Thanks “King Andy” for the heads up & nice photos. In Europe now but eventually coming to the US. While we’ve had Lightning Ramone out for  a while and we have a couple Hydraulic Ramone’s, this is the first Hydraulic version of Lightning Ramone. It also looks a matte paint version. At first glance, Pit […]

Congrats “Capitalregionnycarsfan” winner of our Highway Hideout contest! Send along your street address to us at metroxing (at) gmail.com Thanks Mattel for the nice prize and thanks all for entering! The Luigi’s Loop contest is still ongoing so don’t forget to enter (at the page HERE).

“Gabriele M.” found these in Rome (what other reason would you be in Rome, right?) 🙂 … the international Q case – maybe the Q case in the US also? Tach O Mint – the first EVER plastic tires re-release – previously only available with plastic tires in the Motor Speedway of the South Set […]

The rarest non-released Mattel Disney Pixar CARS release EVER. The Mack Transporter with a vinyl wrap! This is a photo of the actual item (and back). Specific package with “feature” call out. Legalese & product number. Shown at SDCC 2008, it was to be released before the year was over but in the midst of […]

Presumably coming next is CASE R – from the scant description, there looks like there’s another new Lightning McQueen? “Road Repair Lightning McQueen” Of course, we have Lighting McQueen with Tar – one of the weakest Lightning McQueen versions – not to mention any CARS diecast release. When he gets splashed with tar, he’s already […]

Thanks for the update and photo, “Hoogie.” Everything must go – more photos from “Buckland Blowouts.” A little less enticing now that the diecast version is scheduled in the next case. Thanks Hoogie & Buckland Blowouts – see you back at Target US.    

Thanks for the great photos, “John H.” The 2015 RPM 2-pack Petrol Pulaski Pitty is a variant. The two for comparison. Like the newly re-released Easy Idle Pitty, Petrol Pulaski is a unibody now. The first/previous release had an added facial plate (though the facial plate was always metal). Presumably it was so that Pitty’s […]

The new 2015 Easy Idle, & Pitty 2-pack. Thanks for the great pics, “John H.” The pack is a host of variant-goodness-annoyance. The most significant variant is the Easy Idle Pitty. The biggest difference is that he is a unibody (right) while the first/previous release had an added facial plate (though the facial plate was […]

If your local store hasn’t gotten the next 2015 case singles – Amazon has them available – priced like TRU but you don’t have to drive around – you just have to go to your front door. There are two “new” singles. Well, only one is truly new – if you count Lightning McQueen with […]

The new re-release of Dinoco Gray Semi is a variant. For the most part, it’s pretty much exactly the same. This is the last release of (Dinoco) Gray Semi. The only difference? Dinoco Gray Semi loses the hitch hole … previously the 4 or 5 Semi Cab releases had a hitch hole that worked with […]