Congratulations to Larry Wood for his induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit on July 20.

One day in 1956, the football coach at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., confiscated a “Hot Rod” magazine from a player who wasn’t paying attention.

He went home and threw it on the kitchen counter. His 14-year-old son picked it up. The boy had never before seen the publication. He would not be the same again.

Larry Wood, now of Redondo Beach, grew up to design Hot Wheels for Mattel for 50 years, and later this month, will be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.

https://easyreadernews.com/redondos-mr-hot-wheels-to-be-inducted-into-automotive-hall-of-fame/

https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/ceremony/2023/

(thanks Brendon for letting me know!)