Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp is a Pixar Cars die-cast released by Mattel in 2008. The character appears in Cars.
The car carries Mattel number M5256 and shipped in 2008 as part of the World of Cars assortment. The assortment identifier is M1054.
Rarity score is 77 out of 120, which classifies this release as Rare. Current collector value is $21.99 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $18.69 to $25.29. The 10-year projected value is $28.15, with a growing outlook.
M5256 is one of 3 Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include M2952 from 2007 and N7290 from 2008. Collectors working on the full Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp subset need all of them.
The World of Cars series released in 2008. Other cars in the assortment include Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp (N7290), Axle Accelerator (M6115), and Barney Stormig (N8010).
Rare releases like M5256 are hard to find at retail and trade at a significant premium on the secondary market.
3 versions of Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp exist · How many do you have?
| Mattel # | M5256 |
|---|---|
| Asst # | M1054 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Packaging | Single |
| Series | World of Cars |
| Movie | Cars |
| Rarity | Rare (Score: 77/120) |