Press release
Hot Wheels Crowns 2024 Global Legends Tour Winner, Soon to be Reimagined as a Hot Wheels Die-Cast Car Sold Worldwide
Giuseppe Casagrande and his team will have their custom “La Liebre” race car project immortalized as a 1:64 Hot Wheels® die-cast car sold around the world
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nGiuseppe Casagrande and his team will have their custom “La Liebre” race car project immortalized as a 1:64 Hot Wheels® die-cast car sold around the world\n\n\n\nMore than 5,000 vehicles from 13 countries competed in the 2024 Hot Wheels™ Legends Tour presented by Mobil 1\n\n\n\nThe 1968 custom build based on a Baufer modified Ford Falcon chassis is the seventh Hot Wheels Legends Tour winner to be inducted into the Garage of Legends™ and recreated as a Hot Wheels die-cast\n\n\n\nPhotos of the 2024 Hot Wheels Legends Tour winner can be found HERE\n\n\n\n EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMattel, Inc (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, announced the 2024 winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, the world's largest traveling car show, during the virtual Global Grand Finale held on November 16. After taking home the top spot during the 2024 Chilean tour stop, a home-built race car, nicknamed La Liebre, secured the global victory and will be inducted into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends. The Hot Wheels design team will now transform the life-sized car into a die-cast car for collectors and fans to enjoy in 1:64 scale.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241116260909/en/La Liebre at the Chile stop of the 2024 Hot Wheels Legends Tour (Photo: Business Wire)\nHosted by motorsports ambassador Jarod DeAnda, this year’s Hot Wheels Legends Tour Global Grand Finale showcased 10 incredible builds from around the world. Tasked with choosing the entry that best represents authenticity, creativity and garage spirit, the panel of judges featured:\n\n\n\nJay Leno, TV host and car enthusiast\n\n\n\nDalal Elsheikh, automotive experience designer\n\n\n\nLarry Chen, Renowned automotive photographer\n\n\n\nGabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, actor and comedian\n\n\n\nToni Breidinger, NASCAR driver\n\n\n\nJuca Viapri, Mexican automotive influencer and car customizer\n\n\n\nHot Wheels Design Team\n\n\n\nIn 2013, Giuseppe Casagrande and Maurizio Moschini co-founded Cars and Coffee Chile as a nonprofit organization to grow the car community and culture in Chile. The La Liebre project began as a method of promoting their organization and engaging local automotive enthusiasts. After acqui...