I had two of these crack ups. One given to me by my older brother when he outgrew toy cars. Not sure what happened to them. Who else remembers Hot Wheels that changed colour when coming into contact with water?
Excellent job, I love the way you detailed the rear tail lights, with the chrome around the lenses.Its Details like that, that make it pop.Keep up the good work.
What a flashback. I had four or so of these. Damage for the side, front, back and even the top. That one with the top was a sfi-fi looking sportcar and a dome that flipped to a smashed dome. Way cool toys and hours of fun. Great job in restoring this taxi and cheers from Germany!
I Had completely forgot about these! I had two of these from a yard sale when I was little kid. They made the best bad guys car for epic police chases in the sandbox.
This is great! I actually just remembered that this existed and was looking for some on eBay. I had the fire chief one and loved it (my grandpa was a fire chief, so it felt like his car lol).
Top job Danny! Had a few of these as a kid, it was pretty common to see broken pillars and windscreens these cars even when they were only a few weeks old so to see one still intact 30+ years later is almost a miracle.
I have the police car, still in tip top shape, but many of mine are not. Never even considered restoring my HW or MB cars before. Very cool! Well done!
Ah can't believe it I remember going to my favourite toy shop as a kid in 1984 and getting this model and the car that had front end damage. Never thought I'd see them again, thanks and great work. Greetings from bangor northern Ireland
Better than OEM! The wheels are boss & the decals are super sweet! Nice action scene at the end. I'm glad you took a, well deserved, break from building a diorama. Fun restore.
I was thinking a Chrysler LeBaron, from the mid to late 1970s, which had tail lights like the one on the model, so who knows. It looks like it may be several different kinds, and not based on a single model I mean.
I wasn't a fan of these when they came out but you did an amazing job and gave me a new appreciation of these. And as a third generation cabbie mad props on keeping it a taxi. I drove a Crown Victoria that looked very similar.
It looks good, but I think the yellow could have used a touch more orange in it. The taxi decals look great, and the windshield cleaned up very nicely.
i had a couple crack-ups that had the side panel and some that had the front damage. loved these. I swear there were ones where they had the "damage' on the back
Great job I bought a few of these a while back but have not gotten around to restoring them .... this gives me an idea of what to expect...Thank You for sharing.
Ah I was trying to remember what these were called. Never had any myself but a friend did. Other gimmick cars I had were ones were you put a key in the bottom and locked the doors and another where you launched the car off a key by putting it in the back bumper.
Loved those! The ones with front panels would invariably loose the engine cover as they were plastic on thin hinges that would eventually tear during play.
This reminds me of the Stock Car Smash Up game l had when I was a kid, the cars were bigger and made of plastic and you used a Rip cord to send them racing towards each other , when they hit the doors trunk and hood would fly off. Great fun . Nice job on your restoration Danny 👍
You should have put a decal on the crashed side too. It bothered me back in the day that the taxi sign disappeared when crashed! I'd forgotten about these little gems.
I had alot of them at school these things were the best thing to trade trade one crack up for 6-7 hot wheels wait a week or two once there board of it trade it back 2 hot wheels for my crack up back that was the only way I could acquire any toys and I had lots. .
Def. brought back some fond memories I had two of these and loved them. Amazing job btw I really love your att. to detail especially with the rear and front grill
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This vid brought back instant memories of my childhood that I completely forgot about! Anyone else remember these crack ups coming with a play set?
Thats why were here man...
I didn't get mine in a set. They were sold individually. Do you remember key cars? They were cool. Also He Man had battle damage armor.
I had two of these crack ups. One given to me by my older brother when he outgrew toy cars. Not sure what happened to them. Who else remembers Hot Wheels that changed colour when coming into contact with water?
@some random guy Really? I not seen them at toy shops around where I am for easily over a decade.
I do
Go to a Meijer
David Snell get em on amazon. Or random stores
That looks awesome! I have always wanted the police car version of the TAXI
Had a few of those when I was a kid. These and stompers were my favorite. Thanks for bringing back some of my childhood!
Wow, yeah! Stompers were so much fun! I loved my Stomper 4x4!
Excellent job, I love the way you detailed the rear tail lights, with the chrome around the lenses.Its Details like that, that make it pop.Keep up the good work.
Looks brand new. Brilliant work. Thanks.
Loved those Crack-Ups as a kid, and I guarantee this one looks 100x better than it did new. Great work as always Danny!
What a flashback. I had four or so of these. Damage for the side, front, back and even the top. That one with the top was a sfi-fi looking sportcar and a dome that flipped to a smashed dome. Way cool toys and hours of fun. Great job in restoring this taxi and cheers from Germany!
You did a really great job on a cool, unique car....
I had some of those when I was a kid. Wow memories. Awesome job. Thanks for sharing
Great taxi you did a heck of a good job on it
These cars were awesome! Brings back great memories. 1985 was a great year for toys.
Nice Taxi Custom Restoration Mate. Well done.
Awesome job Danny. Marty would have been proud of that animation at the end.
Innasoul Φ Music Φ I love it 😄👍
Those wheels are spot on good job!!
I Had completely forgot about these! I had two of these from a yard sale when I was little kid. They made the best bad guys car for epic police chases in the sandbox.
I had a white Taxi! I loved this car as a kid! I liked the flip damage a lot.
Yeah, I think I had a later 80's model.
You've really done the old girl justice Danny! Love the wheels and the decals. She never looked so good.
Thanks bud. Only thing slowing me down on those GLs is finding number decals for the doors!
I remember Hot Wheels crack-ups; oh what fun THOSE were!
This is great! I actually just remembered that this existed and was looking for some on eBay. I had the fire chief one and loved it (my grandpa was a fire chief, so it felt like his car lol).
Great restoration. Good to see how you do your decals.
It looks nice and clean now! The new wheels look so much better then the original ones and the crash movie was great.
Sweet 👍 Found the cop version at the markets yesterday.Still works too.
Lucky
Nice job. I am currently restoring a Hot Wheels Woody Hi-Jacker :)
Top job Danny! Had a few of these as a kid, it was pretty common to see broken pillars and windscreens these cars even when they were only a few weeks old so to see one still intact 30+ years later is almost a miracle.
Yeah that unsupported side pillar. I'm amazed that little wire was still in such great shape!
Enjoyed this one...the decal design work was interesting...
I have the police car, still in tip top shape, but many of mine are not. Never even considered restoring my HW or MB cars before. Very cool! Well done!
Ah can't believe it I remember going to my favourite toy shop as a kid in 1984 and getting this model and the car that had front end damage. Never thought I'd see them again, thanks and great work. Greetings from bangor northern Ireland
Nice custom Taxi Danny, well done!....Bill
Great looking restoration
Better than OEM! The wheels are boss & the decals are super sweet! Nice action scene at the end. I'm glad you took a, well deserved, break from building a diorama. Fun restore.
My brother and I each had a decent Hot Wheels/Matchbox collection and I remember when these Crack Ups came out. They were so much fun.
Unreal!
Your Work is like Chucking a Sicky an Mom's gone out for the day!
Take Me, Taking Us,,There Dude.
Awesome cool casting, really loved it.....👍
Think I saw that guy driving around NYC last month... 😜 Another great job, Danny! Love the final animation 😄
That's a great makeover, now it looks like a member of a fleet of Chevy Caprice Taxis
Looks more like a '78 Crown Vic to me.
I was thinking a Chrysler LeBaron, from the mid to late 1970s, which had tail lights like the one on the model, so who knows. It looks like it may be several different kinds, and not based on a single model I mean.
Sharp & crisp .😎 Great job.
Nice video. It turned out nice,to bad it got wrecked in the end,after all that strugle straighten it up and paint it
I also had a few of these as a kid, it came out a ton better than I thought it could. Wish they looked that nice in the first place.
That looks the nuts, I really love 80s blackwall cars, got this one and some of the other colours too
Great restoration. Looking good.
Love that. The crash panel was a great feature.
That was quite a change. Good job.
I think i had this one man so many memories
I wasn't a fan of these when they came out but you did an amazing job and gave me a new appreciation of these. And as a third generation cabbie mad props on keeping it a taxi. I drove a Crown Victoria that looked very similar.
Wow great job with the Hot Wheels car 👍 l have the 🚕 and the police car 🚓 when I was younger .
It looks good, but I think the yellow could have used a touch more orange in it. The taxi decals look great, and the windshield cleaned up very nicely.
Nice job. I remember having one of these in my childhood collection.
Nice job! Loved these crack ups as a kid.
That Taxi really cracked me up, top job!!
Beautiful art
Taxi...Very nice restore.
it's more a toy,Danny,than a representation of anything like a 'yellow cab'.i've given it a like,mainly because i like your resto's.
Great work again as always the beater cars are the best to customize
"Take them somewhere in the 80s - the mall, wall street... I dunno"
That was pretty funny
i had a couple crack-ups that had the side panel and some that had the front damage. loved these. I swear there were ones where they had the "damage' on the back
Cool crazy taxy. Quedo bien lindoo
Incredible work!!!!
Great build man, never come across these types of HW before. Wheels and decals are a big upgrade!
I loved these cars probably still have mine too
I love the wheels and the yellow you chose. Awesome job once again sir!
Great job I bought a few of these a while back but have not gotten around to restoring them .... this gives me an idea of what to expect...Thank You for sharing.
I used to put my matchbox cars in my dads vice to make them look smashed up. Worked well ha, great job 👍
Excellent work! I'd just recently spoken to a friend about the crack ups series Hot Wheels cars, too. Thanks for another great video!
Dan, great transition! Took 3 looks to find it! Great editing.
Never seen one of those before….brilliant very cool nice job to Danny 👌
Ah I was trying to remember what these were called. Never had any myself but a friend did. Other gimmick cars I had were ones were you put a key in the bottom and locked the doors and another where you launched the car off a key by putting it in the back bumper.
Me too. Just found one. Name escaped me all day
i was waiting to see if someone would do a restoration video on one of these cars! and you did great on it!
Looks pretty good
Always liked these crazy things, but never bought one. Nice bright paint and great decals. VERY NICE Danny !
5☆'s !!
Super cool le taf
😊
Loved those! The ones with front panels would invariably loose the engine cover as they were plastic on thin hinges that would eventually tear during play.
Those wheels are awesome
Great memories, I I had these as a kid😎
Have few of these. Also I had ones with the crash dummies ones.
Did great job. You the first i have seen to restore a crash up. I have many of these. Lots of fun
These look awesome!
Had loads of these when i was a kid totally forgot about these awesome job. Memories 👌🏻.
This reminds me of the Stock Car Smash Up game l had when I was a kid, the cars were bigger and made of plastic and you used a Rip cord to send them racing towards each other , when they hit the doors trunk and hood would fly off. Great fun . Nice job on your restoration Danny 👍
Neat I looked them up on google 👍
Nice one Danny ,that turned out great.
Wonderful job!
Cool man, I have a handful of these and I want to start restoring a few. Thanks for sharing how the mechanism works.
You videos are addictive mate. Thanks Danny, awesome work
Excellent job on the taxi.
Great job as always Danny
Loved these when I was a kid
You should have put a decal on the crashed side too. It bothered me back in the day that the taxi sign disappeared when crashed! I'd forgotten about these little gems.
Awesome job as usual! I used to love playing with these. Thanks!
First crack-ups resto I've ever seen. Looks more than fine, great job and talent, as usually 👍
Good job Danny 👍
I remember these back in the day, Awesome work Danny👍
Awesome job looks incredible
nice custom
Another masterpiece! I love those wheels!
Great stuff Danny, love to see ya do some more hot wheels.
I had alot of them at school these things were the best thing to trade trade one crack up for 6-7 hot wheels wait a week or two once there board of it trade it back 2 hot wheels for my crack up back that was the only way I could acquire any toys and I had lots. .
awesome tiny toy car
Great work as always excellent video
This is just awesome!
Def. brought back some fond memories I had two of these and loved them. Amazing job btw I really love your att. to detail especially with the rear and front grill