In 2018, Hot Wheels celebrated its 50th Anniversary. To celebrate its Anniversary, they released the “50th Anniversary Black & Gold Collection”, a series of 6 cars and 1 chase car painted in black with gold accents. Since then, a new series has been created each year to celebrate the age of the brand. Each set is easily identified by its distinctive color theme and anniversary number printed on each car. 2021 marked the first year to switch to 2 mixes with one chase car. The chase cars are in opposite deco compared to the rest of the wave. For example, the 67 Camaro from 50th Anniversary is gold with black trim. After the first set, this series is not usually found at Walmart or Target, instead normally at Meijer, Walgreens, CVS, Big Lots, and other similar retailers. Below is a list of the Anniversary Series.
50th Anniversary Black and Gold Series (2018)
These are in black, with gold/gold chrome trim
- 1/6 – Bone Shaker
- 2/6 – Twin Mill
- 3/6 – Rodger Dodger
- 4/6 – 68 Dodge Dart
- 5/6 – 64 Impala
- 6/6 – 65 Ford Ranchero
- 0/6 – 67 Camaro
51st: Satin and Chrome Series (2019)
These are in gray, with gold/gold chrome trim
- 1/6 – Custom ’71 El Camino
- 2/6 – ’71 Datsun 510 Wagon
- 3/6 – Custom ’67 Pontiac Firebird
- 4/6 – Aristo Rat*
- 5/6 – ’63 Chevy II
- 6/6 – ’70 Plymouth Superbird
- 0/6 – Gotta Go
52nd: Pearl and Chrome Series (2020)
These are in white, with orange/orange chrome trim
- 1/6 – Muscle Speeder
- 2/6 – ’32 Ford
- 3/6 – Fast-Bed Hauler
- 4/6 – ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser
- 5/6 – ’68 Corvette Gas Monkey Garage
- 6/6 – Volkswagen T2 Pickup
- 0/6 – Gazella GT
53rd: Orange and Blue Series (2021)
These are in Orange, with blue/blue chrome trim
Mix 1:
- 1/5 – ’64 Chevy Chevelle SS
- 2/5 – Custom ’56 Ford Truck
- 3/5 – Custom ’62 Chevy Pickup
- 4/5 – Twin Mill III*
- 5/5 – Custom Cadillac Fleetwood
Mix 2:
- 1/6 – ’70 Dodge Hemi Challenger
- 2/6 – ’69 Ford Torino Talladega
- 3/6 – ’18 Camaro SS
- 4/6 – ’71 Porsche 911
- 5/6 – Project Speeder*
- 6/6 – Gazella R (chase-ish, in blue with orange trim)
54th: Blue and Pink Series (2022)
These are in blue, with pink/pink chrome trim
Mix 1:
- 1/5 – ’49 Ford F1
- 2/5 – ’67 Austin Mini Van
- 3/5 – Evil Twin
- 4/5 – Pass N’ Gasser
- 5/5 – ’64 Chevy Nova Wagon
Mix 2:
- 1/6 – Datsun Fairlady 2000
- 2/6 – Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
- 3/6 – ’70 Volkswagen Baja Bug
- 4/6 – Manga Tuner*
- 5/6 – Custom ’53 Chevy
- 6/6 – Nitro Tailgater (Chase-ish with Pink chrome trimmed in blue)
55th Anniversary Black and Yellow Series (2023)
These are in black, with red and yellow trim. This series is proving to be a bit hard to track down, compared to earlier years.
Mix 1
- 1/6 – ’96 Nissan 180SX type X
- 2/6 – ’92 BMW M3
- 3/6 – Volkswagen T1-GTR
- 4/6 – Range Rover Classic
- 5/6 – ’66 Chevy Nova
- 6/6 – ’15 Dodge Challenger SRT
Mix 2:
- 1967 Chevrolet C10 Pickup
- Twin Mill
- Mercedes Benz Unimog 1300
- Porsche 993 GT2
- 5/6 Custom 2001 Acura Integra GSR
- 6/6 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
56th Anniversary Teal And Orange Series (2024)
Mix 1:
- Toon’d 83 Chevy Silverado
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- ’21 Ford Bronco
- ’65 Mercury Comey Cyclone
- Custom 70 Honda N600
- Raijin Express
Mix 2:
- 1/6 -87 Ford Sierra Cosworth
- 2/6 -Nissan Silvia (S14) drift
- 3/6 -20 Toyota GR Supra
- 4/6 -Tooned Volkswagen Golf MK1
- 5/6 -Tooned Twin Mill
- 6/6 -Custom 77 Dodge Van
57th Anniversary Purple and Gold Series (2025):
These come in Purple, with Gold Trim
Mix 1:
- Volkswagen Baja Bug
- ’73 Jeep J10
- ’55 Corvette
- Baja Bison T5 (chase-ish with gold chrome and purple trim)
- Muscle and Blown
- D-Muscle
Mix 2:
- Custom ’68 Camaro
- Mod Speeder
- Nissan Patrol Custom
- Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
- Porsche Cayman S
- Rally Speciale
*It only took to the second year for Mattel to insert a HW Originals junk car to the line up (Aristo Rat I’m looking at you) but that’s been quite typical in these special series. As with most Hot Wheels Sub-Series, I enjoy tracking these down. They appear through the year, so it’s generally a nice surprise to find them.
Anniversary Series Gallery:
