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Artist Fully Restores Rusty And Abandoned Car Models, And Here Are His Best 17 Works

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If you're reading this post, you probably already know how soothing it is to see a real car get detailed and restored to perfection. Turns out, you can get the same satisfaction from watching a model car get restored, too.

The term “beyond repair” seems to hold little meaning for one artist and YouTuber called "Restore Machines." With over 500k subscribers on YouTube, the artist shares rusty and abandoned car models being fixed to full restoration.

If you're into watching real cars get the restoration treatment they deserve, we're confident you'll enjoy these transformations as well. Given that, you can also see the repaired car models in a video format. "Restore Machines" has a ton of videos where he shows a time lapse of fixing the miniature vehicles, so if you're really into it, you won't be short of entertainment this week.

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Mr. Derpy Dino 3 years ago

Why are the wheels on all of these always slanted of like its broken, but in the video, it never is.

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

nice colours

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Mr. Derpy Dino 3 years ago (edited)

This one was quite interesting!

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Losferatu 3 years ago

Total BS as die-cast model cars are made from a Zinc-Aluminum alloy, which doesn't corrode. These are staged to look broken and corroded

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

It looks like the real thing

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Mr. Derpy Dino 3 years ago (edited)

why do the look so weird? I just want to know what happened to the Lambo.... But I feel like he just extended the chassis somehow....

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Dizzy Falcon 3 years ago

TONK

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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F. H. 3 years ago

Wait what? I don't really know what this is all about, but that rust and dirt is clearly painted on. And badly.

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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ME! 3 years ago

ive seen this video

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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F. H. 3 years ago

I don't really see how you can call this restoration when you first weather the vehicles yourself. Or is this reverse restoration.

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Billy The Kid 3 years ago

Tonka. Built to last

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Orion C. 3 years ago

When you're a house beetle but you're too tired of walking, you restore a freaking bus

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Mr. Derpy Dino 3 years ago (edited)

How can someone even restore this?! That guy has serious skills.

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Your_local_introvert 3 years ago

Aw this one's actually super adorable!

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Alloydog 3 years ago

Optimus Prime, from the 1st Transformers live action movie.

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Mr. Derpy Dino 3 years ago

Got that G-Wagon looking fresh!

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Artist Makes Unbelievable Restorations Of Vintage Miniature Cars

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Douglas Turner 3 years ago

The Youtube for this one is really good. U was curious about the new wheels and tires. I am not curious anymore.

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Péter Rózsahegyi 3 years ago

Most of these models are made of pewter which can't corrode the way iron does. I think the wrecks are fake and the photos are in reverse order: the first is the model intact, the latter is the model turned into a wreck. Also some models are just a few months old like the Bburago/Maisto LaFerrari. It's just not possible a model can degrade into a pile of rust in that short time.

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Zedrapazia 3 years ago

What a shame to ruin a good, expensive car like that

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Miles 3 years ago

All of these videos are faked to look like they were abandoned for years. Cool restorations but would be better if they were actually real and not faked for likes.

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J Rob 3 years ago

Why do all of the before pictures look the same. Does he distress them first then restore them?

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Zandybob 3 years ago

I'm with you on this, looks a bit staged. How do all those model cars have similar damage and rust?

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All's Gravy 3 years ago

🤔 Something not right about these? I suspect the 'after ' photos were actually taken 'before' he used the same saltwater/paint stripper acid process on them all (or at least the newer models). They are too uniformly broken down.

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F. H. 3 years ago

Ok, only two of the cars look as if they are really old and were left outside for some time. The rest is clearly carefully "damaged" and painted to look rusty. A few of them look as if they were heated and immersed in corrosive substances. I don't know how I feel about an hobby that consists of needlessly breaking stuff and then restoring it.

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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

This is staged. Rescue & Restore actually restores things.

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Jackson Gohn 3 years ago

The damaged ones would've taken a lot more work than the "restored". Also, a car would rust away to nothing before the wheels would start falling off like that.

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Pedro Fonseca 3 years ago

Look for Restore Machines channel in YouTube. Ferrari La Ferrari vídeo: https://youtu.be/lr4APogawiY

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Péter Rózsahegyi 3 years ago

Most of these models are made of pewter which can't corrode the way iron does. I think the wrecks are fake and the photos are in reverse order: the first is the model intact, the latter is the model turned into a wreck. Also some models are just a few months old like the Bburago/Maisto LaFerrari. It's just not possible a model can degrade into a pile of rust in that short time.

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Zedrapazia 3 years ago

What a shame to ruin a good, expensive car like that

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Miles 3 years ago

All of these videos are faked to look like they were abandoned for years. Cool restorations but would be better if they were actually real and not faked for likes.

5points

J Rob 3 years ago

Why do all of the before pictures look the same. Does he distress them first then restore them?

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Zandybob 3 years ago

I'm with you on this, looks a bit staged. How do all those model cars have similar damage and rust?

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All's Gravy 3 years ago

🤔 Something not right about these? I suspect the 'after ' photos were actually taken 'before' he used the same saltwater/paint stripper acid process on them all (or at least the newer models). They are too uniformly broken down.

2points

F. H. 3 years ago

Ok, only two of the cars look as if they are really old and were left outside for some time. The rest is clearly carefully "damaged" and painted to look rusty. A few of them look as if they were heated and immersed in corrosive substances. I don't know how I feel about an hobby that consists of needlessly breaking stuff and then restoring it.

2points

Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

This is staged. Rescue & Restore actually restores things.

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Jackson Gohn 3 years ago

The damaged ones would've taken a lot more work than the "restored". Also, a car would rust away to nothing before the wheels would start falling off like that.

1point

Pedro Fonseca 3 years ago

Look for Restore Machines channel in YouTube. Ferrari La Ferrari vídeo: https://youtu.be/lr4APogawiY

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