Article Archive for May 2011

In ‘n Out Burger Open in Texas – LITERAL Tears of Joy
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Posted in Food on 13 May 2011
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In ‘ n Out Burger arrives in Texas! Open in Allen & Frisco and coming to the greater Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Dallas Morning News went out and shot some video – with one woman LITERALLY crying tears of joy. It’s a great burger but tears? Well, maybe if you stole my In ‘n Out Burger […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: Pit Stop Launchers Review
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 13 May 2011
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The Pit Stop Launchers are a nice return to the old launchers … When you press down on the Alloil barrel, it sets off the launcher. The one thing is unlike the original launchers where you press down on a solid stick – the barrel is a bit wobbly and probably not a long lasting […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Last Trailer Diecast Breakdown
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 13 May 2011
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Of course, we don’t really know which ones will make it out as diecasts but place your bets! Looks like Professor Z’s minions comes in black. SPOILER ALERT Mater uncover in disguise … Oil Brewski Mater Mater & McQueen watching Japanese CARS Wipeout .. Humm, I wonder if we’ll see a Francesco release where they […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Final Movie Trailer Up
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 12 May 2011
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It’s a nice recap of everything – with action, humor, drama, turbulent emotions and Mater doing wacky things … AND CARS with eyes! What more could you want? Only at Apple Quicktime Trailers (for now). Click on the pulldown menu on the left if you want to view it in HD. More SPOILER ALERT screensnaps […]

Old School Racing Posters – Monaco Grand Prix
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Posted in Retail on 12 May 2011
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OneKingsLane has a nice sale on high end reproduction prints of the famed Monaco racing posters: There are also other art reprints … the Monoco Grand Prix ones are: Unsigned vintage lithographic reproduction of the famous Monaco Grand Prix races held in Monaco for the last hundred years. Printed in France in lithography on Vélin […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: Zapor, Petrov, Alex, Trunkov, or Oilski – What’s in a Name
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 12 May 2011
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Professor Z has many minions, one of which is Zapor. Except his name is-was not really Zapor – maybe at one time but maybe it was too easy to confuse him with Professor Zundaff or Professor Z so he got a name change. Definitely Petrov Trunkov. Definitely. Meet his brother Vladimir Trunkov. Or maybe they […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: HOLY, HOLY SEE & BUY! The Queen & The Popemobile Coming!
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 12 May 2011
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If you were wavering, here’s two more deluxe-oversized CARS 2 that might tip your scales … And while the actual Pope rides in the Popemobile, in CARS World, presumably the Popemobile is the CAR inside. Since the Pope miter hat is pretty tall, that should make his deluxe enough … As of right now, it’s […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast Cars 2: More Ransburg CARS 2 Coming
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 11 May 2011
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As you know, TRU will have an exclusive Ransburg-Metallic Lightning McQueen as a exclusive single on Monday … Coming later this summer … Metallic (Ransburg) paint Jeff Gorvette & Metallic paint Nigel Gearsley – exclusives at TRU. In Germany, there is a special TRU offer. Buy 25€ worth of Disney CARS 2 products at TRU […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2: Walmart.com Getting Started …
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 11 May 2011
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Unlike Target.com with a lot more items listed already, Walmart.com is still more sparse with CARS though there are better photos of the “launcher carrying case,” World Grand Prix Race Launcher: ($26.97) and it’s available as free SHIP TO STORE. But that looks like the only SHIP to STORE item for now. The Shake ‘n […]

Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Answers to Your Questions ….
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 10 May 2011
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Last week,we asked if you had some questions, now we have some answers. I only have one question. Are Cars 1 cars done forever? Well, forever is a long time … but for the time being, yes. Will Lizzie ever be rereleased as shes not on the buying matrix? Apparently she will appear in CARS […]