MATCHBOX Restoration No 73 Ferrari F1 Race Car 1962

[@deandemarest4438]

Hats off to Marty for being so generous in lending out his wife's toothbrush. What a guy.

[@Tim-57]

She is a Beauty! Huge respect for your shout outs to Marty and Bare, two more of my favourite KZbinrs.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Tim 57 Lots of great people on YT!

[@Tim-57]

@@WheelsNThangs Yes, there certainly are Mr. Thangs🙂

[@Tim-57]

@kim Dierichsen Both great channels.🙂

[@WheelsNThangs]

@kim Dierichsen Ha!

[@tcooker67]

No kidding! I hit 'Subscribe' the second I heard that. Very classy.

[@ДмЮнит]

Glad you mention Marty, i'm watching you both!

[@brianartillery]

That looks BETTER than it did when brand new. I have a particular attachment to this model - I was given one when on holiday in Scotland, in 1966, when I was three. It's about as far back as I can remember. At the hotel we stayed at, were some slightly older kids, one of whom had the CORGI 'Sharknose' Ferrari, which they let me play with. On their last day, their dad gave me the Matchbox Ferrari to remember them by. That sort of thing you never forget.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! That is an awesome memory to have. I remember very little from my youth, that's so cool to have a moment like that at the age of 3. You don't still have it do you?

[@brianartillery]

Sadly, no. It did get played with a lot. Lesney Matchbox made a couple of other Formula One cars of similar construction, too. Yes, anything further back in my memory than three just isn't there. My late father drove us up in a brand new maroon coloured Ford Cortina Mk.1, by the way. And it rained a lot.😄

[@WheelsNThangs]

@@brianartillery Cortina, love those cars.

[@paulcaswell2813]

My favourite Corgi of that era was the blue Cooper-Maserati. Beautifully detailed for the time (it wasn't for another 30 years that I realised that Corgi's design chief at the time was none other than Gerald Wingrove - in his own right probably the finest car modeller there's ever been)! Corgis from the mid-60s to early 70s were almost always drafted by him, and in my opinion, 'toy' cars have never, ever been more accurate.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Paul Caswell That’s some great info! I’m going to look for some Corgis in the future as well, they are great!

[@Scottie_S]

Love Marty's stuff! Always watch his videos to the end as there's usually bloopers that include stuff like drops, injuries, swearing, etc.

[@marcuscopley6929]

Marty’s wife is extremely generous with her toothbrush. Awesome restoration attention to detail is excellent. You have a new subscriber

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Marcus! Well I think Mary is the generous one :)

[@WheelsNThangs]

I mean Marty!

[@S3pra]

Any idea if replacement wheels (or even a swap) for these exist anywhere? I have one that’s missing an axle and I’d love to fix it up!

[@geoffbuck6865]

What an excellent sensitive restoration! As an old Englishman it reminds me so much of my childhood! Well done...

[@WheelsNThangs]

Geoff Buck Thank you!

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👍👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@mister_fjk1972]

Great Job! This Ferrari which i played with incessantly along with both the Eight-Wheeled Crane Truck and Hoveringham Eight-Wheeled Dump Truck,were my very first Matchbox's my parents bought me from a store somewhere on the Ocean City, NJ boardwalk back in '64. Thanks for the memories!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! That is awesome, do you still have them?

[@mister_fjk1972]

@@WheelsNThangs My mom gave them all away unfortunately

[@WheelsNThangs]

Francis Kelly yikes!

[@mister_fjk1972]

@@WheelsNThangs Yes, Exactly

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

Had one of these when they first came out. Matchbox were all very nice. Good to see this one here having a life again.

[@WheelsNThangs]

It's an awesome casting!

[@TheKingRacer007]

Nice to see a old school ferrari getting her form of glory back! Nice restoration as always.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@lowercherty]

I've watched a ton of Marty's videos and just discovered yours. Nice to see it done with products readily available in America.

[@kenty2831]

Thank you for sharing your passion and talent. Reflecting on these videos reinforces the appreciation of time and experience of life

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@graemepeters5717]

You'd be amazed how fast a broken drill bit goes through a finger! At last, a restoration with a decent paint finish!

[@JR-SCOOT]

I found Marty by mistake - now I'm here and I'm hooked! Great restoration job!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@anthonymicele8897]

Such a gorgeous Ferrari. Looks factory fresh. I agree, it is a diamond in the rough.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@michaellazecki5919]

Shout out to Marty!!

[@mr.joshua204]

Fuck marty

[@maxwebster7572]

A very warm feeling is to hear one of those run. The smell of raw fuel and percussion shaking dust out of the ceiling. Ahhh!

[@PitLaneModelshop]

if I couldn't see it myself, I don’t believe it... It's amazing, congratulations!

[@wienerdogracing5980]

Turned out great! You make it look easy. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@jrwoodsy]

I have 1 of these that I got in a small bulk lot. It has been painted light blue and has the word LOVE and a flower drawn on it. I can't wait to restore it.

[@WheelsNThangs]

That sounds cool, love to see some pics!

[@jrwoodsy]

@@WheelsNThangs put one on your fb page of your one half painted

[@WheelsNThangs]

@@jrwoodsy Just saw it. I rarely get on there but glad I did. That thing looks like fun!

[@SamhainBe]

Beautiful! I was a kid in the early/mid 1960s and have fond memories of my beautifully-made old Matchbox cars. True quality and value. I actually still have my old Land Rover Safari and would love to have a real Series II to go with it.

[@blsully]

Randomly ran across your channel via this video. I have this little Ferrari. Always been one of my favorite Matchboxes. Subscribed, I had no idea "Matchbox restoration" was a hobby, but I love it.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank Brendan!

[@charlesfoster141]

I have one of these racecars on a vintage keychain. You can run the chain right through the nose. I love watching this video restoration. I purchased two more of these Lesney Ferrari 73s on eBay today for about $11 each shipped. Maybe I will restore one someday but the cost is prohibitive. By the time you buy all these paints, strippers, lacquer thinner and decals you have $70 in the little car. Of coarse you have enough product to restore a couple dozen lol. eBay always has these ranging from $5.99 to $175.00 depending on condition.

[@agepbiz]

Nice restoration!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@jrewing5886]

The real 1962 Ferrari F1 was truly a remarkable race car. The overall design of the car gave one the impression it was moving, despite the fact, it was standing still. A very loud engine with twin exhaust, the car won numerous racing events. However, like many earlier F1 race cars of this period of time, speed, not safety, was the order of the day. We lost many great drivers because of the very poor safety standards of the day. Not only the cars, but the tracks as well. Still, this was my favorite time period of racing. The drivers, the cars, the tracks and the beautiful women. It was truly a playboy sort of sport, with this devil may care bravado. Drivers rarely ever went to a wreck unless it was to try a save a friend. I had this 1962 Matchbox Ferrari F1. Oh I was probably about 4 or 5. I remember how beautiful that red was and those gorgeous wire wheels. The driver, as I recall, looked awesome. With his helmet and goggles. I dreamed about racing with that car. Played with it endlessly until I got bored. Of all my most favorite Matchbox cars, this Ferrari F1 was indeed my favorite. It just had this wow or cool factor the other cars didn't have. To prove my point. Later when hot wheels became more popular, I raced my Ferrari F1 against my friends Hemi Cuda and spanked him badly in the loop. We raced three times. I won all 3 and his Cuda. That little Ferrari F1 was and is amazing. Hopefully one day, I'll find one to display. Great video🚘

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@Mace2.0]

#1: It's a Ferrari #2: I really love those wheels #3: It's really cheap (Unused) #4: It looks like a kazoo.

[@SketchTurnerZero]

I think old one (in bad condition) has its sharm. But you did a great job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

I agree, I'll get another one and leave it original. Thank you!

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

Beautiful. 50 years ago I had one of these & it was one of my favourite toys. 😃

[@robw5088]

Awesome video!! You, Marty's and Baremetal are my go to channels for die cast restorations!!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@pan68]

Especially I like the credits you gave to Marty! He seems to inspire many of the KZbin die cast restorers. BTW: Great job you did on the Lesney Ferrari!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@rubberducky6411]

Man I love you tube,where else you get stuff like this, which could be a tv series.

[@strange-universe]

that is a nice restoration, thanks for showing

[@bryanharrell6894]

Great job on this, with good attention to detail. Congratulations!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@jameshall4385]

Looks like a proper ferrari. The before car looked like a old race car that someone discovered in a barn. If you find a second one, it would make a great display model. Nice work

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! I may have another one on the way already :)

[@bradleythatcher2869]

Marty is awesome. Thanks for the video!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thanks, I agree!

[@jeffkeith637]

Matchbox are da bomb. And the sharknose Ferrari is fantastic. Good job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Jeff Keith Thank you!

[@jackgerien6210]

Great job! Have one myself. Any insight as to where I might be able to get a replace set of those beautiful wire wheels?

[@morphman32]

A beautiful restoration, beautifully executed!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Oliver!

[@NHfiddle]

This came out great as I remember this one from "back in the day". There's also a Lotus Indy car that I used to buy quite often, it was painted "British racing green". Love to see that one again.

[@WheelsNThangs]

I was looking to get the Lotus as well but didn't find any "deals" at the time. I'll keep an eye out :)

[@NHfiddle]

@@WheelsNThangs I just found a #19 Lotus in decent shape for short money. Check it out.

[@geoffbuck6865]

The Lotus was a Lotus 25 Grand Prix car not the Lotus Indy car.

[@NHfiddle]

@@geoffbuck6865 Right, thank you. Been a really long time since I've seen any of these. Just remember bits and pieces from 50+ years ago.

[@geoffbuck6865]

I know what you mean Paul, I just remember bits and pieces from 5 years ago! I just happen to be obsessed by the Lotus 25 - sorry if I sounded a smart arse 🤦‍♂️

[@passthebutterrobot2600]

Very nice job. The colour looks very close to the original too.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@SteveLombardi58]

I had one of those as a boy, early 1960s. Great to see it again!

[@TheRedRocket]

I didn't know that you could mix enamel paint with lacquer thinner. Good to know! Thank you for your excellent video!

[@WheelsNThangs]

You sure can! Thank you for watching!

[@tomrackham7169]

Nice job, Shark Nose Ferrari was always something special.

[@cxcmb]

so cool you gave a shout out to marty (and his wife's toothbrush 😄). the car looks awesome, nice to see you branch out into matchboxes.

[@WheelsNThangs]

nonotnyet Ha! I was hoping someone would catch that 😎

[@cxcmb]

i love marty's little running gags in his videos. i'd like to see him tackle a redline, just to see how his would turn out.

[@WheelsNThangs]

I'm sure he'd do a fine job.

[@parky2310]

Love this - absolutely beautiful work!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@drayalaf]

Great job! I hope you can find the missing figure thus your restoration will be complete. Congrats

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@joseluisrodriguez5302]

I have a vague idea to had one of these,,,, very vague but persistant. Very beautiful resto&car. Congrats.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@Adriansmith805]

Amazing restoration love the colour well done 👍.

[@jetglo355]

Great job! I found one this past summer for $5 at a flea market in nice shape, but missing the steering wheel and driver. I never noticed until now that the tires sat "LESNEY ENGLAND" on them!

[@raymonde4272]

Great restoration of a classic shark nose Ferrari.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Hey there, nice job. Sorry to compare but you and Marty have a similar narrative, clear concise and no BS. Makes for very easy viewing. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@WheelsNThangs]

Stuart G. Australia. Thank you Stuart!

[@worldsedge4991]

That really turned out well!

[@greyestfox]

Beautiful car. I said this on another channel but it's relevant here: I grew up with Matchbox being the cheap, flimsy alternative to HotWheels. Until I saw Marty's and others videos I had no idea they were such nice cars back in the day.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@TheDgrinch69]

Awesome Resto! Thanks for sharing!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@TronFnknBlow]

Great work! I hope you do get a hold of another one to do a resto-mod project with. While watching I was thinking how great it would look with a black wash on that grille at the back end, some black or brown on the steering wheel rim, etc.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! I agree, I wanted to get this one looking stock. May have to do that on the next one :)

[@randybock82]

Wire wheels on a 1/64 car is so cool.Matchbox was ahead of the game. The die had to be pretty small.

[@WheelsNThangs]

I agree!

[@Evan_Moore61]

That looks absolutely stunning! Great job on a beautiful Ferrari race car.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Evan!

[@jaumenunez6963]

Excelent Job !! Just I would like to know the measures of drills used and what's the screw's measure used to replace the rivets, if you could tell me it in metrics. Congratulations !!

[@WheelsNThangs]

1.5 mm and 4.5mm. Screw are 2-56 x 4.5 Thank you!

[@peterwhitaker9913]

I love Matchbox cars great job on restoring the car and using Marty’s wife toothbrush 👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Yeah Marty is fantastic. Excited to see the results you get.

[@4DIYers]

I have one similar to that! Mine is blue, pretty much mint condition with the original box. I also have a VW from the same era to match it, also with the original box.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Oh man, those sound nice. Love these old Matchbox cars!

[@1lowf150xlt]

That came out perfect! I love it!

[@SC-mq1eh]

lol - martys wifes dentist bill must be astronomical!! another great resto and luv that you gave a shout out to your cronies in the matchbox/hotwheels community - i find it soo cool and to see these old gems brought back, or modded - not too mention the variety from old classics, muscle cars and i even like the import cars being worked on - i guess my luv of full size cars applies to my luv of 1:64 cars too! - again great work man, who doesnt luv a red ferrari

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! Luckily I'm in the dental field so I can supply Marty's wife with a few extra brushes if needed :)

[@tydambrosia]

I always feel like I'm watching a Bob Ross video when I watch these. ❤

[@WheelsNThangs]

Maybe I should add some happy little trees :)

[@tydambrosia]

@@WheelsNThangs I bet he'd love that 😁

[@TITANIOFORT]

You did use some type of device electric similar of that we use to chrome something or when we want to retire aluminum from the minerium bauxita. What's this? How it works?

[@WheelsNThangs]

The zinc plating or polish with a Dremel?

[@SueBobChicVid]

Love it! Hope you can find a driver figure.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@virginiafry8991]

when I rebuilt my motorcycle carburetors I soaked small rubber parts in plain glycerin to soften them up. Might work for Matchbox tires as well?

[@WheelsNThangs]

Hmm. Worth a try! Thanks for the tip.

[@MrButtonpresser]

Most enjoyable. Lovely resto.

[@nismo2004]

AMAZING restoration!!!You got magic hands!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@towerblock2]

Lovely restoration, looking forward to a custom version too👍

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! Did you find a tire yet?

[@towerblock2]

@@WheelsNThangs Sorry was a typo, should of been looking not look, I meant I'm looking forward to a custom version by yourself👍

[@kenmccarthy9838]

Awesome restoration man. If ur interested, this is a Ferrari 156 'sharknose' raced in 1960 and 61 f1 seasons. It was the first Ferrari mid engine/rear wheel drive race car, but most importantly it won America's first f1 drivers championship. Phil Hill won the world championship driving this car. This chassis was retired after a fatal crash involving Phil's co-driver, Wolfgang von Tripps. As was usual for Ferrari in those days, once a car was obsolete, it was destroyed, there are no surviving Ferrari 156's. Which is unfortunate since its my absolute favorite car of all time. Again, amazing work.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you Ken! That's unbelievable that they would never make it again. So they only had the one chassis for two seasons of racing?

[@kenmccarthy9838]

@@WheelsNThangs as I understand there was either 5,or 7 total cars. But records seem to contradict themselves at the factory. There's rumors of ONE surviving car, but nobody has ever seen it. There has been 2 replicas made, for insane amounts of money using the original schematics. Either way it was a beautiful tiny car, and that matchbox looks the business after your resto, much respect.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Ken McCarthy Maybe we’ll see it on Barrett Jackson one day for 100 million..

[@barryboor6416]

WheelsNThangs Gentlemen, it seems that you are not aware that there are now TWO real Sharknose Ferraris in existence. They were built in England and are identical to the 1961 cars. Check them out.

[@Oliver_stick]

Do you have to use the paint thinner and is it not good if you have the grey primer?

[@jonathandeere6232]

Great looking car! Shout out’s to Marty (another one of my favorites) and his wife’s toothbrush had me laughing out loud. Next you’ll have remote control tanks running through your house and yard.😆

[@WheelsNThangs]

:)

[@jameskomsella7319]

With the nose of that thing being shaped like that I would turn it into a keychain

[@WheelsNThangs]

James Komsella Maybe I need to find 3 more!

[@keithwhisman]

Right?

[@ukmatchbox1-753]

more of a Dolphin nose Ferrari but there is a litte radiator in there.

[@nessuno5403]

This 'shark' nose was the inspiration for the front fascia of the 360 Modena

[@FelloniusWizard]

Very well done! Mine's missing a front wheel, otherwise it's in played condition and still red. Good lessons in this video! Thanks!

[@WheelsNThangs]

I found a lot on eBay missing tires. Maybe pick up another one cheap for spares.

[@FelloniusWizard]

@@WheelsNThangs As I'm not a restorer (yet), I've just started watching all of these amaezing videos, I'm gathering all hints, tips and tricks I can get. Thank You!

[@Takedownairsoft1]

I’m speechless, it’s so perfect i don’t know how to describe it great!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you, I really appreciate it1

[@stevedingman3753]

Very nice, had one as a kid. If i remember correctly i painted the rear grill black...

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@lumbagouncle800]

Revell has an enamel paint which is called Ferrari Red, it seems a good match.

[@michaellorenzen7410]

love it I have a mint sharknose with the little white driver nice restoration thanks

[@SockyNoob]

It looked awesome unrestored and restored. Like a real race car.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Socky Noob Thank you!

[@MrVolvobloke]

What a nice little car ! Thanks for posting.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@cookiemadison8529]

As usual a really great job. But me, I'm a sucker for those old classics, and I love them when they're beat up like that. There's just something about them looking rough and played with that's beautiful-- having said that, the restoration looks great. Looking forward to the sweet 16!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@wawi911]

Sad time, my favorite part was the white labeling on the tires and now its gone Any idea on how you'd be able to get that back?

[@WheelsNThangs]

Codi Watson well there was never white lettering when new nor was there any when I got it. There was dirt that made the lettering stand out a bit.

[@wawi911]

@@WheelsNThangs oh! The lesney at 33 seconds threw me off. A very nice car either way :)

[@WheelsNThangs]

Codi Watson Thank you!

[@sunset-eq7rf]

I think your restoration was excellent. However, I fully agree with what you said at the end of the video, leaving it all original. A good washing and leaving it the way it was. Great video.

[@tuxpowerpc]

Wow, outstanding! Beautiful job.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@chassegallerie2910]

Really nice restoration! I love this model myself! Marty's wife's toothbrush seems to have become an epic item. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a RPG video game one day! Talking about Marty, maybe you could ask him if he know where to find the driver? He seems to know where to get everything for Matchbox restorations. Also, Italian Red paint, is from what a friend of mine told me, actually Ferrari red. It's just that Ferrari didn't like that they used their name, so it became Italian red instead.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you! Yes, that toothbrush has taken on a personality! He's from Aus, they seem to have a much better Matchbox selection than the US. I have several links but haven't found anyone that ships to the US as of yet.

[@albertommasi]

I had no time to watch this... like, I did not want to, initially.... But I ended up watching the whole video and taking notes!! Man, Good Job!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@user-bp5py6bh3g]

Beautiful restoration!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@frax8316]

Very Great Job!Congratulations!

[@oshcan]

This is so very cool! You did an awesome job! Shout out to Marty!

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@hunterrose8019]

Looks like Marty has some competition. Would live to see some restored Lotuses alongside your Ferrari.

[@andrewholdaway813]

Nicely done, should have a little plastic driver in there for the complete look though.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Andrew Holdaway Thank you! I’m still looking for a driver 😐

[@annacomnena217]

Lovely work and a great hobby. Many thanks.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@f1matt]

Oh wow. And this is one of the most famous Ferrari’s of all time! The famous shark nose!

[@GSWeb8]

Great video. Beautiful results.

[@WheelsNThangs]

Thank you!

[@GeneralLee1961.3]

Great job, my friend! From a Ferrari lover ❤️🇺🇸🇮🇹❤️🇺🇸🇮🇹❤️🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@peterkoren9337]

Great job! Where did you get those water transfer stickes? Is it possible to get custom ones?

[@WheelsNThangs]

They were just regular stickers I found on eBay.

[@GiotheGhreat]

I found one of this for $5.00 at my local flea market! Nice resto!