Corgi toys Buick Riviera vintage diecast restoration D&MC June build

[@iseethe5576]

Another fine restoration Lazi, the more I watch your resto's the more I want give it a go.. Well done sir

[@LaziLowcollectables]

What a compliment, thank you so much for watching, and please do give a go

[@Adriansmith805]

Beautiful restoration Beautiful car well done 👍.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Adrian

[@trevoursamudacollections5796]

just simply clean & nice ..........................

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Trevour 😁

[@romadcars]

Gorgeous 70s cruiser indeed, I liked the sound of full metal when you put the base down. Beautiful and solid miniatures, worth saving 🏆

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Definitely not plastic like nowadays, good solid toys ,this is a beautiful model,thank you for watching my friend

[@paulgrimwood2145]

I had this Corgi toy. Mine was a dark blue. The lights were rare. If you put your finger across the back screen the front lights go out and the back lights go out if you put your finger across the wind screen. I couldn't tell if the painted back lights obscured the natural light coming through. Great restoration.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

With the tail lights I've made a mistake painting them ,shouldn't. I love this car ,such a beautiful shape .Thank you for watching Paul

[@tomng1918]

Thanks for your vid. I just restored the same corgi riviera myself and your video helped me figure how to install the headlight plastic inserts..

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you for watching Tom and it's a pleasure helping you out with your project 😀

[@tonysdiecastcustoms]

13th thumbs up, definitely a great custom restoration brother, enjoyed watching the transformation and thanks for sharing it with us and have a great day bro 👍👊😎

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Tony ,cheers mate

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Absolutely beautiful Restoration Laz, really like this one, cheers KC Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧😎👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much KC ,cheers mate ,thank you for watching this episode 😀 😁😁

[@wordreet]

When I was 7 or 8 yrs old I had one of these, so 1961-ish. Mine was gold colour. But you didn't do the fun thing! You have to shine a torch on the front and back windows! Hehe, because that lights up the head and tail lights!!!!! Sadly I lost my Riviera in the sand somewhere in the garden of our army officer's house in Aden. So I hope someone found it a few years later and enjoyed it. 😁

[@LaziLowcollectables]

At that time I wasn't fully aware of the trans-o lite system ,thank you for watching the video and commenting, cheers

[@wordreet]

@@LaziLowcollectables 👍

[@madlionau]

Stunning ... i have one that needs a resto.. its gold

[@LaziLowcollectables]

You need to do this Ross ,it's a beautiful car and quite easy to restore

[@ovidiuschley3346]

Superb Corgi Buick Riviera restoration project , my friend . The work at the body and painting the parts are amazing . The new paint and details are amazing and make the Buick to look like brand new . Mulțumesc mult prietene , să ai o sâmbătă plăcută și toate cele bune !🎩👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏆🏅🤝🏻

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Multumesc mult prietene, thank you for watching this episode ,have a great weekend my friend

[@meganataliasinaga8058]

It's always a pleasure watching your video my friend Lazi.. 💙👍👍 well done.. Have Lovely weekend

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much dear Natalie, happy weekend

[@SlimsCollectionFood_More]

Great job on the restoration! Nice blue color, well done Lazi-Low!👍✌️

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much mate 😁

[@JethrosGarage-op4bo]

That's a nice model, I have never seen headlights done that way before, nice restoration!

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Same here buddy ,appreciate your time watching this episode

[@theoknowscars5418]

love it and cool custom and new ferrari video and i love buick riviera and other cool cars

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much mate

[@kibbo]

nice build job my friend.. great new look with beautiful color selection .. awesome

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@carmium]

I got one of these the moment it was out! The Saturday comics in the paper had a big colour ad for Corgi every week, and occasionally that meant a Monday bike trip down to Windmill Toys & Hobbies after school if something new and fascinating was being announced. American cars were especially exciting, and my brother went ape when they came out with a hatchback Ford Mustang. I was in awe of the light tubes that supposedly lit the head- and tail-lights in the Riviera. It was gold in the first release, incidentally.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Wow,as I read your comment I can see you biking for this car ,I love reading other ppl"s memories about the cars .Thank you so much for watching 😁

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Nice job Lazi. Love the blue paint. Great job as usual.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Timo 😊

[@DiecastCollectionVideoarts]

The restored car looks really nice. Good job Lazi-Low collectables!

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊 I appreciate it mate

[@bandidodelcaminodiecast]

Solid paint and detail 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@RikRok-r7n]

Add another restoration under the fantastic column! 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much

[@joramamodellbau3987]

Very nice, Laz. A perfect restoration of the Buick Riviera to bring him back to the old shine. Beautiful work in every kind. Best wishes and a nice weekend, Laz. Joachim

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Dankeshön Joachim, thank you so much for watching

[@frasermartin6728]

Lovely job. I think the Riviera is the ONLY Corgi with a double Trans-O-Lite lamp system - I cannot think of another. The Rover 2000 had only fronts Looks great!

[@lotharrenz4621]

how many did have these illuminations, anyway? can't have been more than five, methinks. gotta check my corgi bible tomorrow.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I have never seen anything like this before ,fantastic design ,lovely car, thank you for watching Martin

[@frasermartin6728]

@@lotharrenz4621: Rover 2000, Riviera, Commer vans, Toblerone VW T1 - that's all I can think of.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Much to learn I have master Yoda 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lotharrenz4621]

@@LaziLowcollectables so do I, signore Padawani. :D

[@PBsRetroRestorations]

Good one Laz, one of my favourites this casting.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Cheers Peter,yes what a lovely car mate

[@lmmodellismomilitare]

Nice my friend. So interesting video as usual. So good restoration. See you soon

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Grazie mille Lorenzo, thank you very much for watching

[@1eurodiecastgarage728]

Great restoration 👍👍👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Grazie mille Alessandro 😁

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Great work! Very beautiful model!

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much my friend

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job Lazi-low 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Mark 😊

[@austingreenough6396]

Excellent restoration

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Austin 😁

[@DiecastNewb]

This is a great model and the restoration was very good. That blue and red interior combo is definitely different and good looking

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank u so much for watching my friend

[@LonghornWorkshop]

Great job as always mate. Came out nice

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@PaulRestorer]

Great work! Very beautiful model Laz. Best wishes

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Paul 😊

[@pfsmodellingprojects]

Superb resto Laz and great detailing, nice colour too...

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much mate ,I'm happy that you liked it

[@modelcarfinn]

Excellent restoration and interesting design for the lensed head and tail lights :)

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Yes ,a unique model by Corgi ,a masterpiece

[@gnrvintagediecastracing7978]

so sweet looking. Well done

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@wholelotazepp]

Beautiful restoration, Lazi 👍🏻😎

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@youngtimeroldtimer72]

Wow, it's very nice, Lazi 😊 Good job 👏 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Dimi,I like it very much

[@martindaredare]

Excellent restoration laz, and an interesting video, great work 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Martin

[@hellboy1959]

very nice model Laz you can be proud of that one looks great mate 👍👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Neil, cheers mate

[@WitchCityCollector]

Great job on this one.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@bonnalishdiecast5089]

That is a super weird design for the front and rear lights. If it were a hotwheels casting, the lights would be connected with the windshield of the car rather than have all the extra plastic. Although it turned out super nice, Lazi. I spotted a white one with Whitewall tires at a car show recently, it's a beutiful car

[@LaziLowcollectables]

These are fantastic cars ,great craftsmanship, I love them Thank you very much for watching

[@gravesendaustralia]

Nice restoration Las well done Cheers Michael

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Michael, 😊 ☺

[@pugsly205gti]

Great job Laz, they are a lovely car. If you are not aware these are called "transolite" lovely colour, will have to do mine now.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Yes Don ,do it mate ,it was fun . The guys told me about this car ,this was my first time seeing it Love it

[@diecastflashback]

Nice job my friend 👍😎✌️

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Don

[@christophelalue5797]

salut lazi. elle est magique cette riviera, les couleurs bleues et intérieurs rouges lui vont comme un gants .tu es très doué. bravo . ça me plaît beaucoup. chapeau mon ami . je suis impatient de voir les suivantes. par contre , je vois que tu fais beaucoup de corgi , les hot wheels et majorettes ne t intéresses pas .😉😊😇

[@LaziLowcollectables]

J'ai restauré de nombreuses majorettes et hotwheels avant,si vous regardez mes anciennes vidéos, vous trouverez ces vidéos Merci beaucoup

[@lotharrenz4621]

this casting looks great in baby blue. :) I haven't seen one in blue before, I thought the dark yellow metallic was the default paint. anyway, great work, nice resto. :) and it's interesting to see what dinky, and corgi came up with to compete against anyone else back when. ^^

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I think this was the best era for toy car making ,some amazing cars rolled out from these factories Thank you

[@lotharrenz4621]

@@LaziLowcollectables absolutely. everything was levers and springs and mechanic. nowadays it's electronic that will fail, if there are function parts at all. hot wheels and matchbox make special series out of models that would open only one door... as if that was special. we all klnow castings where everything opened and the front wheels would be steerable. :)

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Plus mattel re-issue old castings with more plastic ,rubbish

[@tonyhughes1958able]

Looks Good Laz

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much Tony

[@zeldadiecastracing]

Very cool restoration job bro

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much 😊

[@RestorationAustralia]

Szuper jo lett. 👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Köszönöm szépen Tibi 😁

[@2ahdcat]

I love Rivieras. I owned a 71 with a 454 back in the day. It was a ship on wheels! lol. Yeah... I don't do D&MC challenges anymore and un-sub'd from their channel. Last time I participated? I got no recognition. You did a great job though 👍

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Same thing with me..no love from them..

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I do apologise behalf of the group Cat ,I'm sure it wasn't intentionally, thank you very much for watching this episode, 😀 I appreciate it mate

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I'm sorry to hear that Brian ,😔 thank you for watching this episode, I appreciate it

[@2ahdcat]

@@LaziLowcollectables No, it was intentional. The reason given WHY it wasn't in the recap? I didn't e-mail a glamour shot. I bought the car, paid for all the supplies, did all the work, made the video and the LEAST they could have done was take a Measley screen shot and put it up, but no... THAT is TOO much work for them. Fuck that...

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I'm sorry to hear that Cat ,I respect your feelings ,cheer up and keep up your good work

[@kennybacchus1488]

Corgi. Toys. Buick. Riviera. Vintage. Diecast. Restoration. D&MC. June

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you Kenny

[@DZeus83]

Great work. Does oven cleaner take paint off plastic? If so what brand works best?

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Yes it does ,I use Mr muscle ,works very well, thank you for watching 😁

[@mikek.3965]

I've walked thru some of your videos and must say, "nice work". Since this one looked to be an easier project for you, I may try it too. Where do you get your replacement wheels? Thanks!

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Thank you very much for watching, yes this wasn't a difficult one. I normally buy the tyres on ebay . I hope you will find joy working on this car.

[@HerrTipple]

I want to do this with a model of a Porsche 935 Turbo I have with over 30 years. Did you strip the old paint from the body before you sprayed it?

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Yes ,stripped off than primer and the colour .I use caustic soda to do that

[@TheShowgirl25]

I always wondered how that car was put together inside.

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Interesting Miss Kay isn't it, very simple yet fantastic! Thank you for watching 😁

[@ianhow100]

Did you just glue your baseplate back on. It wouldnt stay on without securing it. As you didn't appear to drill out your rivet pots, can only conclude that that is what you did. I've done 2 of these to date. Nice finish & colour on that yours. You did manage what i was afraid to do in polishing spoked wheels with a wire brush

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I did glue it yes ,I try not to use screw.Till now I didn't have any problems with the glue. I've used the plasitc brush ,so it doesn't damage the wheel

[@ianhow100]

@@LaziLowcollectables I don't screw either. I start with a 1.6mm drill, finishing with a 2.4mm. 2.4 mm pop rivets & slid off the pin work just as well. They can come in varied lengths. Either glue as you did for very shallow posts or 6mm long for older models that have deep posts

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I've been thinking to try this method, cheers Ian

[@bunky8077]

Where did you get the new tyres from? I found one of these in a container with other matchbox cars we played with as kids. This one is a slightly darker metallic blue, sadly both front and rear facias are broken as is the front suspension

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Hello friend ,you can find new reproduction tyres on ebay ,many ppl sell it ,I normally buy them there

[@carmodelrestodiecastcollection]

💯💯👍👍👍👍👍

[@LaziLowcollectables]

Cheers

[@francoismynhardt944]

What size tires is on this model?

[@LaziLowcollectables]

14 mm diameter tyres ,reproduction for 60s corgi toys vehicles

[@francoismynhardt944]

@@LaziLowcollectables Thank you.

[@charlessilverfox906]

I always wondered about why they made cheap interior for these types of corgi diecast cars and others etc.... and the smaller die-cast such as matchbox, and hot wheels a more realistic interior, and with the even older cars they didn't put any interior at all, and if any of the matchbox or hot wheels interior might fit any of the old cars that don't have an interior has anyone else wondered or not. 🤔

[@LaziLowcollectables]

I think the ones without interior were made in times where it didn't matter ,it was a toy nothing more .I agree that they could've make better interiors for those models because overall those were nice cars . Thank you for watching and commenting Charles

[@dcpete5475]

You are missing the tow hook

[@LaziLowcollectables]

They always missing ,doesn't bother me at all,cheers

[@dcpete5475]

@@LaziLowcollectables not always ha ha