Lesney #26b-Foden Cement Mixer Restoration

Good evening folks, just thought I'd share some photos of my latest work, this old cement mixer. Nothing too crazy here, just a simple strip and repaint. Not much work went into this one, but it does look good. Here's what it looked like before:

The real challenge with this one was getting the actual mixer off. It has a rivet like you would find on the base that holds it to the rest of the truck. It's a real trick getting the drill bit down in there. You might notice in one of the photos the little hole underneath the rivet, I got a bit ambitious with the drill...

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Mailbox Finds - Lesney #70b Grit Spreader

Good morning everyone! I woke up this morning to find that this had been delivered late last night. Looks like the USPS is working overtime! I bought this on our favorite auction site for the price of a couple of cheeseburgers at McDonalds. My plan was to restore it, but now that I have it in my hands, I think it's in great shape. What do you think? Leave it alone or make it look brand new?

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