If you’re going to to the Seattle “Emerald City’ Comic Con in a few weeks (4/4 & 4/5), there will be a limited to 500 copies edition of CARS #1. McQueen will be red foil. It looks like it will $20 – the regular CARS comic should be out by April 4th and available at […]

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 […]

Hard to believe – with over 4 months to go, already sold out … Comic Con website and all the registration info you will need. Remember if you live in the SD area, you can also volunteer a day and get a free ticket for another day. While most of you have been to toy […]

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 […]

The gang that can’t drive straight … it’s 3-cylinders of all out racing … Or is it PSI? Once around the track or 75-minutes, whichever comes first … Pitty Trash Talking “I will jack you up.” “Put a fork in him, he’s done.” “He’s just all hydraulics.” “I’ve seen bigger forks at the dinner table.” […]

According to TV 19 in San Francisco, Metroxing has been sucked into a streetsweeper in a nasty street accident. See the live report here: Apparently, Metroxing thought he saw a rare Red Ransberg in the gutter outside his home.   We hope he is on the mend soon and we apologize for any TakeFive news update […]

Thanks to Nathaniel S. Binns (Darth N8er), I now have a new favorite Piston Cup racer … Yea, I think you can guess the new bestest Piston Cup racer … An amazing creation by Nathaniel S. Binns! It’s perfect from every angle! And just so you know, I did nothing (as usual 😉 ) – […]

This is wrong on many levels … it’s one thing to trick adults into buying on ebay but to trick kids? A bootleg ride? Really? Plus, what’s the fun of a mostly enclosed – ride? You lose 270 degrees of your view for a shabby knock off bootleg ride? Why? Why? Why? 1-877 (something) GATEWAY, […]

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, […]