Thanks John H. for sending along photos of “Carla with Flames.” Not a CHASE so it’ll be back again later in the year. Carla is a unibody now but because the decorative wrap does not over the front and the metal color is not a match, Carla the unibody is actually worse looking than the […]

“Optom,” & “Optom Jr.” very generously offered up a rare Australian-only Metallic Frosty! And there would be three runner up Australian only poster winners!!   “Optom Jr.” is all set to draw from the eligible entries. GRAND PRIZE WINNER – “Yitman!” Winner of a sealed on card Metallic Frosty + Australian only poster! Congrats! Runner […]

This is the contents for CASE Y – it seems likely there is a Super Chase CASE W but we’re still waiting confirmation. The good news? Lizzie. Chemist. Luigi & Guido with yellow air gun & sign – maybe a Super Chase in the twin of the Y Case and Matthew True Blue for those […]

Lizzie is coming back in the next case! Will she be a variant? It seems likely but we won’t know for certain until someone has one in their hands. In 2006, the first Lizzie’s released were produced at Mattel’s Thailand plant so there is actually no production date. BUT there are some subtle and one […]

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This checklist combines all the mainline releases from 2006 to 2013. (Links to Part 1 and 2 are in the previous post). For most completist collectors you should have about 604 releases. 453 CARS 1 & CARS 2 diecasts. 99 CARS 1 & CARS 2 variants (both minor and major). 97 CARS 1 lenticulars (this […]

Er, has the price doubled in a month? But hey, it’s like being at Euro Toys R Us without having to leave Springfield.

This checklist combines all the mainline releases from 2006 to 2013. (Part 1 is HERE). For most completist collectors you should have about 604 releases. 453 CARS 1 & CARS 2 diecasts. 99 CARS 1 & CARS 2 variants (both minor and major). 97 CARS 1 lenticulars (this total doesn’t include lenticular variants – or […]

This checklist combines all the mainline releases from 2006 to 2013. For most completist collectors you should have about 604 releases. 453 CARS 1 & CARS 2 diecasts. 99 CARS 1 & CARS 2 variants (both minor and major). 97 CARS 1 lenticulars (this total doesn’t include lenticular variants – or those who did not […]

PART 1 is HERE of the CARS 1 checklists. There is a bubble circle to indicate a Classic (fixed eyes release); a lenticular release and/or a Kmart release with Rubber Tires. There is also another column to indicate minor (yellow) or major variants (green). It is subjective but generally, it’s the 2-foot rule. If you […]