I mentioned this in my last post, but Final Lap Cars have not been getting wide distribution. That may be changing however. Hot on the heels of case D, case E is now showing up at Targets. Part of the reason may be that case E has 4 new Cars, instead of the usual 3. [...]
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Final Lap Case D, Donna Pits, Nick Stickers and One Eye Mater
This is old news, but if you are like me, you have not even seen these in the stores yet. Final Lap case D has been showing up at Targets for several weeks now. New Cars in Final Lap case D are Donna Pits, Nick Stickers and One Eye Mater. It’s no secret that distribution [...]
New Target Exclusive Story Tellers Available Now
Many of you, including myself, may have already noticed these showing up now. But the next wave of Story Tellers is now showing up at Target stores across the US. The Story Teller series is based on a Cars storybook that was released to go along with the toys last year. The series continues with [...]
Ultimate Cars Gift Pack Blu-Ray, DVD and Exclusive Cars Set
We finally have some more details on the Gold Ransburg McQueen that we saw a few months back. The Ultimate Cars Gift Pack being released this holiday season contains both the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of the Cars movie, along with an exclusive Gold Ransburg Lightning McQueen and Red Ransburg Rescue Squad Mater. The Red [...]
Reminder: Kmart Cars Collector Day October, 2009
This is just a reminder that the exclusive Kmart CARS Collector Event is back, and will be in-stores tomorrow, Saturday, October 17th at 11:00 am. Collectors could also pre-order a limited quantity of this special case of Pixar CARS Character Cars on-line at Kmart.com starting on 9/27 at 10am. Each 24 pack case contains 19 [...]
Target Exclusive Cars Crew Box Sets
I posted about the Target Exclusive Cars Crew Team Box Sets a few months ago. Word is that there is an official release date for these of October 11, 2009 (same as the Final Lap Cars.) It looks like some of these are getting out early on eBay. Here is the checklist. Team Dinoco Crew [...]
Toys R Us Exclusive Sarge’s Boot Camp Box Set
Here’s the scene from the movie. And here are the toys. I wasn’t aware, but it appears this is a Toys R Us exclusive. Here is the list of characters: TJ, Murphy, Charlie Cargo, Frank Pinkerton and Sarge. TJ is much bigger than the previous Walmart exclusive version. Compare him with Sarge to get an [...]
Toys R Us Exclusive Sarge's Boot Camp Box Set
Here’s the scene from the movie. And here are the toys. I wasn’t aware, but it appears this is a Toys R Us exclusive. Here is the list of characters: TJ, Murphy, Charlie Cargo, Frank Pinkerton and Sarge. TJ is much bigger than the previous Walmart exclusive version. Compare him with Sarge to get an [...]
Final Lap Cars Finally Make Their Debut
Update: Official release date for these is October 11, 2009. Final Lap Cars have finally been found at Target. New Cars in this first assortment are Skip Ricter, Polly Puddlejumper and Blowing Bubbles Mater. See them on eBay here. I believe these were found in California. It will no doubt take some time for them [...]
Cars Tach O Mint Toys R Us Promotion
it is being rumored that the next Toys R Us Cars promotion will be Tach O Mint. It looks like this promotion will start on October 1, 2009. The way this has worked in the past is, you buy 5 Cars at Toys R Us. You then mail in the proofs of purchase plus shipping [...]
