Jim's Collection - 60 years of Diecast Cars and Trucks - Part I

[@neildickson5394]

I hope this wonderful gentleman is still alive. He's so alert and a very elegant gent. Most people with these collections are extremely picky, but his collection looks a little haphazard, and he allows the interviewer to really paw his stuff.

[@charlessanchez2694]

I'm 56 but could spend an afternoon or two mesmerizing...wonderful collection Mr. Jim

[@TXpete]

Jim sounds like a hell of a man, what a treasure. His die cast collection is incredible too. Thanks for sharing

[@nikkimckinney2025]

I know

[@micmac1121]

So glad you shared, I'm 50years old old nd I have to say, Corgi, and Mtachbox, I held on to a few! Thank you Jim, You did what I Wanted to do!.. I had thousands of Matchboxes and 1/25th scale I loved

[@raymond186]

I just goes to show, man's best friend is his dog ( oops I mean toys). and that you're never too old, bless..... great vid

[@sub4ra]

Wish I had a neighbor like that. Awesome die cast with great life stories to tell! I hope to be as half as sharp as he is if I make it to 91! Welcome to the internet and KZbin Jim, thank you for sharing!

[@dougsnider8780]

He's 95...

[@GabeHealy]

@@dougsnider8780yeah and that was about 4 years after you saw it🤦‍♂️

[@racegrooves]

Thanks to Jim for letting us see his collection! Superb! Thanks O-Dawg!

[@saiftheamazingdrifter1393]

sup race grooves

[@racegrooves]

Wassup!

[@pulokdey1650]

+RaceGrooves wassup

[@Attck.]

I love ur channel

[@joeypurczynski3927]

hey race grooves

[@krazyhippy]

Just finding this video. This is an amazing collection. Jim sounds like a amazing man, and I have so much respect for him. He is from a very tough generation and I hope Jim is still around and collecting.

[@karthikkarthik-tw9ev]

Congratulation to Jim thanku Very much for sharing the video super toy car collection keep it up

[@pollyg562]

if i could meet any movie star/rock star or Jim,id pick Jim any day,his a real hero

[@RandallCheek]

Awesome collection..... ty for your service Jim!!

[@DetroitNerd]

it would be awesome to sit and talk to this gentleman. I can only imagine the stories he has.

[@user-br4uf5xs2z]

I love KZbin for things like this, we woldn't know it existed

[@GenXstacker]

Love this video and love talking to the old timers like Jim. When I was 20ish I spent a lot of time around WW II vets and heard some incredible stories: One guy was in Germany, most of the others were in the Pacific. One of them served on a submarine. These guys were all like Jim, some of the happiest and friendliest guys around. I think they saw so many horrors of war that it made them just grateful to be alive and able to enjoy the simple things in life (like collecting die-casts). Anyways, thanks for posting the video.

[@BluesBoy-ij2rb]

What a privilege , honor to know and interview a treasure of a man like Jim !!!!...............................Erik

[@wtffor]

Yes it was, thank you Erik!

[@dodgydavetime1943]

A very impressive collection my respect admiration and a little bit of jealousy well done sir

[@djgingecoldwell10]

Bless you Jim, what a brilliant and beautiful collection, some of your pieces I remember as a boy.

[@SoulaymaneT]

His collection may be made out of die cast, but Jim is pure gold god bless him.

[@talwindersingh3721]

Love the collection Jim,I am 29 and collect die cast models,will display it proudly like your collection some day.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Outragest collection , Thanks for the video , Mike

[@beanapalooza6614]

that's a wonderful thing sharing a love of collecting with someone from a different generation. it's a bridge to bring people together. and now the things you've learned from him. not just Diecast, will be with you forever and I'm sure, will be pasted on to others. just because of little toy cars!!! that's why I collect also, to connect with others!!! thank you and Jim!!! AMAZING life and collection!!!

[@leebrewer1190]

Thank you JIm, for your service, without people like you we would not be able to enjoy hobbies like yours.

[@archiebunker6059]

Amazing collection of an amazing man, I thank you deeply Jim, you've made the world a better place.

[@Thumper17]

Wow, thank him for his service and for hanging on to some gorgeous vehicles. Privileged to bear witness to this mans collection.

[@jakobwilcyn7437]

I would of been really nervous touching some of those pieces due to there age and rarity. Jim has a incredible collection. Not only do I want to thank him for his service but I want to thank him for allowing us to view his amazing collection.

[@wtffor]

+John Byrd It was truly a privilege to explore his collection hands on. Jim and I discussed the video at parameters beforehand, and he did warm up to the experience as the interview continues (in total it was 4 hours, but I have edited it down to 30 minutes or so, which I will release on KZbin weekly for the next month.

[@funeralbillii9172]

Thank you for not only showing the collection but for letting Mr Jim tell his story. Great job and let him know how much we love this!!

[@tekmonkey782]

thanks for sharing your neighbors collection, its a joy watching and seeing two collectors share the love of the hobby

[@trevorwillis8580]

Amen to this Guy! Thanks Jim for your service! Not many men left from WW2 to tell these stories!! Just amazing! What a amazing collection!!

[@BosskCade]

Wow what an amazing collection and an even more amazing guy. Thanks Jim for letting us take a look.

[@frankpalmer8153]

Thanks to Jim doing his part to save the world ! Without these brave soldiers prevailing in WW2....who knows how different the world would have turned out. Freedom is priceless!!! Great collection ! Thanks for sharing.

[@trentmcgee117]

Lovely chat between 2 great guys. Thanks for sharing. 😃👍

[@clarewatkins5230]

WoW I'm Loving that collection of vehicle's n Jim's dedication to it n what a wonderful Man very interesting n knowledgeable would love to be his friend n neighbor. My Dad has Dinky tank transporter with tank n trailer n I'm told that they are very valuable but it will be my prised piece of my collection one day. Great video thanks for sharing Full Send UK

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

My collection has about 100 of the units in his collection Corgi, Matchbox and so on.

[@mikdavies5027]

What a quiet, modest man, who's achievements will probably never be fully known. My very best wishes to him!

[@trancenental]

Jim - thank you for sharing your history and experiences with us, let alone your amazing collection! Thank you for your service - From San Diego, CA, USA

[@leeab2824]

Great collection thanks for putting this on KZbin hi from Lancashire England

[@sallmonsal5106]

thank you for sharing Jim to the World ♡

[@sudiptabhar3161]

Beautiful & diversified collection....many many thanks to let us have a view..THANK YOU

[@wtffor]

Thank you for watching, and glad you enjoyed!

[@radar468]

Jim thank you for your service. My grandfather trained in England and was in the 1st armoured devision which ended up being the 4th and Later the 5th. He served in Italy. Your collection of military vehicles is impressive and one of a kind. Thank you for sharing it with us. Truly enjoyed. Looking forward to seeing your trucks. Awesome video!

[@dickgrayson5298]

What a treasure to have Jim around to share with you, and then yourself to share with all of us. Please extend our thanks to this gentleman our great appreciation- it means a lot to pass this kind of stuff on. Wonderful!

[@Mr67Stanger]

Incredible collection! Thanks for sharing it. He would definitely be my very bestest friend!

[@73bourbon]

What an exceptional collection of memories. This collection is a great treasury comparable to oral storytelling.... My opinion may be exaggerated but truly amazing! Wow! A living encyclopedia! Cheers and thank you for sharing. Best post I've ever seen! Double the gratitude! Take care

[@Habs24x]

Now we're talking diecast! Loved the video. Thanks for showing us.

[@jamestaffae5178]

Great collection. Thanks for sharing with us Jim

[@dreadnok320]

2 of my favorite things WW2 truly the greatest generation . MY grand father was in WW2 D+20 on He only spoke to me once about the war. See he was a medic and just did not talk about the war. Not many of tease guys left. My grandfather pass in 99 . Its cool this guy lives next to u. His collection is truly epic . Bravo for putting it out there. So often tease great collections we all put together largely go unseen. KZbin let's us see inside the mind of collectors .Great collection Jim

[@karlawson]

I am a Canadian Law Enforcement Officer, and I am delighted to see your collection, Jim. Thank you for your service to us Canadians, Brits, and Americans, and please keep up the great work, as well as you "wtffor." I love seeing these collections in such great condition, and with such a thorough and intimate history as you have with many of them. Cheers, gentlemen.

[@wtffor]

Thank you very much for your message! Jim appreciates it also! Cheers!

[@thepyke883]

My collection is around the same size mostly dinky and corgi toys from the 1930s to 1960s and I'm only 12 years old now!

[@wtffor]

Congrats! How did you get so many Dinky Cars?

[@fordmodelcars3258]

I have around 300 1/18 1/24 and 1/43 ford model cars

[@lovedogs2030]

The pyke same but I got cars from 1920 to 1980 and I'm 11.

[@lovedogs2030]

I have some of the army ones to got the tank and the trailer and lots more mostly dinky

[@the.magnus]

The pyke I am 12weeks old and I have a bigger collection

[@clown8466]

lets all salute this man......... he deserves millions of respect

[@GHOSTJERKER]

Fantastic collection and a classy gentleman! Thanks for sharing this OD! 👻

[@ericheaton642]

Hi ghost jerker

[@hwroadbeasts]

GHOSTJERKER how are you

[@kailyrcarchassez0618]

GHOSTJERKER wheres tge wh Picking?

[@idontwantahandle]

God bless you and thanks for your amazing military service. You are a true hero.

[@supboy619]

Jim also has take care of them so good

[@coolwheelz5190]

Great video, great collection and tell Jim "Thanks for his service"!!!

[@wtffor]

Will do, and thank you for watching and your comment!

[@markc13579]

One of your best videos wtffor. Tell Jim he has a great collection and thank him for his service.

[@wtffor]

+markc13579 Thank you very much, and I will indeed show him your comment and all of the the great comments from everyone on here.

[@votebakri]

Fun to see this classy gentleman collect die cast cars....I'm 12 and started the collection in early April Good luck Jim , may you collect foreve

[@tinmansdiecast6682]

Wow, incredible collection, and an amazing story. I love talking to older folks, so much wisdom and knowledge. Great video as always!

[@sergioquintero699]

Me again +wtffor i just have to say that i have MUCH RESPECT for Jim amd want to thank him for his service and also thank him for allowing you to film and share wirh all of us his pride and joy of cars and trucks,it truly is a legendary collection,60+years of collecting,i wish i can be like jim

[@quorthy]

Firstly Jim, thank you for your service. It means a great deal to me to hear the stories of men and women such as yourself who helped create the world we enjoy today. Secondly thank you for sharing you collection with us. I wish you all the best for the future.

[@eastnysfinest239]

this older gentleman is beautiful history of collecting god bless him simply fantastic long live you bud............... so so much history I got to the point in this video where I went from liking his collection to loving him and his stories you are extremely lucking to have a neighbor like him cherish this older brother bro because people like him are a dying breed .

[@harveyboy4461]

Why anyone would dislike this video is beyond me. Great work.

[@jeffupright8468]

Fantastic collection! Thank you Jim for your service. Your stories are great. Can't wait to see part 2.

[@robertoarevalo6290]

Good collectiom de cars the comamdo berry good

[@donavanthegreat1]

Outstanding!!! Please thank Jim for sharing his collection. Jim is a fine man! Wish I had a cool neighbor like him!

[@fadatecMiami]

Thank you for your service sir......Great collection. Enjoy it with Health.

[@rashidshamim4302]

Sir, u have surpassed and redefined the word "Collector". God Bless, long live !

[@scalejedi3849]

What a great Beautiful collection born at the perfect time.Going thru time collecting for us to view in the future.The Collector thank you

[@johnnyletsplay]

jim is the man,..wow he is so impressive and entertaining! thumbs-up!

[@Diecastic]

This collection is exquisite! Thanks to Jim for taking the time for allowing you to film the collection, chat with him and share it with us.

[@787crew5]

Diecastic 4a

[@roberthawkins5785]

seeing things like this when I was growing up made me start collecting. my Beast of Burden

[@wtffor]

It all starts somewhere, Dinky was a super cool toy and also inspired my collecting

[@DAREDEVILBKLYN]

Great collection of diecast history very NICE short documentary on a WW2 veteran Jim also.

[@TheLTD_]

Very very nice, I love listening to the stories. At out of this world collection! Thank you, for sharing that mans collection.

[@salhin82]

Thank you Both!!! Awesome collection Sir!!!!

Thanks a lot for sharing Jim's awesome collection to all of us!! Jim is so kind to let you record this amazing treasure, and you are a great collector for giving this man the recognition he deserves for preserving history in all of those pieces. A great pleasure to watch these videos.

[@SupercarGarageUSA]

Awesome video! , very very cool , 10 thumbs up!

[@Fourwheeljive]

Thanks Jim for sharing your amazing collection and thanks for your service.

[@keithmeulemans3020]

Wow! That's one of the coolest collections that I have seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@theequaliser8026]

Brilliant a pleasure to see a collection of this magnatudte

[@baremetalHW]

I have some dinky toys... but damn... that is sweet...just amazing.. Love hearing his stories of days gone by..

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

baremetalHW FANCY SEEING YOU HERE!

[@talwindersingh3721]

Hey Baremetal,nice seeing you here!!

[@gixxer1114]

now that's a real collector and share the passion he has for his cars . real cool video

[@jeffnelson9010]

From one Trucker to another...From one collector to another....Major props sir! NEVER TO OLD TO COLLECT.. neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@johnnythecarnut6726]

wow mind blowing, thats cool to have a neighbor who enjoys the same thing !

[@rocketfire1348]

I need to tell you 2 things. 1 thanks for your service.2 I love your collection. It reminds me of my Grandpa who was in Vietnam. Your collection is awesome

[@wtffor]

I'll pass on the message to Jim! Thank you!

[@_Caporegime]

It's great you've got his story on film. Too many veterans who've experienced and deserve major recognition go unheard. His experiences coupled with his collection is splendid.

[@wtffor]

+Beetlejuice Thank you, I couldn't agree more!

[@nathanmiller1840]

Older video, new collector. USA based, 44 years old with a 4 year old son. I love old VW's so Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche is what I force my son to collect, haha. I love how you just want to touch each one, get good shots of them, etc... and yet you're semi-restrained and very respectful.

[@231gnx]

Love his classic collection and his wonderful story.What a tough war to live through.My grand dad lived though Japan and the Philipenes in '43-45.i hope when he passes someone with a respectful passion will keep the collection and maintain it.What an honor to know and see this man and his 60 year hobby.

[@marysolgranados6574]

Amazing collection and thanks for your service

[@J0s3ph__]

Thank you Jim for your service. From England

[@douglasweller9709]

Very nice , thank you for your service!

[@alexbraid8700]

Awesome collection... and I could listen to jim for hours on his war stories

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

you can tell jim was so proud and excited about this video, God bless him

[@MattMcArion]

Truly enjoy the military story's and he's collection of die-cast vehicles.

[@DiecastFan]

Super great collection......it definitely takes the gentleman to great memories and stories!

[@bronzesnake7004]

Wow! Tell Jim my father was an officer aboard the H.M.S. Illustrious with the far east fleet during WWII. What an awesome collection! I started in 1965 when my grandfather came over from England and brought a huge case of them, and Dinkys with him. I was smitten right then and there. I have close to 5,000 die cast and the majority are now Hot Wheels, but my heart remains faithful to Corgi and Dinky. Jack Canada

[@extrastype]

Great collection and man. He speaks of 50 60 years as if it was last week. He's lived..

[@wtffor]

He is amazing, very sharp man.

[@joshualauderman1055]

Amazing Collection!!

[@Leeuw1962]

Great video! Amazing collection...! Thanks for sharing.

[@bikerjoe18]

Much respect! Excellent Collection!!!

[@ivangonzales5667]

Wow! Jim has a trully amazing collection, really amazing! Wonderful pieces and in great state, totally a treasure 👏👏

[@DavesDiecast]

Now That's entertainment..man beautiful collection...I wish I had a Neighbor like Jim!

[@drshrukh]

Hot Wheels Costa Rica hhhjii

[@mannycrummett1206]

Thank you for sharing his story and his collection!

[@Seabeagle10]

WOW, what a collection.

[@barryfrancis7421]

Fantastic to hear these recollections and also it's great to see the friendship that you two have through your common interest. Thanks for sharing your recollections Jim and what a pleasure to see the regard that you two have for each other.

[@greenplanetwastltd3983]

😮I love it