World of Cars Series

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World of Cars Series
Runtime October 2007 – October 2008



Mainline series chronology
Preceded by Supercharged Series
(2007)
Followed by Race O Rama Series
(2009)

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

Starting with The World of Cars series, they started numbering each release in the year, along with introducing Chases, which are die-casts that only release once.

There are 72 numbered Cars, number 30 (Sarge), number 64 (Nitroade Pitty) and number 69 (Ron Hover) were never released in the World of Cars series. Cars in different background color means they are new releases.

Character Cars Assortment (M1054)
Toy # Col. # Name Segment Notes Model photo Package photo
K4585 02 Radiator Springs
Lightning McQueen
Radiator Springs    
L4143 03 Dirt Track
Lightning McQueen
Radiator Springs    
K4593 04 Cruisin'
Lightning McQueen
Radiator Springs    
06 Cactus
Lightning McQueen
Radiator Springs
  • First non-exclusive release of this car
   
L6550 07 Bug Mouth
Lightning McQueen
Radiator Springs    
L5255 11 Doc Hudson Radiator Springs    
K4586 12 Ramone
(Yellow)
Radiator Springs
  • Released as "Ramone"
   
L4145 13 Hydraulic Ramone Radiator Springs    
M5255 14 Ghostlight Ramone Radiator Springs
  • First non-exclusive release of this car
   
L4146 16 Ramone
(Purple)
Radiator Springs
  • Released as "Ramone"
   
L5262 17 Ramone
(Green)
Radiator Springs
  • Released as "Ramone"
   
L6554 18 Old School Ramone Radiator Springs
  • Originally released as "Cruisin' Ramone" in the Supercharged Series
   
K4589 19 Brand New Mater Radiator Springs    
L5253 20 Mater Radiator Springs
  • Plastic Back version
   
M1252 38 Fillmore Radiator Springs    
K4591 39 Hamm Radiator Springs    
N8471 35 Lightning McQueen with Bumper Stickers Radiator Springs
  • CHASE Model
   
M6114 36 Spinout Lightning McQueen Radiator Springs    
L4155 45 Yeti the Abominable Snowplow Radiator Springs    
L5254 46 Sheriff Radiator Springs    
L5252 48 Sally Radiator Springs    
L5256 51 Lizzie Radiator Springs    
M6120 66 Tar Lightning McQueen Radiator Springs  
N8472 67 Fred with Bumper Stickers Radiator Springs
  • CHASE Model
   
L5251 01 Lightning McQueen Piston Cup Racers    
L6553 09 Tongue Lightning McQueen Piston Cup Racers    
K4588 10 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Piston Cup Racers
  • Red Tires version
   
L4152 23 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Piston Cup Racers    
L5257 24 Chick Hicks Piston Cup Racers    
L4148 41 RPM #64 Piston Cup Racers    
L5258 47 The King Piston Cup Racers    
L5264 49 Leak Less Piston Cup Racers    
L5263 50 Nitroade Piston Cup Racers    
K4592 21 Ferrari F430 Piston Cup Fans    
L4153 22 Mario Andretti Piston Cup Fans    
M6112 31 Kathy Copter Piston Cup Fans    
L4149 42 Bob Cutlass Piston Cup Fans    
L4150 43 Darrell Cartrip Piston Cup Fans
  • Smile and Black mouth (New) versions
   
L4151 44 Fred Piston Cup Fans
  • Large (First time in USA) and Small (New) versions
   
M2320 56 Tow Piston Cup Fans    
M4242 57 Race Official Tom Piston Cup Fans    
M6115 58 Axle Accelerator Piston Cup Fans    
M2321 59 Chuki Piston Cup Fans    
M5256 63 Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp Piston Cup Fans
  • First non-exclusive release of this car
  • Small version
   
M5258 65 Charlie Checker Piston Cup Fans
  • Originally released as "Piston Cup Pace Car" in the Supercharged Series
  • Orange Taillights (New) version
  • First non-exclusive release of this car
   
M2323 15 Lightning Ramone Piston Cup Pit Crew    
M6110 25 Stacy Piston Cup Pit Crew  
M6122 32 Petrol Pulaski Piston Cup Pit Crew  
M2319 33 Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet Piston Cup Pit Crew    
M4241 34 Pit Crew Member Guido Piston Cup Pit Crew    
M2322 37 Pit Crew Member Fillmore Piston Cup Pit Crew    
M4240 55 My Name is Not Chuck Piston Cup Pit Crew  
M6119 60 Roman Dunes Piston Cup Pit Crew  
64 Hugo Fast Piston Cup Pit Crew
  • Canceled; released in the following Race O Rama Series as "Nitroade Pitty"
  • Shown on 2008 poster and Fred with Bumper Stickers cardback
 
M6106 68 Dudley Spare Piston Cup Pit Crew  
N2481 28 Leroy Traffik Highway 66    
K4587 40 Boost Highway 66    
L5260 52 DJ Highway 66    
L5259 53 Wingo Highway 66    
M1254 54 Snot Rod Highway 66    
M5253 61 Van Highway 66    
L5261 05 Dinoco Lightning McQueen Dinoco    
L6551 08 Bling Bling Lightning McQueen Dinoco    
L6552 26 Dinoco Chick Hicks Dinoco    
L4156 27 Dinoco Helicopter Dinoco
  • Small Size (First time in USA) version
   
L4147 29 Tex Dinoco Dinoco    
M6099 62 Luke Pettlework Dinoco    
N2490 70 Sally with Cone    
M6125 71 Dexter Hoover
  • Yellow Flag (New) version
   
N2486 72 Edwin Kranks    

Five additional singles were released in a K-mart exclusive assortment case, as part of the first Kmart Cars Collector's Day event. While they featured a unique package design (based on the Los Angeles International Speedway) and were not assigned a collector number, the vehicles are not marked as part of any collection or special series, and shared the typical M1054 assortment code.

Toy # Name Model photo Package photo
N8514 Shiny Wax
NEW
 
N8515 Sparemint
NEW
 
N9860 Sputter Stop
NEW
 
N9861 Transberry Juice
NEW
 
N9862 View Zeen
NEW
 

Oversized

Oversized Vehicle Assortment (N5531)
Toy # Col. # Name Notes Model photo Package photo
P6889 1 Lightning Storm Lightning McQueen
NEW
   
P6890 2 Marco
NEW
   
P6891 3 Mack
NEW
   
N7290 4 Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp    
N7230 5 Dinoco Helicopter    
N6010 6 Barney Stormin    

Mail-in promotions

Toy # Name Package photo
N6400 Sidewall Shine
NEW
 
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.

Movie Moments Assortment (M4255)
Toy # Name Model Photo Notes
K5923 Cruisin' McQueen  
Sally  
K5924 Buzz  
Woody
K5926 Mike
Sulley
K5928 Ferrari Fan Guido Released as Guido & Luigi
Ferrari Fan Luigi
L4161 The King   Released as Mr. The King & Mrs. The King
Mrs. The King  
L4162 Rusty Rust-eze  
Dusty Rust-eze  
L4163 Mia  
Tia
L5016 PT Flea
Flik
L5265 Luigi  
Guido
Tractor  
L5266 Boost  
Snot Rod  
L5267 Flo   Released as "Ramone"
Ramone (Purple)  
L5268 Red  
Stanley  
M4933 Dinoco Mia
NEW
 
Dinoco Tia
NEW
 
M4934 Leak Less  
No Stall  
M4935 Bob Cutlass  
Darrell Cartrip  
M4936 Tex Dinoco  
Dinoco McQueen  
M4938 Luigi  
Ferrari F430  
M8596 Tow Cap
NEW
 
Gasprin
NEW
TBA Kori Turbowitz   Exclusive Internationally
Lightning McQueen  
TBA Doc Hudson  
Tumbleweed McQueen
NEW
 
TBA Fillmore  
Whitewalls McQueen
NEW
 

Gift Packs

Assortment M1883
Toy # Name Vehicles Notes Model photo Package photo
M1884 Dirt Track Gift Pack Cactus Lightning McQueen
Sheriff
Dirt Track Doc Hudson
NEW
    
M1885 Piston Cup Gift Pack Lightning McQueen
Charlie Checker
The King
     
M1886 Dinoco Dream Gift Pack Gold Mia
NEW
Gold Tia
NEW
Bling Bling Lightning McQueen
 
M1887 Race Officials Gift Pack Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp
Race Official Tom
NEW
Tow
NEW
     
M8613 Lightning McQueen's Crew Gift Pack Lightning McQueen
Lightning Ramone
NEW
Flo
     
M8614 Team Shiny Wax Nebekenezer Schmidt
NEW
Senior Trax
NEW
Shiny Wax
NEW
 
M8615 Team Leak Less Stacy
NEW
Earl Filter
NEW
Leak Less
 
M8616 Team No Stall Shirley Spinout
NEW
Roman Dunes
NEW
No Stall
 
TBA Team Sparemint Piccolo Perry
NEW
Ernest B. Raykes
NEW
Sparemint
NEW
Other Gift Packs
Toy # Name Vehicles Notes Model photo Package photo
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.

Gift Packs (Toys R Us exclusive)
Toy # Name Vehicles Notes Model photo Package photo
M8119 Dinoco Blue Gift Pack Dinoco Lightning McQueen
Dinoco Helicopter
The King
Bling Bling Lightning McQueen
Dinoco Chick Hicks
   

    

 
N3173 Radiator Springs Friends Gift Pack Guido
Luigi
Doc Hudson
Cruisin' Lightning McQueen
Tractor
 
N3174 Dirt Track Challenge Gift Pack Sally
Dirt Track Lightning McQueen
Doc Hudson
Flo
Ramone
       

Playsets

Toy # Name Notes
M1896 Race Case Launcher
  • Includes Snot Rod
M6773 Lightning Fast Speedway™
  • Includes Lightning McQueen
M8110 Piston Cup Challenge
  • TRU exclusive
M8116 Mack Truck Playset
  • Includes Lightning McQueen
M8117 Mack Transporter
  • Includes DJ, Snot Rod, and Wingo
  • Walmart exclusive
Asst. M8121
M8122 Luigi's Casa Della Tires Playset
  • TRU exclusive
M8123 Radiator Springs Curio Shop Playset
  • TRU exclusive
M8235 Ramone's House of Body Art Playset
  • TRU exclusive
N1464 Flo's V8 Café Playset
  • TRU exclusive
N5340 Mack Transporter
  • Includes Nitroade No. 28, Bob Cutlass, and Bumper Save No. 90
Mack Transporter
  • Includes Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, and Leak Less No. 52

Other collections

Asst. # Name Image Description Exclusivity
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.
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