Snoop Dogg made a recent appearance at a Christmas toy drive for kids and took time out to pose with one of Jada’s 1:16 Donk Radio Control cars.

[via jadatoys.com]

This image recently appeared on AgentAir’s Iron Box Mews Wire forum over at HotWheelsCollectors.com without any decriptive text! Given the number of cars shown that all seem to have a Batman feel to them, we can only imagine that they could be part of a Batman themed 5-pack or maybe a segment series for 2007..?! We’ll just have to wait and see!

UPDATE: Airland confirms that these are part of an upcoming 5-pack. Check out the link below for more information.

[via hotwheelscollectors.com]

Just ran across this Jada commercial on YouTube! It features the new line of portable music device activated toys that move and groove to the sound of your own music. diecastAUDIO loves the fact that they launched this line with a VW licensed product!! - Bravo, Jada!

[via youtube.com]

The Johnny Lightning Collector’s Club has just released Issue #2 of their on-line magazine called “The Bolt.” This month’s issue contains a new casting article on the ‘68 Olds 442, 4 new exclusive creations from the 2006 York Fair, On the Rocks Bar and Grill, Lexmark and Ilumcreations, as well as a new casting sneak peak of the ‘64 Olds Vista Cruiser.

Be sure to sign up for the collectors club and check out this great new issue over at johnnylightning.com!

Chip Foose, the legend of custom car building talks about the new JL Full Throttle Line and what its like to bring his full-size creations to the world of diecast.

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What do you get when you mix together the Peterson Museum, “Big Daddy” Ed Roth and a slammed Volkswagon Bus..?! You get one sweet piece of limted edition diecast goodness, thats what!

Get ready to lighten you wallet once again with this excellent 100% gem complete with classic “Rat Fink” design, vibrant color and oil-can packaging. Snag this one soon as its sure to go fast!

[via The Petereson Museum] [from diecastlive.com]

After six months and 15 potential versions, Johnny Lightning will be showing up at your favorite retailer with a brand new face. The end result of the design process has yielded a great new card which freshens up the look while still sticking to the “retro” roots that we all know and love!

One thing that collectors will notice right away is the adoption of the heat-sealed clamshell package. While we all know they are painful (litererally) to open, they will certainly add to the product’s durability and will help prevent bent and mangled cards.

[via johnnylightning.com]