1980 Mighty Tonka Dump Truck Restoration
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In this video I restored a 1980 Mighty Tonka Dump Truck. I bought this dump truck from a nice older lady on Facebook marketplace. She said that it had been rusting away for years in her backyard. This one had a unique challenge, repairing bullet holes. I had a lot of fun, I hope you enjoy. Thank you for your support!
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This brings water to my eyes. I remember all the fun times as a child playing with this exact truck. Awesome job bruh.
I just want to say Thank You! I have severe PTSD, and when I'm having a "Bad Day" I watch your videos over and over. I don't know why they calm me down, but they DO. So to you, your just restoring a old toy, but to me it gives my broken brain some peace. Semper Fi!
Beautiful resto. I thought this one was beyond saving. These videos bring back fond memories of my childhood in the 1960's - Tonka, Nylint, and Buddy L metal trucks and construction equipment. Nice to see these brought back to life.
I was born in 1976. So growing up during the time I can say that this exact truck was literally in every sandbox I ever played in. It practically lived in kids sandboxes or just a permanent residence somewhere in the back yard. Which of course is how it ended up looking the way it did in the beginning. That brings back memories.
The way you painted the tire letters white was freaking brilliant. And the final product looks amazing, nice job!
I remember getting this exact same truck for Christmas when I was a little kid.
my mom just found the one I had when I was a kid out in her shed--I'm 47 so it's most likely a mid-70's model, and it is still in great shape except for some rust in the dump bed. I was worried that restoring it might depreciate some of the value, but hell--I love this and think I'll do something similar. great video!!!
This is my kind of ASMR. No music, no voice over, just right. 🙂
Awesome. I got this truck for my 5th Bday 1988. Today, my 4 year old son plays with it!
Every kid in my era had or knew someone who had this Tonka truck.
Great job! The tonka dump truck is one of my all time favorites. Love to watch them old toys revived.
Absolutely brilliant to watch. I love the sand blasting and watching the powdercoat turn to paint. Thanks for sharing this.
Man... I was in tears at the end of the video. So many memories came back to my mind... when times were not that complicated. So many hours of great fun playing with Tonkas. Nicely done. Thank you. 😄
Freaking incredible!!! I had one of these as a kid and played with it through 6th grade. (From preschool). It was awesome and held up to a lot of abuse. Bravo to you for bringing one back to life!!
Oh my god I remember owning this as a kid, never saw one this brand new. Thanks for the flashbacks and happy memories!
I had the exact same truck maybe in '78 or '79 when I was about nine or ten years old. Used to sit on it and ride it down a hill in my neighborhood. That's how tough our toys were back in the day.
This is such a fantastic restoration job, I might have had tears in my eyes while watching! It's simply so beautiful how you give life to this old an precious toy!!! Thanks so much!
Such a throw back!! 70s kids had these! They were basically indestructible! Fantastic restoration!!! Thank you!!!