For really pitted or gouged castings, try using spot putty. It's used on cars for tiny holes. Red bondo in a tube and you don't mix it. I've used it on curb rash on wheels after sanding. Just a thought 😊
enjoyed this one Pete your right about the paint scheme much better than the late one, been making a few boxes myself, use a heavy weight double sided tape on the join seems to work well thanks for another fun video 👍👍👍
Thank you Neil! I used to dabble in NES / N64 cartons a LOOOONNNG time ago and I must have used crap double sided tape 'cos they always came apart. My biggest problem (even with the temu cutting thing) is getting the cuts and folds in the right spaces. When it works it's great.
Thank you Mr. FordFan, I'm guessing it's the 351 connection? I haven't had many Ford videos of late, but I'm working on one at the moment, so stay strong, they're coming 🤣
Lovely job. I remember a program in the UK called Robins Nest in which Gavin the lodger ( Lewis Collins aka Bodie in The Professionals) had one of these. Great car. Great resto. 👍
Robin's Nest, I'd forgotten about that show. I don't remember it being as popular here as Man About the House was. I had to go and refresh my memory and went down a George & Mildred rabbit hole lol. Thanks Andy.
Very nice, PB......and far better than the blue. She looks great 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻 An almost pain free video; the sound effects for all the tools used were first class too. Very life-like!
Thanks Garry! Model Kits used to be my main hobby before UA-cam, but I've always been into die cast as well and it kind of crept in and took over. I'm trying to do more models, but I find they're so much harder to film and edit into a reasonably entertaining length.
@PBsRetroRestorations I suppose it's good for a change up from doing model kit's I gave you a mention on my latest video thanking you on doing the 3d printing for me and showed them on my dda video on the latest xy falcon
my co worker used to own one many many years ago. very cool car this is one I wish they did more often. unfortunately diecast companies stick to the same mustang camaros etc. don't get me wrong love them too but there are so many past casting that should come back. I'm sure they could sacrifice at least a halogen stupid fantacy cars and produce some cool REAL car castings. as always the build turned out great. hope all is well sir
Thank You Neil! Hot Wheels did a Pantera a couple of years ago, but yeah I know what you mean about 'fantasy' castings. Matchbox has had some great lesser known cars come out recently, and don't get me started about models of Australian cars. Although when they do do them they just become unobtainium scalper bait here.
@PBsRetroRestorations I agree on the Australian car come on there's so many cool cars they could do. I'm not much for modern cars but how long has holden and I'm sure other companies been producing cars. I love 20s to 70s mostly a few 80s and 90s. past that blah
I've banned myself from Temu Andy 😂 But seriously, there's some great stuff on there, and some terrible stuff and I wonder how the rest of the world can compete.
looks great again, nice and clean. :) I had opportunity to see some parked at the local classic car faire, and they are surprisingly long and wide... they look a bit filigreed as a model. :)
A lot of those 70's superfast look great until you put them side by side with the real thing. In my minds eye the #1 Dodge Challenger was awesome, then another look with audult eyes reveals how inaccurate it is. Still love them though.
@@PBsRetroRestorations part of this could be the sometimes oversized-looking wheels. when SIKU switched to those "superfast" wheels they often cut the wheel wells open, making the whole model look disproportionated, and some models actually were. like the Granada wagon, the various Beetles, and others. I think none of them ever were of the proposed scale, be it 1:64 or 1:55... or the larger Lone Star models. XD Majorette at least stated the actual scale on the model, trying to make them look in scale to the wheels. of course, as kids we never minded really. so what if that heavy truck was smaller than that bubble car? we still ran them across whatever surface and made NOISE to it. :) (a while ago I sold an extra Matchbox Mustang dragster to a kid of maybe 8 or 9 years, and instructed him to make NOISE to make it legit. boy grinned widely, obviously he understood) nowadays? we still love them despite, or for, their inaccuracies. perfect is for the vitrine and shelf, everything else is to have fun with. :) for example, I caught an old GAMA truck in a shop lot. it's a semi rig they put a bagger top onto the butt, complete with an upwards shovel. it looks odd, and you can't park the shovel anywhere without destroying the cabin. all in all it makes no sense. will I have fiun restoring it? heck yeah! :D
Andrew, I'm not the biggest fan of this casting full stop, but agree completely about the wheels, it's not just that they don't match, but that they come from slightly different Matchbox eras too.
I like these old panteras, veey cool cars. Awesome work with paint and everything😎👍🏻🏁
Thank you Asko, they seem to be one exotic we have quite a few of down here too. Might be because of the 351 V8, don't know.
A very satisfying restoration PB. Looks so much better in those colours. Beautiful car.
Thank You Scott, I think so too.
Great 👍👍👍 restoration, like.
Thank you!
For really pitted or gouged castings, try using spot putty. It's used on cars for tiny holes.
Red bondo in a tube and you don't mix it.
I've used it on curb rash on wheels after sanding.
Just a thought 😊
Interesting thought BK. Probably cheaper than tamiya putty too, thank you.
Great job, Peter!! 🏆
Thank you David! I was at an antique fair on the weekend and saw a safari paint Wildlife truck in a tray. I didn't buy it but it made me think of you.
Outstanding restoration Peter, good choice going with the older colour scheme
Thank You Martin, it was an awful blue.
enjoyed this one Pete your right about the paint scheme much better than the late one, been making a few boxes myself, use a heavy weight double sided tape on the join seems to work well thanks for another fun video 👍👍👍
Thank you Neil! I used to dabble in NES / N64 cartons a LOOOONNNG time ago and I must have used crap double sided tape 'cos they always came apart. My biggest problem (even with the temu cutting thing) is getting the cuts and folds in the right spaces. When it works it's great.
Great transformation. The model looks like new. Regards 🙂
Thank you very much!
came out awesome!
Thank You Paul!
Beautiful indeed. Great job!
Thank you Mr. FordFan, I'm guessing it's the 351 connection? I haven't had many Ford videos of late, but I'm working on one at the moment, so stay strong, they're coming 🤣
The old tomato pants terra came out sweet PB. So much nicer in the old livery. Cheers JV & thanks again for the shout out.
Haven't heard that one JV, had me laughing 😂 Thank you and thank you again for the cars!
Lovely job. I remember a program in the UK called Robins Nest in which Gavin the lodger ( Lewis Collins aka Bodie in The Professionals) had one of these. Great car. Great resto. 👍
Robin's Nest, I'd forgotten about that show. I don't remember it being as popular here as Man About the House was. I had to go and refresh my memory and went down a George & Mildred rabbit hole lol. Thanks Andy.
@@PBsRetroRestorations it could have been mannabout the house , it is a long time ago
Sweet restoration PB!
Thank You Ron!
Very nice, PB......and far better than the blue. She looks great 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻
An almost pain free video; the sound effects for all the tools used were first class too. Very life-like!
Thank you. I really should bring back the PB-SFX. I'm not sure they were always popular. Maybe I should run a poll in the next video.
@@PBsRetroRestorations .......well, they always made me smile and not much does that these days!
Turned out Brilliant PBs, got a couple of these in my stash collection, hope you guys are doing well 🍻🍻🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘
Thank you KC, I've got some extra decals if you need a set let me know I'll zap 'em to ya.
@PBsRetroRestorations my pleasure, and OK cool, when I get to them could be a while 🤫🤭😂👍 appreciate the offer mighty kind 😇 😊 🍻
Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍
Thank you as always Joe, much appreciated.
Wow great job peter didn't know you do that as well
Thanks Garry! Model Kits used to be my main hobby before UA-cam, but I've always been into die cast as well and it kind of crept in and took over. I'm trying to do more models, but I find they're so much harder to film and edit into a reasonably entertaining length.
@PBsRetroRestorations I suppose it's good for a change up from doing model kit's I gave you a mention on my latest video thanking you on doing the 3d printing for me and showed them on my dda video on the latest xy falcon
@@gbmodels7790 I’ll check it out!
As a kid, a Pantera was the car I wanted when I grew up. That Matchbox version back then was as near as I ever got 😂
I was more a Countach kid, mainly because of Cannonball Run, was a surprise to find they were designed by the same guy.
my co worker used to own one many many years ago. very cool car this is one I wish they did more often. unfortunately diecast companies stick to the same mustang camaros etc. don't get me wrong love them too but there are so many past casting that should come back. I'm sure they could sacrifice at least a halogen stupid fantacy cars and produce some cool REAL car castings. as always the build turned out great. hope all is well sir
Thank You Neil! Hot Wheels did a Pantera a couple of years ago, but yeah I know what you mean about 'fantasy' castings. Matchbox has had some great lesser known cars come out recently, and don't get me started about models of Australian cars. Although when they do do them they just become unobtainium scalper bait here.
@PBsRetroRestorations I agree on the Australian car come on there's so many cool cars they could do. I'm not much for modern cars but how long has holden and I'm sure other companies been producing cars. I love 20s to 70s mostly a few 80s and 90s. past that blah
They do gold pens on Temu too PB
I've banned myself from Temu Andy 😂 But seriously, there's some great stuff on there, and some terrible stuff and I wonder how the rest of the world can compete.
I totally agree PB
Looks fantastic Peter ,nice original state ,well done
Thanks Laz! You finish that coffee yet?
Absolutely lol
Great job Peter 👍🏻
I do what I can lol, thank you.
@@PBsRetroRestorations you're welcome 😊
Great Resto Pete cheers Michael
Thank You Michael!
looks great again, nice and clean. :)
I had opportunity to see some parked at the local classic car faire, and they are surprisingly long and wide... they look a bit filigreed as a model. :)
A lot of those 70's superfast look great until you put them side by side with the real thing. In my minds eye the #1 Dodge Challenger was awesome, then another look with audult eyes reveals how inaccurate it is. Still love them though.
@@PBsRetroRestorations part of this could be the sometimes oversized-looking wheels. when SIKU switched to those "superfast" wheels they often cut the wheel wells open, making the whole model look disproportionated, and some models actually were. like the Granada wagon, the various Beetles, and others. I think none of them ever were of the proposed scale, be it 1:64 or 1:55... or the larger Lone Star models. XD Majorette at least stated the actual scale on the model, trying to make them look in scale to the wheels.
of course, as kids we never minded really. so what if that heavy truck was smaller than that bubble car? we still ran them across whatever surface and made NOISE to it. :)
(a while ago I sold an extra Matchbox Mustang dragster to a kid of maybe 8 or 9 years, and instructed him to make NOISE to make it legit. boy grinned widely, obviously he understood)
nowadays? we still love them despite, or for, their inaccuracies. perfect is for the vitrine and shelf, everything else is to have fun with. :)
for example, I caught an old GAMA truck in a shop lot. it's a semi rig they put a bagger top onto the butt, complete with an upwards shovel. it looks odd, and you can't park the shovel anywhere without destroying the cabin. all in all it makes no sense. will I have fiun restoring it? heck yeah! :D
Great work, but I really can’t get on with those mismatched wheels. Didn’t like them then; don’t like them now 😂
Andrew, I'm not the biggest fan of this casting full stop, but agree completely about the wheels, it's not just that they don't match, but that they come from slightly different Matchbox eras too.
@@PBsRetroRestorations sometimes we have to do castings we don’t really like just for the practice.