Keep in mind the year of Year of Race O Rama really started in October 2008 and ended when the first WOC: Night Skyline CARS were released in calendar year 2009. For those who still go by the Georgian, Lunar or Hebrew Calendars … the CARS Calendar is cycle based, fraught with rapidly changing seasons, […]

Apparently Blu Ray High Definition 1080p resolution is just not good enough. We need ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION Stat! “Albert Hinkey” has sent in his report … “First of all, I think this is the final word on whether or not canon Sarge should have the USA stencil on his hood.  The answer is no.  My […]

Tomy Takara (of Japan) has not made as much of a commitment to the diecast line as Mattel has – they mostly do variants on the main townies but it’s interesting to see what the line might’ve looked like – at least width, height and girth wise … Normally the CARS come in single boxes […]

Last week, “Buckland Blowouts” was kind enough to send us pics of the oddball International Desert back cards that feature no names or minimal names on the front … there has always been some question whether a full set is available, it turns out we didn’t have far to look … “Rippers” has not only […]

The Heavy Metal Mater short is now online – it is in French for now. Mater is known as ‘Martin’ in France. Surf on over to the French Disney site: http://home.disney.fr/carstoons/index You will be asked if you want to visit the Disney FRANCE site or the Disney INTERNATIONAL site. Click on the left, Disney FRANCE. […]

Here is a snapshot of “Frank’s” mystery Rollin’ Bowlin’ Mater … The big mystery – it only has one back axle wheel while all other Mater’s have TWO wheels. “BMW” wants to know what yours looks like? This is the “normal” Rollin’ Bowling Mater. This is mine from a Rollin’ Bowlin’ Mater game – I […]

Got some cryptic messages from “Nikko.” Root canal. Medication. Las Vegas. FAO Schwartz. I guess this is what he sees all blurry? So, if you win big in Vegas, you can pick up some FAO Schwartz CARS – there’s no pricing on the shelves, I guess that saves time in re-pricing? 🙂 Remember, FAO is […]