Recent Finds: March 2012

[sodabear]

Nice one, cac. In this C2 era that counts as a HUGE score.

[boogity]

found a cars 1 item for the first time in ages, lenticular sarge with oil can, got 2, if anyone wants the other pm me and we can swap for something else

also a great spot in asda, a clip strip at the till, it was made up of 1 francesco, 5 maters and 6 finns, enough said

[Bumper Save]

found a cars 1 item for the first time in ages, lenticular sarge with oil can, got 2, if anyone wants the other pm me and we can swap for something else

Sarge with Oil Can, now that's something else mate. I assume you mean Fillmore?

[cac1959]

Sarge with Oil Can, now that's something else mate. I assume you mean Fillmore?

Pit Crew Sarge had a red gas can on the front left part of the Car... so it could very well be a Pit Crew Sarge lenticular... I have it in the 3 pack and might have the single as well...

Very nice find, boogity... it's always good to go back and find something old as something new...

Last Thursday I found a No Stall Hauler at a TRU store and was very excited to pay $14.99 for it... I think of all the ones I left at Target stores back when they were $12.99... Right now I'm wishing I hadn't sold all my spare haulers... I'd like to try to make some custom ones since I doubt that Mattel is going to go back and release them all.

[boogity]

bumper save, are you doubting my sanity, I have not been on the jungle juice/waccy baccy/sauce, it it clearly an ex american gi, hic!

[madbob]

Nice finds Chris

[carscrazy]

found a cars 1 item for the first time in ages, lenticular sarge with oil can, got 2, if anyone wants the other pm me and we can swap for something else

also a great spot in asda, a clip strip at the till, it was made up of 1 francesco, 5 maters and 6 finns, enough said

Which shop did you find the cars 1 in?
I recently found a lenti king and a mcqueen with a rusteze can, also a mack hauler in a local toy shop

[MarknotaMack]

Chris so good to see you found some nice items. Its so quiet here and on my travels yesterday on my day off I had a good look round at 3 Tescos 2 Sainsburys 1 Smyths, 1 Entertainer 2 Asda 1 TRU and brought 3x Vinyl Toupee haulers, left a pope at Sainsburys as it was in a battered package, and left loads of shifty drug haulers and id say left about 100 Mcqueens 50 finn and 50 maters, did see a Raoul Carole and a jeff and a max also.
The other news is I collect Hotwheels and found 3x A team vans 3x tyrrell Treasure hunts, 2x 69 Corvette TH and 3x Super secret TH, wish there were more Disney cars out there.
Also Chris any chance you can pick me up a McQueen Puzzle as Im missing this and cant seem to get one. Mark

[boogity]

carscrazy, it was a local toymaster/family run shop, was a little disappointed as there were several chet boxcars (the only place in norn iron where i,d ever seen em) there last time I was up

[carscrazy]

Boogity, our local toy shop is also a toy master.
Smyths toys is also a good place to find haulers still and theyre only Ł9.99.. our nearest store has had them all except the the ones we need lol

[cjmaki]

Yesterday I stopped at a Shopko here in Wisconsin (U.S.), and they had recently re-stocked their Cars 2 die cast pegs. They had (2) each of Mel Dorado, Miguel Camino, Shu, Max Schnell, Lewis Hamilton, Jeff Gorvette & Nygel Gearsley. Only needed (1) Mel out of the bunch, so I left the rest. They are priced US $4.49 each.

[sodabear]

Nice score on the Mel, cjmaki. Still have never seen that dude in the stores. Oh, and welcome to the forum.

[cac1959]

Nice score on the Mel, cjmaki. Still have never seen that dude in the stores. Oh, and welcome to the forum.

I too would like to congratulate you on the Mel Dorado find and welcome you to the forum... Please continue to share your finds with us.

And Mel Dorado is the only currently released single I've not seen in a store.

And I'm glad to know that haulers are available in the UK, MarknotaMack and carscrazy... Right now I find myself wishing I'd have not sold my extras and bought more of them when they were $10 at Big Lots and $12.99 at Target... I find myself wanting to have custom haulers for the missing Piston Cup racers... even though I know I probably can't do those myself.

[cac1959]

USPS delivers: 3/9/12

Received a great package from lovely today...

Chrome Apple: decals added by Shopluckey:


Chrome Lewis Hamilton:


Lights and Sounds Sarge:




Tach O Mint with plastic tires and green window bars: (thank you djjd21, cvc1968, and lovely):





You can see more photos in my collector's showcase thread...

Many thanks to musicnywu1, cvc1968, and djjd21 as well... getting these new Cars is often a group effort...

[djjd21]

nice items there sir.i seen 3 sarges on the pegs at out local smyths toys today along with prof z,francesco,rod torque redline,lmq,holley.