MATCHBOX Restoration No.55d Mercury Police car 1968
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- 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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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 🇦🇺
@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.
@@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.
@@paxhumana2015 I had the Halley's Comet version
@@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.
@@paxhumana2015 I had a fire car model. There was a wagon version too.
The lettering on the rear fenders says „Park lane“. On the Trunk lid „Mercury“.
It shared the baseplate with its estate Version, the Mercury Commuter, the lovely Model with the two doggos peeking out of the rear window 🌻
Beautiful restoration 💐
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
Cool restoration super carse😊
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!
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.
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"
"I'm not happy with that" had a good chuckle at that! 😊
I really love your way. Highest accuracy and respect towards these tiny shabby models. Greetings from Italy❤
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.
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.
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.
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...
Nice to see genuine project not just something covered in mud
Amen. So sick of the fake "weathering"
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.
I will admit, I don't hit the like button until I see Kevin!
Every detail on the car is meticulously perfected. I like that !
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
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.
Well - there's a sign of my age...............I remember when Ford dropped the model name Park Lane - though I can not exactly recall what they renamed it (Montclair??). So this was a "doubly" enjoyable episode........a personal memory attached to an excellent "standard" restoration. Marty, you never fail to please and amaze! Thanks.
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.
Nice use of the 'Spudger' to separate the base, at 02:25. Such a useful tool.
Looks amazing. Great work Marty
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.
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!
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.
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.
Phenomenal transformation.
In those troubling times for her kind, you made this tiny police car very happy. Thank you.
park lane was a type of Mercury, not sure about the +++ though
The Mercury Park Lane is a full-size automobilewhich was produced by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. While not officially introduced as the replacement of the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, the Park Lane became the flagship of the Mercury model line upon its introduction. The second-generation Park Lane was positioned above the Mercury Montclair.
I think the "+"s Stand for the three major Police options, suspension, engine, electrical.
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!
Very nicely restored
Great job and love your sense of humor
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
Ha I still have that one. Pristine condition :)
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
Hello, I just found your channel and I really enjoyed watching you restore this Mercury. Thanks so much. 🙂
Thanks for watching!
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!
A terrific transformation.
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
Marty just received the decals for the police car thanx again
You are welcome! :)
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!!!!!!!!.
Doing another brand of diecast makes you appreciate the Matchbox even more, this model is Marty's Matchbox Makover worthy 😊
I had exactly this model car in the late 1960’s and mine eventually looked like the before model! Well played with indeed.
'Back to basics' is the way to go ... even Kevin should agree with that!
Still feels good to have those little memories in your hands doesn’t it.
Sure does Deb, thanks for viewing!
Absolutely brilliant. Yet another car I used to have. Probably lost it when it looked like your starting point.
Good work marty its beautiful mercury police car 1968 matchbox congratulations
I'm loving the new goatee. Perfect fit with the shaved head.
Yeah. he's hot.
Amazing job' stunning reveal well done' thanks for sharing.
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 !
You could fill up the windscreen with clay or play dough to give some support while polishing, and lower the risk of cracking 😊
Restoration work is more difficult then making a new one. Beautiful work.
I was sure Kevin would be involved somewhere when it was a police car being redone--KEVIN!! Great makeover Marty. Always a fun watch!
Trés saine occupation, bravo.
have a look at paul the restorer.he makes his own windscreens.good makeover.
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.
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.
Very nice job mate
OMG i had this one and the Mercury stationwagon in a light green colour.
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!! 🙂👍🇪🇸
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!
Great job ,we would love to have this beauty running in our DIY Arena !
Great Job Marty, looks brand new again.
Perfect job!
Great to be back on the ‘standard’ restorations. Excellent fun as ever
Any sort of restoration makes me happy. I don't care for the unboxing vids. I give those a wide berth.
Nice makeover . Thanm you from Wuppertal-Germany
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
Decals are 🔥🔥🔥. Great result Marty 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
super job see kevin still on the run
Hungover and marathoning your videos! Amazing work!
Great job on the blue light. Love that detail. It’s the little things that add up.
Very well done! I remember that in the original production series of Hawaii 5-0 McGarrett and Co. drove around in these Mercs. Might be fun to do one up black on black like they had.
Yes me too. Altough, the Mac Garett car was a hard top 4 door car, not the normal sedan one.
Simply amazing , nice work
We enjoyed that greatly, particularly with your brilliant attention to detail
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)
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 ❤
Found this today, and you gained another sub! Thanks for being clear and precise on this "how to". Good on ya!
Thanks for the sub!
Great restoration work. I had a collection of over 90 Matchbox models.... need to find them... looks like someone has taken them
*THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN MARTY, STAY SAFE WITH YOUR PEOPLE* 👍👏👏👌
Very Nice car model...!!
Excelente trabajo de restauración!!!! Saludos desde Toluca México.
Marty thanks for all the entertainment. What a great escape in the midst of the craziness. Just pure fun.
thanks - will now start converting my 'ol - 66 Chevelle !!!
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.
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.
@@robertcoia130 hi, I'm not sure about the value, but the do look great then fully restored!
Просто вау! Здорово! И видео с юмором. Одно слово - МАСТЕР!
Supeb restoration project Mercury Police car , it is a very beautiful diecast !👏👏👏🙂👍🥇🏆
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
It's a Mercury Park Lane. The three stars were part of Mercury's main logo design, that meant their Engine dominance over land, sea, and air.
Mercury's big claim to fame were it's engine designs for cars, boats, and aircraft.
Thank you for the specific info !
Nice way to start a Monday morning. Excellent work.
If you haven't already done so try Tamiya Extra Thin glue, it wicks perfectly! Great video, enjoyed it!
as much as I like customer I like restoration aswell. looks perfect. stay safe and hope all is good
Thats amazing work. But one more thing I wouldve done; rear tail lights... paintem red. Probably not painted originally but would be a nice touch. Very cool, intricate, detailed work. Makes me want to remake some of my old hotwheels from the 60’s but many are in too good condition. Like to keepem original.
Thinking #73 was the Commuter estate wagon...
Dangit' Kevin!
Might want to adjust that right A-pillar, it's a bit bent...
De Lujo ....saludos ..🇲🇽
Hi Marty great restore and paint job Mick Thailand
Paddington is a bear🐻 Kevin is a Koala🐨
Paddington needs a marmalade sandwich, Kevin needs a boot in the behind!
My whole family loves to watch your art!! This Mercury restoration was awesome!! You should do a short video about your pin map so you might get items from even more new places.
I used to have this car when I was younger. It turned out beautiful.
Had one of those as a kid... memories 🎵🎶 excellent resto!
I sat in the back seat of that car many times. Great job Marty!🤭😁👍🏿💪🏾🤚🏿🙅🏾♂️.