One of the mainstay and oddball segmented CARS has finally been unibody-ized. FLO – original from the beginning – raised eyebrows – notice the sink well around the window and roof? Flo was always an oddball with the middle part pushed through a hole in the rest of the body that was diecast. She became […]

A much better/larger preview of a new diecast Expanded Universe Series – XRS – Extreme Racing Series … Official description: ‘XRS Mud Racing die-casts! Inspired by Thunder Hollow, these favorite character vehicles bring innovation to competition play and collecting and can tear up the demolition derby track and do big off road damage! Each 1:55 […]

Looks like a fun one for kids … The Midnight Jump Track Set (on sale at Amazon) Plastic CARS with playsets.

In addition to the 1:55ish Next Racers, Takara Tomy’s Thomasville Classic racers look very nice also … technically 1:64 scale … Junior Moon Leroy Jenkins   Louise Nash Rver Scott All solid diecasts. There’s a Fabulous Hudson Hornet also (not pictured).

“Disney Diehards Race to Hit 49 Rides in One Day. An elite group of Disney superfans attempt the ‘Parkeology Challenge,’ trying to take a spin on all the attractions. A ‘mad-dash panic attempt’ to win.” HI-LARIOUS. “Every single person we talked to was just like, ‘Well you can’t do that. That’s impossible,’” says Mr. Tamburo, […]

While Tomy Takara CARS singles are 1:64 and usually look a skoosh too narrow, but this one looks suspiciously 1:55 in scale … I asked someone to pick up one for me in Japan but if you get one sooner, send pics! They also have some other Next Gen Racer singles not yet out in […]

Thanks, “GetMeCollectibles” & “PaulsMartStore,” or the early look at the Precision Series Doc Hudson’s Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic Playset – scheduled for January 2019 but could arrive earlier (or later) – no pricing yet but they guess that based on the sized, priced around what Lizzie is priced at @$110? The roof pieces lifts off so […]

These are intended for their 1:64 lineup of CARS so probably too narrow for Mattel’s 1:55 CARS … 🙁 But they look pretty cool … The Florida Speedway. The Rust-Eze racing Center Garage Only available in Japan.  

The WSJ is reporting that the private parties holding the TRU brand might be thinking about reviving the retail business … It’s hard to say if hey will open retail stores or just concentrate online but at least they’re thinking about it. It obviously won’t happen this year but it’ll be nice to see them […]

A preview of 2018 Mainline singles “at the track,” Pitty’s, Semi Cabs, Camera CARS, Announcers and Fans. (There is also a “FANS” line coming out – probably Target?) Some are out, others are coming. There are also Crew Chief’s announced but no previews yet. And technically, the Lightyear Blimp should’ve been included but would’ve imbalanced […]