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Set 60497 Drive-Through Car Wash
City

Drive-Through Car Wash

A drive-through car wash brings an everyday City scene to the shelf, complete with vehicles and staff. Built from 583 pieces with four minifigures, it forms a functional, play-friendly building.

Set number
60497
Year
2026
Pieces
583
Minifigures
4
Theme
City
Different parts
220
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 220

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (30)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 4

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

All 3 ideas at Rebrickable ↗

What can I build with it?

Description

Everyday life in the City theme

The City theme is known for turning real-life places and jobs into brick form, from fire stations and hospitals through to everyday service businesses such as a car wash. Set 60497 leans into exactly that everyday angle, building a drive-through wash complete with its building and accompanying vehicles. For both children and adult fans of the City theme, this is a welcome addition, since such everyday locations get less attention than flashier settings like airports or police stations. The four included minifigures mean small everyday scenes involving staff and customers can be acted out around the wash itself.

Build style and colour palette

With 583 pieces and 220 distinct elements, this set sits in the mid-size range for City sets, offering a solid, varied build covering both a building and vehicles at once. The colour palette of Black, Dark Bluish Gray, White and Medium Azure creates a clean, modern look that suits a car wash theme well and echoes real wash and service businesses. The build combines the structural wash building with the moving parts of the vehicles, keeping the process varied throughout. The full parts list with every colour is easy to check on this page.

Minifigures and part variety

With four minifigures, the set offers enough play potential for everyday scenes involving customers and staff around the car wash without feeling overcrowded. At 220 unique parts, there is above-average variety relative to the total piece count, visible in the technical details of both the wash building and the vehicles. Many of the grey and blue elements reuse well in other City builds or your own vehicle projects, such as a garage or petrol station. That gives the set some appeal beyond the build itself for collectors with their own vehicle collection.

Who this set suits

This set suits City fans who want to add an everyday building to their collection rather than another spectacular themed set, as well as anyone who enjoys vehicles and functional builds. With four minifigures, it works well for play but also stands nicely as a diorama piece. At 583 pieces, it offers enough substance for a satisfying build without taking too long to finish. This page also carries the complete parts list with every colour, so you can check exactly what is included beforehand.

FAQ

How many minifigures come with set 60497?
The set includes four minifigures for scenes around the car wash.
How many pieces does the set have in total?
The set totals 583 pieces, made up of 220 unique elements.
What colours define this set?
The main colours are Black, Dark Bluish Gray, White and Medium Azure.

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