RoR Project 0050 – A Nifty Fifty
RoR Project 0050 – A Nifty Fifty
See the Step-by-Step Project by Doug Cole 
In days gone by – when dealers made a good profit selling new cars they used to hand out models (promos) to the children to entertain them when they were haggling over price with the parents. The dealers would buy a few dozen “coasters†for the showroom floor and stock friction drive models to give away with the purchase of an actual vehicle. These toys had metal bumpers, hard rubber wheels and a tin chassis. With normal play they were practically indestructible! I found a box of coasters in an auction in a variety of conditions including the one you see here. I restored this one to “showroom†condition and I’ll show you how I did it in my Step-by-Step Project.
For the Modeler: This model, by MPC(?), appears to be a 1950 Ford in period green metallic which I chose to restore because of the body damage and missing parts. The plastic used was a thick fibrous amalgam that made body repairs easy – just like the original thick-skinned car. The front end is a massive chromed white metal piece made to take some abuse. In this project body repair, foiling, resin casting, detailing and window repairs are fully examined.Â
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Nice job Doug I have been able to do a few restorations like this myself and its alot of fun bringing something like this back instead of throwing it away, I remember going to Applegate Chevrolet with my dad as a kid and the salesman always gave me a promo car to have I felt like I was on top of the world as we drove off the lot in our new chevy and a cool new toy from the dealer. Ive still got all of those cars 11 of them as a matter of fact and I woulnt trade them for gold After I got older my dad always had his car serviced at the dealership so getting another promo was like going to the big boy toy store. Nice job and a great memorie for me as well.