1 00:00:04,713 --> 00:00:05,088 . 2 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:05,588 [upbeat music] 3 00:00:07,882 --> 00:00:08,967 - Wow! 4 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:12,387 Buckle up for a magical ride. 5 00:00:12,429 --> 00:00:15,056 - Oh, my God. This brings back my childhood. 6 00:00:15,098 --> 00:00:17,350 This is what my room looked like. 7 00:00:17,392 --> 00:00:20,353 - Tonight two real-life action heroes-- 8 00:00:20,395 --> 00:00:22,564 Angela, a professional wrestler, 9 00:00:22,605 --> 00:00:25,358 and Caroline, a former naval aviator-- 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,569 get the chance of a lifetime... 11 00:00:27,610 --> 00:00:29,821 - Oh, my God! 12 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:32,699 - Transforming nostalgic cars from their past... 13 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:34,784 - I didn't think this would be so emotional. 14 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:39,205 - Into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams! 15 00:00:39,247 --> 00:00:42,375 - I want something that's never, ever been seen. 16 00:00:42,417 --> 00:00:44,461 - My dream is to make it into a fighter jet. 17 00:00:44,502 --> 00:00:47,464 - Our panel of car experts will be joined 18 00:00:47,505 --> 00:00:49,966 by celebrity guest judge Joel McHale... 19 00:00:50,008 --> 00:00:51,926 - I know that everything that comes out of my mouth 20 00:00:51,968 --> 00:00:53,970 sounds sarcastic, but I can't wait. 21 00:00:54,012 --> 00:00:58,725 - To crown the winner, who takes home $25,000 and a key 22 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:02,604 to our finale, where one lucky superfan will get 23 00:01:02,645 --> 00:01:05,190 their design made into an actual Hot Wheels 24 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,567 diecast that you can buy. 25 00:01:07,609 --> 00:01:11,071 This is "Hot Wheels Ultimate Challenge." 26 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:17,160 * * 27 00:01:17,202 --> 00:01:20,288 [engine turning over, revving] 28 00:01:27,796 --> 00:01:31,049 - Welcome to your hottest car makeover competition, 29 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:34,928 where we take your favorite nostalgic wheels and turn them 30 00:01:34,969 --> 00:01:36,888 into real-life Hot Wheels. 31 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:40,016 This is "Hot Wheels Ultimate Challenge." 32 00:01:40,058 --> 00:01:41,685 I'm your host, Rutledge Wood. 33 00:01:41,726 --> 00:01:44,270 Tonight we have two more superfans 34 00:01:44,312 --> 00:01:46,564 competing to create the life-sized Hot Wheels 35 00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:48,483 of their dreams. 36 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:50,527 Let's meet our superfans. 37 00:01:50,568 --> 00:01:52,904 - I'm Angela. I'm 26 years old. 38 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:54,948 And I'm from Gilbertown, Alabama. 39 00:01:54,989 --> 00:01:57,200 And something you might not know about this girl 40 00:01:57,242 --> 00:02:01,621 is I also happen to be a professional wrestler. 41 00:02:01,663 --> 00:02:04,749 My love for the fastness and speed of Hot Wheels, 42 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:07,502 I brought it right to the ring with me. 43 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:10,839 - I'm Caroline Johnson. 44 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,342 I'm 36 years old, live in Washington, D.C., 45 00:02:14,384 --> 00:02:18,304 and I'm a former F-18 weapon systems officer. 46 00:02:18,346 --> 00:02:20,807 I flew in the back seat of F-18s. 47 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:23,435 In layman's terms, to quote the movie we all know and love, 48 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,770 "Top Gun," I was Goose. 49 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:28,356 Since I was a child, I've had a need for speed. 50 00:02:28,398 --> 00:02:32,318 For me, Hot Wheels represents that. 51 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,612 - "Fight versus flight" night. - Yes. 52 00:02:34,654 --> 00:02:36,156 - Caroline, is there a car 53 00:02:36,197 --> 00:02:37,949 that's near and dear to your heart 54 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:39,492 - I actually had the coolest car. 55 00:02:39,534 --> 00:02:42,787 I had a 1990s Nissan Sentra 56 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:44,831 that actually gave me my need for speed 57 00:02:44,873 --> 00:02:46,666 and made me become a naval aviator 58 00:02:46,708 --> 00:02:48,752 flying F-18s for the U.S. Navy. 59 00:02:48,793 --> 00:02:51,504 The Nissan Sentra was freedom. 60 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:54,049 It was all the things that I craved most in life. 61 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:57,052 My grandfather gifted it to me when I was 16. 62 00:02:57,093 --> 00:03:00,513 He taught me how to drive and taught me the confidence 63 00:03:00,555 --> 00:03:03,641 and the capability that I really could solve 64 00:03:03,683 --> 00:03:05,852 any problem or anything that was broken. 65 00:03:05,894 --> 00:03:10,106 - Well, Caroline, the '90s are back, because here's that car. 66 00:03:10,148 --> 00:03:13,193 [engine turning over] - No way! 67 00:03:13,234 --> 00:03:15,862 You found it! 68 00:03:15,904 --> 00:03:17,197 Oh, my God! 69 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:19,866 That's my exact car! 70 00:03:19,908 --> 00:03:22,535 I didn't think this would be so emotional. 71 00:03:22,577 --> 00:03:24,537 I didn't think it would really, like, hit me. 72 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:25,872 - What do you think your grandfather 73 00:03:25,914 --> 00:03:28,541 would think of the woman sitting in this car today? 74 00:03:28,583 --> 00:03:30,669 - You know, he'd be so proud. 75 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,880 My grandfather passed away at 90. 76 00:03:33,922 --> 00:03:36,341 And so, to be able to honor his legacy, 77 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,718 I could make my family and myself proud. 78 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,929 - All right, Caroline, let's talk to your competitor. 79 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:43,098 Hi, Angela. - Hey. What's up, guys? 80 00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:45,308 - Tell us about the car that means the most to you. 81 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:46,559 - Her name is Viola. 82 00:03:46,601 --> 00:03:48,687 She's a black 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 83 00:03:48,728 --> 00:03:51,356 named after one of my favorite actresses, Viola Davis. 84 00:03:51,398 --> 00:03:54,025 And, basically, I found my love of cars 85 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,610 through my grandfather. 86 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:58,154 My granddad taught me about cars. 87 00:03:58,196 --> 00:03:59,948 And he taught me about wrestling. 88 00:03:59,989 --> 00:04:01,157 And I saw it on TV one day. 89 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:03,243 I was ten years old, and I made up my mind. 90 00:04:03,284 --> 00:04:04,577 I said, you know what? 91 00:04:04,619 --> 00:04:06,579 That's what I'm about to do with my life. 92 00:04:06,621 --> 00:04:09,249 - It's time to be reunited with Viola. 93 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:10,917 Take a look. 94 00:04:10,959 --> 00:04:14,212 - Oh, my God! 95 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,464 How did you-- That's my baby! 96 00:04:16,506 --> 00:04:18,258 How did you get her? 97 00:04:18,299 --> 00:04:21,386 * * 98 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:24,264 Oh, man! [squealing] 99 00:04:24,305 --> 00:04:26,307 There's a floodgate of emotions. 100 00:04:26,349 --> 00:04:28,601 I mean, this was my first car. 101 00:04:28,643 --> 00:04:31,271 - What did this car represent to you? 102 00:04:31,312 --> 00:04:33,523 - This car was a journey for me. 103 00:04:33,565 --> 00:04:34,941 One of the moments I had-- 104 00:04:34,983 --> 00:04:37,610 I was going to my championship match, 105 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:40,238 and I just didn't believe in myself. 106 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,323 And then it's like, snap. 107 00:04:42,365 --> 00:04:44,409 It was like, hey, get out of that. 108 00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:46,453 You got to become A.Q.A. 109 00:04:46,494 --> 00:04:48,496 And that's what I did. I pulled up. 110 00:04:48,538 --> 00:04:50,707 I got dressed. I stepped out of that car. 111 00:04:50,749 --> 00:04:51,791 And I was ready to go. 112 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:53,543 And if it wasn't for that moment, 113 00:04:53,585 --> 00:04:55,211 I don't even know where I'd be today. 114 00:04:55,253 --> 00:04:57,464 She was more than just a car with four wheels. 115 00:04:57,505 --> 00:04:59,424 She was a friend. She was a companion. 116 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:01,593 She was my safe haven. 117 00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:03,553 - Let's meet my fellow judges. 118 00:05:03,595 --> 00:05:04,888 Here they are. 119 00:05:04,929 --> 00:05:08,099 Coming to us from Detroit, aka Motor City, 120 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:11,686 she's our resident Hot Wheels brand ambassador, 121 00:05:11,728 --> 00:05:14,272 a former Hot Wheels Legends tour judge, 122 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:17,942 and a groundbreaking designer for the Ford Motor Company. 123 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:19,819 It's Dalal Elsheikh. 124 00:05:19,861 --> 00:05:21,029 - Stop it. 125 00:05:21,071 --> 00:05:23,990 - And he's a major influence in car culture. 126 00:05:24,032 --> 00:05:27,369 And he's been drifting his way into all of our hearts. 127 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:30,663 He's Hertrech Eugene Jr. 128 00:05:30,705 --> 00:05:33,291 Let's talk about what exactly we'll 129 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:34,959 all be judging your builds on. 130 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:37,504 - I want something that feels fast. 131 00:05:37,545 --> 00:05:38,797 Is the vibe of the build loud? 132 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:41,841 Do I want to cover my ears just looking at it? 133 00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:45,595 And, of course, is it paying homage to Hot Wheels history? 134 00:05:45,637 --> 00:05:47,597 - Execution is the name. 135 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:49,432 Execution is my game. 136 00:05:49,474 --> 00:05:51,142 So I want to see you guys really change 137 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:52,644 the silhouettes of these cars. 138 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:55,230 Your fit, your finish, your paint got to be on point, 139 00:05:55,271 --> 00:05:56,773 no if, ands, or buts. 140 00:05:56,815 --> 00:05:59,484 - Well, I want to see y'all battle in this competition. 141 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:01,945 It is all about originality, okay? 142 00:06:01,986 --> 00:06:04,739 So, to help inspire, let me introduce 143 00:06:04,781 --> 00:06:07,492 you to the Chrome Zone. 144 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:10,203 Step one, our superfans use inspiration 145 00:06:10,245 --> 00:06:13,873 from their own lives and the magical Chrome Zone. 146 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:16,835 Packed with the most legendary Hot Wheels ever, 147 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:19,754 it's the perfect place to create their winning design. 148 00:06:19,796 --> 00:06:22,465 - Oh, my God. This brings back my childhood. 149 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:24,801 This is what my room looked like. 150 00:06:24,843 --> 00:06:27,345 - I just love how iconic they are. 151 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:31,766 You can't help yourself but just play with the cars. 152 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:34,936 - Viola, she made me a professional wrestler, 153 00:06:34,978 --> 00:06:38,732 so I want to transition her into a professional wrestler 154 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:41,568 and put a big wrestling ring right in the middle. 155 00:06:41,609 --> 00:06:42,736 - You want to put a wrestling ring 156 00:06:42,777 --> 00:06:44,529 in the middle of the Hyundai? 157 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:46,322 - Oh, yeah. - Okay. 158 00:06:46,364 --> 00:06:49,451 This is one of my favorites right here, the Dirty Outlaw. 159 00:06:49,492 --> 00:06:51,286 This is a winged sprint car 160 00:06:51,327 --> 00:06:54,122 meant to look like the World of Outlaws Series. 161 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:57,125 When you put it, say, with another one, 162 00:06:57,167 --> 00:07:00,795 to really create that space in the middle, a wrestling ring, 163 00:07:00,837 --> 00:07:03,673 you really need the car to have presence 164 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:05,592 on the front and the back. 165 00:07:05,633 --> 00:07:08,595 - My first set of gear was purple and chrome. 166 00:07:08,636 --> 00:07:10,096 So let's paint her that same color. 167 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:12,724 And I'm thinking we put some big pipes right there, 168 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:14,601 have some pyro coming out. 169 00:07:14,642 --> 00:07:17,354 We're transforming Viola to Vendetta. 170 00:07:17,395 --> 00:07:19,105 Viola, she's a small car. 171 00:07:19,147 --> 00:07:21,941 That's why Viola represents me so well, 172 00:07:21,983 --> 00:07:23,693 because people would look at me, and they'd be like, 173 00:07:23,735 --> 00:07:24,861 oh, she's tiny. 174 00:07:24,903 --> 00:07:26,404 She's short. She can't do anything. 175 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:28,782 As soon as I put on that gear and I walk out in that ring, 176 00:07:28,823 --> 00:07:30,450 boom, you knew it was time for business. 177 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,911 - What's your gut tell you we should do with this car? 178 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:35,121 - My dream is to make it into a fighter jet. 179 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:37,332 - This is the 2 Jet Z. 180 00:07:37,374 --> 00:07:40,460 Now, this feels like a cockpit on wheels. 181 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:41,878 - I love the cockpit. 182 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,464 Great inspiration right there. - The Power Rocket-- 183 00:07:44,506 --> 00:07:47,801 I mean, this was meant to look like a super-fast rocket car. 184 00:07:47,842 --> 00:07:49,427 - I think what's so cool about that 185 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:50,970 is the afterburner integration. 186 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:55,058 I want to make this car an embodiment of the adrenaline 187 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,309 from an F-18. 188 00:07:56,351 --> 00:07:58,478 So we've got to have the key afterburner 189 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,313 out here, flames coming out. 190 00:08:00,355 --> 00:08:02,649 We got a sleek cockpit coming back, 191 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:05,610 some wings coming out the side, and also 192 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:06,986 make it battleship gray. 193 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:09,322 - Let's see if we can make that into a reality. 194 00:08:09,364 --> 00:08:11,157 - I mean, let's do it. 195 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:12,992 - Come on. 196 00:08:13,034 --> 00:08:14,994 To help turn your dreams into reality, 197 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:17,247 you'll be matched with our Car Poolers. 198 00:08:17,288 --> 00:08:19,165 Caroline, you'll be on the Red Team, 199 00:08:19,207 --> 00:08:21,668 and, Angela, you'll be on the Blue Team. 200 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:24,796 [cheers and applause] - Let's go, Blue! 201 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:27,257 - Caroline, what is the name of your build. 202 00:08:27,298 --> 00:08:29,509 - Oh, Need for Speed. 203 00:08:29,551 --> 00:08:30,719 - There we go. 204 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,471 - Angela? - I'm building the Fight Car. 205 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:34,639 - Okay. 206 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:36,349 All right, you each have one week 207 00:08:36,391 --> 00:08:40,854 to turn these machines into life-size ultimate Hot Wheels. 208 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:44,065 When the lights flash green, it's go time. 209 00:08:44,107 --> 00:08:45,817 Are you all ready? all: Yeah. 210 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:47,068 - We're ready. You ready? 211 00:08:47,110 --> 00:08:48,069 - Ready... 212 00:08:48,111 --> 00:08:50,155 all: Set, go! 213 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:52,115 [all shouting] 214 00:08:52,157 --> 00:08:54,951 - Beep, beep, beep, beep. - Oh! 215 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:56,036 - Right there. - Right there. 216 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:58,038 - We're going to make her the biggest, 217 00:08:58,079 --> 00:09:01,291 the boldest badass wrestling on wheels 218 00:09:01,332 --> 00:09:03,335 that this world has ever seen! 219 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,377 - Yes. 220 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,129 - Boom, Vendetta. 221 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:08,173 I'm going to cut this bad boy in half. 222 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:10,383 We're going to put a wrestling ring in the middle of it. 223 00:09:10,425 --> 00:09:12,594 - We're going to slice this thing in half and extend it. 224 00:09:12,635 --> 00:09:15,305 - This has to be strong enough to be able to wrestle in it. 225 00:09:15,347 --> 00:09:17,390 - Big skull in the middle that represents me. 226 00:09:17,432 --> 00:09:18,933 - I like skulls. 227 00:09:18,975 --> 00:09:21,061 - I'll work with Angela to design the championship belt. 228 00:09:21,102 --> 00:09:22,937 We could do that as a front grille. 229 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:24,898 - Step one, we got to start tearing this thing down. 230 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:27,025 - This is the kind of thing I do, so I love it. 231 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,527 But turning Viola into Vendetta, 232 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:32,364 it's ambitious, to say the least. 233 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:34,741 - This is going to be the Need for Speed, 234 00:09:34,783 --> 00:09:37,660 based off of an F-18 Super Hornet that I flew. 235 00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:40,955 Two seats, we're getting some wings on here, canopy, 236 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:43,833 got afterburners with real jet packs in there. 237 00:09:43,875 --> 00:09:46,795 My dream is to make wings that actually fold, 238 00:09:46,836 --> 00:09:48,922 bringing in a tail that's fast. 239 00:09:48,963 --> 00:09:50,423 - I think we need to make some room, 240 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:52,092 strip the interior out, cut the roof off, bring it down 241 00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:53,635 to the doors... - Yeah. 242 00:09:53,677 --> 00:09:55,970 - And then start incorporating our design for the cockpit. 243 00:09:56,012 --> 00:09:57,931 - I'm digging this afterburner here. 244 00:09:57,972 --> 00:09:59,474 So that's going to be interesting to work on 245 00:09:59,516 --> 00:10:01,601 and see how to incorporate that into the build. 246 00:10:01,643 --> 00:10:02,769 You name it, I've done it. 247 00:10:02,811 --> 00:10:05,980 But a jet engine in a Nissan Sentra? 248 00:10:06,022 --> 00:10:07,190 That's new territory. 249 00:10:07,232 --> 00:10:09,442 We're upping the bar here, baby. 250 00:10:09,484 --> 00:10:10,902 Whoo! 251 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:14,072 - Stay tuned for wild and magical rides... 252 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:16,825 - We ended up getting a canopy right out of a jet. 253 00:10:16,866 --> 00:10:18,076 We got a wing! 254 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:19,703 - Is it a bird? - Is it a plane? 255 00:10:19,744 --> 00:10:22,622 - Hey, Fight Car! We just flew past you! 256 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:24,457 - If you want some, come get some. 257 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:27,002 - And Hollywood superstar Joel McHale. 258 00:10:27,043 --> 00:10:29,921 - I want to see Hot Wheels as big as our combined 259 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:31,297 forehead space. - [laughs] 260 00:10:31,339 --> 00:10:33,633 And incredible transformations. 261 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:35,468 - This could be in a movie. 262 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:44,185 . 263 00:10:44,227 --> 00:10:46,855 - Ladies and gentlemen, 264 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:47,439 Hertrech Eugene Jr., 265 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:53,278 stone-cold stunted Rutledge Wood. 266 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:56,031 We need a new host for the show, ladies and gentlemen. 267 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:58,158 We are taking applications. 268 00:10:58,199 --> 00:10:59,701 - That was great. - Thank you. 269 00:10:59,743 --> 00:11:00,910 - You ever thought 270 00:11:00,952 --> 00:11:02,328 about announcing professional wrestling? 271 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:04,664 - Yeah, but they wouldn't have me--that's why I'm here. 272 00:11:04,706 --> 00:11:07,751 [upbeat music] 273 00:11:07,792 --> 00:11:09,044 - Beautiful. 274 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:11,504 [both grunt] There we go. 275 00:11:11,546 --> 00:11:13,381 - In step two, The Car Pool teams 276 00:11:13,423 --> 00:11:17,802 transform their wild designs into life-sized Hot Wheels. 277 00:11:17,844 --> 00:11:20,013 So we've got Angela, a professional wrestler, 278 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,932 and the Blue Team over there, working on the Fight Car. 279 00:11:22,974 --> 00:11:24,768 She's turning that Hyundai Elantra 280 00:11:24,809 --> 00:11:27,937 into an actual wrestling ring on wheels. 281 00:11:27,979 --> 00:11:29,230 That's bananas. 282 00:11:29,272 --> 00:11:30,565 - Is that enough-- to just put something 283 00:11:30,607 --> 00:11:33,902 in the center of these two halves of one car? 284 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,154 What's happening in the front and back? 285 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:40,867 I'm not sure that just elongating it is hot enough. 286 00:11:40,909 --> 00:11:43,244 - Now, Caroline and the Red Garage 287 00:11:43,286 --> 00:11:46,373 are working hard with that Need for Speed. 288 00:11:46,414 --> 00:11:49,000 They're going to take her Nissan Sentra 289 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:52,379 and turn it into a fighter jet. 290 00:11:52,420 --> 00:11:55,340 - Demolition time is fun, baby. It's fun. 291 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:59,010 - Hot Wheels has done a ton of aviation-based diecasts-- 292 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,930 fighter jets, airplanes, I mean, you name it. 293 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:04,432 But we haven't done an aviation-based car, 294 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:06,142 so I have no idea how they're going to make 295 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:09,521 those two things fit together. 296 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,731 - Here we are, Caroline. Look what we found. 297 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,274 Look at this! - Get out! 298 00:12:13,316 --> 00:12:14,609 - No way. 299 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:17,362 We ended up getting a canopy right out of a jet. 300 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:18,655 It is huge. 301 00:12:18,697 --> 00:12:19,989 I've never seen anything like it. 302 00:12:20,031 --> 00:12:21,366 That is so cool. - It's heavy. 303 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:23,493 - It's a bit heavy. - Really heavy. 304 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:25,161 - Looking at it now, I'm not exactly sure 305 00:12:25,203 --> 00:12:27,372 how we're going to fit this onto the top of the car. 306 00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:29,082 The first thing we have to do is chop 307 00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:30,959 the whole top off this car. 308 00:12:31,001 --> 00:12:33,586 - Chop it there, and then we'll tidy up later. 309 00:12:33,628 --> 00:12:35,422 - Getting in there and ripping stuff out 310 00:12:35,463 --> 00:12:38,174 and having Rachel and Tony just go to town. 311 00:12:38,216 --> 00:12:39,968 Yeah! - [laughs] 312 00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:41,052 No more roof. - Yeah! 313 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:42,262 I was amazed. 314 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,305 And I was like, this is possible. 315 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:46,641 Hey, Fight Car! - What? 316 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:48,518 - We just flew past you. 317 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:49,978 - Whoo! 318 00:12:50,020 --> 00:12:51,521 - Hey, Red Team! 319 00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:52,981 Step across this line. 320 00:12:53,023 --> 00:12:55,191 If you want some, come get some. 321 00:12:55,233 --> 00:12:57,819 - No, no, no, we're already light-years ahead. 322 00:12:57,861 --> 00:13:00,113 [engine revs] 323 00:13:00,155 --> 00:13:01,614 - So where we're going to be making this cut, 324 00:13:01,656 --> 00:13:03,742 it's an interesting spot, because both doors 325 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,326 join together at this pillar. 326 00:13:05,368 --> 00:13:07,996 We cut too far forward or back, we run the risk of not being 327 00:13:08,038 --> 00:13:09,289 able to reattach the door. 328 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:10,665 Hey, Angela. - What's up? 329 00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:12,542 - These are the lines where your pretty little 330 00:13:12,584 --> 00:13:14,044 baby is going to get sliced. 331 00:13:14,085 --> 00:13:15,670 Just want you to be mentally prepared for what 332 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:16,921 you're about to witness. 333 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:19,758 - For a split moment, I almost said no. 334 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:22,427 I almost said, let's figure something else out. 335 00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:24,304 But I was like, go big or go home. 336 00:13:24,346 --> 00:13:26,014 How can you win "Hot Wheels" 337 00:13:26,056 --> 00:13:28,933 if you don't have a Hot Wheels design? 338 00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:30,435 - So they've got to figure out, 339 00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:32,687 how do they brace this whole thing 340 00:13:32,729 --> 00:13:34,064 that both keeps it together? 341 00:13:34,105 --> 00:13:35,815 It won't just sag in the middle. 342 00:13:35,857 --> 00:13:37,275 - Yeah. 343 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,861 - But really, how do you bring a wrestling ring to life 344 00:13:39,903 --> 00:13:41,404 and make it dynamic? 345 00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:43,490 - Stretching the car and then building the wrestling ring, 346 00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:46,451 making it look clean, all the edges so that it looks 347 00:13:46,493 --> 00:13:47,869 like it's one piece, 348 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:50,413 this is probably going to be one of the hardest builds 349 00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:53,708 that we see on "Hot Wheels Ultimate Challenge." 350 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:55,085 - Coming out! 351 00:13:55,126 --> 00:14:00,006 - It was nice knowing you, Mr. and Mrs. Engine. 352 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:01,216 - There we go. 353 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:03,802 - So, Caroline, I just got to know. 354 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,179 How did you get into this field? 355 00:14:06,221 --> 00:14:07,555 - It was a long shot. 356 00:14:07,597 --> 00:14:09,516 I actually ended up going to the Naval Academy, 357 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:11,559 and I became a weapon-systems officer. 358 00:14:11,601 --> 00:14:13,728 - So you're in charge of really finding these targets. 359 00:14:13,770 --> 00:14:15,063 - Yeah. 360 00:14:15,105 --> 00:14:17,107 What about you, Tony? Like, what's your story? 361 00:14:17,148 --> 00:14:19,234 - You know, where I'm from, working-- 362 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:21,736 like, 25, you're lucky to see that age. 363 00:14:21,778 --> 00:14:23,071 - Oh, yeah. 364 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:27,242 - So they call us, like, OGs, so the old guys, 365 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:28,827 when you're, like, 25. 366 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:32,080 So if you live past that, it's like, oh, wow, you made it. 367 00:14:32,122 --> 00:14:33,957 I'm from Oakland, California. 368 00:14:33,998 --> 00:14:36,001 There's some tough parts of the city. 369 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:37,919 So going to school and building cars, 370 00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:40,714 like, really helped to change that narrative of being 371 00:14:40,755 --> 00:14:44,384 a statistic of someone who would have a short life span. 372 00:14:44,426 --> 00:14:47,637 You come through challenges and have to go over adversities. 373 00:14:47,679 --> 00:14:49,723 It seems like we share that similar story. 374 00:14:49,764 --> 00:14:51,391 - Tony and I grew up very different, 375 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:53,893 but we've had so many similar experiences, 376 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:56,855 being forever driven and disciplined. 377 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,482 Cars did that for him. The military did it for me. 378 00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:02,193 If you put your mind to it, anything's possible. 379 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:04,195 - Anything's possible. 380 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,613 - Where's our celebrity guest judge? 381 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:07,949 He should be here by now. - I don't know. 382 00:15:07,991 --> 00:15:10,952 [intense music] 383 00:15:10,994 --> 00:15:12,537 - Oh, boy. Look who's here. 384 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:16,708 It's television star and mega Hot Wheels fan Joel McHale. 385 00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,209 - Thank you. 386 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:21,546 Tony, Rachel, thank you for helping me get to this spot. 387 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:24,507 I wasn't able to do it on my own--thank you. 388 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:26,801 You guys can go back to your garage if you'd like. 389 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:28,136 - Got to go. 390 00:15:28,178 --> 00:15:29,763 See you later. - Right. [chuckles] 391 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:31,723 - Guys, I can't wait to see your builds, 392 00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:33,058 and I'm not kidding. 393 00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:35,018 I know that everything that comes out of my mouth 394 00:15:35,060 --> 00:15:36,644 sounds sarcastic, but I am not kidding. 395 00:15:36,686 --> 00:15:39,397 I can't wait to see them. - It's going to be awesome. 396 00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:41,483 - I really hope that Joel likes wrestling, 397 00:15:41,524 --> 00:15:44,611 because if he doesn't, it's not going to go my way. 398 00:15:44,652 --> 00:15:47,822 - I knew you were a big car guy when I saw the denim on denim. 399 00:15:47,864 --> 00:15:49,032 - Yeah, that's right. 400 00:15:49,074 --> 00:15:50,533 - I knew, this guy doesn't mess around. 401 00:15:50,575 --> 00:15:53,244 How many cars you got at home? - I have six cars. 402 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:55,538 - You literally are a kid that loved 403 00:15:55,580 --> 00:15:59,042 Hot Wheels and grew up and now drives real-life Hot Wheels. 404 00:15:59,084 --> 00:16:00,502 - That is literally true. 405 00:16:00,543 --> 00:16:03,213 For all the other guest judges that lie about that... 406 00:16:03,254 --> 00:16:05,382 - Mm-hmm. - Mine's true, yeah. 407 00:16:05,423 --> 00:16:07,676 - I got to warn you, this is going to be hard work. 408 00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:08,843 - It is? - Yeah. 409 00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:10,178 - All right. 410 00:16:10,220 --> 00:16:12,514 Thank you so much for having me, you guys. 411 00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:14,182 [all groaning] - Joel! 412 00:16:14,224 --> 00:16:16,101 - Bye, Joel. - What am I doing on this show? 413 00:16:16,142 --> 00:16:17,560 - Bye! 414 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:22,524 - Wow, Blue Garage, look at this. 415 00:16:22,565 --> 00:16:24,693 Look at all these room for activities. 416 00:16:24,734 --> 00:16:27,195 Structure-wise, there's going to have to be a lot more 417 00:16:27,237 --> 00:16:30,323 than just these two rails connecting the front half 418 00:16:30,365 --> 00:16:31,700 of the car to the back half. 419 00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:34,536 What's the plan for the rest of the fabrication? 420 00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:36,204 - We're going to build off of these rails 421 00:16:36,246 --> 00:16:37,539 and triangulate the whole thing 422 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,416 and just make sure it's strong enough. 423 00:16:39,457 --> 00:16:41,835 - So design-wise, what are you guys thinking 424 00:16:41,876 --> 00:16:44,045 for the front and the rear of this vehicle, 425 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:45,463 outside of the ring? 426 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,299 - We're going to open up the hood, plasma-cut a hole, 427 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:49,384 have a skull. 428 00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:51,720 Skull is one of Angela's things. 429 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:54,180 - What is a wrestler without a championship belt? 430 00:16:54,222 --> 00:16:56,391 We're going to have a championship belt 431 00:16:56,433 --> 00:16:58,226 mounted right here on the grille. 432 00:16:58,268 --> 00:16:59,811 - Wrestling ring. Cool. 433 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:02,313 Sounds like your design is going to be cool. 434 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:05,150 Your execution better be on point. 435 00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:06,609 - Y'all, off to a great start. 436 00:17:06,651 --> 00:17:08,903 Good luck, guys. You're going to need it. 437 00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:11,281 - We got a lot to work on here. 438 00:17:12,907 --> 00:17:15,452 - With this canopy, it is just so big. 439 00:17:15,493 --> 00:17:17,662 And it's going to be so much work to build a frame, 440 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:19,289 put it on a slide. 441 00:17:19,330 --> 00:17:21,458 So what I'm thinking is that we cut it right down the middle. 442 00:17:21,499 --> 00:17:23,585 And then on the front here, we'll build it on a hinge, 443 00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,837 so this whole front piece will lift up. 444 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:27,630 - Let's do it. Let's cut some metal. 445 00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:32,677 * * 446 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:35,764 - There we have it. [all cheering] 447 00:17:35,805 --> 00:17:37,724 - Now that we have this canopy cut in half, 448 00:17:37,766 --> 00:17:39,601 it looks like the size is going to be 449 00:17:39,642 --> 00:17:41,186 so much more usable for us. 450 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:43,480 But I'm still not quite sure how we're going to execute it. 451 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:46,441 It loses that "jet look" when you shorten it down. 452 00:17:46,483 --> 00:17:49,027 - What if we just make this flush? 453 00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:52,280 No, I'm just going to raise this to try to make it even. 454 00:17:52,322 --> 00:17:54,366 Now step back. Tell me what that looks like. 455 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:56,743 * * 456 00:17:56,785 --> 00:17:59,371 - I just--I've looked at it 37 different ways. 457 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:00,997 And I'm just... 458 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:04,334 This jet canopy is a key piece of our build. 459 00:18:04,376 --> 00:18:06,252 It's really stressing me out 460 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:09,381 because I need to make sure that this is a perfect design. 461 00:18:13,843 --> 00:18:14,052 . 462 00:18:14,094 --> 00:18:14,552 [tires screech] 463 00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,932 - If you've ever seen a Hot Wheels with a paint job 464 00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,976 like this, that's called Spectraflame. 465 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:23,978 - Oh, I see what you're doing. [chuckles] 466 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:26,064 You give a little Hot Wheels factoid, 467 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:28,900 and then a big-time celebrity comes in and interrupts you. 468 00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:32,112 It's cute. Seen it before, Dalal. 469 00:18:32,153 --> 00:18:35,073 - You know, Spectraflame is not even technically paint. 470 00:18:35,115 --> 00:18:37,951 It's actually a shiny vacuum-metallized finish 471 00:18:37,992 --> 00:18:41,496 covered in a semi-transparent water-based lacquer. 472 00:18:41,538 --> 00:18:45,125 It's a Hot Wheels hallmark that looks amazing on these cars-- 473 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,668 super metallic. 474 00:18:46,710 --> 00:18:49,921 - Oh, wow. Yeah, that paint does look amazing. 475 00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:52,632 They should use it on those super-shiny shirts 476 00:18:52,674 --> 00:18:55,135 that divorced guys wear out to the club. 477 00:18:55,176 --> 00:18:56,428 Oh, this shirt? 478 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:58,013 [chuckles] I'm not divorced. 479 00:18:58,054 --> 00:18:59,222 I just love it. 480 00:18:59,264 --> 00:19:00,765 Now, my wife--she hates it. 481 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:04,686 She keeps making this funny joke, uh, about divorcing me. 482 00:19:04,728 --> 00:19:07,897 [chuckles] She's hilarious. - Oh. 483 00:19:07,939 --> 00:19:10,734 This has been the Hot Wheels Handbook. 484 00:19:10,775 --> 00:19:12,610 [engine revving] 485 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:14,821 - So right now in the Red Garage, 486 00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:17,407 the real question is, can they turn a Nissan Sentra 487 00:19:17,449 --> 00:19:18,616 into a fighter jet 488 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:20,535 and still make it feel like the ultimate 489 00:19:20,577 --> 00:19:21,870 life-sized Hot Wheels? 490 00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:23,621 - What if we hinge it this way? 491 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:24,956 - Sideways? - Yeah. 492 00:19:24,998 --> 00:19:26,499 - That's how the trainer jets open up. 493 00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:27,834 - Let's just do it. 494 00:19:27,876 --> 00:19:29,836 - But it definitely does not look like a Sentra, 495 00:19:29,878 --> 00:19:32,589 and I used to drive a 1989 Nissan Sentra. 496 00:19:32,630 --> 00:19:34,841 - Usually when you take a cockpit and some wings 497 00:19:34,883 --> 00:19:37,010 from a jet and smash them onto a Sentra, 498 00:19:37,052 --> 00:19:39,137 it'll make a Sentra not look like a Sentra. 499 00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:40,722 - Very good point, Hert. 500 00:19:40,764 --> 00:19:43,016 - But, really, now they've got to take it to the finish line. 501 00:19:43,058 --> 00:19:45,101 * * 502 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:47,312 They have made a ton of progress 503 00:19:47,354 --> 00:19:48,855 over in the Blue Garage. 504 00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:52,275 - This Elantra was chopped in half, completely stretched, 505 00:19:52,317 --> 00:19:54,694 almost like an Elantra limo, if you will. 506 00:19:54,736 --> 00:19:57,530 And then they built this entire wrestling ring 507 00:19:57,572 --> 00:19:59,574 in the middle of it. - Oh, man. 508 00:19:59,616 --> 00:20:01,326 - Yeah. Yeah. Get it. 509 00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:04,329 I am making what's going to be the corners 510 00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:07,916 of all the ropes for the outside of the wrestling ring. 511 00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:10,126 So I'm on number three. 512 00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:13,004 I still have another nine to go. 513 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,673 - The real question we keep asking them-- 514 00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:16,257 is it Hot Wheels? 515 00:20:16,299 --> 00:20:17,592 - Look at it. 516 00:20:17,634 --> 00:20:20,178 Yes, that is Hot Wheels. Come on. 517 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:21,429 This thing is amazing. 518 00:20:21,471 --> 00:20:24,015 - So I brought my first pair of gear around. 519 00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:26,810 It's a little faded because I've had it since 2018. 520 00:20:26,851 --> 00:20:29,354 - Ooh, I like the skull because his mouth is open. 521 00:20:29,396 --> 00:20:31,898 How could you not like skulls? That's my thing. 522 00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:35,068 I'm renowned for making totally unexpected, 523 00:20:35,110 --> 00:20:37,195 strange, and wonderful things. 524 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:41,324 This is my bag, and I'm totally up for it. 525 00:20:41,366 --> 00:20:43,993 - Caroline spoke a lot about how F-18s work, 526 00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:45,870 how the wings would fold up. 527 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:48,081 I thought, huh, that's what we're going to do. 528 00:20:48,123 --> 00:20:50,792 - This angle here is the same as the angle in the wing. 529 00:20:50,834 --> 00:20:54,212 - Putting heavy jet wings onto the sheet metal 530 00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:55,672 of the side of a car-- 531 00:20:55,714 --> 00:20:57,799 doesn't seem like those two things should go together. 532 00:20:57,841 --> 00:20:59,551 We have to brace the car 533 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:02,053 so it doesn't rip the whole sides off the car. 534 00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:03,805 * * 535 00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:07,308 - Ooh, Red Garage, wow. 536 00:21:07,350 --> 00:21:09,310 - I mean, we have these incredible wings 537 00:21:09,352 --> 00:21:13,189 that are from a real Tornado, actually, 538 00:21:13,231 --> 00:21:14,607 that flew in combat. 539 00:21:14,649 --> 00:21:18,737 - This is getting straight jet-engine turbine power-- 540 00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:21,781 blue flames, afterburners. 541 00:21:21,823 --> 00:21:24,743 Bring some marshmallows, because it's going down. 542 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:26,619 - I just want to be extra, extra clear-- 543 00:21:26,661 --> 00:21:28,663 fireballs. [imitates explosion] 544 00:21:28,705 --> 00:21:32,417 - Fireballs. Whoo! [imitates loud whooshing] 545 00:21:32,459 --> 00:21:35,545 - Caroline's team has really bitten off a lot here. 546 00:21:35,587 --> 00:21:38,340 And to see Tony get thrown into the deep end with-- 547 00:21:38,381 --> 00:21:41,259 by the way, turn this Sentra into a jet car, 548 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:43,803 that's when you really see what people are made of. 549 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:46,598 Yeah, we're going to jet. [laughter] 550 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:49,476 [engines revving] 551 00:21:49,517 --> 00:21:52,437 We are halfway through the build, everybody! 552 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:53,938 Halfway through. 553 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:55,982 - Halfway through the build! 554 00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:58,860 And sadly, because we're halfway, 555 00:21:58,902 --> 00:22:01,029 Rachel has been eliminated. 556 00:22:01,071 --> 00:22:02,238 - Oh, no. 557 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,784 - Now it is up to Tony. It is up to Tony. 558 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:07,994 You eliminate mechanics as you go, right? 559 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:10,038 - Mm-hmm. And then they have to date each other. 560 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,915 - It's also a dating game? - Yes. 561 00:22:11,956 --> 00:22:15,627 [intense music] 562 00:22:15,669 --> 00:22:17,462 - This is the jet, then, Tony? 563 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:21,966 - This is the jet-engine turbines with afterburners. 564 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:23,885 - That thing is huge! 565 00:22:23,927 --> 00:22:25,804 - Does this look familiar to you? 566 00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:27,847 - I mean, that thing's sexy. - Yeah. 567 00:22:27,889 --> 00:22:30,141 A jet engine to install in a car 568 00:22:30,183 --> 00:22:32,602 presents so many challenges. 569 00:22:32,644 --> 00:22:35,105 Easy. Easy. - Easy does it. 570 00:22:35,146 --> 00:22:37,982 - We have to make sure the balance of the weight is even 571 00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:40,485 because that jet engine weighs a ton. 572 00:22:40,527 --> 00:22:44,531 Also, we're dealing with high amounts of fuel, flames. 573 00:22:44,572 --> 00:22:45,990 There can be an explosion. 574 00:22:46,032 --> 00:22:47,659 - Is there a manual for this sort of thing? 575 00:22:47,701 --> 00:22:49,160 - In our heads. - Oh, okay. 576 00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:50,745 - [chuckles] 577 00:22:50,787 --> 00:22:53,415 I'm starting to feel tense, and I'm hoping that this works. 578 00:22:53,456 --> 00:22:55,625 [engine revving] 579 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,003 - Oh, there's not a lot of spring in that. 580 00:22:58,044 --> 00:23:00,005 When you get body-slammed on that... 581 00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:01,506 - We've bent a lot of steel. 582 00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:03,717 And the frame of the car is starting to come together. 583 00:23:03,758 --> 00:23:05,719 But now we have got to make sure 584 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,638 that the floor of the wrestling ring holds together 585 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,142 and it also has some flex in it but not too much flex, 586 00:23:12,183 --> 00:23:14,185 or it's just going to break in half. 587 00:23:14,227 --> 00:23:15,937 - The car has got some spring, though. 588 00:23:15,979 --> 00:23:17,230 - Let's get it secured first. 589 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:19,566 And then you can practice your special moves. 590 00:23:19,607 --> 00:23:21,484 - Sweet Caroline and Angelic Angel 591 00:23:21,526 --> 00:23:24,195 are fighting it out hard in the garage. 592 00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:26,197 And nothing can get in the way of that, 593 00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:29,534 not even this big machine behind me that does just that 594 00:23:29,576 --> 00:23:33,038 every single episode. 595 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,789 Oh, boy! 596 00:23:34,831 --> 00:23:37,709 The Inspirationator 5000, it's alive. 597 00:23:37,751 --> 00:23:38,960 - What? 598 00:23:39,002 --> 00:23:41,546 - And it's about to throw you for a loop 599 00:23:41,588 --> 00:23:46,551 with one of these over 800 awesome Hot Wheels. 600 00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:49,637 Oh, boy. 601 00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:52,682 - Oh, that is what's flashing. 602 00:23:52,724 --> 00:23:55,268 - Oh. 603 00:23:55,310 --> 00:23:56,644 Look at that. 604 00:23:56,686 --> 00:23:57,937 El Viento. 605 00:23:57,979 --> 00:23:59,814 Dalal, tell us about it. 606 00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:04,486 - This thing is muy caliente. 607 00:24:04,527 --> 00:24:06,738 "El viento"is Spanish for "the wind," 608 00:24:06,780 --> 00:24:08,740 because it's a whirlwind of itself. 609 00:24:08,782 --> 00:24:10,367 This puppy is fast. 610 00:24:10,408 --> 00:24:13,745 It has a removable canopy, an adjustable front splitter, 611 00:24:13,787 --> 00:24:16,581 and, oh, by the way, it's electric. 612 00:24:16,623 --> 00:24:18,083 - Thanks, Dalal. 613 00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:20,960 If you want the 25 grand and the key to the finale, 614 00:24:21,002 --> 00:24:23,713 you'll need to add an element from this Hot Wheels 615 00:24:23,755 --> 00:24:25,048 into your design. 616 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:26,299 - It's the last thing we need. 617 00:24:26,341 --> 00:24:28,593 - You can make part of your car removable, 618 00:24:28,635 --> 00:24:31,763 electrify the build, or adjust the seating. 619 00:24:31,805 --> 00:24:33,431 And I like all three of those things. 620 00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:36,101 - Get with your team. Make a plan. 621 00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:39,771 When the lights go green, it's back to work, ladies. 622 00:24:39,813 --> 00:24:41,606 You ready? [buzzer sounds] 623 00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:42,774 both: Go! 624 00:24:42,816 --> 00:24:44,234 - What? What? What? - Let's go. 625 00:24:44,275 --> 00:24:46,194 - There's that removable canopy. 626 00:24:46,236 --> 00:24:48,113 - Make the canopy openable. 627 00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:51,408 - Electrifying the car is something that I think 628 00:24:51,449 --> 00:24:52,992 is going to be our niche. 629 00:24:53,034 --> 00:24:55,537 Right now we've got the canopy as just manual. 630 00:24:55,578 --> 00:24:58,081 Being able to make that so it's automatic 631 00:24:58,123 --> 00:25:00,709 I think is going to be a game changer. 632 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:02,919 - What about the belt that you're going to craft 633 00:25:02,961 --> 00:25:04,129 around the front of the car? 634 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:06,631 What if we made it so you could remove it 635 00:25:06,673 --> 00:25:09,759 and have it as the winning belt for the wrestling? 636 00:25:09,801 --> 00:25:11,302 - Can we do that? 637 00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:13,471 Adding the championship belt was already a fantastic idea. 638 00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:15,890 But then Charlie took it up a notch and said, 639 00:25:15,932 --> 00:25:18,018 hey, why don't we remove it, 640 00:25:18,059 --> 00:25:20,562 so at the end, when you win the match, 641 00:25:20,603 --> 00:25:24,107 you are the Hot Wheels champion, baby? 642 00:25:24,149 --> 00:25:25,442 - All right. - Let's do it. 643 00:25:25,483 --> 00:25:26,693 - Let's go. 644 00:25:26,735 --> 00:25:28,820 * * 645 00:25:28,862 --> 00:25:31,698 - Hey, Blue Garage. - Hey, hey. 646 00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:34,868 - Guys, I've got to be honest. This is beyond insane. 647 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:36,536 I really want to get in there with you. 648 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:39,039 - Get in there. So much room for activities. 649 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:46,129 * * 650 00:25:46,171 --> 00:25:50,383 - As you know, Hot Wheels needs to be big, bold, loud. 651 00:25:50,425 --> 00:25:54,220 Right now we're still looking like a stretched Elantra 652 00:25:54,262 --> 00:25:56,514 with a wrestling ring in the middle. 653 00:25:56,556 --> 00:25:59,267 So what's the plan? 654 00:25:59,309 --> 00:26:01,936 - We've got a couple ideas, but it really depends on time. 655 00:26:01,978 --> 00:26:03,229 - Okay. 656 00:26:03,271 --> 00:26:05,231 - So we got to work with the big parts first, 657 00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:07,650 and then we can focus on the smaller details. 658 00:26:07,692 --> 00:26:08,943 - Right. 659 00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:10,612 I would really expect them to be thinking 660 00:26:10,653 --> 00:26:12,697 about changing more of the silhouette of this car. 661 00:26:12,739 --> 00:26:14,240 I'm not sure how they're going to make 662 00:26:14,282 --> 00:26:15,575 this all look cohesive. 663 00:26:15,617 --> 00:26:17,369 - Are you guys worried about the flow 664 00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:19,079 of the car getting interrupted 665 00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:21,373 with the seats poking out of the back at all? 666 00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:23,625 - The big thing here is we got to do 667 00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:25,710 something other than just putting a box 668 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:27,128 in the middle of the car. 669 00:26:27,170 --> 00:26:28,588 We have to make sure 670 00:26:28,630 --> 00:26:31,591 that this is Hot Wheels featuring wrestling, 671 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:34,010 not wrestling featuring Hot Wheels. 672 00:26:34,052 --> 00:26:35,637 - What's your biggest concern at this point, 673 00:26:35,679 --> 00:26:37,972 knowing how little time you have left? 674 00:26:38,014 --> 00:26:39,307 - That's the biggest concern. 675 00:26:39,349 --> 00:26:42,977 We've got lots still to do, not a lot of time. 676 00:26:43,019 --> 00:26:44,896 - No pressure. 677 00:26:52,445 --> 00:26:52,654 . 678 00:26:52,696 --> 00:26:54,114 - What's your earliest memory of playing with Hot Wheels? 679 00:26:55,323 --> 00:26:57,242 - We had a ravine behind our house. 680 00:26:57,283 --> 00:26:58,993 And there was, like, a stream at the bottom. 681 00:26:59,035 --> 00:27:00,120 And we would see if we could get 682 00:27:00,161 --> 00:27:01,746 them to go all the way down. 683 00:27:01,788 --> 00:27:03,248 Good times. 684 00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:05,083 - So you know, as a kid, when you were playing 685 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:06,584 with Hot Wheels, it could do anything. 686 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,545 That's how you can take a Hyundai Elantra 687 00:27:08,586 --> 00:27:10,380 and turn it into a wrestling ring 688 00:27:10,422 --> 00:27:14,092 or take a Nissan Sentra and turn it into a fighter jet. 689 00:27:14,134 --> 00:27:15,760 - [imitates afterburner firing] 690 00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:17,387 - Wait, that's an afterburner? 691 00:27:17,429 --> 00:27:19,139 - Apparently. - I feel like it's more like... 692 00:27:19,180 --> 00:27:23,143 [imitates afterburner whooshing] 693 00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:31,901 [car horn honks] 694 00:27:31,943 --> 00:27:33,028 - Yeah. 695 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:35,739 Two days left, everybody. 696 00:27:35,780 --> 00:27:38,450 - So you hold it, and then I'll trace out the shape. 697 00:27:38,491 --> 00:27:41,745 - Being able to make that canopy so its automatic 698 00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:43,329 is going to be a game changer. 699 00:27:43,371 --> 00:27:46,499 - Caroline's team used an actuator to open the cockpit, 700 00:27:46,541 --> 00:27:48,626 and that actuator uses electricity 701 00:27:48,668 --> 00:27:52,130 to basically push a rod up to lift the canopy open. 702 00:27:52,172 --> 00:27:54,090 - The only way we can make it higher 703 00:27:54,132 --> 00:27:55,592 is if we move that to the right, 704 00:27:55,633 --> 00:27:57,344 but then this wouldn't be in the middle. 705 00:27:57,385 --> 00:27:58,636 It's incredibly heavy. 706 00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:01,056 Unfortunately, it's not working so well. 707 00:28:01,097 --> 00:28:02,515 - Do you think Rut could get in here? 708 00:28:02,557 --> 00:28:04,184 - I think Rut's going to have to try. 709 00:28:04,225 --> 00:28:06,061 - Get him doing some yoga to get into there. 710 00:28:06,102 --> 00:28:07,979 - Hey, Charlie, check this out! 711 00:28:08,021 --> 00:28:10,231 - Whoa! - What is that, man? 712 00:28:10,273 --> 00:28:12,525 - If this exhaust doesn't say Hot Wheels, 713 00:28:12,567 --> 00:28:14,861 I don't know what does! - [laughs] 714 00:28:14,903 --> 00:28:16,196 - The exhaust is huge, 715 00:28:16,237 --> 00:28:17,906 and it makes the car even longer. 716 00:28:17,947 --> 00:28:20,367 But it looks cool, so it's worth adding. 717 00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,577 - This will be the belt-- it'll have some fasteners 718 00:28:22,619 --> 00:28:24,996 that we can just slide this front piece off of. 719 00:28:25,038 --> 00:28:26,373 - Oh. 720 00:28:26,414 --> 00:28:27,791 Who doesn't want to raise up a big championship 721 00:28:27,832 --> 00:28:29,417 and scream that they're the champion? 722 00:28:29,459 --> 00:28:30,794 Everyone wants to do that. 723 00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:33,004 Even people who've never won anything, 724 00:28:33,046 --> 00:28:35,131 they want to be able to take a belt off a car and say, 725 00:28:35,173 --> 00:28:36,591 hey, I won this match. 726 00:28:36,633 --> 00:28:38,051 Let's do it. 727 00:28:38,093 --> 00:28:39,886 Come on, we're a champion! - Yeah! 728 00:28:39,928 --> 00:28:42,347 * * 729 00:28:42,389 --> 00:28:44,891 - Well, hello, ladies and gents. 730 00:28:44,933 --> 00:28:48,269 - Okay, can you tell me more about what this paint 731 00:28:48,311 --> 00:28:49,521 is going to look like? 732 00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:51,731 - So we are going with the battleship gray 733 00:28:51,773 --> 00:28:53,942 to really honor the F-18. 734 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:57,028 - Have you guys thought about doing a Hot Wheels gray? 735 00:28:57,070 --> 00:28:59,197 - [chuckles] - Something shiny, 736 00:28:59,239 --> 00:29:00,532 something metallic, 737 00:29:00,573 --> 00:29:02,826 something that's really loud and bold, you know? 738 00:29:02,867 --> 00:29:04,285 - That is great feedback. 739 00:29:04,327 --> 00:29:06,663 I'll take that in my hip pocket and take it with me. 740 00:29:06,705 --> 00:29:10,166 - When people don't necessarily want to take your idea, 741 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:13,169 they say that is "really great feedback." 742 00:29:13,211 --> 00:29:17,549 And that was awesome to watch. 743 00:29:17,590 --> 00:29:19,426 - Last day of the build, everybody. 744 00:29:19,467 --> 00:29:21,261 - Last day, everybody! 745 00:29:21,302 --> 00:29:23,346 - The last day. - Last day! 746 00:29:23,388 --> 00:29:24,431 - Y'all could take notes. 747 00:29:24,472 --> 00:29:25,974 You see how when I tell them how 748 00:29:26,016 --> 00:29:28,351 long it is, then Joel shouts it, and then adds something-- 749 00:29:28,393 --> 00:29:30,353 - Guys, I'll yell anything that you say. 750 00:29:30,395 --> 00:29:32,063 - Hert is so handsome. 751 00:29:32,105 --> 00:29:34,065 - Hert is so handsome! 752 00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:35,358 - I like this guy. 753 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,278 - Rut's head is proportionate to his body. 754 00:29:38,319 --> 00:29:40,864 - Rut's head is in proportion to his body! 755 00:29:40,905 --> 00:29:43,033 [laughs] I can't say it. - No, it's not. 756 00:29:43,074 --> 00:29:45,035 - I couldn't get it out. - No, it is not. 757 00:29:45,076 --> 00:29:47,704 - [laughs] 758 00:29:47,746 --> 00:29:49,456 - Hey, Blue Garage. all: Hey. 759 00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:52,959 - How are you? - Whoa, look at the tears. 760 00:29:53,001 --> 00:29:54,878 Whoa. - I see the tears. 761 00:29:54,919 --> 00:29:56,421 I see the bling. 762 00:29:56,463 --> 00:29:58,798 What else is happening to the exterior of this vehicle? 763 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,301 - We got the exhaust going on in the back of the car. 764 00:30:01,343 --> 00:30:03,553 And then, also, you're never the same 765 00:30:03,595 --> 00:30:05,513 after your first match, never. 766 00:30:05,555 --> 00:30:07,891 So, after Vendetta's going to go through her first match, 767 00:30:07,932 --> 00:30:10,602 we're going to put a couple dents and stuff in her. 768 00:30:10,643 --> 00:30:12,228 And we're going to make her look 769 00:30:12,270 --> 00:30:13,813 like she's been fighting her whole life. 770 00:30:13,855 --> 00:30:15,231 - I didn't know we were going to do that. 771 00:30:15,273 --> 00:30:17,025 - Yeah, mark that. [laughter] 772 00:30:17,067 --> 00:30:19,277 I think we felt the same way. - Now you know. 773 00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:20,653 [bell dinging] 774 00:30:20,695 --> 00:30:23,323 - Caroline and Angela, the time has finally come 775 00:30:23,365 --> 00:30:24,866 for you to leave the garage. 776 00:30:24,908 --> 00:30:26,242 But don't fret. 777 00:30:26,284 --> 00:30:28,328 Your car is in good hands with your Car Pools. 778 00:30:28,370 --> 00:30:30,330 It's time to paint. 779 00:30:30,372 --> 00:30:31,873 You two, get out of here. 780 00:30:31,915 --> 00:30:35,043 - I want some love. - Yeah, you got it. You got it. 781 00:30:35,085 --> 00:30:38,129 Step three is all about finishing touches-- 782 00:30:38,171 --> 00:30:41,341 adding wild colors and decorations before the cars 783 00:30:41,383 --> 00:30:42,842 are reassembled. 784 00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:45,261 - Caroline really wants to go with a battleship gray. 785 00:30:45,303 --> 00:30:49,516 Judges, however, want it to really have that hotness feel. 786 00:30:49,557 --> 00:30:52,727 But I think Caroline has a really good idea 787 00:30:52,769 --> 00:30:56,523 on the direction of the paint for this vehicle. 788 00:30:56,564 --> 00:30:58,525 - Wrestling's all about the pyros, 789 00:30:58,566 --> 00:31:00,026 the speakers, and the lights. 790 00:31:00,068 --> 00:31:01,903 Right now none of them work. 791 00:31:01,945 --> 00:31:03,113 - Hey, guys. 792 00:31:03,154 --> 00:31:05,782 - You got it working? - I think I did it. 793 00:31:05,824 --> 00:31:08,201 - This jet motor--we need to make sure that we get 794 00:31:08,243 --> 00:31:10,161 this thing running because this is the whole basis 795 00:31:10,203 --> 00:31:11,830 of this entire build. 796 00:31:11,871 --> 00:31:13,456 - Okay, here we go. - It's upside down. 797 00:31:13,498 --> 00:31:14,874 - I'm getting ready. 798 00:31:14,916 --> 00:31:17,252 both: Three, two, one. 799 00:31:17,293 --> 00:31:19,671 - Go! 800 00:31:19,713 --> 00:31:21,381 Did you press the wrong button? 801 00:31:21,423 --> 00:31:22,882 - Help me look at this real quick. 802 00:31:22,924 --> 00:31:25,552 Putting a jet engine inside of a vehicle 803 00:31:25,593 --> 00:31:27,721 is a first for me, like, period. 804 00:31:27,762 --> 00:31:30,181 We've got fuel. - We got power. 805 00:31:30,223 --> 00:31:31,725 - I need to double-check the relays. 806 00:31:31,766 --> 00:31:33,560 I need to double-check the fuses. 807 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:35,437 - It's all on you right now, man. 808 00:31:35,478 --> 00:31:37,439 - One hour left, everybody. This is the last hour. 809 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,899 - Final hour! - Final hour! 810 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,359 - Move, move, move! - Did this get done? 811 00:31:41,401 --> 00:31:42,777 - It's a whole lot of wiring. 812 00:31:42,819 --> 00:31:44,404 I don't have any battery voltage. 813 00:31:44,446 --> 00:31:45,780 - Calling the Red Team. 814 00:31:45,822 --> 00:31:48,575 I'm sure you'll be successful, just not today. 815 00:31:48,616 --> 00:31:50,118 [imitates jet engine] - Are you just going to be 816 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,078 standing behind the car making jet engine noises? 817 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:53,288 - The whole time, yes. 818 00:31:53,329 --> 00:31:54,789 - You feeling the pressure, Charlie? 819 00:31:54,831 --> 00:31:56,499 - I'm feeling the pressure. - How about you, Bob? 820 00:31:56,541 --> 00:31:58,084 You feeling the pressure? - I'm feeling the pressure. 821 00:31:58,126 --> 00:31:59,294 - Who's feeling the pressure? 822 00:31:59,336 --> 00:32:01,046 - 30 seconds! - 30 minutes. 823 00:32:01,087 --> 00:32:03,089 - 30 minutes! 30 minutes! 824 00:32:03,131 --> 00:32:04,591 My bad. 30 minutes. 825 00:32:04,632 --> 00:32:06,301 - Is it on? - That might do it. 826 00:32:06,343 --> 00:32:07,635 Let's see. 827 00:32:07,677 --> 00:32:08,845 - Charlie, I got you right here, buddy. 828 00:32:08,887 --> 00:32:10,430 - What, you got it over there? Chop! Chop! 829 00:32:10,472 --> 00:32:11,890 - Hey. - That's it. You got it. 830 00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:14,351 all: Five, four... - Let's go, team. 831 00:32:14,392 --> 00:32:16,936 Let's go, team. all: Three, two, one. 832 00:32:16,978 --> 00:32:18,271 - That's it! 833 00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:25,987 . 834 00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:26,988 - Well, the cars are being reassembled, 835 00:32:28,198 --> 00:32:29,324 and we are getting so close 836 00:32:29,366 --> 00:32:31,242 to seeing some life-sized Hot Wheels. 837 00:32:31,284 --> 00:32:34,454 - I want to see Hot Wheels as big as our combined 838 00:32:34,496 --> 00:32:35,955 forehead space. 839 00:32:35,997 --> 00:32:37,374 - That's huge. 840 00:32:37,415 --> 00:32:40,168 Let's get our superfans out here. 841 00:32:40,210 --> 00:32:42,253 [cheers and applause] 842 00:32:42,295 --> 00:32:44,214 - Wow. 843 00:32:44,255 --> 00:32:45,965 [grunts] Let's go! 844 00:32:46,007 --> 00:32:47,050 - Oh, I love it. 845 00:32:47,092 --> 00:32:48,760 - Welcome back, Caroline and Angela. 846 00:32:48,802 --> 00:32:51,012 You know, for the past week, you and your Car Pools 847 00:32:51,054 --> 00:32:54,516 have transformed nostalgic cars from your past 848 00:32:54,557 --> 00:32:56,518 into life-sized Hot Wheels. 849 00:32:56,559 --> 00:32:58,311 Caroline, you are up first. 850 00:32:58,353 --> 00:33:02,399 - I have the same feeling right now as I did every morning 851 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:03,983 when I would head into combat. 852 00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:06,194 And it's a mix of a little bit nerves. 853 00:33:06,236 --> 00:33:07,779 But I know we're ready. 854 00:33:07,821 --> 00:33:10,699 - Let's check out your brand-new 855 00:33:10,740 --> 00:33:13,326 ultimate Hot Wheels. 856 00:33:13,368 --> 00:33:16,830 [engine revving] - Oh, my God! 857 00:33:16,871 --> 00:33:17,789 - Yeah. 858 00:33:17,831 --> 00:33:19,874 - Whoa. [cheers and applause] 859 00:33:19,916 --> 00:33:22,419 - That's right. There they are! 860 00:33:22,460 --> 00:33:26,089 [cheers and applause continue] 861 00:33:29,217 --> 00:33:32,554 - Oh, my God. I am so amped about this car. 862 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:34,806 - Rachel hooked you up. 863 00:33:34,848 --> 00:33:36,599 - No! 864 00:33:36,641 --> 00:33:38,309 - There's something else. - What else? 865 00:33:38,351 --> 00:33:39,561 - Let the wing down. - What? 866 00:33:39,602 --> 00:33:41,604 What? - Yeah. 867 00:33:41,646 --> 00:33:43,898 [cheers and applause] 868 00:33:43,940 --> 00:33:46,943 - Getting the actuator to raise the canopy, 869 00:33:46,985 --> 00:33:49,696 that is a really hard feat of engineering. 870 00:33:49,738 --> 00:33:52,115 - Oh, my goodness. 871 00:33:52,157 --> 00:33:53,742 - Oh, let's do it. 872 00:33:53,783 --> 00:33:55,160 Hey, Joel. - Yes. 873 00:33:55,201 --> 00:33:57,620 - Would you be my Maverick, take me for a flight? 874 00:33:57,662 --> 00:34:00,331 - Absolutely. - I always need a good wingman. 875 00:34:00,373 --> 00:34:02,250 - Swing your legs in. Yeah. 876 00:34:02,292 --> 00:34:03,460 - Here we go. 877 00:34:03,501 --> 00:34:05,503 - Look at this thing! - All systems go. 878 00:34:05,545 --> 00:34:08,256 [excited chatter] - Zero to 120. 879 00:34:08,298 --> 00:34:09,257 We're on our way. 880 00:34:09,299 --> 00:34:10,633 - This is amazing. 881 00:34:10,675 --> 00:34:13,345 - Joel, how are you feeling? - Very much at home. 882 00:34:13,386 --> 00:34:17,766 It's one of my favorite Nissans I've ever been in. 883 00:34:17,807 --> 00:34:21,186 - You can be my wingman any day, Joel. 884 00:34:21,227 --> 00:34:22,645 - I don't know what I'm doing. 885 00:34:22,687 --> 00:34:25,023 - Joel can take me anywhere as his Maverick, 886 00:34:25,065 --> 00:34:27,734 and I will follow right behind him as Goose. 887 00:34:27,776 --> 00:34:32,489 Guys, better than I could have ever imagined! 888 00:34:32,530 --> 00:34:33,782 Yes! 889 00:34:33,823 --> 00:34:36,743 - Caroline, tell us about this car. 890 00:34:36,785 --> 00:34:38,703 - I remember riding around 891 00:34:38,745 --> 00:34:41,122 in this 1990s Nissan Sentra with my grampy. 892 00:34:41,164 --> 00:34:42,832 And we've taken it and transformed it 893 00:34:42,874 --> 00:34:44,834 into this Need for Speed, 894 00:34:44,876 --> 00:34:47,712 inspired by the F-18 that I flew in the Navy. 895 00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:52,133 And so first, put a real Tornado fighter-jet canopy 896 00:34:52,175 --> 00:34:54,219 and the wings on the car. 897 00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:57,347 And then we also added a removable trunk panel 898 00:34:57,389 --> 00:35:00,266 so that we could really see that afterburner, 899 00:35:00,308 --> 00:35:02,852 that jet engine that we put in the plane. 900 00:35:02,894 --> 00:35:05,647 - Wait, does the jet work? 901 00:35:05,689 --> 00:35:07,148 - It works. 902 00:35:07,190 --> 00:35:09,442 - As they say on "Hot Wheels Ultimate Challenge," 903 00:35:09,484 --> 00:35:11,152 prove it, Tony. 904 00:35:11,194 --> 00:35:14,072 - It has literally, literally come down to this moment. 905 00:35:14,114 --> 00:35:16,491 I'm nervous, and I'm hoping that this works, 906 00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:19,869 not only for the judges, but for Caroline. 907 00:35:19,911 --> 00:35:23,248 all: Three, two, one, go! 908 00:35:23,289 --> 00:35:24,833 - Blast off! 909 00:35:24,874 --> 00:35:27,460 [scattered cheers] - Come on, big money! 910 00:35:27,502 --> 00:35:28,837 - I'm so nervous. 911 00:35:28,878 --> 00:35:33,633 [engine whooshing loudly, all cheering] 912 00:35:33,675 --> 00:35:36,052 - Hearing it spool up and then seeing 913 00:35:36,094 --> 00:35:39,639 the afterburner light off and to hear that roar-- 914 00:35:39,681 --> 00:35:42,350 it echoed in the garage. 915 00:35:42,392 --> 00:35:43,560 It was magical. 916 00:35:43,601 --> 00:35:46,354 - Congratulations! That was amazing! 917 00:35:46,396 --> 00:35:48,314 - Yeah! - Yeah! 918 00:35:48,356 --> 00:35:51,151 - This is a car and a jet. 919 00:35:51,192 --> 00:35:52,318 This is amazing. 920 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,904 The canopy brings the whole thing together. 921 00:35:54,946 --> 00:35:58,241 The detail is off the charts, down from the names, 922 00:35:58,283 --> 00:35:59,534 down to the little warnings. 923 00:35:59,576 --> 00:36:01,369 This could be in a movie. 924 00:36:01,411 --> 00:36:03,163 You guys are geniuses. 925 00:36:03,204 --> 00:36:05,248 - This screams original. 926 00:36:05,290 --> 00:36:09,127 It is a little Nissan Sentra and a whole lot of jet. 927 00:36:09,169 --> 00:36:12,464 And I've definitely never seen anything like that before. 928 00:36:12,505 --> 00:36:15,175 The question is, is it hot? 929 00:36:15,216 --> 00:36:18,261 - This vehicle is insane, and I love the way 930 00:36:18,303 --> 00:36:21,890 that you guys incorporated the twist, with the electrification 931 00:36:21,931 --> 00:36:25,101 and allowing the canopy to open and close-- 932 00:36:25,143 --> 00:36:26,394 very Hot Wheels. 933 00:36:26,436 --> 00:36:28,855 But I think what I wanted was just that next step. 934 00:36:28,897 --> 00:36:30,065 So the car paint-- 935 00:36:30,106 --> 00:36:32,984 would have great to have been Spectraflame. 936 00:36:33,026 --> 00:36:35,111 - First of all, I want to say congratulations. 937 00:36:35,153 --> 00:36:38,865 A week to do this is just out of this world. 938 00:36:38,907 --> 00:36:40,492 But at the same time, 939 00:36:40,533 --> 00:36:43,578 I think you got really wrapped up in the jet part 940 00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:46,331 and didn't so much focus on the car part. 941 00:36:46,373 --> 00:36:48,416 - You know what? I got to disagree with you, Hert. 942 00:36:48,458 --> 00:36:49,751 I actually really liked 943 00:36:49,793 --> 00:36:52,087 the Nissan incorporation of the car, 944 00:36:52,128 --> 00:36:54,214 to see the edges of the bumper, the front grille. 945 00:36:54,255 --> 00:36:56,257 We can see the shape. 946 00:36:56,299 --> 00:37:00,303 I mean, Caroline did want to make a jet out of her Sentra. 947 00:37:00,345 --> 00:37:01,846 I think she nailed that. 948 00:37:01,888 --> 00:37:05,100 That's the joy of Hot Wheels magic right there. 949 00:37:05,141 --> 00:37:07,811 Congratulations. - Thank you. Thank you. 950 00:37:07,852 --> 00:37:10,939 [applause] Look at this thing. 951 00:37:10,980 --> 00:37:14,734 - Angela, are you ready to see the fight car? 952 00:37:14,776 --> 00:37:16,069 - Oh, I'm ready, baby. 953 00:37:16,111 --> 00:37:17,946 - Let's do this! 954 00:37:17,987 --> 00:37:22,117 [engine revving] Oh, my God! 955 00:37:28,123 --> 00:37:28,331 . 956 00:37:28,373 --> 00:37:29,332 - Joel, let's do this. - Let's do this! 957 00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:32,293 - Oh, boy. 958 00:37:32,335 --> 00:37:35,255 [engine revving] 959 00:37:35,296 --> 00:37:37,841 - Oh, my God! 960 00:37:37,882 --> 00:37:40,010 Look at it! 961 00:37:41,636 --> 00:37:44,681 Yes! [shouting indistinctly] 962 00:37:44,723 --> 00:37:48,309 [all shouting happily] 963 00:37:49,352 --> 00:37:52,272 Vendetta is sick! I mean, oh, my God! 964 00:37:52,313 --> 00:37:56,526 The spike, the V, the skull, the ring-- 965 00:37:56,568 --> 00:37:57,902 she's amazing. 966 00:37:57,944 --> 00:37:59,446 - Tell us where this thing started 967 00:37:59,487 --> 00:38:01,364 and what we're looking at right now. 968 00:38:01,406 --> 00:38:06,369 - We took my black Hyundai 2010 Elantra. 969 00:38:06,411 --> 00:38:09,998 And what I wanted to do was give back to this car 970 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,334 and give her a story of her own. 971 00:38:12,375 --> 00:38:14,377 [triumphant music] 972 00:38:14,419 --> 00:38:18,048 This right here, baby, is Vendetta. 973 00:38:18,089 --> 00:38:20,467 We chopped her in half, broke her down 974 00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:22,927 so we could incorporate the wrestling ring. 975 00:38:22,969 --> 00:38:27,766 Bob had this amazing idea to create this 3D skull 976 00:38:27,807 --> 00:38:30,518 that is literally coming out of the hood, 977 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:34,022 because she is turning into Vendetta-- 978 00:38:34,064 --> 00:38:36,066 my dream come true. 979 00:38:36,107 --> 00:38:39,319 - Ah! - Thank you. Thank you. 980 00:38:39,361 --> 00:38:40,612 Thank you. 981 00:38:40,653 --> 00:38:42,947 - We were promised that this would look and feel 982 00:38:42,989 --> 00:38:44,824 like a wrestling event, which means, 983 00:38:44,866 --> 00:38:48,203 let's get ready to Hot Wheels. 984 00:38:48,244 --> 00:38:49,329 - All right. 985 00:38:49,371 --> 00:38:52,415 Charlie, I'm calling you out. - Me? 986 00:38:52,457 --> 00:38:53,500 - The Mad Hatter. 987 00:38:53,541 --> 00:38:55,293 - Let's go! - Yeah! 988 00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:58,713 - Let's get to the fight. Come on. 989 00:38:58,755 --> 00:39:00,799 [all cheering] - Come on! 990 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:02,884 - You got this, Charlie. Get back in it. 991 00:39:02,926 --> 00:39:06,096 [all screaming] 992 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,517 - Yeah! 993 00:39:10,558 --> 00:39:12,852 - The winner gets the belt! 994 00:39:12,894 --> 00:39:14,813 Yeah! 995 00:39:14,854 --> 00:39:16,272 - Yeah! 996 00:39:16,314 --> 00:39:20,819 - Hot Wheels wrestling champion of the world-- 997 00:39:20,860 --> 00:39:25,782 Angela! [all cheering] 998 00:39:25,824 --> 00:39:27,742 - Yeah! - It worked. 999 00:39:27,784 --> 00:39:31,788 When you look at this car and you think about originality, 1000 00:39:31,830 --> 00:39:33,248 the cup runneth over. 1001 00:39:33,289 --> 00:39:35,333 The skull with the lights. 1002 00:39:35,375 --> 00:39:38,962 I mean, the championship belt to integrate El Viento 1003 00:39:39,004 --> 00:39:42,048 into the lines of the car-- what a great move. 1004 00:39:42,090 --> 00:39:45,969 But I will say, I don't get the feeling 1005 00:39:46,011 --> 00:39:48,888 that it is one autonomous thing. 1006 00:39:48,930 --> 00:39:51,641 As an avid Hot Wheels fan... - Yes. 1007 00:39:51,683 --> 00:39:54,352 - What makes this car a Hot Wheels to you? 1008 00:39:54,394 --> 00:39:58,398 - Because there's a wrestling ring in the middle of a car. 1009 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,234 What do you think? The power seats? 1010 00:40:01,276 --> 00:40:04,654 - I definitely think it has all of the Hot Wheels elements. 1011 00:40:04,696 --> 00:40:06,740 It is loud. It is bold. 1012 00:40:06,781 --> 00:40:08,408 It's got pyrotechnics. 1013 00:40:08,450 --> 00:40:11,327 I wish you guys had done more with the rest of the car. 1014 00:40:11,369 --> 00:40:13,997 Like, when I'm looking at the front quarter panel, 1015 00:40:14,039 --> 00:40:17,083 it's, like, largely nothing has been done because it does feel 1016 00:40:17,125 --> 00:40:19,085 like you have these really, really cool features 1017 00:40:19,127 --> 00:40:20,587 and components, 1018 00:40:20,628 --> 00:40:24,883 and a launcher kind of grew on the outside of it. 1019 00:40:24,924 --> 00:40:28,011 - I feel like you really executed your story. 1020 00:40:28,053 --> 00:40:29,721 You live your life of wrestling, 1021 00:40:29,763 --> 00:40:31,806 and you put a wrestling ring in the middle of a car. 1022 00:40:31,848 --> 00:40:33,391 It's exploding out of it. 1023 00:40:33,433 --> 00:40:37,020 And I can't think of any other way to execute it better. 1024 00:40:37,062 --> 00:40:39,189 - It's incredible. - Yeah. 1025 00:40:39,230 --> 00:40:41,524 - Caroline, Angela, with the help of your Car Pools, 1026 00:40:41,566 --> 00:40:44,402 you transformed these classic cars 1027 00:40:44,444 --> 00:40:48,656 into legendary ultimate Hot Wheels. 1028 00:40:48,698 --> 00:40:50,742 The superfan 1029 00:40:50,784 --> 00:40:53,495 who inspired our favorite ride 1030 00:40:53,536 --> 00:40:55,872 this week is... 1031 00:40:55,914 --> 00:40:58,875 [dramatic music] 1032 00:40:58,917 --> 00:41:01,544 * * 1033 00:41:01,586 --> 00:41:03,088 Caroline! 1034 00:41:03,129 --> 00:41:07,550 [cheers and applause] Congratulations! 1035 00:41:07,592 --> 00:41:09,386 - [laughing wildly] 1036 00:41:09,427 --> 00:41:11,513 - You did it. way to go. 1037 00:41:11,554 --> 00:41:13,682 - What really pushed her team over the edge 1038 00:41:13,723 --> 00:41:16,559 was they have a build that looks cohesive. 1039 00:41:16,601 --> 00:41:19,270 You see it, and you know exactly what's going on. 1040 00:41:19,312 --> 00:41:21,147 It's a fighter-jet car. 1041 00:41:21,189 --> 00:41:25,568 It looks fast. It looks bold. And it tells a story. 1042 00:41:25,610 --> 00:41:27,112 [all cheering] 1043 00:41:27,153 --> 00:41:31,241 - Oh, my goodness. Grampy would be so proud. 1044 00:41:31,282 --> 00:41:33,118 - Caroline, congratulations. 1045 00:41:33,159 --> 00:41:37,539 You've got 25 grand and a key to the finale. 1046 00:41:37,580 --> 00:41:39,749 [cheers and applause] 1047 00:41:39,791 --> 00:41:41,292 That's right. 1048 00:41:41,334 --> 00:41:43,712 You'll compete against the rest of this season's winners 1049 00:41:43,753 --> 00:41:46,756 presented by Xfinity to see if your next creation 1050 00:41:46,798 --> 00:41:50,677 will become a real Hot Wheels diecast that you can buy. 1051 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,178 Huge thanks to Joel McHale. 1052 00:41:52,220 --> 00:41:54,222 We will see you next time for another race 1053 00:41:54,264 --> 00:41:57,142 to the finish line with life-sized Hot Wheels. 1054 00:41:57,183 --> 00:41:58,727 For Hert and Dalal, I'm Rutledge Wood. 1055 00:41:58,768 --> 00:42:00,270 Catch you on the next lap. 1056 00:42:00,311 --> 00:42:03,606 [cheers and applause]