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Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast – Museum Exhibit “Preview” & Auction Reminder

Don’t forget the RV prototype auction is TOMORROW so if you intend to bid in person, online or via the telephone, get all your paperwork and registration in order.

You can read all the details on viewing, bidding, etc, etc in this post HERE.

Lot No: 144A

A Piston Cup Race scene display inspired by Disney·Pixar Cars film,featuring hand-built, plastic prototypes of never produced in die-cast characters Albert Hinkey “the Buffet Master”, Doug “R.M.”, and Clayton Gentlebreeze; cheering on their favorite racer Lightning McQueen, as he races against Chick Hicks, and Strip “The King” Weathers. Die-cast racers are from the Desert Art Original Series released in 2006. All cars removable from display unit.
Proceeds from the sale will go to benefit the Robert E. Petersen Free School Bus Program, which provides free transportation to the Petersen Automotive Museum for schools in underserved communities.
The auction takes Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles.
The auction is being run by auctioneer, Bonham’s who has estimated it will sell for US $300 – 500 but I have a feeling it should go for much more. 🙂
They are starting at 11:00 AM with LOT one for auction Sale 19466. The Mattel Pixar CARS RV Diorama is LOT 144A so it’ll obviously be later in the day.
These are ONE of a KIND Prototypes so if you want them, only one available. Here’s Clayton Gentlebreeze & Doug “R.M.”
And of Albert Hickey.
Yes, you get the diorama and the three racers (NOT prototypes).
The auction takes place at the Petersen Museum which is also hosting a new Matel Disney Pixar CARS exhibit which is opening to the public tomorrow on the 12th also.
While I won’t make it to LA for the invited guest opening TODAY, we’ll be represented by friends of T5 who promise to take lots of photos and test out the prototype security barricade.
Here is a preview of a preview taken with an iPhone through a Blackberry. 🙂

In celebration of their Disney•Pixar Cars die-cast vehicles collection, Mattel, the #1 toy maker, will unveil From Silver Screen to Die-cast: Disney•Pixar Cars Imagined by Mattel, a comprehensive exhibit showcasing the history of its Cars die-cast collection. Located within the Petersen Museum’s “Hollywood Gallery,” this special six-month exhibit offers families and Cars collectors an entertaining
and informative glimpse into Mattel’s blockbuster toy line.

From Silver Screen to Die-cast: Disney•Pixar Cars Imagined by Mattel features:  

•Movie scene dioramas featuring hundreds of real die-cast Cars vehicles
•Rare and never before released to the public die-cast vehicles
•New 2012 Super Chase Collection featuring limited run vehicles for the ultimate collector  
•Innovative micro-technology showcase of the hottest holiday toy of 2011: Lightning McQueen Alive  
•The journey of Cars die-cast packaging, a design that revolutionized the die-cast
category

So, if you’re headed there on the 12th, you can check the exhibit and bid often and early on LOT 144A. Good luck!

 

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11 November 2011 Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 8 Comments

8 Comments

  • Tom says:
    November 12, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    So $1,500 was the winning bid, including the 25% (outrageous) buyer’s premium. Doesn’t sound like all that bad of a deal, considering Bessies, which were made by the tens of thousands, go for well over $100 each.

    • DDD says:
      November 13, 2011 at 10:41 am

      I’m amazed…collectors will pay over $100 for a single back-door car that will be available for $4 in a few months, yet these gorgeous, giant, one-of-a-kind RVs go for $500 each. It says a lot about the economy and the fact that there aren’t a lot of us in the running for an auction like this. Just two high-roller Cars fans would have sent this into the stratosphere. Even if you have the money and don’t believe in paying high prices for collectibles, this is a really low outcome. Maybe no one believed that these finished-looking “prototypes” were not actually pre-production?? I’m stumped.

  • Bumper Save says:
    November 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    Albert Hickey, LOL typos!

  • John in Missouri says:
    November 11, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Who wants to join the Office Pool to guess how high the bidding will go? I’ll go with $814.

  • cac1959 says:
    November 11, 2011 at 5:09 am

    I wish I could attend, but Indiana is too far away… these RVs are great… I really wish Mattel would have made those as I know many of us would like them to be part of our collections.

    Looking forward to seeing photos…

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