2021 Hot Wheels Legends Tour

Think your custom car’s got what it takes to become a Hot Wheels? The 2021 Hot Wheels Legends Tour presented by Mobil 1 kicks off this April and we’re searching for the next custom car to get miniaturized and immortalized into a Hot Wheels die-cast. ⁣⁣

This year the tour is going bigger than ever as we cross the globe to 14 countries from New Zealand, Australia and the U.S. just to name a few locations. We’re also excited to announce the tour will be back LIVE at Walmart in the United States in addition to our live stream shows. We can’t wait to see you all again at this year’s tour!

New for this year is the Ryu Asada Award, awarded for "excellence in design and storytelling" (the most creative vehicle), awarded at every stop of the Legends Tour; the award was created in honor of Asada who passed away in March 2021. The trophy features a Mighty K on it, the last design he saw to completion.

Finalists

Date	Location	Owner's Name	Vehicle	Photo
April 15, 2021	Livestream (New Zealand)	Mark Strawbridge	1973 Mazda 616 Capella
April 22, 2021	Livestream (Australia)	Shannon Heraud	1974 Ford Escort Mk1
April 29, 2021	Livestream (US/Canada)	Kevin Clarke	1968 Mercedes-Benz 250S "High Class"
May 17, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Shawn Jones	1955 Pontiac Chieftain
May 20, 2021	USA	Paul Kalenian	2020 "Lulu"
May 28, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Ryan Upham	1962 Ford Falcon Coupe
June 24, 2021	Livestream (US/Canada)	Christopher Palmer	1969 Dodge Daytona Charger Superbird "Scraptona"
July 8, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Damian Aylsworth	1969 Volkswagen Bug Truck
July 9, 2021	Miami, FL	Ray Aquit	1929 Ford Model A
July 22, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Ariel Hernandez	1947 International KB-6
August 7, 2021	Detroit, MI	Josh Liem & Corinne Currie	1975 Opel Manta
August 21, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Mitten Customs	Dodge Viper
August 26, 2021	Livestream (US/Canada)	Ashley Robinson	2003 Nissan 350Z
August 27, 2021	Brazil	Agenor Avelino Scortegagna Jr.	1977 Chevy Opala Comodoro "Yellow Black Lethal"
September 16, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Darcy Angell	1967 Chevy Impala Station Wagon "Hot Rod Taxi"
September 18, 2021	Houston, TX	Michael Tran	2007 Corvette C6
September 29, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	Bo Dempsey	Bugatti Atlantic
October 3, 2021	Livestream (Chile)	Patricio Pi Ossa	1947 Ford Coupe
October 9, 2021	El Segundo, CA	Javier Covarrubias	1974 Chevy Impala “Glasshouse”
October 9, 2021	Mexico	Christian Soriano	Volkswagen Rat Rod
October 11, 2021	Germany	Maik Wenckstern	2018 "Wenckstern"
October 14, 2021	Mobil 1 Fan Favorite	TJ Russell	Porsche Baja 911
October 14, 2021	Livestream (UK)	Lee Johnstone	1969 Volvo P1800 Gasser "Ain't No Saint" Winner
October 17, 2021	Livestream (Japan)	Masato Inoue	1969 Nissan Cedric 130
October 17, 2021	Livestream (Malaysia)	Abdul Wahab Bahari	1986 Daihatsu Mira

Legends Trophy

The winner of each round received a trophy with an exclusive Spectraflame Light Blue Twin Mill

Ryu Asada Award

The 2021 Hot Wheels Legends Tour was unique for not only giving out a trophy, but two. As noted in Mattel's description of the show, for only 2021, Hot Wheels gave out the Ryu Asada Award for Excellence in Design and Storytelling in every show. The cars that won this award where not allowed into the final event to potentially become a Hot Wheels car. The one exception I could find was TJ Russell's Porsche Baja 911 who won his Ryu Asada Award in the El Segundo, CA on October 9th. Note Javier Covarrubias's 1974 Chevy Impala “Glasshouse” won this show as you can see in this blog, which you can see TJ Russell's Porsche Baja 911 was present at. It wasn't until TJ Russell won the Mobil 1 Fan Favorite on October 14, 2021 that he got his Twin Mill Legends Trophy, and a chance for his car to become a Hot Wheels car. Here is the Facebook post claiming that TJ Russell won the Mobil 1 Fan Favorite...with old pics from the El Segundo show as he holds the Ryu Asada Award? TJ Russell winning the Twin Mill Legends Trophy for winning the Mobil 1 Fan Favorite is an assumption.

There seems to be a missing list of those who won the Ryu Asada Award. But as you can see in this Facebook post, Rick Clark won the Award in the Michigan show on August 7th, 2021 and within the post you can see Josh Liem & Corinne Currie won the Twin Mill Legends Trophy with their 1975 Opel Manta. But winning the Ryu Asada Award did not give Rick Clark's a chance at becoming a Hot Wheels car.