop

[@WheelsNThangs]

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[@plaws0]

I love that color. Nice work. Looking at Nomads online (castings, not actual Chevrolets) that roof was more stomped than you might have thought. There was no slope in the roof, on the casting or the real car. Those lines were intended to look like a telescopic roof, BTW. GM never figured out how to do that until the Envoy XUV in the 21st century ... and that was big fail.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, great info!

[@injairgun]

What type of acid is it you are using? You don't have it listed

[@tootall5559]

adding baking soda to the super glue not only makes it set up in a second, it also adds strength. Tho they use a better grade of glue, they use the same idea to fix dents dings and cracks in the carbon fiber rotor blades on real helicopters. It is a strong repair that way, way stronger than super glue alone. If you get the Super thin glue from Bot Smith industries, it can be used to replace metal pieces, like the things that hold the axels in place, or other parts. When you get small imperfections in the casting surface and are going to paint it, you can use modler's putty, or in this case since you're using what amounts to a candy color, there is a low melting point solder that works for soldering the zinc castings. you can fill with it, then sand and polish it back down smooth.... if you want to go that far. You could also fill the dings with modler's putty, then prime and paint with a bright silver paint, then put the blue over that, or in some cases a brilliant white would give the same effect. If you ever want a darker color than the paint you have, spray it over gray or black, it's the same effect as with real candy colors done on full size cars. You can also put on designs in both white or silver and black, then paint over it with the candy color for a very unique but subtle paint job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Great info!

[@alextothehbro]

Do you have a spectra flame paint close to the purple that this nomad was originally? If so, what would that look like painted over a gloss or matte black base coat?

[@WheelsNThangs]

I believe I do but it wouldn't look great. I think it would just make it a darker purple.

[@tracyjamestavares3255]

I find a lot of Cast Iron toys that are trashed . Like 2 C this Match Box Dr. work on them . Great Info. , Demo in Vid. Maybe some history .

[@WheelsNThangs]

Nice!

[@SC-mq1eh]

that windex blue is so good!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, I agree!

[@Damon1864]

I had that exact Hot Wheel as a kid! Color, everything. Seeing that brings back memories. had to be over 45 years ago?

[@WheelsNThangs]

Nice!

[@travelersdiecastcustoms1511]

That turned really nice. Good job👍👍👍

[@redmenace1135]

Welldone! Nomad looked like someone's nightmare! I guess, someone occasionally put his butt right on that poor lil thing.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Ha! Thank you!

[@raverboyloki]

I love your restorations, I heard you said that a customer asked you to paint this blue for them. What do you charge for your restorations? Or is this information available somewhere?

[@WheelsNThangs]

This was kinda a one time deal so I didn't really charge anything. Parts and shipping alone cost over $30 for the customer.

[@endlesswanderer1753]

Just curious, how much would you charge for a restoration like this? I don't have any cars this old, but it's interesting to me.

[@WheelsNThangs]

I typically don't do commissions because the cost of parts and shipping alone typically outweigh the value of the casting.

[@robertshemory5094]

Car looks amazing. If I would try to straighten the roof it would have broken. I have a Mustang that I tried to straighten and broke one a pillar of. 😵

[@WheelsNThangs]

Yeah, it's a pain. Very light yet solid taps with the hammer. Lots of them. Thank you!

[@DBs58]

I found a mini cooper in similar shape that needs to be restired...this is a great "how-to" video! Great job by the way!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@terrancescott8441]

You did a nice job straightening the body out, looks good. I need a cordless dremel like you have, I trouble with the corded dremels.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! Yeah, I hare dealing with cords.

[@alfvicente]

Nice work, but why did not you take away the hair from the front left wheel axle? it's driving me nuts

[@WheelsNThangs]

I did eventually. I didn't notice it until later,.

[@TomMcD71]

Blue is a AWESOME color

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, I love the color also!

[@obdiipolice7186]

How much does a restored redline hotwheels goes for?

[@greyestfox]

From totaled to brand new. Looks great! I think the video looks good from the phone but the audio is not quite as good.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@humacao01]

That brush needed some cleaning up.......lol

[@donaldpcunninghamace5600]

How much do you charge for a restoration? I have a green station wagon I want in original condition

[@WheelsNThangs]

Typically I don't do commissions because the cost usually outweighs the value. This car for example. Glass = $8, Wheels = $7, Paint = $7 Parts shipping = $7, shipping car to and from is roughy $9. $38 just in parts and shipping without any labor.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Maxx Kroes very true!

[@danielaguero3766]

Beautiful 55 Nomad you have there brought back memories of one I had as a kid

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, awesome!

[@picax8398]

Of course its the car with the most body damage that actually had decent og paint coverage

[@WheelsNThangs]

That's the way it works sometime. Crazy!

[@robertyoung7027]

Best video quality ever, and I've watched all of your vids.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@Gunner4907]

What tool were you using to drill the mashroooms

[@j1701why1]

Wow Another dedicated perfectionist. Thanks for posting.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you John!

[@RJDCR]

I've got two , I wish you could restore......How do I get them to you?

[@WheelsNThangs]

I have my info on my "about" page but these redlines get fairly expensive to restore.

[@emilypeters8888]

how much do you charge to do a basic resto mod?

[@brianjschumer]

I have to say one of ypur better "restos"..quick and quality and without the jokes..

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! I've only had jokes in 2-3 videos so I'm not sure?

[@gitmoholliday5764]

Just an idea .. to straighten the body at a difficult angle without hammering stretch it in shape by using 2 flat little ice sticks, and inbetween some wedge ( the wedge will make it possible to adjust the roof / shape of the window )

[@robinjaison327]

Can restore mine

[@WheelsNThangs]

That would probably work as well. I like the anvil because it's a very solid surface.

[@vintagetoyrestorations]

What kind of buffing wheel are you using to polish the body

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[@nicholasdaly7355]

Pictures ok sounds muffled and echoes

[@jonnybgood-xj5bk]

Reminds me of the Tim Allen hod dog bun nomad episode lol. Have u seen it?

[@WheelsNThangs]

I’ll have to check it out.

[@michaeljankowski8036]

Looks AWESOME, Love the color

[@biohazardshrimp]

Tim Taylor dropped an I beam on it. Jill is very upset.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Hehe

[@stevena9384]

One of your best restorations yet. I prefer the audio on this video :)

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! The audio on my end sounded rough. Hmm.. I need to check that.

[@jrsdiecastcars1595]

Looks brand new great job Thank you for sharing

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you for watching!

[@202One]

Very nice Job ! 👍

[@acen2000]

Just goes to show anything is salvageable, great stuff👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Very true Gary!

[@blooelmo]

Agreed!! That’s the fun part of restoring eh? 😁

[@danielholestin6809]

First like and comment

[@Superstreet3391]

I like the outtakes at the end. Car looks awesome dude.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! Yeah, I laughed at myself.

[@74bobby]

Man that looks Sharp, Great job Brother...

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@FaizerGPL]

The closest we’ve seen of you doing Highway 35 things.....still gud

[@alexisbanda5915]

Hello 😀👋

[@WheelsNThangs]

Hello!