First official US release appearance of correct red rim Mario Andretti? If you placed your wager on Check Lane series – you win! Reader “Albert Hinckley” (really Mike N.) found these at Target – thanks for the heads up and pics!

Until now, there have been two problems with diecast display cases – they were either not made for the larger 1:55 Mattel Disney Pixar diecast CARS or if they did fit, they only fit sideways … which I never understood. You want to display your diecast cars & CARS at a slight angle … So […]

CARS & photos and photos and CARS … CALLING ALL CARS,  CALLING ALL CARS – I have broken though the outer shell imprisoning me. I am free. Do you roger? You sound muffled – are you still encased in the oval shell? I’ve crash landed on a strange planet. The impact must have awoken me […]

There’s a new quasi-CARS Cube that doesn’t really sound necessary … John from MO reports in … “On one side there is nothing but the new Tractor Tipping game.  Going clockwise, the next side is half Night Vision McQueen (probably 4 dozen of them) and the other half a Hot Wheels playset.  The next side […]

Our friends at CTC/Children’s Toy Closet are selling a display case that is a nice way to display the haulers and pit crew. Here’s what it looks like RAW. It’s acrylic and solidly built with a hinge that lifts up. It comes with mounting screws (and screw sleeves). It also has the classy mirrored back […]

As with any mass production lines, there will be days or periods where the production inspector takes a nap. It usually happens when the toy company wants to cut costs and the factory says something, “You want cost cuts, I’ll show you cost cuts!” “No glue for you!” Or as “Camlgt,” “Buckland-Blowouts” and “Ricky S.” […]

99 CASES of CARS, take one down … 693 Lightning McQueen’s, take one down … Yes, Chuki CHASE packaging is just the packaging. CAR looks exactly the same. Hey, look, it’s Mater (Version II) … This Wall of CARS will soon be a hedgerow – coming towards you at the speed of brown.

Last week in our post on ‘retired’ CARS, I pointed out that in the ‘production category,’ Mater was switched from mostly metal to just the cab portion as metal …Basically the old Mater was virtually all metal except for the tow hook apparatus and tow lines. The new Mater is all plastic except the cab […]

Thanks to “Mara,” the next haulers coming are listed on Target.com and Amazon.com since they do Target’s online fulfillment. Some parts of this make perfect sense … If you’re still looking for … Amazon Target.com Links Chick Hicks Hauler Mack Hauler (free shipping) Dinoco Hauler Octane Gain Hauler Leak Less Hauler Target.com Links Octane Gain […]

Trailers un-hitched. Pitty’s unloading. No racers, no press. What’s a hauler to do Tuesday night? Maybe do a few laps – last one buys the Piston Poison … FIVE WIDE – coming through! Anyone can do 190 in a aero race car, you ever try doing 125 at 16 tons? Whoa, Nelly! It ain’t drifting, […]