Matchbox

[@Lahire-s7l]

Super cool ratorasion😊

[@TimeRider]

Thanks!

[@chargoldsmith5112]

Deffinately a great classic restore.... Beautiful job Lee... 🤙

[@wadehendryx7378]

Morning Lee. This came put nice. Gotta run. Have a great day. Can't wait to see the Impala.

[@diecastsheriff817]

You make the straightening of these casting parts look easy, it is definitely not! Bonus points issued to you Lee.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Another SUPER restoration!! Looks like she's ready to take a lap around Monte Carlo, Monaco or wherever...

[@davidneilson3508]

Perfect restoration, it turned out really nice 👍👍😊

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration and paint job 👌

[@pamdemic6334]

You have the process down to a fine art.

[@Jsellers1965]

Looks Great, Takes me back to being a kid

[@ruralbob]

Love this one! I agree that it’s a classic.

[@carlkwasnjuk9518]

Excellent job...as usual!!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Thanks for helping me get over the pain of my CUSES heartbreak last night...

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

A very nicely detailed model for its time...

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Nice paint job on this one...

[@ianmunslow5675]

Great restoration Lee

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Racer looks great

[@ScaleStreetGarage]

Looks fantastic as always bro, i was holding my breath as you was bending the exhausts around ...

[@deeno5689]

Love the Lotus! Cool little resto. Yeah, those Superfast wheels can be a pain. My kingdom for someone to do some reproduction superfast wheels....

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

Whatever you're working on I will be patiently waiting for the outcome. I always love your videos, Lee. Cars always turn out great.

[@davidbeeson1178]

Fantastic job my friend, I really enjoy your work. Looking at diecast never gets old, nor does watching videos of you doing your thing.

[@baltymora2]

👏👏👏👏👏,I got a manfrotto too 👍

[@cannyuk]

Not too much to comment on this one Lee, A very good resto and good to see it looking something like it did originally.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

That Jaguar should look SUPER after you work your magic on it.. It's in decent original shape..

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Great Resto! Cheers

[@lotharrenz4621]

10/10 would want to throw this racer around the corners of Nürburgring... :)

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Beautiful results! I have to admit, I was nervous when you were straightening the pipes...I’m sure I would have snapped them off lol.

[@TimeRider]

That Zamac breaks pretty easy . . . slow and steady, yes?

[@deepjunkgarage]

Nice Lotus ! I have the same 61 Chevrolet and eventually it will get put in the mix of projects. I owned a 61 right out of high school and I am going to do the diecast just like I wanted to build the car years ago. 🍻

[@TimeRider]

I like the '61 a lot for a variety of reasons.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

A miracle all 4 tires are still there.. A lot of this era Matchboxes one way or another commonly lose their tires..

[@petuniagto]

Just purchased one last week in same shape minus the tires for 80 cents. Now I see it has promise. Thanks nice work!

[@TimeRider]

Should be able to source tires . . .

[@georgeharrison2795]

Enjoy your video's, and your voice is so soothing too. Really adds to the pleasure. Regards from the uk from a guy whose wife thinks the lotus +2 is the best car ever, hence why we've had 3 :)

[@malcolmmacdonald3992]

Great job as always! Congrats

[@scotthallgv]

Oh nice, didnt realize you were a gamer also. Nice build as always, good show sir.

[@TimeRider]

TimeRider was my gaming handle.

[@matchboxmark8191]

Nice! I like the way you did the wheels. Not sure what Matchbox was thinking with those wheels haha! However, I love them! I did a fleet of Unimogs and used O-rings for tires. Hardly can tell the difference.

[@csf6614]

Brilliant job ... a pre race Lotus as the post race would either have smoke from the engine or bits missing as Mr Chapman's cars usually did not look that good during or after the race lol ...

[@ZGryphon]

"Simplify and add fragility."

[@louroberts5567]

Hands down, one of my favorites when I was a kid. Always loved the open wheel cars! Thanks for sharing this one, Brother!

[@opasdiecastrestorations8611]

Beautiful job Lee, I've used that trick with the adhesive on the wheels and tires myself only I used just a little. Epoxy

[@MatchboxResurrection]

Looks great Lee. I've had the BRM Racer - 52b as a child ( very similar) and they are great cars to play with. Cheers mate

[@TimeRider]

I restored a BRM a while back.

[@atony1400]

This is awesome considering I just bought one of these!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Same for the Impala...

[@UncleWillie]

Great work as usual. I am sure it has been mentioned in comments, but just in case it hasn't- have you thought about putting some kind of marks on the cutting mat to delineate the out of bounds? It might help you to have something to see when you are concentrating.

[@tellege08]

Shweeet!

[@JimCars]

Nice restoration soon i will restore one of mine, the issue here in Mexico is to get the tires, regards my Friend

[@TimeRider]

any people substitute O-Rings

[@chezsnailez]

Lotus helped with the design and planning for the Delorean...

[@nathancook1404]

Nice work! Last year I'd watch Marty fixed one along with another race car, I hope you find the blue one day it would be nice to have that one to go with the Lotus and hope your order of parts for the Jaguar will come in soon, And I see you got a Matchbox Nissan Z Series there's also the Hot Wheels GTR and wish Matchbox also made them becides the Z Series.

[@brianartillery]

02:09 - New goo! A bit of a shock after the 'Swamp Of Doom' that we're used to seeing. Hope it works well - I understand that most paint strippers have been 'de-fanged' somewhat.

[@TimeRider]

I concur.

[@ZGryphon]

We can't have things that _work,_ that might be dangerous.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I'll be anxious to see that 240Z when you finish your magic on it..

[@tygrkhat4087]

That Lotus is beautiful. Does anyone know offhand how many open wheel race cars did Lesney produce? BTW, Lee, I say go with the Superfast wheels, because they're in good shape.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I could use a good restoration video today.. My CUSE lost a heartbreaker last night..

[@SuperBadVideos]

👍🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@timdill8430]

Nice little car want to do one myself ... By the way did I here you right you play unreal tournament love that game

[@TimeRider]

That's a long story. Let's just say the original UT changed my life, literally. I needed faster and faster computers and started building my own, selling them, repairing them, etc . . . I had LAN parties and owned servers for both the games and voice over IP software. UT, SoF, UT2003, Star Trek, Call of Duty . . . name it, I probably played it. I ran online servers for a gaming team . . . yeah . . . I went all of the way off the boat. Now I just play single player UT2004.

[@unastamus6122]

New stripper... p'tui!! Like I've said before, ain't no stripper like an old stripper! 😉 That "little guy" with the helmet looked alot like Bob, my uncle..! (I was anticipating you saying it, but you didn't. Don't worry, I got you covered.) Brilliant idea, btw, UV resin-ing the tires.

[@bentandre5524]

thumbs up for sure, but i think its not a bad idea to have some of those cars without the driver, for instance when they are in or on a racetransporter….but then it wouldnt be a complete resto

[@TimeRider]

They're remove easily enough

[@bentandre5524]

oke, thanks

[@PhoenixRCCrawler]

🐒👍🏽🇺🇸

[@ZGryphon]

Since you say they're in good shape, and the Z cars are among the few castings that Superfast wheels actually look right on (as opposed to, say, heavy construction machinery or airport shuttle buses--come on, Lesney), I'd say go ahead and use 'em. I mean, given how often they're ruined and/or on the wrong casting, how often does one get the chance? :)

[@kenrk]

I wonder if you saturated the wheels with oil or something if it could help restore them to their original size? You would think old wheels would get smaller with time, but apparently the opposite occurs...

[@TimeRider]

Maybe the hubs get smaller?

[@davidwilliams1201]

Whenever Ipolish a diecast I get black from the buffing/polishing wheel, even a new wheel....do you or anyone else have the same problem? If so us there a fix to prevent it? Great job on the lotus restore btw.

[@TimeRider]

If you're talking about your fingers, yup, mine get "black."

[@lordvengerx]

Have you ever considered doing a custom your style maximum overdrive green goblin semi? Or the one from Duel? Thanks :3

[@TimeRider]

Hadn't thought of that, no.

[@lordvengerx]

@@TimeRider It would be quiet challenging indeed. But very awesome as well :3

[@bobobair]

I need help finding tires for a #8 mustang

[@TimeRider]

eBay . . .