Since the Tuners with Flames has gone over so well, Mattel decided to ignite ’em all … Well, maybe not all but we are definitely getting Nigel Gearsley with Flame and Carla Veloso with Flames in 2014 …. Will the others get the IT BURNS addition? El Fuego Miguel. Shu 燃えて. Shu on Fire. Will […]

“spamusubi” had an interesting thing occur at his Kmart during the Kmart CARS Day (last week) … “One case of the ten opened at the Kmart near me had a metallic Frosty in it. Labeling and packaging was specific for this card, wasn’t a packaging error. It had the “metallic deco” indicator (it was silver) […]

The listing offers no real details except just enough … CARS Neon. 1:55 Diecast. They have their own product code and not part of the mainline singles series. No listing for the singles assortment but there is a playset and also a 4-pack … humm, I think I can name 4 neon glow in the […]

Rob (My 6 Kids) also sends along photos of the cardbacks from the first Deluxe releases: The Piston Cup theme series of diecasts – nothing too new as a card of N20 Cola had already leaked out … and of course, how can you even think of selling a CARS series without Marlon Clutches McKay […]

The 2014 Deluxe/oversized CARS are here … in the oddly named CASE H (normally, it should be CASE A but apparently the new singles CASE is CASE T, I guess maybe Mattel was confusing themselves and has decided from here on out only to start with A letter codes when the calendar year reaches the […]

Michael Wallis, author of “Route 66: The Mother Road,” and the voice of Sheriff gave an interview to radio station WGBZ. At about the 22-minute mark, you’ll hear him drop a pretty big nugget of news — that Disney-Pixar will make a “Cars 3″ film that goes back to Route 66 and includes Route 99, […]

Hope you’re Kmart CARS Day #10 went well. So, which one was your experience? 1) You have enough Kmart’s in your area so you had no problems getting the CARS you wanted. You also got the white printout poster – woohoo! Complete! 2) You have no Kmart’s in your area so it’s like being in […]

Remember, it now starts at 9 AM, Not 11:00 AM. Yes, your local time zone so fuel up early – either you will face a madhouse of Mardi Gras like crowds fighting over a few cases of CARS or Ghost Town USA in your local Kmart USA. If you have never been, arrive slightly before […]

Jorg, Max Schnell’s transporter (from the Stunt Racer series) has arrived … He doesn’t look bad as a display item – the side detailing looks good enough. Thanks, “John H.” who sends along these pics, I think he mentioned Max doesn’t actually launch (too wide) – this is designed (in theory) for the Stunt Racer […]

Collectors of the Kmart CARS Day posters will be ever so slightly disappointed … Ta-da! Collect ’em all! At least it’s 2-color. And a poster fitting the CARS Day #10 extravaganza … event … cart in the aisle that this is. Hopefully it’ll at least be a cart in the toy section. So, just to […]