World of Cars Series
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World of Cars Series | |||||||
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Runtime | October 2007 – October 2008
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In October 2007, Mattel continued the die-cast line with a new series entitled "The World of Cars." This series then continued to be released throughout 2008. This page is for the 2008 series of 1:55 scale die-casts made by Mattel.
Mainline
- Main article: 2008 (mainline series)
Oversized
Toy # | Col. # | Name | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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P6889 | 1 | Lightning Storm Lightning McQueen NEW |
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P6890 | 2 | Marco NEW |
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P6891 | 3 | Mack NEW |
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N7290 | 4 | Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp | |||
N7230 | 5 | Dinoco Helicopter | |||
N6010 | 6 | Barney Stormin |
Mail-in promotions
Toy # | Name | Package photo |
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N6400 | Sidewall Shine NEW |
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N4601 | N2O Cola NEW |
Multipacks
Movie Moments
Unlike the 2007 Supercharged collector poster and Desert Art Original Factory Sealed Set, the World of Cars series marked the first time the "Movie Moments" 2-pack assortment was not marketed on the "mainline" level; in addition to not being present on the poster or given collector numbers; This notably was also the only year where Movie Moments were still available to all countries and retailers.
Gift Packs
Toy # | Name | Vehicles | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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M1884 | Dirt Track Gift Pack | Cactus Lightning McQueen Sheriff Dirt Track Doc Hudson NEW |
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M1885 | Piston Cup Gift Pack | Lightning McQueen Charlie Checker The King |
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M1886 | Dinoco Dream Gift Pack | Gold Mia NEW Gold Tia NEW Bling Bling Lightning McQueen |
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M1887 | Race Officials Gift Pack | Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp Race Official Tom NEW Tow NEW |
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M8613 | Lightning McQueen's Crew Gift Pack | Lightning McQueen Lightning Ramone NEW Flo |
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M8614 | Team Shiny Wax | Nebekenezer Schmidt NEW Senior Trax NEW Shiny Wax NEW |
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M8615 | Team Leak Less | Stacy NEW Earl Filter NEW Leak Less |
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M8616 | Team No Stall | Shirley Spinout NEW Roman Dunes NEW No Stall |
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TBA | Team Sparemint | Piccolo Perry NEW Ernest B. Raykes NEW Sparemint NEW |
Toy # | Name | Vehicles | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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N6053 | Race and Chase | Lightning McQueen Chick Hicks The King Re-Volting #84 NEW |
Three 5-pack sets were also sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores.
Playsets
Toy # | Name | Notes |
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M1896 | Race Case Launcher |
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M6773 | Lightning Fast Speedway™ |
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M8110 | Piston Cup Challenge |
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M8116 | Mack Truck Playset |
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M8117 | Mack Transporter |
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M8122 | Luigi's Casa Della Tires Playset |
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M8123 | Radiator Springs Curio Shop Playset |
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M8235 | Ramone's House of Body Art Playset |
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N1464 | Flo's V8 Café Playset |
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N5340 | Mack Transporter |
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Mack Transporter |
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Other collections
Asst. # | Name | Image | Description | Exclusivity |
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M1892 | Pit Race-Off aka "Pit Row Race-Off" |
Inspired by the opening race from Cars, Piston Cup racers were released with a plastic "launcher" based on their pit row. The initial assortment of six was later joined by three more, including the first non-exclusive release of Trunk Fresh. | – | |
M8104 | Movie Doubles | Returning from the previous year, a new wave of Movie Doubles double-packs were released exclusively at Toys R Us stores. | ||
N2970 | Checklane Series | Intended for and distributed to smaller retail chains like Kmart, this new series featured a handful of mainline singles on a shorter cardback, designed for the checkout lane. | – | |
N5284 | Holiday Special! | Similar to 2007's unnamed holiday releases, three double packs were sold for the Christmas season, marked with a "Holiday Special!" logo. | – |
This article is part of the Diecast Project, a PCW project that aims to report on every aspect of Mattel's Disney Pixar Cars toy line. | |
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