It was all so simple then … Out of the original  12 CARS + 9 Movie Moments CARS, there were the three main Piston Cup finalists. Of course, this is Tongue McQueen and not the Tongue Finish Line version of McQueen missing his back tires – but not a long to wait for the real […]

August 9th Update: As we had speculated and confirmed through the trade show displays and through the partial listings on several retailers/re-sellers, it does seem Mattel is making the Gift 3-Packs the packaging of choice of most things Piston Cup … which is both good and bad – while we are losing some of the […]

Let’s see: Storytellers Series, check … Oversized CARS coming in September, check. The nicest truck trailers for the Piston Cup racers, check. Chase CARS, check. Mini’s – check … what else is there, there is something else, I just know it … I just know it … No, not pizza but something just as tasty […]

A few weeks ago, reader “BMW” was kind enough to look through all the eBay auctions and help us put together a pricing pattern – which ties in nicely with several readers who had questions about what a “stickers” McQueen might be worth. Of course, the ultimate answer will on eBay. We know the first […]

“Stickers” McQueen or officially known as Lightning McQueen with Bumper Stickers has arrived … Well, in the West Coast warehouse … (screen shot from film) (photo of actual retail “stickers” McQueen – no, not mine) (photo of actual retail “stickers” McQueen – no, not mine) Appearing soon … starting early next  week … might be […]

I have to admit I did not spend a lot of time on the Mini Adventures cars – just way too much other stuff going on with the regular CARS, Oversized CARS, the Piston Cup trailers, Storytellers Expanded Universe, the Lightning Storm McQueen issues to resolve and of course, the rest of Comic Con … […]

© Copyright Disney/Pixar Collecting CARS is nirvana and we’re all a giddy as schoolboys and schoolgirls – life could not be finer, full of rainbows, 32-oz steaks and free parking … well, at least for the first 3 days 🙂 … after that, we tend to get a little grouchier. So, if collecting CARS or […]

Congrats Christine C. of Anaheim, CA – she was the winner of our MOVE TO TAKEFIVEADAY.COM prize package of: Our CARS book, SD Comic Con Lightning McQueen And a box of Mini’s and regular CARS. As with any good CARS collector, she was pretty much up to date except for the the last few releases […]

© Disney/Pixar & Mattel Red Line Club No, it is not scheduled to come out in the next two months. Beyond that, who really knows? My opinion is that it will be out at some future time. The time doesn’t matter because whenever it comes out, Mattel will sell it by the bushels. (A bushel […]

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 UPDATE I know with the recent avalanche/cavalcade of good news, it’s hard to sort out what’s coming and what’s in stores so here’s a brief rundown of the newest things that are actually on the store shelves-hitting the stores shelves-about to hit and/or can be found online right about now. SINGLES – […]