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Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Flash McQueen Says Bonjour!

McQueen has paid a visit to the “greatest toy store in France.” (PicWic)

Yea, makes me sad to see that there are very few giant toy stores left in the US (if any) where you could drive a McQueen into a store and still have room to drive another car through …

Oh oh, looks like McQueen had a little trouble in the corners again … good thing STATE FARM is a sponsor …

This might shock you but apparently there were no new diecast CARS that went with McQueen …

“… except a huge amount of Tex Dinoco, Hamm, Dinoco McQueen and Ramones …”

Well, other than Tex, that sounds eerily familiar …

So I decided to visit the ToyRUs just a few kilometers away. For the first time,
I have been lucky enough to find a Mattel case still unopened. I opened it and
found 30 cars in one box!

If I figured it out well, the US Cars assortment contain 18 Cars. TRU has now for
the first time the “European” K case assortment and here what it contains:

Bug Mouth McQueen (2)
Chuki (2)
Crusin’ Lightning McQueen (2)
Darrell Cartrip (2)
Dinoco Helicopter (1)
Dudley Spare (Octane Gain Pitty) (2)
Ferrari F430 (1)
Lightning Ramone (2)
Luke Pettlework (Dinoco Pitty) (3)
Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet (2)
Pit Crew Member Guido (2)
Race Official Tom (2)
Ramone - Green (2)
Tongue Lightning McQueen (2)
Van (3)

It’s a good thing the world isn’t connected by the internet, otherwise, collectors in Europe & France might realize that Van and Luke have been out since early summer … or maybe it’s just a certain company’s international division that doesn’t get the internet over there.

Think anyone would’ve noticed if you slapped on a UPC on McQueen and roll him to the register … and of course, ask for 15% off since he’s clearly not mint on card anymore? :-)

Thanks for the pics David!

(BTW, in France, he goes by ‘Flash’ McQueen).

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19 Comments »

  1. Met- my 3 year old is freaking out over these pics. Great, now the Lightning McQueen Power Wheel we got him for Christmas is going to look cheap and puny now!

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    //Samuel
    19 November 2008 at 10:14 pm

  2. That is so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

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    //kingmcqueen66
    19 November 2008 at 10:20 pm

  3. I love the Slap a UPC code on him and roll him to the register…reminds me of the first pics of the Oversized I think it was in the Wild…Why use a cart just grab a handful and go running to the register with them!! Met, you really crack me up….you should write for Mad Magazine…do they still make that??

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    crazyforcarsakajim Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    hey PD, lets make a paper mache’ version of Flash!! Now thats being green!!!

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    PirateDad Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    Like a Pinata and all the Bug Mouths and Ramones come out when you beat it with a peg leg!!

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    Flik'sFriend Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    …and don’t forget Tar… ;)

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    PirateDad Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    Okay when you beat the TAR out of it… :lol:

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    Flik'sFriend Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    exactly!!! ;)

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    crazyforcarsakajim Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    pun intended?

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    crazyforcarsakajim Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    I want to see a one legged Pirate with a patch over one bad eye swinging at a life size pinata of Flash. Youtube here I come!!!

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    //PirateDad
    19 November 2008 at 10:23 pm

  4. That looks awesome! Wonder if they’ll do all SOTS cars that size! Would anybody collect them all? LOL Thankz Met!

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    //Jinzo
    19 November 2008 at 10:25 pm

  5. Oh, great, here it comes… ANOTHER version of McQueen… “Flash” McQueen? In French packaging too?! Can it at least wait till the next movie? That way it might even be canon too!

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    buckland-blowouts Reply:
    November 19th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    Tres drole, mon frere!

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    //Brown Fury
    19 November 2008 at 10:41 pm

  6. Gotta say I wish I wasn’t 6′+ for the first time in my life!

    Who gets to drive that puppy!!!???????

    (GOTTA HAVE IT…)

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    //buckland-blowouts
    19 November 2008 at 10:50 pm

  7. I WANT THAT CAR!!!!!!! 8)

    (MET: Follow the links at the bottom of this post to changing your everyday car to McQueen or Mater! For the less ambitious, there are Photoshop tips on adding eyes).

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    //Flik'sFriend
    19 November 2008 at 11:00 pm

  8. Hey Dude-Met-Dude!

    Has it been taken into account that Rusty Pitty and Guido Pitty are alternating in #95 decal location…(But BOTH are pictured on the card-backs with the decal on the thin part ((front))of their tool boxes). Therefore the variant/error is the one with the decals on the WIDE part (side) of the tool boxes.

    HOWEVER!!!! Petrol Pulaski (RPM Pitty) and Stacy (Leak Less Pitty) are correct, in that they are pictured on their card-backs the same way they are sold - With their decals on the WIDE part (side)of their tool boxes, but…

    … Luke Pettle work (Dinoco Pitty) and Dudley Spare (Octain Gain Pitty) are both pictured on the card-backs with their decals on the THIN part ((front)) of their tool boxes When they are actually all sold with their decals on the WIDE part ((side) of their tool boxes.

    Voila! (Unless of course anyone has seen a Pulaski or Dudley with the right decals in the right locaion…)

    (MET: I can’t recall - are the illustrations definitely from a scene in the film?)

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    buckland-blowouts Reply:
    November 20th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    UGH… Isn’t there a gimp out there that can look that up for us?!?!?

    LOL!

    UGH!

    The illustrations I am referring to are from the card-backs but I will turn on my DVD and scroll…

    And scrolll…….

    Guinness is starting to talk for me…

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    //buckland-blowouts
    19 November 2008 at 11:46 pm

  9. Yup - So from what I can see, they are all supposed to have their respective numbers on the “THIN” side (front) of their tool boxes.

    Is each Pitty gonna be a sore on the backs of complete completists..?

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    //buckland-blowouts
    20 November 2008 at 12:28 am

  10. Oui j’y étais hier : Picwik de Lomme jusqu’au 20 novembre.
    Ouvert ce dimanche !
    ALlez y

    [Reply]

    //acousin
    20 November 2008 at 7:02 am

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