Drifting Series

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Drifting Series
Drifting Series
Runtime	October 2009-February 2011
Mainline series chronology
Preceded by	Race O Rama Series (2008-09)
Followed by	Cars 2 Series (2011-12)

The Drifting Series 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."

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. 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.

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
P7002	1	Lightning McQueen	Piston Cup Racers
P7003	2	Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
P7004	3	Dirt Track Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
P7005	4	Cruisin' Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
P7006	5	Dinoco Lightning McQueen	Dinoco
P7009	8	Bling Bling Lightning McQueen	Dinoco
P7018	10	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Piston Cup Racers
P7019	11	Doc Hudson	Radiator Springs
P7021	12	Ramone	Radiator Springs
P7022	13	Hydraulic Ramone	Radiator Springs
P7024	15	Lightning Ramone	Piston Cup Pit Crew
P7025	16	Ramone	Radiator Springs
P7026	17	Ramone	Radiator Springs
P7028	19	Brand New Mater	Radiator Springs
P7029	20	Mater	Radiator Springs
P7041	21	Ferrari F430	Radiator Springs
P7042	22	Mario Andretti	Piston Cup Race Day
P7033	24	Chick Hicks	Piston Cup Racers
P7034	26	Dinoco Chick Hicks	Dinoco
P7084	29	Tex Dinoco	Dinoco
P7080	30	Sarge	Radiator Springs
P7076	31	Kathy Copter	Piston Cup Race Day
P7020	33	Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Piston Cup Pit Crew
P7072	34	Pit Crew Member Guido	Piston Cup Pit Crew
P7031	37	Pit Crew Member Fillmore	Piston Cup Pit Crew
P7032	38	Fillmore	Radiator Springs
P7050	40	Boost	Highway 66
P7070	41	RPM #64	Piston Cup Racers
P7088	45	Yeti the Abominable Snowplow	Radiator Springs
P7082	46	Sheriff	Radiator Springs
P7083	47	The King	Piston Cup Racers
P7078	48	Sally	Radiator Springs
P7063	49	Leak Less No. 52	Piston Cup Racers
P7067	50	Nitroade No. 28	Piston Cup Racers
P7058	52	DJ	Highway 66
P7056	53	Wingo	Highway 66
P7068	54	Snot Rod	Highway 66
P7074	56	Race Tow Truck Tom	Piston Cup Race Day
P7086	57	Race Official Tom	Piston Cup Race Day
P7060	58	Axle Accelerator	Piston Cup Race Day
P7047	59	Chuki	Piston Cup Race Day
P7053	60	Chief No Stall	Piston Cup Pit Crew
T0265	61	Van	Highway 66
P7071	65	Charlie Checker	Piston Cup Race Day
P7075	69	Ron Hover	Piston Cup Race Day
P7054	71	Dexter Hoover	Piston Cup Race Day
P7077	77	Chief RPM	Piston Cup Pit Crew
T5659	91	Milton Calypeer	Radiator Springs
T5660	103	Skip Ricter	Piston Cup Pit Crew
P7010	110	Whitewalls Lightning McQueen	Radiator Springs
R4599	111	Flo	Radiator Springs
R4598	112 113	Luigi & Guido	Radiator Springs
R6513	114	Darrell Cartrip with Metallic Finish	Piston Cup Race Day
R6514	115	DJ with Metallic Finish	Highway 66
R6512	116	Pit Crew Member Sarge	Piston Cup Pit Crew
R6516	117	Hydraulic Ramone with Metallic Finish	Radiator Springs
R8167	118	Bling Bling Lightning McQueen with Piston Cup (Chase)	Dinoco
R6515	119	Vern	Piston Cup Race Day
R8168	120	The King with Metallic Finish (Chase)	Dinoco
R8170	121	Fred with Fallen Bumper (Chase)	Radiator Springs
R8166	122	Jay Limo	Piston Cup Race Day
R8171	123	Lightning McQueen with Shovel	Radiator Springs
R8172	124	Van with Stickers (Chase)	Highway 66
R8174	125	Fillmore with Organic Gas Can (Chase)	Radiator Springs
R8173	126	Marlon "Clutches" McKay	Piston Cup Race Day
R8175	127	Lightning McQueen with Cone	Radiator Springs
R8176	128	Rust-eze Lightning McQueen (Chase)	Piston Cup Racers
R8169	129	Tim Rimmer NEW	Piston Cup Race Day
T0295	130	Mater with Oil Can (Chase)	Radiator Springs
T0297	131	Paint Mask Lightning McQueen (Chase)	Radiator Springs
T0300	133	Duff Wrecks	Highway 66
T0301	134	Mater with Hood (Chase) NEW	Radiator Springs
T0302	135	Dinoco Lightning McQueen with Celebrity Signature (Chase) NEW	Dinoco
T0304	136	Yeti with Snow Cones (Chase) NEW	Radiator Springs
T0298	137	Dash Boardman NEW	Piston Cup Race Day
T5658	138	Antonio Veloce Eccellente	Piston Cup Race Day
V1611	149	Artie	Radiator Springs
V1617	155	Marilyn	Radiator Springs
V1618	161	Wilmar Flattz NEW	Radiator Springs
V3614	166	Mater with Glow-in-the-Dark Lamp (Chase)	Radiator Springs
V1612	171 172	Guido with Rollers and Tray Luigi with Bucket NEW	Radiator Springs

Cars Oversized Vehicle Assortment (N5531)

Toy #	Col. #	Name	Model photo	Package photo
	1	Lightning Storm Lightning McQueen
P6890	2	Marco
P6891	3	Mack Semi
N8010	6	Barney Stormin
N8479	8	Chick Hicks Semi
N8480	9	Elvis RV
N8483	11	Hummer Sven
N8482	13	Frank
R8179	17	Richard Clayton Kensington NEW
T3831	18	T.J.
R6564	19	Bessie NEW
	20	Brian: Park Motors NEW
R8183	21	Marco Axelbender NEW
R8177	23	Leroy Traffik with Snow Tires NEW
R8178	24	Miles NEW
R6565	25	Chuck "Choke" Cables NEW
R8181	26	Stu Bop the Jet NEW

Cars Truck & Trailer Assortment (N5532)

Toy #	Col. #	Name	Model photo	Package photo
N9709	1	Mack Hauler
N9713	2	Chick Hicks Hauler
	3	Gray Hauler
N9712	5	Jerry Recycled Batteries
N9715	6	Leak Less Hauler
	7	Gil
R6566	13	Sidewall Shine Hauler NEW
R6567	14	Mood Springs Hauler NEW
R8184	15	Vinyl Toupee Hauler NEW
R6568	16	Paul Valdez NEW
R8187	17	Shifty Drug Hauler NEW
T0308	18	Chet Boxkaar NEW
T0309	19	Oliver Lightload NEW
T0310	20	Ben Crankleshaft NEW

Multi-packs

3-Car Gift Packs

Cars 3-Car Gift Pack Assortment (R2198)

Toy #	Vehicles	Segment	Notes	Model photo	Package photo
R6606	Antonio Veloce Eccelente Ferrari F430 Costanzo Della Corsa
R6607	Pit Crew Member Sarge Pit Crew Member Fillmore Lightning McQueen	Piston Cup
R8190	Doc Hudson Blowing Bubbles Mater Sheriff	Radiator Springs
R8191	Race Official Tom Darrell Cartrip Bob Cutlass	Piston Cup
R8192	Waitress Mia Waitress Tia Flo with Tray	Radiator Springs
R8193	Red Wet Lightning McQueen Sally	Radiator Springs
R8194	Richard Clayton Kensington Fred Marco Axelbender	Piston Cup
R8195	Cruisin' Lightning McQueen Matti Bert	Radiator Springs
T0311	Dinoco Mia Dinoco Tia Bling Bling Lightning McQueen	Piston Cup
T0312	The King Tongue Lightning McQueen* Chick Hicks	Piston Cup	Finish Line McQueen labeled as Tongue McQueen At least 3 different variants of Finish Line McQueen exist: One with a "worried" expression, another with two straight-facing positions, and a third that uses Cruisin' Lightning McQueen's eye sets
T0313	Chick Hicks Pitty Bruiser Bukowski Mater	Piston Cup
T0315	Dexter Hoover Lightning McQueen Race Damaged King		Dexter Hoover with Checkered Flag
T0316	Chick Fan Mia Chick Fan Tia Chick Hicks
V1600	The King Tex Dinoco Marlon "Clutches" McKay	Piston Cup

Gift Packs

Toys R Us exclusive

Asst. N3066

Toy #	Name	Vehicles	Notes	Model photo	Package photo
R1946	Dirt Track Challenge Gift Pack	Mater Doc Hudson Dirt Track Lightning McQueen Ramone Flo
T4033	Piston Cup Race Day Gift Pack	Ron Hover Lightning McQueen Mia Tia Race Tow Truck Tom
T4034	Flo's V8 Café	Hank Hallsum Mater Waitress Mia Waitress Tia Flo with Tray
T4035	Radiator Springs Chase Gift Pack	Wingo Boost Sheriff Snot Rod DJ
TBA	Piston Cup Race Day Gift Pack	Race Official Tom Axle Accelerator Lightning McQueen Charlie Checker Dexter Hoover	Dexter Hoover includes Green Flag

Walmart 4-packs (Asst. V4089)

Toy #	Vehicles	Notes	Model photo	Package photo
V7317	Guido Luigi Lightning McQueen Doc Hudson
V7318	Wingo Snot Rod DJ Boost
V7319	Sarge Sally Ramone Mater

• Wally (image)

Exclusives

• Barry Diesel
• Motorama Lightning McQueen

Playsets

Cars WM Transporter + Diecast

Toy #	Name	Notes
R2547	Mack Transporter	Includes Bug Mouth Lightning McQueen
V7003	Lightning Fast Speedway	Includes Lightning McQueen
V1485	Mack Transporter	Includes Dirt Track Lightning McQueen

Other releases

• Pit Race-Off
• Lightyear Launchers
• Movie Moments
• Piston Cup Nights
• Final Lap Collection
• Synthetic Rubber Tires

See also

• Color Changers 2010

References

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