BTW, Subject to Change 🙁   🙂 I have no control over what happens between the time case assortments are announced and what happens when it actually leaves Mattel’s warehouse. Though it is ALL TRUE that with my TakeFive tugboat, I was able to redirect the last Mattel ship to my island where they were seized […]

On the pages of TakeFiveADay, we look at the world through a simple viewpoint – how does it affect me, CARS Buyer extraordinaré? Asteroid coming towards us? NOT before I get Bessie, you stupid chunk of space rock … Earthquake in LA? Are the ports closed? Global warming … Is the rise in humidity going […]

More photos rolling in of Mater Tall Tales – Rescue Squad Mater diecasts so it’s time to assemble it all together … SINGLES: Screen shots will be replace as actual diecast photos arrive … (Kori from WM8) From the quick screen time, it does not look like she is wearing a mask or nurses cap […]

As we all know, Nitroade is big with loads of money and can buy CARS like they were people … in fact, they even got RPM Pitty to be prominently featured showcasing their product on a WOC card … But now, they’ve gone too far … as SlicePie-Jake reports in … They have packed the […]

I’ve watched the fun setup at the stores and envied kids who got the kids-friendly train, & car moving track … When I was their age, I got a rock … and it wasn’t my rock, I borrowed it from the kid next door in the brown striped yellow shirt. But now, it looks like […]

Here’s Micky’s prize winning Walt Disney Resort’s MINI Mickey McQueen & Minnie Sally enjoying a drive … And Frank S. won the CTC Hauler Display Drawing (Haulers & CARS not included). Congrats Micky & Frank S. ! Thanks Fiddlehead & CTC for the prizes!

While these revised & “new” Movie Moments seem to have arrived in Canada & parts of Europe, not much inkling they are even about to return to the US … Since there is presumably going to be card redesign as we switch to lenticulars or “drifting,” it might be safe to guess we won’t see […]

Brown Fury has been studying his diecast CARS and has started a nice database for us – anyone with more to add? “I got a little mag-lens happy over the weekend and found a few surprises:” Van is from Dipstick Rusty, Dusty and Mack from Our Fair City Boost from Nitropolis Fred from Hello My […]

Well, the CARS situation in in the UK & Europe could be better but at least it’s not Dickensian … “Rippers” sends us nice photos and a boatload of info – thanks! Story Tellers have arrived at Tesco at £3.97 each – about the same pricing in the US …I believe an exclusive also – […]

Not only do you get to contribute to the great CARS CARE program of getting CARS and toys to kids when they need it most … but you get a one of a kind item signed by “the coach.” The CARS are birthed at Pixar but you need the right coach to shape ’em up […]