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Greenlight Launching GPK 40th Anniversary Die Cast Car

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Update – Greenlight has shared the final images for the Buck Truck diecast car that is part of the King of Crunch Series 6 release. The inclusion also helps to celebrate the 40th anniversary of GPKs. The truck is larger than previous GPK cars from Greenlight at 1:43. There doesn’t appear to be any cards that come with this one. Like everything else GPK form Greenlight, the release date is currently TBD.

Greenlight Collectibles have announced a new monster truck to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Garbage Pail Kids. Greenlight’s King of Crunch Series 6 will feature Buck Truck – Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary – 1976 Ford F-250 Monster Truck. This same truck was part of their Series 1 Die Cast cars. However, the King of Crunch series features the larger 1:43 scale trucks. It’s unknown if there will be an accompanying card with this version. No pictures of the truck have been revealed yet by Greenlight. The expected launch for this 40th anniversary truck is Oct/Nov 2025.

Greenlight Announces Garbage Pail Kids Series 9 Diecast Cars

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Update: Greenlight has shared the final images for the Series 9 GPK Die-cast cars. These all celebrate the 40th anniversary of GPK. Four of the cars come with cards that feature artwork being used all year to celebrate the 40th. The release date for series 9, much like series 8 is still TBD.


Greenlight continues to announce new products for GPK. Sometime over the past couple of weeks the company announced Garbage Pail Kids Series 9 diecast car set. 3000toys.com has listing up now to preorder the cars. The series contains six new GPK themed cars, along with an accompanying GPK card. Adam Bomb and Nasty Nick highlight the characters used in the series. Here is the list of cars along with their accompanying card.

• Adam Bomb – 1972 Bronco BAJA
• Dead Ted – 2019 Ram ProMaster 2500
• Leaky Lindsay – 1955 Chevrolet Nomad
• Nasty Nick – 1957 Plymouth Savoy
• Lily No Problema – Classic Volkswagen Beetle
• Uncanny Ali – 1970 Ford Econoline

As usual, there will be random Green Machine limited cars inserted into cases for collectors to hunt. No pictures of the cars have been released yet. According to 3000toys the launch date for this and all other GPK Greenlight products has been changed to “uncertain”. This includes the Series 8 cars, and the 1:43 Buck Truck which is part of the Kings of Crunch series.

Greenlight Offering 40th Anniversary Garbage Pail Kids Diecast Truck at SDCC

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Greenlight Collectibles begin releasing information on their SDCC exclusive items, and once again Garbage Pail Kids are in the spotlight. The company will be offering a show exclusive Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Ford F-150 diecast truck. The truck comes with a new Adam Bomb 40th anniversary card with artwork done by David Gross. The truck also has the 40th GPK logo on the door. The truck will be available in two color options, original yellow, limited to (1032 pieces) and a green chrome chase variant (96 pieces). The truck can be purchased from Greenlight’s booth (#834) for $25 (yellow) and $40 (chase green). This year’s San Diego Comic Con is set to take play 7/23-7/27 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Greenlight Offers Chance to Be A Garbage Pail Kid

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Greenlight Collectibles shared a new contest via their social channels today that offers collectors a chance to become a Garbage Pail Kid. According to the posting a few fans will get the chance to have an illustration made of them and used in upcoming promos. There are two ways to enter the contest. 1) Attend their Collectors Dinner in Indianapolis on 8/8/25, or 2) Send an email to AskGL@GreenLightToys.com with the subject “Become a GPK Entry”. Collectors need to send their name and a short paragraph explaining why they deserve to be a GPK. Email entries close on 8/7/25. It’s unclear how many winners there will be or exactly how the illustrations will be used. If you’ve ever wanted to be a GPK, now’s your chance!

Greenlight Announces Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast Cars

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Update #2: Greenlight has revealed production images for the Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 diecast cars. However, all shipping dates on Greenlight products are now listed as “uncertain”. So it’s unclear when the cars will launch.

Update: Greenlight has revealed the preproduction images of the GPK Series 8 diecast cars.

Good news for collectors of GPK and diecast cars. Greenlight Collectibles has announced Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast cars. While series 7 is right around the corner, the company is already working on the follow up. No images have been released yet, but the company has revealed the planned car types along with the accompanying cards.

• Petey Da Fool – 1983 GMC Vandura
• Skiin’ Ian – 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Ski Rack and Skis
• Wrecking Bill – 1945 Dodge Power Wagon Wrecker
• Ancient Annie – 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible
• Duck Cal – 1991 Jeep YJ
• Calamity Cale – 2020 Corvette Coupe

Collectors can preorder now from Diecast car websites like 3000toys.com. GPK Series 8 is currently scheduled for the May/June 2025 release window.

Final Production Images for Greenlight GPK Series 7 Cars

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Better late than never. Greenlight Collectibles has finally released the final production images of their Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 diecast cars. As a reminder, the rare Green Machine version is now an all silver car body. Here is the final list of cars and their accompanying 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
• Menacing Monica – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider

The cars should see a release next month, Feb. 2025. Here are pictures of each car.

 

Greenlight Updates on SDCC & GPK Series 7 Cars

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Coming out of this year’s San Diego Comic Con there are a number of updates from Greenlight Collectibles. At SDCC beyond their previously announced GPK con exclusive car, the company surprised collectors with some unannounced items.

As announced, Greenlight had the green 1969 Ford Bronco with a new card, Super Snotty, available for $20. The company also had a silver chase version of the Bronco available at their booth. The chase versions sold out quickly, with resellers fetching a premium on eBay. The company has confirmed with GPKNews the print run of the two cars, regular green car (1.944), and silver chase car (80). The company has put left over regular cars from SDCC on sale on their eBay store for collections that weren’t able to attend the show.

Additionally, the company also handed out some free unannounced GPK Greenlight promo cards at their booth. The company had passed out copies of the Series 1-5 GPK employee cards. Traffic Lady Katie, Clutch Clint, Unaware Aaron, Aggravated Angela, and Tangled Tim were available free to collectors. Greenlight confirmed with GPKNews each card was limited to /200 copies. See below for pictures of the five promo cards.

Finally, a small update on the upcoming Series 7 GPK diecast cars. The company has finalized the cars names of the accompanying cards, see below. Production images aren’t available as of yet. Also, collectors may have noticed Greenlight made a change with their chase vehicles starting with the Series 6 GPK cars. Previously the “Green Machine” chase cars had green rims or green under carriages. Now the chase cars feature all silver bodies. The company said this will continue with Series 7 cars. Here is the list of Series 7 cars and cards.

A – 1947 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe – Karate Kit
B – 1961 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback with Roof Rack and Surfboards – Waxed Zack
C – 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Mounted Ski Rack and Skis – Ski Cliff
D – 1976 Dodge B-100 with Roof Mounted Satellite Dish – Dish Grace
E – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic – Sawyer Anything
F – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider – Menacing Monica (GL Exclusive)

Greenlight Offering Exclusive Garbage Pail Kids Diecast Car at SDCC

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While it appears Topps will not have any presence at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, it doesn’t mean there won’t be anything GPK. According to GPKWorld, Greenlight will be offering an exclusive Garbage Pail Kids diecast car at the show. A 1969 Ford Bronco in lime green will be packed with an original GPK character, Super Snotty. Artwork for the card was done by Brent Engstrom. The car is limited to 2,024 copies produced. It can be purchased for $20 from Greenlight’s booth (#834). You can find pictures and additional details on GPKWorld’s website. SDCC takes place July 24-28 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Images & Car Updates for Greenlight Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars

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Greenlight has released the mockup images for their Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 Diecast Cars. Preorders went up initially two months ago for the newest announced series. Since that time, the company also released the car info for the sixth car in the series, usually reserved for new employee card art. Like the series 6 cars, the employee card has not been revealed yet. Each car is shown below with the accompanying GPK card. Collectors are still waiting for series 6, which now has a shipping date of May/June. Series 7 is now showing a Sept/Oct shipping date. Collectors can preorder now from 3000toys.com. Here is the complete list of cars in the newest series.

• 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
• Menacing Monica – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider

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

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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.