Cars case T has been shipping to retailers this week, so start looking for it at a store near you. Indeed, it is already showing up on eBay, and has been found by many collectors already. The only “new” Cars in case T are Axle Accelerator and Fred with Bumper Stickers. Axle Accelerator is 3 [...]
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Cars Toys News Round Up
Just a few quick updates that weren’t big enough to fit in one post… First, all Movie Moments assortments are canceled for the rest of the year. Movie Moments are now exclusive to Target stores. The good news is Movie Moments that were previously listed should still be showing up, just all at Target now. [...]
MattyCollector.com = Slowest Shipping Ever
So, I’m officially dissappointed with MattyCollector.com. I, along with a lot of you I’m sure, placed my order for the San Diego Comic Con exclusive Lightning Storm McQueen on Monday, July 28th. I got a shipping notice that night. A week and half later, I still have not recieved it. Now, I’ll admit I chose [...]
Cars at San Diego Comic Con 2008 Photo Post #3
Here are even more photos from Comic Con ‘08 of new diecast Cars at the Mattel booth. The photos are courtesy of deano at the carsthetoys.com forum. Thanks again deano! Check out the rest of our Cars San Diego Comic Con ’08 coverage below. Cars at San Diego Comic Con Cars at San Diego Comic [...]
Cars at San Diego Comic Con 2008 Photo Post #2
Here are some more photos from Mattel’s Cars diecast display at Comic Con ’08. These photos are courtesy of Michael Crawford of Michael Crawford’s Review of the Week. Be sure to check out his site for more Comic Con news and great toy reviews. Thanks Mike! Check out the post on Cars at San Diego [...]
MattyCollector.com
Mattel announced their new collector website at Comic Con on Thursday. The new site is MattyCollector.com. Guess all the good names were taken. It was viewable on Thursday when it launched, with all the exclusives from the show listed. However, they were all listed as coming soon. Now it has been replaced with a splash [...]
Cars at San Diego Comic Con 2008
Mattel just announced some big news for San Diego Comic Con. If you haven’t heard already, the Lightningstorm McQueen will be a San Diego exclusive, available only at the show. In addition, for those of you attending Comic Con, Mattel also announced a special Cars event for 12 PM PT on Thursday. It sounds awesome! [...]
Get Your Cars Avatar Today!
You may have noticed some changes in the comments recently. Today Cars Toys Blog is announcing support for Gravatars. What’s a gravatar you ask? That’s a great question. A gravatar is a globally recognized avatar, or quite simply, one avatar that can be used in multiple places on the web. To participate, go to the [...]
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The other day, I received an e-mail from reader Jessica asking if there was a way to get Cars Toys Blog updates by e-mail. There wasn’t, but it sounded like a good idea. So I decided to take her suggestion and make it happen. Now Cars Toys Blog makes it easier than ever to get [...]
Real World Inspiration for Cars
The truck on the left is a 1951 international boom truck. It’s also the inspiration for Mater. Almost all of the characters in Cars are based on real cars. I thought it would be fun for Cars fans to see the real world basis for the Cars characters. So I put together a photo guide [...]
