MATCHBOX restoration: Škoda 130LR MB176

[@yamaeraahdc821]

You did a great job. Best regards from Czech Republic. 👍😉

[@PG-gs5vb]

Kudos for this restoration from a Czech fan. You did a gorgeous job!

[@MidIslandCustomDiecast]

Jason, I can hardly believe that's the same car.... Really fantastic job bringing this one back from the nearly dead.

[@johnnythys7428]

Superb restoration on this 130LR. 👌👍❤️💯

[@lotharrenz4621]

it's not only matchbox' only casting of a Skoda ever, it's the only one ever made of a 130 in this scale. there were others, but in larger scales, and many were plastic. so this thing is a rarity, as well as the FIAT 131 rallye. there should be a lot more actual rallye team decorations out there. I think two german teams drive one, and of course polish and czech teams love them as well. anyway, great work! many would have discarded this casting, and it really saw a lot of abuse. especially the baseplate... I didn't know that plastic would "yellow", too, and thus turn green... XD

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

i love the 8 dots wheels too :-)

[@RedlineGarageHW]

You have given this car its former glory, fantastic, I love it 👍🏻😎

[@titiparisien5915]

Never seen this miniature before. Thanks for the nice job and the shiny result.

[@joeholloway1386]

Great restoration and paint job 👍👌

[@hugoferriz8191]

I saw the previous at Instagram and I confirm: absolutely great! 👍👏👏👏

[@kane804]

Amazing job. Agree the yellow lights are right for the era.

[@aceadman]

Stunningly good job! 😊👍👍

[@MyMaxHeadroom]

Fantastic restoration mate. Thats one hell of a job.

[@grahammummery5732]

Great rescue job Jason! Really came up looking tip top...

[@charliedoggcustoms1005]

Very awesome, I’d say it’s my favorite of all your restorations

[@bobbybyrkett7751]

Jason best one yet

[@MatchboxRevival]

Super job decals are really sharp

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Awesome, this was my dad's favourite car ,he owned a 130 L ,love it man ,Cheers Laz

[@gravesendaustralia]

Excellent makeover Jason

[@tonyhughes1958able]

Hi Jason, lovely Job. I had a Skoda Estelle 120 in Olive green in the early 90's and I have been a Skoda driver ever since then so this was a journey into my memory banks :-) Everyone used to think they were cheap and nasty, yes they were not the latest tech of the day but it was a great reliable and cheap runaround for comuting to work, and would do motorway speeds without a problem. Love to see the other returned to the Family saloon that it was based on.

[@2ndchancediecastrestorations]

Brilliant job....

[@MatchboxResurrection]

Very nice job Jason. I'm gonna have a look at those decals. They seem pretty decent. Thanks buddy

[@jesterger]

That resto turned out wonderful. You're right, we never saw that casting here in Canada. The real cars were never that popular here either. The use of salt on our roads in winter, turned the Skodas into rust buckets within the first couple of years. Earning the nickname for the car "The Scrotum".

[@DieCastRestos]

Superb 😂

[@MatchboxGarage]

Wow, looking great J💪🏼

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

SOOO KOOOOOLLLL ! Great work as always.

[@2H80vids]

Great job Jason, no wonder you're proud of this one. Have we just witnessed the birth of "Jason's Method" for these wheels? For such a simple trick, the result looks outstanding.👍👌 I test-drove one of these cars back in the day. They were the butt of plenty jokes but their rally pedigree spoke for itself.😁

[@malcolmmacdonald3992]

Jason - What a phenomenal transformation congratulations pal! The car is a total success!

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

What a killer restoration. So much work and information. Thanks for sharing, Jason. Amazing work!

[@johnkelley9877]

This is your best restoration I have seen on this channel! I cannot believe how nice it turned out. Thanks for sharing this, it was great to watch.

[@beamer8907]

My fav restoration 👌

[@R1chardB1ngham]

Very nice job, this is one of the harder castings to find so kudos for such a nice job - and thanks for the link, decals are always one of the harder to find items for my restos

[@stevegascoigne1482]

Nice job.

[@nathanobrien6875]

Outstanding job Jason! That’s setting a new standard

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

Hey Jason, I lived in Prague for a few years. Skoda cars everywhere. You did a fabulous job restoring this old beater. Looks fantastic again. Big thumbs up from Switzerland - Andrew 🍁👍

[@carlosdelgado614]

Awesome awesome job

[@BenM-nv6mu]

fantastic result - you can be justly proud of this one Jason, stay safe, Ben

[@bentandre5524]

never found it in the netherlands too...you did great

[@mattg8369]

Great model, and one that is hard to come by, and quite expensive in mint condition. I had one when I was a kid when it was first introduced, but it was lost to time. I bought another a year or so ago...and I paid a mint for a mint one LOL.

[@reggaelatinus6705]

good job

[@alexbienek1703]

This looks fantastic! My family has owned three (soon to be 4) škodas and they are brilliant cars. I think you should convert the other 130 into a road going family car. Cheers, Alex

[@davidreintjens283]

I'd like to see a custom rally Caron the next Skoda or perhaps a convertible.

[@tompettersson3814]

I bought that in 1988 in sweden, and i still have it in its original package.

[@crypttonite]

it looked amazing as it was

[@swing.wing_singh]

This is awesome. Loved it too. The decals specially bring out all the fantastic look of this boxy car. A small query. You stuck up the broken windshield part with Gorilla glue. I believe that's superglue so didn't that fog up the windshield? Cheers from India

[@DieCastRestos]

Thank you. The Gorilla glue gel I use tends to not go cloudy. I highly recommend it!

[@stevewilson6390]

I like this Jason , nice work . Could you pass on the link for the screws you use please , I'm struggling to get ones the right length . Regards

[@DieCastRestos]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402652847072 These are the same spec as the sort I’ve bought in bulk in the past, M2 3mm laptop screws. Best I’ve used so far

[@stevewilson6390]

@@DieCastRestos Appreciate you taking the time to help Jason . Just orderd some Thanks. Steve

[@chezsnailez]

Bonza reno, mate! We'll hafta look for a Skoda on ePay... lichen its body style... be nice to see a 'civilian' version...

[@westonward735]

Maybe a modern version of what it would look like now as rally car?

[@matty_fez_jones1741]

I've got two of these one mint that was my dad's and one I wrecked as a kid but is complete that I plan to restore

[@PolizeiPaul]

I need to get some of these to make some classic VB cop cars and of course civilian versions.

[@2ahdcat]

I've never seen a diecast Skoda before. Anyway... this came out awesome. Gotta find me one on eBay. Make a custom out of Your other Skoda

[@davidparker8221]

I'll attempt to recreate some of my comments again. Either something went wrong technologically wise, or my son on the Autism Spectrum did something that posted my comments for this video to a completely different video. I only noticed the mistake when that producer responded to comments intended for you. I think that this was the most damaged casting restored I've seen that hadn't been in some form crushed! I'm from/in the U.S.A. and while I know MB, I don't think I've ever heard of Skoda! I also don't think I've ever seen this MB car before, and I agree it's a beauty! My vote for your 3rd car is to...do it again! The twist I suggest is to really recreate a replica of the actual car. I don't really know your budget, amount of equipment or supplies, etc but why not totally recreate that gorgeous actual livery instead of the mass produced homage livery? As much as I love the 8 dot wheel (Thanks for demonstrating your restoration technique!) if a wheel swap is in order to recreate the car, never mind the bullocks or purists, do it! You did the best you could have done with the original "glass", but either a reproduction part or a resin recast of your original would have been necessary to match the standard of the rest of your work. There's a Polish diecast artist, Paul/Pavel (Paul Restore) who did a great video on recasting glass pieces in clear resin if you haven't seen it. Thanks for all you do entertaining and educating me. Safety and Sanitize! Have fun with your toys!

[@beamer8907]

Restore the 3 skodas all to original condition