A rose by any other name? A large CAR by any other name? In late 2008, the “oversized” line was launched which was good … As there was clearly some CARS in CARS WORLD that are larger than your average Piston Cup racer. (If you want to quibble about scale in the oversized, you can […]

The 4-pack racers and the Haulers are on sale for $9.99 starting today and running until next Saturday night (Sunday is Easter). Thanks for the heads up, “Boston Scoot.” AND the Pit Crew sets are another $1 off from $15.99 this week to $14.99). While the Pitty & racers are exclusive to Target, Walmart will […]

A roundup of error CARS … Regular Kathy Copter in a lenticular package … Thanks, “Robert.” “NeoSK” found this happy dreaming Sulley … Sweet dreams Sulley! Dreaming of a world where there is Monsters, Inc. 2? “Tom (Lost)” found this oddity … Either the world’s dumbest switcher or someone who LOVES LOVES orange SUV’s named […]

Of course, we all know the great custom work Nate B. has done so far but he keeps stepping it up … Glenn H. was kind enough to send us some photos of his latest special order custom … As usual – perfect – classy. It looks like Mack is on a red carpet … […]

Is the megasize case finally the one with Bessie? But an interesting development – there seems to be two versions floating around – clean & dirty version … which one will see a release as megasize first? And then maybe we’ll see one in a some sort of box set with Lightning with a tow […]

Thanks Pit Stop Toy Shop for contributing TWO brand new hard-to-find (original) Pit Race Off Launchers of Spare (‘O’ I am Irish) Mint & Sputter Stop! To win, you have to answer the age old question … which Piston Cup racer from its launcher would go the furthest? Two disclaimers. a) Only 19 of the […]

In addition to the 40-foot long Viking ship in Times Square, Walmart is going full bore in launching itself as the THE place to buy “everything” related to Dreamwork’s new 3D animated film, “How to Train Your Dragon.” Walmart is literally building a Viking boat of merchandiscing … This will be hard to miss. Wal-Mart […]

The next Kmart CARS Day #4 is June 12, 2010 in case you have not heard. Of course, more details will be forthcoming – don’t worry – another 2 months to plan your strategy. Yes, there is a photo floating around on eBay.overseas that is most likely a Piston Cup racer from that day – […]

Is this sale going on nationwide? Clearing room for the Post-Easter Spring-is-Here reset? From Fiddleheads-Heather, anyone else seeing this?

The rumor is that these are a test market item – if they sell well, every Disney Store might carry these … hard to dislike, giant CARS – HEAVY Metal diecast – stackable thick plastic box – with base – and personalized artwork for each CAR – and attached with screws onto a nice looking […]