Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen N2972 (2008)

Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen is the main protagonist of the Pixar Cars franchise.

The car carries Mattel number N2972 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 56 out of 120, which classifies this release as Uncommon. Current collector value is $21.42 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $16.07 to $26.78. The 10-year projected value is $26.78, with a growing outlook.

N2972 is one of 11 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include P8463 from 2009, GKG65 from 2021, and HFC71 from 2022. Collectors working on the full Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen 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 N2972 turn up less often at retail. Collectors usually need to track secondary markets to complete the subset.