I had one of those!!! I forgot how the garden hose hooked up; thought it connected directly to the truck. I completely forgot there was a hydrant with a hose connection. I spent many hours in the backyard playing fireman. Beautiful restoration. One of the most satisfying videos on UA-cam!! Thanks
Had this as a kid in the 50’s. Loved playing with it because you could use the hose to pretend to put out fires. I remember the fire hydrant as grey/silver, though. Great job, brings back memories...
First of all, brilliant attention to detail. I still have my Tonka pumper and No 5 Ladder truck, they circled the xmas tree many times that morning in 1957. On my pumper rig the front headlights are metal and not the yellow plastic. Oh the memories... I should send you my No 5 Ladder truck for a project. :)
Another great video! That was quite a job straightening out all the bent metal pieces - and then to bring back the detail of the of the trucks floor boards, very impressive.
Love this video. And I need it as I am right now trying to restore my own 56 Tonka firetruck from when I was a kid. I will need some parts and some decals but will watch your over and over. Thanks
Wonderful comment! Thank you! ! I have another 1958-59 Tonka fire truck and will restore it as soon as possible, it will be more fire and more water :0)
Just discovered your UA-cam videos. Really love the detail in your restorations. I had this fire truck when I was very young. It was my favorite toy. Keep up the good work.
I'm a new subscriber and am enjoying your work immensely. One of the best parts is your sense of humor. I watch one of your videos every night. Keep up the awesome work!!
Good job 👍 real nice I like you take you time so stay safe and stay home 🏠 no go out side if you going out use you 😷 I wha t you next project adios from Delaware first state
Great job and it takes me back to when I was much younger. I had one of these and I wondered if you would find the fire hydrant attachment that connected to a garden hose and then with the supply hoses to the truck. I had a great deal of fun playing with this when I got it for my birthday. I only wish that you had shown it squirting water through the attached fire hose! Wonderful to see one again.
Too bad they don’t have such a nice and durable game these days. Such a real treasure, which one does not even like to play with, gives to his child in fear.
This restoration was interesting, fun, and very well done! What boy didn't love fire trucks?! This fire truck was in bad shape, but you worked hard to get it back into a better-than-new condition. It looks fantastic! I am enjoying your videos, and I am going to be watching them all. So far, I have watched 11 of your videos from start to finish. By the way, I am a subscriber, and I Like👍 every video after watching them. I'm a big fan. Thank you for your excellent channel!!
Yes, you are right that I forgot to put the hydrant, and I was a bit hesitant to connect the water pipe because I was not ready to set a scene on fire. I have a 1958-59 fire truck, I will restore it as soon as possible. I believe it will do better : ) Thank you for your comment!👍
Amazing Restoration but you had the hydrant at the end of the video... You didn't forget it... I just was happy that it was included in the final reveal!
Another wonderful restoration! Skilled straightening all the bends and that eye for detail, great. And again that line-up and, not to mention at the end of the video, that firefighter putting out the fire. I think you like a joke?
OMG I can’t imagine how many hours went into restoring that fire truck! All of the little details, it’s absolutely amazing! The truck is beautiful...just like other people said “better than new “. Thank you so much for posting this video. I just subscribed and am looking forward to seeing more of your videos 😊
Well I still have mine my god and mother from Chicago 71 in the 50s and it's still in really good condition loads better than this in original paintwork etc
Maybe this wasp flew to my workshop for a nice home because of the winter coming : ) I started this project at the end of October and stopped for a long time in the past two months when I was looking for some parts.
Io avrei un bellissimo camion dei pompieri da restaurare ma non ho i soldi per farlo 🤷 se io ve lo do e voi ci fate il video del restauro e monetizzate con quello, che ne pensate si può fare ??? ... è molto più complicato che il tonka con un sacco di particolari dipinti gli omini la scala con la molla che scatta facendola salire etc etc è tutto in lamiera di plastica c'è solo il parabrezza e le ruote ... domani gli faccio le foto se ci accordiamo
A great restoration job, 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒
Thank you! : )
That poor truck lived a hard life. It looks brand new again...great job!
Thanks 👍
Love Firetrucks.
She looks great😃
Thank you!!
@@ar_restoration
Welcome🙂
Beautiful Restoration
Thank you!
What a great job and awesome ending
I had one of those!!! I forgot how the garden hose hooked up; thought it connected directly to the truck. I completely forgot there was a hydrant with a hose connection. I spent many hours in the backyard playing fireman.
Beautiful restoration. One of the most satisfying videos on UA-cam!! Thanks
Wow, that was a wonderful playing time! Thank you for your great comment! : )
🙌 Great job !! So pleasant to watch... I grabbed some tips :)
Had this as a kid in the 50’s. Loved playing with it because you could use the hose to pretend to put out fires. I remember the fire hydrant as grey/silver, though. Great job, brings back memories...
What was a wonderful time playing with Tonka truck👍 Thank you for your comment 👍
That was definitely a trash to treasure makeover, well done sir.
Thank you so much!👍
First of all, brilliant attention to detail. I still have my Tonka pumper and No 5 Ladder truck, they circled the xmas tree many times that morning in 1957. On my pumper rig the front headlights are metal and not the yellow plastic. Oh the memories... I should send you my No 5 Ladder truck for a project. :)
👍Thank you for your compliment and comment!!! Please send me the pictures of the fire truck, I have to see it before restoration.😊
Great job and the hydrant completes the picture
Thank you! 👍
Another great video! That was quite a job straightening out all the bent metal pieces - and then to bring back the detail of the of the trucks floor boards, very impressive.
Thank you very much for your watching and wonderful comment!👍
Love this video. And I need it as I am right now trying to restore my own 56 Tonka firetruck from when I was a kid. I will need some parts and some decals but will watch your over and over. Thanks
You can do it! Thank you!!!👍👍🎉🎉👏👏
Love your attention to detail. Particularly when straightening put all the bends and dents. Amazing work. Love it. ♥
Thank you for the comment! 👍
Excellent restoration! My compliments again, very well done!
It’s my pleasure that you watched many my videos, thank you so much for your compliment and great support!!!👍👍🤝🎉🍻
First, great resto job. Probably better than new. Second, love that nice touch at the end with the fireman on the ladder-well done!!
Wonderful comment! Thank you!👍
Beautiful job! Probably better than new.
Thank you! 👍
I want my tonka toys back!! ;0) incredible restoration. Beautiful paint job. I want to see the water spray!!!
Wonderful comment! Thank you! ! I have another 1958-59 Tonka fire truck and will restore it as soon as possible, it will be more fire and more water :0)
Excellent restoration.
Thank you！👍
great job. I've just done my first Tonka and I know they are way harder than you make it look.... Great stuff....
Thank you for your comment! I think you should do better👍
Amazing job on the restoration, she looks better than new! That ending is quite clever too!
這個有點意思，看上去有點難度，不錯👍
Perfect restoration. Love it
Thank you 👍
Wow! Great restoration!!!
Thank you!
Had this exact one when I was a kid.
That’s great 👍
@@ar_restoration It was well played with inside and outside. Had a Hook and ladder truck also. I don’t recall weather that was a Tonka or not
A work of art!!!! A perfect restoration and a show😊
Wonderful comment! Thank you so much!👍
Very nicely done Sir!
Thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉
Just discovered your UA-cam videos. Really love the detail in your restorations. I had this fire truck when I was very young. It was my favorite toy. Keep up the good work.
Welcome aboard! Glad you like it and thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉🎉🍻😄
As a retired firefighter that's an impressive rig
👍That’s a very exciting experience and life
Looks great well done.
Thank you! 👍
Fantastic work
Thank you!
Came out awesome.. another one saved from the trash. :-)
👍 Thank you!
I'm a new subscriber and am enjoying your work immensely. One of the best parts is your sense of humor. I watch one of your videos every night. Keep up the awesome work!!
Welcome and thank you so much for your compliment and support!👍🎉👍🎉😄
Outstanding restoration looks brilliant nice repair work on the foot plate
Thank you!!!👍
Looks fantastic. Better than new. You have great skills
Thank you for your comment!!!👍
17 thumbs down, really? Some people needs therapy 🙈 *EXCELLENT JOB* 👏👏👏👍👌
How good a video is that people don’t like it, everyone’s tastes are different : )
Thank you for your compliment!👍
Beautiful attention to detail. thank you for preserving our toy history so expertly. well done
Wonderful comment, thank you so much! 👍👍
Esa música y el hermoso carro de bombero presentación final justo saliendo a combatir el fuego... Asi lo veo muchas felicidades
Thank you for the great comment and support as always!!!👍👍
Good job 👍 real nice I like you take you time so stay safe and stay home 🏠 no go out side if you going out use you 😷 I wha t you next project adios from Delaware first state
Thank you for your great comment and stay safe! 👍
🚒 FANTASTIC WORK‼️👍👍🚒
Thank you!👍
Extraordinaire !
Beautiful mate 👌 👍 👏
Thank you!!!👍🎉🍻
Amazing restoration job, truck is absolutely beautiful. Looks better than new.
Thank you for your wonderful comment!👍
NICE!
👍thank you!!!
Nice restore
Thanks 👍
Awsome job thanks for making this video you are truly an inspiration to me and all your followers
Thank you for the wonderful comment! I will do more and better projects : )
@@ar_restoration your so welcome
Fantastic job, o really enjoy watching the transformations
Thank you for the comment! 👍
I must to say that your restoration was "very well done".
Thank you so much! 👍
Great work! Congratulations!!
Thank you!!👍
Otra increible restauración del camión de bomberos Tonka de 1956, excelente resultado, mis saludos y respetos desde Venezuela💯👍👍
Gracias!👍
Awesome!!!
Thank you!
Great job and it takes me back to when I was much younger. I had one of these and I wondered if you would find the fire hydrant attachment that connected to a garden hose and then with the supply hoses to the truck. I had a great deal of fun playing with this when I got it for my birthday. I only wish that you had shown it squirting water through the attached fire hose! Wonderful to see one again.
I think so! I have two rusty fire trucks waiting my restoration... 😅Thank you for the sharing !👍👍🎉🎉😊
Too bad they don’t have such a nice and durable game these days. Such a real treasure, which one does not even like to play with, gives to his child in fear.
i love the added cross bar nice touch. but has any one made a windshield for this cab ?
Thank you for the comment! There was no windshield for all Tonka trucks in that year, I think that windshields were installed after 1958 or 1959
AMAZING...GOOD JOB!!!!
Thank you! 👍
More and more tonkas! We need to work together 🛠🎬
More people like Tonkas, we should do more Tonkas 👍
@@ar_restoration Yes they do!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome video! I have one just like it thats in line to get restored!
👍 Thank you and I am looking for your awesome restoration video
Thank you! Soon!
This restoration was interesting, fun, and very well done! What boy didn't love fire trucks?! This fire truck was in bad shape, but you worked hard to get it back into a better-than-new condition. It looks fantastic! I am enjoying your videos, and I am going to be watching them all. So far, I have watched 11 of your videos from start to finish. By the way, I am a subscriber, and I Like👍 every video after watching them. I'm a big fan. Thank you for your excellent channel!!
great job !
Awesome!!! I was hoping you would include the fire hydrant in this video! Too bad there was no water...
Yes, you are right that I forgot to put the hydrant, and I was a bit hesitant to connect the water pipe because I was not ready to set a scene on fire. I have a 1958-59 fire truck, I will restore it as soon as possible. I believe it will do better : ) Thank you for your comment!👍
Amazing Restoration but you had the hydrant at the end of the video... You didn't forget it...
I just was happy that it was included in the final reveal!
Another wonderful restoration! Skilled straightening all the bends and that eye for detail, great. And again that line-up and, not to mention at the end of the video, that firefighter putting out the fire.
I think you like a joke?
😄😄Thank you so much for your compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉🎉🍻
Amazing good
Thank you!👍
Good my friend 💙💙❤❤
Thank you! 👍
Congrats on 1000 subscribers!👍🏻🛠🚗
Thank you!!! 👍Let’s to reach another 10000 goal!🤝
OMG I can’t imagine how many hours went into restoring that fire truck! All of the little details, it’s absolutely amazing! The truck is beautiful...just like other people said “better than new “. Thank you so much for posting this video. I just subscribed and am looking forward to seeing more of your videos 😊
Yes, I did spend a lot of time with this project, too many small parts sanded and polished. 😊 Thank you so much for the comment and subscribed!!!👍
Great job! Just subscribed
Thank you! 👍
Trabalho maravilhoso! Virei fã já e estou me inscrevendo
awesome job, what kind of rivets are those?
All you need now is the sound effect of a Q2B fan siren to go with it! 📢🚨 (and white shoelaces in the back to simulate real fire hoses!)
👍🏻👍🏻
Super
Güzel iş eline sağlık
Think it used to come with a fire hydrant that the hose hook to a faucet from hydrant
Yes, you are right, I restored the hydrant at another video
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Where can I get the clap that puts the rivets in?
I bought the rivet tool from this company: www.arbortime.com
Nicely dkne
Thank you!
👨🏻🚒
Thanks!🎉🎉👏👏
Fantastic job. Saw the same restoration on another channel, but yours was in much, much worse condition starting.
Wow, very impressed. Your restoration skills are fantastic. I just subscribed to my favorite channel ! How much do you want for it !!!
Thank you for your wonderful comment and subscribe! 👍 this is my first fire truck restored and not ready for selling : )
How do you get your missing parts?
I bought from EBay and FB market place
Most new parts I bought from Gasolinealleytoys.com
Well I still have mine my god and mother from Chicago 71 in the 50s and it's still in really good condition loads better than this in original paintwork etc
Very cool! Thank you for sharing!👏👏👏👍👍👍
So, was the wasp living in there?
Maybe this wasp flew to my workshop for a nice home because of the winter coming : ) I started this project at the end of October and stopped for a long time in the past two months when I was looking for some parts.
The Outro (closing credits),is to loud, can you please lower it.
Will do it next time, thank you!!!
I thought ny lint made this toy
This made by Tonka, Nylint is another company
Io avrei un bellissimo camion dei pompieri da restaurare ma non ho i soldi per farlo 🤷 se io ve lo do e voi ci fate il video del restauro e monetizzate con quello, che ne pensate si può fare ??? ... è molto più complicato che il tonka con un sacco di particolari dipinti gli omini la scala con la molla che scatta facendola salire etc etc è tutto in lamiera di plastica c'è solo il parabrezza e le ruote ... domani gli faccio le foto se ci accordiamo
If it is whole plastic toy that I am not sure I can restore it, but you may send some pictures if you can. Thank you!!!