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[[File:FinalLap.png|200px|thumb|right]]{{ | [[File:FinalLap.png|200px|thumb|right|The Final Lap Collection series logo, featuring [[Dexter Hoover]] waving a white flag.]]{{Quote2|"It's the final lap and a race to the finish! Collect 40 new characters from the CARS movie, but don't speed by any classics you missed the first time around!"|'''Original tagline'''}} | ||
The '''Final Lap Collection''' was a limited series of die-cast [[ | The '''Final Lap Collection''' was a limited series of die-cast [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|Character Cars]] by [[Mattel]], that was exclusively sold at Target stores within the United States. Following the switch to "Lenticular" mainline cars late in [[Race O Rama Series|Race O Rama]] and into the [[Drifting Series]], the "classic" fixed-eye models were relegated to store-exclusive items and collections, with the Final Lap Collection designed to continue releasing lesser-known characters and appease longtime collectors. | ||
The series was first released in October 2009, with its final assortment appearing in early 2011; beginning in April 2011, ''Cars'' models a whole were temporarily discontinued as marketing shifted focus to that summer's ''[[Cars 2]]'' film. | The series was first released in October 2009, with its final assortment appearing in early 2011; beginning in April 2011, ''Cars'' models a whole were temporarily discontinued as marketing shifted focus to that summer's ''[[Cars 2]]'' film. | ||
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Unlike all other store-exclusive collections in the line's history, Final Lap models included the character's respective [[List of die-casts by collector number|collector number]] just as the mainline Drifting singles did, though it omitted the logo and label color to represent the character's segment designation. Final Lap singles featured a unified, brown nameplate, similar in shape to the "normal" one. They also maintained that year's core "Drifting" motif. | Unlike all other store-exclusive collections in the line's history, Final Lap models included the character's respective [[List of die-casts by collector number|collector number]] just as the mainline Drifting singles did, though it omitted the logo and label color to represent the character's segment designation. Final Lap singles featured a unified, brown nameplate, similar in shape to the "normal" one. They also maintained that year's core "Drifting" motif. | ||
The cardback notably teased a total of 40 exclusive, never-produced characters from the ''Cars'' film, while encouraging collectors to look out for re-releases from previous series. While the first four shipping assortments contained low quantities of long-time models like [[Lightning McQueen]] and [[ | The cardback notably teased a total of 40 exclusive, never-produced characters from the ''Cars'' film, while encouraging collectors to look out for re-releases from previous series. While the first four shipping assortments contained low quantities of long-time models like [[Lightning McQueen]] and [[The King]], boxes from "E" onwards exclusively contained new characters; no "new" model appeared in more than one case. | ||
Starting from "Case G" onwards, the cardback bio was slightly modified: | Starting from "Case G" onwards, the cardback bio was slightly modified: | ||
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==Models== | ==Models== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders center" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
|+''Cars'' Classic Assortment (R1948) | |+''Cars'' Classic Assortment (R1948) | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 5%;"|Toy # | ! scope="col" style="width: 5%;"|Toy # | ||
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|R4425 | |R4425 | ||
|47 | |47 | ||
|[[ | |[[The King]] | ||
|[[File:47-TheKing-Diecast.png|100px]] | |[[File:47-TheKing-Diecast.png|100px]] | ||
|[[File:The king final lap.jpg|80px]] | |[[File:The king final lap.jpg|80px]] | ||
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|R8661 | |R8661 | ||
|154 | |154 | ||
|[[Timothy | |[[Timothy Timezone|Timothy Timezone Truecoat]] | ||
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|[[File:Ttt10.jpg|80px]] | |[[File:Ttt10.jpg|80px]] | ||
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