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Like many of you who have been collecting Cars for years (just under 10 years in my case), I get a little tired of seeing the same Cars released time and time again in different packaging (series, single versus movie moment versus boxed set)... When Mattel first announced the Precision Series, I wasn't really excited about them... but whether it was due to a lull in new releases or something else, I thought I'd give them a try... I ordered a set of Doc Hudson, Ramone, and Lightning McQueen from PCD supporter Get Me Collectibles - they were packaged extremely well and will remain carded... Shortly after I found them on Amazon and took a chance on ordering for myself and a friend in Europe... they were not packaged well - cards were bent or damaged... and some of them rattled... This morning I decided I'd open a Precision Series Doc Hudson.
Doc Hudson, voiced by Paul Newman, was an integral part of Cars in teaching Lightning McQueen life lessons... I missed his character in Cars 2... there have been many diecast releases of Doc Hudson over the years... In this installment of Respect the Classics we'll take a look at my favorite one - the Precision Series Doc Hudson.
Here's the back of the box:
Here's the UPC:
This explains the rattling sound - one of the screws holding the acrylic post in place came out:
You can see the part of the post that goes inside the case towards the upper right corner of the picture.
I removed the top of the acrylic case:
Here's the engine and the rubber tires... I see specks in the paint, which I really like - looks like my Civic did when it was new back in 2005.
Notice the rubber bands holding Doc in place.
Front view with the hood closed:
Front view with the hood up:
Blurry back view with the hood up:
Here's the bottom of the car - notice the hole that the acrylic post is supposed to go into.
The production code is 2885 EAA.
Doc looks great with the rubber tires... and I like how the hood opens and closes.
Here's a closeup of a tire - David Vincent is right - it looks fabulous:
And here's a better photo of the trunk:
And I reassembled the screw and acrylic post that had come loose... and I cut the rubber band off tonight.
Some people have found Precision Series singles at Toys R US - I've only seen Ramone... Knowing how Amazon and TRU package online orders, I'd hesitate to order ones to remain mint carded from either one of them... since my nearest TRU stores are over 60 miles away, I'm not going to get there often to look.
Are Precision Series singles worth 2 to 3 times the price of a regular single? It depends on your point of view... but I tend to think so due to the special features such as rubber tires... moving parts... being able to pose in different ways like Micky did with her Precision Series Ramone... an acrylic display case... and a very nice box.
Mattel has announced a set of Precision Series playsets - so far they have released Flo's V8 Cafe and Fillmore's Taste Inn... we've also seen 3 Precision Series singles to go with the Flo and Fillmore in the playsets... hopefully they release these in a timely manner - I'm much more excited about these than re-releases of Cars in new packaging.
As always, thanks for reading... I appreciate your comments.
Chris
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