There was some confusion about the 4 different kind’s of Van available … the simplest is just to take a snapshot of a page from our Complete Open Checklist 2006 to 2011 issue. Van – first released in the World of CARS series (2008) wearing a snarky expression. Van returned as a “Night Skyline” lenticular […]

The age-old ripstick technology has been upgraded to the 21 century – it’s not a corkscrew and you can launch more than one vehicle at a time. Called “Riplash Racers,” this is the big playset for it – Rip Start Challenge Loop. This is the plastic Lightning McQueen you get with the set. The vehicles […]

The Hydro line goes Deluxe. These are the only two listed – thanks for the nice photos, “John H.” “Mariela M.” sends us this pic of them on the shelves at the Mattel Store (meaning regular retailers didn’t order enough …) … and from this photo, it doesn’t look like there will be a shortage […]

I can’t quite put my finger on what’s amiss at this Walmart … I checked the next aisle – coolers on one side, 200 frozen potato options.  

The next generation of ripstick cars are here – called “Riplash Racers.” They can launch multi-vehicles with the same pull. Thanks for the nice photos, “Wraukn.” Apparently Target cannot figure out which section they should go in. But the price is right. They are $5.99 for the single pack. Yes, they give the appearance of […]

Looks cute …  

“Brian” was nice enough to pass along some of his extra posters from the Spring Kmart CARS promo as a contest giveaway! Thanks Brian! Sorry it took so long to post winners, was distracted with house issues – all these re-releases is crushing my foundation! 😉 Winners of the poster – ZIPZAP and OUTLAWBAK! Congrats! […]

Toys R Us is having a nice $9.99 sale on their Radiator Springs Classic 3-Packs this week. You can see more photos here and here. These are only available at TRU so no price match BUT if you want the PLANES Gift Sets, you can either pick them up at TRU for $9.99 or get […]

“DolphinBoy” made some very cool customs for Christmas … er, these aren’t supposed to be a secret surprise, are they? 🙂 Very cool! Nice that every wheel is custom. Something tells me Sheriff was sleeping when they slipped those bad boys on. Great job, “DolphinBoy!”

The included Lightning McQueen is plastic but it looks like it should work with diecast CARS. Thanks for the nice photos, “Lane Change.”   The main selling point seems to be that you can connect the Ramone’s and Luigi’s though clearly whomever designed this “feature,” seems to have never actually watched CARS, the movie. So, […]