Pre-Orders Start for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Die-Cast Cars

Greenlight Collectibles continues full steam ahead with their GPK die-cast car sets. GPKWorld was first to report that 3000toys.com has preorders available and initial information up for their Series 7 Garbage Pail Kids Die-Cast cars. There are once again six cars to collect. There will also be limited Green Machine parallel versions randomly inserted into cases. Much like with Series 6, the company has only announced 5 of the 6 cars. The employee car with an original card has yet to be revealed. Here are the announced cars with their associated GPK card.

• Karate Kit – 1947 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe
• Waxed Zack – 1961 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback with Roof Rack and Surfboards
• Ski Cliff – 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Mounted Ski Rack and Skis
• Dish Grace – 1976 Dodge B-100 with Roof Mounted Satellite Dish
• Sawyer Anything – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic
• TBD

The cars can be preordered for $6.99 each or as a set for $39.99. Series 7 is set for a July/Aug arrival.

Pre-Orders Start for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 6 Die-Cast Cars

Series 5 isn’t out yet, but that isn’t stopping Greenlight Collectibles from working on the their next GPK car series. Preorders have begun for Garbage Pail Kids Series 6 die cast cars. There will once again be six cars in the series. GPKWorld was first to report on the upcoming launch. 3000toys.com first listed the series for presale a couple of weeks ago. So far the company has only announced 5 cars, the 6th car that usually features a Greenlight employee turned into a GPK is listed as TBD. Each car will continue to come with an associated trading card. There will once again be the chase for the Green Machine limited parallels. The company also shared mockup images of the cars this week. Here are the five announced cars so far with their card name.

  • Poppy Fiction – 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible
  • Dazed David – 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
  • Mail Munch Mitch – 1970 Jeep DJ-5
  • Overkill Kevin – 1976 Dodge B-100 Van
  • Boxed Brad – 1979 Volkswagen Type 2 Panel Van

Each car can be preorder for the MSRP of $6.99. This 6th series of die cast GPK cars are set to launch Feb-Mar 2024.

All the GPK to be Found at San Diego Comic Con

Once again the Garbage Pail Kids will have a good sized presence at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The show is set to kick off this Wednesday, 7/19, with preview night and goes through Sunday 7/23. There will be everything from licensees promoting current and upcoming products, freebies, and exclusive GPK merchandise to purchase. Collectors attending, read on to map out your strategy for the show.

Insight Editions (#2129)

Insight Editions will be promoting their upcoming Garbage Pail Kids Popup Book. The book, which is scheduled to be released this October, will be on display for collectors to checkout. They will also be passing out a promo card Friday and Saturday at their booth to promote the book. Longtime GPK artist, Joe Simko will be at their booth Saturday, 7/22, from 1:00-1:30 signing the cards.

Super Impulse (#1021)

Super Impulse will be setting up at SDCC for the first time. The company will be revealing a number of new products at the show, although it’s not clear is any of them will be GPK related. The third series of their PopTaters line will be revealed and go up for sale at the show. Additionally, the company will be revealing new figures in their World’s Smallest line, and debuting a new product, Three Point Seven Five. There will also be contests for prize packs daily at their booth.

Atomic Toybox (#3921)

Atomic Toybox will once again have a number of exclusive GPK items for purchase at their booth. There will be a new 24” x 18” poster, with art done by Joe Simko, available in two versions, snot green and eggplant. Each poster can be purchased for $60. They will have have two new GPK pins for $14.95 each. The pins depict the certified gross logo and also will come with a GPK Guts promo card. Both the posters and pins are limited to 150 copies. Artist Joe Simko will also be at their booth signing autographs on Friday 7/21 & Saturday 7/22 from 11:30-12:00.

Abrams Books (#1216)

Abrams Books will have a number of their previous GPK releases available at their booth. All three RL Stine books; Welcome to Smellville #1, Thrills & Chills #2, and Camp Daze #3, as well at the GPK Cookbook will be available to purchase. The company will also have a signed and numbered Jeff Zapata print featuring artwork from the books they will be distributing throughout the show.

Monogram (#3625)

Monogram will have their previously released GPK products at their booth for sale. They will have Series 1 & 2 of the foam bag clips, in addition to the Adam Bomb piggy bank.

ToyNK (#815 & #3749)

ToyNK will have the previously released GPK Adam Bomb Light available at both the company’s booths. They will also have the GPK Geekitikis available at their tiki themed display at booth #3749.

Greenlight (#834)

Greenlight Collectibles will be on hand at SDCC showing off some of their GPK die cast cars. Additionally, they will be handing out GPK themed vinyl stickers of Clint (Clutch Clint) Lafollette, Product and Design Manager and Tim (Tangled Tim) Bradley, Director of Global Sales.

Greenlight Releases Final Images for GPK Series 5 Die Cast Cars

Greenlight Collectibles today via their social media, released the final pre-production images for their upcoming Series 5 Garbage Pail Kids Doe Cast cars. The cars are highlights by a Volkswagen Van and an Ice Cream Trailer. The complete list of cars is:

• Buoyant Billie – 1968 Plymouth HEMI GTX
• Crashed Craig – 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Campmobile with Hurst Bumper – Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Search Team
• Hal Pass – 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor – Junior High Security Guard
• Ice Cream Sandy – Retail Ice Cream Trailer
• Rhetta White & Blue – 1985 Dodge Ram D-250
• Aggravated Angela – 1977 Dodge B-100 Van

Collectors will also be able to find limited Green Machine parallel versions of the card randomly inserted into cases. Series 5 can be preordered now from die cast car websites and is set to be released this October.

Greenlight Passing Out GPK Vinyl Stickers at SDCC

Greenlight Collectibles will be attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con to help promote there their upcoming Series 5 Garbage Pail Kids die cast cars. They company will be passing out at their booth, (#834), two exclusive GPK vinyl stickers of members of the Greenlight team, Clint (Clutch Clint) Lafollette, Product and Design Manager and Tim (Tangled Tim) Bradley, Director of Global Sales. The characters were created by longtime GPK artist Joe Simko. The stickers will be limited, so collectors will want to hit up their booth early. SDCC is set to take place from 7/20-7/23.

Greenlight Releases Mockup Images for Garbage Pail Kids Die-cast Series 5

Greenlight has released deco images to distributors for their next Garbage Pail Kids Die-cast cars, series 5. There was also a change to the car that will come with the Bouyant Billie sticker. A couple of vans, a police car, and even an ice cream trailer highlight the vehicles chosen for this release. Individual pictures for each car along with its included card is below. Cars can be preordered now from various diecast websites. Greenlight GPK Series 5 is scheduled to launch in the Sept.-Oct. timeframe.

• Buoyant Billie – 1968 Plymouth HEMI GTX
• Crashed Craig – 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Campmobile with Hurst Bumper – Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Search Team
• Hal Pass – 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor – Junior High Security Guard
• Ice Cream Sandy – Retail Ice Cream Trailer
• Rhetta White & Blue – 1985 Dodge Ram D-250
• Aggravated Angela – 1977 Dodge B-100 Van

Pre-Orders Start for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 5 Die-Cast Cars

One of the longest running GPK licensee series continues. Preorders for Greenlight’s Series 5 Garbage Pail Kids die-cast cars has begun. There are once again six cars in the series. Each car comes with a corresponding GPK card. There will also be random rare Green Machine parallels of the cars inserted into cases. No pictures of the cars are available yet. Here is a list of card names and card:

• Buoyant Billie – 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
• Crashed Craig – 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Campmobile with Hurst Bumper – Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Search Team
• Hal Pass – 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor – Junior High Security Guard
• Ice Cream Sandy – Retail Ice Cream Trailer
• Rhetta White & Blue – 1985 Dodge Ram D-250
• Aggravated Angela – 1977 Dodge B-100 Van

Each car comes with an MSRP of $6.99. Cars can be preorderd from websites and vendors that offer preorders on Greenlight products. The cars are expected to be released Sept./Oct. 2023.

Greenlight Shares Images of Series 4 Garbage Pail Kids Diecast Cars

Greenlight, via their social channels, shared images today of their Series 4 Garbage Pail Kids Diecast Cars. There are once again six cars to collect, with rare Green Machine versions available. Each car also comes with a corresponding GPK card. The cars are expected to be available in August 2022. Here is a list of cars and the pictures.

– Item #54070-A 1:64 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 – Hound Dog
– Item #54070-B 1:64 1975 Jeep DJ-5 – Warren Out
– Item #54070-C 1:64 1968 Chevrolet C-10 “Lifeguard on Duty” – Leather Heather
– Item #54070-D 1:64 2021 Ram 2500 – Tow Mitch
– Item #54070-E 1:64 Topo Fuel Altered – Rocketing Rocky
– Item #54070-F 1:64 1993 Jeep Cherokee – Tangled Tim

FYE Exclusive Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Diecast Car Available Now

FYE and Greenlight have been partners with Topps now for a few years. Now the two are teaming up to offer an exclusive diecast Garbage Pail Kids car. Today FYE launched the Volkswagen Type 2 Panel Van. Each car comes with a Cotton Kandy GPK card. The car comes packaged in the familiar Greenlight GPK packaging. The car is exclusive to FYE and can be purchased for $12.99 on their website, and will be in stores soon. According to FYE, there will not be a “green machine” version of this car produced, only the base version.

Mock-ups for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 Diecast Cars

3000toys.com has the mock-up pictures for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 4 diecast cars. Thanks to collector Paul Lewis for the heads up! This is the first look at what the latest toy car series will look like. All accompanying cards are also pictured, including the brand new artwork done by Joe Simko, Tangled Tim. Once again collectors can search for the limited Green Machine parallel cars. The cars are currently set to be released in the May/June timeframe.

• Hound Doug – 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60
• Warren Out – 1975 Jeep DJ-5
• Leather Heather – 2021 Chevrolet Silverado ‘Lifeguard on Duty’
• Tow Mitch – 2021 Ram 2500
• Rocketing Rocky – Topo Fuel Altered
• Tangled Tim – 1993 Jeep Cherokee