Finally getting caught up in posting Case recaps so while some of this info may or may not be totally relevant but you have a reference point. These were the first 2019 cards to feature a matte finish on the back, no additional spray on gloss – saves a little on cost and shipping weight […]

MARTIN ARRIOLA, lead designer of CARS diecast and playsets from 2007 TO 2019 is clearing out his storage and has some fun CARS items left – some of which he has added an original sketch! He’s got a rare Ramone’s House of Art Color Changers playset SEALED – He’ll also “The artwork is signed and […]

The 2020 cards are out – since it continues the Blue Desert Art lok, it’s mostly hard to tell apart or more appropriately, does it matter much? The front of he card is identical. The early 2019 cards featured a glossy cardback. The later 2019 card backs were matte – not sprayed with a glossy […]

This is one sweet Florida International Speedway – done up as a table with storage bins in wood with lots of fn wood CARS. Same scale as Thomas/Brio … 75 pieces!

Thanks “Samuel K.” for the nice photos and recap of the most recent 2-packs out. Heyday Junior Moon & Eli Turnpike are new retro racers. Bumper Save Tractor is new – Cruz has the eyelid line. Sweet Tea is a new release. All of the re-releases feature eyelid lines. Some of these 2-pack configurations are […]

Thanks “Michael VN,” for the heads up and nice photos. The Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Piston Cup Race 11-Pack has been updated to a new configuration with all the racers (and Maddy) sporting the new eyelid line. It’s hard to tell if Nitroade Tim Treadless is still the metallic variant … but it looks like […]

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the nice photos. CARS 1 Fiber Fuel has the eyelid line update.

A fun 1980’s Micro Machines is online HERE. Back when Micro machines was part of Galoob before being bought by Hasbro and mostly disappeared. 🙁

Fun recap of all the details and Easter eggs in all the PIxar films … you can check them out HERE. In Cars 3 (2017), Gabriel — one of the cars at the training center — looks at a photo of his hometown, which is Santa Cecilia from Coco.

For fans of He-Man Master of the Universe (and She Ra), there is a nice documentary running on Netflix, Power of Grayskull. You can view it HERE. It features one of the main CARS diecast designers, Martin Arriola who worked on the He-Man line also. If you want all the details, you can also check […]