Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Easy Idle & Vinyl Toupee Lightyear Launchers For Reals …
Mariela spotted these in SouthernCal (TRU, I believe) …
And …
There are two case sizes so it’s hard to tell what case your TRU (or another store) will get … but the case includes Lightning McQueen, Easy Idle & Vinyl Toupee so you will either 2 or 4 of each …
And there is one more case listed – actually will get released? That’s harder to say … but here’s the listing.
No word on Pit Row launchers …
Thanks for photos, “Mariela.”
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12 November 2010
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Case B and C, just appeared on the shelf at TRU’s UK again after a year or so of nothing….strange.
Does anyone have a photo of Clutch Aid Lightyear launcher nightskyline card?
and or a photo of Rev n Go on Does Lightyear launcher nightskyline card? just in cases they exist?
Clutch aid is a definate Kevin….seen it an hour ago will get pics tommorrow.
Would someone post the UPC and or DCPI numbers for these 3 Launchers?
Easy Idle Lightyear Launcher
Vinyl Toupee Lightyear Launcher
View Zeen Lightyear Launcher
Toys R Us:
Easy Idle Lightyear Launcher UPC: 027084866186
Vinyl Toupee Lightyear Launcher UPC: 027084866193
I believe that I have all of the pit row launchers
#28 Nitroade
#33 Mood Springs
#34 Trunk Fresh
#35 Shifty Drug
#36 Tank Coat
#43 Dinoco
#51 Easy Idle
#52 Leak Less
#56 Fibre Fuel
#58 Octane Gain
#61 Vitoline
#64 RPM
#79 Retread
#82 Shiny Wax
#86 HtB
#92 Sputter Stop
#95 Rust Eze
#123 No Stall
Correct me if I’m wrong as I would like to complete the collection if so.
Spare O mint
Thanks Kevin, one I missed, got him on ebay an hour ago, cheers.
you do know that there were pit row race offs and pit race offs right? and WOC and ROR cards?
been waiting for the easy for awhile now, bring on the platic tire easy!!!!!!!
i seen the cube at meijer also it was a let down i was hoping my easy was there but nope only re-releases for new collectors i guess. i remember being happy about view zeen (km1). that was so long ago now, hes still cool along with his other kmart buddys. they need a tach o mint launcher that thing would fly off the shelves. may be one day
-flop
Yeah, brother! Bring on the EZ-Idle launcher! They could make a giant launcher-display that shoots them across the store, across the scanner, and into the bag. Shopping made easy… easy idle. Pardon my tachy sales slogan.
Theres been 2 easy idles hanging at my local kmart for ages, bad bad cards but I kept seeing them, they were the pit race off styles
Hmn… hate the price of these things… 🙁 Would prefer regular launchers 🙁 I may pick up a Easy Idle since I only have 1 of him so far… Have Vinyl Toupee 2 times now (Dinoco 400 x2 & Kmart x2) 😀
easy idle was a pit row launcher. I was told it was target exclusive but who knows.
All of these were pit row launchers and I’me probably forgetting some. Most I bought from a seller who said they were target exclusives.
easy idle
shiny wax
sputter stop
fiber fuel
king
lightning
chick
nitroade
leakless
revolting
view zeen
sidewall shine
octain gain
tach o mint
dale
spare o mint
n2 cola
vinyl toupee
fauxwheel drive
These are not out yet in either version of launcher:
Revolting
Tach o mint
Dale
N2 cola
These are not out yet in Lightyear launcher:
shiny wax
sputter stop
king
nitroade
revolting
Rev n Go was on the WOC yes but (canceled on Night Skyline card)
tach o mint
dale
n2 cola
fauxwheel drive
I bought Rev N Go as a LYL last year. I think it was Night skyline, just like Vitoline, Rev N Go, and Lil Torquey, but I didn’t save the card. The plastic bubble and little nametage label is the same. Did it come out briefly as a LYL night skyline but then get canceled?
I got my info on the Rev n Go Night skyline card canceled from Met.
Never saw a nightskyline of it.
Still missing that darn NEW Sunburst one though.
didn’t say I had them all. All I know is the ones I do have the seller told me target exclusives. All the missing ones on my list except a few I have target exclusive next too, so they must be coming someday.
Easy Idle Pit Race-Off Launcher was not a Target Exclusive. The seller probably told you that because that’s the only place he/she found them. They were available for all merchants, including online sellers.
The reason they were so rare is because there was only one Easy Idle launcher per case and also because this Case C was somehow released after Case D due to some sort of manufacturing debacle. Many retail stores ordered scores of cases but received Case D first so there wasn’t much ordering of Case C. The case contents consisted of:
– Easy Idle x1
– Mood Springs x2
– Nitroade x1
– and I can’t remember this one – somebody help me out here – BMW???
+ 2 Fiber Fuel
Exactly correct recollection Slicepie. Chucki Mama too.
I maintain a case list, and this is what I have. I do need the case letter and contents of the newer cases that are not listed below if anyone has that information. Recall that Macy’s was the first place to have the Tank coat/vitoline/case A at Christmas 2 years ago.
Launchers Case C case C was delayed and case D released first. Case C released May 09 Fiber Fuel (2) Easy Idle Mood Springs (2) Nitroade
Launchers Case D Released May 09 Retread (2) Shiny Wax (2) RPM No Stall
Launchers Case G Released March 2010 – Sputter Stop,(2) Spare O Mint (2), Lightning McQueen, and Chick Hicks Night Skyline cardback..
Lightyear Launchers Case A Released August 09 (5 per case) Lil torquey Rev-n-go Bumper save Chick hicks Lightning mcqueen note some cases have Clutch Aid
Lightyear Launchers Case B Chick Hicks, Lightning McQueen, Rev’n’Go #73, Bumper Save #90, Lil’ Torquey Pistons #117
Light Year Launchers Case C Sept/Oct 09 Shifty Drug #35, Dirt Track Lightning McQueen, Rev’n’Go #73, Bumper Save #90, Lil’ Torquey Pistons #117
Wasnt this the Launchers Case C release of the Error of Mood springs car with Nitroade launcher??
Good Memory Kevin. I had forgotten that. Yes that was it, why case D came before C.
Also the first cases were:
Case A World of Cars Pit Row Race-Off launcher “VEHICLES Cars launcher w/DC asst M1892-999A.” 12/14/2007 $7.99 ea.
2 LM,
1 Chick Hicks,
1 Leak Less,
1 Nitroade
1 The King.
Case B Launchers WOC Race O Rama case VEHICLES N5534-999B “CARS LAUNCHER W/DC ASST.” Dec 2008 (This was the famous Macy’s case)
Chick Hicks (1)
Tank Coat (1)
Vitoline (2)
Shifty Drug (2)
I just got Easy Idle and Vinyl Toupee from friends in Canada… less than 2 weeks later they’re in the US… Now if only that would work somewhere with Tach O Mint as a Pit Row Race-off launcher.
Our Meijer just got in LYL cases with View Zeen, Lil Torquey Pistons, and McQueen on the Night Skyline cardback. $9.99 each – part of a cube with non-Cars toys.
Another cars collector and I noticed that Lightning McQueen appears to be a 1 pc front end and Rusteze sticker on front of rear spoiler
As previously discussed, buying these from Kmart.com will not happen. better to wait to get them in the stores
I saw the View Zeen LYL the other night at Toys R Us
Same thing here in Houston TRU. Saw only one View Zeen LYL. TRU is way behind here again.
Same here in chicagoland. I can’t wait to have a good copy of Easy Idle, just not sure what to do with the case. The LYL launcher function doesn’t work very well.
Cool but I was really hoping that they were going to release the Pit Row Launchers. Please tell me that I don’t have to attempt making my own for the remaining racers. No one wants to see that 🙂
Easy Idle had been released in a Pit Row Launcher format under the Race-O-Rama logo. There’s one on eBay for $50.
Booo. Please, no more tire launchers. Go back to pit row. Those are way better. Plus, can’t you see I’m drinking here?
I AGREE!!!!! 😀
The Big Toy Store at Disney Village in FL had Vinyl Toupee & Easy Idle Launchers on Wednesday.
I was just there yesterday!!!! Just missed you! lol
Oh darn 🙁