List of Chase vehicles

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A Chase vehicle is a rare, limited-edition Cars vehicle produced in low quantities, typically as an exclusive, one-time mainline release; the term refers to collectors "chasing" after it. Markedly similar to the "Treasure Hunt" concept from sibling line Hot Wheels, Chase vehicles were brought over to the world of Cars in 2008, as the line first began to expand. On each of their cardbacks, a Chase was said to be limited to no more than 20,000 units created. Lead designer Martin Arriola worked closely with Cars director John Lasseter to integrate the traditional toy-car concept into the line; the two established a set of criteria that would distinguish these characters, dubbed "Lizzie's Law," after the eponymous postcard collector from the film. A Chase was a unique version of an existing cast, which would be distributed in exactly one assortment and never re-released - the idea "Once you go Chase you can never reappear again as Mainline."

History

In the original Cars line, one Chase vehicle was typically included every 1-2 assortment numbers. They also tended to follow certain "themes" as they released: The first two included Lightning McQueen and Fred with extra bumper stickers, while the 2009 mainline followed with "impounded" versions of McQueen and the Tuners gang, then re-releases with special packages, and so on. Arriola explained the "trick is to find some screen grab where that Character is different in some cool variant way."

The first 2009 Chases initially released with confetti drawn on both the cardback and blister plastic, increasing their novelty; This design only lasted for the first two Chases of that year (Impound Lightning McQueen and Impound Boost) before being phased out midway through production and packaging of Impound Snot Rod – the "confetti" variant of the latter was notoriously released in low numbers, and has sold for significant amounts online. All later Chases retained the traditional packaging until summer 2009, when the Cars mainline transitioned into the "Lenticular Eyes" series. As these assortments continued into 2010, fixed-eye Chase cars were initially released in lenticular assortments, but starting with The King with Metallic Finish, they were given the moving expressions.

Criteria

Though designer Martin Arriola fought to retain the criteria set forth by "Lizzie's Law," said rules gradually began to demonstrate considerable flexibility – often due to choices made at later stages of product development, like the marketing and shipping departments. Controversy sparked among collectors when Impound Lightning McQueen, the first Chase car of 2009 packed in the widely-circulated "A" assortment, received another release in box "H". The re-inclusion generated discussion over whether he was an intentional re-pack to rid leftover stock before the 20,000-unit cap, or if the original production run had already done so, making the advertised scarcity inaccurate.

Super Chase

In November 2011, Mattel unveiled a collection of brand new "Super Chase" prototypes as part of their From Silver Screen to Die-Cast: Disney-Pixar Cars Imagined by Mattel museum exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The "very special" releases were to be produced in even lower quantities than traditional Chase cars, capping at merely 4,000. The assorted characters were based on Cars 2 cameos made by celebrity drivers, each character having appeared in place of Jeff Gorvette in their respective country's version of the film. Also unlike usual Chases, while Super Chases were limited to one assortment number, they did not appear in every box manufactured - each release had a "duplicate" assortment, where they would be substituted with a different vehicle. The last of these however, Frosty, was distributed through a variety of unconventional means.

Chase

Toy number	Model name	Series	Segment	Collector number	Country	Loose photo
TBA	Wrecked Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Unreleased	Piston Cup Racers	132	CN	Image needed
BDX06	Magen Carrar	Mainline 2014	Allinol Blowout	2/9	CN
BDX13	Lee Racé	Mainline 2014		4/9	CN
BDX21	Marcelo & Marco	Mainline 2014	Lemons	7/8 8/8	CN
N8471	Lightning McQueen with Bumper Stickers	Mainline 2008	Radiator Springs	35	CN
N8472	Fred with Bumper Stickers	Mainline 2008	Radiator Springs	67	CN
P1639	Impound Lightning McQueen	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	73	CN
P1642	Impound Boost	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	75	CN
P1643	Impound Snot Rod	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	80	CN
P1645	Impound DJ	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	84	CN
P1648	Impound Wingo	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	87	CN	Image needed
P1656	Mario Andretti (with Chase Package)	Mainline 2009	Piston Cup Race Day	97	CN
P7012	Dinoco Lightning McQueen with Piston Cup	Mainline 2009	Dinoco	102	CN
P7044	Ferrari F430 (with Chase Package)	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	94	CN
P7081	Saluting Sarge	Mainline 2009	Radiator Springs	100	CN	Image needed
P7101	Chick Hicks with Piston Cup	Mainline 2009	Piston Cup Racers	104	CN
P7103	The King with Piston Cup	Mainline 2009	Piston Cup Racers	101	CN	Image needed
R6514	DJ with Metallic Finish	Mainline 2010	Highway 66	115	CN
R6516	Hydraulic Ramone with Metallic Finish	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	117	CN	Image needed
R8167	Bling Bling Lightning McQueen with Piston Cup	Mainline 2010	Dinoco	118	CN
R8168	The King with Metallic Finish	Mainline 2010	Dinoco	120	CN
R8170	Fred with Fallen Bumper	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	121	CN
R8172	Van with Stickers	Mainline 2010	Highway 66	124	CN
R8174	Fillmore with Organic Gas Can	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	125	CN
R8176	Rust-eze Lightning McQueen	Mainline 2010	Piston Cup Racers	128	CN
T0295	Mater with Oil Can	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	130	CN	Image needed
T0297	Paint Mask Lightning McQueen	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	131	CN
T0301	Mater with Hood	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	134	CN
T0302	Dinoco Lightning McQueen with Celebrity Signature	Mainline 2010	Dinoco	135	CN
T0304	Yeti with Snow Cones	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	136	CN	Image needed
V1612	Guido with Rollers and Tray	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	171	CN
V1612	Luigi with Bucket	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	172	CN	Image needed
V3614	Mater with Glow-in-the-Dark Lamp	Mainline 2010	Radiator Springs	166	CN	Image needed
W6680	Officer Murakarami	Mainline 2012	—	32	CN	Image needed
W6682	Radiator Springs Ramone	Mainline 2012	—	29	CN
W6685	Celine Dephare	Mainline 2012	—	38	CN	Image needed
W6689	Becky Wheelin	Mainline 2012	—	33	CN	Image needed
W6690	Prince Wheeliam	Mainline 2012	—	42	CN	Image needed
W6694	Cartney Brakin	Mainline 2012	—	40	CN	Image needed
W6697	Fabrizio	Mainline 2012	—	47	CN	Image needed
W7251	Alex Vandel	Mainline 2012	—	45	CN
X1077	Fabrizio	Mainline 2012	—	47	CN	Image needed
Y0485	Miles Axlerod with Open Hood	Mainline 2013	Palace Chaos	4/9	CN
Y0486	Ruka	Mainline 2013	Airport Adventure	7/7	CN
Y0489	Francesca	Mainline 2013	Festival Italiano	6/10	CN
Y0541	Francesco Fan Mater	Mainline 2013	Maters	4/6	CN
Y7139	Ichigo	Mainline 2013	Tuners	10/10	CN

Super Chases

Toy number	Model name	Series	Segment	Collector number	Country	Loose photo
CJM46	Circus Sedan	Mainline 2015		–	CN
CJN06	Circus Cab	Mainline 2015		–	CN
CJN13	Circus Pickup	Mainline 2015		–	CN
DHJ64	J. Low Lee	Mainline 2016		–	CN
DHL07	"Bud"	Mainline 2016		–	CN
DWB24	Morgan Martins	2017 Cars 3	—	–	CN
DXV55	Cruz Ramirez as Crazy 8 Frances Beltline	2017 Cars 3	—	–	CN
W6774	Flash	Mainline 2012	—	–	CN
W6775	Russian Racer	Mainline 2012	—	–	CN
W6777	Long Ge	Mainline 2012	—	–	CN
W6777	Memo Rojas Jr.	Mainline 2012	—	–	CN
Y2739	Frosty	Mainline 2012	—	–	CN
Y4341	Yukio	Mainline 2013		–	CN
Y4342	Hiroaki	Mainline 2013		–	CN
Y4344	Takeshi	Mainline 2013		–	CN

BDX17	95 Fans Luigi & Guido
CKD93	Circus Forklift & Circus GT

Trivia

• According to Martin Arriola, Lightning McQueen with Shovel may have initially been intended as a Chase.

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