World of Cars Series
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| World of Cars Series | |
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| Shelf date | October 2007-October 2008
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| Series | Cars
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| Followed by | Race O Rama |
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.
Products
1:55 die-cast
| Asst. # | Name | Image | Description | Exclusivity |
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| M1892 | Pit Race-Off aka "Pit Row Race-Off" |
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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 | 
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Returning from the previous year, a new wave of Movie Doubles double-packs were released exclusively at Toys R Us stores. | 
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| N2970 | Checklane Series | 
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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! | 
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Similar to 2007's unnamed holiday releases, three double packs were sold for the Christmas season, marked with a "Holiday Special!" logo. | – |
Notes
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Prototype Dirt Track Racing/Neon Nights Challenge box art
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Prototype Mini Adventures Drive-In Dragstrip prototype box art
Gear Up 'n' Go prototype image
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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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