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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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.
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!
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
Every detail on the car is meticulously perfected. I like that !
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...
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.
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 really love your way. Highest accuracy and respect towards these tiny shabby models. Greetings from Italy❤
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.
In those troubling times for her kind, you made this tiny police car very happy. Thank you.
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.
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!
Good work marty its beautiful mercury police car 1968 matchbox congratulations
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!
I will admit, I don't hit the like button until I see Kevin!
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.
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.
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!
'Back to basics' is the way to go ... even Kevin should agree with that!
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.
Marty just received the decals for the police car thanx again
You are welcome! :)
I sat in the back seat of that car many times. Great job Marty!🤭😁👍🏿💪🏾🤚🏿🙅🏾♂️.
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
Hungover and marathoning your videos! Amazing work!
Doing another brand of diecast makes you appreciate the Matchbox even more, this model is Marty's Matchbox Makover worthy 😊
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
very cool cruiser :) love early 70's copcars
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!
*THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN MARTY, STAY SAFE WITH YOUR PEOPLE* 👍👏👏👌
Amazing job' stunning reveal well done' thanks for sharing.
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 ❤
Thinking #73 was the Commuter estate wagon...
Dangit' Kevin!
Might want to adjust that right A-pillar, it's a bit bent...
Absolutely brilliant. Yet another car I used to have. Probably lost it when it looked like your starting point.
Still feels good to have those little memories in your hands doesn’t it.
Sure does Deb, thanks for viewing!
Restoration work is more difficult then making a new one. Beautiful work.
Marty thanks for all the entertainment. What a great escape in the midst of the craziness. Just pure fun.
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
I had exactly this model car in the late 1960’s and mine eventually looked like the before model! Well played with indeed.
as much as I like customer I like restoration aswell. looks perfect. stay safe and hope all is good
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 !
Very nicely restored
A terrific transformation.
Great Job Marty, looks brand new again.
You could fill up the windscreen with clay or play dough to give some support while polishing, and lower the risk of cracking 😊
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!! 🙂👍🇪🇸
have a look at paul the restorer.he makes his own windscreens.good makeover.
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.
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.
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"
Had one of those as a kid... memories 🎵🎶 excellent resto!
Good on you for not ratting out Kevin to the police.
Simply amazing , nice work
Excelente trabajo de restauración!!!! Saludos desde Toluca México.
I used to have this car when I was younger. It turned out beautiful.
outstanding!!! It looks better than a new one
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 💐
The car turned out great. Parkland is the model of the real car.
Perfect job!
Coooool! I remember this car, I had it, too! I still do...somewhere.
super job see kevin still on the run
Great job Marty,and Thank you.
Hi Marty great restore and paint job Mick Thailand
Excellent transformation Marty.
That is a great casting.
A modified version of this was in production until 1987!!
I picked one up only yesterday at a boot sale,it's got the laser wheels.
It would have been getting on for 20 years old back then.
Keep up the good work Marty.
😊
Good job, Marty. The Mercury is a great cop car. Fascinating to watch it come back to life. I learned a lot!
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.
Marty ,very good job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very clean! I agree the contrasting red white and blue look really good. Good tip on the silicone for the glass too! Nice video!
Nice way to start a Monday morning. Excellent work.
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.
Very nice job mate
Great work! I collect 1:64’s, only have a few but...I see how restoring them has to be double the fun than just buying them!
Brilliant Job Marty 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Trés saine occupation, bravo.
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING THIS AMAZING VIDEOS
Trivia here. Hawaii Five-O’s Steve McGarrett drove a black 1968 Mercury Park Lane. I remember thinking, “Wow! He’s the coolest cop in the world!” The Mercury Park Lane was a bit more upscale car in Canada than my dad’s Ford LTD. We all hoped one day dad he would step up and get a Mercury but never did (boo-hoo). I notice the dome light is blue. Although some cop cars in NA had blue dome lights they were predominantly red - hence the term “cherry on top.” Perhaps since this product originated in the UK and UK cops have tended to use blue lights more in the past? (Blue dome lights in NA are earmarked for snow removal vehicles) Great work, Marty!
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! 🙏
Nice job on this police car. I recall those fender markings as a kid and they were on the top line Mercury and were like a stylized plus sign much like what one might see on
a naval chart. Take good care and thanks for the excellent video.
You are the BOSS MAN! Great restore. 🐨
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!!!!!!!!.
Paddington is a bear🐻 Kevin is a Koala🐨
Paddington needs a marmalade sandwich, Kevin needs a boot in the behind!
always brilliant marty ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I love it. Especially the skit at the end.
great work as always, I loved the news paper headline!
Excellent job my friend it looks amazing.
Love your makeovers Marty - 50 years ago I was one of the kids wrecking the cars you restore! I don't know if you've come across a product called Polywatch but I think watchmakers use it to remove scratches from plastic watch glasses. I use it on Scalextric windscreens after the Autosol to get a really good shine on them.
OMG i had this one and the Mercury stationwagon in a light green colour.
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.
I'm always looking forward to see what's gonna be the next headline on the paper :D
Very cool restoration! I was kinda hoping to see a successful repaint on the officers and interior. Maybe on another build 👏
Phenomenal transformation.
Wonderful work!!!
Lovely job!
The men lean toward both windows like one of them broke wind
It is so nice to see you back doing videos. I enjoy your content.
Nice model, well done!
Great job nicely done 👍
25:38 thank you for the shout out
Great video. Park Lane was luxury name of Mercury (top of the line), like LTD on ford cars in 1968.
Very nice job