Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Tall Tales – Rescue Squad Mater Diecast CARS
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 February 2009
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The gilded Golden Age of CARS is growing and glowing … The “Rescue Squad Mater” CARS will be on deck first. No definite date yet but the CARS & cases are being assembled … Collect Them All! Will update when release dates are firmer but clear some more shelf space …

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Frank, Painted, Stepping Out and Ready to Crush You Up!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 February 2009
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Frank was just a dream. Frank was just a plastic nubbin. Frank was a larger plastic nubbin. Frank was naked … Frank is painted and almost ready for action … He doesn’t look quite so pretty in pink … But I’m not telling him that … Frank Tippin’ Frank is rarin’ to go … All’s […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: On The (Carrying) Case
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 February 2009
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Need a quick carrying case getaway with your CARS? MiaSenorita offers up a solution: “Ok, so some of you might not be as excited about this because you don’t open yours… but for those of us that have kids I found this case at WalMart today (No, I did not find any new cars).  It […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Elvis RV World Tour To Hit USA Next Week … + the G to the Megasized …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 February 2009
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As many of you know, Elvis RV has already visited our Aussie friends … Oi, Oi, Oi? Is that right? Maybe it helps to have a few foamy ones before shouting that? 🙂 I’m sure back in 2006, we were all thinking the same thing – man, that Elvis RV CAR will be sweet to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: CARS Shopping in Turkey
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 February 2009
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Altan takes us on a great toy excursion in Istanbul and Turkey. Sure most people are there for the thousand years of history, the art and the architecture … We are there are CARS 🙂 Since the shelves are currently invaded by Wall-E which I believe very disappointed for retailer, only small shops are still […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Card & CAR Grading For Buying & Trading
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 February 2009
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Since it has come to my attention that recent trades have involved CARS & cards are not listed correctly, plus questions about yesterday’s post … here is basic primer on listing-grading your CARS & cards. EVERYONE judges everything different so there is no definitive guide that will over every detail – this is just a […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Elvis RV – LIVE in Australia!
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Posted in Advertising, Australia, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 February 2009
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I guess somewhere along the line, Mattel figured out that it was a shorter boat ride from Hong Kong to Australia … as with Al Oft & The King Semi that arrived first in Australia – the ELVIS RV has left the building in HK and has arrived in Australia! Rachel (QuidCars) sends us some […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Dinoco Showgirls Lightning McQueen CONFIRMED
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 February 2009
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Don’t worry, no rug was pulled, no shenanigans nor was there a bait and switcheroo … The Lightning McQueen with the Dinoco Showgirls IS the never released and new expression ‘aggitated aggro McQueen.’ (not his official name – wonder what it will be? Take your best guess 🙂   ). And in case you forgot … […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Dustin Mellows, Shelled …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 February 2009
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Kids, avert your eyes! (or kids shouldn’t know that CARS can be taken apart so easily …). John in Missouri sends us pics of his scalpel to Dustin … “A couple of years ago, we attempted to make our own custom Dirt Track Doc Hudson by putting the wheels from Fabulous Hudson Hornet onto Doc […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: When Frank the Combine Was Naked …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 11 February 2009
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Pretty safe for work unless you’re the type that likes to faint easily over thinking about eBaying a Frank prototype … As you can see, pretty close in scale … And full of that heavy metal we love in our diecasts … Coming in early summer … yea, might sell a few Frank’s … FINALLY! […]