MATCHBOX Custom No.71c Ford Heavy Wreck Truck 1968 

We Are All Happy About That, Another FANTASTIC Restoration. We Missed You Marty !!!

I always get a kick out of reading the Weekly World News headlines in the paint booth. Bonus entertainment!

In this crazy world I am so glad to have MMM. Love bestowed to you all.

Interesting idea to restore that tow truck into a BP rig. Great video

Thank you for the absolutely amazing restoration! I wanted to make sure I updated after your whole restoration!! 👍👌

That's a really cool result. Putting both wreckers next to each other, both in the BP theme, you can appreciate how different the models are.

Great To have you back with more makeovers, I hope that you find time to do another one soon!

MIDWEEK MARTY! What a treat for lunchtime!

Another excellent makeover! I too have one of these!!! Thanks for posting Marty! Cheers Doc

I was driving past the site that the Lesney factory occupied,about a week ago. And MMM popped into my head. And here you are.😀

Great job, Marty! The BP livery does indeed look great on that Ford. As a matter of fact I did the same last year on my channel. I switched the livery of the Dodge and the Ford around. The rear utility floors of the Ford and the Dodge actually have exactly the same dimensions and the decals are interchangeable without any problems. I did however have to keep my head focused and be careful not to accidentally paint them in the right colours. 😀

Absolutely WONDERFUL. So great to have you back, Marty!

An uplifting end to a trying day. Always a delight to get an unexpected MMM notification. Perfect as usual. 😀👍👍

Nice build, details and paint job 👌 👍

Such a sweet kitty! Welcome, Smudge! Hope we see more of you soon. A very well-done model. I guess Esso paid more than BP to have their branding on a model. As a custom, it looks right at home with its stable mates. Missed you and hope all is going well with Julie and of course Kevin too. Thank you for an entertaining video. Cheers from Canada.

Lovely work Marty. Takes me back 50+ years. Cheers.

Always love watching your videos Marty. God Bless you and your family and crew.

Beautiful shine on that paint job, well done Marty!

Nice knuckle scrape there! The new kitty was warming your chair for you! Happy you're back.

Looks great Marty! Nothing wrong with a little bit of custom work!

The green windshield looks great with the body and decal colors!

My late Mother was a great fan of Kevin, and we watched all your vids together. This is the first of your vids I have watched without her, so I'm watching this in her memory. Thanks for many happy memories, and many laughs.

Video up for 12 hours. Over 6 thousand view and 0 dislikes. Love to see it! (Edit 10K views now and still at 0. You sir, are loved!)

Marty, you may never see this but I just had to say thank you. I found your channel a couple of years ago and watching the love you have for your hobby really reignited a long lost passion I had for miniature painting. So after a 20 year hiatus, I’ve been painting again and love every minute of it. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the content you have provided us over the years.

Wonderful build!! It fits perfectly in the BP family of rigs you refurbished. I like the idea of customs that retain that Lesney feel to them. That gives you a ton of freedom to keep moving forward

Love the custom jobs Marty, hope there will be many more to come

Hello from a dull UK.That's a super code 3,Marty.All you need now,is the 8 wheel ergo cab tanker to complete your line up.

Another lovely video Marty. You have real working man's hands...which is something to be proud of.

Moin and G'day from Cuxhaven 👋🏼 Well... This is an episode that pleases everyone 😃 A great conversion of an excellent model, a new housemate (greetings to Smudge 👍🏼😺) And... The legendary headlines on the newspaper in the paint booth 😂👍🏼👍🏼 After all, I do model conversions myself and all I can say is: Good onya mate 👍🏼🤩 So here we have a "Marty Conversion" 😆 (My mates downunder 🇦🇺 and the good ol' U.S. of A. 🇺🇸 call my specials "Sparky Conversion" 😂) A terrific idea to paint the Ford wrecker in a BP version. Not only is it the only one in the world.... It also looks downright stunning and fits perfectly with the other BP models. 🤩👍🏼 Thanks so much for sharing, Marty 🙏🏼 from me, definitely a thumbs up for this 👍🏼 Stay safe and sound and keep up the good work, mate 😁 Greetings from the lighthouse end of the Elbe River from the DCcoB (Die-Cast crazy old Bloke) 😎👍🏼🇦🇺✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠 (P.S. Greetings to Australia's most koalafied ambassador, KEVIN 🐨)

Nice to have you back, Marty!

That turned out really nice! Always a great day when I find a new MMM video available! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

That turned out to be lovely Marty. Incidentally a small channel called Belgian Diecast Restorations did the livery swap of both the 13d and 71c models simultaneously a few months ago. It's always interesting to see how different people tackle the same projects in their own way.

Nice collection with the company name BP. I hope to see the Kintoy Volkswagen in the restoration.

Outstanding! Love your videos and how you narrate as you go. Thank you for showing your display case at the end.

Looks sharp. Great idea.

The BP vehicles are my favorite Lesneys! Glad to see you posting again, Marty! Can't wait for your next installment video!

Good to see you again! Brilliant model!

Great to see you back Marty. Matchboxes and childhood memories restored. Keep up the good work.

Marty that was a great idea. I wish I had one painted up like that. That is too cool.

Marty your videos are a soothing balm for these times we live in. Lovely to have you back and the project came out great!

That model looks superb in the BP colours - great job!

Great to see you again Marty!

Beautiful job. Looks like what Matchbox should have made. Glad to see you do another one. Been a while your last one. Hope you and Julie are doing well. And Kevin.

Great results on the custom heavy wreck truck cheers Michael

Beautiful restoration Marty looks amazing well done 👍.

Turned out great and looks good with the rest. I did a No 12 Land Rover to match the Stalwart. Possibly Esso and BP where willing to have a licensing agreement with Matchbox but didn't wish to share any vehicles.

Fantastic, would love to see you do an Anglia in dark blue and white

Marty!!!!!!!! We miss you!!!!!!! Great work as usual.

Yay, Marty's back!!!! You have been missed!!!

Your version looks better than the original. Great work, Marty ! 👨‍🚒🔥🇦🇺

Missed you Marty... Great restore as always :)

Happy you are back. Hope you are still enjoying this hobby. Looking forward to the alternative paint stripper experiment. However I suspect your old reliable Poly stripper will win out as usual.

A great restoration, looking forward to seeing more of Smudge in the future too. 😺

I enjoy seeing your organization tools - boxes and sleeves

Excellent job Marty

Excellent work Sir Marty.

I think Kevin has competition with Smudge. It's great to see you back.

Care with the hands Marty.. I had the same problem decades ago when working around solvents.. SO glad to have you back with a really fun makeover. It looks great in BP, totally right! By the way, after seeing your success with Mr Color and Tamyia acrylics, I am now transitioning my model railroad airbrushing to them... and getting great results. Many thanks for that!

Glad to see you back, Marty!

I had the Ford wrecker when I was a kid. I got it as a premium from Quaker Life cereal. Eat the cereal, save the boxtops, send a couple in with some change (or maybe just boxtops) and you get the truck. Pop ate Life cereal every day, so I wound up with 2 of these. I don't know, though, that "heavy wrecker" was Matchbox's designation, or Ford's. @4:33 That was the nickname of a kid on our street-"Hey, Mushroom Head!" @9:18 Yeah, I winced when you took those pliers to the piece. I thought to myself, "Put some tape on those jaws! Or a scrap of cloth!" Beautiful finish, Marty! I look forward to your next project!

Great Resto Mod of this truck Marty. Just to point out that with this model the beacon is part of the window unit and so originally it would have been Green, it's quite common to find them broken. As you were doing a resto mod the Red worked great.

Great vid!! Glad to see you back!! Truck looks awesome! Would you ever do a video on your collection? That would be sweet!

Thank You for posting , it is always a pleasure to see you work on your projects …

I love what you did to the original truck to turn it into a BP

Glad to see you creating and restoring my favorite toys from my childhood. I had many examples of Matchbox vehicles. I totally agree, the old ones are the best work they did. Keep up the good work.

Awesome job Marty it looks fantastic 🌴👍👍😎🌴

When I was little I would have done anything for that model... I still recall that childish feeling of desire, even today

Glad you are back Marty. Nice job as always.

Great work Marty!

Great to see another makeover. I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience. Please keep them coming, you are amazing.

Love Smudge, what a beauty!

It's nice to have you back. I constantly check your channel to watch your latest makeover. I'am grateful since with your MMM activity and videos you got me back in to the Matchbox and the diecast passion. Generally I prefer original restorations, but this custom version looks to me a success! Ciao from Italy.

Love what you do. Best to you and Julie.

I have 3 of the No 61s. I enjoy them 1 needs a restoration the other 2 just need cleaned up. This channel is great and miss the videos but I understand we all have normal life's then creating videos all the time. It's relaxing just restoring and bringing stuff back to life.

Perfect. Breathing new life into good old well used toys. World needs more people like you, Marty.

Woke up and found a new MMM vid waiting on me. So far, so good! Well done as always, Marty.

Thanks, Marty, I did enjoyed the video! Nice BP collection and very sweet cat)

Enjoyed the video. I appreciate well conceived customs, and would encourage you to imagine more in the future. Smudge is super cute.

Yeah Marty! As soon as I saw the notification, I stopped what I was doing and hit play

Fabulous! I'm a big proponent of sympathetic customs. Lesney wasn't very big on color changes. Some models never got one, or only slight variations.

That B P Tow Truck is also my favorite. I have them in all conditions . Great work. Your heavy wrecker looks great . NICEEEEEE . 😊

Great to see you Sir!!!

Good morning, Marty! What a great transformation into a BP colored wrecker. Can't wait to see what you do next! Great to see you! Hope you and Julie (and Kevin) are well and doing fine. Pat Smudge on the head and enjoy the rest of the week doing whatever projects you're working on. God bless.

Excellent result Marty, looks very much at home with the others. 👍🏻🇦🇺

Great custom job, one of a kind mighty fine!!!David in Texas USA

Nicely done. Glad to see new stuff. Hope there’s more on the way soon!

Thanks 👍 love it looks very sweet ☺️ love the cat to Lee

Great to see you getting back to it. Maybe a collection tour of your display cabinets?

That one thing I miss about your channel is the goofy news paper in your spray booth LOL

Hey Marty! The have translucent paint now. It works great for windows and lights like this on the truck. Thanks for the video my friend.

As always another fantastic job.

Definitely we miss you 😊 I do like how you customise that model

Nothing wrong with a custom job, looks great.

Excellent as always!

Great job there. It looks really great in those colours.

Awesome! Another episode from MMM! Truck does look really nice!

Beautiful!!

Marty’s back … I’m happy with that !! Such an excellent job, as per … Hope all’s well with you and the Mrs … 🙏

Great custom Marty. I looked at those drill bits from Aldi in a video, excellent tools and great price too!

Great job Marty.......👍