The 2020 Hot Wheels Legends Tour has come to an end and Riley Stair of Sacramento, CA has emerged victorious!

Mattel announced that Stair’s custom 1970 Pontiac Trans Am will be inducted into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends and will join the Hot Wheels collection as a 1:64 scale, die-cast vehicle.

The third annual Hot Wheels Legend Tour made 14 virtual stops across the world meeting contestants eager to turn their custom car into a Hot Wheels collectible. 

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The finale was live-streamed from the Jay Leno’s Garage YouTube channel where Stair was crowned by Ted Wu, vice president of global design for vehicles at Mattel. The epic finale event was hosted by Jay Leno and motorsports ambassador Jarod DeAnda. 

A series of diverse judges ultimately chose the winner and fans were delighted to see special guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Gabriel Inglesias, Brionna Lynch, and more. The 1970 Pontiac Trans Am was said to embody the spirit, originality, and authenticity of Hot Wheels, ultimately declaring it the winner. 

Stair’s Pontiac will become the third fan car to become a Hot Wheels die-cast and will be available to purchase in 2021. For more information about the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, click here. 

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Julia Fields

Julia Fields

Julia is an Editorial Intern at the Toy Insider, the Toy Book and the Pop Insider and is excited to start immersing herself in the toy industry through a journalistic background. Familiar with fandoms since her Tumblr days, Julia can constantly be found wistfully thinking about celebrity gossip, the Chrises of the MCU, outlandish conspiracy theories, and really good coffee.

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