Brand New Mater N2979 (2008)

Brand New Mater is the tow truck of the Pixar Cars franchise.

The car carries Mattel number N2979 and shipped in 2008 as part of the World of Cars assortment. Packaging type is Short Cards. The assortment identifier is N2970.

Rarity score is 59 out of 120, which classifies this release as Uncommon. Current collector value is $15.83 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $11.08 to $20.58. The 10-year projected value is $19.79, with a growing outlook.

N2979 is one of 11 Brand New Mater variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include P2279 from 2009, T2951 from 2010, and R1959 from 2010. Collectors working on the full Brand New Mater 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), Al Oft the Lightyear Blimp (M5256), and Axle Accelerator (M6115).

Uncommon releases like N2979 turn up less often at retail. Collectors usually need to track secondary markets to complete the subset.