“Toyfountain” sends along these early pics of Silver/Chrome Metallic Rip Clutchgoneski … Presumably, he will be part of the mix at the next Kmart CARS Day – June, 2013. What else will we get since the other 10 racers have already been released as crome metallic CARS? Since the Hudson Hornet (sticker) Lightning McQueen (CARS […]

EE is having a President’s Day Sale on In-Stock items … lots of fun stuff … And lots of weird and wacky stuff like a Minecraft magnet set. And while there are not a lot of CARS product in stock right now, there are some individual Toons.  

CASE B (2-Pack) Movie Moments have started to hit store shelves … There is one carryover from CASE A – two more Nigel Gearsley & Austin Littleton … nice … “New” 2-pack Movie Moments include 3 Airport Mater & Holley Shiftwell … As far as I can tell, Mater simply has an eye position shift […]

While it’s not a new phenomenon, normally the transition from the old card design to a new one generally means some CARS diecasts get lost in the shuffle. And certainly, the distribution transition from the Porto Corsa design cards to the Themes 2013 card design motif was even stranger than normal. “John H.” asks if […]

Thanks for the great pics, “bubba101212,” of the first two releases and clues that lock down what the next two are. Mater the Greater plus Mater the Greater Fan Mia & Tia. They pretty much look like the last release. Heavy Metal Mater, Rocky & Edie. Again, they look pretty much the same. The next […]

The Wrestling Monster Truck Mater Toon CARS have returned – now a Walmart exclusive … plus a price increase to $8.97. Thanks for the nice photos, “Mariela P.” and “Moe A.” These are the only 4 Deluxe singles on the list. And Moe says all the cardbacks look the same. Thanks Mariela and Moe! And […]

The return of more CARS 1 oversized Deluxe CARS (aka: Deluxe Case B 2013) have arrived at Walmart (not exclusives but maybe first ship to WM?) Thanks for the nice photos, “Moe A.” Of course, Red was available in 2011 in one of the early CARS 2 Deluxe cases but he still seems highly sought […]

Main News … From the Press Release … Fourth Quarter Highlights Worldwide net sales up 5% from the prior year; North American1 gross sales up 5% and International gross sales up 8%; Worldwide gross sales for core brands: Barbie® down 4%; Hot Wheels® up 2%; Fisher-Price® up 6% and American Girl® up 13%. Full-Year Highlights […]

“New” Toys R Us only exclusive Radiator Springs Classic CARS 1 diecasts have popped up in stores. “New,” in the sense that they do not appear on any official lists yet. Thanks for the heads up & nice photos, “John H.” King & Check have already been released so the other 6 shown are “new” […]

“Celso” steps into the Target Wayback machine … BOOING … what month is it? The questions raised from seeing this case are almost equally scary – does Mattel still have this case left in the warehouse? After about a year? Or did Target finally sell enough to pull this out of overstock? YIKES! Thanks for […]