MATCHBOX custom: MB151 BMW 323i Cabriolet

Customising a Matchbox MB151 BMW 323i Cabriolet, in the Matchbox range from 1985 until 1992.
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I'm revisiting another old project of mine this week. The Matchbox BMW 323i Cabriolet was the third model I worked on on my channel back in 2019 and it was my first ever custom. I made a 'replica' of my brother's 1991 BMW 316i convertible but it was a bit lacking in detail. I left the Baur style roof in place and picked out some basic details. This time though I wanted to take my custom further, hacking off that roof, matching the wheels and taking the detailing up a notch.
Matchbox released this casting in 1985 and it ran in the mainline from 1985 to 1991. It replicated the Baur conversion cabriolet which had a targa style roof section with an independent retracting soft top. BMW only began to offer a factory convertible from that year.
The casting is based on the E30 second generation of the BMW 3 Series. This generation replaced the E21 in 1982 and introduced a four-door saloon to the 3 Series, as well as a convertible in 1985, and the 'Touring' estate in 1987. The E36 generation replaced it in 1990 though production continued up until 1994 with the Touring the final model to be built.
Wheel source:
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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Hackers
• 80s Retrowave / Synthw...
HOME - We're Finally Landing
/ home-before-the-night-...
HOME - Pyxis
/ home-before-the-night-...
HOME - Hold
/ hold
HOME - Mainframe
/ mainframe
HOME - Head First
/ head-first
Outro footage:
• 1987 BMW 325i Converti...
• BMW E30 factory promot...
#Matchbox #Diecast #Custom

[@formulaonesixfour]

You need to start using a jeweler saw. The one you use is way to thick for this. Btw, great evolution from 5 years ago 😊

[@DieCastRestos]

I do, I’ve been thinking I need one for a while but forget and end up having to use my old hacksaw 😅

[@VickersV]

Great job and a lovely story, well done man 😊

[@jonbrookes77]

Good work on the roof chop and an excellent choice on the wheels with adjusted ride height. As others have said the wavy black side moldings and spoiler let down an otherwise excellent build.

[@Sithhy]

Really well done restoration, I like it

[@savagesam205]

Brilliant work! Nice details

[@tt-rs1457]

Awesone.
For sure, the BMW Cabrio is looking so much nice than the earlier Build from the company called Bauer.
Have also a brandnew one in 1991, unfortunally with the 4-Cylinder.....bad choise in sound comparing to the 320i.

[@lotharrenz4621]

lovely custom. :)
the Baur cabriolets were very expensive, which is why many of them came with the base engine, even more if it was an Opel Kadett-C, where the end price tag added more thna 50% to the original price. needless to say, when BMW decided to make their own full convertibles it put a stop to Baur's activities. in fact they closed gates soon after.
Funny thing, I have here a casting, presumably an early MC Toys that looks exactly like this Matchbox. Except the baseplate is all one piece, the wheels remind one of yatming, and the interior is much simpler. Which is why I suspect they used to produce for Matchbox for a while until production moved to somewhere else cheaper. and maybe MC Toys means "Matchbox Castings", actually?

[@davidparker8221]

I'm curious that rather than use decals for the black trim or mask off to paint the trim to achieve straight "hard edge" lines you free hand them. It seems sometimes that use your techniques or skills to do something incredibly difficult on some casting so far gone to make it look professionally restored and yet do the simplest job in a way that looks haphazard in the final result.

[@DieCastRestos]

I said in another comment how easy it is to become blinkered in this hobby, especially when you have to then edit footage of the work I have just done. I won’t be forgetting to mask off trim detail like this again that’s for certain

[@TheOfficialGlitchTTG]

Nice vid bro, keep the restorations and customs flowing 🎉

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job 👍🏻

[@raymonde4272]

It looks so much better without the Bauer roof.👍🏻

[@justinbray2773]

Cool looking custom diecast

[@jchayes7325]

Another great video is always there Jason keep up the good work have a good one and God bless my friend

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍

[@ciaranburke3243]

That went well in the end 👌

[@paulpisters668]

So much effort and you didn't masked the black trim lines. They are really looking awful, why?😢

[@stephenkeen1384]

That’s what I thought. Excellent build but let down by the wavy black side molding.

[@alexanderhuliakov6012]

And the front numberplate!

[@DieCastRestos]

Thank you for the honest feedback. It’s easy to become blinkered in this hobby. Will do better next time 👍🏻

[@johnbandow213]

Will you be giving this to your brother as a wedding gift?

[@DieCastRestos]

It was actually his birthday today so I gifted it to him! Now I have to think of something for his wedding 🤔

[@johnbandow213]

​@@DieCastRestos A larger scale version of it, perhaps?

[@lackodhr.5303]

👍👍👍

[@rudimoons554]

👍 Thx 🇧🇪

[@pedrocastilhos2341]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯

[@KennyBacchus-yg3uv]

Matchbox. Custom. MB. 151. BMW. 323. ! Cabriolet

[@TheGrumpyEnglishman]

Nice build but ruined by the freehand coloured side mouldings.