- Giuseppe Casagrande and his staff may have their {custom} La Liebre race automobile undertaking immortalized as a 1:64 Sizzling Wheels ® die-cast automobile bought all over the world
- Greater than 5,000 autos from 13 nations competed within the 2024 Sizzling Wheels™ Legends Tour introduced by Mobil 1
- The 1968 {custom} construct primarily based on a Baufer modified Ford (NYSE:) Falcon chassis is the seventh Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour winner to be inducted into the Storage of Legends™ and recreated as a Sizzling Wheels die-cast
- Pictures of the 2024 Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour winner will be discovered HERE
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mattel, Inc (NASDAQ: MAT), a number one international toy and household leisure firm and proprietor of one of the vital iconic model portfolios on this planet, introduced the 2024 winner of the Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour, the world’s largest touring automobile present, through the digital International Grand Finale held on November 16. After taking residence the highest spot through the 2024 Chilean tour cease, a home-built race automobile, nicknamed La Liebre, secured the worldwide victory and might be inducted into the Sizzling Wheels Storage of Legends. The Sizzling Wheels design staff will now rework the life-sized automobile right into a die-cast automobile for collectors and followers to get pleasure from in 1:64 scale.
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La Liebre on the Chile cease of the 2024 Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour (Picture: Enterprise Wire)
Hosted by motorsports ambassador Jarod DeAnda, this yr’s Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour International Grand Finale showcased 10 unbelievable builds from all over the world. Tasked with selecting the entry that greatest represents authenticity, creativity and storage spirit, the panel of judges featured:
- Jay Leno, TV host and automobile fanatic
- Dalal Elsheikh, automotive expertise designer
- Larry Chen, Famend automotive photographer
- Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias, actor and comic
- Toni Breidinger, NASCAR driver
- Juca Viapri, Mexican automotive influencer and automobile customizer
- Sizzling Wheels Design Group
In 2013, Giuseppe Casagrande and Maurizio Moschini co-founded Vehicles and Espresso Chile as a nonprofit group to develop the automobile group and tradition in Chile. The La Liebre undertaking started as a way of selling their group and fascinating native automotive lovers. After buying the Falcon, a custom-built Chevrolet 350 motor producing 600 horsepower was put in and mated to a Saenz 910 5 pace transmission with straight lower gears. The unique chassis was closely modified by Baufer Storage and at present consists of a tubular body and roll cage. The La Liebre weighs below 2,000-pounds, because of the tube chassis and {custom} fiberglass physique that was developed to maximise aerodynamics. A mix of classic model and fashionable efficiency, designed for pure pace, the La Liebre impressed and impressed the judges not solely with its appears however its position within the Chilean automotive group.
The Vehicles and Espresso Chile staff behind La Liebre consists of: Giuseppe Casagrade, Maurizio Moschini, Pablo Olmos, Omar Aguilar, Nicolás Orellana, and Jose Ignacio Barra.
This yr’s Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour introduced out so many unbelievable builds, making it tough to pick only one, nonetheless, the mission behind the La Liebre constructed by Vehicles & Espresso Chile was emblematic of what the tour is all about, mentioned Ted Wu, senior vp and international head of design, autos and constructing units at Mattel (NASDAQ:). Not solely is it an especially spectacular construct, however it was created to assist develop the automobile group in Chile and encourage others to take part. That is what makes this car, and the staff behind it, deserving of the win and entry into the Sizzling Wheels Storage of Legends.
Celebrating automobile builders and lovers all over the world of their drive to be legendary, the 2024 Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour traveled by way of 13 nations with 11 regional stops in the US. New Tour stops for 2024 included visits to Colombia and the United Arab Emirates. The Sizzling Wheels staff and native automotive personalities evaluated greater than 5,000 car entries with tens of millions of occasion attendees all over the world.
Since its launch in 2018 to commemorate the fiftieth Anniversary of Sizzling Wheels, the Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour introduced by Mobil 1 has grown from an U.S.-based collection of native Walmart (NYSE:) occasions to the world’s largest touring automobile present, bringing in builders and automotive followers by way of each digital and dwell occasions. Earlier champions embrace the inaugural 2018-winning 2JetZ™, 2019-winning THE NASH™, 2020-winning 1970 Pontiac ® Firebird™, 2021-winning 1969 Volvo (OTC:) P1800 Gasser, 2022-winning Texas Toot, an ultra-custom 1992 Autozam Scrum micro truck and final yr’s champion, a one among a form 1990 Mazda MX-5 roadster nicknamed “Chimera.
To be taught extra in regards to the Sizzling Wheels Legends Tour, go to www.HotWheels.com/Legends.
About Mattel
Mattel is a number one international toy and household leisure firm and proprietor of one of the vital iconic model portfolios on this planet. We have interaction customers and followers by way of our franchise manufacturers, together with Barbie ®, Sizzling Wheels ®, Fisher-Worth ®, American Woman ®, Thomas & Mates™, UNO ®, Masters of the Universe ®, Matchbox ®, Monster Excessive ®, MEGA ® and Polly Pocket ®, in addition to different in style properties that we personal or license in partnership with international leisure firms. Our choices embrace toys, content material, shopper merchandise, digital and dwell experiences. Our merchandise are bought in collaboration with the world’s main retail and ecommerce firms. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted associate in empowering generations to discover the marvel of childhood and attain their full potential. Go to us at mattel.com.
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