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

First of all, a BIG THANK YOU to all of you who watched the first video last week of Jim's Collection (Part I), and a special thank you to those of you who wrote Jim a comment or message. He appreciates it immensely, and is still in awe at how many like minded collectors there are who have viewed his collection - 6000 in one week!
Meet my neighbor, Jim. He is a man just like me, only he was born 60 years earlier and lived a life full of experiences not many are still around to tell about, let alone with a mind just as sharp as it was when he entered the Second World War in 1945 as a young man. Jim and I live across the street from one another, and have for many years. In all this time and through our friendship it has been one of my greatest desires to film him with his immense collection of vintage diecast toys, most of which he collected decades ago and lovingly displays in his basement, just as I do. Jim is a wonderful man, with a heart bigger then an elephants, and full of memories and stories that could fill thousands of pages in a fine print book. Jim is 91 years old, lives on his own, has outlived the only two women he has ever loved in his life, and drives his Buick daily to visit his many close children. If you like this video, please, leave a personal message for Jim, as I will be sharing them with him, although presently he is not very familiar with the internet, let alone KZbin. He does look forward to the messages that I have told him he will receive from around the world from my many, wonderful, like-minded viewers, so let's make that come true! Thank you all.
O-Dawg

[@stwright318ify]

I would like to thank Jim for his service in the war and for showing his collection to the public. Most people don't want the public to know they have collections that are worth big amounts of money, but I think Jim is very proud of his collection as he should be! The world would be a better place if the World War II generation was still around! I'm a collector of RC cars and diecast! Loved the collection, but enjoyed his stories more than the diecast! God bless you too Jim to live a long and carefree life! Not only do you deserve it, but you made it possible for the rest of us! THANK YOU VERY MUCH JIM!!!!!

[@CattooButt]

Jim. That is an amazing collection you’ve amassed. So kind of you to allow it to be shared online. Most are very hard to find models.

[@betoyvette]

Please express to Jim,our most heartfelt thank you for sharing his awesome collection!Some models are so rare,that maybe he doesn't realise.Will be looking forward to see the Big Rigs! Thank you for taking your time to bring us such amazing showing!

[@MrWolfSnack]

+Carlos Dacosta Yeah, it's the same with real cars too, like people leaving Plymouth Superbirds rotting in their barn. Just another car to them, they dont know that its a half-million dollar car.

[@tjmontoya216]

I watched your video from Las Vegas Nevada and it inspired me even more. thanks for showing us your collection Jim! O-dawg thanks for keeping the drive to collect alive

[@racegrooves]

My parents had a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model. I need to acquire one for myself as theirs is long gone. Those old metal/tin toys are fantastic to have in his collection! That's pretty neat that he got to drive a real truck with eight axles. Awesome ambulances!

[@MrWolfSnack]

+Luigitime27 Yep, that's how it is with a lot of diecast collectors. No matter how many collectors are out there, not a single person has the same things another has. And everyone has no end of knowledge about particular subjects, brands, or cars and wont hesitate to share all of that informaton with you.

[@flyingfish5604]

Hi Jim, thanks for letting us see your collection, it really is amazing. Incidentally, I live in Liverpool, England, as you probably know, Dinky Toys were made here by Meccano Ltd. Best wishes from the UK.

[@Sacrifice-Loyalty]

Best Wishes if Jim is still with us from Guelph Ontario Canada! Thanks Jim for being part of the Greatest Generation!!

[@uwu-gr7il]

Thank-you so much Jim it reminds me of my collection from the time before and during my first marriage,all no longer in my possession, thanks for the memories

[@shaneobrien9471]

Thank you Jim One day may be for me

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

That military collection in the first video was just amazing! More then the collection, I am honored to hear Jim's story of his life, what a great man! The rest of his collection is just beyond belief, wow!!!

[@marcelorubenquirogaviera6526]

Wow ., i am impresed, thanks for showing your collection, wonderful,

[@beltfedhate]

Jim, God bless you good sir for your courage and your service. To me your are hero and it would be a honour to meet you. A hero that you are, you have fought for a life we all take for granted. To me You make collecting totally cool... you bring class and prestige to collecting. Thank you for sharing your passion Jim. I enjoyed every second.

[@coachjm310]

go easy big fella !

[@johnmilk534]

I love Jim! He's an old wise man

[@wtffor]

The last of an era.

[@angelreading5098]

What a wonderful collection created by a real gentleman,thank you for sharing your treasures with us all.

[@newsnowcanadahamilton3883]

thank you jim for sharing this collection with us and thank you for your service greetings from hamilton Ontario canada 🇨🇦

[@gerritdeslak5988]

dayum this collection is worth a pretty penny i hope jim never had any fckers trying to find him out after this videos came out thank u for my freedom i can enjoy now sir thanks to the bravery and efford u and millions others invested in europes/the worlds freedom may u live in piece and happyness

[@ronaldcastro5799]

Thanks Jim for your sacrifice and service to your country and thanks for sharing your collection, it is awesome and amazing, thanks to you wtffor for sharing this amazing person!!!

[@jorge8915]

Amazing collection ! Thank you

[@larryperez4789]

Awesome for sharing Jim's collection great

[@FRANKSKIDS]

I totally agree with your opening statement. Sharing on the Internet and KZbin has just added a whole new feature to the hobby.

[@tobibowen7326]

thank you Jim for your service ! nice collecttion

[@rankedpsiguy1]

First - Thank YOU Jim for MY FREEDOM! Now, what an amazing collection of vehicles made decades before our favorite 1/64 scale models.

[@adityapratapsingh9189]

Jim u r a true living legend. I wish if I was there. Great collection sir

[@stevezazulyk3236]

hope Jim wasnt upset about you breaking that wheel. Great video

[@yohannesivewright5021]

Old and cool enough to be a museum

[@discoverymoi]

I’m five years later, wow loving the collection, I would of like to see more of the military section, I mean like each of the pieces. But really appreciate the gentleman showing you his treasure, I think this pieces give us longevity, it’s like something that cheers us up, my collection is very tiny, but I find like peace on it and excitement when buying new pieces. I hope he still alive and enjoying his man cave. 🙏🏽

[@wtffor]

Jim enjoyed his collection for 60 or 70 years, it was amazing to spend time with him while he was in mortal form.

[@discoverymoi]

@@wtffor 😞 thanks for letting me know. And yes what a great opportunity it was for you to be guided by him through his great collection. I feel some special affection by WWII hero’s.

[@shaunbarnes7094]

​@@wtffor I see home hardware diecast

[@ady5041]

Man ,that's insane,,, I love what he have there,man seriously is the most amazing collection I have ever seen. I collect too some of the matchbox, I love matchbox, but what he have there is amazing. That should be taken to a museum or some place to be displayed for everyone. Thanks to sharing with us. Jim you are amazing man!!!

[@mr.danfam]

Fond memories of watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when I was a kid -it always seemed like the longest movie. Thanks Jim for sharing your stories and collection!

[@GaryKatz]

Gratitude. Jim and you have created a masterpiece of thorough, well-articulated informational and inspirational film. Semper Fi. Great job!

[@PREDATOR07]

Wow to me that is the BEST AND UNIQUE collection ever and i have been in big shows this collection by far the best.

[@greenmanriswandi3786]

Very very amazing.....

[@gesgessirsir109]

JIM Regards from Cancún, México. Love your Colection . Jerry.

[@Rhaines2009]

Awesome collection! Jim is a part of history and a great story! I'm a 1/64 collector and a BSA collector so really enjoyed this.

[@wtffor]

Yes he truly is a part of history, in fact he helped shape our world in a way. I was recently informed that Jim is one of only 22 remaining Second World War Veterans in my city... so if you know of one in your area take in their knowledge and tales if they are still telling them. Thanks for the comment! Jim will appreciate it as well

[@quorthy]

Another great video of an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing with us. I look forward to part 3.

[@TheLTD_]

It truly an amazing collection, and to hear stories it's great too, Thanks to Jim for letting us have a look and to you, O'Dawg for posting

[@richardcraniumdicksinn3959]

Thank you for sharing this video. You have an awesome collection 🚙🚕🚗🚘🚖🚚🚑🚒🚜

[@ThepmGame]

I'm a neighbour from Romania who's watching!

[@wtffor]

Awesome! And thank you for watching and commenting, neighbor! A big welcome from your friend in Canada! O-Dawg

[@retrovicecity9017]

First 69' Pontiac Parrisienne I ever saw in a diecast and still not as a model. Earlier Parrisiennes, yes, but not from the late 60s. I would love to see it's cousin, a 70' or '71 Chevy Catalina. Used to have one! Loved it!

[@johnnyletsplay]

it doesn t get better than this,...great video a classic!

[@markrobson5335]

The hole in the bottom of the cadillac ambulance was for a battery holder which would power the flashing red lights on each corner, and the roof top light. I know this as my dear aunt Vi bought this for me Christmas early 1960s. Great collection Jim, God bless... 😋

[@CrazyDiecastCars]

Hi Jim, This is Animesh from India let me tell you that you have a real awesome collection.We are a small group of collectors based in India and collect Hotwheels,Matchbox,Greenlight,Tomicas.Really loved seeing your video.

[@heathkinn]

Wow just amazing ...i need a jim across the street from me....i love that room there in too...im in awe of it all...ty jim for letting us see your great collection...and ty wttfor for bringing us here...alot of stories im sure...!!!

[@synone2012]

What a great collection Mr Jim, i really enjoyed watching these videos.

[@bigpoppyracing1940]

Just unbelievable, amazing!!!

[@collectorsdream]

Love how modest and honest he is. He is actually Quite funny! Hope I have a Collection his Size when i'm at his age.

[@Skittleman2341]

I really like the amount of vehicles that Jim has collected. Just some amazing looking vehicles in such great shape. I hope to have a collection room just like his in the future. Thanks for sharing your collection Jim and O-Dawg.

[@ToyCarCase]

Thanks you for sharing all this! I will have to stop and look closer to each area! WOW!~

[@douglasweller9709]

Very nice! Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.

[@leemori7741]

this is an awesome collection, wow ! rarely,you can see such items nowadays. thank you for posting it.

[@radar468]

Another amazing showing! The steam trucks being put back to work is a great story! Enjoyed very much!

[@bobman-lo8hc]

Great collection. With the layers of dust and cobwebs you can tell many of those have not been touched in years. The last two years my main focus has been on the vintage stuff. Nice to see a collection like this.

[@PaulWootenwrfcustomsdiecast]

once again awesome tour is awesome that jim has allowed you to share his collection with the world

[@lic.marianobianchi5676]

thanks for showong us that awesome collection from years!! really incredible and motivating. greetings from Argentina!

[@DavesDiecast]

That old Lesney and Husky stuff is great to see and most of the larger scale castings I have never seen...a big thumbs up for Jim and O-Dawg!

[@jimhill6569]

great video thanks for sharing its like catching a big fish makes you heart thump May God bless you my friend have a great day

[@bocajuniors9632]

Great collection Jim. It is amazing to see so many great pieces together The red Thunderbird car next to the Corgi Batmobile was actually from the Tv Show Las Vegas and not Elvis. They did an Elvis car but it had a pink color. The Red Thunderbird has a missing antenna that was located on the back and was the same that was used by the Batmobile. Also the White car, Volvo P1800 that had the Saint on the hood was from Corgi as well.

[@randybock82]

Nice collection Jim

[@albertoarcudi8431]

Great man, precious wisdom! Greethings from Italy

[@josephkearns4314]

Loving this video. Even better is when I see some of the models I have in this awesome collection!

[@SpeedyMC14]

I'm not sure if jim will ever see this as i'm 2 years late comment wise, but this collection is one of the coolest in every acspect that i've seen on youtube. the rareness age and variety to every car is awesome! If I could i'd gladly send some military vehicles to jim (if the canada shipping isn't ridiculous) and thanks for sharing wtffor!

[@kammyshroud7233]

wow man I'm from India i just loved his collection wish I could see it personally some day thank u bro that showed us greetings from india

[@hafsahamiid]

Jim your collection is totally awesome 😎

[@Dieselrebel-up3ib]

I am a hot wheels and matchbox collector I only collect new cars tell Jim he is so cool and his collection is priceless also I am watching from Georgia in USA

[@midsaint776]

i had a Hot Wheels set for Christmas in 1969 with a motel, garage . the cars would come down the track and through the archway/ tunnel of the garage , where they would be met by 2 foam rubber wheels which would give them extra speed and send them round the loops . Hot Wheels came over here in around 1968/70 to compete with Lesney /Matchbox Superfast , and Corgi Rockets .

[@ok-fd6qr]

thanks for sharing

[@aaronquiros6407]

Amazing collection!!!!

[@siee3401]

A wonderfully entertaining collection Jim - as I grew up and live in England - some of these are familiar to me.

[@collectorofstuff158]

Great stuff! Pretty sure that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a Corgi. I used to have the Batmobile and Monkeemobile, and lusted after that Chitty Chitty car for a long time. Never got one, though.

[@nismo2004]

AWESOME MAN AND AMAZING COLLECTION!!!

[@tortoisetom1]

I was the 1,000 like,lol.Jim seems like a Great neighbor and friend.What a collection,wow!Great video,it was very interesting and this is my third time watching it.

[@PatrickJsVintageFinds]

A lot of those cars I have never seen before. Great collection!

[@bg147]

Awesome man and collection. Thanks. I had a bunch of cars and still have some but they are all beat up. Corgis were my favorite.

[@supboy619]

Those trucks are very cool. Jim you must be taking very good care of these cars wow.

[@tacgear01]

Amazing

[@Colincrabby]

Damn Jim! Back at it again with the awesome cars

[@terribelbliss9646]

The standing stick man on the hood of the Volvo would have been the symbol for the Saint TV show.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

+Terri Bel Bliss - www.diecastinvestor.com/shop/manufacturer/corgi/corgi-258-2/

[@TheExStig]

The Saint - played by Roger Moore who later became Secret Agent James Bond 007.

[@coachjm310]

Simon Templar

[@railtrolley]

Volvo P1800.

[@fredtracy1673]

@@railtrolley later, a Jaguar XJS in Return of The Saint. I think the ambulance with the hole in the bottom has working lights! The hole is where the battery goes, eh.

[@i.j.sdiecast5558]

Jims collection is amazing so many cars I would love to own and what a nice guy

[@macmessenger7663]

wow what an awesome collection

[@realmaindrianpace]

Great collection, I can see so many that I've had or have. I miss some of the ones I had way back when.

[@friesensdiecastcollection2734]

WOW, awesome

[@kingoshawott3358]

truly magnificent

[@1houroflove186]

3:50 O-Dawg: "Where did those come from?" Jim: "I bought them." - classic, hilarious.

[@lunarmodule6419]

Ho I see a "Canadian Tire" truck - Canada #1 ha ha! Jim bravo - great collection and thx for your service.

[@markdos1538]

Toda una historia en esos modelos. Para estar un buen rato mirando y descubriendo. 👍🤗

[@midsaint776]

what a beautiful collection , please get it insured to the hilt .

[@bluesharp59]

Wow so cool, Thumbs up and liked also.

[@den-dy5gn]

So cool

[@colinsdiecast164customs]

A great collection that I have many of, Jim is an inspiration to us all that life does not stop just because your getting older. Canada is only other place I would live and I can understand why Jim moved there.

[@mainplayer99]

Great Video! Sam's car is from the Jerry Anderson TV show Joe 90. There were two cars in the show - Sam's Car and Mac's car. Sam's was a futuristic passenger car. Mac's car is the more famous as it flew! I had a plastic one of the former, not dinky, but I wish I still had it.

[@KountFive]

Meccano owned dinky and hornby dublo. SAMs car was probably something from the Gerry Anderson series UFO. Chitty Chitty bang bang was made by corgi, was and is an expensive car to buy mint. Loving your cars Jim. Thanks for sharing this lifetime passion with us. Love your bikes.

[@RobbNekosCorner]

I love this stuff too lol great video. Love’n all your videos! From South Carolina us! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💙💙👍👍

[@TheExStig]

That collection of Jim's is just amazing. Thanks for sharing. The trucks Jim said he drove at 6:46 - those are AEC Mammoth Major 8's. The car at 7:30 is a Triumph 2000.

[@thequietonesometimes6415]

4:12 the old Greyhound Bus! Nice!

[@ronal144]

Amazing collection! :)

[@carconnoisseur4615]

great historic collection

[@corrinecummings3538]

Superb. The Elvis Tbird is a Dan Tanner Tbird from Vegas. Corgi used the same model and sat DT in it with a gun.

[@SunbeamsSting]

Great video. You and Jim did a great presentation of his collection. You should do one more with him :)

[@tonys1210]

Amazing collection but I can guess the dust is pretty rare too.

[@stdioconio999]

awesome collection. loved both the vids

[@alistairbernard9574]

Superb video with a fantastic collection. 'Dinky Toys' are by Mechano.

[@cristianofelix7344]

Maravilhosa coleção !!!!