Restoration of my Schuco Studio 1050 Racer
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:00 pm
Thought I would do a quickie on the restoration of my ebay £8 Schuco tin plate racer, c 1945 ish
Deciding what to do and not do as I go along, but want it to be different to my other Schuco's in my mini collection f these great post war toys.
The 1050 is a miniature version of the popular 1070 that had a handbrake and 2 speeds, I've a couple of them, but the 1050 is far tighter in size and design. The design is very simple in comparison, this one is in very rough condition by the elements rather than play.
Total disassembly was next, however with so much corrosion, WD40 and a blow torch did nothing, so it was down to pliers, saws and lever to fee it all off.
The spring in the motor was toast, corroded and broken to 14 pieces, the die cast cross shaft crumbled as did the wheel nuts and the wheel bushes frozen to the die cast brake hubs so musch damages ensued to split the lot.
Typical of these toys, the car has a real diff!
Deciding what to do and not do as I go along, but want it to be different to my other Schuco's in my mini collection f these great post war toys.
The 1050 is a miniature version of the popular 1070 that had a handbrake and 2 speeds, I've a couple of them, but the 1050 is far tighter in size and design. The design is very simple in comparison, this one is in very rough condition by the elements rather than play.
Total disassembly was next, however with so much corrosion, WD40 and a blow torch did nothing, so it was down to pliers, saws and lever to fee it all off.
The spring in the motor was toast, corroded and broken to 14 pieces, the die cast cross shaft crumbled as did the wheel nuts and the wheel bushes frozen to the die cast brake hubs so musch damages ensued to split the lot.
Typical of these toys, the car has a real diff!