Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Donate to Win a CARS CARE Apple Mac iCar
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 March 2009
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“All you need to do is donate at least $5.00 to the Cars Cares program!  For each $5.00 donation, you will receive one entry in a drawing for the Apple iCar pictured above!  It’s that easy!  The more you donate, the better your chances of winning.  The winner will receive the actual Apple iCar pictured […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Motor Speedway of the South New eBay Pricing Benchmark – $2,500 USD
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 27 March 2009
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If a shark is attacking you – grab its gills or punch it in the nose … or jab its eye … um, let us know if that works … in economic calamity times, you run to blue chip safety and apparently that would be a Motor Speedway of the South set these days. With […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Aroldo CARS2 Apple Piston Cup Racer Custom
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 March 2009
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Of course, the official Apple logo is not a flat gray anymore but a beveled gray … So Aroldo has updated his Apple Piston Cup Racer to be compliant – ready for CARS 2. For typeface geeks, the “84” looks like it’s the Myriad Pro Black SemiExtended font. Myriad Pro is the quasi official current […]

TakeFiveADay Takes CarsSneaks Apple CAR and Awards It To …
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 March 2009
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2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate? Chiki Mama, Chuki Mama … For Her Winning Entry … Grand prize – a Custom APPLE Mac iCar generously donated by Carssneaks. Original Contest post here. Her winning entry … 2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate? MATTEL! APPLE! Re-release the iCAR!!!!!!! Go iCAR….. – chuki_mama Thanks Chuki Mama … this chant […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Dueling #84 Piston Cup Racers
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, collecting, diecast, Film, Financial, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 March 2009
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One of the enduring mysteries of our universe is why there are two #84’s in the Speedway of the South race … No less a mystery than: why people will drive 10 miles to save a dime on a gallon of gas; the existence of the Yeti and; the internet comments FIRST! thing … Why […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: When You Click Your Heels, All your Apple Car & Apple Hauler Dreams Will Come True …
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 5 March 2009
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In a magical world (Earth 2.0 to be precise), all these are available … here on this Earth, sadly, not so much … yea, who would buy these? In case you missed the earlier posts, all of these are crafted by hand by Mr. Aroldo Pongetti. Check out the posts HERE, HERE & HERE. Why? […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Wally Hauler to Apple Hauler – Aroldo Instructions
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 5 March 2009
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The Wally hauler is just begging to be converted to an Apple hauler … All you need is some sandpaper, some white paint and a high res gray Apple logo … It’s like open heart surgery. Get knife, some medical sponges and clamps … go. Oh, and some stitches … And hey, the Wally hauler […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Win Carssneaks Custom Apple CAR!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Contests, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 March 2009
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That’s right – Carssneaks has offered up a custom Mac iCar – the Apple Piston Cup racer as first prize in our newest contest! Carssneaks describes it as a custom – I am unsure of the artist-creator but it looks very nice and hey, it’s FREE for you to win. Nothing to buy! You only […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: How To Get Sign Off on the Apple Mac iCar
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 January 2009
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In honor of MacWorld’s keynote today, why and when we should get the Apple Mac iCar re-released along with his Pit Crew in a beautiful box set. A few days ago, we covered why the Mac iCar is not on the re-release schedule. Briefly, there is no ‘legal’ reason in the way people use the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Licensing & of Course, the Apple Mac iCar
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 January 2009
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I do not have access to the contracts that Pixar (& now Disney) signed with all the parties involved but this generally applies. When you agree to participate in a film, part of the agreement includes using your likeness and your voice. The next part simply depends on how much they need you versus how […]