- "Favorite characters from the original Cars movie!"
- —Blister card, [[{{{3}}}]]
Radiator Springs Classic, or simply Radiator Springs internationally, was a die-cast collection first released in 2012. Introduced as a Toys R Us exclusive in the United States, the series concept featured older, previously-released characters from the first Cars film, which hadn't been produced since the release of Cars 2.
Iterations of the line were released sporadically from 2012 to 2016, with the final branding featuring certain characters from Cars 3. Though it was discontinued afterwards, many consider the Welcome to Radiator Springs series to be its spiritual successor.
2012[]
The first two waves of Radiator Springs Classic models were released in summer 2012.
Singles[]
| Toy # | Name | Notes | Model photo | Package photo |
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| Y3400 | Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen | 
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| Y3402 | Ramone | 
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| Y3403 | Tex Dinoco | 
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| Y3404 | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | 
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| Y3406 | Mater | 
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| Y3407 | Sheriff | 
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| Y3408 | Ron Hover | 
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| Y3409 | Chick Hicks | 
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| Y3410 | The King | 
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| Y3411 | Shiny Wax No. 82 | 
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| Y3412 | N2O Cola No. 68 | 
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| Y3413 | Lil Torquey Pistons No. 117 | 
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| Y3416 | Flo | 
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| Y7452 | Dexter Hoover |
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| Y7453 | Octane Gain No. 58 | 
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Gift Packs[]
| Toy # | Name | Vehicles | Package photo |
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| Y5109 | Main Street Spinout™ | Ramone Luigi & Guido Spinout Lightning McQueen |
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| Y5111 | Fixin' the Road™ | Sarge Fillmore Lightning McQueen with Shovel |
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| Y5128 | The Three-Way Tie™ | Finish Line Lightning McQueen Chick Hicks The King Lightning McQueen Fan Mia Lightning McQueen Fan Tia Darrell Cartrip Bob Cutlass Marlon "Clutches" McKay Race Official Tom Race Tow Truck Tom |
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2013-2014[]
Third and fourth waves were released in 2013.[1][2][3] From here onwards, the packaging received slight changes, with the black 'pattern' in the upper right corner being more visible, and the nameplate labels extending all the way across the blister pack face - re-releases from the 2012 waves consequently received updated codes.[4]
In later assortments, the "Disney Pixar Cars" logo was replaced with the "World of Cars" one, due to the theatrical release of the spin-off film Planes.
Singles[]
| Toy # | Name | Notes | Model photo | Package photo Disney Pixar Cars |
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| Y8457 | Bug Mouth Lightning McQueen | 
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| Y8548 | Ramone (Yellow) | 
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| Y8459 | Dinoco Chick Hicks | 
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| Y8460 | Mario Andretti | 
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| Y8461 | Marilyn | 
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| Y8462 | Nick Stickers | 
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| BFN41 | Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen |
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| BFN43 | Ramone |
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| BFN49 | The King |
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| BFV28 | Lil' Torquey Pistons No. 117 |
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| BFV29 | Mater |
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| CBM97 | Brand New Mater | 
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| CBM98 | Leroy Traffik | 
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| CBM99 | Sheriff |
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| CBN00 | Fabulous Hudson Hornet |
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| CBN01 | Costanzo Della Corsa | 
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| CBN02 | Chick Hicks |
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| CBN04 | Dirt Track Lightning McQueen | 
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- Milton Calypeer (unreleased)
Gift Packs[]
| Y7347 | Piston Cup Pit Row™ | Pit Crew Member Guido Lightning McQueen Pit Crew Member Flo |
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| Y9199 | Dinoco 400 Race Fans™ | Mia Tia Jay W. |
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| BCC50 | Fancy New Road™ | Ramone Doc Hudson Mater |
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| BCC51 | Radiator Springs Escape | Lightning McQueen Sheriff Sally |
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| BJR66 | Back on the Map™ | Hank Hallsum Waitress Mia Waitress Tia |
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Playsets[]
- Flo's V8 Cafe
- Piston Cup 500 Track Set
- Dirt Track Raceway
- Tractor Tippin' Track Set
- Tip-The-Tractors Track Set
- Race Off Ridge Track Set
- Mack Playcase
- Radiator Springs World
2015-2017[]
Singles[]
| Toy # | Name | Notes | Model photo | Package photo Old motif |
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| CKV45 | Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen |
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| CKV47 | Edwin Kranks | 
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| CKV48 | Greta | 
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| DHW04 | Timothy Timezone | 
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| DHW05 | Bug Mouth Lightning McQueen |
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| DHW06 | Doc Hudson | 
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| DHW07 | One Eye Mater |
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| DHW08 | Costanzo Della Corsa |
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| FBP48 | Wingo | 
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| FBP49 | Snot Rod | 
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| FBP50 | DJ | 
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| FBP51 | Ramone (yellow) |
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- Ghostlight Ramone (unreleased)
- Antonio Veloce Eccellente (unreleased)
Deluxe[]
| DWV44 | Chet Boxkaar | 
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| DWV45 | Ben Crankleshaft | 
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| DWV47 | Jerry Recycled Batteries | 
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| DWV48 | Paul Valdez | 
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| DWV49 | Gil | 
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Gift Packs[]
| BMG97 | Welcome to Radiator Springs | Ramone (Purple) Mini Van |
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| CCF93 | Reporting Live from Radiator Springs! | Cruisin' Lightning McQueen Sally Ron Hover Kathy Copter Matti Andrea Kori Turbowitz "Dash" Boardman Mack |
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| DHW45 | Flashback to Radiator Springs | Hank "Halloween" Murphy Derek "Decals" Dobbs Sheriff |
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| DPK58 | Cruisin' Radiator Springs | Cruisin' Lightning McQueen Mater Sally |
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| TBA | Time to Cruise | Cruisin' Lightning McQueen Sheriff Mater |
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| TBA | Back in Time | Brand New Mater Percy Hanbrakes Edwin Kranks |
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| TBA | Hometown Radiator Springs | Jonas Revera Greta Old School Ramone |
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| TBA | Main Street Event | Sarge Lightning McQueen with Shovel Fillmore |
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5-packs
Miscellaneous[]
- Color Changers — Ramone's Color Change Gift Pack
- Color Changers — Chase and Change Frank Gift Pack
- Wheel Action Drivers — Action Gift Pack
- Story Sets World
2017-18[]
Singles[]
| FHG16 | Intro Ramone | 
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| FHG17 | Primer Lightning McQueen | 
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| FHG18 | Fillmore | 
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| FHG19 | Flo | 
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| FHG21 | Sally with Tattoo | 
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Deluxe[]
| FHG23 | Tractor | 
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| FHG24 | Red | 
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| FHG25 | Scott Tiller | 
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3-packs[]
| TBA | Hometown Radiator Springs | Brand New Mater Hank "Halloween" Murphy Edwin Kranks |
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| TBA | Radiator Springs Rescue | Mater Artist Ramone Otis |
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References[]
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