Thanks for Missouri John & Son … 140 years ago, they were the feared lawman keeping law and order in … um, Missouri? But, nowadays, they are focused on catching McQueen non-canon matches from the film … so thanks for the heads up … let’s roll the tape, er, magic pixels of the DVD … […]

For those that missed it, here is the checklist chart for the next few months of building your Piston Cup Pit Row diorama … The BLACK HEADER highway sign means it’s out, the blank highway sign means it’s announced or shown at a trade show but not yet out. UPDATED VERSION! This is what is […]

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED HERE. “CaseStalker” has asked for a recap of 2008. Is it still 2008? I can’t remember all the way back … The year actually started about November 2007 when Mattel decided they were ready for the new year to begin so all the stores were brimming with CASE A, CASE […]

Again, unsure of when they will arrive but here are the first two assortments – it looks like there will be three of each of the 4 “Mini’s in Motion” for a case total of 12. Here’s a sampling of what the card will look like … The trailers have a pull-back feature. The first […]

Ya, I hear you – where are the playsets for the regular 1:55 CARS? Nothing really yet but we have another MINI playset to add to the list and it looks dangerous to glass objects, taking out your eye and any household birds who will might soon be pinning for the fjords after this set […]

After the return of the 4 town playsets, there’s nothing new to add to our collection. Of course, truth be known – retailers are not particularly excited about playsets – they tend to take up a lot of space and their sales tend to nosedive after an unknown amount of time, we have actually been […]

Speaking of Faux Wheel Drive, Mattel has launched a German promotions much like the UK one of yore and the similar ongoing US one. Buy 6 CARS, send in your UPC, get FAUX WHEEL DRIVE. Buy 12 CARS, get the CARS Track Shaped Carrying Case. Buy 18 CARS, get both! Though there’s two more reason […]

tSince I’m getting a lot of questions, it looks like it’s time for an updated Blu Ray McQueen post. Last November, 2007 – to commemorate the Blu Ray DVD release of CARS, Disney & Mattel offered a Blue Ransburg chrome McQueen free with every purchase. Though Blue Ransburg chrome McQueen does not actually appear in […]

Yep, they are coming … It is NOT actually scheduled yet but just get ready, clear out space … Here’s what appears to be in the first case assortment. Followed by … AND no pictured (not shown at Comic Con 2008), the following are on the list of haulers/truck trailers to follow: Leak Less, No […]

This is a repeat post with updated info … Crusin’ At Flo’s is the first one with Mater, Lightning McQueen, Doc, Sally, Flo and Ramone all in their original decos. Other than McQ & Flo, it’s the first appearance of all the other Mini’s “dressed” as their 1:55 scale brothers & sisters. There are now […]