Corgi Juniors Batmobile Restoration
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- Welcome to my channel. In this video I restore a Corgi Jnrs Batmobile circa 1977.
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Timeless....I still have my matchbox collection 50yrs later!
I still have the hand size Corgi Batmobile with character's and trailer with BatBoat. Always a classic!!
Corgi juniors batmobile 1966. Restoration like 👍
Holy Restoration BatMan !!
Awesome job!! Brings back good ol childhood days!!!
Very nice and the best looking style of the Batmobile
I had one of these as a boy, must of been the 1970 version, my favourite car!
I had this exact car when I was like 5 years old.. great memories
Fantastic work, looks better than when it was new!
What I LOVE about these older Corgi and Matchbox cars is the suspension. As a kid the bounce off jumps made it so cool. They may not have had the speed of the Hot Wheels but they had more features. Doors that opened, hoods, trunks, etc. I has a old Trans-Am and a REALLY odd colored Porsche. It was a metallic pink, BUT it had the BEST suspension ever. So did the Trans-Am. I wish I still had them.
Likely better than brand new!
Got two of these & two bigger ones - found ‘em in a box up my parent’s loft a while ago - took me right back....
Beauty. I had the bigger model with the fencecutter thing that popped out at the front and triple firing cannons (shells got lost, replaced with matchsticks).
Yes, I've got the older one too, but with plastic wheels,and have the box too. Funnily, the rockets are missing, but I did buy it used in the 1980s.
I still have mine and my kids have chipped a bit more paint off. I recall that it came as a set with boat on a trailer, must have been late 70's. I lost the shells as a kid and tried to force another plastic projectile of the wrong calibre into one of the launchers which remains to this day.
I used to play with that exact one at my nursery! I loved it
Same here. My opa (grandfather) gave it to me when we lived in Germany.
Yeah, I had one as a kid in the 60s. The buzzsaw at the front, rocket tubes, the flame exhaust that went in and out, and the bat symbol on the wheels....
My son's both played with these more modern toys. I have a look through their cars occasionally, as I'm a toy car fan, and that love of cars never stops, even in my 50s! Nice job Danny.
Pow! Bam! Splat! Excellent!
Very nice restoration of the Batmobile one of my favorite from Corgi.
I had one of these when I was a boy in the sixties. I also had its bigger brother with the firing mortar rockets-moving exhaust flame and chain cutter. Nice seeing this and a great job of restoration as usual.
Wow man!
That is a great change. First time I see that model 👍🏻
Very cool! Been a Batman fan since the 60’s. Superb restoration!
Holy Rescue, Danny!
Batman Approved! Beautiful restoration!👍
I had a few of those Batmobiles and still have one and the batcopter as well.
I remember having one of these growing up
Great job, definitely cleaned up well.... 👍
You left it beautiful, better than new, greetings friend
I had one of these when I was a young kid in the ‘80s. There was a brief resurgence in the popularity of Batman in the UK then, as it was shown on breakfast TV (out of necessity, to have something on screen - there was a long-running strike). Corgi must have ridden that wave and re-issued the model. I’m pretty sure mine had tampo printed pinstripes on the fins, and that the bat logos on the back and the doors were also tampo printed. I think the wheels were also picked out in a red/orange colour to match the interior (which I remember being redder than the model in the video), rather than the usual silver.
Yeah, me too, I got quite some few nice Corgi and Lesney cars. You know, back when stuff actually was british and not owned by americans and made abroad. Not that I mind, it just has been quite some change.
Great resto
I love to see the old bat mobiles. Another beauty Danny
Bat-tastic job on the well worn Batmobile ... It is now looking Bat-new and ready to run the streets of Gotham City. Batman and Robin can be proud of that Bat-ride !! You should help the dynamic duo out and do a newer Batmobile for the down the Bat-road.
The original was made by Husky - whose models you could only buy from branches of the now defunct F.W. Woolworth stores. It had skinny 'regular' wheels, and had painted Batman and Robin figures inside. In the late 1960's, Corgi (who manufactured Husky toys) re branded Husky as 'Corgi Juniors'. The Batmobile was slightly retooled to accept the new 'Whizzwheels', and a simplified, unpainted Batman figure was put behind the wheel. The later version did not include the figure.
The husky version had no tow hook, a metal base BUT did have a flame moving in and out of the exhaust (just like the bigger Corgi model), the first of the corgi juniors still had the metal base (this still had hump on for the cam that drove the flame motion) but no flames, then they replaced the base when they fitted whizz wheels.
@@ibx1 Yup I got one of those....I'm the original owner!
I've noticed previously that some Corgi Juniors Batmobiles had bat decals on the doors, and some didn't. I assume this relates to the date of release.
@@passthebutterrobot2600 - Yes, cost cutting. Corgi were the last of the 'Big Three' toy car manufacturers to go under - Dinky went in 1979, Matchbox in 1982, and finally Corgi, in 1983. I always found that the saddest of all. They had striven to make the best models available, and had been first to introduce basic things; window transparencies; interiors; suspension, etc., and yet, at the end, they were releasing rather dull, generic models, and worse, issued catalogues featuring models that they hadn't a chance of ever releasing - 'The Dan Dare' car, that looked astonishing, and which, me, and a lot of similar people would have bought if released. Check it out on Wikipedia. But yes, cost cutting. I have two Corgi Junior Batmobiles, one mine, one my brother's. His has stickers on the doors, mine has one by the missile tubes.
awsome , what great job you did ,,wow ,, i love bat car ,,bat phone ,,the bat tweesers lolo .
I have a PlayArt version of the batmobile in my collection, similar to this one. One of my favorite models as a kid.
Nice resto!
Holy crap I’m a professional artist and never ever would attempt to paint those wheels like you did. That’s one steady hand mate. Brilliant job. I had this as a kid.
Never saw a corgi batmobile before.. I love the finish product.
I was hoping to see you paint Batman. Nice job!
Bang! Boom! Boff!
Holy fully restoration!, Danny!.
Holy awesome custom Bat Dan!!
Awesome restoration 👍👍😊
Nice restoration!
I love it! Batman is ready to hit the streets of Gotham!
Nice resto you have done a great job.😎👍
Batmobile 1st, based on Lincoln Futura concept car.
No possibility of fashion paintjob.
Only black.
Good job, Danny.
I have one of these on my shelf right now! Slightly worse condition than your original. The only major thing is the center bar of the windscreens is totally gone. You may have inspired me to restore this thing...
I still have mine in really nice condition. Just a couple paint chips on the front. I guess I was a nerdy kid who really took care of his toys.
If Adam West were still around, he'd give a BIG thumbs-up!
Good choice to restore this one as original. Turned out as new
Very smart restoration Danny, nice end shots out and about in Gotham city.
Love the casting, love your work, hate those Corgi wheels with a passion.
Love the fresh black paint and the wheels look fantastic 👌
I still have mine.
Spectacular resto!
Very nice!
Excellent restoration of the Batman Matchbox, I wanted to comment that this batimovil also had the decals on the sides. greetings from Argentina
Love this one, especially the 'face' at 9.25
Bat-tastic!
Great job on it, I used to have one when I was a kid back in the 70’s , I don’t know what I did with it but now I have a few batmoblie now in my collection, love them
Atomic batteries to power.....turbine to speed........lets move out! *Batman 66 theme tune*.......awesome!
I had 2 of those as a kid.
Beautiful
Cool batman nice job.
Nice. I had this as a kid. 👍🏼
Nice job
I still have my original one, it's mint
Holy Batmobile Danny! that's a great bat makeover, Thanks for the fun.
Awesome
Great job restoring the Bat Mobile l have got lucky and seen the real car from the 70's and that was very cool.
As usual you are still the one and only best
Nice job! But, I would have put the Batman symbols on the doors as well! Because, that's what makes the Batmobile so iconic!
Nice, still needs the red trim and bat logo on doors , yellow headlights maybe just nitpicking overall still a beauty.
Cool
We have 2 corgi jr botmobiles here.
Beautiful!
Heck, now you just need the Corgi Batboat that went with it!
Excellent resto.. would look good in anyone's display case.
Batman:" To the batmobile robin."
Robin:" Holy restoration, the batmobile looks as good as new Batman."
Batman: " Yes robin, and, not a minute too soon."
Very cool!
Great job 👍👍
The Batmobile looks good as new and off to fight crime.
That Batmobile body style is the best one, that piece looks really familiar. It needed your touch my friend and you did it again. Good job my friend, it can strut its stuff once again.
Another great looking restoration!!.. Looks like it's nice enough to put into the original Blister Pack.... Ready to fight crime again in Gotham City!
It came out batriffic Danny 🍻
Nice!
Holy smokes Batman, your car has been restored beautifully!
Cheers
Great job. You must find the bat boat. It’s great what you do. The rare one was a husky jr. take care.
Beautiful job mate, can't wait for mine to come in so I can get to restoring it. Have a crazy Idea for a diorama...
I own the bigger model , gonna start looking for it now great job by the way!
Looks great Danny.🦇
Your turntable editting was pretty much flawless.
* *POW!* * ....beautiful job! :D
Nice gloss black. Looks great. Like the diorama at the end reveal. Gotham City police headquarters? Your Batmobile has a tow hitch. You can get a matching trailer with the Bat Boat. I have the earlier Husky Batmobile, with the Bat Boat and trailer.
Good going! I bet the Husky is not of high quality lol. Keeping an eye out for the boat.
@@DannysDiecastDisasters The Husky version is not too bad. Has a metal base, and the 'pulsing' rocket exhaust. The grey plastic Husky wheels lets the looks down a bit. I'm yet to restore it, but thinking about painting the orange highlights the TV car had.
@@railtrolley I'd suggest clear Amber over chrome rather than Orange. A fiddly bit of detail to do. Good luck!
@@davidparker8221 good suggestion. Thanks for that. So far, as complicated paint jobs go, I have only repainted some 2 tones: Matchbox Ford Zodiac, and Cadillac sixty special. If it does go belly-up, at least it is not much to paint strip and try again.
@@railtrolley 👍
Holy outstanding mate !!!
Espectacular! My favourite one.
I would like to have one
Battastic :)
I used to have one of these in two sizes
Wonderful job as always love watching your channel from Maryland usa.
awsome job keep up the hard work its one of akind...nice job 👍👍👍👍
Nice job.
I have a few from different makers , they all are cool .
Nice work as always.
SOO KOOOOOLLLL.
Mike Espo .
Nice restoration but i think "Bat-decals" at the fronthood and the doors would look a bit better.. I have the two actual HotWheels-version (one grey and one black car) of that famous car, sadly without a Batman-figure.
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