So, is the Dragon McQueen Collector’s Guide just another Mater dream? The unofficial official news is not good … the rumors have been percolating for weeks … but now comes a quasi-official quote … “R2201 CARS Collector Guide with DC Vehicle is now sold out and all orders have been canceled.” So, what does it […]

I think this is right – if only I could read my own handwriting … Curses, where’s my iPad? Thanks for the heads up, Children’s Toy Closet.com

Take Five A Day: The Book! Of course, the book that covers the years 2006 & 2007 has been available but just a quick reminder for those who do not have it. It covers the first two years of CARS collecting in much greater detail and is not a collection of just checklists. The book […]

“Vegas Vic” not only found these haulers but at the Target sale price of $9.99 – WOOHOO! Looking pretty excellent even with the spray-on “rug.” Detailed design and detailed Repro .. . And who doesn’t want some Shifty Drugs … Think Pink! Don’t worry, I’ve got top art … And back art … Thanks for […]

The Washington Post had it’s annual Peep Art Show … yep, that kind of Peep Show … The entries are all amazing … But winning entry … crazy cool … You will definitely want to check out the video with all the details plus the other Top 5 entries … LINK HERE. And yep, there’s […]

Ricky S. sends us us some nice photos of a new Tomy Takara set of talking CARS … But the audio is only in Japanese – the Japanese voice-over talent for the Japanese version of CARS … The upside to this is you wouldn’t get the ****** scared out of you when you step on […]

19 Launchers, 1 winner! Dozens of contest entries, 1 winner! Who will it be? The contest with prizes provided by Pit Stop Toy Stop was to guess which one of the HIS CARS with launchers would go the furthest … WINNER! Shifty Drug! “… with an astounding launch of 14 feet-5 3/8 inches, Shifty Drug […]

More photos from “Big56Matt,” from Toyfair … First the 1:55 Mater Tall Tales Monster Truck Mater CARS … Since they have Monster Truck tires, nearly everything from this short will be in the Megasize-Deluxe card. Lightning McQueen = Frightning McQueen And Mater is Tormentor … Tormentor is shown below with Dr. Feel Bad. And …Rastacarian […]

He might be called Mega Size or Deluxe but does it matter? 🙂 Get Your Brian’s Here … So, he might be here after Bessie … Or maybe a Trunk Fresh Semi Cab? (okay, I’m kidding). I hope I’m kidding. Maybe they should split the difference and just called Mega Deluxe? All signs point to […]

Sure beats writing words … It’s not easy translating an Italian name … Hey, wait a minute! Um, isn’t Jay Leno also Italian? Okay, Vern is probably not Mediterranean … 🙂 Should Vern’s “light” be lenticular so he can turn it on and off? Thanks for the photos, “Steven H-B.”