
The cute micro truck now comes with a big-block 454 cu-in Chevrolet V8 engine, a massive custom-fabricated five-foot hydraulic lift kit, a TH400 transmission, a 12-inch drop reverse rotation FTI transfer case, and 250 shot nitrous kit. Craig Meaux, the man behind this insane monster truck, has done a tonne of modifications to the original import, which was made to meet the strict Kei regulations in Japan.

And for this year, it was the "Texas Toot," based on a 1992 Autozam Scrum micro truck. While all the custom-built vehicles participating in the Hot Wheels 2022 Legend Tour were quite cool, there could only be one winner. Though it didn't win, it is for sure the cutest one of the lot.

From Malaysia came a unique entry that's made by bolting the rear end of a Volkswagen Beetle to the front end of an iconic Transporter (T1). The top ten finalists of the 2022 Hot Wheels Legends Tour also had a couple of entries from South Asian countries. What's even more interesting is that the family uses this Rat Rod occasionally, and it has 18,000 miles on it. Though its interior is made from materials found in flea markets, the attention to detail is quite spectacular. The vehicle is entirely hand made gets a 5.9-liter Cummins straight-six diesel engine with two turbochargers. The supercharger is strapped to a 572 cu-in V8 that puts out 3,000 horsepower.įlying the flag for vintage American cars was a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod made by a family from Detroit.

Made by an insurance agent from Dallas, Texas, who worked on the car all by himself, it is named the 'Blue Shark" and has a massive supercharger sticking out from its hood. Another mind-blowing build among the top ten finalists was a dragster based on a 1978 Porsche 928.
