Very Damaged Tonka Volkswagen Beetle Bug Restoration

This was a very interesting, and difficult restoration project. The subject is a really neat Tonka Volkswagen Beetle that was severely damaged, but which I was finally able to restore completely. In fact, this Tonka Beetle has been in my home for more than a year, but I just hadn’t been motivated to restore it. The first reason was that the roof of the beetle and the frames on both sides were seriously damaged, all were bent and terribly deformed. I was really not sure that I could even restore it well. The second reason was that the beetle was missing several parts, the bumpers, the windshield, and the headlights, and I just couldn’t find suitable replacement parts. At the end of January this year I decided to take on this almost impossible project. The entire restoration process was a challenge, it more difficulty than I anticipated, and the restoration of the roof and the door frames on both sides was not too difficult. The most difficult part was the reproduction of the windshield.