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 💐
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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’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.
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
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!! 🙂👍🇪🇸
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.
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.
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.
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 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 !
8:20 You made hard work of that. The best way is to use foam emery boards for nail work. Use coarser grit to shape and smooth, then use the polishing side to buff up. The beacons end up like new.
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!
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 ❤
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
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)
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 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
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! 🙏
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.
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"
Some here have suggested the #73 was the wagon version (with the dog in the back looking out the rear window) but I think it was likely the fire chief variant of this model. It was identical other than being red. Weirdly the three of these were favourites as a youngster.
I have the station wagon with the dogs. It is very rough but restorable. It is no 73. I acquired it by using gentle persuasion as a 2 yr old at a Dee Why newsagency in 1969. The Fire Chief version was purchased at Walton's Dee Why in June 1972,
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 💐
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!
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 will admit, I don't hit the like button until I see Kevin!
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.
Nice use of the 'Spudger' to separate the base, at 02:25. Such a useful tool.
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.
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!
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.
Nice to see genuine project not just something covered in mud
Amen. So sick of the fake "weathering"
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.
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.
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
Very nice job mate
Every detail on the car is meticulously perfected. I like that !
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.
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.
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
"I'm not happy with that" had a good chuckle at that! 😊
In those troubling times for her kind, you made this tiny police car very happy. Thank you.
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.
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
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!
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’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.
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 :)
Doing another brand of diecast makes you appreciate the Matchbox even more, this model is Marty's Matchbox Makover worthy 😊
Marty just received the decals for the police car thanx again
You are welcome! :)
Good work marty its beautiful mercury police car 1968 matchbox congratulations
We enjoyed that greatly, particularly with your brilliant attention to detail
'Back to basics' is the way to go ... even Kevin should agree with that!
Brilliant Job Marty 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
I really love your way. Highest accuracy and respect towards these tiny shabby models. Greetings from Italy❤
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!! 🙂👍🇪🇸
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!
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.
super job see kevin still on the run
Very nicely restored
I'm loving the new goatee. Perfect fit with the shaved head.
Yeah. he's hot.
Looks amazing. Great work Marty
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.
Phenomenal transformation.
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!
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 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 !
8:20 You made hard work of that. The best way is to use foam emery boards for nail work. Use coarser grit to shape and smooth, then use the polishing side to buff up. The beacons end up like new.
A terrific transformation.
Hello, I just found your channel and I really enjoyed watching you restore this Mercury. Thanks so much. 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Nice way to start a Monday morning. Excellent work.
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!
Great Job Marty, looks brand new again.
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 ❤
Marty thanks for all the entertainment. What a great escape in the midst of the craziness. Just pure fun.
Great job on the blue light. Love that detail. It’s the little things that add up.
I’m honored that you were able to make use of one of the models I sent you. It looks amazing!
Awesome, thank you!
Hungover and marathoning your videos! Amazing 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!
Nice makeover . Thanm you from Wuppertal-Germany
I had exactly this model car in the late 1960’s and mine eventually looked like the before model! Well played with indeed.
Supeb restoration project Mercury Police car , it is a very beautiful diecast !👏👏👏🙂👍🥇🏆
I love your videos Marty.
Marty ,very good job.
Glad you enjoyed it
Plasmo on Saturday. Marty on Sunday. Perfect weekend 👍👍
Restoration work is more difficult then making a new one. Beautiful work.
Hi Marty great restore and paint job Mick Thailand
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
*THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN MARTY, STAY SAFE WITH YOUR PEOPLE* 👍👏👏👌
as much as I like customer I like restoration aswell. looks perfect. stay safe and hope all is good
Absolutely brilliant. Yet another car I used to have. Probably lost it when it looked like your starting point.
Great job and love your sense of humor
25:38 thank you for the shout out
Man you have some great talent!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Nice model, well done!
very cool cruiser :) love early 70's copcars
Amazing job' stunning reveal well done' thanks for sharing.
Perfect job!
Very Nice car model...!!
outstanding!!! It looks better than a new one
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)
Still feels good to have those little memories in your hands doesn’t it.
Sure does Deb, thanks for viewing!
Просто вау! Здорово! И видео с юмором. Одно слово - МАСТЕР!
You could fill up the windscreen with clay or play dough to give some support while polishing, and lower the risk of cracking 😊
Coooool! I remember this car, I had it, too! I still do...somewhere.
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
Great job ,we would love to have this beauty running in our DIY Arena !
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
Simply amazing , nice work
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! 🙏
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.
Fantastic restoration , Marty !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I sat in the back seat of that car many times. Great job Marty!🤭😁👍🏿💪🏾🤚🏿🙅🏾♂️.
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"
Very clean! I agree the contrasting red white and blue look really good. Good tip on the silicone for the glass too! Nice video!
Decals are 🔥🔥🔥. Great result Marty 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Nice amigo 😀👍
great work as always, I loved the news paper headline!
Some here have suggested the #73 was the wagon version (with the dog in the back looking out the rear window) but I think it was likely the fire chief variant of this model. It was identical other than being red. Weirdly the three of these were favourites as a youngster.
I have the station wagon with the dogs. It is very rough but restorable. It is no 73. I acquired it by using gentle persuasion as a 2 yr old at a Dee Why newsagency in 1969. The Fire Chief version was purchased at Walton's Dee Why in June 1972,
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!!!!!!!!.
Trés saine occupation, bravo.