Ramone T2948 (2010)

Ramone is the paint shop owner of the Pixar Cars franchise.

The car carries Mattel number T2948 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 83 out of 120, which classifies this release as Rare. Current collector value is $24.99 based on verified eBay sold data, with recent sales ranging from $21.24 to $28.74. The 10-year projected value is $30.99, with a steady outlook.

T2948 is one of 11 Ramone variants in the Pixar Cars die-cast line. Related releases include DHJ52 from 2016, Y7148 from 2013, and DVW00 from 2017. Collectors working on the full Ramone 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 T2948 are hard to find at retail and trade at a significant premium on the secondary market.