Mattel seems to have given the word to NORAD to shoot down the idea of a reindeer CARS Christmas. While it’s not 100% 100% – there seems to be no listing for the Christmas CARS reindeer anymore … and of course, since it’s December, it seems pretty unlikely they are just in the warehouse or […]

If you placed your order in the second wave, Children’s Toy Closet has gotten their last pallet (and the last ones from the warehouse) … and they are on their way to you. Enjoy!

OzzieMum was nice enough to snag a couple extra posters from the Target Australia CARS event … (not actually signed – it’s his PRINTED signature). Only available in Australia for a limited time … Poster is about 11″ by 17″ There are two to give away. Contest starts right now and ends December 9th 11:59:59 […]

While the Holley Shiftwell with Screen seems like a nice new addition … It’s actually super nice – thanks for the open photos, “John H.” They could’ve taken the lazy route and just slapped up a blue piece of plastic and said, “well, the screen is off,” but instead, they actually imprinted the actual scene […]

As “John H.” spotted, there are two Micro Drifter track sets that seem to available nowhere else except at Shop.Mattel.com. Each line extension from the “mainline” no matter if it’s CARS or some other line requires the revenue from playets/tracksets or accessories to drive the real revenue – while not as obvious as the razor […]

Robert E. & son have sent us an updated photo of the collection … Looking nice! Those pesky Take Flight planes sure take up a lot of room … Chick looks mad you shuffled him off in the corner. 🙂 And just a few Lightning McQueen’s … And here’s the photo from last time … […]

CASE P is back up at Children’s Toy Closet but it’s now just a trickle so if you’re going to pull the trigger for the case, now might be the time … keep in mind also that we are fairly certain that the two Super Chases only number about 2,000, that has definitely pushed up the […]

Last week when I posted on “Lift & Launch Mack,” I was thinking he seemed like a Christmas item … well, he is in Australia. Thanks for spotting this “OzzieMum” and the great photo. Is he another victim of US retailers lack of interest in most things CARS? UPDATE – Thanks for the heads up, […]

N20 Cola, the last on the list of “Radiator Springs Classics” has arrived at TRU … Thanks for the nice photos, “Steve R.,” He also notes that, “there are more Hudson Hornets and Sheriffs than previously available on the pegs.” It seems safe to guess that this is CASE C – with only N20 Cola […]

And the big winner of “Hostile Takeover Banker’s” great Super Chase Frosty giveaway? “GoDodgerBlue” Congrats! Thanks for a great contest “HTB!” HTB notes, corrects and confirms things that you thought might be true about Australia (yes, looking up things on the internet was permissible). While we had a lot of fun and weird answers, ultimately, […]