With the new Disney Store releases of some Piston Cup racers (especially hard to find Mattel 1:55 Sidewall Shine or Transberry Juice), how can you tell from a photo if it’s a Mattel 1:55 CAR or a Disney Store 1:43 scale Piston Cup racer? Of course, presuming it’s just a photo of one without any […]

Coming November 20, 2009 – the first broadcast airing of Unidentified Flying Mater – on The Disney Channel, Disney XD and ABC Family. More specific details and actual air times as we get closer. Thanks for the heads up PirateDad. “Unidentified Flying Mater,” Mater meets a cute little bucktoothed UFO named Mator, takes him out […]

Along with the 5 Lenticulars in the Kmart CASE available this Sunday’s pre-order, here are the next three cases of lenticulars. The Kmart Case will probably ship in early October, CASE C should arrive before the actual Kmart CARS Collectors Day on the 17th of October.* CASE D & E will presumably ship in late […]

It’s on the shelves! In our hearts, in the cart and in the car … Ossifer, the baby is fine – besides, this seat is for valuables … TJ – all right sized … The Boys are Here … TJ – bigger then Sven… (Sven just shown for example – not in box set). What […]

Apparently the gestation period of a diecast SUV is 24 months and counting … Where is the fabled Richard Kensington SUV? Besides in ‘Nikko’s’ back yard … We’ll settle for Marco Axelbender … Now that Sarge’s Boot Camp will be here nearly anyday now … REPAINT! Or Marion ‘Clutches’ McKay … Okay, we do have […]

Hey there, TakeFiveADay’ers! It’s not a friday but here is a new video post by me about two new collector case sizes available from our good friends over at Carney Plastics! They have a killer new 35-unit singles case as well as a 14-unit haulers case now available!  Sweet!

Of course, sometimes information doesn’t necessarily make you happier … UPDATE, “Betsy” notes the following message from a moderator on the Kmart.com site … 1) No Chase cars in this case 2) Retail price of this case is $95.76 (for 24 cars) 3) 19 of the 24 cars have normal eyes, and 5 have lenticular […]

Gil has surfaced and is breathing! Apparently, Gil is arriving in the same manner as the Mater Tall Tales singles, Storytellers and everything else CARS related in September – a dribble here, a dibble there and some nibbles to and fro … so now you see him here but now you do not see him […]

Shall we play a game? Well, the Find the Hidden CARS Game is not so much fun … but these might be better … The Cars Fishing Game (on the shelves at Walmart) – or Amazon.com Link. As Bill H. pointed out when he sent me the first link – it is in theory a […]

The Storytellers CARS released last year have returned … in 3-pack form – only online as of right now but it should mean that stores will be getting them any moment now. When will the 2009 NEW Storytellers show up? ? But for now, you can order some of the 2008 re-releases online. It does […]