But that was exactly what happened, and Kwin and his mother, Dalin Onglaor, were completely taken by surprise when the package containing the 3D model of Kwin’s drawing arrived at their home in Nonthaburi.

Kwin’s drawing of his ultimate dream car was in response to a challenge by Chevrolet. In conjunction with International Children’s Day, Chevrolet, via an online teaser video, invited parents around the world to share their child’s drawings of their dream cars. One child would be selected from each market, and their drawings turned into original 3D models. The models would then be delivered to the children.

“We found out about the challenge online. We encouraged Kwin to participate, to reduce the time he might otherwise spend on a tablet computer,” Dalin said. “We were very surprised when we found out that Kwin’s drawing was being made into a 3D model by Chevrolet.”

Jeeranut Sangdee, director of communications at GM Thailand and Chevrolet Sales Thailand, said: “The intention of the challenge was to celebrate the creativity of children and their visions of unlimited possibilities that are not restricted by everyday realities. Hopefully this will inspire a new generation of designers.”

In addition to Thailand, six other markets participated in the challenge, namely Canada, China, India, South Korea, Mexico and the United States.