Hot Wheels Could your 4x4 be immortalised as a die-cast classic?

refurbished but unrestored form. In each case, the vehicle can be specifi ed with either the 24kWh or 40kWh battery pack.

‘John Brown 4x4 seeks to revolutionise the Electric Classic Land Rover Market,’ says the company. Turn-key prices for the E-Series range start at £65,000 and climb to £100,000 including VAT, with the latter getting you a Series II/IIA with a full nut and bolt restoration to go with its 40kWh electric conversion.

Hot Wheels Legends Tour seeking an owner-built vehicle on which to bestow die-cast immortality

WHAT’S THE ULTIMATE ACCOLADE FOR A PETROL-HEAD who’s built their own vehicle? Winning trophies, perhaps, or best-in-show awards… or even just that ten-feet-tall feeling when someone nods as they walk past and grunts ‘nice truck, mate.’

They’re all good. But nothing could be better than this. Imagine your own vehicle being immortalised as a Hot Wheels toy and going on sale all around the world. Bragging rights without equal, right?

It could happen, if your truck is cool enough. Because the Hot Wheels Legends Tour is currently searching for ‘the ultimate fan-built car to recreate for toy car fans and collectors around the world.’

Last year’s winner was a 1969 Volvo P1800 gasser from Somerset whose owner had turned it into a drag racing hot rod. Couldn’t be a lot further from a battered old off-roader, could it, or indeed a slick lane wagon or hardcore challenge truck? So if they’re wanting a contrast this year, it’s your time to waltz in.

Finalists in the contest will be chosen by a panel including none other than design legend Ian Callum, he of Jag and Aston fame. They’ll be looking for ‘the vehicle in the UK that best embodies Hot Wheels performance, authenticity and “garage spirit”.

This is the fi fth year of the competition, and to mark the occasion the judges will pick both an overall winner and a regional fi nalist to be produced as die-cast models. So, twice the chance of fi nding fame, then.

Want to give it a bash? Of course you do. Just upload some info and a short video of your truck at www.hotwheelsuklegendstour.co.uk before 31 August and all your family and friends could soon be lining up for the least predictable Christmas presents of all time.