The legend continues (JH3)

When you think of Hot Wheels Car Culture, there's no question that there's one name that remains king. And that name is Japan Historics, the assortment that started it all. So here we are in 2020, and that legend continues. This assortment also brought to the table, two new castings. So let's dive right in and take a look at JH3!

The first of the two new castings for this assortment, is this '75 Datsun Sunny Truck. This one seems to be the collector favorite at the moment. Before this assortment, we collectors just had the Datsun 620. So it's refreshing to finally get new Datsun pickup. Although I'm looking forward to all the future releases of this truck, this one will always be my number one. If you've read some of my past post, you'd know that I like to have at least one release of a car without a design. Which just so happens be this one, with it's nice hue of yellow and four spoke wheels.

The '68 Mazda Cosmo Sport, is the second of the new cars for this assortment. Personally, I've been wanting some more vintage JDM cars like this. As history would have it, the Cosmo marked the successful launch of the Mazda rotary engine. I think that counts as a historic, which makes this a fitting assortment to be released in. White is a perfect color for this sports car, and the pear white paint this release has is fantastic. 

The CSP 311 Silvia from this assortment, is the car I was waiting for the most. This casting made it's debut in the Fast and Furious Fast Rewind assortment. Due to the design on it, I never fully liked that one. That's where this one comes in, with it's showroom looks. In fact, that's what I like about it. From the interior/exterior color, to the white wall tires, this whole release is based off of an actual factory option.

Up next is the '85 Honda City Turbo. This release, like some of the previous ones, has the graphic from the one make race that these raced in. This one also appears to be based off of one that's kept in a museum.Overall, I love this combination of gold and orange.

Initially, I wasn't going to get the Nissan Skyline RS from this assortment, due to it being the same as the New Models release. There are however, a few reasons as to why I decided to get it. The First reason being, I have all of JH1 and JH2, so I figured, why not have all of JH3. The second reason, is because of the details. The ducktail on the R30 is supposed to be black. On the mainline release, it's only the back of it that's painted as such. With premiums having the better details, that's gripe I have is corrected, as the whole spoiler is black. The last reason I got it, is because of the wheels. I'm a sucker for this style of wheel on classic JDM cars. And they look better than wheels on the mainline version. 

If you're like me, who has JH1 and JH2, then you're definitely going to want to get the whole set. My personal favorites from this set, are the Cosmo, Silvia, and Sunny. Feel free to leave a comment letting me know what your favorites are from this set. Thanks for stopping by the boulevard, happy collecting.