The (step on) Lightning Fast Speedway has returned … Completists, take note – not for track or packaging but the diecast. It is the ONLY place to get a diecast 2-piece classic Lightning McQueen – non-moving eyes version. Of course, Lightning is available as a 2-piece (front face plate separate piece) as a lenticular. Also […]

Barry Diesel will be released on April 15, 2011 … On MattyCollector.com of all places – HE LIVES! Be here on Friday, April 15th at 9 a.m. (PST) … Including … There’s no pricing or limit info on the MattyCollector CARS page yet. There’s no photo up yet but here’s what he looks like … […]

Since it looks like Walmart might be getting ready to close the books on the Color Changers singles and TRU seems to have dropped the two-pack from the online shop … for those interested, here should be the final and complete checklist for the Color Changers series. I think RED was on the list once […]

Found these at Walmart … Are they clearanced all over the country? Nothing else was at clearance for CARS. “InfinitiMcQueen” says his store is just stuffed with Final Lap CAR (yea, not plural) … Apparently Marlon ‘clutches’ McKay not all that popular … but if anyone needs a fleet of them … you know where […]

Owen Wilson (voice of Lightning) mentioned there would be a nice tribute to Doc/Paul Newman in the film, John Lasseter has finally said something official in yesterday’s LA Times. John Lasseter, the Pixar chief creative officer and director of the movie, said that the studio debated incorporating the Doc Hudson character into the June 24 […]

Well, at least at one Target soft opening … lots of stock, these are not the stock you are looking for … The pegs are warm and cozy but as most CARS fans and collectors can immediately spot – NADA NEW. Final Lap’s – Need a lot of Matti’s nad Marlon Clutches McKay? Haulers – […]

Via Route 66 News Wallis is “almost positive” the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs will be featured in the beginning and likely at the end. Most of the plot takes place overseas, where Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater inadvertently become involved in a spy caper. Roadies were concerned that Radiator Springs wouldn’t be shown at […]

The Darrell Waltrip online store is still offering signed Darrell Cartrip CARS … $15 for signed ones and $10 for unsigned. Available HERE. Mario Andretti has a store online and used to sell them signed also but I could not navigate past the front page so if you see it listed, let us know. The […]

Two more surprise haulers – a drought of months and now, bam, bam, bam … Paul Valdez, Chet Boxkaar, Oliver Lightload & Ben Crankleshaft … all different and all amazingly detailed. While some of the diecasts are thinner and lighter now, no such worries about Ben – the cab portion is SOLID metal and HEAVY. […]

Yea, I thought Wilmar Flatz’s flag was wrong because it didn’t match the screenshot … But once again, the packaging dude has failed us … because Wilmar is SUCH a HUGE fan, his/hers? flag has Sun UV damage from being such a long time fan! As long time fan John in MO points out from […]