How patient can you be? Elvis RV arrived to resellers around March 5th … On May 17, 2009, I saw the first one a shelf in NorCal … @73 Days or 10 weeks or 2 months and 12 days … Dustin Mellows arrived around December 28, 2008 to resellers … I spotted the first one […]

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Here is now the FINAL and official US Case Assortment … Shipping today from CTC, thanks for the final update CTC. And yea, Mattel can change case assortments as they see fit because everything is tagged: Subject to Change.

Normally as we get to the end of a design motif and the great switchover takes place (Supercharged to World of CARS to Race O Rama), there are a few CARS that get left in the lurch – either shifting to the new motif or short shifted in the shift but in the case of […]

The folks over at Diecastspace.com have invited TakeFive to participate in their first show to be held in the Atlanta area.  The show will be held June 11-14 at the Hilton Airport Atlanta. In addition to lots of HotWheels related trading going on, there will be some time and events dedicated to Mattel Pixar Cars.  […]

Either Fall or Christmas time … From the looks of it, you try and launch MINI SPINOUT (TIRES) McQUEEN out of Flo’s over Sheriff & the Impound Yard, careful of the telephone wires and into the back to Mack to escape … I presume Spinout McQueen MINI is the exclusive? Not sure if it comes […]

It’s unknown if the Target “classics” Race O Rama card will look like the current ones only with a ONLY AT TARGET sticker/snipe somewhere … or if it will be completely different and/or more like the lenticular design? But in any case, the last case of CARS available to us on ALL on ROR cards […]

Looks like Walmart is changing up the mix of their stores to go after former Circuit City customers … As the WSJ reports … “Wal-Mart also is leveraging a more subtle advantage it boasts over standalone electronics chains: a mom-heavy clientele. Retailers say women often have final say over household purchases of new video games […]

Lo and behold, they have CARS for sale at the DisneyWorld. MamaCollector sends us some nice pics … MamaCollector also notes: Mickey and Minnie mini were easy to find at the 4 parks for 26.95.  However, the duo can be purchased at the WDW mail order 407-363-6299 (sku #40012776198). Disney uses their own SKU which does […]

Take Five A Day: The Magazine! You asked for it and now, you can on-demand it! Issue #1 of our magazine is available for order! 20 full-color pages devoted just to the DESERT ART series … Other than a few pages of text, the magazine is entirely comprised of full color checklists for however you […]

As if Aroldo Pongetti needed a bigger challenge but hey, what about a CAR body is not really available? Have no fear, Aroldo is here! If I had to guess, I would’ve thought Artie the TV Director was “Chuck Manifold” but Aroldo is right – he is definitely more of a coupe … or to […]