A nice encapsulation of the real life history of the Hudson car company and the Hudson Hornet we know from CARS. “Hudson introduced the new Step-Down design on the 1948 lineup. It featured a floor pan that sank down between the outer frame rails. (The norm was a flat floor set high atop the chassis.) […]

As requested, the TakeFiveADay War Wagon … for our Piston Cup race team … Of course, all we’re missing now is a racer, crew chief, pitty’s and a hauler … other than that, Racer #5 is all set to go … Take5 War wagon design by FPG-Caitlin. It’s a thing of beauty and to those […]

Rafayel T. notes … “…I’ve always wanted to have the Darth Mater ever since you posted the pics from the SDCC 2008.  Anyway, I know its one of a kind and there was a contest last weekend here which I entered.  I made a Darth Mater myself (together with some help from friends) which I […]

SlicePie reports that his Walmart’s have single CARS on “rollback” to $2.97. This pic is from LAST June (2008) but what say you? If you’re in your WM, take a look and report in … and whether they actually got new stock in or is this a clearing of “red CARS?” Thanks for the heads […]

The CARS singles are known as the “mainline.” It is borrowed from the Hot Wheels line connoting that the single CARS on the blister pack is the mother trunk line of CARS, the diecast. But for new collectors or those who for some unfathomable reason were not collecting these in 2006 🙂  , it can […]

The only way to keep track of what’s out is to build a 50-foot working display like “GotFrank” here … And of course, town building rule #1 … never be further than 5 feet from a cold one 🙂 I believe the agreement is that 5 Dinoco Haulers are correct. Clearly a work in progress […]

There seems to be confusion out there on what’s coming on the launchers & wheelers so here is the recap of 2009 and “2010” – though remember 2010 really means October 2009 to December 2009. Of course, already out … The last word is that launchers will be an exclusive or Matty only while Lightyear […]

Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov’d: To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love. Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and […]

Since we won’t get Frank until summer, of course Aroldo Pongetti decided to make his own … All you need to do is take apart Frank, repaint him, raise him up a bit and then reassemble … Then find a nice background and there ya go … Thanks, Aroldo … it looks real easy 🙂

Last week, we had a MegaHeat contest which not surprisingly ended up with MegaHeat giving away the answer … 🙂 So everyone’s named was tossed into a hat and the winner was “Brian/L8rM8r” entry. “Dad, I’ll open these for you …” “Dad, how many times do we have to go over this – this is […]