Author: John Boyd

  • Another Sweet Sixteen For The Collection

    Colby surprised me for my birthday and picked up another Sweet Sixteen for the collection. This is the El Dorado and it is in perfect condition. That means that we only have 4 more to go to complete the entire first 16 cars that Hot Wheels produced!

  • Custom Matchbox Mercedes Benz

    Sorry this one took so long, I kept putting it on the backburner and never thought I’d get it finished. But here it is, not one of my best and not one of my favorites, but it was still a lot of fun to do. I really hope that you enjoy the video and please…

  • Installing 62-67 VW Beetle Tail Lights On Our 68 Beetle

    I’ve been wanting to do this mod for a very long time and I finally got around to doing. I installed 1967 VW Beetle reverse lights on our 68 Beetle a few years ago. Since then, I wanted to install the 62 – 67 Beetle tail lights as well. Not a expensive project, I just…

  • New Diecast For The Collection, Breaking Out Some Old Diecast

    Last week we decided to do some re-arranging throughout the house. This meant cleaning out one of our closets. This particular closet was full of diecast that haven’t seen the light of day for over 14 years. As you can see in the pic below, this doesn’t even represent a third of our collection. Hopefully…

  • Custom Hot Wheels ’52 Chevy Truck/Wrecker

    I love these ’52 Chevy truck castings even though they’re missing any interior. I took this one and made it a farm wrecker, adding a hoist, winch and even a interior. It was a fun project, hope you enjoy the video. If you do, please be sure to share and give it a thumbs up!