1956 Tonka Minute Maid Delivery Box Truck Restoration
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- The Tonkas from the 1950s have always been my favorite toys to restore, and today I finally completed this Tonka restoration project, a 1956 Tonka Minute Maid Delivery Box Van Truck.
The Tonka company only manufactured this type of box truck for two years, 1955 and 1956, and it was also the first time Tonka produced a toy having a “private label” like Minute Maid. Therefore, this truck is very rare in the market, and it is even more difficult to find a suitable one to restore.
The Tonka company produced a different model of these Minute Maid trucks for each year. The most significant differences are with the front bumper, grill, and headlights. In the 1955 model, the grill and bumper are made of one piece, and the headlights are metal. In the 1956 model, the grill and bumper are two separate pieces and the headlights are plastic. Another interesting difference between the two involves the box of the van. In the 1955 model, the floor of the box is made of wood, while in the 1956 model, the floor of the box is made of steel that is welded to the rest of the box making it all one piece. There are also slight differences in the embossing on the outer box walls of the two models.
During this project there were three main challenges I ran into during the restoration process.
Firstly, since this is the 1956 model, and the top and bottom of the box are both welded together, rust removal and powder coat painting were much more difficult. It doesn't come apart, so it was difficult to get inside to do a good job of cleaning and painting those surfaces in such tight quarters.
The second challenge was replacing the riveting between the box and the chassis. Since there is no special rivet tool to do this kind of rivet, I had to use a chisel and a hammer to fix them. It would have been so much easier with a standard rivet gun, but the protruding pin/mandrel heads of the rivets would be exposed on the floor of the box which would have really affected the appearance.
The third challenge was the production of two new back doors for the van box as they were missing. I wanted to buy two replacement doors but just couldn't find the correct size, they were all too big, so I decided to just make a new set myself. Producing the doors went pretty smoothly. I used index cards to make door test samples to insure in advance the size and accuracy of the door. I had to be very careful and exact about the gap I left between the doors and the door frame to account for the thickness of the powder paint coating. I wanted them to be tight and look good, but to also work well too! It would be really hard delivering all that orange juice without van doors that work! With some effort I was able to build the doors so that the gap was eliminated, but they still open and close freely. They came out perfect!!
I hope you enjoyed this restoration. It's a really neat toy with lots of history, and it came out looking great!
As always, thanks so much for watching and feel free to tell me what you think in the comments below.
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Really enjoyed this.
Thank you so much!!!
Oh, that was so awesome! I loved watching the process, and was delighted with the finished restoration! The little worker unloading the boxes at the end was an adorable way to showcase this project. Absolutely wonderful!!
Glad you like it.Thank you for the wonderful comment!!!
@@ar_restoration are you gonna restore a tonka dump truck that would be cool 🤗
@@mikesilva3868 yes, I will do it, I have a Tonka State Highway Dept dump truck ... I am looking for only a replacement part, I would do it immediately once this part was found😊🙏
@@ar_restoration cool 😊
Amazing to see what can be done. When these and similar come in with a clearance lot I just flatten them with a hammer and add it to the metal pile.
Nice fabrication there!
Thank you for your compliment!👍
Fantastic work great great finish......
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Really good technique.
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I can spend my life watching these works over and over again and I never get mad👍
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I should do better and never stop. 👍👍🎉🍻😄
Really wonderful
Thank you! 👍🎉
Super work on getting the dents out! I could not believe what great shape the hubcaps were in relation to how the rest of the truck was. Was also eased to see the original style of art restored on the truck.
Thank you so much for your compliment and comment!!!
This is not restoration, This is creating a work of art!
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Long live Minute Maid 🍊👌 👍
Thank you! Let’s enjoy to drink it forever 👍😊🍹
I’ll be honest, I half expected there to be nothing but holes under some of that rust!!!
Fantastic job on the restoration!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for your wonderful comment and support!!!👍👍
Great work mate
Thank you!!!
Looks really good beautiful and colorful
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Thank you for the break from the craziness in the world.
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Awesome Job, really enjoyed it great video!!!!
Glad you like it, and thank you so much!!!
That turned out awsome nice job👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Thank you very much!👍👍😊
Stunning! Love the back doors!
Thank you so much!!!
Nicely done. Great door construction.
Thank you! 👍👍🙏
OHHH , THE TOY TRUCK GETS A NEW LIFE , ❤️ ,
❤️ BEAUTIFUL ❤️
Thank you so much! 🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍
와우!!!!!! 섬세하고 디테일한 작업
너무 멋지네요!!!!!❣
좋은영상 잘 봤어요^^!!
당신의 채널이 더욱 성공하길!!!!!
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멋진 댓글과 칭찬 정말 감사합니다!!!
Very nice
Excelente restauración de este camion Tonka Minute Maid Delivery Box del 1956, respetos desde Venezuela.💯🤜🔥🤛👍🙏💯💯
Thank you so much for your compliment and support as always!👍👍😊
@@ar_restoration 💯👍
EXCELLENT 👌👌👌👌
Thank you!!!
My favorite part of your videos is pounding the dents out!
Thank you so much！👍🎉🌹
I really like your work, makes me wish I had that on my shelf, brings back old memories to this 75 year old man.👍
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉 🎉👏👏😄
As usual, beautiful job! Thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😊
Beautiful job. !!!!! Love the flaps and delivery. 👍
Thank you so much!!👍😊
Great job on 1956 tonka delivery box truck restoration amazing restoration 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you so much and cheers!!!🍻 👍👍😊
Extraordinary craftsmanship, especially the fabrication of the rear doors, they look possibly better than factory.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!👍🎉👍🎉👍🎉
Looks great. I have a 50s style ten wheel dump truck that was my dads, has a hydraulic cylinder to lift the dump back.
That is a great toy and you should keep it another 50 years😊Thank you for the comment!!!👍👍
Beautiful job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job!
Thank you!!!
Nice job making those doors. Always like watching your transformations.
Thank you for your comment!👍👍
The restored truck looks great, and I especially enjoyed the vignette at the end.
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Really good video,enjoyed,reminds me of childhood,drinking Minute Maid orange 🍊 juice 😎😎😎👍👍👍
It's my pleasure, thank you so much!
Outstanding job, especially with those rear doors. Excellent fabrication! 👍🏼
Brought back some good old memories.Thanks a lot. ❤️❤️❤️ From Kerala, India .
Excellent! 👍🏻 📸 Liked how you handled those doors! Great work. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
I first made the door with thin card paper to ensure the size and accuracy of the door, and also consider the thickness of the powder coating paint, leaving a little gap to ensure that the door can be opened easily after installation. Thank you for the comment!!!👍👍
Absolutely quality work. Looks better than new. Thumbs Up!
Glad you like it. Thank you so much for the comment!!!👍👍
Fun to see. I had one of these when I was a kid. My favorite toy. Big, metal Tonka trucks were the best. Today's plastic vehicles just aren't as satisfying.
Good call on the mud flaps! Noticed them missing in other videos.
That really did come out looking great. The doors were perfect, very satisfying to watch this! I love the paint job, beautiful color!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!👍👍
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Your skills are amazing. The fabrication of the doors was spot on. These videos are so relaxing for me.
Glad you like them and thank you for the wonderful comment!
You, sir, are a fine back door man
Thank you very much!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉
Back when there wasn't 331 million people in the country it was possible to make toys out of hard metals like that
You know that starting in 1970s the booming of the plastic toys ruined the metal toys…😕
Brilliant 😍
Thank you!
Wow! This was amazing! It was fascinating to watch you restore this box truck to better-than-new condition. It looks fantastic! Your ingenuity, creativity, craftsmanship, and attention to detail is top-notch! I am a huge fan of your works already, and I have only begun watching your videos (three so far). I am excited to see more of your work! Thank you for putting a smile on my face, and joy in my heart!!
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thanks for the orange juice. It tasty good. the juice man very handsome and the truck turn out very very good.
Thank you for your wonderful comment!!!🍊🍊🍊👍👍👍
You should have the Yay and applause sound when you start sandblasting, that is my favorite part!
Thank you! 😊 I will consider it :-)
A superb job, especially making the new doors from scr
You didn’t TRY to make new doors; you DID make new doors. Excellent job!
To be honest, I was really not sure if I could do it well, but final I made it. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉
Beautiful work. Better than when it was new. Especially with the power coat finish.
Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄
Flawless! Love it!
Glad you like it, thank you!👍👍🎉
The making of the rear doors was terrific.
Thank you!!!👍😊
Magnifique , je ne savais pas que minute maid avait 56 ans 👍👍
Many thanks!👏👏👍👍😄
my blood pressure is reduced. thanks. nice work
Great work! Looks like it just came off the factory.
Thank you so much!👏👏🎉🎉👍👍
Excellent restoration job, truly excellent!! Well done!!
Thank you so much for your compliment and support as always!!!👍👍
Excellent job mate as always looks great 👍
Thank you for the compliment and support as always!!!👍👍👍
Absolutely beautiful restoration job. Great job on the back doors. Love the mud flaps.
you did a great job restoring the delivery truck.
Thank you so much for your compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄
Vraiment un très beau travail. C'est un plaisir de vous voir fabriquer les pièces manquantes. Et surtout le soucis du détail comme les pièces en caoutchouc en dessous de la caisse.
Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉
Brother, you need to contact the Minute Maid company and send them the video. This was top notch, bro!!!😁😁😁😁😁
Good idea, I should do it, that will be the best Ad for them...👍👍🎉🎉😄
Awesome restoration. Really enjoyed that video!!!
Glad you like it, thank you so much!👍🎉
Excellent work!
Thank you! 👍 🙏
Absolutely Amazing
Thank you!!!👍🎉
I could taste the orange juice at the end. 😎👍🏻🍊
That's sweet🍊cheers!
I already saw this educational video, it had revamped/recalled or even resurrected my memory of when, Duane G. Shelton used to keep a toy metal Safeway 18 wheel reefer trailer and truck. He used to even keep a fluorescent orange, white and navy blue viynl plastic toy formula one race car. He kept those during the late 1970s, to the mid 2010s. 🏁
Another Phenomenal Restoration!!
Excellent Job my Friend! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you very much! Cheers!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉🍻😄
Fantástic
Thank you 🙏
Someone send this vid to Minute Maid, maybe there will be some compensation for the free advertising. Very well deserved. Liked and Subscribed.
Your problem solving skills, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are wonderful!! That is a great truck to add to your collection! Very nicely done!!🥰🥰😃❤❤👍👍🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🥂🥂
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment!👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍
Good my friend ❤❤❤
Thank you 👍🎉😊
С удовольствием подписалась на Ваш канал! Нравится, как вы бережно реставрируете винтажные игрушки. А короткий фильм с участием отреставрированной модели в конце ролика - вообще шедевр! Спасибо за доставленную радость от просмотра!
Thank you very much for your support and wonderful comment!!!👍🎉🍻😄
I really enjoyed this restoration!! Great job on the doors!!!
Glad you like it. Thank you for the comment!!!
Een prachtige metamorfose/restauratie. Het is schitterend om te zien.
very,very nice.awsome work on building those doors.larry
Thank you Larry! Thank you for your compliment and comment!!!👍🎉🍻😊
Very professional. Good job.
Thank you so much! Cheer!!! 😊 🎉🎉🍻
Beauty....superb restoration.
Thank you for the compliment!!!👍👍🎉😄
Very cool tonka truck. Nice job
Thanks 👍
Thought you would cause anxiety by putting the wheel on backwards..Knew better after watching the rear doors fab. Those box trucks are getting hard to find, revived to go on for another 65 years. NICE WORK!
Thank you so much for the great comment!!!👍👍
Well done 🇨🇦
Thank you!!!👍🎉
Отличная работа!
Fantastic job.
Thank you!!!👍👍🎉
У вас прекрасные работы!!!!!
Thank you!!!👍
Cheers!!! This is beautifull done. AMAZING!
Thank you for your compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻
Well done!
This one of your better videos. The making of the doors was genius. Thanks for sharing. 👍😁🇨🇱🇺🇸
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍🙏🙏🎉🎉👏👏
Brilliant!
Thank you!!!👍👍🎉🎉👏👏
Super good job 👍 👍👍
Thank you!👍🌹😊
Very nice Restoration :)
Thank you so much! I watch your video often and you did great job!!👍👍
Keep it up
Looks great well done.
Thank you very much!👍👍
Great video!!!
Thank you!!!
This is gorgeous!! Super impressed with the back doors. You do a really great job.
Love the refreshing glass of orange juice at the end. You deserved it.
Thank you so much for bringing these fine toys back to life.
Cheers
Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🌹
I would love to see the very first one of these you restored, compared to the last one you have just finished. A comparison would be really interesting to me.
Nice job on the doors, great work
Thank you so much for your compliment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄
I can't believe what i just watched!! That was so freakin cool . You sir are very skilled. Subscribed
Thank you for your compliment and support!!!👍👍🎉😊
Really loved this restoration. Very good job & really liked that U made minute maid boxes. KEEP UP the GOOD WORK - ur peeps R liken them!!!!
Glad you like it, thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!🎉👍🍻😊
Great work! You're an artist! That's a sweet toy truck! Cheers!😄👍🔧🛠️
Glad you like it. Thank you so much for your compliment and comment! Cheers!!!👍👍🎉🍻🧰👷♂️🎉
Just AMAZING!!!!! Don't you sell any restoration,do you?
I am not ready to sell them yet, but I may consider it in the future. Thank you for the comment!!!👍👍
The value only goes up with time. Hold onto them.