The third color of the Hot Wheels multipack exclusive Datsun 620 has hit Walmart...

Just a heads up to get your hunting cap on.  Time to hunt a new Datsun 620.

Lamley Reader Bob Parslow let us know that he found the black recolor of the 620 at a Walmart in California.  I am sure it will hit at Targets, Walgreens, TRU, and any other store that stocks 9-packs eventually, but be on the lookout.

Bob was nice enough to supply pics as well, and this may be the best color yet.  If the past is any indicator, this is the final color for the model.  We will see...

(Thanks Bob.)

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It's the Subaru Brat's world. The other Hot Wheels Car Culture Trucks are just living in it...

You #lamleyhype critics, I'm gonna give you some fodder today.

Let's just start with it.  The Subaru BRAT from the Hot Wheels Trucks Assortment is the best Car Culture model so far, and that includes Japan Historics.

Yikes!  That's quite a statement, and Lamley is at his hyping best again!

I guess I am.  The Japan Historics as a set is a gem.  Homages to historic racing liveries, a creative police car, and a fantastic new model in the RX-3.  A VERY popular new wheel too.  It really can't be beat.  The models on their own are great, with the Toyota 2000GT probably my favorite.

The Trucks Series is up there as well, but not at the same level as the Historics.  But there isn't a weal model in the bunch.  AND, throw all 15 Car Culture models released so far into a Best-to-Worst list, and guess which, to me, comes out on top?   Well, let's do the list, shall we?

(Cringing as I write this.  Darts preparing to come...)

1. Subaru BRAT
2. Toyota 2000GT
3. Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-X
4. BMW E30 M3 
5. Mazda RX-3
6. Porsche 993 GT2
7. Ford F-250
8. Chevy Silverado
9. Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R
10. Ford Ranchero
11. Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon
12. Datsun 620
13. Fiat 500
14. VW Golf MK7
15. Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Yeah, explaining that list is a post for another time.  But some are at the bottom because I am just not fond of the liveries.  All great castings though.  The fact is the series has been stellar so far, and there isn't one model I actually dislike.  Just some I like more than others.  

And that speaks to how much I like the Brat.  I have been so fond of that casting since it was released.  Such a great choice for a Hot Wheels (while doing a stock Brat would be perfect for Matchbox), and the casting is executed perfectly.  Seats in the back, seats in the back!

I just haven't been really into the decos.  They are nice, but nothing stands out.  Until this simple zamac version comes out.  It's essentially a black-and-white Brat, with more stock cues deco-wise.  And while I would have been singing its praises if it had this deco over a white or gray base, zamac takes it to the next level.  The model is just so damn sharp.  And I haven't even gone into the perfect choice for wheels.  Oh, and tail lights, which seem to be having a hard time showing up on other Car Culture models.

Yes, the criticism that everything is Lamley's favorite is legitimate - I just get too excited about models sometime - but count the Brat as one.  It always will be.  As long as I have display space for Hot Wheels, the Car Culture Brat will be there.

The rest of the Trucks are no slouches either.  I mentioned in my video that this is the first Silverado going in the collection, and the more I look at it with those wheels and raked stance, I am all in.  Best Ranchero so far as well, great vintage Ford, and I won't turn away a 620.

Trucks is rad.

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Is there a Datsun 510 Wagon Super TH still hanging on the pegs somewhere? There was for Rick Miyasaki...

More for the "random finds" argument.

I have said enough times that I much prefer the random find when it comes to finding Super Treasure Hunts.  But taking it further, the more random, the more unexpected, the better.

That goes for places you don't expect to find one, or times you don't expect to find, or even Supers themselves that you don't expect to find.

All of those scenarios apply to the ridiculous find of Lamley Reader Rick Miyasaki this last weekend.  Strange time, definitely strange place, and of all the Supers, the 2014 Datsun 510 Wagon - a mere 21 months after it was released.

Rick was in the small town of Logan, Utah last Saturday when he came across a sidewalk sale at a local independent bookstore.  I will let him continue:

The Book Table is primarily a book store that also sells instruments, scrapbook supplies and educational toys. The store has been around forever, since 1933 I think. I noticed all of the toys were moved downstairs for the sidewalk sale that Logan downtown frequently has along with a bike race or summer fest. They had one small rotating rack of Hot Wheels amongst all the plastic animals and magic kits. Right there in plain view was the Bluebird Super. All of the HW were old and I'm sure it sat there for a year or two.  

I'd say the number one reason anyone would go to the book table is to rent an instrument or buy sheet music. I've been having really good luck finding Supers in random old stores lately (found a Ferrari 599 super at Kings in Tremonton recently) so I just checked it out having no idea they sold HW.

Insane.  How excited would you be?  It is always fun to find a Super, but a Datsun Super, 2 years late, at a book store?

That is what makes Supers fun.  Now, is there another dusty 510 Super out there?  Rick will tell you yes.  So go find it...

(Thanks Rick for sharing.)

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