This is the NEAR final card design for the Final Lap series with ONE CRUCIAL element  changed-erased. Why is the removal of ONLY AT TARGET element significant? It means that other retailers/other resellers can sell Final Lap CARS if Mattel decides to without making any card changes … at the drop of the hat. The […]

Lenticular 2.0 CARS feature a new mini poster (there are no posters included in the Final Lap CARS): I’m not sure why Kathy Copter, Ron Hover or Dexter Hoover are part of “Team 95” while … on the back, McQueen, Doc & Leak Less are part of the “Piston Cup” category and Pit Crew Guido […]

I’m … I’m … … LINE??! Very shiny … Available at ChildrensToyCloset.com

If you are weighing whether to get an iPhone or an iPod Touch (or commonly called the iTouch), here the main differences. They look essentially the same, the iTouch is slightly less thick. The iTouch has all the features of the iPhone except it has no built in microphone, no video camera, no photo camera, […]

Welcome to Saturday and the announcement of our four winners for the THQ Race-O-Rama games contest! Our two “NitroAde Style” Winners are: SCANDELL and HEINZ57BABY Here are their two winning entries: “I love CARS gaming because the games give my 5 year old son the ability to win the Piston Cup all by himself; and […]

The amazing thing is there were real CARS not too far off base from these Showstoppers … When cars had personalities … A great homage to the Cadillacs, Buick’s, Lincoln’s, Ford’s and Chrysler’s of the time … Slightly exaggerated but only slightly … The Ford Atomic powered by nuclear power … Hard to believe it […]

Since there’s some confusion about the books of CARS, let’s start from the start. There is no official novelization of the movie for teens or adults, there are-were some for kids that encapsulate the story of CARS, the 2006 film but for adults, here are the official, blessed, sanctioned or in effect, the short list […]

From the WORLD OF CARS Expanded Universe Book … It’s BUBBA! He comes in the 2-pack with Brand New Mater and he’s as big as he should be … How big is he? Um, about 40 Guido’s? Or a better perspective as to why even at twice the cost Guido, he might be worth it […]

Target: Of course, no price match as Target is the only place selling the set of hauler, piston cup race car & pitty. Okay, not specifically CARS related but in theory, .you could project CARS from your iPod … pretty cool. At TRU, the Mater Super Stunt Playset is on sale along with Mater Tall […]

This is updated to the new 3-packs and the new Final Lap releases. This ONLY encompass singles and announced lenticular & Final Lap mainline releases (no Mega, no haulers, Expanded Universe etc since they have their own numbering scheme). Okay, maybe I should expand it to 2 pages … 🙂