Big Old Trucks! Jim's Collection - Part III
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This is the final video in my three part video documentation of my neighbor's collection of vintage diecast vehicles. I hope you enjoyed watching this series and I can say this was one of the most enjoyable sets of videos I have had the privilege of shooting and sharing with you. Jim is an amazing man, and he truly appreciates all of your comments and messages to him. Thank you all!
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 CZcams. 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
Jim is my grandfather got me into collecting i have my star wars collection he bought me my first action figure and i kept it mint in package and now my son has my collection in his room! Amazing man and one of a kind he gave kids toys that had no toys or parents who were poor Jim is 97 and he is my Mum’s father and best man i ever known
You honor Jim with your humble message and continuing the joy of collecting in his name. I personally feel humbled to have met your grandfather, and shared many great conversations with him over the years he was my neighbor. He is a gentle man with a heart of gold, and the willpower and tales to match that of ten men. It is wonderful that you found this video, and I hope you have enjoyed what I tried to accomplish as far as showing what an interesting man Jim was with these videos to my fellow diecast enthusiasts. Take care :)
@@wtffor Jim is one of a kind my star wars collection and hot toys etc and auto graphs is mind blowing and i have one of his dinky cars lol so after covid show my collection to show what amazing grandfathers do for boys who didnt have a dad collecting was our favourite thing to do and motor cycle trips with his late son Alan thanks for showing this my kids and grandkids see where it started the collection lol
Thank you Jim, when you're a kid at heart we will never be old.
Thanks for introducing us to such a fascinating man and his collection.
Great collection. I could talk to him all day. My grandfather was in U.S Navy in WW2.
Jim is a legend...
Loved this series, funny when he asked if you buy off the TV. If he could handle eBay and online buying stuff he would still be getting items. Thanks for sharing this man.
you are so lucky to have him across the street!
Sultan Tuner I want to be adopted by him! I don't even want to be in the will, just would like to spend time talking to Jim!
Magical!
first of all Thank you for your service Jim ,..that is one collection you have there thank you for sharing
This was a great series......I hope Jim is still doing well!
I was just speaking with Jim today, he is fine and well! Such an amazing man, considering his life and that he is living on his own, walking unassisted, sharp as a tack, and 94 years old!
Cool! Make sure he knows how much dicast collectors appreciate him sharing his collection with us!
Again a Great collection. So many of these Dinky models i haven't seen before. Nice Grand Old Man. Cheers
Wow what an awesome collection =O gosh you gotta keep on collecting those incredible cars. Gracias amigo Jim. Greetings from Mexico.
Great collection! 1:06 The Johnson road sweeper is a Ford 'D' series from the '60s. Thanks again for sharing Jim.
Yellow skip truck behind it: Ford Thames Trader?
3 minutes 23 seconds I believe I spotted Thunderbird 2 😁 Jim's collection truly is awesome 👍
Thank You Both. Good Job! Denver Colorado USA 50+yr My friend, and next door neighbor Jim M. was a WWII vet. He flew in a Bomber. Grew up in the Dust bowl. He was a very humble, decent Man. GB Thanks
What a fantastic collection! In my mind a collection like this is much more interesting than lines of mint/boxed models with no character. Jims models, whilst in great order, still show signs of play and care - and that is truly priceless!
Thank you for your services, Jim. Wow what a collection. Just wow.
Its funny how Jim has been over there for such a long time but still has a fairly distinct British accent, I had that Green and orange road sweeper as a kid, (a really heavy toy) and also on the bottom shelf there was a yellow trailer truck with two bulldozers, cant remember who made that, probably dinky? but I had too but It was never one my favourites as a child for some reason.
The yellow semi with the 2 'dozers is a Tonka. One of the smaller scale Tonkas.
I just saw this three part video from 2016 and all I can say is WOW! Much respect to Jim amazing collection.
I'm loving this series =)
This is beutiful...
RaceGrooves he me to I watch u to
thank you and Jim so much for demonstrating to every one his Amazing collection hope to have one just as big or even half the size of his by the time if ever I reach his age once again thank you my brother collector
Thanks for watching and your comment!
I watched all the three series appreciate his collection and love and care
This is such an amazing collection and i feel very privileged to have jim let us into his collecting world...it is beyond words to express jims awesome years of getting these fantastic cars through the years...honestly im in awe and in heaven...i could spend alot of time in that room just gazing at it all...ty jim for letting us see your collection...and ty also for sharing this with us !!!!
I watch this series a couple times a year.What a Great guy and a beautiful collection.I think your estimate on price was a bit low,lol.A few of those pieces alone go for hundreds if not thousands.Awesome and inspiring!!!!!!!
Such an amazing collection. I loved these videos and I learned a lot from Jim about not only die cast vintage vehicles but about the history of the machines that inspired the toys. I'm thankful he so kind enough to share this with the community and take the time out of his day to explain the history of some of them.
Wow JUST A BIG WOW , Hope he has it very securely protected Thank for showing Jim's collection .Kim from Devon U.K .
Incredible colection. I hope Jim is well wish him all the best hallo from Germany
Jim is doing great, many thanks!
The inevitable mining pit scenario! LOL, love it. Thankx O Dawg and Jim for showing us a one-of-a-kind collection! I'm sad to see the series go. Not only was it fun looking at all the vintage stuff, but if you listen closely, Jim had a wonderful story to tell about every single piece O Dawg picked up. Amazing! Thankx again to the both of you for sharing with the rest of us die cast fans!
LOL, I appreciate your comments so much my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed this video and series!
I have to Say....Amazing Collection amassed the hard way of Hunting the WORLD, Without EBAY, we today as Collectors are lucky. Great Video Series. Thank You For Sharing JIM and wtffor
I want thanks you for visiting Jim's amazing collection of diecast vehicles of all sorts! Please give Jim best wishes and we appreciate time about his life and thank him for serving too.
I just realised from reading some of other people's comments that I should have said that my first comment was for Jim. To you the video controller your video is amazing and so is Jim's collection!
Yeah that collection worth alot of money.
With your help(neighbour of Jim)
Who knows from where shows up one buyer and take everything just like that.
Never say never.
We,the viewers, will share this videos with our friends ashwell.
Like you friend said, if I have the opportunity to buy everything i will,,,that amazing collection there worth alot
All the best Jim!!!
Thank you so much for this video series. Not only is this collection amazing, the way it was presented shows the love we have for our fellow collectors. Please pass on my thanks and best wishes to Jim (I feel slightly awkward referring to a gentleman by his given name). When you showed the picture of Jim in his younger days I felt a real connection to the person behind the collection. Thank you.
Some collection, I am a collector my self but I collect all kind's of vehicles at 1:76 scale 00 gauge and 1:87 h0 gauge. I will tell you your collection is priceless and awesome!
Thanks for the quick response and for the little personal information about yourself, I really appreciate it. Thank you very much sir.
Jim, Thank You for taking the time to preserve these toys for others to enjoy! I did enjoy your 3 part story and the addition of Your comments. Your an impressive person, with a great story. Thank You for sharing your passion, Love it. God Bless and Happy Collecting!
Jim brought a tear to my eye! if my dad was still alive he would be his age! my dad also served in ww2 USA in the navy on a destroyer...thanx for your great videos wish you did them everyday!!
JIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND LOVED THE COLLECTION! THANK YOU O DAWG FOR SHARING THIS MAN, HIS STORIES AND A PERSON WHO IS WORTH KNOWING!!
Greatest collection
Great historic Collection I hope as I get up in years my Collection can be just as vast
To me that is one an amazing museum of cars... thank you.!!!!!
With this video I learned of the existence of the Pontiac Parisienne, and after seeing the die cast version, I want it!
A beautiful car indeed! I want one too!
Finally had the time to get to it.Awesome collection,really incredible.Thanks again for taking your time to share with us.Our utmost respect to Jimmy,for his service and his collection!Best of luck.
Keep coming back and watch his. Collection. So Beautiful
Fantastic collection. I noted the British Mk 4-25 pdr field cannon with quad and gun carriage...my dad served WWII on one - Cdn 15th field reg't and I have 2 of the guns only, one dinky and one matchbox. very cool. I also 'had' a dinky tank carrier with centurion tank when I was a kid, and like an idiot, I gave it away when I "outgrew" playing with kids toys! I have kicked myself many times since...thanks for sharing!
I stumbled across this little series of videos by mistake. What a really interesting man and his collection of model cars are brilliant. I enjoyed watching these videos. One of the best and most interesting series of videos I have seen on you tube. Jim,s account of his experiences during WW11 was amazing.
Thank you for making it.
Jack Blackburn
Amazing I paused and wrote down a few to find myself
Fantastic collection Jim.
Like you I am from England and have drove most of these in years gone bye
As my uncle owned a haulage company.
But now i love my retirement.
Just watched all 3 videos and I was mesmerized from start to finish. Jim is an awesome person with fascinating stories. I could sit for hours listening to him. 😎👍
An absolute pleasure to watch. Thank you to Jim and wtffor. As a previous comment said - it would be great to see Jim take a look at your collection unless he has already done so.
My collection is getting that big. lol.
😎 Jim's collection is so cool.
Mr jim hope you doing ok I love ur collection everything is a work of art n that u for the video I loved it
Many amazing stories I’m sure that comes with each and every toy collectables that Jim has.
This guy is so cool I also am a collector and wish I had that type of display space He is so nice and knowledgeable too neat to listen to his stories or learn about the stuff
Guys like Jim r too far and few now a days.im 45 I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia pa .my neighbors were World War Two vets and as a kid I loved listening to there stories..I do clean outs and something I found as more of them move on and I clean out there houses they kept everything and never wasted anything .they all say it’s from growing up in the depression they never had stuff when they were kids..tell Jim I said “great collection thanks for sharing.”u should have him on more often
A wonderful documentary film on a great collection of a very cool man...Jim, you have had an exciting life and put together an awesome collection! I want to say thank you for sharing your life with us..be blessed, sir.
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing collection Jim! God bless.
I wanna be like Jim! Thank u WTFfor showing the world the amazing walk thru his-tory.
Jim is amazing..... You should make documentry film on Jim's collection and his life. Love from India.
Incredible collection!
Ok,..you have an audience.,..we need a number 4 video,...
we are hooked on Jim!
Thank to you and Jim for sharing this awesome collection of vintage diecast !!! One of the best I've ever seen.
Truly Amazing Collection plus the Stories thanks for inspiring me in my Mustang Collection greetings from the Lonestar State Texas .
Salute to Jim for his great passion. Every second of this video just puts us in awe. Beautiful & rare. Appreciate this share, very inspirational. Thank you!
This was the first I've seen these vids, but I wanted to say, when you were going through all the old trucks smaller sizes , you kept passing over the Blue phone box, which I believe is the T.A.D.I.S. from the TV series Dr.Who. That collection was quite large and pretty old, very hard to replace anything there. Thanks for taking the time to befriending Jim and also for your time making the vid and making it quite informative.
Wow!, I just finished watching all 3 parts. An amazing collection. Many cool looking vehicles. Worth a pritty penny for sure. Lots of money worth.
its an honor to see jims amazing collection so unreal n historic i enjoyed watching very much n enjoy watching ur amazing vids too 👍👍👍👍👍👍🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚙🚙🚙🚓🚓🚓
Another late comer here, but wow! What an amazing collection. As a very small collector of WW2 militaria, as well as die-cast cars, I really got a kick out of the war stories at the start of part 1. Let Jim know his collection is still blowing people away, and thank you for sharing it with the world. It reminds me o myf late grandfather's basement. Cheers, from K-W.
2021 and I came across this very interesting videos !
awesome is all i can say thanks jim for allowing the world to see your awesome collection
A one of a kind collection and super cool to have seen it. Thank you both for sharing. Cheers Jim and thank you for your service.
Thanks very much for sharing this amazing collection on you tube!
Amazing thank you jim
Hi and greetings from Costa Rica What a wonderful collection im a colllector too i wiill share this in a facebook group called Club de Autos a Escala CR Sorry about my english is not really good !
thanks friends for share this amazing collection !
God bless you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again Jim for sharing your passion. I enjoyed the whole series. Good job!
This guy, Jim, he is a legend, can't believe that he lives just across your street, so next to your house, did you always had him as an inspiration ?
Cheers from Brazil and tell Jim that he is awesome!
So awesome! From Part 1 up to Part 3!! Blast from the past!!
Awesome collection,what a guy.
A great legacy, Thank u Jim
I know im late to the show, but wow what a great collection of period vehicles, i saw such an array of stuff you didnt even stop on that i was saying out loud what about that one? or that one! lol.
and of course i had to check out some other vids but this one is what brought me here. what a great collection, you know who would love to see this collection? those guys from american pickers ;)
Hi Jim.... I m bharat from India, u have an awesome collection of die cast cars history with u that can be rarely seen under one roof. I just loved to see all your videos man, God bless u for this collection....
i would love to see jim’s reaction to your collection
Perrfekt,bjudifor greetings from SERBIA
amazing collection. 😀😍😍😭
Thanks!
wtffor i just got my fisrt dinky truck
gotta love to have the collection thanks Josh and I love to have your collection
Great video! Him seeing how much you interested in it, hopefully he will leave his inheritance to you, like Mr Myagi!
Great show. It's a very interesting collection. I only see so many old toys in german toy museums.
nice collection, thanks for sharing Jim
Thank you boht of you tha was incredible i have so much fan than a acción mouvie so i say again GRACIAS
Great to see the old meccano cars, Jim has some pretty historical pre-dinky, dublo and beyond. Thanks for sharing Jim. Nice vid as always O'dawg.
Speechless wow. Nice collection again. Liked.
Great video. Hello Jim!
Wow. What a great collection of old cars! Thank you both for showing this to the world. Love from Tom, located in Norway.
inspiring.
Great Collection Jim!Inspiring!
JIM'S COLLECTION IS SO COOL!!!!!!
Great collection , great man thanks for shows one part of your life Jim
Regards from México
This is a really nice collection Jim.
Thank you for these 3 videos. Awesome collection.!!!!!
Workforce I love this video tell Jim that he has done a great job collecting
Cool guys!!