Our friends at “GetMeCollectible” still has some Barry Diesel’s left so if you;re still missing this show exclusive from 2011 – here’s your last chance. It’s a HUGE and HEAVY DIECAST! It DWARFS the Convoy Brothers! And he’s SOLID DIECAST  Only his hat and Dinoco barrels are plastic. $44 includes 2 day Amazon shipping. 

The only item in the Target Holiday Toy Book is this ginormous Super Track Mack. It looks pretty cool – it unfolds into a motorized track. Looks like a good way to display your racers. The Mack is HUGE. And until November 10th, it looks like you can use this coupon … or if you […]

Our Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Year by Year Complete Checklist BY THEME 2006-2017 is HERE! Every new diecast in the first year they appeared from CARS, CARS 2, CARS 3 Toons, Storytellers, Holiday Storytellers, mail-away exclusive and even properly scaled Disney Store CARS all together. If it was a 1:55 scale diecast released from Mattel between […]

The original animatic/script of how Lightning shows up at radiator Springs … A little too spooky and scary (and too realistic) for kids and scaredy cats (like me)

While many “segmented” faced CARS diecasts have been upgraded t a “unibody” all metal face or body, Raoul Caroule is still the same. Thanks for the nice pcs, “Mark T.” One reason for the upgrade is that it is cheaper on a larger run but if it’s a smaller run, it’s more costly to have […]

ONLY 2 are left on the poster … # 1  “The Radiator Springs Courtyard & Fire Department” #11 “Piston Cup Racing Museum” Here are the prototype photos from 2015 – premiered at the D23 Expo … Thanks for the great pics, “Mariela and Pablo!”  

Thanks “Bec G.” for the heads up. The Mini Racer Mack Transporter with 5 Mini’s is out in Europe. Presumably we’ll get this in the US but it might be an exclusive to a retailer here … none of 5 included Mini’s are exclusives though as “RCCars5” notes, Primer Lightning is first to market here […]

The “Special Edition” Scavenger Hunts are not technically CHASE/SUPER CHASE in CARS Collecting lingo … what does that mean? Well, let’s start with the LEGAL, the BUSINESS PROMISE and the PUFFERY as different degrees of limited/early/exclusive/preview/ scavenger/chase/super chase or X of X. LEGAL – It’s the toy business. There is no real legal definition that […]

Thanks, “Carl P.” for the heads up and photos. The new poster with a preview of the Next Wave of Mini Racers … Many have been revealed already … but a few are newly revealed … \ Metallic. Glow in the Dark (cool!) Other side of the posterr. Bag. The last checklist.  Maybe the SILVER […]

With the preview of Doc Hudson’s Ornament Valley Clinic, 11 of 13 town playsets are out or immediately scheduled leaving 2 … ONLY 2 are left on the poster … # 1  “The Radiator Springs Courtyard & Fire Department” #11 “Piston Cup Racing Museum” The numbering was never sequential in order of release. At D23 2015, […]