1971 Tonka Wrecker "Custom Shop Truck Revival"

Today, we have exquisite, custom restoration for you. This is a 1971 Tonka Wrecker, also known as Model #2518. We found this old toy on the interwebs back in late November, and its been sitting in our parts bin for quite some time. It was never intended to be a parts rig, but it is quite a large restoration and we wanted to bring something really special to you all. We always planned on making it our second shop truck for the channel, and when Prismatic Powders decided to help out the channel, we knew that this metallic gold color had to go on it.
Some interesting facts about the model being featured in this video. First off, from 1968-1977 Tonka remodeled their mid-sized line of trucks to resemble the Dodge D100 pickups of the time. Secondly, 1971 was the first year of the orange colored mid-sized Tonka Wrecker. In all the previous generations, all the way up through the first 3 years of the "Dodge" body style, the Tonka Wrecker was painted in a gloss white and it had gloss red as its secondary color. Then, in 1971 they decided to the change to, the previously mentioned, gloss orange exterior with gloss white as its secondary color. How neat is that!
Hopefully it inspires you to give these beat up and rusty toys a second chance, even if they don't return to their factory spec! Feel free to sit back, relax, and join us as this old Wrecker gets a complete restoration.

We also wanted to give a special shoutout to Cerakote and Prismatic Powders for helping out the channel and providing us with some great products. We have been using Cerakote way before we decided to post our restorations on Youtube. They truly have a superb product that works on everything from automotive trim, all the way to the windows and tires on our toys.
Prismatic Powders also has some of the coolest colors, and most durable powdercoats on the market. There is a suitable color for just about every project that you could do. Make sure to check out their products in the links below!
https://www.cerakote.com/
https://www.prismaticpowders.com/

Colors used in this video are by Prismatic Powders, and they include:
Gloss White, Gloss Black, and Spanish Gold

Let us know what you all think, should we do more of these 1970s Tonka models on this channel? Maybe do some custom LED lighting on it? Possibly something other than toys?

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