Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The COMPLETE Opener Checklist Magazine 2006 to 2011
It’s FINALLY HERE – the good news is that we have a final visual checklist of EVERY mainline CAR released from 2006 to 2011.*
(CLICK the link for a FULL PREVIEW of EVERY PAGE!)
So, what’s the final verdict of how many CARS are there?
The count is 365 which includes:
- every “classic” non moving eyes CAR,
- every lenticular with no “classic” eyes release
(mostly CHASE CARS but a few not CHASE), - significant variants,
- oversized-megasize deluxe CARS,
- rubber tire releases (Kmart),
- backstory Storytellers Series,
- + one from CARS 2,
- and haulers.
But I’m sure every collector have a few minor variants that they want to count (for instance, the TRU box mail away releases of Sidewall Shine and N20 Cola are now what I would consider a minor variant and not counted as a separate release but to each his own!)
So, 370 is a nice round number for the mainline as a solid COMPLETE number …
Then add in 120 Expanded Universe CARS (Toons, Holiday Storytellers, Mailaways, promos and Disney Store) … round up slightly to a perfect round number.
500.
Very good symmetry.
5 years. 500 CARS.
500 Days of CARS Bliss.
(unless you are missing some Storytellers, then it will gnaw at you until it consumes you … heh, heh 😛 )
The only bad news is the count is at a standstill in regards to CARS 1 CARS for 2011 but for next year – mo CARS 1 CARS? That’s the talk of the town but will it be talk or real? We shall see.
* NOTE – the “mainline” does NOT include the Expanded Universe CARS which of course are all included in their own issue. (click for preview).
Some additional things to note:
You can buy the DIGITAL PDF version separately now so if you don’t want a paper version or save on shipping for overseas readers. Same links as above.
I have also added DIGITAL PDF versions of all previous issues as a purchase options.
I have “deleted” the previous edition of the OPENER ISSUE (2006 to 2010) so no one orders it by accident as this is the current and most complete one, I take it no one still wants the older one?
And Questions – Comments …
MagCloud now offers “PERFECT BINDING” which costs more and you get a flat side versus the “staples” binding (aka: saddle stitching). I have to upload a separate version – is that something you want? If so, chime in below. It will cost more.
Do you want a COMPLETE, COMPLETE mainline + expanded universe CARS all in one issue?
Do you want them intermixed or in separate sections (if you want one)?
(I would either integrate them all by alphabetizing them or adding the Expanded to this current issue by adding them in their separate alphabetized listings after the mainline?)
Any other checklist versions?
Anything else, please comment below – thanks and thanks for your support of T5!
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24 July 2011
27 Comments
Of course there is going to be re-releases of Cars, The Original castings. Cars is a major Disney property and it is not going to go away. With the opening of Carsland at the Disney park(s) there will be forever interest in the DVD-Cars, The Original.
I suspect there may be some retro packaging involved with enough differentiation to set it aside from the original packaging.
Of course, having a comprehensive checklist(s) of the Cars castings can only serve to increase collecting interest. Who would think a summer movie would last so long in the toy marketplace? As long as moms continue to have babies, there will be Cars.
I just hope Pixar can come up with a better story line than Cars 2. Ugh!
gonna get it
WOW!!! I am SOLD as well. Can’t wait for this ultimate perfectly bound book. New to the blog and cant wait to keep communication with this collector segment.
If you think Mater Taco Truck is cool! Wait to see what’s coming up next =)
the opener checklist was so good i couldnt resist getting the expanded universe version. im looking forward to the bible of checklists in the future, but for now these are great. thanks for the digi versions!
Hi Im very interested in buying all these cars books and will but cant seem to find what book the Look! My eyes change! Race O Rama style packaging series is in.
(MET: The Race O Rama Lenticulars and Night Skyline lenticulars will be in issue #6, not published yet. Check back – working on them!)
SOLD! i just picked up (or rather, downloaded) the digital version of the opener checklist and it looks great. i will definitely purchase the final final opener + expanded universe printed perfect-bound book version when that becomes available. thanks to met and all at take 5 for such an awesome checklist!
Met, are you working on a combined book for non openers of all cardbacks and sets?
If so, please count me in, as I would purchase this book.
(MET: I’m thinking about it but I’m trying to figure out how many pages that might be …).
I know it would be a huge task for you, and maybe only a few completists would care. But I would.
Anyway, I have your DB and SC books, and will get this one soon.
Hi Met, Love ya books and even better now I can do a digital copy. I would like to make a suggestion, is it possible when there is a variant that details of the variant are listed so if you HAVE to have them all, (as some do) its easier to know what to look for.
Thanks, regards Andrew
I’m a big fan of these! My 5-year-old and I have been really really enjoying the original Opener’s Checklist and the Speedway Of The South coverage in the World Of Cars issue. I guess I’ll wait until the final final opener’s checklist version is completed to upgrade, if in fact this edition will be further revised. I think it would be cool to include extra pictures, like a sub-picture, for cars with official and unofficial variations. For instance, “Tar McQueen” would have a miniature picture box, included with the regular profile view, which would focus on the “tar” decal on his right side. The clown-mouth variant of Darrel Cartrip would include an extra little picture of just his mouth, or face, and then the corrrected version could show his normal mouth or face. This would take up more space and possibly require more pages, but could be a great addition to a complete, “perfectly-bound” issue.
I would love the master book two all in one volume including the mini adventures.
I just can’t do it right now but its on my wish list.
Thanks Met. I already had the 2006-2010 Opener’s Checklist, but had to grab this one as well. I went ahead and also grabbed Desert Art Checklist as well as Expanded Universe. My collection is all of Cars 1 and Toons (opened) along with protected and unopened full set of KMart Rubber Tires Speedway cars and the 16 Desert Backs (with additional No Logo cars). My Cars 1 collection would have never been fully complete without getting the Opener’s Checklist. I found a number of variants I wasn’t aware of.
I’m interested to know if you think the Chick Hicks wheel color difference is a variant. The Final Lap version had much brighter yellow wheels, while previous versions had some with yellowish-green tint (similar to the Leak Less paint variant). Since the variants for King, Boost and Leak Less are minor, but enough for me to put side by side on my display shelves, I went ahead and made room for the extra Chick Hicks as well.
Oh, when I finally took the Desert Back King out of his package, it was easy to see that its a different shade of blue from regular King – a more noticeable difference than the Boost variant.
Thanks Met! Ordered and the my oldest can’t wait!
One issue with all the cars would be good. But PLEASE, please, DO NOT alphabetize. Looking through Toon issue with all the cars mixed up together is a nightmare. Dividing them by series would have been a MUCH better idea. YOu can sort them alphabetically inside the series, but don’t bunch them all together. Same goes for main series (DB, WOC, etc) – don’t alphabetize, list by series. Perfect binding would be cool for a big book, like if you put all the issues together, but for mags, I think staples are just fine.
Sub sets would be cool too…Piston Cup Race Cars w/ Pit crews, Race Fans, Media members, Radiator Springs town folk, etc… Kind of like they were broken down on the 2010 collector’s poster from Kmart. I would want the Mater Tales cars grouped by each short too. You could do an index alphabetically by name in the back, so people would know what page to turn to.
I would buy a master book with everything listed regardless of series. All cars would be alphabetical with an index by series since the cars’ name isn’t always obvious.
The word “encyclopedia” should be in the title. Binding should be perfect.
But if Mattel isn’t done with Cars 1, I would wait until they are.
I put one in my cart and then realized we better wait until we get back from vacation. By then there might be a combined Opener plus Expanded Universe Checklist. If not, we will still get both. If we get a combined checklist, I would want the PERFECT BINDING option as this will go in our bookcase. I browsed Mag Cloud for the expanded universe issue after putting this one in my cart and the original opener checklist was still listed.
Yesterday 2 sets; one at 29.99 and the other at 44.99 to get 3 cars. Good thing I can cost average them over the 400 plus cars. Some nephew is going to get a lot of duplicates for Cars 2.
cool……
I did not post the above. Someone is pretending to be me. Sad they have nothing better to do.
They did the same thing to Kevin and even Met (!) just below, but I’m sure Tiz can identify their IP address and block them for good.
Just think of how pathetic, sad and empty someone’s life has to be to spend time copying people’s avatars, spending time worrying what others are doing and wasting time posting stupid things in attempt to make others as miserable as themselves.
It takes a very small person with way too much free time to want to do something like this.
Hopefully they seek professional
Mental health treatment in an attempt to resolve their depression, anger and whatever other metal deficiencies plaque them.
In the meantime; I think I will file some federal Internet and impersonation charges against this loser. It’s so easy for the Feds to track this kind of stuff. I can only imagine other sick stuff probably on this persons hard drive.
I want all them in paper version… I’m waiting for someone who can ship them to me via First class…….
email me I will gladly send them to you first class if you purchase them. I’m in CO.
toyboxjunkie@aol.com
Beware International First Class via the Poste Italiane — it may never get there!!!!
I would buy a complete+complete version including the expanded universe – all 500 cars! I think the movie cars should be in a separate section than the others, but having individual tabs for Toons, Holiday Storytellers, mail-aways, etc… would be ideal. Maybe even a tab for Playsets/Carrying Cases. Also, I wouldn’t mind paying a reasonable amount more for nicer binding. Those are my thoughts.
Thanks, though for taking the time to compile this info for us. And BTW, missing the Show Stopper Motorama Girls IS distressing but for $250+ for a 3-pack I will keep finding a way to make it through without.
Picks_Our_Cars (formerly SeanRynders)
Awesome and many thanks!