Brand New Mater T2951 (2010)

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

The car carries Mattel number T2951 and shipped in 2010 as part of the Final Lap assortment. The packaging is a color-change design — the paint scheme transforms when the car is dipped in water. The assortment identifier is T1661.

Rarity score is 74 out of 120, which classifies this release as Rare. Current collector value is $24.00 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $20.40 to $27.60. The 10-year projected value is $29.76, with a steady outlook.

T2951 is one of 11 Brand New Mater variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include P2279 from 2009, R1959 from 2010, and K4589 from 2008. Collectors working on the full Brand New Mater subset need all of them.

The Final Lap series released in 2010. Other cars in the assortment include 3-Car Gift Pack Ferrari F430, Antonio Veloce Eccellente, Costanzo Della Corsa (R6606), 3-Car Gift Pack Race Damaged King, Lightning McQueen, Dexter Hoover (T0315), and 3-Car Gift Pack Radiator Springs (R8190).

Rare releases like T2951 are hard to find at retail and trade at a significant premium on the secondary market.