The 2024 Hot Wheels Legends Tour has been hitting the road and picking this year’s semi-finalists, who will compete on November 12.
Mattel’s Hot Wheels set out on tour to find the next custom car build to induct into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends. The winner’s creation will become an official Hot Wheels die-cast sold worldwide, immortalizing their design.
Stopping in 13 cities, 11 being in the U.S., Hot Wheels designers and local automotive personalities have evaluated more than 5,000 vehicle entrants. The categories for judging are creativity, authenticity, and garage spirit.
As the tour is wrapping up, 23 regional event winners have been notified of their selection to participate in the virtual semi-finals to potentially advance to the global grand finale.
The tour traveled to 13 cities to find the best of the best. | Source: Hot Wheels
More than 5,000 vehicles were judged in the 2024 contest. |Source: Hot Wheels
A new component this year is a Walmart-sponsored contest where builders who could not make the in-person regional events could submit their projects digitally. One of these digital submissions was selected to compete in the semi-final alongside the 23 regional event winners. The 2024 Walmart digital entry winner is a 2007 Mitsubishi UT62, modified to resemble a miniature semi-truck after being imported from Japan. This creation was made by Fred Lauck Jr. and will compete alongside the other winning vehicles next Tuesday.
The semi-final will occur on Tuesday, November 12, at 6:00 PM PT/9:00 PM ET on Hot Wheels YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. For more information, visit creations.mattel.com.
