Acronym for Japanese Domestic Market. This includes vehicles that are made by Japan’s home market manufacturers such as Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi & Mazda.
Ten years ago the Hot Wheels #Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) was released. Let that sink in. The Hot Wheels collecting climate was certainly different at the time, and the #JDM scene was still being stereotyped as “tuners”. So to think that the #2010 Hot Wheels mainline brought us […]
9/21/2019 — The Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) was today at Marina Green Park in Long Beach, California. It’s annual timing in September, combined with its niche audience, has given the Hot Wheels & Matchbox teams a great vessel to show off current and upcoming #JDM releases — […]
Here is a Hot Wheels casting that I never thought I’d collect: the #Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R. I can’t recall ever seeing a real one on the road, and when the #First Edition of the casting was released as part of the #2011 New Models, I didn’t even know […]
One of the issues Hot Wheels collectors have had with the #Walmart Exclusive, Themed Assortment #Fast & Furious cars is that a lot of them have been repeat releases over the years. Sure, Hot Wheels has changed up a wheel style here and there, but for the most […]
If there was ever a Cinderella of a Hot Wheels casting, it would be the #Datsun Bluebird 510. Designed by former Hot Wheels Designer, Jun Imai, the 510 made its debut in the mainline as part of the 2009 New Models. Its initial three colorways (blue, black, and […]
A car that had been at the top of many collector “wish lists” for years, the #Nissan Skyline Silhouette finally makes its Hot Wheels debut. Its been a long time coming, and it appears it may have been difficult for Hot Wheels to produce. But that doesn’t really […]
The evolution of the Red Line Club continues with another casting getting the #Opening Feature treatment: the #Custom ’72 Datsun 240Z. If you recall, this casting made its debut just two years ago in the mainline as part of the 2017 Factory Fresh series. The FuguZ was tied […]
