Doc Hudson T2952 (2010)

Doc Hudson is the legendary racer and mentor of the Pixar Cars franchise.

The car carries Mattel number T2952 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 $70.99 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $60.34 to $81.64. The 10-year projected value is $88.03, with a steady outlook.

T2952 is one of 11 Doc Hudson variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include P8539 from 2009, R5334 from 2009, and BCC15 from 2016. Collectors working on the full Doc Hudson 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 T2952 are hard to find at retail and trade at a significant premium on the secondary market.