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JL FULL THROTTLE™ DIE-CAST VEHICLES MAKE PUBLIC DEBUT
WITH ASSIST FROM LEGENDARY DESIGNER CHIP FOOSE

RC2 Corporation Showcases Newest Models
As Chip Foose Signs Autographs For Masses of Fans at RCX Show

OAK BROOK, IL­(May 2006)­ RC2 Corporation, with an assist from celebrated hot rod designer Chip Foose, unveiled pre-production die-cast versions of its new JL Full Throttle™ premium line of customized, highly detailed “Hardcore Horsepower” die-cast collector cars, to the public for the first time at the recent RCX 2006 Show in Anaheim, California.

JL Full Throttle small and large-scale die-cast pre-production models, featuring a selection of original Foose Design custom vehicles, were the centerpiece of the JL Full Throttle display booth, as the public got its first glimpse at the authentically detailed collectibles.

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RCX show visitors also lined up to meet Foose, the star of TLC’s Overhaulin’, and get his autograph on T-shirts, posters, and the more than 900 Johnny Lightning® die-cast vehicles which were given away during the two-day event.

“This was the first public showing of our upcoming JL Full Throttle lineup, and all of the models were well-received by serious collectors and hobbyists, as well as kids,” says RC2 President Peter Henseler. “Our goal was to get the new JL Full Throttle vehicles and packaging in front of collectors and to establish a connection, an indelible link with Chip Foose.”

Set to launch in major retail stores this coming August, RC2’s JL Full Throttle lineup features a selection of original Chip Foose custom vehicles, including the 2006 Foose “Stallion” Mustang and the renowned GrandMaster, a spectacular 2002 Ridler Award-winning Foose creation inspired by a 1935 Chevy.

To help celebrate the first public showing of its newest lineup, the JL Full Throttle design team installed the actual, full-sized Foose Design GrandMaster coupe, currently owned by Wes Rydell and valued at more than one million dollars in its display area. The GrandMaster will be replicated as part of the JL Full Throttle line-up on die-cast vehicles. Throughout the two-day show, for five hours at a stretch, Chip Foose signed autographs and created personalized hot rod and truck sketches for fans, many of whom waited more than three hours to meet the renowned designer.

In addition to the JL Full Throttle Foose Design customs, RC2 Corporation also unveiled a number of other exciting vehicles in its new product line, including the Gambler Mustang, and two of its new “Rock Rigs” – a Chevy Silverado and a Ford F-150 pickup.

ABOUT RC2® CORPORATION

RC2 Corporation (www.rc2corp.com ) is a leading designer, producer and marketer of innovative, high-quality toys, collectibles, and infant care products that are targeted to consumers of all ages. RC2’s infant and preschool products are marketed under its Learning Curve® family of brands which includes The First Years® by Learning Curve and Lamaze brands as well as popular and classic licensed properties such as Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Winnie the Pooh, John Deere and Sesame Street. RC2 markets its collectible and hobby products under a portfolio of brands including Johnny Lightning®, Racing Champions®, Ertl®, Ertl Collectibles®, AMT®, Press Pass®, JoyRide® and JoyRide Studios®. RC2 reaches its target consumers through multiple channels of distribution supporting more than 25,000 retail outlets throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia Pacific.

ABOUT CHIP FOOSE

Chip Foose currently serves as the creative head and driving force behind Foose Design, the widely respected automotive and product development company, headquartered in Huntington Beach, Calif., that specializes in illustration, graphics, ideation model making, surfacing, and the complete construction of automobiles and automobile-related products. Today, Foose Design products and creative services are available to private individuals, television and film companies and automotive manufacturers.

Foose’s career includes numerous industry honors including being the youngest member ever inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame (at age 33) in 1997, and the first recipient of the Goodguys’ Trendsetter Award in 1998. He has won three coveted “Ridler” Awards at Detroit’s Autorama, he has been involved with six America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR)-winning vehicles, and has received the Goodguys’ Street Rod of the Year Award an amazing seven times. Today, Chip Foose and his Foose Design crew are starring in the popular series “Overhaulin’” that air on TLC.

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