Last month, Mattel told us about the Lightning Storm McQueen San Diego Comic Con exclusive. This month, Mattel has given us a few more details about this exclusive, including price and edition size. The price is $15, and that includes the black base, clear plastic stand and clear plastic cover (shown at left). The edition [...]
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Cars Motor Speedway of the South Review
I mentioned on Friday that I received my Motor Speedway of the South set in the mail before going away for the weekend. Now that I am back, I had a chance to unpack my set and put it together. I took lots of photos and notes, and I thought I would put together a [...]
Cars Motor Speedway of the South Set Arrives!
This is just a real quick update to let you know that some collectors are already getting the Motor Speedway of the South set. In fact, mine just arrived. Good thing I didn’t pay for 2 day shipping! No unboxing pics yet, as I am heading out the door to go on vacation. Happy Memorial [...]
Cars Motor Speedway of the South: Race Day
Well, Race Day has come and gone, and if you paid attention, then you already know what happened. Mattel released the Cars Motor Speedway of the South today to members of the Red Line Club at HotWheelCollectors.com, and the set sold out in 2 and 1/2 hours. If you do the math, Mattel sold 1,000 [...]
Lightning Storm McQueen San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
There was interesting news for Cars collectors from the New York Comic Con this weekend. Mattel was on hand showing off their Cars line for the fans. They didn’t show anything new, however, except for the Lightning Storm McQueen. The only info we have on this now is a sign that read, “On Sale, premiering [...]
Cars Speedway of the South Pics Are Up
Update – 5/10/08: The Hot Wheels Collectors Club has announced that the Cars Motor Speedway of the South will go on sale Tuesday, May 20th. Ordering typically starts at 9 AM PT. The first 24 hours are usually open to Red Line Club members only. Last month, I told you about the exclusive Cars Speedway [...]
Cars Speedway of the South Exclusive Set
Update – 5/10/08: The Hot Wheels Collectors Club has announced that the Cars Motor Speedway of the South will go on sale Tuesday, May 20th. Ordering typically starts at 9 AM PT. The first 24 hours are usually open to Red Line Club members only. You may have heard that the Cars Exclusive Speedway of [...]
The Case of the Missing Blu-Ray Lightning McQueen
Well, there is a big discussion going on right now in the Cars collectors community. On November 4, 2007, I wrote about the Cars Blu-Ray movie coming out and the promotion for the Blu-Ray Lightning McQueen that was included with it. To recap, 15,000 Blu-Ray McQueens were made. To get them, you needed a code, [...]
Three Reasons Why Another Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Wave is a Bad Idea
So there’s a rumor going around, that a new Cars Wal-Mart exclusive wave may be in the works soon. There are several reasons why this is a strong possibility, and I won’t go into those reasons here. Instead, I’m going to give reasons why another Cars Wal-Mart exclusive wave is a BAD idea. Reason #1 [...]
Cars 2006 Factory Sealed Set
At San Diego Comic Con this year, Mattel had a drawing for a set of Cars known as the 2006 Factory Sealed Set. This is a set of the first 30 Cars all on the desert cardbacks, including singles and Movie Moments. You can see the picture at the bottom of this post. Credit goes [...]