![]() The story of how this came to be is as interesting as any in our hobby, a perfect storm of circumstances that turned the Wagon into such a highly sought-after model. This Hot Wheels JDM craze owes a lot to the Datsun Wagon, and one model in particular, the 2013 Boulevard issue in mint green. It doesn’t seem to fit, but there is no doubt that the ’71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon is a Hot Wheels icon, and it essentially ushered in an entire scene. Now think of a 1970’s grocery-getter with no power that your grandma drove. We are dedicating today’s post entirely to the most unlikely model to ever become a Hot Wheels icon. It seems to have come out of left field.Īnd it kind of did. ![]() For those that have been collecting for awhile, did you ever envision a day when collectors would bypass a Camaro SS on the pegs to get to a Corolla? Or that the most expensive RLC model on the secondary market is a Datsun? And that the most buzzed-about new models in 2015 are not a Charger or Mustang, but instead two 1990’s-era Japanese cars, an Acura and a Nissan? There is no way you would have. ![]() Every year, one iconic vintage Japanese car after another hits the pegs, and promptly gets scooped up. New Japanese car models are a constant now. ![]() Two years ago, most collectors didn’t know what JDM meant (and they still don’t, but we are as guilty as any for erroneously using the term for any Japanese car – kind of like “Kleenex” for tissue, but that is an article for another time), and most likely weren’t even familiar with the term at all.īut JDM is EVERYWHERE in our hobby. Look at the state of Hot Wheels collecting. If you are an avid Hot Wheels collector, step back for a minute. ![]()
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