Beefing up a 1:64 Matchbox Vista Cruiser 

Hey Fam, hope you like this creation. I worked pretty hard on this one, but had a blast. Watch the whole video for the good bits!! Don't forget to say hi to TimeRider and check out his video here : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OzFrn76yhks.html

That thing came out freak'n awesome ! Finally someone had the guts to do a wagon. I got a thing for station wagons, had a few in my day. Beautiful job !!!

For the Hot Rod gods looked upon this creation and were pleased as they wept tears of Joy! Their blessing sent to my Brohicular homicide Buddy..truly a masterpiece! We all need this kind love in your life and on our shelf. People..this warrants a like share and comment..and for such outstanding work let's show support through merch store and his Pateron!

I already know this is gonna be awesome. Now Jimmy has something to tow his family and trailer with. Edit: You never cease to amaze! That thang was wicked. You turned the Vista Cruiser into a *Vista Bruiser!*

My Dad had an early 70's Vista Cruiser. We kids loved riding in the very back, facing backwards, breathing in the CO.:-) It did have a nice V8 rumble.

Years ago, around 1978/79 I was downtown Toronto at a do it yourselfish spray paint booth helping a friend tape and paper off a car for paint, when we burst out in uncontrollable laughter at the horror show in the booth beside the one we were in. Some bumbo clat had a sweet 66 Chevy Impala wagon painted lime green with the heaviest flake I've ever seen!! We both lost it at the redonculous looking pain! That wasn't funny enough, dude told some other guy there his nickname was "Diesel!! LOL! We couldn't even pretend to be laughing at something else, and "Diesel" didn't much like it! LOL! OK, so fast forward about ten years later when I'm driving the last stretch of dirt gravel road leading to my cottage. There's a fork in the road and straight ahead is an old farmhouse we loved when we were kids because once we saw that we knew we were almost there! So I stopped at the stop sign there at the fork and for nostalgia sake I took a look at that old farmhouse and to my stund amazement, there in the drive of the old farm, was that lime green heavy do/me flake paint job 66 Impala wagon!! LOL!! What's the friggun odds Tod??! Kind of sad though because it was sunk into the ground and looked an ornament to the lovely weed bed surrounding it! I'm actually tempted to ask if I can have it! Who doesn't want a 1966 Chevy Impala wagon?? Anyway, cool job Rob!! Gets my nod Todd! OK I'll stop now...sigh Jack - Canada ~'()'~

One Saturday, when I was 15, my father and I took our Vista Cruiser down an old Wisconsin country road, for a driving lesson. Being me, I was gabbing while I was driving and took the car up to 90mph. My father, being my father, couldn't calmly suggest I slow down. In an excited voice (that I can still hear 50 years later), he said "You're doing 90! Slow down! Stop! Dutifully, I stood on the brake pedal. To this day, I can still hear the squeal of the tires and smell the purple smoke. My father remembers the people coming out of their houses to see what was happening. Good memories!

you know, some people watch this and ask "why does he make noises and play with them?" we watch this video and ask "whats the point of having them, if you dont have fun with them?" Love the videos, stay young at heart

And I thought Lee's was mad, now you just raised the bar. Insane colour and pure tyre ripper. 'Top Job Fella'

The Vista Cruiser...the world's most awesome station wagon! Looks, style, and muscle under the hood!! She was a beautiful beast!

In the mid 60’s my dad bought an Olds station wagon. It was midnight blue, almost black. This brings back memories. I love that paint.

Nice work , it reminds me of kids who turn 18 and then get the family car and try so hard to make it a hot rod , i had a few friends do this with there dads old wagon , Cool car , Mike Espo..

Man, Red's gonna kick Eric's ass when he sees what you did to the Vista Cruiser! Your custom work is getting more and more extreme, and I'm loving it - the heavy metal flake is INSANE!!

Ok with open mind i watched his video, i call it as i see it and .. You again won this competition. he just changed wheels , and repainted the car. now i understand thats what is mostly done.. But in this one you took a family car and transformed it into a muscle car not only by changing wheels, but by altering the car as well as adding a blown engine, as well as customizing like the head lights and tail lights. so all in all hands down you Won!!! not say he doesnt do good work, he does very nice work. you just brought more to the table. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!

I love that station wagon!!😂

Really nice work! A "run what you brung" driveway hot rod build. Very COOOOOOL!!!

I’m a big fan of taillights! Beautiful!

Happy happy joy joy! Eric Foreman would be so pleased.

Looks amazing! Only suggestion I'd make is to paint the post matt black inside so it's less obvious through the rear window

That’s your best so far IMO. I’d be proud of this one. Your videos are entertaining all the way through. You’ve mastered the storyline and the art of editing.... hells ya!

Cool color ....total beast, love it !

When I was a young lad , the neighbors had a VistaCrusier. Definitely the coolest Station wagon of the 70s.

What a great choice for a muscle car the old Vista Cruiser. I really like the Matchbox for their realistic casts. Fine job once again.

Excellent colour! You are the perfesser of paint. The wheels are superb and the mods were great. Great project!

That baby is so sweet. Love it, the color is off the hook and love the details on the engine. That would be such a cool daily driver. Hauling the kids to school in that ride...priceless...👍👍👍

That was a pretty cool makeover! Awesome out come...was blown away how it came out! Awesome job!! 👍👍👍👍

That's one crazy custom. And the yellow lights would be high beams. I love it!

A perfect Pro-Street makeover!! What really puts this at the top is the tastefully realistic mods. The engine was perfectly scaled and mounted and the wheel tubs were accurate to the style. Topped with the wild paint color and it’s a winner!! Well done as usual.

Just watched TR, it was close but you win! You made a wicked Bruiser out of the Cruise! Blub blub blub!!!

Great job! I’m an Olds guy and you nailed it. My favorite.

Muscle Woody! Cool color finish, the taillight and front end detail are so well done

Brilliant details, particularly the tail lights which are truly inspiring.

Wow, that paint, your detail. Wow! Timeriders was also wow, this was a really close one, but my vote would have to go with you, because the paint. Wasnt an easy decision. Tha,is for sharing amd be safe. Can't wait to see what's next.

8 second grocery getter!!! I LOOOOVE IT!!! LMAO!!!!

If the Griswold's had that on Vacation they would have made it to Wally World in no time. Great job.

Rad job man! One of my favorites so far!!!

A fine job at customizing. Worth a 1960's Beach Boy Song. " I took my cruiser down to the track, hitched to the back of Jimmies Cadillac" (Apologies to :"Shut Down" I can almost see that low ratio posi-traction rear under the tubs. Well done. I just checked TR's car and here are the comments I left there. When ever I was asked to judge any kind of competition I always took into consideration the TLC that went into a job. DCR's car was a true modified custom, cutting out the hood, adding an engine removing the rear seat and dogs etc. I still think you fellows that do challenges should stick to the same car for each of you. TR's car was not as modified as DCR's but the end result & TLC was still worth a "like". Thanks

It looked fine as it was.... Almost the true original gold color 👌.

That Vista Cruiser is one bad chicken!! Great job, love the color-changing paint, the tubbed rear end, and the crazy big blower!

Dude, every video just keeps getting better. This car is super rad, I love rodded out wagons. And that paint color is really cool. If only the Griswald's had that beast for vacation.

Wow mate that thing turned out awesome. Lee is going to have to pull something big out of the bag to beat this one

That paint is crazy! Awesome custom 👍😎

That paint is the bomb! Totally a muscle car makeover ❤️ love it

Momma’s Shopper Hopper!!!!!!

I love this. Great work! That paint is amazing!

Nice! Love the color change paint. In the beginning I kept asking you (even though I knew you couldn't hear me lol) why you didn't just lob a little bit off the bottom of the engine and epoxy it to the hood instead of cutting the hood and risk having the hole not straight or too big. Nevermind... This way it looks like it's supposed to be there. Nice detail work on the trim pieces and lights and such. Speaking of lights... To answer your question near the end of the video, the inner headlights are the hi-beams. On older vehicles, when you hit that switch on the floor with your left foot, all four headlights came on, and when you kicked it back down to lo-beam, the inners turned off leaving just the outers lit. If I remember correctly, the low beam bulb had two filaments, one low beam and a brighter one for when the hi-beams were on. I'm not sure when or even why, probably in the mid 90s or so, but if your vehicle had four headlights and you switched the hi-beams on, the outers would turn off and the inners would turn on. It's kinda too bad that there wasn't some way to lose that huge body post in the cargo area. I think that's what the dogs were for... to hide it lol. Do you have a way to fashion something that would pass for a window in the tailgate, and then blackout the tailgate window and the side windows in the cargo area only (similar to what auto manufacturers do with modern SUVs), or did you keep everything clear to show the tubbed out rear? Anyway, I love the idea with this car, and the color change paint just drives home the fact that this isn't Grandma's Olds anymore (just in case the blown big block left any doubt lol). Edit to ask: Did you have to cut into the chassis to fit the rear axle or was there already enough clearance?

Wow, really blown away. One of your best videos!!

I was excited as soon as I saw the thumbnail for the video. I love wagons. An old co-worker of mine in the 90s had an early 70s Dodge wagon that had steel wheels w/dog dishes and fatties on the back. That thing looked so mean! This came out awesome buddy, putting the tub in the back is priceless! Great wheels and tires as well. Though that paint color is a bit odd, it all works for a heck of a build. Nice one. Blub on!

This is so ridiculous, I friggin love it. Reminds me of those large diecast cars with the huge engine and giant tires in the back. I don't remember who made them, but I had a lot of them.

Ha "Tickle Trunk"! Obscure canadian reference alert.

Nailed it. The clear winner. Well done.

Luv it! 😍 Very well done, luv the paint! Excellent!

Beautiful!!! I've always loved the paints that flip flop!!! Fine job on this one. Makes me want go go out and buy a station wagon to build!!

Awesome awesome 👏 great job buddy looks great love that paint job keep up the great work buddy thanks for sharing buddy 👍👍👍

Loved this! Everyone loves extra bodywork detail. 👍

Coolest vista cruiser ever! 2 bulbs for Jimmy!

Excellent result. Timerider has quire a challenge 👍👍

Crazy build...absolutely brilliant..💪👏

Just awesome! one of my top five of yours you've ever done👍

Loving it! Diggin the color change paint! I think you have this challenge.

Hey , just love the commentary that you give with your videos.

Love the C10 in the back ground.

Hands down victory, here...

Yes! Another sighting of the infamous Timmies!

Wow this is badass. Awesome transformation.

that is a sweet wagon. love the color shifting paint it looks great. Good job on that hot rod. I need one in my life

That Cruiser came out sick. Sweet color choice. Yes gonna have to build 1.

Absolutely TOP blubbing. Never seen paint like that on a diecast before. Looks like Jimmy needs a little paint here and there too !Timeriders car is sweet but this just pips it with that custom paint !

Knocked it out of the park! That is one SWEET ride!

Remember that 70s show. This is a Much Better Vista Cruiser. That color is AWESOME!! 😎

You could LITERALLY cruise the vista. Great work :)

Damn, you're GOOD at this bro.

Eric Foreman's car is getting a upgrade.

Love the color shift paint there is color shift paint acrylic you can get that you can thin down for air brush it's by plaid and Michael's has it called Color shift paint it's really cool

She's no snoozer....my Vista Cruiser. I'm just amazed how crankin' that thing looks. Super job!!!!!!!! Love the paint, love the tubs...everything. My wife came out ....AGAIN, while I was watchin' this and walked away ......AGAIN, just shakin' her head. She is definitely thinkin' I'm ready for the rubber room. I mean He**, she used to drive a 442. I don't know.

You, Sir, are a legend.

You laughing made me laugh, but aside from that, that thing is a BEAST!!

I love the color on it ! Great job all around👍

That ride is tripping.awesome job.

I love me some station wagons . Especially the the dragon wagons, y’all went over the mountain on this build. That’s how we do it in the south just shove a giant engine into anything and run it down the strip. See y’all wildman

That is some awesome paint!! As always another great video !!

Amazing custom job! I love the odd ball stuff and loving the color!

Great Vid. Love that 2 tone paint job 👍

I had a Marina blue 71 Vista cruiser with wood grain. Killer work man!

Best paint job ever! Excellent work!

Oh boy paloy! Its radical it's tactical it's cool!!! Nice work man, Although my favorite car of all time is a 67' Camaro rs/ss, I've owned 3 cutlass' 72' 75' 78'.. Your version bub is just BOSS!

Impressive . . . did I say impressive?

Lol those sound effects get me every time. Looks great dude and actually I just finished watching Time Riders video and I’ll just say both of y’all stepped out of your comfort zone and I love it! Thumbs up to the both of you!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Sweet!! That is a beautiful creation!!

That paint is certainly eye catching, great job. Who let the dog's go All the best.

The force is strong with this one :-) thank you for the video can't wait till next

Dude you make me laugh every time, Thanks. Again awesome but most importantly ORIGINAL work. You're the best Diecast!

WOW, looks awesome, I would love to cruise in that on a Saturday night.

That paint is amazing! You outdid yourself AGAIN!!!

Good personality and good skill makes a awesome youtuber

🤯🤯🤯 Mind blown...That thing is insane...fantastic job!!!

Very pretty paint job and the wheels & motor look great.

To say this is amazing is a huge understatement

Just plain and simply awesome!

Looks fantastic! Great job!