The chance to have your car perfectly recreated as a Hot Wheels die-cast toy is back along with new opportunities for all UK fans to be a part of the growing Hot Wheels Legends Tour.
For the first time, the Hot Wheels Legends UK final will be open to the public to watch, taking place at RADwood at Bicester Heritage on 2nd September. Fans of all ages will have the chance to appreciate the incredible car builds in the metal and listen to the judges deliberate. Also new for 2023 is the first-ever fan vote, with enthusiasts having the power to select one entry to be fast-tracked to the UK final.
To become a part of the Hot Wheels story, which has witnessed over eight billion toy vehicles roll off its production lines over the past 55 years, entrants simply need to upload a short video and brief description of their build, highlighting its creativity, authenticity and ‘garage spirit’. Vehicles can be new or classic, road or track, with the winner entering the hallowed Hot Wheels Garage of Legends and securing a firm claim to fame in popular car culture history.
The difficult job of judging the 2023 Legends Tour at RADwood will be down to a panel of expert judges handpicked by Hagerty. Guiding the panel will be a Hot Wheels designer, who will be aided by Hagerty’s experts including modified car creator and TV presenter Helen Stanley, presenter and avid car collector Paul Cowland and Sniff Petrol’s Richard Porter.
Entry is quick and easy: simply upload a short video and brief information at www.hotwheelsuklegendstour.co.uk before 4th August 2023.
The UK winner will be announced on Hagerty’s Facebook channel, with a video covering the live final, judging, and result announcement to follow. The UK finalist will go on to face winners from nearly 20 other countries including for the first time, France, that will run its Tour live at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Grand Final will take place in the US in November.
To learn more about the Hot Wheels Legends Tour in the UK visit www.hotwheelsuklegendstour.co.uk and follow #HotWheelsLegendsTour.
Previous winners:
2018 – Luis Rodriguez with 2 Jet Z
2019 – Greg Salzillo in his 1957 Nash Metropolitan, AKA ‘THE NASH’
2020 – Riley Stair and a 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
2021 – The UK’s own Lee Johnstone and his 1969 Volvo P1800 Gasser, dubbed ‘Ain’t No Saint’
2022 – Craig Meaux’s monster truck, Texas Toot