Joes Body Shop revisited...Best toy find?

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Joe's Body Shop revisited...Best toy find?

Several weeks ago I posted a smashed flat Wyandotte auto I had dug at a razed homesite in northern MI. In the "Todays find" post I had indicated that I was going to try and bring her back to life and I finally found a little time to do just that.The first three pics are the ones I originally posted.....Three more to follow. Thanks for lookin.....Joe
 

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Heres the new pics....
 

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NICE JOB
jopher now you need a chauffeur ;D
 

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My durango needs some work............. ;)
 

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Excellent! I was going to try that with an old metal pickup truck I found, but alas too many pieces were missing. Monty
 

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This is so cool Joe. Such talent!!! ;D
looking forward to seeing more. !!!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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Joe,

You did a remarkable job restoring that old auto from trash to a beauty. WTG!! ;D

;) RR
 

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Very Nice Job Joe.

How hard was it to find a Grill & wheels ?
 

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jeff of pa said:
Very Nice Job Joe.

How hard was it to find a Grill & wheels ?
Not hard to find repros, but they dont look near as nice as the originals.
Thomastoys .com is a distributor just down the road from me that specializes in vintage car and truck parts.Thier prices are more reasonable than most.
 

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WOW! What a difference! Looks like alot of work! Nice to see something like that come back to life!
Great Job! Now I know who to send my damaged dinkies to ;D
 

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Very impressive restoration!!! :o
 

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Very nice! I'm impressed!

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Amazing!
I envy both your skills and your dedication in this remarkable restoration— a task I wouldn't dream of attempting!
(Note: if you ever decide to restore it to "as found" condition, I might be able to help with that. ::))
 

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After seeing this, I wish I hadn't thrown mine away. Years ago, a friend and I had found and old truck like that. Looked about like your's when you first found it. My buddy talked me out of it. I never dreamed it could be brought back to life. Beautiful job. I might have to call him and see if he hung on to it. What would you charge a man for a job like that? ;D
 

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That is a sweet fix up. From a cool find to a beautiful treasure.
 

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Congratulations great toys. Those sure are some very sweet looking cars. Great job!!

Postalrevnant
 

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