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Hot Wheels® Debuts Die-Cast of Legends Tour-Winning Life-Sized Custom Car in New York

Hot Wheels® Debuts Die-Cast of Legends Tour-Winning Life-Sized Custom Car in New York

1969 Volvo P1800 Gasser revealed as 1:64-scale Hot Wheels® die-cast vehicle during global debut in New York City
Fourth Legends Tour fan vehicle to be reimagined as an official Hot Wheels, available for sale in more than 150 countries
Registration is now open for historic fifth Legends Tour beginning April 14

NEW YORK, NY – April 7, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) today debuted the official Hot Wheels® 1:64-scale die-cast of the 2021 Hot Wheels Legends™ Tour-winning 1969 Volvo P1800 Gasser built by Lee Johnstone of the United Kingdom. The first international Tour winner, Johnstone and his daughter, Victoria Upham, attended the global unveiling ceremony in New York City, where their family’s passion project was officially inducted into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends™, a collection of the brand’s most iconic and celebrated designs existing both in 1:64th and life-sized scale.

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