Matchbox restoration Mercury Cougar Rat Rod Dragster No. 62 B. Diecast model

I present one of the first modified vehicles made by the Lesney company. It was produced under the same number as the normal Mercury Cougar. To view English subtitles at the bottom of the video, press C on your computer or the three dots on your mobile in the video. The video has multiple language subtitles. My model did not have an engine. I used a mold from the Draguar project because many accessories were identical on different models. It took me a long time to add paint that had no ready-made equivalents. As usual, I made a replica of the box and decals.
Thanks for watching. I publish my car repair videos on KZbin on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Great restoration. The Matchbox Rat Rod Mercury Cougar has so many childhood memories. I remember , when my friend Carl brought one into school I must have been seven or eight at the time, it was like no Matchbox car I'd seen before with the blown engine and the lime green paint job...I wasn't aware f Hot Wheels at that time... I still have one in my collection today.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Jim

[@volktales7005]

I had the real one of those, a '67 for almost 20 years. 289 cid V8, auto with full console, tilt wheel, and air conditioning. Fully restored in Jamaican Yellow. Still miss it... Still have my original owner Matchbox just like the one you did that fantastic restoration on, though mine is a little beat up...

[@PaulRestorer]

Cool. Best wishes

[@PedroAlves-ee8vk]

Salut Paul, superbe restauration, toujours avec plaisir que je regarde tes vidéos, et ta machine à soudé super idée. Belle journée et salutations de Suisse 🇨🇭 👍 👍 👍. A bientôt.

[@PaulRestorer]

Merci beaucoup Pedro

[@chuuska1972]

This is great! Always wanted one when I was small but never had one. Thanks for the restoration Paul, greatly appreciated!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@paul-sparky-sparr4160]

Bardzo z klasą. Model nie był mi znany. Doskonała renowacja po raz kolejny.👍🏼 Gdyby tylko było tak "łatwo" zrobić nowy silnik w prawdziwym życiu 😜. Zdecydowanie kciuki w górę ode mnie za to. Dzięki za podzielenie się z nami moim przyjacielem. Miłego tygodnia dla Ciebie i Twojej rodziny i pozostańcie zdrowi. Pozdrowienia z Cuxhaven, Paul 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠 First class. I was not aware of this model. Excellent restoration once again 👍🏼. If only it were so "easy" to make a new engine in real life 😜. Definitely a thumbs up from me for this. Thanks for sharing mate. Have a nice week to you and your family and stay healthy. Greetings from Cuxhaven, Paul 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠 Ganz große Klasse. Das Modell war mir gar nicht bekannt. Exzellente Restaurierung wiedermal.👍🏼 Wenn es nur im richtigen Leben so "einfach" wäre einen neuen Motor herzustellen 😜. Von mir ganz klar ein Daumen hoch dafür. Vielen Dank für's teilen mein Freund. Dir und deiner Familie noch eine schöne Woche und bleibt gesund. Gruß aus Cuxhaven, Paul 😎👍🏼🇵🇱✌🏼🇩🇪👍🏼🤠

[@PaulRestorer]

Vielen Dank Paul

[@westonward735]

The difference is night and day. Another beautiful car.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Weston

[@evgeni131]

@@PaulRestorer как с вами связаться? Email?

[@PaulRestorer]

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[@septiccalling8341]

Another lovely little gem! Nicely done.....👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@greggabel7238]

That I a nice Mercury Cougar in the drag racer style. I collected a stiff axle 1-75 series in 1973. By 1981 the window glass and doors were missing and I brush painted it grey with gloss blue hood, deck lid and roof top. Made it depict a restoration look

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Greg

[@eueddeedeilsonsantos6876]

Esse é dos mais belos carros americanos da década de 1970. Bela restauração, Paul.

[@PaulRestorer]

Muito obrigado

[@iberotuning7892]

La copia del motor perfecta! Espectacular trabajo Paul, saludos 💪👌👍👋

[@PaulRestorer]

Muchas gracjas

[@micuentaparaforosycosas3484]

*THUMBS UP PEOPLE, THUMBS UP* This man is doing great job after great job (subtitles included), giving him a thumb up means more people will find him in the recommendations 😉

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@martindaredare]

Great work on this one Paul, excellent finish. All the best Martin 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Martin

[@alantan6255]

Great restore the car look exactly .and great video you are a lot of patience to restore

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Alan

[@donaldlang3537]

Wow and I thought I was very detailed. I restore vintage drums as a hobby, but your attention to detail is one of the best I have seen. I just got into collecting diecast cars and wanted to restore the ruff ones I come across. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Donald

[@matthewmiller4639]

Mercury Cougar are awesome

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Mathew

[@peterleid5060]

EXCELLENT Paul 👍👏💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Peter

[@Geniuz.Studio]

Jak zawsze - po prostu magia. 👍👍👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Dziękuję bardzo

[@notdonaldst]

Another beautiful restoration Paul. I’ve never seen anyone sand and paint the wheels. They came out fantastic.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Geoffrey

[@user-lc1od7kz3m]

Крутые игрушки всегда удивляют после рестовраций меркури коугар классные игрушки 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

большое спасибо

[@markrigg7038]

Superb job, ready to race again 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Mark

[@gravesendaustralia]

Excellent resto Paul I hope when I do mine I come somewhere close to how yours ended up. Cheers Michael

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@olivierll]

👍29 Szacunek za To jak pan odnawia te modele👍👏👏👏👏

[@PaulRestorer]

Dzięki wielkie

[@herbaden]

fantastic work! Very inspiring, I think I will try such a project myself.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@mattconnor6779]

I really love this one! Great job, Paul!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Matt

[@jerrybailey5797]

That is an awesome Mercury Cougar Drag racer Paul , looks great 👍😀👏👌

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Jerry

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great work Paul Fantastic mate

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Brian

[@Locos-del-oeste]

Muy buen video y trabajo mi amigo Paul 😀👏👏👏👏

[@PaulRestorer]

Muchas gracjas Walter

[@andyc3856]

Nice work. A casting I like very much. I have a few of these,two original,and two slightly modified with hot wheels real rider wheels and tyres. 😊

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Andy

[@toistotne6568]

Łapeczka w górę i pozdrawiam serdecznie. Życzę miłego dnia 😃 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Dzięki serdeczne

[@Pnr1996rc]

I'm like Mercury Cugar nice muscle car

[@PaulRestorer]

Cool . Best wishes

[@1eurodiecastgarage728]

Very instructive video. Great the work on the wheels! Very well done as usual 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@2ahdcat]

Awesome. I have this casting and yes, it too needs an engine. Ya did great as always ny friend 😺👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@NDUM-qf6gi]

Great job ! The color is wonderful !! ❤️

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@tischrallycross4620]

wiedereinmal eine saubere Arbeit... und vielen Dank für die deutsch Einblendungen ...das mit den Achsen mit dem selbstgebauten schweizgerät ist schon ne geile sache...

[@PaulRestorer]

Vielen Dank

[@DiecastdePobre]

Restauçao de primeira categoria. 👏👏👏 Esplendido! 😊

[@RedlineGarageHW]

Beautiful restoration! Wait until you see what I do tomorrow 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️😃👍🏻

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@mikhailq22]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Ficou muito bom mesmo esse Mercury Cugar Meus parabéns👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@PaulRestorer]

Muito obrigado

[@pimpmydiecastsdiecastandto3176]

stunning job paul

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@carlosbaca3570]

Great job Paul !!!!! but forgot to fix the tow hook to complete.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Carlos

[@MauricioGoncalves.]

Ficou fantástico Paul! Parabéns!

[@MauricioGoncalves.]

@kentybr08 Não, ele tem esquema de tradução para vários idiomas no canal.

[@PaulRestorer]

Muito obrigado

[@andrijanostap6276]

Super 👍 👍 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Adrijan

[@LaziLowcollectables]

brilliant work Paul,I have done this as well but I never had the engine so I just made it like normal ,and yellow haha,quality job as usual ,loved your car show with all the ones you've done

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Laz

[@12marcelofp]

Nice job , Paul ! Congrats ! 🇧🇷

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@mierda380]

Another awesome project!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Ariel

[@2H80vids]

Some impressive sparks from the welder Paul; that doesn't usually happen.😂 I prefer the plain Cougar, especially with regular wheels but you made a great job of the dragster. Great paint match on a tricky colour too.👍👌😁 Would it be worth painting the stub of the tow-hook in silver? It might look better. Cheers for now, Dougie.

[@PaulRestorer]

You're right, it could have been painted silver. Best wishes

[@kevfishing7573]

Привет Отличная тачка получилась!ЛК.

[@PaulRestorer]

большое спасибо

[@joggi7014]

Top

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@user-mh5he4sq8t]

perfect!!! bro!!!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@javierdenardo2607]

Flawless. I would like the taillights to be red though.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@jimmyg.comicguy3621]

Hi Paul! Well Done! Have a good one!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Jimmy

[@ModellautosDresden]

Wieder einmal ein perfektes Ergebnis!

[@PaulRestorer]

Vielen Dank

[@jaribarem]

Hast wieder super toll hinbekommen Paul. Meine Daumen sind an die Decke. LG Jan

[@PaulRestorer]

Vielen Dank Jan

[@quinho4166]

Um belo esportivo! 👍😊😍

[@PaulRestorer]

Muito obrigado

[@MadbearSamara]

класс! я бы например поборолся если бы был конкурс, за любую модель

[@PaulRestorer]

большое спасибо

[@losbatiamigosdefran5710]

Awesome👍🏆

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@p9uma]

Great job.

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much Carl

[@carolinediyandvlog]

Zdecydowanie kciuki w górę. miłego dnia

[@PaulRestorer]

Dzięki wielkie

[@kaitsdiary]

wow sekarang kelihatan keren very creative

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@chevyss2508]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥳🥳🥳🥳 increíble!!!!!!!!! Crack!!!!

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@curtisarmstrong6521]

Beautiful Paul...I hope you didn’t buy a whole can of automotive paint for your airbrush...🇨🇦

[@PaulRestorer]

thank you very much. I bought quite a lot of this paint, maybe it has 40 models. Best wishes

[@stairman3151]

I had a 67 cougar.. wish I still had it

[@PaulRestorer]

Cool. Best wishes

[@Tyberrr]

fajny

[@PaulRestorer]

Dzięki wielkie

[@beartooth8865]

100%

[@PaulRestorer]

Thank you very much

[@kartofelll_]

proszę pana mogę mówic do pana paul wie pan dlaczego nie doszło na instagrama bo pan mnie nie obserwuje:) podaję mój instagram;maciek.jonczyk.750

[@PaulRestorer]

Jasne że możesz .Pozdrawiam