Car Lamley Group: Walmart

Happy to have these.

The Walmart Zamacs are a little more exclusive than maybe we think. Of course they are only exclusive to Walmart. But even then, many Walmarts get the batch that is supposed to contain the Zamacs, but they aren't there. We have already seen many people reporting N case Walmart finds, but with no Zamacs at all.

That has happened to us before. The final batch of last year's Zamacs never hit stores around here, and only one store got the batch containing the AE86 Corolla and Special Edition Camaro. We aren't complaining, because it is nice when the Zamacs are a little hard to get.

But it does make us nervous when we are anticipating a Zamac batch as much as Batch N. Of course that is no secret. There is a Skyline, and that is all that has to be said. But the Chevelle is a casting I am VERY fond of, and the Mustang is also a real looker.

Well, we are good, as I found the batch today, and all three Zamacs were there, along with a handful of green Kenmeri's. All is well here, and we hope all of you out there who hope to find them are successful as well.

Not much else to say about these, other than posting the pics. We love the Zamacs, and hope they return to Walmart in 2015. There is an enormous list of models we would love to see get the Zamac treatment, just like the Hako, a casting that gets to really show off its details in unpainted form.

Hot Wheels Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-X, '70 Chevy Chevelle, and '67 Custom Mustang (2014 Walmart Zamac Exclusives):

This was a little surprise.

While many of us were frantically hitting the stores to find the '83 Silverado Super Treasure Hunt, Hot Wheels quietly released another Silverado in the Walmart Exclusive Road Trippin line.

The Road Trippin line hasn't been talked about too much, probably because there is no chase in the lineup, and as we know collectors love their chase models. It is also the third incarnation of the Walmart sets that sit right next to the main line pegs. We had the Decades models (pretty good), Jukebox (pretty bad), and now the Road Trippin.

At first glance, the themed models with the wordy deco on them doesn't do much for a collector like me. But then you see the roads that Mattel has chosen to be celebrated in this set, and you start to come around.

If you haven't looked up the roads, you should. You might be near one of them. Or you might need to take a trip and drive one of them.

And that is one of the reasons I like this Silverado. It is one of my favorite pickup castings, so leaving it behind was not an option. The other reason is because it represents the amazing Highway 1 at Big Sur. If you haven't driven Hwy 1 from Monterry through Big Sur and back, you really should. And the secret? Stop at Pfeiffer Beach. You will not be disappointed.

So if you can't make it to California tomorrow to hit Big Sur, you can go grab one of the Silverados, if you can find it. So far it is being gobbled up by those that encounter it on the pegs. There is always ebay