Drifting Series
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The Drifting Series[1] was the fifth series of 1:55 scale die-casts released by Mattel, as well as the final series in the original Cars line. Introduced in October 2009, the series became the longest-running of any so far, shipping as late as February 2011 before tapering off ahead of Cars 2 and its respective series. It brought a notable change to the line's structure, in that the "Look! My Eyes Change!" models, introduced late in Race O Rama's run, replaced the classic "fixed eye" releases as the mainline of singles. While new fixed-eye models continued to release, they were exclusively made available at Target stores, as part of a special "Final Lap Collection."
This iteration of cardbacks featured a night-time highway setting, illuminated by a blue skyline. The artwork featured characters "drifting" around a banked corner, with draft sparks exuding from them. According to Mattel's 2012 exhibit, the "Drifting" series featured cars "racing to the finish line," intentionally "symbolizing the end of one era and the beginning of another."[2]
History
A sleek graphic concept was originally teased by lead project designer Martin Arriola in early 2009, during a Q&A with the Carsthetoys online forum.[3] When asked whether a future design would succeed the Race O Rama Series, Arriola teased that "word on the street" was that the next graphic treatment would be titled "Drift."
This new cardback motif was launched in October 2009, first appearing on a new Target-exclusive sub-series called the Final Lap Collection. The shortly following 2010 Collector Guide confirmed that the lenticular-eye singles would replace the new mainline as the universal singles line available for any retailer to purchase from distribution.Template:Clear
Mainline
Carrying over from the previous Race O Rama series, eight segments are featured: Six pertain to the core assortment, while "Mega Size" and "Truck & Trailers" correlate to their own product numbers.
| Toy # | Col. # | Name | Segment | Model photo | Package photo |
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| P7002 | 1 | Lightning McQueen | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7003 | 2 | Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7004 | 3 | Dirt Track Lightning McQueen | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7005 | 4 | Cruisin' Lightning McQueen | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7006 | 5 | Dinoco Lightning McQueen | Dinoco | 
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| P7009 | 8 | Bling Bling Lightning McQueen | Dinoco | 
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| P7018 | 10 | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7019 | 11 | Doc Hudson | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7021 | 12 | Ramone | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7022 | 13 | Hydraulic Ramone | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7024 | 15 | Lightning Ramone | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| P7025 | 16 | Ramone | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7026 | 17 | Ramone | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7028 | 19 | Brand New Mater | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7029 | 20 | Mater | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7041 | 21 | Ferrari F430 | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7042 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7033 | 24 | Chick Hicks | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7034 | 26 | Dinoco Chick Hicks | Dinoco | 
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| P7084 | 29 | Tex Dinoco | Dinoco | File:29 Tex Dinoco Lenticular Eyes.jpeg | 
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| P7080 | 30 | Sarge | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7076 | 31 | Kathy Copter | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7020 | 33 | Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Piston Cup Pit Crew | ||
| P7072 | 34 | Pit Crew Member Guido | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| P7031 | 37 | Pit Crew Member Fillmore | Piston Cup Pit Crew | ||
| P7032 | 38 | Fillmore | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7050 | 40 | Boost | Highway 66 | 
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| P7070 | 41 | RPM #64 | Piston Cup Racers | File:41 RPM No 64 Lenticular Eyes.jpeg | 
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| P7088 | 45 | Yeti the Abominable Snowplow | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7082 | 46 | Sheriff | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7083 | 47 | The King | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7078 | 48 | Sally | Radiator Springs | 
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| P7063 | 49 | Leak Less No. 52 | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7067 | 50 | Nitroade No. 28 | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| P7058 | 52 | DJ | Highway 66 | 
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| P7056 | 53 | Wingo | Highway 66 | 
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| P7068 | 54 | Snot Rod | Highway 66 | 
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| P7074 | 56 | Race Tow Truck Tom | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7086 | 57 | Race Official Tom | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7060 | 58 | Axle Accelerator | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7047 | 59 | Chuki | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7053 | 60 | Chief No Stall | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| T0265 | 61 | Van | Highway 66 | 
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| P7071 | 65 | Charlie Checker | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7075 | 69 | Ron Hover | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7054 | 71 | Dexter Hoover | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| P7077 | 77 | Chief RPM | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| T5659 | 91 | Milton Calypeer | Radiator Springs | 
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| T5660 | 103 | Skip Ricter | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| P7010 | 110 | Whitewalls Lightning McQueen | Radiator Springs | 
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| R4599 | 111 | Flo | Radiator Springs | 
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| R4598 | 112 113 |
Luigi & Guido | Radiator Springs | 
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| R6513 | 114 | Darrell Cartrip with Metallic Finish | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| R6514 | 115 | DJ with Metallic Finish | Highway 66 | 
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| R6512 | 116 | Pit Crew Member Sarge | Piston Cup Pit Crew | 
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| R6516 | 117 | Hydraulic Ramone with Metallic Finish | Radiator Springs | 
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| R8167 | 118 | Bling Bling Lightning McQueen with Piston Cup (Chase) | Dinoco | 
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| R6515 | 119 | Vern | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| R8168 | 120 | The King with Metallic Finish (Chase) | Dinoco | 
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| R8170 | 121 | Fred with Fallen Bumper (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| R8166 | 122 | Jay Limo | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| R8171 | 123 | Lightning McQueen with Shovel | Radiator Springs | 
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| R8172 | 124 | Van with Stickers (Chase) | Highway 66 | 
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| R8174 | 125 | Fillmore with Organic Gas Can (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| R8173 | 126 | Marlon "Clutches" McKay | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| R8175 | 127 | Lightning McQueen with Cone | Radiator Springs | 
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| R8176 | 128 | Rust-eze Lightning McQueen (Chase) | Piston Cup Racers | 
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| R8169 | 129 | Tim Rimmer | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| T0295 | 130 | Mater with Oil Can (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| T0297 | 131 | Paint Mask Lightning McQueen (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| T0300 | 133 | Duff Wrecks | Highway 66 | 
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| T0301 | 134 | Mater with Hood (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| T0302 | 135 | Dinoco Lightning McQueen with Celebrity Signature (Chase) | Dinoco | 
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| T0304 | 136 | Yeti with Snow Cones (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| T0298 | 137 | Dash Boardman | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| T5658 | 138 | Antonio Veloce Eccellente | Piston Cup Race Day | 
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| V1611 | 149 | Artie | Radiator Springs | 
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| V1617 | 155 | Marilyn | Radiator Springs | 
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| V1618 | 161 | Wilmar Flattz | Radiator Springs | 
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| V3614 | 166 | Mater with Glow-in-the-Dark Lamp (Chase) | Radiator Springs | 
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| V1612 | 171 172 |
Guido with Rollers and Tray Luigi with Bucket |
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| Toy # | Col. # | Name | Model photo | Package photo |
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| 1 | Lightning Storm Lightning McQueen | 
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| P6890 | 2 | Marco | 
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| P6891 | 3 | Mack Semi | 
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| N8010 | 6 | Barney Stormin | 
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| N8479 | 8 | Chick Hicks Semi | 
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| N8480 | 9 | Elvis RV | 
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| N8483 | 11 | Hummer Sven | 
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| N8482 | 13 | Frank | 
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| R8179 | 17 | Richard Clayton Kensington | 
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| T3831 | 18 | T.J. | 
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| R6564 | 19 | Bessie | 
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| 20 | Brian: Park Motors | 
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| R8183 | 21 | Marco Axelbender | 
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| R8177 | 23 | Leroy Traffik with Snow Tires | 
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| R8178 | 24 | Miles | 
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| R6565 | 25 | Chuck "Choke" Cables | 
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| R8181 | 26 | Stu Bop the Jet | 
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| Toy # | Col. # | Name | Model photo | Package photo |
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| N9709 | 1 | Mack Hauler | 
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| N9713 | 2 | Chick Hicks Hauler | 
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| 3 | Gray Hauler | 
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| N9712 | 5 | Jerry Recycled Batteries | 
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| N9715 | 6 | Leak Less Hauler | 
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| 7 | Gil | 
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| R6566 | 13 | Sidewall Shine Hauler | 
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| R6567 | 14 | Mood Springs Hauler | 
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| R8184 | 15 | Vinyl Toupee Hauler | 
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| R6568 | 16 | Paul Valdez | 
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| R8187 | 17 | Shifty Drug Hauler | 
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| T0308 | 18 | Chet Boxkaar | 
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| T0309 | 19 | Oliver Lightload | 
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| T0310 | 20 | Ben Crankleshaft | 
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Multi-packs
3-Car Gift Packs
| Toy # | Vehicles | Segment | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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| R6606 | Antonio Veloce Eccelente Ferrari F430 Costanzo Della Corsa |
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| R6607 | Pit Crew Member Sarge Pit Crew Member Fillmore Lightning McQueen |
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| R8190 | Doc Hudson Blowing Bubbles Mater Sheriff |
Radiator Springs | 
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| R8191 | Race Official Tom Darrell Cartrip Bob Cutlass |
Piston Cup | 
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| R8192 | Waitress Mia Waitress Tia Flo with Tray |
Radiator Springs | 
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| R8193 | Red Wet Lightning McQueen Sally |
Radiator Springs | 
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| R8194 | Richard Clayton Kensington Fred Marco Axelbender |
Piston Cup | 
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| R8195 | Cruisin' Lightning McQueen Matti Bert |
Radiator Springs | 
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| T0311 | Dinoco Mia Dinoco Tia Bling Bling Lightning McQueen |
Piston Cup | 
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| T0312 | The King Tongue Lightning McQueen* Chick Hicks |
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| T0313 | Chick Hicks Pitty Bruiser Bukowski Mater |
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| T0315 | Dexter Hoover Lightning McQueen Race Damaged King |
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| T0316 | Chick Fan Mia Chick Fan Tia Chick Hicks |
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| V1600 | The King Tex Dinoco Marlon "Clutches" McKay |
Piston Cup | 
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Gift Packs
Toys R Us exclusive
| Toy # | Name | Vehicles | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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| R1946 | Dirt Track Challenge Gift Pack | Mater Doc Hudson Dirt Track Lightning McQueen Ramone Flo |
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| T4033 | Piston Cup Race Day Gift Pack | Ron Hover Lightning McQueen Mia Tia Race Tow Truck Tom |
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| T4034 | Flo's V8 Café | Hank Hallsum Mater Waitress Mia Waitress Tia Flo with Tray |
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| T4035 | Radiator Springs Chase Gift Pack | Wingo Boost Sheriff Snot Rod DJ |
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| TBA | Piston Cup Race Day Gift Pack | Race Official Tom Axle Accelerator Lightning McQueen Charlie Checker Dexter Hoover |
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| Toy # | Vehicles | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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| V7317 | Guido Luigi Lightning McQueen Doc Hudson | |||
| V7318 | Wingo Snot Rod DJ Boost | |||
| V7319 | Sarge Sally Ramone Mater |
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Exclusives
Playsets
| Toy # | Name | Notes |
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| R2547 | Mack Transporter |
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| V7003 | Lightning Fast Speedway |
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| V1485 | Mack Transporter |
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Other releases
See also
References
- ↑ From Silver Screen
- ↑ [1] "Journey of Cars Die-cast Packaging"]
- ↑ Deano. "Our Guest in the chat room... (Q & A Posted)" (March 14, 2009). carsthetoys.yuku.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ↑ [2]
