Article Archive for January 2013
Posted in History on 3 January 2013
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Finally, a nice video that explains why the Tourist Bureau wants you to visit Holland but the people who live in the Netherlands think we’re crazy when we call their country Holland – even though they seem okay with us calling them Dutch and not the Netherlanders. AND in a strange twist, it explains the […]
Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 3 January 2013
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Sarge has had a checkered release schedule. Sarge was one of the original 12 Desert Art card releases and as a Radiator Springs townie and as a jeep, he should’ve been available along with the all the other townies in the regular release schedule but with his lead issue during the Supercharged card era, he […]
Posted in CARS Land, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 3 January 2013
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“John H.” sends along his great photos of the CARS Land Rose Parade from the other day … The first photos are when they are still assembling it – hence it’s dark … it was also freezing cold for Southern Cal – like 40 degrees! Can you even go outdoors when it’s that cold? Yea, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on 3 January 2013
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Pixar presents a compilation of the music and imagery from Pixar’s thirteen feature films, performed by a full symphony orchestra. Schedule for early 2014 below. Rest of schedule on the website. Utah Symphony and Opera – Indianapolis, IN 1/3/2014 – 1/4/2014 Abravanel Hall Dallas Symphony – Dallas, TX 1/11/14 Meyerson Symphony Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Huntsville, […]
Posted in movies on 2 January 2013
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Amazon is offering a nice deal on movies they will store in the cloud (free) for you so you can view it anytime on portable devices and even on the PS3 and XBox 360. It’s also harder to lose. 🙂 And what’s nice is you do not have to wade through the 10-year old trailers […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 2 January 2013
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The CARS market is a singularity … (via FreeDictionary). 1. The quality or condition of being singular. 2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity. 3. Something uncommon or unusual. 4. Astrophysics A point in space-time at which gravitational forces cause matter to have infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 2 January 2013
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Yesterday’s post was the rarest promotional CARS diecasts (giveaways not available to the general public). This list is the rarest-lowest number production CARS available for sale. For singles, in normal circumstances, there are about 15,000 to 20,000 of each CAR produced for a case. So, for most diecasts even if they are never re-released and […]
Posted in Advertising on 1 January 2013
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Happy New Year! Bye Bye 2012! Good !@$*&%()©ß∂ Riddance!
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 1 January 2013
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Every once in a while, a surprise exclusive will just pop up – a new Target only 7-CAR Piston Cup Gift Pack is in stores or for the post holiday reset coming next week. (Photo courtesy of “e.davies1”) It is the first ever release of Kit Revster and the first availability of Coriander Widetrack and […]
Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 1 January 2013
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The Top 5 rarest promotional CARS diecast … there is a surprise on the list. 🙂 #1 is the still the ONLY CARS promotional diecast that has an entire production run of 1. It is the Red Ransburg Lightning McQueen with white tampo decals included with the Dream Halloween auction set won by the then […]