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

2016 ж. 24 Сәу.
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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 KZhead. 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

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  • I'm 56 but could spend an afternoon or two mesmerizing...wonderful collection Mr. Jim

    @charlessanchez2694@charlessanchez26945 жыл бұрын
  • Jim sounds like a hell of a man, what a treasure. His die cast collection is incredible too. Thanks for sharing

    @TXpete@TXpete5 жыл бұрын
    • I know

      @nikkimckinney2025@nikkimckinney20253 жыл бұрын
  • His collection may be made out of die cast, but Jim is pure gold god bless him.

    @SoulaymaneT@SoulaymaneT2 жыл бұрын
  • My collection is around the same size mostly dinky and corgi toys from the 1930s to 1960s and I'm only 12 years old now!

    @thepyke883@thepyke8837 жыл бұрын
    • Congrats! How did you get so many Dinky Cars?

      @wtffor@wtffor7 жыл бұрын
    • I have around 300 1/18 1/24 and 1/43 ford model cars

      @fordmodelcars3258@fordmodelcars32587 жыл бұрын
    • The pyke same but I got cars from 1920 to 1980 and I'm 11.

      @lovedogs2030@lovedogs20306 жыл бұрын
    • I have some of the army ones to got the tank and the trailer and lots more mostly dinky

      @lovedogs2030@lovedogs20306 жыл бұрын
    • The pyke I am 12weeks old and I have a bigger collection

      @the.magnus@the.magnus6 жыл бұрын
  • Congratulation to Jim thanku Very much for sharing the video super toy car collection keep it up

    @karthikkarthik-tw9ev@karthikkarthik-tw9ev6 жыл бұрын
  • God bless you and thanks for your amazing military service. You are a true hero.

    @idontwantahandle@idontwantahandle5 жыл бұрын
  • I would of been really nervous touching some of those pieces due to there age and rarity. Jim has a incredible collection. Not only do I want to thank him for his service but I want to thank him for allowing us to view his amazing collection.

    @jakobwilcyn7437@jakobwilcyn74378 жыл бұрын
    • +John Byrd It was truly a privilege to explore his collection hands on. Jim and I discussed the video at parameters beforehand, and he did warm up to the experience as the interview continues (in total it was 4 hours, but I have edited it down to 30 minutes or so, which I will release on KZhead weekly for the next month.

      @wtffor@wtffor8 жыл бұрын
  • So glad you shared, I'm 50years old old nd I have to say, Corgi, and Mtachbox, I held on to a few! Thank you Jim, You did what I Wanted to do!.. I had thousands of Matchboxes and 1/25th scale I loved

    @micmac1121@micmac11213 жыл бұрын
  • it would be awesome to sit and talk to this gentleman. I can only imagine the stories he has.

    @DetroitNerd@DetroitNerd7 жыл бұрын
  • Just finding this video. This is an amazing collection. Jim sounds like a amazing man, and I have so much respect for him. He is from a very tough generation and I hope Jim is still around and collecting.

    @krazyhippy@krazyhippy2 жыл бұрын
  • Wish I had a neighbor like that. Awesome die cast with great life stories to tell! I hope to be as half as sharp as he is if I make it to 91! Welcome to the internet and KZhead Jim, thank you for sharing!

    @sub4ra@sub4ra8 жыл бұрын
    • He's 95...

      @dougsnider8780@dougsnider87805 жыл бұрын
  • I could listen to Jim all day!

    @atomicbrainz@atomicbrainz5 жыл бұрын
  • Jim .. you are a legend ❤❤

    @mja1900@mja19002 жыл бұрын
  • this older gentleman is beautiful history of collecting god bless him simply fantastic long live you bud............... so so much history I got to the point in this video where I went from liking his collection to loving him and his stories you are extremely lucking to have a neighbor like him cherish this older brother bro because people like him are a dying breed .

    @eastnysfinest239@eastnysfinest2397 жыл бұрын
  • What a privilege , honor to know and interview a treasure of a man like Jim !!!!...............................Erik

    @BluesBoy-ij2rb@BluesBoy-ij2rb3 ай бұрын
    • Yes it was, thank you Erik!

      @wtffor@wtffor3 ай бұрын
  • Wow ! Thank you for showing your collection to us ...✌👍

    @haseebnedarya4327@haseebnedarya43276 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks to Jim for letting us see his collection! Superb! Thanks O-Dawg!

    @racegrooves@racegrooves8 жыл бұрын
    • sup race grooves

      @saiftheamazingdrifter1393@saiftheamazingdrifter13937 жыл бұрын
    • Wassup!

      @racegrooves@racegrooves7 жыл бұрын
    • +RaceGrooves wassup

      @pulokdey1650@pulokdey16507 жыл бұрын
    • I love ur channel

      @Attck.@Attck.6 жыл бұрын
    • hey race grooves

      @joeypurczynski3927@joeypurczynski39276 жыл бұрын
  • A very impressive collection my respect admiration and a little bit of jealousy well done sir

    @dodgydavetime1943@dodgydavetime19436 жыл бұрын
  • He is a cool man👌

    @crabboimadudes8974@crabboimadudes8974 Жыл бұрын
  • if i could meet any movie star/rock star or Jim,id pick Jim any day,his a real hero

    @pollyg562@pollyg5626 жыл бұрын
  • I just goes to show, man's best friend is his dog ( oops I mean toys). and that you're never too old, bless..... great vid

    @raymond186@raymond1867 жыл бұрын
  • lets all salute this man......... he deserves millions of respect

    @clown8466@clown84663 жыл бұрын
  • thank you for sharing Jim to the World ♡

    @sallmonsal5106@sallmonsal51067 жыл бұрын
  • I would love to sit with him and hear of his 4 years in ww2. Bring his past to life again.

    @stevebrown8745@stevebrown87455 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you JIm, for your service, without people like you we would not be able to enjoy hobbies like yours.

    @leebrewer1190@leebrewer11906 жыл бұрын
  • What a quiet, modest man, who's achievements will probably never be fully known. My very best wishes to him!

    @mikdavies5027@mikdavies50275 жыл бұрын
  • I love KZhead for things like this, we woldn't know it existed

    @user-br4uf5xs2z@user-br4uf5xs2z6 жыл бұрын
  • Great collection and man. He speaks of 50 60 years as if it was last week. He's lived..

    @extrastype@extrastype5 жыл бұрын
    • He is amazing, very sharp man.

      @wtffor@wtffor5 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you, for your service, sir.

    @krl8506@krl85065 жыл бұрын
  • seeing things like this when I was growing up made me start collecting. my Beast of Burden

    @roberthawkins5785@roberthawkins57857 жыл бұрын
    • It all starts somewhere, Dinky was a super cool toy and also inspired my collecting

      @wtffor@wtffor7 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you Jim for your service. From England

    @J0s3ph__@J0s3ph__6 жыл бұрын
  • Lovely chat between 2 great guys. Thanks for sharing. 😃👍

    @trentmcgee9186@trentmcgee91865 жыл бұрын
  • that's a wonderful thing sharing a love of collecting with someone from a different generation. it's a bridge to bring people together. and now the things you've learned from him. not just Diecast, will be with you forever and I'm sure, will be pasted on to others. just because of little toy cars!!! that's why I collect also, to connect with others!!! thank you and Jim!!! AMAZING life and collection!!!

    @beanapalooza6614@beanapalooza66148 жыл бұрын
  • Thank You For Your Service and Allied Forces Sacrifice Jim...Great Collection of History. Thanks WTFFOR For KZhead Documenting this Collection. Best Of KZhead!!!

    @tonytattoo3132@tonytattoo31328 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome collection..... ty for your service Jim!!

    @RandallCheek@RandallCheek8 жыл бұрын
  • Bless you Jim, what a brilliant and beautiful collection, some of your pieces I remember as a boy.

    @djgingecoldwell10@djgingecoldwell105 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing collection of an amazing man, I thank you deeply Jim, you've made the world a better place.

    @archiebunker6059@archiebunker60596 жыл бұрын
  • Love this video and love talking to the old timers like Jim. When I was 20ish I spent a lot of time around WW II vets and heard some incredible stories: One guy was in Germany, most of the others were in the Pacific. One of them served on a submarine. These guys were all like Jim, some of the happiest and friendliest guys around. I think they saw so many horrors of war that it made them just grateful to be alive and able to enjoy the simple things in life (like collecting die-casts). Anyways, thanks for posting the video.

    @GenXstacker@GenXstacker7 жыл бұрын
  • I hope this wonderful gentleman is still alive. He's so alert and a very elegant gent. Most people with these collections are extremely picky, but his collection looks a little haphazard, and he allows the interviewer to really paw his stuff.

    @neildickson5394@neildickson53943 ай бұрын
  • Great collection of diecast history very NICE short documentary on a WW2 veteran Jim also.

    @DAREDEVILBKLYN@DAREDEVILBKLYN6 жыл бұрын
  • God bless this gentleman!

    @bkdexter79@bkdexter793 жыл бұрын
  • What a fascinating guy. Wow.

    @SuperFreeamerican@SuperFreeamerican5 жыл бұрын
  • What a collection!

    @BlackburnFamilyRacing@BlackburnFamilyRacing6 жыл бұрын
  • From one Trucker to another...From one collector to another....Major props sir! NEVER TO OLD TO COLLECT.. neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    @jeffnelson9010@jeffnelson90107 жыл бұрын
  • Fun to see this classy gentleman collect die cast cars....I'm 12 and started the collection in early April Good luck Jim , may you collect foreve

    @kabir7158@kabir71586 жыл бұрын
  • Great collection thanks for putting this on KZhead hi from Lancashire England

    @leeab2824@leeab28246 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! Tell Jim my father was an officer aboard the H.M.S. Illustrious with the far east fleet during WWII. What an awesome collection! I started in 1965 when my grandfather came over from England and brought a huge case of them, and Dinkys with him. I was smitten right then and there. I have close to 5,000 die cast and the majority are now Hot Wheels, but my heart remains faithful to Corgi and Dinky. Jack Canada

    @bronzesnake7004@bronzesnake70047 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks to Jim doing his part to save the world ! Without these brave soldiers prevailing in WW2....who knows how different the world would have turned out. Freedom is priceless!!! Great collection ! Thanks for sharing.

    @frankpalmer8153@frankpalmer81535 жыл бұрын
  • Still like watching this series once a year or so!

    @tortoisetom1@tortoisetom12 жыл бұрын
  • now thats a true collector...thank both for sharing

    @carmelodominguezclinton3673@carmelodominguezclinton36737 жыл бұрын
  • Older video, new collector. USA based, 44 years old with a 4 year old son. I love old VW's so Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche is what I force my son to collect, haha. I love how you just want to touch each one, get good shots of them, etc... and yet you're semi-restrained and very respectful.

    @nathanmiller1840@nathanmiller18403 жыл бұрын
  • Amen to this Guy! Thanks Jim for your service! Not many men left from WW2 to tell these stories!! Just amazing! What a amazing collection!!

    @trevorwillis8580@trevorwillis85808 жыл бұрын
  • What an incredible man.

    @davemacdonald3889@davemacdonald38896 жыл бұрын
  • Wow, thank him for his service and for hanging on to some gorgeous vehicles. Privileged to bear witness to this mans collection.

    @Thumper17@Thumper178 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for your service and sacrifice Jim God bless you

    @timl7785@timl77856 жыл бұрын
  • Collection amazing fantastic! .....true museum

    @autitoenlamano7934@autitoenlamano79346 жыл бұрын
  • 2 of my favorite things WW2 truly the greatest generation . MY grand father was in WW2 D+20 on He only spoke to me once about the war. See he was a medic and just did not talk about the war. Not many of tease guys left. My grandfather pass in 99 . Its cool this guy lives next to u. His collection is truly epic . Bravo for putting it out there. So often tease great collections we all put together largely go unseen. KZhead let's us see inside the mind of collectors .Great collection Jim

    @dreadnok320@dreadnok3208 жыл бұрын
  • Just incredible , incredible ...

    @farleygehrmann4094@farleygehrmann40948 жыл бұрын
  • Love the collection Jim,I am 29 and collect die cast models,will display it proudly like your collection some day.

    @talwindersingh3721@talwindersingh37215 жыл бұрын
  • Outragest collection , Thanks for the video , Mike

    @diecast_MikeEspo@diecast_MikeEspo5 жыл бұрын
  • He's a real collector and a very decent person

    @asifarko5884@asifarko58843 жыл бұрын
  • Firstly Jim, thank you for your service. It means a great deal to me to hear the stories of men and women such as yourself who helped create the world we enjoy today. Secondly thank you for sharing you collection with us. I wish you all the best for the future.

    @quorthy@quorthy8 жыл бұрын
  • I am a Canadian Law Enforcement Officer, and I am delighted to see your collection, Jim. Thank you for your service to us Canadians, Brits, and Americans, and please keep up the great work, as well as you "wtffor." I love seeing these collections in such great condition, and with such a thorough and intimate history as you have with many of them. Cheers, gentlemen.

    @karlawson@karlawson7 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for your message! Jim appreciates it also! Cheers!

      @wtffor@wtffor7 жыл бұрын
  • Sir, u have surpassed and redefined the word "Collector". God Bless, long live !

    @rashidshamim4302@rashidshamim43025 жыл бұрын
  • Brilliant a pleasure to see a collection of this magnatudte

    @theequaliser8026@theequaliser80266 жыл бұрын
  • I feel like very tiny right now...... You what?!? Collecting since 55? Wow!! And an actual ww2 veteran! Outmost respect to you Sir. Cheers. That second car the blue one very rare was made in Portugal. The irony me watching this and spotting that, ah ah the, odds of that.

    @joaoalmendra65@joaoalmendra653 жыл бұрын
  • WOW, what a collection.

    @Seabeagle10@Seabeagle108 жыл бұрын
  • Jim you are the man,The best diecast collection that i have ever seen.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    @PREDATOR07@PREDATOR077 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! My Grandfather was also in the war (US Navy) aboard the Carrier USS St. Lo, that was hit by a kamikaze and sank. He was the guy that set the cables to catch the planes when they landed. Thanks for your service, sir!

    @abstractheory1@abstractheory18 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for not only showing the collection but for letting Mr Jim tell his story. Great job and let him know how much we love this!!

    @funeralbillii9172@funeralbillii91726 жыл бұрын
  • Truly enjoy the military story's and he's collection of die-cast vehicles.

    @MattMcArion@MattMcArion8 жыл бұрын
  • WOW amazing collection.

    @HARRYCSC@HARRYCSC5 жыл бұрын
  • This guy is amazing. 🙏🏼

    @margaretpariera4007@margaretpariera40076 жыл бұрын
  • Jim - thank you for sharing your history and experiences with us, let alone your amazing collection! Thank you for your service - From San Diego, CA, USA

    @trancenental@trancenental8 жыл бұрын
  • Me again +wtffor i just have to say that i have MUCH RESPECT for Jim amd want to thank him for his service and also thank him for allowing you to film and share wirh all of us his pride and joy of cars and trucks,it truly is a legendary collection,60+years of collecting,i wish i can be like jim

    @sergioquintero699@sergioquintero6998 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for your service Jim.

    @lovedogs2030@lovedogs20306 жыл бұрын
  • Super great collection......it definitely takes the gentleman to great memories and stories!

    @DiecastFan@DiecastFan3 жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic collection and a classy gentleman! Thanks for sharing this OD! 👻

    @GHOSTJERKER@GHOSTJERKER8 жыл бұрын
    • Hi ghost jerker

      @ericheaton642@ericheaton6427 жыл бұрын
    • GHOSTJERKER how are you

      @hwroadbeasts@hwroadbeasts6 жыл бұрын
    • GHOSTJERKER wheres tge wh Picking?

      @kailyrcarchassez0618@kailyrcarchassez06185 жыл бұрын
  • Gosh he touched every single one!!!!

    @tanner882@tanner8825 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks to Jim for sharing.

    @glasswinder@glasswinder5 жыл бұрын
  • This is a true Collector one day I hope that mine is as vast as his

    @carconnoisseur4615@carconnoisseur46158 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for your service, Jim..It's people like you that make the world interesting. Fantastic collection.

    @2150dalek@2150dalek3 жыл бұрын
    • I have about 200 of the same cars and trucks in My collection.

      @HOLLASOUNDS@HOLLASOUNDS Жыл бұрын
  • Lucky guy to have such a car collection. Really love the WW2 area as well!

    @Error-pe3rq@Error-pe3rq4 жыл бұрын
  • Seeing this 4 years later..is this amazing gentleman still with us?

    @billplunske5573@billplunske55734 жыл бұрын
  • God bless Jim. My great grandpa's fought in WWII. They both got purple hearts.

    @joshthefordboy7024@joshthefordboy70248 жыл бұрын
  • What a treasure to have Jim around to share with you, and then yourself to share with all of us. Please extend our thanks to this gentleman our great appreciation- it means a lot to pass this kind of stuff on. Wonderful!

    @dickgrayson5298@dickgrayson52988 жыл бұрын
  • Wow what an amazing collection and an even more amazing guy. Thanks Jim for letting us take a look.

    @BosskCade@BosskCade6 жыл бұрын
  • What an exceptional collection of memories. This collection is a great treasury comparable to oral storytelling.... My opinion may be exaggerated but truly amazing! Wow! A living encyclopedia! Cheers and thank you for sharing. Best post I've ever seen! Double the gratitude! Take care

    @73bourbon@73bourbon5 жыл бұрын
  • thanks for sharing your neighbors collection, its a joy watching and seeing two collectors share the love of the hobby

    @tekmonkey782@tekmonkey7828 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks Jim :)

    @the.magnus@the.magnus6 жыл бұрын
  • Great guy with loads of life stories to be told. I love how vague he is about the toy collection yet remembers the war like yesterday. Memory is recall, and his mind is still there in 1943. Seriously had all my favourites that I owned. The Pink Panther Mobile, Space 1999 craft, UFO interceptor, Bond space shuttle, Dinky Stalwart, Centurion tank and trailer, Rocket firing halftrack, Kubelwagon and field gun. My dad bough me something new every 2 weeks, I had most of the best Dinky and Corgi's around. I destroyed them all in play. What a wasteful kid I was.

    @benjerry6442@benjerry64426 жыл бұрын
  • Great collection. Thanks for sharing with us Jim

    @jamestaffae5178@jamestaffae51788 жыл бұрын
  • I have some dinky toys... but damn... that is sweet...just amazing.. Love hearing his stories of days gone by..

    @baremetalHW@baremetalHW8 жыл бұрын
    • baremetalHW FANCY SEEING YOU HERE!

      @isaacsrandomvideos667@isaacsrandomvideos6673 жыл бұрын
    • Hey Baremetal,nice seeing you here!!

      @talwindersingh3721@talwindersingh37212 жыл бұрын
  • What a great Beautiful collection born at the perfect time.Going thru time collecting for us to view in the future.The Collector thank you

    @scalejedi3849@scalejedi38495 жыл бұрын
  • Jim thank you for your service. My grandfather trained in England and was in the 1st armoured devision which ended up being the 4th and Later the 5th. He served in Italy. Your collection of military vehicles is impressive and one of a kind. Thank you for sharing it with us. Truly enjoyed. Looking forward to seeing your trucks. Awesome video!

    @radar468@radar4688 жыл бұрын
  • jim is the man,..wow he is so impressive and entertaining! thumbs-up!

    @johnnyletsplay@johnnyletsplay8 жыл бұрын
  • What an interesting and modest man he is.

    @falconoilcompany@falconoilcompany7 жыл бұрын
  • I spotted half a dozen of the toys I last saw forty years ago. Jeeze it brings some memories.

    @g2macs@g2macs7 жыл бұрын
  • Love his classic collection and his wonderful story.What a tough war to live through.My grand dad lived though Japan and the Philipenes in '43-45.i hope when he passes someone with a respectful passion will keep the collection and maintain it.What an honor to know and see this man and his 60 year hobby.

    @231gnx@231gnx6 жыл бұрын
  • Good Lord this is awesome

    @1joshjosh1@1joshjosh12 ай бұрын
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