Looks like the Radiator Springs Classic line is arriving in Australia & Europe … without the “Classic” part – presumably because while Radiator Springs is the trademark name of the town, they would have to badge “Classic” in every different language so easier just to drop it … Nick Stickers is the next and “last” […]

In a short note in the middle of a press release, Disney notes that Mattel has sold 23,000,000 (23-million diecast CARS) since the beginning of time.* * Time as measured by AC – After CARS. So, let’s say the first diecasts showed up on April 1, 2006 and today being April 29, 2013 – that’s […]

“Quercy” asks about the CARS that we have seen backdoor releases of or was at one point listed to be released … For instance, What about “Chauncy Fares the London Taxi, Bernie Caliper, Dan Sclarkenberg and McQueen fan yellow truck?” (This McQueen Fan prototype now stands as the longest from showcase to actual release – […]

It’s been nice to get re-releases from CARS 1 in the new series, many have been unavailable for a while or in the case of Final Lap CARS, hard to find to begin with … what’s nicer is that many of the re-releases have been “upgraded” to unibody all-metal diecast or higher quality production ones. […]

(Kmart official words in italics) Kmart has some wonderful plans for Collectors, Parents and Children for the June event! Buy $20 of Cars Toy Products and receive a Free Ivan and a Free Poster! The poster should be in stores but Ivan is a mail away with your receipt and presumably UPC’s. The flyer is […]

Look what “Wraukin” found … Yes, lenticulars are sort of back but no, this one is not a re-release. 🙂 This is what happens when someone is like a squirrel and hides a CAR he intends to come back later for but as a squirrel-brain forgets where he hid it and 3 years later, when […]

Finn McMissile in CASE F was supposed to be upgraded to a unibody Finn McMissile … but maybe not? While Finn in the London Rescue box set was upgraded and Security Finn was upgraded in CASE D to a unibody, is this the norm or a variant? Yes, I know you’re wonder how EVER did […]

The new issue of CARS, the Magazine explains the whole silver metallic paint racers back story … Quercy & John H. sent along scans of the issue. SPOILER ALERT – I won’t give everything away as I’m only including this page from the magazine but it’s actually not bad. The back story actually makes sense […]

Surprise!* Consolidators have been offered singles cases from 2011 and 2012 … ‘Member these? Really, last, last chance to get cases B, C, D, E, F & L from 2011. Sorry A, G & H are sold out. So out of the 144 CARS (if you buy the 6 cases available), you’ll get 88 Lightning, […]

There is NO June Kmart CARS Event Days coming this June. BMW got this note from Kmart’s head CARS honcho … “… We will not be running a single one day event in June. Instead we will be running a month long sale on cars products and  we will have new oversized mix in June […]