Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Sidewall Shine – The Pegwarmer
Remember this post from a few weeks outlining the return of Sidewall Shine as a plain old Piston Cup racer, just an ordinary Lightyear Launcher?
Well, if you hate the round launcher – okay, how about the old Pit Row launcher (only at Target?)
Ta-da!
Now, more Sidewall Shines than you can shake a launcher at …
Plus, if you love View Zeen as a Lightyear launcher …
Yes, you can love him as a Pit Row launcher!
And also, the FIRST ever official US re-release of Faux Wheel Drive!
And with Tach-o-Mint* featured at San Diego Comic Con …
So, for the US market once these are re-released, that leaves only Gask-its and Mac iCar as the only missing re-releases.
* since we have heard NOTHING about Tach O Mint … canceled AGAIN?
Maybe Mattel figured it would be more profitable just to sell a Tach o Mint launcher and forget some special promo with TRU? … Looking like it.
So, thanks SlicePie for the reminder and heads up …
THERE is no timetable or case assortment yet and not even sure they will be out in 2009 but patience …
Also, if you’re still buying N20 Cola & Sidewall Shine from the promo, obviously if it comes attached to the base, you’re pretty secure in knowing it’s the two promo CARS but if it’s loose, very easy to tell, they are the ONLY TWO Piston Cup racers with two screw holes near the back.
(yellow arrows).
And they should be the production dates above.
And your Pit Row should look something like this …
Collect them all!
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1 October 2009
49 Comments
Aahhhhh, I just ended up buying SS and Faux Wheel Drive on Ebay.
If you know how to bid on Ebay, you can get these cars for a steal.
Got my Apple car from Jason P, now all I need is Tach O Mint and
Gask Its
Just break down and hit Ebay.
some one e-mail me about the promo plese! jtwhatley@wsi5.com
Anyone know if the Sidewall Shine and N20 Cola cars from the Launchers
are going to be exactly like the originals?
Someone told me that because of the origianl TRU promo, the new ones
might have some sticker differences or some other kinds of differences
just to keep the TRU cars still exclusive.
Just wondering.
Rich
same as ppl above, I nearly bought a Faux Wheel at $25. Happy that the piston racers release is near complete
hopefully mattel won’t make the iCar a chase one
About time! Thankz Mattel! Can’t wait to finally get my hands on a Sidewall Shine. (Stupid TRU Promo… Sorry… OOS). Can’t wait for Tach-o-Mint & Faux Wheel Drive Either! By the way… I’m I missing something? I have YET to see Tank Coat & Vitoline? Where those even released in the US? Seriously… I’ve been looking for months and nothing.. no luck with those… 🙁
(MET: Tank Coat much easier to find but not easy – usually Wm is your best bet … Vitoline much easier to find – maybe every third Target?)
Where do you get the pit row off launchers? The last picture
Been playin’ with these launchers as of late with the lil’ guy… (Not just myself) … And the original launchers rock the boat for sure!!!!
Although I found…
Since I had to replace an elastic on one of the originals…
If you double them up or make the elastic go around the fittings twice instead of only once…
Those launchers REALLY launch the sweet livin’ heck out of those cars!!!
I kept 3 pit rows only..hard to get it here
Hope when and if all the Final Lap stockroom raiding beeps on Targets Corparate radar, stricter Cars backroom pulling rules dont materialize. Did we bust out BB Mater and end up SuperMaxing the rest of the row. Instead of “my friend got these cars at another Target, can you help me find them” it might go like “Hi, I’m the new Mattel rep (says so on my nametag-so it must be true) we have a situation, I need to inspect all pit race off cars imediately, all alone, at the check out, no questions please, I’m a professional mam’, carry on”. Ahh unlikely, we all know they’ll be hanging around like Tumbleweed McQueens and Trunk Fresh pittys. Collect them all. No problem.
Let me know if that works!!!!
I do speak some squirrel, so I got that goin for me.
Long Live Pit Row!
there were some RPM 64 promos in the cases screwed down that were sold from the HK couple to a few years ago.
Any idea how I can get one of those?
Awesome I want them all! x2
What’s the record for the most Pit Row Launchers SET OFF ALL AT ONE TIME?
Come on, who’s kids have had a kid manning each launcher and all hitting the fuel cans at the exact same time?
My son and I launched 12 using a yard stick….It was AWESOME!!!
The cat was not happy
🙂
I will try to post some video
(MET: Funny!)
I had the same idea for launching all of them. Though I was moreso thinking a longer piece of wood.
My ONLY complaint is that I REALLY like having a SINGLE of each RACER on HIS OWN CARD, which isn’t quite the same with launchers….CLOSE, but not the same as the racer by himself with his image on the card back. Something I DON’T have for my Faux Wheel Drive, for example.
It’s like the FIRST round of Kmart CARS, like View Zeen, with his own image on the card, as opposed to Kmart CARS Day 2, where we got a generic background….not as impressive as having each CARS image on his own card, in my opinion.
I AM glad to see the original launchers continue, as the Lightyear launchers are pretty lame.
Awesome I am going to have to find these old style. and faux wheel drive is a take on our my name foxhill. So with tex (my dad’s name) and charlie (mum’s name) it will make a great set at my son’s cemetary.
Just looks like the photo I was going to send you with my son’s launchers!!! Love them!!
Pit row race off launchers… here’s hoping we can collect them all!
AGREED…I line them up like a rainbow, then by number, then by style, then by….well you get the point!
Ditto above… what about Transberry Juice?
I was wondering the same thing. I haven’t seen anything on the Transberry front.
Cool and can’t wait. The Lightyear ones are boring looking. The Pit Race Off ones are cool looking as Brian ststed the other day.
WOW!! AT LEAST 3 OF EACH!!!!!!! 🙂
Does anybody know the distribution on Fiber Fuel launcher? I missed the
first case he was in and am now seeing the next case without him. Is this
correct? Is Target the only place to look? They have so many pegwarmers
I can’t believe they will ever order an old case. Thanks in advance.
same here, never seen it. And I need the 3 new ones from that case. I have seen the retread case & the shifty drug case, but not the Fiber Fuel case.
The Fiber Fuel Launchers were only released in Launchers Case C, which did not reach many stores. But I have them here if you need any.
Hey Met, My Sidewall and N2O have different dates both earlier than yours. Mine are like 1378 for SWS and 1978 for N2O, both of them came from plm171’s Ebay store, which is fantastic, BTW. If anyone still wants one in the case go check it out they are going for about $40-50 with free shipping.
They weren’t actually shipped from TRU, that is probably why I guess.
i buy cars from them a lot! they are a great seller!
There are still some pitrow launchers at Target. They still had Shiny Wax and Retread. However, I’m still upset that I’ve never found a Fiber Fuel launcher.
Thanks for this news. Saves me having to pay $20-40 for Faux Wheel. Wish there was more info on Tach-O-Mint. How could they screw up what could have been a ‘great Christmas present-like promo?’
I have Fiber Fuel Launchers here.
oh im so glad they are still doing the pit row launchers! We only have 1 lightyear launcher (and thats because it was rev n go!) and Zach doesnt even play with the launcher, he puts them on his pit row ones.
This is fantastic news! A question that I have though is: Since the Pit Row launchers are being marketed as a TGT only item, does that mean that they will never be made available to other folks, i.e. PSTS and CTC? Jake? Traver? Met? Anyone????
Not sure if these are Target only or not since I got the photos from the Mattel B2B site. There is no info about ordering them though so I guess only time will tell…
(MET: Yes, Pit Row launchers are a Target only item but it also took like 9 months from the time they were not available to resellers to the time they actually appeared on Target shelves so who knows when it will happen).
Thanks guys for the info. I will have to keep my eyes and ears open on this one!
I do love the pit row launchers and hope we get 34-36 of those eventually! Keep ’em coming…. including GASK-ITS!
this is excellent news. Maybe I missed it, but any word of a re-release of Transberry Juice?
Better get those extra promo cars out soon… price will most likely drop…
Will be glad to get a sidewall shine for my nephew to open and play with!!! He keeps his Blue Ray, Rollin Mater, N2O and SWS in a special display case I made for him… those are his “special” cars!!!
never realized rollin bowlin mater is a rare one. Bought him the first month he came out at walmart with the bowling set, adorable and only $24.
YIPPIE! On with the Pit row . . . I MUST collect them all . . . .gimmie gimmie gimmie . . . um, sorry . . . my son and daughter want them all too!! The Launchers are their favs! 🙂
For the love of all that is good…please come out before Christmas!! LOL! I would love to have this to get that much closer to having a full set of racers for my little boy!
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!
So glad that the Pit Rows are stickin around! Faux Wheel Drive!?!?! Score!!!!
I had a feeling we’d be seeing FWD. Glad I traded mine when I did.
🙂
SWEET!!
Lightyear Launchers show no creativity. Keep the old style coming!!
And yes, I yell that at Cubs game too.