http://carscollectors.com/ en-US Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:27:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://carscollectors.com/search.php http://carscollectors.com/topic/world-of-cars-closing#post-178 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:16:40 +0000 dalrymple9 178@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>The world of cars will be closing on Febuary 8 </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/has-anyone-still-got-the-collector-poster-from-carstoysuk#post-177 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:35:50 +0000 Sunnet chan 177@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Hello friends,</p> <p>I&#39;m from Hong Kong and started collecting Mattel Cars toys only recently.<br /> My 3 year twins are big fans of the franchises. I&#39;m also hooked by the collection when I get my first McQueen and Mater. </p> <p>I surfed the website and knew that there was a pdf checklist for the original Cars collection from carstoys.uk. Now it&#39;s replaced by Cars 2. There were one .bmp copy from toywizard but the resolution was bad.<br /> Can some one email me the original pdf of this poster? My email is sunnetchan@yah__.com.hk</p> <p><a href="http://www.toywizard.net/mattel-disney-pixars-cars-collector-poster-and-checklist/" rel="nofollow">http://www.toywizard.net/mattel-disney-pixars-cars-collector-poster-and-checklist/</a></p> <p>Thank you so much. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-170 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:41:28 +0000 JTroy 170@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I just stumbled upon a Carla Veloso with synthetic rubber tires that has a Miguel Camino name label! Any ideas on what that little faux pas is worth? </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-super-chase-collection#post-166 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:34:39 +0000 carstoys 166@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>They sent some photos as well, of John Lasseter receiving the first vehicle from the Super Chase collection at Disney’s D23 Expo this past weekend in Anaheim, CA.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/lasseter-chase/John%20%26%20Car%201.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/lasseter-chase/John%20%26%20Car%202.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/lasseter-chase/John%20%26%20Car%203.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/lasseter-chase/John%20%26%20Car%204.jpg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-super-chase-collection#post-165 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:08:13 +0000 carstoys 165@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Some PR person, I&#39;m guessing from Mattel, emailed me the following press release.</p> <p><blockquote>CARS and die-cast fans, start your engines…Mattel just announced its CARS Super Chase Collection, a new line coming in 2012 that will feature one-time only, limited die-cast vehicles for fans and collectors of all ages. John Lasseter, two-time Academy Award winning Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer and devoted CARS collector, received the very first vehicle from the Super Chase collection at Disney’s D23 Expo this past weekend in Anaheim, Ca.</p> <p>Flash, the Swedish racer, will be the very first Super Chase vehicle available in spring 2012. There will also be three additional “Super Chase” vehicles throughout 2012 -- all, never before released in die cast. Each of these 1:55 scale die-cast vehicles will feature a unique character and engaging nuances of the franchise, and will be packaged distinctively in its own packaging.</p> <p>Once these collectibles launch, you’d better put your pedal to the metal to your nearest retailer because these CARS Super Chase die-cast vehicles are being produced in limited quantities, so they will not last long on the shelves. The vehicles will be available in select stores where Mattel’s CARS die-cast vehicles are sold and will retail at $3.99.</blockquote> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast#post-161 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:05:49 +0000 3BoysLuvCars 161@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>We have purchased all that we could find at Walmart and Target - about 8 cars so far. I too, have commented on the fact that there is a lot of plastic on them, vs metal. Some are more metal than others. </p> <p>Also finding the cost varies by store. Walmart is still by far the best deal at $3.47 a car. Target was $3.99. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-160 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:11:46 +0000 dalrymple9 160@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I just found Francesco Bernoulli, Lightning Mcqueen, Finn Mcmissle and Professor Z. I am looking for the exclusive Lightning Mcqueen and Pit Crew Mater. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast#post-159 Mon, 30 May 2011 07:25:09 +0000 sslamet 159@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I found that the new cars doesn&#39;t make from metals. I just bought McQueen and Bernoulli are mostly plastic, am I right? </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/kmart-cars-collector-day-2011#post-158 Sun, 22 May 2011 15:52:43 +0000 carstoys 158@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Will be held on June 25th at 11am. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/pit-race-off-launchers#post-157 Wed, 04 May 2011 19:54:05 +0000 finnmcmissile 157@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I picked up this set on Ebay for a great price. Both are available.<br /> Finn from <a href="http://carstoys.org/">PIXAR Cars Toys </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-152 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:40:55 +0000 mattschlafer 152@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Found Chet Boxcar at WalMart in Indy last weekend. Also found Miles and Leroy Traffik with Snowtires in Schererville Indiana yesterday as well as the four new Final Lap cars at Target in St. John Indiana. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/first-look-padre-from-el-materdor#post-151 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:30:08 +0000 carstoys 151@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>For being one of the first 3 shorts, we only have one diecast from El Materdor so far, Chuy the bulldozer. El Materdor is starting to show up here and there on eBay. And now Padre is showing up from one of the Hong Kong eBay sellers. Here are the images.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/el-materdor/padre/1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/el-materdor/padre/2.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/el-materdor/padre/3.jpg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/first-look-deluxe-heavy-metal-mater#post-150 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:27:08 +0000 carstoys 150@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>This is listed on eBay for sale from a seller in Hong Kong.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/heavy-metal-mater/deluxe/1.JPG"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/heavy-metal-mater/deluxe/2.jpeg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/heavy-metal-mater/deluxe/3.jpeg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-149 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:15:07 +0000 slowrey 149@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>found leakless and octane haulers at tj max for 5 bucks plus i picked up leakless pitty set for 5 bucks at target in the clearance isle </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-rumors#post-148 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:35:39 +0000 carstoys 148@http://carscollectors.com/ <p><a href="http://www.takefiveaday.com/2011/01/16/mattel-disney-pixar-diecast-cars-2-cars-2-cars-street-date-5-15-2011/">Take Five a Day</a> reports that the official street date for Cars 2 diecast is May 15th, 2011. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/final-lap-swift-alternator-press-photos#post-147 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:27:35 +0000 carstoys 147@http://carscollectors.com/ <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/swift-alternator/1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/swift-alternator/2.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/swift-alternator/3.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/swift-alternator/4.jpg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/final-lap-derek-decals-dobbs-glamour-shots#post-146 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:38:03 +0000 carstoys 146@http://carscollectors.com/ <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/derek-decals-dobbs/1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/derek-decals-dobbs/2.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/derek-decals-dobbs/3.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/derek-decals-dobbs/4.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/derek-decals-dobbs/5.jpg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/final-lap-coriander-widetrack-glamour-shots#post-145 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:03:13 +0000 carstoys 145@http://carscollectors.com/ <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/1.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/2.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/3.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/4.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/5.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/final-lap/coriander-widetrack/6.jpg"> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-photo-gallery-on-yahoo-movies#post-144 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:47:46 +0000 carstoys 144@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Here are some photos from the &#39;<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3007/cars-2-stills#photo0">Cars 2&#39; photo gallery on Yahoo! Movies</a>.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/lightning-mcqueen.jpg"><br /> Lightning McQueen</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/finn-mcmissile.jpg"><br /> Finn McMissile</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/holley-shiftwell.jpg"><br /> Holley Shiftwell</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/professor-zundapp.jpg"><br /> Professor Zundapp</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/acer-grem.jpg"><br /> Acer and Grem</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/movie/siddeley.jpg"><br /> Siddeley </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2#post-143 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:23:51 +0000 carstoys 143@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>A longer synopsis from <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3007/cars-2-stills#photo0">Yahoo! Movies</a>:<br /> <blockquote>Number 95 Lightning McQueen is still a hotshot racecar, but his rookie days are past him. Now a permanent resident of Radiator Springs, Lightning has become a bona fide worldwide celebrity as winner of four Piston Cups.</p> <p>After his latest win, Lightning returns home to enjoy life in the slow lane for a while with sweetheart Sally, best friend Mater and the rest of his Radiator Springs family. His off-season is unexpectedly cut short when Mater inadvertently prompts Lightning to enter the World Grand Prix, a high profile, three-part exhibition race that will take him around the globe.</p> <p>With a fresh custom paint job and real, working headlights, Lightning sets off to Japan, Italy and England with Mater in tow for the adventure of a lifetime. But competing against the fastest cars in the world tests more than his racing skills when Lightning realizes his wide-eyed best friend may not be the pit chief nor ambassador he needs to navigate the unfamiliar international terrain.</blockquote> </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/lenticular-cars#post-142 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:52:13 +0000 carstoys 142@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I get this question a lot, and I&#39;m not really sure why. </p> <p>If you are collecting Cars hoping they will be worth a lot of money some day, I have some bad news for you. Odds are they won&#39;t be. Something is usually only worth a lot if it is rare. Packaging errors are not that rare. Most Cars in this line are not rare, but there are a few that are. However, most collectibles only go down in value over time, not up.</p> <p>One reason why packaging errors are not valuable is because the Car inside is essentially the same as all the other ones, only the packaging is different. Such an item is probably only be of interest to Mint on Card collectors. How much is it worth? As a rule, only what someone will pay for it. So with that in mind, a packaging error is probably worth about the same as the regular version, but you might find someone willing to pay slightly more.</p> <p>You could try eBay to see if anyone else is selling them, or you could just try listing it yourself to see if you can find a buyer. Good luck. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/lenticular-cars#post-141 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:39:30 +0000 sarahesox 141@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I have a Disney Pixar Cars lenticular die cast car that was packaged in the wrong packaging. How do i find out if there is any value in this error? Any info you can give me would be appreciated. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-rumors#post-140 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:19:48 +0000 carstoys 140@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>A quick rumor roundup for Cars 2 diecast related news...</p> <p>Mainly, the news is that with the Cars 2 movie launching in June, the street date for Cars 2 toys is May 2011. What always happens is that some clerk always puts them out before they are supposed to. So they could start showing up on shelves as early as April.</p> <p>Also Cars 2 are already showing up in Walmart&#39;s inventory system. Here is that info.</p> <p>- Singles will be $3.97</p> <p>- Movie Moments (or the equivalent) will be $7.97</p> <p>- Deluxe-Oversized Lineup will be $6.97</p> <p>- 5 playsets are listed </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-leaked-ebay-photos#post-139 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:56:08 +0000 carstoys 139@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Well, that didn&#39;t last long, I suppose. Sometime within the last day or two, Disney&#39;s lawyers, or some similar entity, had all Cars 2 diecast and the sellers removed from eBay. That&#39;s the risk you run when you play the game. I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll see them again soon. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/first-cars-2-diecast-packaging-shots#post-138 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:09:24 +0000 carstoys 138@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>The first images of Cars 2 Cars in package are starting to show up on eBay.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/francesco-bernoulli-package.jpg"><br /> Francesco Bernoulli in package</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/jeff-gorvette-package.jpg"><br /> Jeff Gorvette in package </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-137 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:17:11 +0000 carstoys 137@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Even though &quot;Koji&quot; looks exactly like the racer from the Maternational video game, it is actually being sold as Tabinu from Tokyo Mater. It is already showing up on eBay on the Tokyo Mater card. Koji is a misnomer apparently. I am updating the previous post. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-leaked-ebay-photos#post-136 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:44:53 +0000 carstoys 136@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>You may have noticed that I have been posting photos here of Cars 2 diecast from eBay. To this point, Disney hasn&#39;t released much information about Cars 2 other than concept art, a poster, a synopsis and a trailer. They haven&#39;t released any information on the toy line for the movie, and probably won&#39;t until Toy Fair in February. Yet we are seeing sellers on eBay offering diecast of characters we either know are in the movie based on the trailer, or we presume are from the movie because they have not appeared in the first movie or any of the Cars shorts.</p> <p>So how are these sellers getting this information? Illegally. These sellers are based in Hong Kong. Most toys in the US are produced overseas in factories in Asia. The toys have no packaging and will not be available in the US for several months. These toys that are being sold are either prototypes or early production runs or test runs, if you will. They are also most likely stolen. They could even have been produced using the existing molds after hours when the factory is closed or is supposed to be shut down. Buy these at your own risk.</p> <p>The bigger question is, why hasn&#39;t Mattel or Disney shut this down yet? I posted a link last week to a story on another site of Cars 2 diecast that appeared on eBay and were quickly removed. They were removed because Disney&#39;s or Mattel&#39;s lawyers most likely contacted eBay and had them remove the listings. So why are these still popping up, with high-res product shots taken from multiple angles no less?</p> <p>I don&#39;t have an answer, but I will gladly take the information. I have been amazed at the number and variety of diecast we have seen so far. I wonder how long this can last. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-135 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:04:57 +0000 carstoys 135@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>What we thought was &quot;Koji&quot; is actually Tabinu. Here is an image of <strike>Koji</strike> Tabinu from eBay.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/koji.jpg"><br /> Tabinu </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-134 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:33:51 +0000 SGcars 134@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>I just saw Koji(from Maternational) on ebay! </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-photo-thread#post-133 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:52:03 +0000 carstoys 133@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>Cars 2 Cars keep coming. Here are 3 more today.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/brent-mustangburger.jpg"><br /> Brent Mustangburger</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/tomber.jpg"><br /> Tomber</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/zen-master-pitty.jpg"><br /> Zen Master Pitty </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-lightning-mcqueen#post-132 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:19:25 +0000 carstoys 132@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>More images from eBay.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/mcqueen-front.jpg"><br /> Cars 2 Lightning McQueen (Front)</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/mcqueen-side.jpg"><br /> Cars 2 Lightning McQueen (Side)</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/mcqueen-back.jpg"><br /> Cars 2 Lightning McQueen (Back) </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-2-diecast-photo-thread#post-131 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:15:51 +0000 carstoys 131@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>More Cars 2 Cars from eBay.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/carla-veloso.jpg"><br /> Carla Veloso</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/jeff-gorvette.jpg"><br /> Jeff Gorvette</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/raoul-caroule.jpg"><br /> Raoul Caroule </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-mcqueen-race-team-photos#post-130 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:13:26 +0000 carstoys 130@http://carscollectors.com/ <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/race-team-guido.jpg"><br /> Race Team Guido</p> <p>We now have images of Race Team Guido from eBay. These Cars are possibly from the upcoming Cars 2 movie. I certainly don&#39;t remember these versions from anywhere else. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/recent-finds/page/2#post-129 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:00:54 +0000 carstoys 129@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>New race team sets are showing up at Target. These are the ones with the pit crew chief and 3 pitty&#39;s. Last week, I found the Octane Gain set. First time I&#39;ve seen it. </p> http://carscollectors.com/topic/cars-mcqueen-race-team-photos#post-128 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:12:01 +0000 carstoys 128@http://carscollectors.com/ <p>A new series of Cars diecast is showing up on eBay called Race Team (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&amp;pub=5574635570&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336751572&amp;customid=&amp;icep_uq=disney+cars+race+team&amp;icep_sellerId=&amp;icep_ex_kw=&amp;icep_sortBy=12&amp;icep_catId=&amp;icep_minPrice=&amp;icep_maxPrice=&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg">eBay link</a>.) There are 4 Cars so far, Sarge, Mater, Fillmore and Luigi, and they all have Lightning McQueen&#39;s logo on them. I don&#39;t have any more information than that, so we don&#39;t know whether they are in a box set, exclusive, etc. Check out the photos here.</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/race-team-mater.jpg"><br /> Race Team Mater</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/race-team-sarge.jpg"><br /> Race Team Sarge</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/race-team-fillmore.jpg"><br /> Race Team Fillmore</p> <p><img src="http://carscollectors.s3.amazonaws.com/race-team-luigi.jpg"><br /> Race Team Luigi </p>