If you’ve just started collecting CARS or want to go back and fill in the gaps now that some CAR 1 diecasts are being re-released – here’s a recap of our grids, charts and checklist magazines. If you’re just looking for a “simple” mainline checklist, here is the last checklist that was complete at the […]

There’s a new Walmart sidekick “sidecap” display that is essentially CASE B with 2 Rip Clutchgoneski’s … It was weird there was only one in the “normal” CASE B so this might be the reason, Mattel was afraid we would awash in Rip’s (AS IF) after this sidekick display hit post Christmas … so this […]

ComingSoon.net has concept art from the next 4 Pixar Films … including The Good Dinosaur – May 30, 2014 release. Directed by Bob Peterson. The film is described as follows: What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? You can check […]

There is a new Disney Store Chase CAR that arrived just before Christmas. It’s a little cultural faux pas to place him with a Tokyo street backdrop. 🙂 But looks nice. The next CHASE is the spiffed up Rescue Squad Mater – while Rescue Squad mater has been released by the Disney stores, the next […]

Sarge has had a checkered release schedule. Sarge was one of the original 12 Desert Art card releases and as a Radiator Springs townie and as a jeep, he should’ve been available along with the all the other townies in the regular release schedule but with his lead issue during the Supercharged card era, he […]

“John H.” sends along his great photos of the CARS Land Rose Parade from the other day … The first photos are when they are still assembling it – hence it’s dark … it was also freezing cold for Southern Cal – like 40 degrees! Can you even go outdoors when it’s that cold? Yea, […]

The CARS market is a singularity … (via FreeDictionary). 1. The quality or condition of being singular. 2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity. 3. Something uncommon or unusual. 4. Astrophysics A point in space-time at which gravitational forces cause matter to have infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and […]

Yesterday’s post was the rarest promotional CARS diecasts (giveaways not available to the general public). This list is the rarest-lowest number production CARS available for sale. For singles, in normal circumstances, there are about 15,000 to 20,000 of each CAR produced for a case. So, for most diecasts even if they are never re-released and […]

Every once in a while, a surprise exclusive will just pop up – a new Target only 7-CAR Piston Cup Gift Pack is in stores or for the post holiday reset coming next week. (Photo courtesy of “e.davies1”) It is the first ever release of Kit Revster and the first availability of Coriander Widetrack and […]

The Top 5 rarest promotional CARS diecast … there is a surprise on the list. 🙂 #1 is the still the ONLY CARS promotional diecast that has an entire production run of 1. It is the Red Ransburg Lightning McQueen with white tampo decals included with the Dream Halloween auction set won by the then […]