While John Lasseter has explained why CARS have their eyes on the windshield and not in the headlights, he offers a more detailed explanation as well as more insight into CARS World. “When everybody looks at the cars, naturally, the headlights become the eyes,” said John Lasseter, head of Pixar Animation, to a group of automotive […]

Don’t forget today is the CARS 3 Event at Toys R Us … It looks like the two freebies will be Lightning or Storm with trophy. NOTE – these are not exclusives but free is free. Thanks for the heads up, “John H.” “Michael VN” notes his store has them for sale at $5.99 so […]

Thanks “Tim L,” for the nice pics. And the Return to Radiator Springs Box Set (Detailed pics from yesterday).

For those who are just collecting CARS 1 diecasts or want a separate checklist, the 10 YEAR COMPLETE checklist is HERE! CARS Collector CARS 1 Only Year by Year Checklist. Spoiler alert – 595 diecasts including all the major variants and 32 lenticulars with no accompanying fixed eyed releases. ALL in high res. This checklist […]

Thanks for the nice photos, “Tim L.” This has arrived in the UK – will arrive in the US soon. It comes with a CARS World phone booth! As far as I can tell, it looks like the rest of the Townies are all the ones in current release – no variants. Below are prototype […]

Thanks for the great photos, “Mack Me Bucko.” Here’s a nice preview of the mainline single release of Fabulous Lightning McQueen (coming soon!) Thanks, “Mack Me Bucko!”

Thanks “John H.” for the great pics. Miss Fritter is not in the film for a long period but it’s a hilarious scene. It’s Fritter Time! It’s heavy diecast metal throughout – maybe one of the heaviest CARS – most certainly the heaviest of regular releases. Comparo with “Ol Jammer Thanks, “John H.”

The presumed Kmart Precision Series Mystery Lightning McQueen is the Fabulous Lightning McQueen …

“Cars 3 director Brian Fee, who makes his directorial debut after serving as a storyboard artist on the first two Cars movies, revealed that there was almost a scene where Lightning McQueen got to meet two of the Batmobiles.” DELETED Scene – storyboards from ART OF CARS 3. Coming down the ramp, The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile*, […]

Thanks for the reminder “Ian W.” Toys R Us is having an event this Saturday. From 10 AM to 1 PM, you can get 5 diecast singles for $10? Not sure what’s new at TRU but still a good deal (presuming it’s the diecast singles) – do Radiator Springs Classic CARS count? This is the […]