So incredibly handsome Sierra became. When you rebuild these small cars, I get extremely excited. These are wonderful details and a huge job you put into them. The Sierran was a wonderful car. It was rear-wheel drive. So we had a lot of fun here in Sweden in the winter. Looking forward to the next project. Why not a Matchbox Volvo 480 for the convertible?
Missed your vids. You even dropped off IG but still see you there. I miss your builds as they are some of the best to actually show people how to do something. All others are usually show and tell whereas you’re a DIY. I’ve seen some really cool 80s escorts lately.. I want one too.
Love the finished result! even if Hotwheels are bringing out a Cosworth. It's great to see this old Matchbox casting getting some attention, I used to have the metallicgreen Matchbox Sierra XR4i an a Red MC Toys XR4i too as a kid. I've got a MC Toys box set of cars I acquired a couple of years ago, which has the red Sierra like I had, the BMW M1, Jag XJS, an unusually the Peugeot 309 amongst others! They did do the 205 too, Mercedes 308 van, an the Ford Escort mk3 Cabriolet with the roof up. Anyway will check it the merch, as looks like you got some cool stuff 🙂
Nice build. Finely getting around to working on the Show room kit I got from you. Went to gather really well. Just needs some finishing touches and details.
@@SidewaysKing75 thank you sk75 and since were on the subject of hot wheels there is new casting for honda civic type r(ek9) so are you interested or not.
@@SidewaysKing75 yes you are welcome to come take a look. James 1/64 scale photos (Facebook) I can add you as its a private group or you can add yourself.
Good to see again, could you do the matchbox vw t25 crew cab pickup with a cool livery with like a matchbox vw golf mk1 racecar on one of your trailers, I’d love to see that and it would be class
Finally a cosseh! Turned out great, love the RS500 conversion! Good job putting on the iconic rear spoiler :D Personally, I cant wait for the Hotwheels RS500 and i hope they'll do more classic fords. I'd like to see a capri, escort and maybe even a mondeo ST200. Would like to see some Opels from hotwheels too, a Manta 400 would be amazing!
Many thanks..... I too would like to see some more, I think they've done really great of late pumping out some old classics from around the world 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I'm glad you came back. I was wondering if you could make 1/24 scale or 1/18 scale cheap Maisto/Bburago or even Jada models, as it would be fun to watch on how you can make the cheaper models, that lack in detail (hey what are you gonna expect for a cheap model) and just put your take on those bigger models. Loved the video!
Thanks its good to be back. I have thought about some 1/43rd Bburagos and Matchboxes that I have. As you said they have lacked some finer details so could do with an overhaul 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Beautiful build as always. There's a cosworth conversion left where i leave and has this duck tail wing. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work sir.
Worth waiting for Chris. Perfect! Entertaining with a lot of facts. Corgi Vanguards are releasing a 1:43 white Cossy 500 later this year, Gutted when we had our shiny black XR3i stolen in the 90's.
Thank you 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍 Thats a shame, anything performance and hot hatch related back them was stolen in droves. I was lucky, I had a few damaged out of spite but none ever went missing. Loved the XR3i
Chris wow amazing job it’s been a while since I have seen one your video’s awesome to see your work I picked up a 2005 Ford Focus ST back in 2019 it needed a new clutch and transmission and had in the shop right before my ruptured appendix happen after my recovery started to learn how to drive it figure everything out been replacing parts that were broken or missing slowing almost done even got all the electrical issues fixed so now I have traction control too and mine is 2.3 liter four cylinder engine but eventually will probably modify it will have to send you photos of my project car and once again awesome work and keep them coming
Hope you're on the mend now and feeling better. Sounds like your havinf fun with the Focus. It makes me feel really old now as it sounds like me starting with my first Ford RS Turbo nearly 30 years ago so to read a 2005 Focus you've got, I remember them coming out new, makes me feel like they're still brand new LOL 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great to see you 'back'! Big Ford fan as well, the family's car growing up was a pre facelifted Mk5 1991 Escort GLX (mum too great pride in making sure we knew what GLX meant). Unfortunately probably never be able to afford one myself these days, but a Sapphire would be the one for me! A buddy of mine had one for a bit, which I was very jealous about. Maybe I need to get my hands on a Mk1 Focus RS/ST before they get too rediculous in value! Great work as always 👍
Beautiful work as always. Love watching these videos. I was wondering if you ever plan on doing any iconic 24 hours of lemans cars like the Mercedes clk gtr or lm or maybe the porsche 911 gt1 98. Would love to see you do some of those and see how great you make them look.
Many thanks Stuart..... That dream isn't too far away as I've been working on RC's. Nearly did another a channel then thought, nah, I'll just do a different title section on here and mix it up a little 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 look forward to it. Had the Ratsenbuger Texico one whilst my brother got the Colin Bond Caltex version. Always preferred my black Sierra as a kid, reckon though the Caltex one would be worth a bomb now due to rarety.
What a nice job. I remember when these cars were brought to the US, the television commercials pronounced them as "Mare Core". I think they held the unofficial record as the ugliest car you could possibly buy until Pontiac introduced the Aztec. Yours looks so much better!
Oh you were not alone in thinking they were ugly. The standard family 5 door hatchback was called the 'Jelly Mould' and it certainly was an acquired taste. P{ersonally I loved the XR4i and Cosworth shapes 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
To be fair if you had used putty to make the lower part of the car it wouldn't be the first Sierra, with the bottom of the doors and sills made of filler
Good to see you back and and what a welcome back video. Boy, have I been waiting for this. The Ford Sierra Cosworth being my all time favourite car, and have every version of it in scale models. This is ludicrously good. Absolutely love it. Great choice of livery as well, considering the sheer amount of Colour schemes to you could’ve chosen… Bet the Benson & Hedges live red car would’ve looked even better though, if not a tad fiddly to do….
I've got the Dick Johnson and Peter Brock Cosworth in Scalextric. 1989 Brocky got $5000 fine for having fire extinguisher pointing at his intercooler. He was one second faster and got pole which earn him $15000. So he was 10k up. U got do Brock one to make the set. Cheers Graham
Good to see you again! Superb job on the car. Dick Johnson is a very familiar name to me. I remember Dick's blue XE Ford Falcon racing at Bathurst. Of course I was always in the Brockie camp for Holden, keeping the Aussie rivalry alive, but I also liked Fords (closet liked).
Many thanks. I loved the Australian racing scene, way back then and indeed into the 90's it was hard to get to see them unless you bought a season recap Video imported but it was well worth the wait. Of course nowadays I can binge watch great racing from that era on here. The Johnson/Brock rivalry was great viewing 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Cossie id love this matchbox car wonder if hot wheels will ever bring a sierra cossie rs500 or xr4i iv that in model kit exspensive kit i baught 2nd hand but my Dads favourite car one my all time holy grail kits i must get the rs500 version but this little beauty is awsome well done if you restored that yourself its beautiful, 👍 oh i wrote this on the intro pic red one you have all versions great collection awsome there beautiful iv photo of red one from the nurberger racein 1987 a freind i met on youtube he sent me texaco decals trampio too with the red cossie in the race as the winning car of that year
i've been a fan of your work for quit some time now. It would mean very much to me if you could tell me your opinion about the nostalgic stuff i make. Anyways i'll continue being a Big fan of your work:)
Hello there! I do believe that when Matchbox switched operations to Macau, some of the tooling, of various models, 'went on a tour' of the local region, like Hong Kong, and mainland China. The result of this, being knock-off models that looked like Matchbox, but on closer inspection obviously weren't. Parts fit, finish and weight in the hand are obvious giveaways - I've encountered them at car boot sales in the past. Some are very convincing. Others are rather poor. Some have rubbish interiors and glazing, and thick paint. Yours turned out beautiful. That red just jumps out at you. You mentioning Australia made me think: have you ever had one of the Hot Wheels 1973 Ford Falcon XB models? It's a great looking car, and I was wondering, other than the obvious 'Mad Max' customs, if it was ever used as a race car? Another great model of an iconic and powerful Australian vehicle, is the 2010 Matchbox Holden Ute SSV. That might be fun to work on.
Hi Brain, hope you're well. I do have a Machbox Falcon which I think is a 90's, maybe 00's car. Its a pace car and has a roof bar moulding on and a great roll bar interior, so I'll prep that up soon enough for sure. Thanks for the info on MC cars, its a dead cert I thought they were rip offs for all the points you mentioned but I was slightly unsure. 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great custom work, mate. MC Toys is what later became Maisto, and their older castings used to be ones that look similar to Matchbox made at the time, along with a few oddball normal cars as well that don’t get made in small scale. The modern Maisto 1/64 castings pale in comparison as they have lost interiors and budget cuts have been made which cheapened their quality though MBX is treading dangerously as well at the moment.
@@SidewaysKing75 - yeah, dunno why the matchbox XR4i castign is so rare and exspensive, lol, whenever they turn up on evilbay for a quid they always seem to end up going for near a tenner a pop.
Superb as usual! Shame about the plastic lower half of the body shell causing problems and making it awkward, what can you do! The red body and the gold alloys really work well together. Have you considered doing something along the lines of a Group C racer in the future? Look forward to seeing your next video, Rich
Many thanks Rich. I do have some Group C cars to do yes. Theres a Mazda and also some Matchbox that is simply named Group C and don't quite know what it is, but I'll have a go at it 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I live near DJR (Queenslander born and bred) and used to watch OL Dicky race back in the 80s early 90s...although I wasn't a Fan...I was of Fury & Richards...would Love for you to do a Richards/Skaife GTR
Where do you get the decals from? Great rebuild would love to see the Graham Goode version maybe when hotwheels bring them out and you do your starting grid
You can still capture some of that rear wheel power and madness from Ford cheaply right now by grabbing the last of the big rear drive Fjords from Sweden - I picked up a 1995 3.0 24v straight six Volvo 960 estate for under £3k and it is epic! Of course you can go full BTCC with an 850R Estate for under £10k but I think AWD just doesn't quite do it for me :) How about a big Volvo for a project car?
The best advice I can give is to try putting the names of the cars you have into eBay to see what others a re going for, or go along to a toy fair and see if theres any there for sale. I don't really check on my values as they are all mine from a kid and are decades old so to me they are worth much more. With the restoration, again its down to what you intend to do. If you are doing them up to sell on you need to weigh up what you are being charged as opposed to what you want to sell them for. In any of these cases selling them individually would get you better returns as theres so many job lots that go for realtively cheap, but there could be a number of cars in those lots that are worth as much as the job lot if they went on there own..... hope this helps Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I was going to ask you about your name. I guessed the 75 was your birth year and I was guessing that you were into drifting. Seems you were just a hoonigan ;)
The way he makes these videos are gorgeous. His little stories and the customization in the background is just a. Masterpiece
So incredibly handsome Sierra became. When you rebuild these small cars, I get extremely excited. These are wonderful details and a huge job you put into them. The Sierran was a wonderful car. It was rear-wheel drive. So we had a lot of fun here in Sweden in the winter. Looking forward to the next project. Why not a Matchbox Volvo 480 for the convertible?
Thank you Thomas, If I can turn it into a race car, I'll have a go at anything 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Awesome restoration! I am a beginner in die-cast restorations and this is very inspiring.
I hope I can have the same attention to detail someday.
Thank you.... Its all in the patience, if you run out of it, put it down and come back later when your mind is clear. Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Fantastic you put the DJ livery on it! Great racing days! Cheers!
Thanks for watching Marc 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
So glad you went djr shell livery. You really got the body and everything bang on. Thanks for the sierra and merkur history lesson...
Thank you, and for watching, its appreciated 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
That’s a coincidence, i was just thinking about you the other day. We haven’t had a video for ages. Another fantastic build.
Thank you very much..... I need to pull my fingure out and do a bit more 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Missed your vids. You even dropped off IG but still see you there. I miss your builds as they are some of the best to actually show people how to do something. All others are usually show and tell whereas you’re a DIY. I’ve seen some really cool 80s escorts lately.. I want one too.
Thank you, I've had a bit of a sabbatical but back again 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Awesome build on Dick Johnson number 17, Aussie legendary driver cheers KC Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🚦🏁
Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 my pleasure cheers KC 🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧😎👍
Love the finished result! even if Hotwheels are bringing out a Cosworth. It's great to see this old Matchbox casting getting some attention, I used to have the metallicgreen Matchbox Sierra XR4i an a Red MC Toys XR4i too as a kid. I've got a MC Toys box set of cars I acquired a couple of years ago, which has the red Sierra like I had, the BMW M1, Jag XJS, an unusually the Peugeot 309 amongst others! They did do the 205 too, Mercedes 308 van, an the Ford Escort mk3 Cabriolet with the roof up. Anyway will check it the merch, as looks like you got some cool stuff 🙂
Many thanks 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍 All great cars you mention
@@SidewaysKing75 cheers, got to love the 80's cars!
Excellent stuff. Your videos have been missed.
Absolutely brilliant again. Top job!
Many thanks 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Wow turned out gorgeous! 😍 you’re a master at your craft for sure. Hope to see more vids soon 👍🏻
Many thanks, I must pull my finger out more 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Nice build. Finely getting around to working on the Show room kit I got from you. Went to gather really well. Just needs some finishing touches and details.
Many thanks Gazza, and thank you for the purchase 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Nice to see you back loving that Sierra 👌
Many thanks Jamie 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Excellent work dude. Keep it up
Many thanks Kieran 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great job SK75 on this sierra it's really amazing job and good to see you again well i got to go so later my friend.
Thank you Lilliana 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 thank you sk75 and since were on the subject of hot wheels there is new casting for honda civic type r(ek9) so are you interested or not.
Great to see you back. I brought and made one of your workshops now use it to take photos of my collection, Fantastic quality.
Thank you very much I appreciate that.... are you on Instagram or Facebook so I can see your shots 🏎🚗😁👍🏻
@@SidewaysKing75 yes you are welcome to come take a look. James 1/64 scale photos (Facebook) I can add you as its a private group or you can add yourself.
Did you get the chance to look at the photos? Would love you opinion ?
Good to see again, could you do the matchbox vw t25 crew cab pickup with a cool livery with like a matchbox vw golf mk1 racecar on one of your trailers, I’d love to see that and it would be class
Thank you.... That sounds like a good idea. Anything with a transporter involved gets my interest 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Could you do it please
Been waiting for this one for a while, become a huge ford fan over the past 8 months and the Sierra is my holy grail!
Thanks, glkad you liked it 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Love the Sierra Cosworth! One of the true great race cars of its time.
Good to see another superb video from you ,fantastic work and very interesting
All the best Martin 👍
Thanks Martin very much appreciated 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Fantastic custom!!! 10☆'s 🔥👍
Amazing, clean and educational content..
Thank you very much Chadi 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great job! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching 🚗😁👍🏻
Glad you're back my man! We miss you here in the States. Thanks for sharing!
Thants appreciated thank you 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great to see you back Chris, love the Sierra, DJ was the perfect livery choice !!
Many thanks indeed, theres too many to choose from but Dicky had to be done 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I don't know much about rally cars, but this one sure does look amazing!
Excellent job as always 😉
Many thanks 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Finally a cosseh! Turned out great, love the RS500 conversion! Good job putting on the iconic rear spoiler :D
Personally, I cant wait for the Hotwheels RS500 and i hope they'll do more classic fords. I'd like to see a capri, escort and maybe even a mondeo ST200. Would like to see some Opels from hotwheels too, a Manta 400 would be amazing!
Many thanks..... I too would like to see some more, I think they've done really great of late pumping out some old classics from around the world 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I don't think I've ever seen a Manta as a toy car. I know the RS2000 was only the small matchbox version. No one made a larger Corgi size one.
@@66meikou I do have several Manta's in the 3 inch size/scales. Both the B and the A. Video's are actually on my channel
Look's awesome! Killer job! I still have my yellow one from matchbox from back in the 80's.
Good to see you back on RUclips my friend
Looks amazing brother!
Good to see you again.
I'm glad you came back. I was wondering if you could make 1/24 scale or 1/18 scale cheap Maisto/Bburago or even Jada models, as it would be fun to watch on how you can make the cheaper models, that lack in detail (hey what are you gonna expect for a cheap model) and just put your take on those bigger models. Loved the video!
Thanks its good to be back. I have thought about some 1/43rd Bburagos and Matchboxes that I have. As you said they have lacked some finer details so could do with an overhaul 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Beautiful build as always. There's a cosworth conversion left where i leave and has this duck tail wing. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work sir.
Many thanks 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Chris, great that you uploaded a new project and a nice one indeed 👍
Many thanks Rob 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great to see you back and on top form!
Thanks for watching, its good to be back🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Nice to see your video after a long time. I believe even Sierra was rally car driven by Colin Mcrae in the beginning of his career
According to BBC everyone's lining up to purchase your version...just great
Thanks Mohammad 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I wish i Customize like you
A little patience is all that you need my friend 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 ♥
Yes yes yes! I've been waiting for you to do a Sierra for the longest time. I'm pretty sure I left several comments asking you for it. 👌
I'd thought of it for a long time and finally got round to it. Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Epic RS500 Cosworth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks Jerry 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Simply amazing 😻
Thak you Eli🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Incredible. Looking forward to see what you do with the Hot Wheels offering when that comes out next year.
Me too.... Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Thank you! ❤
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Wicked custom! The upcoming Hot Wheels release looks from pictures to be left hand drive.
Cool, looking foward to it 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Worth waiting for Chris. Perfect! Entertaining with a lot of facts. Corgi Vanguards are releasing a 1:43 white Cossy 500 later this year, Gutted when we had our shiny black XR3i stolen in the 90's.
Thank you 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍 Thats a shame, anything performance and hot hatch related back them was stolen in droves. I was lucky, I had a few damaged out of spite but none ever went missing. Loved the XR3i
Chris wow amazing job it’s been a while since I have seen one your video’s awesome to see your work I picked up a 2005 Ford Focus ST back in 2019 it needed a new clutch and transmission and had in the shop right before my ruptured appendix happen after my recovery started to learn how to drive it figure everything out been replacing parts that were broken or missing slowing almost done even got all the electrical issues fixed so now I have traction control too and mine is 2.3 liter four cylinder engine but eventually will probably modify it will have to send you photos of my project car and once again awesome work and keep them coming
Hope you're on the mend now and feeling better. Sounds like your havinf fun with the Focus. It makes me feel really old now as it sounds like me starting with my first Ford RS Turbo nearly 30 years ago so to read a 2005 Focus you've got, I remember them coming out new, makes me feel like they're still brand new LOL 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great to see you 'back'!
Big Ford fan as well, the family's car growing up was a pre facelifted Mk5 1991 Escort GLX (mum too great pride in making sure we knew what GLX meant).
Unfortunately probably never be able to afford one myself these days, but a Sapphire would be the one for me! A buddy of mine had one for a bit, which I was very jealous about.
Maybe I need to get my hands on a Mk1 Focus RS/ST before they get too rediculous in value!
Great work as always 👍
Beautiful work as always. Love watching these videos. I was wondering if you ever plan on doing any iconic 24 hours of lemans cars like the Mercedes clk gtr or lm or maybe the porsche 911 gt1 98. Would love to see you do some of those and see how great you make them look.
Many thanks Zachary.... I do have some GT cars and more Porsches to do yes. If its a race car it will get done at some point I hope 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 sounds great can't wait to see them
Yay. A new vid.
And with a jelly mould no less.
Hope all is good 😃
Maybe a 10th scale video one day? Hey, a guy can dream 🤪
Many thanks Stuart..... That dream isn't too far away as I've been working on RC's. Nearly did another a channel then thought, nah, I'll just do a different title section on here and mix it up a little 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Remember matchbox doing the RS 500 in superkings.
Yes Adam, I have a few battered ones and thougth I'd give one of them a go soon 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 look forward to it. Had the Ratsenbuger Texico one whilst my brother got the Colin Bond Caltex version. Always preferred my black Sierra as a kid, reckon though the Caltex one would be worth a bomb now due to rarety.
Actually Eggenberger
Good to see you back bud.Lovely example as per.My mate bought a cheap Sierra Cossie back in the day,again it was a shed but it could still shift!!lol.
Thank you, they were great fun 🏎🚗😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 Gave me a fright lol.
Awesome build 😀😀😀
Many thanks Steve 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Excited for this, glad to see a new vid up 👍🏻
Many thanks as always 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
What a nice job. I remember when these cars were brought to the US, the television commercials pronounced them as "Mare Core". I think they held the unofficial record as the ugliest car you could possibly buy until Pontiac introduced the Aztec. Yours looks so much better!
Oh you were not alone in thinking they were ugly. The standard family 5 door hatchback was called the 'Jelly Mould' and it certainly was an acquired taste. P{ersonally I loved the XR4i and Cosworth shapes 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Fantastic that !!!
Cant beat a cozzy.... sold mine last year ☹
Love the djr livery
Many thanks 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Beautiful job 👍 i just got an XR4 from Ebay to do something similar 😫 i will have to go to plan b😂
No Steve carry on , would be great to see your version 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 will do be a while though 🤔 I'm Building a workshop in my garden first DV 🥵🙏😂
Turned out immense looking as usual top build I've trashed three of these trying to make an RS500 replica can't wait for the hot wheels one now 😂😂
I'm sooooo loking forward to the Hot Wheels version 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Beautiful custom!
Great to find a new video in my feed, as usual your skills amaze me
Many thnaks Rich, glad you watched it, it's appreciated 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
👍 Thx 🇧🇪.
Excellent, thanks for your channel
Thank you for watching 🏎🚗😁👍
Worth the wait!
Thank you very much 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
amazing
Thank you 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Me: No way he can restore this
SidewaysKing75: Hold my Ford
😂😂🤣🤣
LOL 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
The king is back.
Elvis!..... He's alive 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
To be fair if you had used putty to make the lower part of the car it wouldn't be the first Sierra, with the bottom of the doors and sills made of filler
LOL..... you are so right 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Very cool mate
Good to see you back and and what a welcome back video. Boy, have I been waiting for this. The Ford Sierra Cosworth being my all time favourite car, and have every version of it in scale models. This is ludicrously good. Absolutely love it. Great choice of livery as well, considering the sheer amount of Colour schemes to you could’ve chosen…
Bet the Benson & Hedges live red car would’ve looked even better though, if not a tad fiddly to do….
Thank you! Its my all time favourite too. I have most models and scales from this to Scalextric's . It was, and still is, a legend 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
My favorite car ❤
I have the black Texaco
I live in the states and own a Xr4ti and dream of owning an RS500
Very cool
I've got the Dick Johnson and Peter Brock Cosworth in Scalextric. 1989 Brocky got $5000 fine for having fire extinguisher pointing at his intercooler. He was one second faster and got pole which earn him $15000. So he was 10k up. U got do Brock one to make the set. Cheers Graham
Good to see you again! Superb job on the car. Dick Johnson is a very familiar name to me. I remember Dick's blue XE Ford Falcon racing at Bathurst. Of course I was always in the Brockie camp for Holden, keeping the Aussie rivalry alive, but I also liked Fords (closet liked).
Many thanks. I loved the Australian racing scene, way back then and indeed into the 90's it was hard to get to see them unless you bought a season recap Video imported but it was well worth the wait. Of course nowadays I can binge watch great racing from that era on here. The Johnson/Brock rivalry was great viewing 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Cossie id love this matchbox car wonder if hot wheels will ever bring a sierra cossie rs500 or xr4i iv that in model kit exspensive kit i baught 2nd hand but my Dads favourite car one my all time holy grail kits i must get the rs500 version but this little beauty is awsome well done if you restored that yourself its beautiful, 👍 oh i wrote this on the intro pic red one you have all versions great collection awsome there beautiful iv photo of red one from the nurberger racein 1987 a freind i met on youtube he sent me texaco decals trampio too with the red cossie in the race as the winning car of that year
Can't wait for the hot wheels sierra,looking forward to doing Dickies car myself
Mee too.... Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
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Thank you 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Love a Ford me!
i've been a fan of your work for quit some time now. It would mean very much to me if you could tell me your opinion about the nostalgic stuff i make. Anyways i'll continue being a Big fan of your work:)
Looks greta my friend 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 thank you very much my friend :)
Hello there! I do believe that when Matchbox switched operations to Macau, some of the tooling, of various models, 'went on a tour' of the local region, like Hong Kong, and mainland China. The result of this, being knock-off models that looked like Matchbox, but on closer inspection obviously weren't. Parts fit, finish and weight in the hand are obvious giveaways - I've encountered them at car boot sales in the past. Some are very convincing. Others are rather poor. Some have rubbish interiors and glazing, and thick paint.
Yours turned out beautiful. That red just jumps out at you.
You mentioning Australia made me think: have you ever had one of the Hot Wheels 1973 Ford Falcon XB models? It's a great looking car, and I was wondering, other than the obvious 'Mad Max' customs, if it was ever used as a race car? Another great model of an iconic and powerful Australian vehicle, is the 2010 Matchbox Holden Ute SSV. That might be fun to work on.
Hi Brain, hope you're well. I do have a Machbox Falcon which I think is a 90's, maybe 00's car. Its a pace car and has a roof bar moulding on and a great roll bar interior, so I'll prep that up soon enough for sure.
Thanks for the info on MC cars, its a dead cert I thought they were rip offs for all the points you mentioned but I was slightly unsure. 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Great custom work, mate. MC Toys is what later became Maisto, and their older castings used to be ones that look similar to Matchbox made at the time, along with a few oddball normal cars as well that don’t get made in small scale. The modern Maisto 1/64 castings pale in comparison as they have lost interiors and budget cuts have been made which cheapened their quality though MBX is treading dangerously as well at the moment.
My cousin has had hies moonstone blue cosworth from 1989 and its worth 50k now he give 12k for it back in 89
A fantastic job as ever, mate! When's Adam Smith coming to review it?
Thank you..... I don't think anyone would like to review my shizzle LOL 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 Uhm, we did come and check out your garage ;) - Remember :D
@@diecastheroes Present company accepted 👍
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i dig it
i ended up having to convert a normal sierra into a cossie cos i couldnt find one anywhere, lol, yours is better than mine though
Just like the real things, I think everyone did that with a shell at one point🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 - yeah, dunno why the matchbox XR4i castign is so rare and exspensive, lol, whenever they turn up on evilbay for a quid they always seem to end up going for near a tenner a pop.
This was an excellent video to watch! By the way, where could I get a pen vise like yours?
Thank you... you can get them on Amazon/Ebay, also called hand drills 🏎🚗😁👍
Superb as usual! Shame about the plastic lower half of the body shell causing problems and making it awkward, what can you do! The red body and the gold alloys really work well together. Have you considered doing something along the lines of a Group C racer in the future? Look forward to seeing your next video, Rich
Many thanks Rich. I do have some Group C cars to do yes. Theres a Mazda and also some Matchbox that is simply named Group C and don't quite know what it is, but I'll have a go at it 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
Look forward to seeing the results, all the best Rich
I live near DJR (Queenslander born and bred) and used to watch OL Dicky race back in the 80s early 90s...although I wasn't a Fan...I was of Fury & Richards...would Love for you to do a Richards/Skaife GTR
Where do you get the decals from?
Great rebuild would love to see the Graham Goode version maybe when hotwheels bring them out and you do your starting grid
Pretty sure he made them as other decals
@@Valoute_GS printed them ?? Are there sites that do that ??
I make all my own and sell them through my site www.sk75works.co.uk many thanks
You can still capture some of that rear wheel power and madness from Ford cheaply right now by grabbing the last of the big rear drive Fjords from Sweden - I picked up a 1995 3.0 24v straight six Volvo 960 estate for under £3k and it is epic!
Of course you can go full BTCC with an 850R Estate for under £10k but I think AWD just doesn't quite do it for me :)
How about a big Volvo for a project car?
Isn't the 850R front wheel drive?
@@turbo_sheep4735 oops indeed it was I was thinking about the 850 AWD from 1997. Even more reason to love my 960 :)
Sounds great. I love a big Volvo 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
It as been long
Matchbox custom Sierra xr41. Rs500 cosworth okay
Turned out nice, dick Johnston was a great driver ,
Thank you.... he certainly is 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
I’ve seen the car in real life
I have a big box of old cars, toys etc etc no original boxes. How do i find the value and whether professional restoration is worth it. Any advice.
The best advice I can give is to try putting the names of the cars you have into eBay to see what others a re going for, or go along to a toy fair and see if theres any there for sale. I don't really check on my values as they are all mine from a kid and are decades old so to me they are worth much more. With the restoration, again its down to what you intend to do. If you are doing them up to sell on you need to weigh up what you are being charged as opposed to what you want to sell them for. In any of these cases selling them individually would get you better returns as theres so many job lots that go for realtively cheap, but there could be a number of cars in those lots that are worth as much as the job lot if they went on there own..... hope this helps Thanks for watching 🚗🚓🚕🚙😁👍
@@SidewaysKing75 awesome advice. Once I have sorted them I will keep you updated. Awesome.
I was going to ask you about your name. I guessed the 75 was your birth year and I was guessing that you were into drifting. Seems you were just a hoonigan ;)
Somethings never change LOL 🏎🚗😁👍
Matchbox custom 1983 Ford sierra
Matchbox and custom 1983 Ford sierra. Xr4i rs500 cosworth