Scion Diecast in 1:64: Toyota’s Young Brand

Scion has a dedicated following among 1:64 collectors, and diecast is often the most affordable way to own the brand’s greatest designs. This guide covers the story, the Hot Wheels and Matchbox castings worth hunting, and what South African collectors should expect to pay.

The Scion story

Scion was Toyota’s 2003 experiment in selling cars to young Americans: mono-spec pricing, no haggling, and models like the boxy xB and the tC coupe. Its greatest legacy is the FR-S — the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ sports car that revived affordable rear-drive fun.

Scion in 1:64

In 1:64 the FR-S/86 is the casting that matters: it appears across Hot Wheels lines as the Scion FR-S and Toyota 86, a lightweight drift machine beloved by the same community that chases our {IL(‘hot-wheels-mountain-drifters-guide’,’Mountain Drifters’)} sets. The xB and tC round out the catalogue with genuine oddball charm. Scion folded back into Toyota in 2016, so its badged castings are frozen in time — all of them now ‘first and last’ releases.

Follow the thread in our Toyota guide and Subaru guide.

Collecting Scion diecast in South Africa

Licensed Scion castings appear across the mainline most years, so patience at the pegs usually pays off — but specific models and recolours can be worth buying second-hand once their case wave sells through. Browse our used diecast stock for current stock, compare prices on the SA Diecast Price Index, and grade every purchase with our condition grading guide. The full model-by-model history lives on the Hot Wheels Wiki, with market values on hobbyDB and official releases listed at official Hot Wheels site.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 by the Unnew team. Checked against official sources – Hot Wheels, Matchbox and hobbyDB – plus the South African collector community.