1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata is the 2023 Hot Wheels Legends Tour winner

After spending months traveling around the world, Hot Wheels has chosen the next custom-built car it will add to its catalog of scale models. The winner of the 2023 Hot Wheels Legends Tour is a 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata nicknamed Chimera and built out of a shed in New Zealand.

Chris Watson, the Miata's owner, drew inspiration from a diverse array of sources to design his dream car, including Japan's Kaido Racer car culture and the Cyberpunk genre of science fiction. He added slim LED headlights, vents in the space carved out for the front turn signals, fender-mounted mirrors, and a wide-body kit, among other parts. There's also a custom-designed hardtop with a fin and a rear light bar.

The nearly four-inch-wide flares aren't there just for show; they cover massive wheels. Inside, there's a pair of aftermarket seats, a three-spoke steering wheel, a digital display mounted in front of the factory instrument cluster, and a series of aftermarket gauges and switches.