FI racer, Lewis Hamilton is the latest character named (officially) … I’m guessing in real life,  he has a little tooth gap? 🙂 Here he is sitting in a real street version of the MacLaren … Here he is hanging out with other champion racers, Jeff Gorvette & Lightning. And I think the starting grid […]

Since we are closing in on the end of CARS Diecast – here is the nearly everything under the Sun released – complete checklist – Mainline singles-oversized-exclusives & haulers. Expanded Universe complete checklist coming tomorrow. I totally disregarded the numbering systems of the oversized-haulers, etc as they are just confusing – only the singles numbering […]

CARS 2 product is not supposed to be out on the shelf until May 16, 2011. It is not May 16, 2011. Who reads these days unless it’s on the internet, right? Speaking of the internet, how about the power of light like speed over to the Netherlands to look over the shoulder of “ScoobyDoo,” […]

It’s not supposed to break the back room seal until May 16, 2011 but as you might’ve heard, one store seems to have gone ahead – whether it was an accident or on purpose – no idea but what’s done is done so here’s the first case assortment – mainline singles CASE A. Some things […]

As our second most famous Mattel Disney Pixar diecast CARS collector, Winston Churchill once said, “Never, never, never, never give up.” Guess who’s saying “Hi-Low Ramone” later in 2011 … Yep, he escaped the incinerator maw of toys to spring back up later this year. Even better news, he’s now mainline and not “deluxe” so […]

And the greatest comeback of all … Down & out since 2007 … Pullbacks for CARS 2 will be pulling in … and pulling you in, right? Well, they are fun for kids and if anyone asks, it’s about learning the kids kinetic and potential energy. 🙂 If anyone collected them, they can chime in […]

No photos yet and not sure if they are metal or plastic but they are 1:55 scale … “Mix and match the four different pairs of eyes and four different mouths on each vehicle for a total of 16 different fun and funny expressions.” Either it will be fun for all or creepy weird … […]

Finally, a complete schedule … The 30-city life-sized Lightning, Mater & Finn McMissile replicas started their tour yesterday – Tuesday March 22, 2011 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis … At each event fans will be able to see the “Cars” characters face-to-face as well as see the cars that the characters were modeled […]

If you’re looking for the Gask-it launchers and you don’t live far from a Mattel Retail Store – John H. sends up photos from the El Segundo store … For those still looking for the MattyCollector McQueen with rubber tires, they have them at this store also. They are “regular priced,” but they offered discounts […]

Here’s what left on the official list of the next two cases … In theory, both cases should have been released by now – but since they are Target exclusives, it hard to say what’s what … are they saving them for the Spring reset? After Easter but before the CARS 2 reset on May […]