Matchbox Series No 15 Volkswagon 1500 Saloon (1968 WV Beetle) - Custom Video

[@MatchboxRestoration]

Great looking custom! Great job on the wheel swap and color of the body. Really nice result! Out of curiosity, with how much pressure are you airbrushing the model? 2:1 ratio thinner/paint or the other way around? Still experimenting with the airbrushing here 😇

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks mate. I run at around 20psi. 2 parts paint 1 part thinner although sometimes require 50/50 mix. I too am learning something new with every resto/custom

[@MatchboxRestoration]

@@MatchboxGarage Thanks for the info! It does take some experimenting sometimes. As you say, some require a different approach. Keep it up!

[@madmike8v72]

Great work! I have to say the caustic soda paint strip is so satisfying to watch on your videos.

[@MattSpaugh]

Love your videos. ON your primer from the spray can, I've found it helpful to warm the spray can. I set the can in warm water to bring the paint and the can up to temp. Cheers!

[@hodgeshotwheelsanddiecast5192]

I really like this custom. Excellent choice on color, and wheel choice.

[@notdonaldst]

I imagine your wife loved it. Good job!

[@davidfawcett4862]

Nice job ! The modern yellow rear number plate looks good too even although it would not have been on a car of this age.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thinking back I should probably have done them black

[@gerryhealy1832]

The vw beetle is the very first car of my memory my dad had one when I was very young only it was bottle green I remember standing on the footrails when he come home from work happy memories thanks Rob your wee car rocks 😊👉👈👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Cool story Gerry

[@Icecoldwheels]

Very nice custom,the color,wheels and detailing-just perfect!!

[@ryanwalker1376]

Happy wife, happy life. Great job sir!

[@jorgerodriguez1102]

The car of my childhood 😢. Excelent!

[@raymonde4272]

The detailing on this is superb as well as the mint green colour. Beautiful job.

[@TheSteamLocomotive]

Happy wife=Happy life! My wife was born in 1968, ironically.

[@jamesberryjr5300]

I have really enjoyed watching all of your videos and I'm in the process of looking for some matchbox cars to do myself. I must be the only one that likes the tow hooks on all the cars. To me they are just neat and plus all of the acessories made to tow look great behind the vehicles. Thanks for the inspiration you give

[@MatchboxGarage]

I like them on appropriate cars. Just not on supercars etc

[@RetroHax]

Nice custom, wheels look great too.

[@raverboyloki]

Looks great! I hope the misses loves it!

[@MatchboxGarage]

She does mate

[@Retired_Gentleman]

My mother had a '68 Beetle. It was the first car I ever drove. Gloss black with a, I think, red interior. Very uncomfortable in winter as it had no heater. The only warmth was drawn from the air cooled engine and in a Canadian winter that wasn't very much. My job used to be to keep the windshield scraped as she drove it on very cold days. She traded it on a new Yellow Toyota Corolla that rusted out and fell apart in less than a year. Ah the good old days.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Great story thanks for sharing

[@craigwelcometochaos8462]

This came out awesome the wheels looks very good

[@BadChizzle]

Came out very good! Love the color.

[@GobotWars]

The car looks great. Also, someone may have already said this but the modern Matchbox donor car was a Buick

[@seanrobison1782]

Great looking beetle, cool minty shade of green, top notch job and good choice of wheels.

[@TisBestinDiecast66]

Another great job Rob and great way to build up the Brownie points with the Wife. I suspect you may have yearned for Herbie otherwise so you will have to get another and go again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MatchboxGarage]

Yes I had Herbie in mind

[@westonward735]

Nice job, the modern wheels look perfect for that beetle. Keep the videos coming. 😊

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks Weston. I have a few videos scheduled for release so keep an eye out mate

[@luminazkidd21]

Lovely little car and the detail works make it pop. Im a huge fan of white wall tires and that wouldve been my only change paint the tires to simulate white walls. Forget my critique still excellent resto

[@smilesfourmiles2714]

Very beautifully done

[@jmmvangoor]

One of my Matchbox favorites, nice job. I hope your wife was also happy with it! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@MatchboxGarage]

She loves it

[@pauljackson8354]

LOVE THIS AND THE MG1100 WITH THE DRIVER AND DOG

[@pauljackson8354]

GOT ANY VW FASTBACK RESTOS?

[@tfhackett]

I love this Beetle, you've made it one of a kind.I haven't tried doing my own restorations yet, but I'm not a fan of removing the paint with caustic soda. The "Polystrippa" that others use seems more benign and does at least as good a job.

[@TheHorsebox2]

Another beautiful job. A pleasure to watch.

[@ericverpeten4249]

A real beauty! Great job

[@martindaredare]

Good resto rob, nice spray station , nice bit of tweaking to get the body to fit snug.

[@MatchboxResurrection]

Absolutely love Beetles. Great job. Love the color too

[@sctransit]

Fantastic! I love the color and the added details! Your wife should be quite happy with that!

[@larryburchett553]

Love the V.W.!!!

[@mercoid]

A real beauty! I’m very impressed with this one. The color is beautiful too.

[@Tiger351]

Great job again mate! Love the colour, I had a '62 40 hp Beetle the same colour 25 years ago. Wish I still had it, awesome little car.

[@MatchboxGarage]

I nearly bought one once but went with a Rover instead. I should have bought the Beetle..

[@Hoonozit]

I like that car, turned out nice.

[@jp2246]

Looks great!

[@Skipper.]

Brilliant job

[@gerryhealy1832]

Thanks Rob after that he got a little triumph not sure which one but it was brown it would have been about 74 and their was 6 of us plus mum and dad I remember jumping in the car after visiting relatives we took of up the road and the first hill we came to their was a loud bang the engine had fell out tyre bottom of the car lol true story so could you please do a triumph 👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Hahahaha that's great!

[@diecastgarageisgone...9531]

That came out nice.

[@chickapey]

perfect! LOVE the colour!

[@kimspeller6941]

fine job son ! like the super detailing !.............just green ???..................oh well........ i guess your wifes happy ? lol :)

[@tonycocacola5555]

That's a proper 90s UK Cal Look colour.

[@Cleveritalian]

If you could find a Monte Carlo rally decal for the front plaque, that would be awsome.

[@byrontaylor9235]

It turned out really nice

[@LazyCustomProject]

Whoa.... Beautiful Bug 😍😍😍

[@elvagogt]

Just Beautiful

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Great job looks awesome

[@terribelbliss9646]

Hi Rob, nice job on the VW, good color choice and your details make it complete.

[@grapowski]

Love the color!

[@Fourwheeljive]

Came out perfect!

[@victoriacarpenter2657]

I love the color

[@keithedmunds7536]

excellent job looks fantastic amazing what can be done with these old models keep them coming you have a great channel allways interesting

[@PatGilliland]

Very nice work,

[@ikaro1120]

Love, Awesome Job!!

[@rj29productions]

Looks good

[@mikeuk1954]

Have you tried dry brushing the number plates to highlight the numbers. Technique is used in painting very small model figures.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Not yet but I should try

[@aliffitisham129]

Car looks good pretty cute too

[@alexanderplatz3568]

Here's a tip for you mate,try using a 6B drawing pencil (rounded not sharp but not too blunt) to pick out the number plate letters, depending on how defined the lettering is you could also use a bit of copydex paper, (the black carbon sheet you find in a receipt book for a copy ) double sided to a little piece of card press and apply to the letters, be sure to use a magnifier so you can see what you are doing thow ! great job again btw 👍👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks for the advice

[@revzillo]

Loving that mint green colour, you could've painted the registration plates black and filed the numbers and letters to show though silver, just a thought 😉👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thinking back yes this year of car probably did have black plates

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Perfect job !

[@wreckerjonny6144]

I have just the body of this one. So I made it into a monster truck . Actually looks pretty good

[@wrbergner]

Addorable!

[@TimeRider]

Very nice!

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thank you sir

[@HammyTechnoid]

Just subscribed... gotta catch up on some viewing.. *Let the Restorations Be Done!*

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks for subscribing

[@the3minshow-thethreeminute614]

amazing

[@DeadRpoetry1167]

Iv tapped a couple o holes......cost me thousands. Lol. Good ole goldiggers.. But I like your diecast vids. Helps me to forget......for a while.

[@neilcummings9939]

lol I do what the wife says too lol. gonna do a nova for her eventually

[@dansketch]

Nice work Rob you smashed it mate

[@nicholasgutierrez191]

I like it 👍👍👍👍👍😀

[@RJDCR]

kool , thanx...The Love Bug.......neat one Robert

[@forcemultiflier1746]

Ich liebe diesen ka"fer lol,lol I love this beetle !!

[@tomheckhaus7617]

Hello Rob, I shall be a new subscriber after I post this comment. My main hobby is Film Camera Collecting and Restoring as best I can. I enjoy watching these "Matchbox" and "Hot Wheels" restorations because the small size of the work and various techniques you fellows use is very helpful in my Camera hobby. Which I have been doing for over 50 years now. I don't do restoration on these small model cars but from time to time I'll point out anything I hope you can find useful. This is the first video I've seen and the only comment I can make is generally headlights are painted silver or chrome. Even in the early days of "Sealed Beam" headlights and the modern high intensity lamps in a plastic housings the reflective material always make a headlight look silver. I think this VW will look a little better if you hit the headlights with a chrome pen. I'll slowly watch the rest of your videos and wish you luck. Tom U.S.A.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks Tom for your advice and subscribing

[@tomheckhaus7617]

Always enjoyed fix up videos. Thanks

[@easyontheeyes78]

If only restoring our real cars was just as easy as restoring these cute little wee ones.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Awesome job,it looks nice now to how it was before,the wheels suit it as well,ive just subbed to your channel.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks for subscribing

[@2ahdcat]

I'm doing the red one right now :)

[@cbgamer4414]

Your a very smart man you live by the rule happy wife happy life

[@CUSTOMGUATEMALA]

Very cool work bro congra.

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

the name of that particular green is a trade-made name called Celadon. look into Cone 6 pottery glazes and you'll see -wouldn't know this if not a FA major who had to take some sculpture/pottery classes.

[@lrg3834]

Very nice colour choice, Rob. Here are some interesting notes about the Volkswagen Beetle for you and your audience... The concept and functional objectives of the Beetle were formulated in Spring 1934 by Adolf Hitler himself, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network (built under his leadership). Lead engineer, Ferdinand Porsche (the guy), and his team took until 1938 to finalise the design, which was to incorporate a split rear window arrangement, unlike the Matchbox model in this video. Hitler, an artist, didn't particularly care for some of the body lines of that design, and felt compelled to modify them personally, and I'm glad he did because Porsche's version was a little crude by comparison (I've seen it). In all, 21,529,464 million Beetles were produced world-wide from 1938 to 2003, making the loveable bug one of the top five best sellers of all time. (I personally prefer the body style of the original to the current model.)

[@MatchboxGarage]

Great information thanks

[@waltbellamy4862]

nice job !!!

[@animalmother1522]

Good shit as always lad

[@sm6492]

Good job, keep up the good work, also a little bit more lighting over your work surface would be good both for your eyes and for the video quality.

[@MatchboxGarage]

I do already have 6 or 7 lights on to be honest. My wife says I light up the street as she comes drives up the road..

[@grahamparr4710]

1960's number plates were black with white letters and numerals, also should be a Monte Carlo decal on the shied at the front, other than that great job.

[@CNGP9]

Nice

[@TONYSDIECASTRESTOS]

Like this one, always had a soft spot for the original beetle wanted one until I actually had a ride in it. Didn't like the previous modern shape, the cab was out of proportion with the rest of the body. The latest one with the slightly 'chopped' roof look is great sporty looking. Nice peppermint green and the bigger wheels look much better. I see your nearing the 10K subs mark, well done for that. I must pull my finger out and get posting some of my conversions.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks Tony

[@tonyf8358]

Great work! The wheels on the other hand look wrong to me.

[@jameshall4385]

it looks great. why is the rear plate yellow and the front plate white

[@MatchboxGarage]

That's how we do it in the UK

[@thelionarmor]

*-BEETLE-* *TIPO 1*

[@billschipper1718]

Great job on the outside. The details show. I think the interior needs more detail work.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Yeah I didn't do any interior details on the inside of this one. I tend to switch it up per car/video so not to get bored

[@solsdiecastodyssey3143]

Hi Rob, great job as usual. May I ask the size of drill bits you use for drilling off the rivet head, then the one for drilling out the post and finally what size tap you use? For M2 screws I take it? Thanks!

[@MatchboxGarage]

I shall have a look when I get home. Send another message if I forgot mate

[@solsdiecastodyssey3143]

Thanks Lee, very grateful.

[@solsdiecastodyssey3143]

Hi Rob, here's that reminder you asked for!!! 😁

[@MatchboxGarage]

@@solsdiecastodyssey3143 sorry mate. I bought a kit off eBay. Here's the description. Hope it helps CONTENT: 1 x TAP MINI WRENCH 1 x TAP M2 x 0.40 HSS Tap 2 x TAPPING SIZE DRILL 1.6mm HSS 1 x RIVET HEAD REMOVAL DRILL BIT HSS-Cobalt TiN SCREWS 24 off M2 x 3mm long HEAD Diameter 4mm 24 off M2 x 4mm long HEAD Diameter 4mm 24 off M2 x 3mm long HEAD Diameter 4.5mm 24 off M2 x 4mm long HEAD Diameter 5mm 24 off M2 x 4mm long HEAD Diameter 6mm 12 off M2 x 3mm long HEAD Diameter 7mm

[@solsdiecastodyssey3143]

Ah thanks so much for that Rob! All the best and keep posting!

[@barrybakewell9616]

hi rob nice video could you help me i am new to restoring model cars i have a selection of lesney cars , to do but im stuck , i want to drill hole for rivets to go in but i think it is to small to drill and also where could i get the rivets from or would tiny screws do any advice would be welcome thanks barry

[@MatchboxGarage]

I drill/tap and use screws

[@miniatureminis7500]

Hi Rob, Wow you're definitely taken this shabby VW Beetle to shiny,wicked colour paint job and fine details.The wheels from the newer matchbox suit the old school casting love the mix.Was wondering if you have any superfast matchbox 29 racing Mini's in your collection,would make great video for the Mini fans out there!!

[@MatchboxGarage]

Yes I do have a Mini. I was considering either a Mr Bean or Italian job custom?

[@miniatureminis7500]

@@MatchboxGarage That's great news,me personally would like to see the Italian Job some other KZbinr US has done Mr Bean,not the greatest resto...

[@geoffdundee]

looks like a rally beetle with the front plaque above numberplate

[@ironhorsecustom]

De lujo amigo una restauración excelente saludos te dejo mi 👍

[@grahamswinfen6173]

Would be great it you did every thing.on the camera.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Videos would be way too long. Would you watch 3-5 hours per video?

[@grahamswinfen6173]

Yes I would, this subject intrests me and I want to lern more about.

[@maartenyzer4121]

allways heat up spray cans in hot water..the paint will be thinner

[@WhidbeyIsguy]

Rob, where did you get your small tap set from and the screws?

[@MatchboxGarage]

From eBay

[@murattanyel1029]

You forgot the Monte Carlo Rally decal above the front number plate.

[@diecastrestoration8564]

Buen vídeo bro. 👍😁 soy nuevo en el canal, saludos.