Hot Wheels Zamacs - A brief history
Have you heard of Zamacs? They're more often spelled ZAMACs because its an acronym for Z inc, A luminium, MA gnesium and C opper. They are often unpainted variations of the mainline cars. In the United States, these are exclusive to Walmarts. Eve though they are unpainted, baremetal variations, they will carry some minimal deco and colors. When did they start? Hot Wheels has had baremetal cars much before ZAMACs started as an official line of castings, sold exclusively at walmarts. This official lineup started in 2013 . A mix of 18 cars per year, spread throughout the year in six cases, in assortments of 3 castings per case. This tradition of 18 cars ran from 2013 to 2022. 2022 marked the 10 year anniversary of Zamacs and the cars had a special Zamac 10 Years deco. Very many beautiful and highly sought after models would pop every now and then, like a 55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser or a Honda Civic or a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta or a Datsun 510 Bluebird Wagon to mention a few, keeping the en...