While Mattel is continuing the internal code for the Mini Racers (Case G), this is Series 1 for 2021. The numbering scheme is reset to #1. NEW to SINGLES: #1 Transforming Lightning McQueen, #2 Gabriel (trainee), Officer Mater, #4 Rust-Eze Wrap Fillmore,  & #8 George New-Win (Leak Less Next Gen). Everything else has been released […]

Thanks “Mark T.” for this interesting find from 2015 lost in time, the Lost in the Desert Mini & Van scheduled from 2015. Probably the last case of the year which sometimes means if they already have done the switchover to new cards, they send these off overseas. NEVER officially released in the US. From […]

The last 2020 Mini Racers “blind box” case F is a great case with lots of new singles releases. (yes, some may have come out in multi-packs but no number assigned until now and in some cases, buying 15 Mini Racers to get 2 or 3 nw ones is a tough ask …) LOTS of […]

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the nice photos. The 2021 version of Fabulous Lightning McQueen is out, slightly different from the last version … On the right, different tampo decals, slightly more orange, slightly different eye position. All tampo decals in slightly different positions. The more yellow older version actually seems more accurate (card screenshot plus […]

The Amazon version of the checklist is up (finally). They insisted I change the name of the checklist … I’ll let you guess what they objected to … So it’s called, the “TakeFiveaDay 1:55 CARS Diecast (Complete Collector’s Guide 2006-2020)” I hope you can figure out what 1:55 CARS Diecast I am referring to … […]

Sweet 1980’s design motif  … Thanks, “Mark T.” for the heads up and great photos. Updated Piston Cup Racer Names Checklist. Gray bar means it’s unlikely we’ll get a “retro” CARS 1 race ar to fill in that gap but you never know. Black is definitely a closed deal.

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the great photos and heads up. Taco, the Demo Derby wrecker is back with the eyelid line but also lot of other minor “tweaks.” With any “dirty” CAR, there’s bound to be production differences but the dirt pattern is different in most places – even the mouth looks different … The […]

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the nice photos. “Racing Start Luigi” is new with a new facial-eye expression plus a green flag. Flag is not removable (though if you have a 2-year handy, I’ll bet they can pull it right out.  🙂  ). Guido is pretty much the same look as he is now. CARS 3 […]

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the great photos. Harumi from CARS 2 returns … slighter less red … Old rims (left), new rims on right. Windows lighter and back windows. Mirrors at diff angle. The side by side view shows a different body (back window angles higher than old version). The door side tampo decal seems […]

Thanks, “Mark T.” for the nice photos and heads up. Eyelid line and eye position … from 2019, already updated.