Restoring Kojak's Buick Regal Corgi Juniors Custom Restoration
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- Welcome to my channel. In this video I restore and customize a Corgi Juniors Buick Regal from the 1970s TV series Kojak starring Telly Savalas.
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Kojak was one of the series inspired me to be a police officer and a police detective! See this restoration man bring me back good memories of my childhood!
Kojak's precinct command was the actual 9th Precinct in the East Village.
Hector Martinez, which police department do you work for and do you still work for them?
Now you need to find the Starsky and Hutch Ford Gran Torino
That's already been done.
How a tiny toy car looks THAT good on a HD screen while it rotates on that display fully zoomed on after being restored... must be a master's secret!
I cannot believe how nice it turned out! This was really outstanding work.I use to watch Kojak as a kid and it was a good series and this model brings back some fond memories of that time. Thanks for sharing this.
"Who loves ya, baby?"
Grew up with Kojak on tv. Oddly this color only existed on a few episodes. Its bang on. But he also drove the same model that looked like a dump with even a mismatched fender. I really dont recall this nice looking color if I'm honest. But IMCDB says it existed. Corgi went that route...but yours looks better....
I bought one in much better condition for 50p yesterday, but the light is floating around the interior, thanks for the useful clear restoration guide.
Hell ya! I had one of those cars when I was a kid. It was one of my favorite ones. Nice to see that bad boy come back to life.
"How loves ya, baby" Looks fantastic. I've got one to do but I keep leaving it behind.....
"Coochikoo" Baby!"
This brought back some memories. Beautiful. Loved the gritty dirty vibe of Kojak. Great watching Theo, Crocker and Stavros all doing their thing. Fabulous. You perfectly captured the Lietenants car Danny. Bravissimo!!
An OUTSTANDING restoration job!!... Kojak would be proud to drive this baby!!.. Keep up the great work Bud!!
Kojak would be proud to drive it again. Nice job.
I used to have the larger Corgi Kojak Buick. It had a figure of Kojak shooting a pistol and there was a dude in the back of the car shooting backwards. It had a little wheel at the back which caused the rear passenger to move when you turned it.
I also had the Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino which was one of my favourites
I have that 1/32 scale version with the Kojak! lol The wheel on the back bumper still works well and makes the guy in the back seat who's leaning out the window with a gun, jerk as he shoots . It makes a popping sound synced to the kickback lol . Its awesome
Great job. Kojack, Rockford Files and Streets of San Francisco were the best.
I have the exact same car in original condition. Love the old cars from Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Corgi. Been collecting since I was 2 years old and still have them at 56. Some are in bad shape but most are mint to excellent. Love seeing you redo these memories machines
Kojak is back. Great job. Came out very nice. Stay well.
Wow! Great job! I don't think I've ever seen this casting. It came out beautifully!
Perfect makeover. Super nice color and wheels choice. Love this red led and the yellow windows together with this brown color job👌🏻
I had one of these, and repainted it metallic blue. Imagine my delight when my Dad bought a real Buick station wagon ! Lol i learned to drive in that car. Thanks for reviving the memories
What a wreck!
But now a great resto!
Kojak, wow, those were the days!
Cheers!
Awesome Danny! I used to have that car and play a lot. Someday that car disappeared and now that I watched your video bring me so much good memories. Thanks man!
Super result. The wheels set off the whole look. Thanks for the video.
I have a model i believe its by Corgi Buick Regal Kojak car. I bought it in 1978 or 1979 in it's original condition. 😱☺🚔🚓 It brings back so many memories of the car & television series. I'm glad you did this video. ☺
A "Crocker" Jack job, Sir! A few lollipop wrappers on the floor wouldn't be out of place or seen on this scale. In TV parlance to "Kojak" is to pull in a parking space directly outfront of your destination, because that only happens on TV. Just so well done, truly a fantabulous recreation!
watching it as a kid I always wondered why they bothered driving anywhere by car because the streets were always clogged... XD
Great job with the Kojack Buick Regal Detective car .
A classic restoration Danny. The wheels look great on it.
Such a smart looking restoration job.
Amazing! It came out better than I expected!
That's an awesome resto! You'd never guess in a million years that it was a Corgi Junior, made in their final, sad, 'Phoning it in' period. That is now a top class model. Nice one.
Nice work and wheels Danny. In the 80s,I sprayed my damaged ones using car paint. I never thought of lacquer to make them shiny, they usually came out satin! Wish I'd known then.
Cool resto! My Dad had the 1974 Buick Century which was pretty much the same car as Kojak had...4-door, but Dad had the Metallic Dark Brown with a cream color roof.
Really nice job. Glad you put it back to original. It would be good to see a 70s Ford Galaxie painted in homage to The Streets of San Francisco
Haha....I forgotten about ol' lollipop. And his car
And don't forget Jim Rockford. And his gold trans am
Barneby Jones. I forget what he drove. ...now that you
Got me to thinking about it ?....I'm going to start me a collection
And do rebuilds of all the old 70's.& 80's TV shows. This was a
Great build. You did and a fun insperation thank you for sharing 👍👍
My high school had 4 of these '74 Buicks, and a yellow Maverick, for Driver's Ed. cars. LOL!! We called them Kojak cars!
Once again you knocked it out of the park loved kojack
honestly never watched the show, but love the job you did..great work sir
Never watched the show but did have this Buick Regal in my toy bin.
Danny, you always do a SUPER job on the restos. Looks better than new.
Great job Danny, back to new. Ready for Cojak too hit the streets.👍👍👍
That looks great! Brilliant custom restoration!! Love it!!
A great job I grew up watching Kojak and I loved it
Telly Savalas would be proud!
I loved kojak I still watch it now when it's on tv
Beaut! I miss Kojak and Crocker. George as well, of course. Lovely resto. Really good vid.
Thanks for keeping the videos flowing during difficult times...
Beautiful restoration Danny looks amazing well done 👍
Great wheel choice I think that's what makes it really pop!!!
i had this as a kid,excellent restoration,love the channel
Great job mate. I love seeing these beat up old toys turned into high end detailed scale models.
Nice work! The Corgi Buick looks good as new! And during Sunday I got myself a Hot Wheels Knight Rider Kitt in super pursuit mode.
I have one of these packed away in a box somewhere - a relic from my childhood! Thanks for the wave of nostalgia! BTW - the resto was wonderful! "Who loves ya' baby!"
Nice work Danny, I'd say if anything, you have perfectly matched the colour shade to the larger 1/36 Corgi original I am lucky enough to still own. I do have the Juniors, my original from the 1970s.
I like the tinted windows & the top lamp is even better than the original, so you've vastly improved this!!
Great job, man. Love the close ups and the completed parts display before assembly.
Wonderful restoration Danny, it looks great. Keep up the good work. Jeff
WOW!!!! That looks great, keep up the amazing work.
This came out looking perfect! It really looks the part especially in front of your city backdrops.
Great job Danny what a transformation
Bad ass dude , love the white walls.... who loves ya baby 👍
Just amazing transformation and the wheels i like also excellent piece of restoration .....
That looks great, amazing work as always
Always liked these Corgi Buicks and have many version of that casting.
But this is just in another level, great paintjob with nice colour and wheels are perfect for this car, love those wide all-red taillights 😀
Very nice custom-restoration! The car looks beautiful. I'm always impressed where you find al your themematching background fotage. Here they are perfect .
Impressive restoration job.
Really good job! Tires are fantastic!
That looks fantastic.
Fantastic looking custom, good job! 🙂👍🏼
Fantastic looking!
Wow, top quality job matey looks great 👍👍
very nice peace keep up the flawless work ...hats off to you my friend....
Real sweet looks awesome buddy thanks for sharing buddy keep up the great work 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎
Nice job! It looks so good!
Awesome job and restoration magic looking ride gr8 job mate cheers KC Tassie Australia
I love it you have done an awesome perfectly awesome excellent jaw dropping job on that model.
Hi there Danny! 🖐 You really did an amazing job with the great restoration of that old Buick (one of the original cars was a Buick Century 455 model 1973, at least that's what the Dutch Wikipedia says 😁) "Who loves ya, baby?" I bet Theo would have been very proud (and so would Nathan!). I saw the series "Koyak" on the telly (pardon the pun) when I was so much younger... and not so very long ago I was happy when I bought the complete series on DVD! 😍 I am glad I've found your channel, and happy to announce you have a new subscriber! Stay safe, happy & healthy and keep up the great work! Greetings from The Netherlands 🌞
"Who loves you baby?" Loved that show. If you were wanting to have a working strobe, how would you go about that? I have absolutely no experience with adding light to anything, let alone something so small. Perhaps a future how to/custom video idea? Awesome video and awesome car.🖒🖒
Nice shiny paint job too!!
"who loves ya, baby"
beautiful job. I was hoping you'd tint the windows darker, that mild green tint kinda sucks, but with the inside blacked out, it looks darker at most angles.
Nice wheels, but I think the best choice, if you could find them, would be the steel wheels with the small center hubcap that you see on almost all government cars of any variety from that era. They wouldn't spring for nice wheels or fancy hubcaps usually, even on supposedly unmarked cars, but that marked them.
KICK ASS JOB DANNY THANX FER BRINGING BACK SOME CHILDHOOD MEMORIES YOU ROCK MATE👍😁👍☆☆☆☆☆
Those wheels and white wall tires were the perfect touch!!!
Nice job, it looks better than the original. I think the paint color is much better as well.
Looks amazing Danny. 👍👍👍👍
Nice save!! Looks great!
WOW talk about a drug free flash back awesome work as usual ............Thumbs Up
Nice restoration and paint job 👌
I have the complete series for the show.keep up the good work.
It turned out really nice 👍👍😊
My parents watched that show back in the day. Nice job!
Looks great 👍and as I've said before ,nice choice of wheels,especially with the white wall tyres !!😊
I enjoyed your video very much, as always.
Very cool that was my dad's favorite show in the 70s
Better than new! Love the 70s police music at the end. Perfect 👌
Good job.
Buen trabajo mi estimado, yo no lo tuve, pero si un pequeño compañero de la escuela en en los 80s, me llevó a recordar ese evento y cuando la serie en la tv reunido en familia, normalmente con mi madre que le encantaba mucho, aún recuerdo cuando kojak se comía el chupete y siempre me llamó la atención que no tenía pelo
Great show a classic. Awesome work ;}
I have a Kojak car in my collection they did a casting from Superman 2 made a police car with the Kojak body style I have one of those as well you made that Kojak car looks spectacular Danny nice work as always
NAILED IT
I love the use of the LED for the police light. Too bad wiring it up properly to blink would be a total pain. Nice little restore.
Nice job, looks great
I love it! i have this car, and it's almost like in the same state as yours at the beginning. But, I painted in white (paint) and black (sharpie) as a patrol car. I will try to make what you did with this one! Great job!
Beautiful effort. I still have my (largely unscathed) original, plus the larger 1-36 bigger brother. Only thing missing from the bigger one is the Theo Kojak figure with his pistol pointing.
Luckily with this Juniors version, there is a bogstandard squad car black&white version with the red roof beacon. Anyone who found that model could make a Kojak car with that, or even a version without the roof light....
I suddenly have a craving for a sucker.. Not sure why...lol.. Nicely done 👍