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Cars + Star Wars is a merchandising crossover between Disney•Pixar and the American multimedia franchise created by George Lucas.[1] Created for Disney Theme Parks, the originally-produced 1:55 die-cast line envisions the primary Cars cast as the heroes and villains of the original Star Wars film trilogy: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). The range was announced in 2013 at a Star Wars Celebration press panel, closely following Disney's 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm.[2]

History

2008 "Darth Mater" statue

The first direct collaboration between Cars and Star Wars occurred in 2008, when a one-of-a-kind prototype piece – depicting Mater as the famous villain Darth Vader – was developed by the Mattel Action Play Entertainment Design Team, for auction at the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF)'s Dream Halloween event.[3] A light-up diorama display presents the ~1:12[4] matte-finished statuette atop a "Death Star" panel aesthetic, its Black Acrylic base housing the electronics and themed sound clips recorded by Larry the Cable Guy. Both George Lucas and Cars director John Lasseter lend their autographs, while a plaque credits the designers and top Disney•Pixar personnel.

A commercial Cars + Star Wars merchandise collection was announced at the Star Wars Celebration VI event by Disney. The collection released die-casts and pins of seven Cars characters reimagined as some of the main Star Wars characters at the Star Wars Weekends 2013, that later became available at the Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts. 2014 and 2015 saw the release of more characters.[5]

The franchise's separate elements interact in Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition, the third Disney Infinity title launched in 2015.

Characters

Also (without artwork):

The IT-O Interrogation Droid, used by Darth Vader in A New Hope,[6] appears in Mater's respective artwork. Boba Fett's starship likewise appears in Chick Hicks' - However, as McQueen and Mater are depicted as both their characters and each one's respective ship, the Slave I may be intended to remain as machinery, perhaps similar to Bessie in the Cars film.

While most secondary characters (such as the Jawas) are identified only as generic representation of their faction or group, certain designs appear to consider specific individuals – The Bespin Guard's mustache, for instance, resembles that of Helder Spinoza.

Die-cast vehicles

Much like the Cars Land die-cast, these are not manufactured by Mattel and instead credited only as "Disney Theme Parks Merchandise".

Photo Character/Role Faction # UPC MSRP Ref.
Lightning McQueen as Luke Skywalker™ Rebels 38595 4 00007 21713 3 $12.95 [1]
Mater as Darth Vader™ Empire 38596 4 00007 21710 2 $9.95 [2]
Sally as Princess Leia™ Rebels 38597 4 00007 21709 6 $9.95 [3]
Luigi and Guido as C-3PO™ and R2-D2™ Rebels 38598 4 00007 21712 8 $9.95 [4]
Tractor as Stormtrooper™ Empire 38599 4 00007 21708 9 $9.95 [5]
Fillmore as Yoda™ Rebels 38600 4 00007 21711 9 $9.95 [6]
Red as Chewbacca™ Rebels 38613 4 00008 30261 2 $9.95 [7]
Ramone as Han Solo™ Rebels 38614 4 00008 30268 5 $9.95 [8]
Chick Hicks as Boba Fett™ Empire 38615 4 00008 30266 1 $9.95 [9]
Mater and Doc as Darth Vader™ and Obi-Wan Kenobi™ Rebels 38616 4 00008 30270 8 $16.95 [10]
Luigi and Pitties as C-3PO™ and Jawas™ Rebels 38617 4 00008 30267 8 $16.95 [11]
Pitties as Logray™ and Wicket™ Rebels 38630 4 00009 19733 4 $9.95 [12]
Image needed Lightning McQueen as Jedi Luke Skywalker™ Rebels 38631 4 00009 19734 1 $9.95 [13]
Image needed Sarge as Emperor Palpatine™ with Cone Droid™ Empire 38632 4 00009 19732 7 $9.95 [14]
Image needed Tractor as Royal Guard™ Empire 38633 4 00009 19731 0 $9.95 [15]
Character/Role Faction UPC UPC (Parks) MSRP Ref.
Tractors as Sandtroopers™ Empire 7 24328 38620 1 4 00008 34951 2 $19.95 [16]
Mater as Darth Vader™
Death Star Battle 		Empire 7 24328 38634 8 4 00009 19738 9 $14.95 [17]
Lightning McQueen as Jedi Luke Skywalker™
Death Star Battle 		Rebels 7 24328 38635 5 4 00009 19736 5 $14.95 [18]
King as Lando Calrissian™, Pitty as Bespin Guard™, Ramone as Han Solo in Carbonite™ Rebels 7 24328 38636 2 4 00009 19737 2 $24.95 [19]

References

  1. ↑ Star Wars - Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Schou, Solvej (December 21, 2012). "Mickey + 'Star Wars' = Disney completes Lucasfilm acquisition". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Metroxing (September 24, 2008). "Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Darth Mater CAAF Auction & What If?". Take Five A Day. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ Metroxing (July 28, 2008). "Mattel Disney Pixars CARS: Darth Mater-CAAF Dream Auction 2008". Take Five A Day. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Metroxing (29 April 2015). "Disney Pixar CARS: Star Wars CAR WARS 2015 Series 3". Take Five A Day. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Hardwick, Ben (April 23, 2023). "Star Wars Revealed How Its Interrogation Droid Works - And It's Terrifying". CBR. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
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