I like old toy cars - Saabs especially, but also others.
Lately I have decided to widen my collection of Saab toys, especially the older die cast Saabs. But the collector prices for them, especially when they are in (near) mint condition, are a bit too much for me. So, I have decided not to really collect cars in good condition only, but try and find some in need of repair and fix those to get a nice collection. It will not be worth any real money (no real collector value), but I think the cars will look just as nice as the original.
So I have made a few projects just to get a feel of it. The first project was a pretty simple Dinky Toys Saab 96 fix and below are a few pictures of a Corgi Mercury Cougar that took a little more work.
The starting point: The car was roughly painted over with black, so I took it apart to remove paint from the body.
Paint removed and the window polished.
Designing the "Sheriff"-sticker.
Test print and fitting.
Painting...
... and painted.
Attach the stickers.
Paint the roof black.
Done.