Restoration Datsun 260Z Color Flip Custom

[@PTTM2006]

Anyone else; you can't fix this Matchbox Garage : Hold my beer

[@diecast164andmore9]

"Hold my Pint" 😉👍👍

[@neilcummings9939]

can't believe.you fixed.that. turned.out awesome

[@scottthomas6202]

It's been reanimated! In the '80s, I worked at a small college, and one of the professor's son had a 260...he painted it the school colors ( purple and white). Sounds kind of heinous, but it looked better than it sounds. Another successful reanimation!

[@buzz1973]

Wow 🤩 I thought that casting was ready for the bin before, but after like I said “wow”

[@keithperry8098]

Good save. Paint it with the doors on next time👌

[@ExiledPiasa]

my cousin had a 260Z. it was black with gold pin stripping, two tone tan interior, and chrome rims with black and gold accents. beautiful car, fun to ride in. he totaled it when he rolled it in a street race.

[@ianhow100]

Most would have binned it. admire the skill. that really is a restoration

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Im fortunate enough to have got hold of a much better condition version last year (with a MBx caravan with opening door). So I have yet another metallic magenta car to with my others, including the two new efforts you posted to me this week Rob (thank you BTW)

[@MatchboxGarage]

Glad you received them mate. Sorry for the delay, was trying not to leave the house!

[@charlessweigert6180]

GREAT SAVE!!!!!! Once again you knocked it outta the park. Excellent job!!!!

[@joeholloway1386]

Awesome build and paint job 👍👌

[@peterp.7761]

outstanding restoration fix..

[@Matt-md5yt]

sweet glad you fixed it up and made it better.

[@jcetrangelo]

Fantastic job straightening out what most would have considered an irretrievable casting!

[@jcetrangelo]

I have to admit the paint turned out much better than I expected it to. What a beautiful result!

[@BulletNoseBetty]

I wish You Tube allowed us to give you more than just one thumbs up.

[@rudygarcia7981]

Glad you gave this casting a second chance. Awesome work 👍🏼. Thank you for posting these videos.

[@gravesendaustralia]

WOW what a transformation. If I didn't see the repair process I wouldn't believe its the same car.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

love those cars and the 240z, nice repair

[@redcarguy]

"Can we fix this?" ---> "Yes we can!" --> "Rob the Builder" :-D

[@cudasdiecastcustoms7567]

I love how rob says he's going to attempt to fix it but then he totally goes out of the part with it and makes it new! what a pro great work my good sir! hope all is well! hope everyone is safe and healthy over there in the UK!!

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Another great restoration Rob,flip paint and gold wheels,nice looking model.

[@oldhick9047]

Wow, when you told me it was damaged I had no Idea ! Nice work mate, very nice indeed.

[@colindowd9756]

If I had given you that car to repair, I would not have believed it was the same car! Superb repair.

[@RestorationAustralia]

Nicely done, from trash to treasure.

[@วัชราพรดุมรถ]

Great restore,and a nice finish, an idea I use with my vice, fit two pieces of hard wood fitted to the jaws, does not leave a mark. Mick Thailand

[@carlkwasnjuk9518]

Outstanding job bringing this car back to life!!

[@ericgaudet4497]

😮🤯Wow that's mind Blowing You just didn't restore it you made it Look Brand New Amazing job Rob .on that Datsun 260Z .

[@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984]

Wow! You brought it back to life. I wouldn’t have believed it was the same car if I didn’t watch the video. Beautiful restomod

[@frasermartin6728]

Brilliant. Full marks for perseverance! I would have had that in the scrapyard diorama!

[@kylepassaro1398]

Wow that Datsun looks awesome

[@NavyVeteran1776]

A buddy of mine had one of these. It was black with gold trim. I got to drive it in the late 90’s when I was in the service. Pretty fast. Great job sir. Glad to see the stickers are back lol. Now maybe some labels so you don’t forget where you put the stuff now 😂😂😂

[@carlweyenbergh4059]

I really like this video. I love how you took this from a piece of junk to a nice color flip car. Looks really good, you don't need to squint to see that. I would love to see you restore more of these beaten up ones. 👍

[@mikesimoes4137]

Great job not many people get it looking like you have

[@danschopshop7939]

I give you a lot of credit.... i wouldn't of even tried to fix that....fantastic work....

[@edwinolavario450]

From total shabby to shiny...great job there Rob!

[@russellromero4583]

You really went all out on this 260Z and it shows. You took it from rags and shined it up like a diamond. Great job Rob!

[@stephaniewright4336]

Looks so good! (And I didn’t even squint!)👍🏼👍🏼

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

Repairman Rob to the rescue! Incredible.

[@RedlineGarageHW]

Hey, Rob, thank you for showing how you work out bent cars, I have a few that need some attention. Now I have an idea of how to go about it. 👍🏻😎

[@RedlineGarageHW]

Every artist is his own worst critic, I think the car looks amazing 👍🏻😎

[@timothycooley3702]

Nice job ,looks great from junk to jewel .

[@thedings2539]

One idea... Matchbox garage junk yard diorama 🤔😁👍 Great video 👌👍😎

[@GeorgesMiniatureCars]

From the thumb nail, I thought no way could this be fixed. Yeah it's not perfect but you did a great job giving it a new life!

[@mikedodge3910]

I think you did a great job resurrecting that car!

[@SumCanadianGuy]

Absolutely LOVE this one!

[@judih.8754]

Nice job. You are quite the body shop man. In the US the 260z was a one year model for 1974. Almost bought a dark green one with brown interior that was sitting in the showroom of the dealer. I was having my 710 serviced and I spent a lot of time mulling it over. Never cared for the 2+2 version as it was awkward appearing compared to the coupe.

[@teee4532]

Looks great I can't believe how it looks now compared to how flat it was! Great job

[@bobskelton9432]

Not bad ..Love Off Purple Metallic color . 😉

[@dalerobertson9394]

This wasn't a restoration, it was a showing of your skills. This car was destin for the trash and you and your skills gave it a second chance.

[@tonyhughes1958able]

I wouldn't have believed even you could have got it looking that good. Great Job Rob.

[@misterscaz6011]

Wow! Impossible save Rob 👍

[@barryshackson4005]

Excellent job. 👍👍

[@adriansdarick2345]

Good job rob. Nice wheels 👍👍👍

[@diecastmaniac2301]

Amazing job! Looks fantastic.

[@oldhick9047]

A true 1980's style Disco mobile !

[@leondj163]

Wow Rob awesome job what turn around that Datsun 280 Z is one sweet car there , can’t even tell now after all that work and appreciate you taking time showing how to repair the cars, I have learned a lot from you and thank you very much Ron keep the videos coming and I have started fixing cars and customizing them as watching your videos helps out a lot

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Awesome paint , color is flipping crazy . Great work as always.

[@boetapretorius4311]

WOW!!What a transformation. Awesome. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@SoMoDiecast]

Quite an amazing rescue of a trashed casting. Fantastic work Rob!

[@Bobby10241]

Considering you had a tough casting to work with it came out pretty good

[@troyowens9734]

Wow looks way better than what you started with.

[@toddtruffin5608]

Love these hefty restorations that require shaping and fixing the main casting.

[@plinkplanky]

An amazing transformation! Well done sir! Just goes to prove that even it a car looks like its fit for the bin, it can be revived!

[@JS-1983]

You did lot of work with that. Now it looks great, what a lovely colour and wheels match very well with that paintjob, well done😎

[@PapiDoesIt]

I did not think there was any way possible to save this one. Great job! One of my favorites.

[@stevenmanclark4612]

Amazing Rob and love the paint job👍🏻

[@bryansukdeo]

Well done, Rob. The car looks very good compared to what you began with. I guess unless you were absolutely looking, I could not tell any difference on the A-pillars. The color looks fantastic. Great job straightening the roof.

[@johnnythys7428]

This was a real resurrection Rob. Superb restoration. The Datsun looks great with that color flip. Great video! 👌👍

[@MidIslandCustomDiecast]

Certainly more patience than I have doing that metal work repair! I went at a Mercury cougar superfast a while back. I ended up breaking the thing in half trying to fix the a pillar, lol. It's on the back burner now. Really good effort Rob. Looks great.

[@fijack4290]

Another fantastic transformation, Rob. A lot of work and your skills shine through. Love the colour!

[@matthewblasi4489]

Love the color wish I could get a setup to get those colors

[@phjlle]

Great job

[@malcolmmacdonald3992]

Great job Rob! You could’ve fooled me I didn’t even need to squint that’s a great color and a super wheel choice. Nice to see the newly painted drawers in the background! I fully predict from the thumbnail that this will be one of your more highly watched videos - deservedly so. Take care mate

[@andrejimmo1176]

Fantastic as always.

[@Gizzzy]

What a transformation !!!!

[@tattoojim444]

Nice job Rob.

[@MichaelBennettEFAddict]

thanks for your video's i enjoy them.

[@lotharrenz4621]

"Can it be restored?" - "Gimme 20 minutes." ~Rob this poor thing has been popped, dropped, chopped, robbed, slammed, and rammed. and now it's hard to see how far bent it actually was; everybody will say that only the roof was pressed in, if ever. awesome work! (love the wheels, too, btw)

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Ohoi there! I like this one. Turned out great. Theese kinda videos is(are?) my favorite. Taking junk ånd make it Nice... one thing å liked with the carcass you begunn with,was the slammed look.

[@mask86]

That is one sweet little car! Hard to believe it was that flatened piece of metal before.

[@davesempire8287]

Came out looking good.intetesting color

[@chubbyschoices9701]

These are the vids i like the most. Love the outcome and the wheels are perfect!!

[@R1chardB1ngham]

Wow. That one would have gone straight in the spares cars box!

[@carlosdelgado614]

Awesome awesome job my friend

[@gusseeley2280]

I can't believe that's the same car. What a transformation. Looks like a grape lollipop.

[@Dustin2112]

Putting yourself to such a test helps develop skills for other projects.

[@jerrybailey5797]

Fantastic custom restoration , considering what you started with Rob , Nice one 👍

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Great job on this project, cheers!

[@katieleereid2628]

Amazing restoration custom and one of my favorite cars..great job!

[@mitchelldibler6531]

I like the way you got it lookin.

[@keithzatkalik5805]

Fantastic job

[@Die-CastMetal]

Incredible transformation! You do great work freind!

[@Italian144]

Nice Datsun save

[@diecast164andmore9]

No question, it was shabby...now its shiny!!! Nice job!

[@badboycustomdiecastgarage3493]

Very nice job. I still have to practice.I'm not a professional. :) Inspiring what you do. I'll try too. Thanks. Andrew

[@ZGryphon]

This is another one that deserves to be tagged "resurrection" rather than "restoration". :) (I'm catching up! Slowly but surely. The first few weeks of the semester are always kind of a blur...)

[@mr.sideburns2031]

A definite trash to treasure on this one, came out really nice considering what you started with. Nice work as always.

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Phoenix Datsun , great job , reborn from the ashes .

[@cannyuk]

The doors let this down as they highlight the bends and twists left in but hey I won't tell if you don't and to even get it that good is still a job well done.

[@johnm.5848]

Most people would say "No Way Can That Be Fixed" after looking at the car Rob but you performed a miracle. :-)