MATCHBOX Restoration No.55d Mercury Police car 1968

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I love this little toy car. With it's snow white top coat, sharp looking hood and door decals, bright blue roof beacon and classic shiny black tyres on chrome hubs, it looks awesome! - Taking me only two days to do from start to finish, this is one of my quickest makeovers. Please like and subscribe if you want to see more of this style of video. Watch to the very end to see kevin run from the cops!!
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@kevinanderson7613 2 года назад

I will admit, I don't hit the like button until I see Kevin!

@ericpode6095 3 года назад

"I'm not happy with that" had a good chuckle at that! 😊

@bill392 3 года назад

I'm 57yo now and I remember that I had this car when I was a little kid. I still have most of my old cars but I just dug through the collection and could not find this one. Hmm. Guess I'll never know where it went. Seeing it in this video instantly triggered memories. Amazing what is still in your head after decades.

@yereverluvinuncleber 3 года назад

Marty, to stop a crack growing, drill a small hole at the end of each end of the crack, it relieves the stress. Lovely restoration as always.

@bobbylibertini 2 месяца назад

I Really enjoy these videos! Great to see these great old toys being given a new life. Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's, my bike and my Matchbox cars were all I needed! Wish I still had mine..they were all in mint condition, despite being played with virtually every day. Hard to believe that we actually used to have such durable toys made of metal! These videos bring back such great memories of that wonderful childhood it almost makes me cry!

@ovidiuschley3346 3 года назад

Supeb restoration project Mercury Police car , it is a very beautiful diecast !👏👏👏🙂👍🥇🏆

@Ink_farm_art 3 года назад

My Grandpa had this car, didn't have top light but had the side spotter...man, I loved that car. Thanks for another trip down memory lane.

@vbonz6239 3 года назад

Every detail on the car is meticulously perfected. I like that !

@leorabanser2225 3 года назад

Nice, I have exactly the same. Even with the same broken light. The little letters on the side say park lane, because this is a Mercury park lane. Cheers

@edsonmaiacarlosfilho6131 2 года назад

Very Nice car model...!!

@wolfen216 Год назад

i'll admit I have no desire to collect matchbox but it's super relaxing to just sit back and watch you restore these cars.

@TheMank999 2 года назад

I’ve been watching your work for a couple of years now and just today I had a memory from 55 years ago. When I was a kid, we used to play in a landfill site just outside the village of south Ockendon in Essex. I remember finding hundreds of matchbox bodies and bottom plates that had been painted but I guess didn’t meet quality control and so were dumped. Literally hundreds and hundreds. Years later I drove for Lesney in Dalston, but by then they moved to production of other parts for Stanley and Hotpoint and some car manufacturers.

@AgentB7 3 года назад

In those troubling times for her kind, you made this tiny police car very happy. Thank you.

@Badgers0710 3 года назад

I recently drilled out a Mustang Matchbox car and when it all came apart nicely, I said without realising "I'm happy with that". Didn't realise this channel would have such an effect :p

@jonserkspawn7776 3 года назад

This was one of my most favourite Matchbox cars. I had the Police Wagon of this Mercury as an early Superfast. Had a dog in the back The other version of this was a Fire Chief

@supercommando440 3 года назад

Ha I still have that one. Pristine condition :)

@brianartillery 3 года назад

Nice use of the 'Spudger' to separate the base, at 02:25. Such a useful tool.

@orondedavis 11 месяцев назад

I sat in the back seat of that car many times. Great job Marty!🤭😁👍🏿💪🏾🤚🏿🙅🏾‍♂️.

@granfury1238 3 года назад

Finally a police car. Turned out really nice, would love to just drive around in one of these, turning on the beacon as it slowly getting dark for the night.

@Sam-ed8kk 3 года назад

'Back to basics' is the way to go ... even Kevin should agree with that!

@stewartbeckett5642 3 года назад

I've often thought about buying the some old matchbox cars and restoring them but wouldn't know where to start, so thanks for your Fantastic

@Quickened1 3 года назад

A little trick I've done on those dome lights in that condition is to add a drop or two of super glue and then polish it... they turn out great and you don't lose the size of the light...

@michaelsteinrok3002 3 года назад

Great job on this model! Nice to see the Police in a positive manner. At least 9 cops in the family from the last 100 years, so I enjoyed this immensely!

@mgee669 11 месяцев назад

We enjoyed that greatly, particularly with your brilliant attention to detail

@oldgrunger5 3 года назад

Nice to see genuine project not just something covered in mud

@890mikes 3 года назад

Amen. So sick of the fake "weathering"

@hhgttg8034 3 года назад

An interesting trick a friend passed along. To get the glue to penetrate you can use a vacuum behind the crack. As you apply the glue it will draw it into the crack. In this case, you may need a smaller hose on the end of the normal vacuum hose. Thanks for the ever interesting makeover videos.

@BBCHZ 3 года назад

Park Lane is the model name of the Mercury. The three plusses are actually stars., which were part of the Mercury logo. You'll see the same stars from the Mercury Marquis badge used (but modified) on the 1970s Ford LTD Landaus in Australia 🇦🇺

@paxhumana2015 3 года назад

@BBCHZ, if I do recall correctly, the later model Matchbox cars of this Mercury Montego Park Lane not only use the current thick Matchbox wheel size, but that they also have a light bar on top. I had one in State Police livery growing up myself.

@lotharrenz4621 3 года назад

@@paxhumana2015 that's correct. towards the end they even used metallic blue and extra wide spoke wheels, and clipped a mad-max style armoury over it... the versions of this model are actually legion.

@pegpelvispete7968 3 года назад

@@paxhumana2015 I had the Halley's Comet version

@paxhumana2015 3 года назад

@@lotharrenz4621 , may you be so kind as to show me these different variants of the vehicle, please? Also, from what I can tell, the version of the vehicle that I had was also released the same year as the 1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria police unit (which is honestly the best one that Matchbox ever made, particularly its red and blue light bar variants). The 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury was also a nice police car. Thanks for your response to my request.

@jeffreybagust4432 3 года назад

@@paxhumana2015 I had a fire car model. There was a wagon version too.

@bobafetting6373 3 года назад

Great to be back on the ‘standard’ restorations. Excellent fun as ever

@PrenticeBoy1688 3 года назад

Any sort of restoration makes me happy. I don't care for the unboxing vids. I give those a wide berth.

@martystratton5818 3 года назад

Great job and love your sense of humor

@lupitaarteaga5618 3 года назад

Good work marty its beautiful mercury police car 1968 matchbox congratulations

@zigzag2510 Год назад

I really love your way. Highest accuracy and respect towards these tiny shabby models. Greetings from Italy❤

@ConstantinoR-ss9bn 3 года назад

Marty just received the decals for the police car thanx again

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers 3 года назад

You are welcome! :)

@FunAtDisney 3 года назад

I think I still have this model. I use to take some of my more scratched up Matchbox cars, usually 4-door sedans, and with an Xacto knife scratch off the remaining paint and re-paint them as police cars, then get a tiny round piece of plastic, paint that red or blue and glue it on the top. I still have a few of these!

@barrymccloud3575 3 года назад

I stumbled upon this site after watching Jay Leno's '66 Galaxie restoration. Glad I did. Especially since I worked for Lesney, U.S.A. in the mid 70's. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of Marty's Matchbox Makeovers. Thank you!

@NanatsukiBenio 2 года назад

very cool cruiser :) love early 70's copcars

@colinp2238 3 года назад

The cop sounded like an Aussie Columbo. I had this as a kid and brokke the light by pushing it through, that's what cracked the roof section of the windscreen.

@notabarcode5921 3 года назад

I have roughly 200 matchbox cars from the 50's-60's that my father gave me when I was younger, and I've always wanted to find someone to restore at least 5 of them for him. You do a beautiful job!

@deandemarest4438 3 года назад

A terrific transformation.

@lefterisgeorgiou4424 3 года назад

Perfect job!

@markreetz1001 3 года назад

I was sure Kevin would be involved somewhere when it was a police car being redone--KEVIN!! Great makeover Marty. Always a fun watch!

@werhold 3 года назад

7:13 Julie - "MARTY, HAVE YOU BEEN CUTTING HOLES IN MY BEST TOWELS ??" Marty - "I think I saw shane playing with them right after he borrowed my Drill bit for his bucket"

@mondoprime 3 года назад

Hungover and marathoning your videos! Amazing work!

@jaceklysek7740 3 года назад

Love it. From the first little movie. My cat - Tykotek - too. He loves to watch his friend. And sometimes missing him... Mój kotek Tykotek 🐈 bardzo, mocno, ogromnie - kocha oglądać Twoje zmagania z naprawą autek. Jesteś naszym Przyjacielem, australijski wesoły człowieku! Mocno ściskam i pozdrawiam. Jacek.

@micuentaparaforosycosas3484 3 года назад

*THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN MARTY, STAY SAFE WITH YOUR PEOPLE* 👍👏👏👌

@KingfisherLtd 2 года назад

Very satisfying video. I have plenty of bad condition matchbox die casts from my childhood which I'd like to restore in the future. Your videos are very instructive. I want to gather the knowledge before starting the restoration. Best wishes.

@R1chardB1ngham 3 года назад

I really like this era Matchbox, and the Superfast that followed as I remember having them as a kid. Always great to watch you patiently return them to their former glory too

@drealean 9 месяцев назад

Doing another brand of diecast makes you appreciate the Matchbox even more, this model is Marty's Matchbox Makover worthy 😊

@mikequinlan9585 Год назад

I had exactly this model car in the late 1960’s and mine eventually looked like the before model! Well played with indeed.

@rjshread 3 года назад

Always makes me smile they re-issued this cast as a Laser Wheels amongst other versions, it's a really long lived toy.. but like the Porsche 959 (they made that for years and years)

@Mr05241948 3 года назад

Very nicely restored

@54macdog 3 года назад

I'm loving the new goatee. Perfect fit with the shaved head.

@wintersbattleofbands1144 3 года назад

Yeah. he's hot.

@dr.mohammedal-bayati8016 3 года назад

Simply amazing , nice work

@MatchboxGarage 3 года назад

Decals are 🔥🔥🔥. Great result Marty 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@ralphwest8156 3 года назад

Amazing job' stunning reveal well done' thanks for sharing.

@user-zv6ns2ki3u 7 месяцев назад

Cool restoration super carse😊

@edwardparnell6134 3 года назад

Great job Marty,and Thank you.

@nikolajskrabelj4503 2 года назад

Marty ,very good job.

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@megatop412 3 года назад

I have this exact Matchbox, but it's the Fire Chief version of the car so red instead of white. The dome light on it is similarly destroyed. Beautiful restoration sir

@joeholloway1386 3 года назад

Nice restoration and paint job 👌 Just one thing I have watched a lot of videos where the W/S is cracked. They make I believe crystal clear mask, would using that help with hiding the crack and able to then polish it. Truly enjoy your videos.

@alfonsoportugal6754 2 года назад

outstanding!!! It looks better than a new one

@RedlineGarageHW 3 года назад

Great restoration.

@deborahchesser7375 3 года назад

Still feels good to have those little memories in your hands doesn’t it.

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers 3 года назад

Sure does Deb, thanks for viewing!

@Kshitij.Chandel 3 года назад

I love ❤ your videos... Restoration gives me some kinda satisfaction.... I watch your videos mainly for 2 reasons. Amazing work of yours and Newspaper headlines ❤

@tonyhughes1958able 3 года назад

Great Job Marty, looks brand new again.

@MrGregsanderson22 3 года назад

Brilliant Job Marty 👍🏻

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers 3 года назад

Thanks 👍

@nicolemertens5492 3 года назад

Nice makeover . Thanm you from Wuppertal-Germany

@stevencox8771 3 года назад

Marty thanks for all the entertainment. What a great escape in the midst of the craziness. Just pure fun.

@a1white 2 года назад

This brings back memories. I Had the red fire ranger version of this, as a kid (still have it somewhere at my parents place!). I loved the details on it, like the name on the back. Great restoration

@jeremyfdavies 3 года назад

Great job on the blue light. Love that detail. It’s the little things that add up.

@youngbloodhobby2103 3 года назад

Paddington is a bear🐻 Kevin is a Koala🐨

@bugler75 3 года назад

Paddington needs a marmalade sandwich, Kevin needs a boot in the behind!

@MrVolvobloke 3 года назад

Nice job ! I think this is one of the most common matchbox cars, and I have a pile of them from my childhood painted and repainted in colours I saw from American films !

@rpfs2691 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant. Yet another car I used to have. Probably lost it when it looked like your starting point.

@brianbarnes7774 3 года назад

The Park Lane on this model is the specific name of the Mercury . My Mom had a 1965 Mercury Park Lane convertible, red with white leather interior. Great car.

@jarrodminogue9244 3 года назад

Another Martys Matchbox Miracles

@davidsekowski1710 3 года назад

Man you have some great talent!!!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers 3 года назад

Thank you so much 😀

@chezsnailez 3 года назад

Thinking #73 was the Commuter estate wagon... Dangit' Kevin! Might want to adjust that right A-pillar, it's a bit bent...

@vimalkumar3815 3 года назад

Restoration work is more difficult then making a new one. Beautiful work.

@MatchboxResurrection 3 года назад

Very nice job mate

@SonnyKavanagh 3 года назад

always brilliant marty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@neilcummings9939 3 года назад

as much as I like customer I like restoration aswell. looks perfect. stay safe and hope all is good

@motaman8074 3 года назад

Had one of those as a kid... memories 🎵🎶 excellent resto!

@a11csc 3 года назад

super job see kevin still on the run

@jesusfernandodrylander1201 3 года назад

Wow...!! Here we are a fantastic restoration!! Congratulations because the result is simply perfect. And yes... I've written 'perfect' because, leaving that crack in the glass makes it much more realistic!! That crack could be because of a dangerous chasing... You know, with shots, crashings and stuff like that!! Congratulations and all my admiration from Sevilla (Spain). Cheers!! 🙂👍🇪🇸

@donjorge8329 3 года назад

Coooool! I remember this car, I had it, too! I still do...somewhere.

@arenakidstv1140 3 года назад

Great job ,we would love to have this beauty running in our DIY Arena !

@alexyau1270 11 месяцев назад

我很喜歡你做品！有一些我沒有，和見過做品！我是馬來西亞熱者！每天都在看！！！！v. Good!!!!!!!!.

@Bazza.baz224 3 года назад

Plasmo on Saturday. Marty on Sunday. Perfect weekend 👍👍

@stevenevers826 3 года назад

Another marvellous makeover Marty, I have done a complete restoration on the Mustang you briefly mentioned in your video, unfortunately I didn't video it but I will send you pictures of the finished model. Excellent video Marty and I do love the comedy parts.

@robertcoia130 3 года назад

Steve, are those Mustangs worth anything? I've had that exact same Matchbox for decades, in pretty much the same condition as Martys, I was just curious.

@stevenevers826 3 года назад

@@robertcoia130 hi, I'm not sure about the value, but the do look great then fully restored!

@DiecastMediaNetwork 3 года назад

Very clean! I agree the contrasting red white and blue look really good. Good tip on the silicone for the glass too! Nice video!

@davidmathews2219 3 года назад

have a look at paul the restorer.he makes his own windscreens.good makeover.

@chargoldsmith5112 3 года назад

You are the BOSS MAN! Great restore. 🐨

@YachtmasterV8 3 года назад

A nice masterpiece !

@stevesestrich5143 3 года назад

Good on you for not ratting out Kevin to the police.

@ColoradoCarnivoreCabinetGuy Год назад

thanks - will now start converting my 'ol - 66 Chevelle !!!

@JollyRogers79 3 года назад

Hi Marty! Great video, you make real the sentence= "better than new" 🤩👍 Watch out with Kevin, seems tobe back on bad steps! 😝 Thank you very much for the good time & best regards for you and your family team! 🙏