We at JNC recently received a very special surprise from our friends at Hot Wheels — a JNC surf patrol wagon! These photos, taken from one of the conference rooms at the Mattel design center in El Segundo, California, show the 2017 mainline release of the ’71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon casting in its latest colorway. We had no idea the design team was planning something like this, so forgive our inner 5-year-old as we embark on a complete freak out.
If you had told any member of the JNC staff, when we were kids playing with Hot Wheels on our kitchen floors, that one day there’d be a JNC 510 wagon in Hot Wheels form, there’s absolutely no way we would’ve believed you. Words really cannot describe the coolness of this development, which ranks somewhere between blasting a Toyota 2000GT on the Wangan and traveling back in time Quantum Leap style into the body of Kunimitsu Takahashi as he began Nissan’s 1971 season as a driver for the factory Skyline GT-R team. Neither of those has happened, but the Hot Wheels car has.
Designed by Mike McClone, the base color is a dead ringer for 103 Blue, one of the coolest Datsun paint colors from back in the day. White and orange stripes adorn its hood and sides, while the JNC inkan and JCCS logo appear on its rear flanks.
The Datsun 510 wagon, based on Hot Wheels designer Jun Imai’s real car, is one of the most popular castings in the near 50-year history of the brand, so we couldn’t be more excited to make an appearance on it.
We are incredibly stoked and honored, and would like to thank Jun Imai, Ryu Asada, Mike McClone and the rest of the team at Hot Wheels for making our childhood dreams come true. Domo arigato gozaimasu!
For a complete list of JNC inkan’d Hot Wheels, see the list below.
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2011, white/green with red JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, black/gold/red with gold JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, blue/white/orange with orange JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, white/gold/red with red JNC inkan) — Kroger’s/Ralph’s exclusive
- Toyota AE86 Corolla (2013, black/white with black JNC inkan)
- Toyota AE86 Corolla (2013, white/black with black JNC inkan)
- Toyota Celica 1970 (2013, red/black with black JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2013, silver/blue with blue JNC inkan) — Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 620 (2014, orange with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun 620 (2014, blue with black JNC inkan) — KDay exclusive
- Datsun 620 (2014, red with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2014, red/white with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2014, dark spectraflame red/white with blue JNC inkan) — Super Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 240Z (2015, black/blue/gold with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2015, yellow with dark blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 240Z (2015, white/blue/red with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2015, black with black JNC inkan) — KDay exclusive
- Nissan Fairlady Z (2016, blue/black with white JNC inkan)
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2016, white/blue with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics premium
- Mazda RX-3 (2016, purple with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics premium
- Datsun 510 wagon (2016, black with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics premium
- Toyota 2000GT (2016, yellow/green with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics premium
- Nissan Skyline GT-R kenmeri (2016, white/black with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics premium
- Datsun 620 (2016, turquoise with gold JNC inkan) — Car Culture Trucks premium
- Nissan Fairlady 2000 (2017, yellow with maroon JNC inkan)
- Nissan Fairlady 2000 (2017, green with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun Bluebird 510 (2016, maroon/black with red JNC inkan) — Car Culture Track Day premium
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2017, white/blue with red JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2017, blue/white/orange with blue JNC inkan)
Nice I hope to find it on the pegs.
Hey, you want sp.510? Email me.Thanks-Smith’Hot wheels guy’.
How about some real info, like model number and what stores will carry it?
There’s no model numbers, but it will be in the regular “Surf’s Up” segment and will be available anywhere Hot Wheels are sold.
Such a fun color combo. The Blue inkan is a nice touch, too. Maybe needs to be seen in sticker form??
Can we get an updated list of the HW models with the JNC inkan?
You got it! Updated the post with the list at the end.
That needs to be a permanent pinned fixture somewhere on the JNC homepage.
Awesome…said like I would have in 1973 ! (But now I can buy more than one since I get more allowance).
Utmost Awesomeness!
Now just waiting for the “Toyotageek” Celica! 😛
There is a disturbing lack of Honda hot wheels with the JNC inkan.
One of the most hot item. Be pre prepared :lol
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