MATCHBOX restoration: 59A Ford Thames Van

Restoring a Lesney Matchbox No. 59A Ford Thames Van, in the Matchbox range from 1958 until 1963.

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This wee little van was based on a Ford Thames 300E, which in turn was based on the Ford 100E car, also known as the Anglia, Popular, or Prefect saloons, or the Escort or Squire estate. The Thames van was produced from 1954 until 1961.

In tidier form, this van with its Singer sewing machines branding is a real beauty. The decals really looked great alongside the pale green colour, not as much on the Kelly green variant. What is certain though is that it looked terrible in the state I found mine in.

It had been overpainted in awful cracked and thinning brown, and an attempt at silver trim detailing had been made. There aren't many models more prime for a restoration than this one.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Hackers
   • 80s Retrowave / Synthwave Music - Hackers ...  

Outro
The Drop
   • Epic Groovy Synthwave - The Drop // Royalt...  

Decal source:
http://model-supplies.co.uk/

Ford Thames 300E image credit:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

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