Beginner
≈ 24 minSuggested range14 min – 39 min
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City · SET 30354
Hot Rod
A red and black hot rod with a driver.
- Pieces
- 38
- Release year
- 2017
- Theme
- City
- Set number
- 30354
- LEGO recommended age
- 5+
- Used · indicative value
- ≈ 5.00 €
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Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 16 minSuggested range9 min – 26 minExperienced
≈ 11 minSuggested range6 min – 18 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: A red and black hot rod with a driver. The rear wheels are large and wide. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
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Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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The grey engine projects before the windscreen.
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The rear wheels are large and wide.
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Introduced in 1908, the Model T aimed to combine affordability, durability and ease of use.
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Large-scale manufacturing, including Highland Park’s moving assembly line, helped Ford lower production costs and prices. Its place in motoring history owes as much to the manufacturing process as to the shape of the car.
Millions of cars, more than one colour
More than fifteen million Model Ts were built and sold before production ended in 1927.
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They were not always black: Ford’s history confines the black-only policy to 1914–1925, with other colours offered outside that period. The familiar image captures just one stage of a much longer production story.
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Official LEGO® image · © LEGO Group and/or the respective rights holders. Source: LEGO Italy ↗
Official LEGO® image · © LEGO Group and/or the respective rights holders. Source: LEGO Italy ↗
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