1 00:00:04,713 --> 00:00:05,088 . 2 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:06,256 ["Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"] 3 00:00:08,550 --> 00:00:09,634 - Whoa-ho! 4 00:00:09,676 --> 00:00:11,511 - Buckle up for the ride of your life, 5 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:13,346 where car-loving loving Hot Wheels fans 6 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:15,306 will get the chance of a lifetime... 7 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:17,517 - * Get into my car * 8 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:21,980 - And step into a world of magical wonder. 9 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,732 - This is amazing! 10 00:00:23,773 --> 00:00:25,066 Look at all this stuff, man. 11 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:26,776 - This is incredible. 12 00:00:26,818 --> 00:00:29,988 - Transforming nostalgic cars from their past... 13 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,615 - Oh, my gosh! That's my exact car! 14 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:35,285 I feel just like I did when I was 16. 15 00:00:35,326 --> 00:00:39,539 - Into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dream! 16 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,792 - I started off as just a little boy playing Hot Wheels 17 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:45,545 to now being in a Hot Wheels competition. 18 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:46,796 Oh, my goodness. 19 00:00:46,838 --> 00:00:47,881 It's crazy! 20 00:00:47,922 --> 00:00:49,966 - Y'all get ready! 21 00:00:50,008 --> 00:00:51,051 It's time to get to work. 22 00:00:51,092 --> 00:00:53,345 - * Get out of my dreams * 23 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:55,263 - Our panel of car experts... 24 00:00:55,305 --> 00:00:56,931 - Oh, my God. 25 00:00:56,973 --> 00:00:59,559 - Will be joined by celebrity guest judges 26 00:00:59,601 --> 00:01:02,729 Anthony Anderson, Jay Leno, 27 00:01:02,771 --> 00:01:04,272 and Joel McHale. 28 00:01:04,314 --> 00:01:06,232 - I want to see Hot Wheels as big 29 00:01:06,274 --> 00:01:08,526 as our combined forehead space. 30 00:01:08,568 --> 00:01:10,945 - * Get out of my dreams * 31 00:01:10,987 --> 00:01:15,325 - To crown a winner who takes home $25,000 32 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:17,494 and a key to our finale, 33 00:01:17,535 --> 00:01:20,330 where one lucky superfan will get their design 34 00:01:20,372 --> 00:01:23,291 made into an actual Hot Wheels diecast 35 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:25,585 that you can buy! 36 00:01:25,627 --> 00:01:27,379 Whoo! - * Get in the back * 37 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:28,505 * Foot on the floor * 38 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:29,923 * Get on the track * 39 00:01:29,964 --> 00:01:31,883 * Get out of my dreams * 40 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:33,093 - Get ready. 41 00:01:33,134 --> 00:01:34,761 Get set. 42 00:01:34,803 --> 00:01:36,221 Go! 43 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:40,183 This is "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge." 44 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:42,102 - * Get into my car * 45 00:01:42,143 --> 00:01:46,356 * Get into my car * 46 00:01:46,398 --> 00:01:50,193 [pop rock music] 47 00:01:50,235 --> 00:01:53,613 - Welcome to "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge," 48 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:57,492 the biggest, baddest Hot-Wheelsiest car makeover 49 00:01:57,534 --> 00:02:00,537 competition ever, where we take your favorite 50 00:02:00,578 --> 00:02:04,332 nostalgic cars and turn them into life-sized Hot Wheels. 51 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:07,419 With over 130 new Hot Wheels car designs 52 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:08,795 introduced each year, 53 00:02:08,837 --> 00:02:11,381 one superfan's ultimate Hot Wheels 54 00:02:11,423 --> 00:02:15,051 will become an actual diecast car you can buy. 55 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:16,469 I'm your host Rutledge Wood. 56 00:02:16,511 --> 00:02:19,764 Let's meet our superfans. 57 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,100 - I'm Kevin. I'm from Houston, Texas. 58 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:25,103 I'm a husband, dad, veteran, 59 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,646 and according to my wife, 60 00:02:26,688 --> 00:02:28,523 I'm the sexiest cowboy in Texas. 61 00:02:28,565 --> 00:02:31,151 [laughs] 62 00:02:31,192 --> 00:02:34,404 I love cars like horses love hay. 63 00:02:34,446 --> 00:02:37,449 When you say "Hot Wheels," I automatically think 64 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:39,784 American muscle. 65 00:02:41,202 --> 00:02:44,247 - I'm Sheilah, I'm 67 years old, 66 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:46,875 and I'm from Cedar Hill, Texas. 67 00:02:46,916 --> 00:02:51,504 I'm the social media granny of the car community. 68 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:53,340 I've never had passion before 69 00:02:53,381 --> 00:02:56,009 until I went to a drift event with my son. 70 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:59,554 I saw some 350Zs drifting. 71 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:03,266 Four days later, I bought one. 72 00:03:03,308 --> 00:03:06,186 - As Hot Wheels superfans and car lovers, 73 00:03:06,227 --> 00:03:08,730 we all have that one car that got away. 74 00:03:08,772 --> 00:03:11,775 Sheilah, is there a car that's dear to your heart? 75 00:03:11,816 --> 00:03:15,278 - It was a 1970 yellow Volkswagen Beetle. 76 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,281 It was my first car ever, and I found 77 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:21,659 my independence and freedom in that car. 78 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:25,121 It was the beginning of a new life for me. 79 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:26,873 I really miss that car. 80 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:28,375 - Did it look like this? 81 00:03:28,416 --> 00:03:31,795 [car engine revs] - [gasps] 82 00:03:31,836 --> 00:03:35,090 Oh, it's my car! 83 00:03:35,131 --> 00:03:37,509 I can't believe my eyes. 84 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:42,013 To see my Volkswagen Beetle again, are you kidding me? 85 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,306 Oh, my gosh. 86 00:03:43,348 --> 00:03:45,183 My grandfather taught me 87 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:47,477 how to drive a manual in this car. 88 00:03:47,519 --> 00:03:49,270 I can see him. 89 00:03:49,312 --> 00:03:50,689 I can see him sitting where you are. 90 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,816 - Yeah. - I had a tough upbringing, 91 00:03:52,857 --> 00:03:56,194 and my grandfather was always there. 92 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,362 He was my rock. 93 00:03:57,404 --> 00:03:59,781 He believed in me. 94 00:03:59,823 --> 00:04:02,951 When somebody believes in you, then all of a sudden, 95 00:04:02,992 --> 00:04:05,829 you start believing in yourself. 96 00:04:05,870 --> 00:04:07,580 And--I'm sorry. 97 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:13,211 Turning my Volkswagen Beetle into my own Hot Wheels, 98 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:14,671 it's beyond a dream come true. 99 00:04:14,713 --> 00:04:16,297 - Kevin. - Yes, sir. 100 00:04:16,339 --> 00:04:18,758 - For you, what was that car? 101 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,138 - That car was the 1977 Ford Thunderbird. 102 00:04:23,179 --> 00:04:24,597 It gave me an opportunity 103 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,099 to spend a lot of time with my dad. 104 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:28,393 I had three sisters, and I was the only boy. 105 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:29,769 So having that time on the weekends 106 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:31,771 to work on that car, turn some wrenches, 107 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:34,024 it really changed me into the man that I am today. 108 00:04:34,065 --> 00:04:35,400 - What happened to that car? 109 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:37,110 - My mom and my dad got divorced. 110 00:04:37,152 --> 00:04:38,361 So we lost the house, 111 00:04:38,403 --> 00:04:39,779 and we lost the car with the house. 112 00:04:39,821 --> 00:04:42,699 And that's when my unfinished business started. 113 00:04:42,741 --> 00:04:45,452 - So you really haven't seen that '77 Thunderbird since? 114 00:04:45,493 --> 00:04:46,453 - I have not. 115 00:04:46,494 --> 00:04:47,787 - Well, you know what? 116 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:49,873 Take a look. 117 00:04:49,914 --> 00:04:53,793 [car engine revving] 118 00:04:53,835 --> 00:04:54,794 - [yodels] 119 00:04:54,836 --> 00:04:57,464 Man, that thing looks good. 120 00:04:57,505 --> 00:04:59,132 Just bringing back so many memories. 121 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:01,426 I'm literally a ball of emotions. 122 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:04,512 I've not seen this car since I was 15 years old. 123 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:11,269 [sentimental music] 124 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:13,980 * * 125 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:18,443 - Cowboys don't cry, man. 126 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:20,278 - Hey, hey, real men do. 127 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,405 - Yeah. 128 00:05:22,447 --> 00:05:24,824 Oh, man. 129 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:28,870 The smell of this car is like heaven. 130 00:05:28,912 --> 00:05:31,164 - When your parents split up and the car was gone, 131 00:05:31,206 --> 00:05:33,667 I mean, a little piece of you has been gone this whole time. 132 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:34,876 - Yeah, absolutely. 133 00:05:34,918 --> 00:05:36,586 Transforming this '77 Thunderbird 134 00:05:36,628 --> 00:05:38,171 into a Hot Wheels 135 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:42,634 is giving me the opportunity to finish unfinished business. 136 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,844 - Let's get our other incredible judges out here. 137 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:47,847 They're gonna help me make this thing legit. 138 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:51,017 Coming to us from Detroit, AKA Motor City, 139 00:05:51,059 --> 00:05:54,688 she's our resident Hot Wheels brand ambassador, 140 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:57,065 a former Hot Wheels Legends Tour judge, 141 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:01,027 and a groundbreaking designer for the Ford Motor Company. 142 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:03,571 It's Dalal Elsheikh. 143 00:06:03,613 --> 00:06:06,741 And he's an influencer in car culture, 144 00:06:06,783 --> 00:06:10,036 not to mention a major player in the drift scene. 145 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:12,455 He's Hertrech Eugene Jr. 146 00:06:12,497 --> 00:06:14,541 Let's talk about the criteria 147 00:06:14,582 --> 00:06:16,334 we'll all be judging your builds on. 148 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:19,004 - I want to see iconic Hot Wheels design elements, 149 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:22,173 something showstopping, exaggerated features, 150 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:24,259 and something uniquely yours. 151 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:26,594 - When it comes to execution, from bumper to bumper, 152 00:06:26,636 --> 00:06:27,846 I want to see the real deal-- 153 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:30,056 a build that not only looks amazing, 154 00:06:30,098 --> 00:06:32,183 but the average Joe will want to hop in and take a ride. 155 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:35,603 - Now, for originality, I want to see passion. 156 00:06:35,645 --> 00:06:37,063 I want to see the fun. 157 00:06:37,105 --> 00:06:38,648 'Cause when you hold a Hot Wheels as a kid, 158 00:06:38,690 --> 00:06:40,025 it lets you dream. 159 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:41,651 It lets you use your imagination. 160 00:06:41,693 --> 00:06:45,572 So I want you to really transform back into that kid 161 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:47,657 and let your imagination take over. 162 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:49,117 All right, it's time. 163 00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:51,911 Onto the Chrome Zone! 164 00:06:51,953 --> 00:06:54,122 The Chrome Zone is a one-stop shop 165 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:57,334 packed with thousands of legendary Hot Wheels cars, 166 00:06:57,375 --> 00:06:59,169 logos, and images. 167 00:06:59,210 --> 00:07:01,379 It's the perfect place to conjure up 168 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,089 a winning build. 169 00:07:03,131 --> 00:07:05,633 Kevin, welcome to the Chrome Zone. 170 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:07,761 - This is absolutely amazing. 171 00:07:07,802 --> 00:07:09,346 - What do you want this car to say? 172 00:07:09,387 --> 00:07:11,598 - Well, in Houston, we have this thing called the SLAB-- 173 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:13,600 Slow, Loud, And Banging. 174 00:07:13,641 --> 00:07:16,102 - Ooh. - And I see this here. 175 00:07:16,144 --> 00:07:17,645 - This is the Limozeen. 176 00:07:17,687 --> 00:07:18,938 This thing's got some presence. 177 00:07:18,980 --> 00:07:20,940 - It does. - Riding slow. Metallic paint. 178 00:07:20,982 --> 00:07:22,859 - This color blue is what I would want 179 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:24,611 to change that gold color to. 180 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:26,029 The color blue means a lot to me 181 00:07:26,071 --> 00:07:27,822 because, one, it's my favorite color. 182 00:07:27,864 --> 00:07:30,575 And then, two, my daughters love the color blue. 183 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:32,702 - I mean, that thing would be right at home in Houston. 184 00:07:32,744 --> 00:07:34,496 - You see this right here? - The Mig Rig. 185 00:07:34,537 --> 00:07:36,956 - See how the top is literally just chopped off? 186 00:07:36,998 --> 00:07:38,208 - Are you gonna cut the top off? 187 00:07:38,249 --> 00:07:40,126 - We gon' chop it off. - Come on! 188 00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:42,962 - What I'm thinking is to add a hydraulic suspension, 189 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:45,799 as if the car was bucking like a horse. 190 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,133 - You ever been bucked off a horse? 191 00:07:47,175 --> 00:07:49,094 - Actually, I have. [both laugh] 192 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:50,762 It's not fun. 193 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:53,348 - What do you want to do? 194 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:55,100 - A monster. - Ooh. 195 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:57,268 - Tough, strong, rugged. 196 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:59,646 - Okay, like this Baja Bug right there? 197 00:07:59,688 --> 00:08:01,606 - Yes! I love the engine. 198 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,358 I want a huge engine. 199 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,777 - Now, the Baja is named that because people would race it 200 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,987 in the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000. 201 00:08:08,029 --> 00:08:09,823 But it doesn't scream "monster." 202 00:08:09,864 --> 00:08:11,658 - Oh, we're gonna have a beast. 203 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:13,493 - Oh, you want a beast? - Yes. 204 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:15,245 I want to do something similar to this. 205 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:16,329 - I remember this one. 206 00:08:16,371 --> 00:08:18,540 This is Vampyra. 207 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:20,208 You see the big old arms on there? 208 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:22,752 - Oh, I love the face on the front. 209 00:08:22,794 --> 00:08:24,004 - You're a Texas gal. 210 00:08:24,045 --> 00:08:25,338 What do you think of when you think of, like, 211 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:26,673 tough Texas monsters? 212 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:28,717 - The Texas horned lizard. 213 00:08:28,758 --> 00:08:30,844 I want it to have horns, and I want it 214 00:08:30,885 --> 00:08:32,345 to be kind of scaly-looking. 215 00:08:32,387 --> 00:08:34,389 - Oh, really? - And it looks tough. 216 00:08:34,431 --> 00:08:35,932 - I think you got something special there. 217 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:37,308 - I think we got this. 218 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:38,977 - All right, come on. 219 00:08:39,019 --> 00:08:40,937 - I can't wait to build my Hot Wheels. 220 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:44,899 I want to show my grandkids you can conquer the world. 221 00:08:44,941 --> 00:08:47,444 - Sheilah, Kevin, my two Texas tornadoes, 222 00:08:47,485 --> 00:08:48,570 you've got your car design. 223 00:08:48,611 --> 00:08:50,030 Now, how much do you guys know 224 00:08:50,071 --> 00:08:52,615 about building a real-life Hot Wheels car by yourself? 225 00:08:52,657 --> 00:08:53,700 - Nothing. 226 00:08:53,742 --> 00:08:55,160 - Well, it is a good thing 227 00:08:55,201 --> 00:08:57,662 we have our Car Pools. 228 00:08:57,704 --> 00:09:01,666 These are some of the best car builders in the business. 229 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,126 And they're gonna help you 230 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:07,213 turn your Hot Wheels dreams into reality. 231 00:09:07,964 --> 00:09:10,467 - Honey, we didn't come here to play. 232 00:09:10,508 --> 00:09:12,385 We came here to win. [laughs] 233 00:09:12,427 --> 00:09:14,763 - Sheilah, you'll be working out of the Red Garage. 234 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:16,556 What's the name of your build? 235 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:18,808 - Monster Bug. - Okay! 236 00:09:18,850 --> 00:09:20,810 Kevin, you'll be working in the Blue Garage. 237 00:09:20,852 --> 00:09:22,604 What's the name of your build? 238 00:09:22,645 --> 00:09:24,856 - The Buckaroo. - All right! 239 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:28,234 You each have one week to transform these OG rides 240 00:09:28,276 --> 00:09:32,238 into the life-sized ultimate Hot Wheels. 241 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,908 When the lights flash green, it is time to go. 242 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:36,368 Are you ready? [all cheering] 243 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:37,577 I said, are you ready? 244 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:39,037 Are you ready? [all cheering] 245 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:41,122 Well, good news-- I can tell you... 246 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:43,291 go! 247 00:09:44,626 --> 00:09:46,544 - We're gonna go monster-big! 248 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:47,629 - Yeah! Roar! 249 00:09:47,671 --> 00:09:50,215 - I want a huge motor. 250 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,258 Instead of putting it in the back, 251 00:09:52,300 --> 00:09:55,261 let's put it in the front and make it massive! 252 00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:56,513 - I like it. I like it. 253 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:58,223 - Yes, you're talking our language right here. 254 00:09:58,264 --> 00:10:01,393 - Like he's ready to chew up the road! 255 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:02,727 [laughs] 256 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,062 - We have to build a frame underneath it 257 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:05,355 to hold that big, massive engine. 258 00:10:05,397 --> 00:10:07,357 That's the way to do it. And that is my specialty. 259 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:09,943 - [speaking Italian] 260 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:13,196 - The name of this car is the Buckaroo. 261 00:10:13,238 --> 00:10:16,533 So we going to buck this thing down. 262 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:18,743 - Make it hop. - I want this car 263 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:21,454 to represent me as a Texas cowboy. 264 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:24,124 - Oh, it definitely will. It definitely will. 265 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:26,835 - I want to add a hydraulic suspension 266 00:10:26,876 --> 00:10:29,504 to make it a real-life buckaroo. 267 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:34,009 So we have to make it look like I'm literally breaking a horse. 268 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:36,052 It's going to be candy-blue paint 269 00:10:36,094 --> 00:10:38,138 with horses on the side. 270 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:40,473 We gon' chop the top completely off. 271 00:10:40,515 --> 00:10:44,310 I need space to jump in as if we're hopping on the saddle. 272 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:46,438 It's gonna be a cowhide interior. 273 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:47,689 Really, really slick. 274 00:10:47,731 --> 00:10:49,232 - Oh, that's too easy for me, baby. 275 00:10:49,274 --> 00:10:51,776 [laughter] - I came here to make magic. 276 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:53,069 Are you guys ready? - Let's make magic. 277 00:10:53,111 --> 00:10:55,739 Let's do it. - Okay, let's get ripping out. 278 00:10:55,780 --> 00:10:56,948 - Oh, my baby! 279 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,324 - We'll take good care of it. 280 00:10:58,366 --> 00:10:59,492 - We won't. 281 00:10:59,534 --> 00:11:01,911 - We're just gonna chop it up! 282 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,290 - Stay tuned for a Texas showdown... 283 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:07,709 - There it is! - Whoo-hoo-hoo! 284 00:11:07,751 --> 00:11:09,336 - My worst nightmare happened. 285 00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:12,297 The whole car kind of bent in a U-shape. 286 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:15,300 - With builds as big as the Lone Star State... 287 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,093 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! 288 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:19,512 - With Hollywood legend Anthony Anderson... 289 00:11:19,554 --> 00:11:20,722 - Don't disappoint my mama. 290 00:11:20,764 --> 00:11:22,390 - And his mama Doris... 291 00:11:22,432 --> 00:11:23,683 - Now get back to work! 292 00:11:23,725 --> 00:11:25,518 - And epic transformations. 293 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:35,236 . 294 00:11:35,278 --> 00:11:36,404 - Hey, Hert, do you know how to hotwire a car? 295 00:11:37,989 --> 00:11:40,909 - One time, I hotwired a Chevy Mustang GT500. 296 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:42,452 Chased by the police through some alleys. 297 00:11:42,494 --> 00:11:43,953 Hit 160 in a storm drain. 298 00:11:43,995 --> 00:11:45,538 A perfectly placed ramp was there. 299 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:48,792 I hit it, jumped over a bridge, and landed safely. 300 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:50,502 - Wow. - Did you fall asleep 301 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:52,712 watching "Gone in 60 Seconds" again? 302 00:11:52,754 --> 00:11:54,923 - Mm, I did. 303 00:11:54,964 --> 00:11:57,133 - I hotwired this Mustang. 304 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:58,760 - I'm sorry? - Excuse me? 305 00:11:58,802 --> 00:11:59,969 - I'm gonna take it back. 306 00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:01,388 Like a leave a penny, take a penny, 307 00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:03,765 but it was a Mustang. - But did you leave a Mustang? 308 00:12:03,807 --> 00:12:04,891 - No, I left a note. 309 00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:06,393 I left an IOU. 310 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:07,644 That's as good as money. 311 00:12:07,686 --> 00:12:09,854 [sirens wailing] 312 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:12,190 I'm gonna take it back. 313 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,904 In step two, the Car Pools transform 314 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:22,200 their superfans' wild designs into real-life Hot Wheels. 315 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:23,451 - It's hard work, this. 316 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:24,994 - We're like surgeons right now. 317 00:12:25,036 --> 00:12:26,204 Dissect the car. 318 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:28,289 - It's Texas versus Texas. 319 00:12:28,331 --> 00:12:30,166 And these builds are gonna be big. 320 00:12:30,208 --> 00:12:33,003 Over in the Red Garage, we've got Sheilah, 321 00:12:33,044 --> 00:12:36,214 who is transforming her '70 VW Beetle 322 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:39,342 into the Monster Bug. 323 00:12:39,384 --> 00:12:42,303 She's trying to incorporate the Texas horned lizard 324 00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:46,182 and turn this into something we have never seen before. 325 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:50,812 - We are dissecting a Beetle to make a lizard. 326 00:12:50,854 --> 00:12:53,064 - Oh, my God, dude. - [laughs] 327 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,524 - We got a lot of work to do. 328 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:56,609 We are not just customizing an existing car. 329 00:12:56,651 --> 00:12:58,737 We are building a car from scratch. 330 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:00,405 - If they want to move that engine from the back 331 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:01,906 to the front, they're gonna have to build 332 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:03,283 a whole new chassis. 333 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:06,911 - I completely forgot how small this motor is. 334 00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:08,204 - But you want a big engine. 335 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:09,372 - No, we're gonna have a monster. 336 00:13:09,414 --> 00:13:10,874 - Now, that is a little tiddler. 337 00:13:10,915 --> 00:13:12,375 - Monster motor. 338 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:15,337 - We need some room for that V8 engine. 339 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:17,255 So we got to chop off the front. 340 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,049 Okay. - All right! 341 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:20,300 Oh, my God. 342 00:13:20,342 --> 00:13:22,344 - Bye! 343 00:13:22,385 --> 00:13:26,264 - Another Texan is Kevin, the army veteran, 344 00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:29,642 who's trying to change his '77 Ford Thunderbird 345 00:13:29,684 --> 00:13:31,811 into the Buckaroo. 346 00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:33,438 That's right. - Yeehaw. 347 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,149 - I want it to buck with the hydraulic suspension. 348 00:13:36,191 --> 00:13:38,902 And I really need the roof off to have space to jump in. 349 00:13:38,943 --> 00:13:40,403 - We're taking this. This is gone. 350 00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:42,072 - 100%. - We're gonna get rid 351 00:13:42,113 --> 00:13:43,573 of all the back of the car here. 352 00:13:43,615 --> 00:13:44,908 - 100%. 353 00:13:44,949 --> 00:13:46,826 - Structure-wise, cutting the roof all the way off, 354 00:13:46,868 --> 00:13:48,745 I'm a little concerned with that. 355 00:13:48,787 --> 00:13:51,039 Especially with the car bouncing and moving around, 356 00:13:51,081 --> 00:13:52,916 there needs to be some kind of structure to it. 357 00:13:52,957 --> 00:13:54,000 - Let's go! 358 00:13:54,042 --> 00:13:57,003 [machinery whirring] 359 00:13:57,045 --> 00:14:00,006 [rock music] 360 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:01,049 * * 361 00:14:01,091 --> 00:14:02,717 - Whoa! 362 00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:04,678 - So taking away the roof is like 363 00:14:04,719 --> 00:14:06,596 taking the roof off of your house. 364 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:08,807 If they don't strengthen the rest of the car quickly, 365 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,225 it's just gonna fall apart. 366 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:12,686 - Now, give me that before you cut the whole car up. 367 00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:15,271 [laughter] 368 00:14:17,315 --> 00:14:19,109 - If we look at the head... 369 00:14:19,150 --> 00:14:20,402 - I really like the big-- 370 00:14:20,443 --> 00:14:21,736 the two big horns. - The big horns, yeah. 371 00:14:21,778 --> 00:14:23,905 - But I don't want it to look like a longhorn. 372 00:14:23,947 --> 00:14:24,906 You know what I'm saying? 373 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:27,742 - Oh, yes. 374 00:14:27,784 --> 00:14:30,704 I am from Miami, Florida. 375 00:14:30,745 --> 00:14:35,166 I'm a full-time artist, painting murals, sculptures. 376 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:38,294 I hope to create a car that was never seen before 377 00:14:38,336 --> 00:14:40,964 and is pretty frickin' cool. 378 00:14:41,006 --> 00:14:42,966 I love lizards. 379 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:46,219 I'm just enamored with your design. 380 00:14:46,261 --> 00:14:50,140 - The reason I decided on a Monster Bug 381 00:14:50,181 --> 00:14:53,018 is, I had a really rough childhood. 382 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:58,273 My goal as a child was to be 383 00:14:58,314 --> 00:15:01,985 independent and strong enough to be able to leave. 384 00:15:02,027 --> 00:15:04,446 - This car means a lot for Sheilah. 385 00:15:04,487 --> 00:15:07,699 The way to independence, you know, to her strength, 386 00:15:07,741 --> 00:15:09,325 to stepping into her power. 387 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:10,910 Ah, I'm gonna-- [gasps] 388 00:15:10,952 --> 00:15:12,495 I--like, I resonated with that. 389 00:15:12,537 --> 00:15:17,751 - The Monster is like me breaking free, you know? 390 00:15:17,792 --> 00:15:20,295 - What you're talking about right now, 391 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:24,299 I feel it very strong, so wow. 392 00:15:24,341 --> 00:15:27,469 The first step is taking the sketch that I did. 393 00:15:27,510 --> 00:15:29,763 And I'm getting ready to cut the foam. 394 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:32,182 I know right now, it might not look like 395 00:15:32,223 --> 00:15:33,641 what it's gonna look like later. 396 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:36,770 It's fun, but it's also really risky 397 00:15:36,811 --> 00:15:40,398 because the moment you cut the wrong way, 398 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:41,858 how are you gonna go back? 399 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:43,651 Yeah, okay, so we have to cut all of this. 400 00:15:43,693 --> 00:15:47,030 And it kind of goes like this too. 401 00:15:47,072 --> 00:15:49,366 It's a big responsibility 402 00:15:49,407 --> 00:15:51,201 because if the head doesn't look right, 403 00:15:51,242 --> 00:15:52,702 the car is not gonna look right. 404 00:15:52,744 --> 00:15:53,995 - Okay. 405 00:15:54,037 --> 00:15:55,955 - Little by little, baby. It's gonna get there. 406 00:15:55,997 --> 00:15:58,750 This is gonna take a while. 407 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:00,460 - What's up, Red Garage? 408 00:16:00,502 --> 00:16:01,503 - Hey. 409 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:03,213 - I am working on a chassis. 410 00:16:03,254 --> 00:16:04,714 Got to make sure we got room for the motor, 411 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:06,007 everything like that. 412 00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:08,385 - So you're gonna make a new frame for the car 413 00:16:08,426 --> 00:16:09,678 that the body is gonna sit on. 414 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,638 - Yes. - It's real ambitious. 415 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,098 I mean, it's got to be measured perfectly, 416 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:14,391 and you have less than a week. 417 00:16:14,432 --> 00:16:16,059 - Yeah, yeah, starting from scratch. 418 00:16:16,101 --> 00:16:17,268 But, you know, this is what we do. 419 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:18,853 We can pull it off. 420 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:20,772 - Just bump it up, and we'll see what it's doing. 421 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:24,484 [metal screeching and clunking] 422 00:16:24,526 --> 00:16:26,277 Damn it. 423 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:28,071 It just moved everything. 424 00:16:28,113 --> 00:16:29,823 The whole car bent. 425 00:16:29,864 --> 00:16:31,574 [tense music] 426 00:16:31,616 --> 00:16:33,493 I saw the windshield post move. 427 00:16:33,535 --> 00:16:36,663 And the minute we cut it, the car just kind of-- 428 00:16:36,705 --> 00:16:40,083 and now we have a big gap in the doors. 429 00:16:40,125 --> 00:16:41,292 - What's up, Blue Garage? 430 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,878 - My worst nightmare happened. 431 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,548 The whole car kind of bent in a U-shape. 432 00:16:46,589 --> 00:16:47,924 [door slams] 433 00:16:47,966 --> 00:16:49,217 - Oh, dude, look at the gap 434 00:16:49,259 --> 00:16:51,302 at the top of the door versus the bottom. 435 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,346 - Yeah, so it's not just straightening the car out. 436 00:16:53,388 --> 00:16:55,515 We need to over-stiffen the car now 437 00:16:55,557 --> 00:16:58,435 so it can buck like he wants it to buck and not bend again. 438 00:16:58,476 --> 00:17:00,729 - Not just fold totally-- 439 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:02,439 - Yes, correct. - Which could happen. 440 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,773 - Yeah, it could very well happen. 441 00:17:03,815 --> 00:17:07,110 - Absolutely, yeah. - Oh, gosh. 442 00:17:07,152 --> 00:17:08,862 [funky music] 443 00:17:08,903 --> 00:17:11,531 - Garages, we have some very special guests 444 00:17:11,573 --> 00:17:16,036 here for you, Anthony Anderson and his beloved Mama Doris. 445 00:17:16,077 --> 00:17:19,664 [cheers and applause] Hey, hey! 446 00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:20,957 Yeah! 447 00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:22,375 Thanks for being here, you two. 448 00:17:22,417 --> 00:17:23,793 - Oh, well, thanks for having me. 449 00:17:23,835 --> 00:17:25,462 You know, I would have gotten here a lot sooner, 450 00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:27,797 but someone stole my red Mustang. 451 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:29,758 Can you believe that? 452 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:32,093 - Who would do such a thing? - Mm. 453 00:17:32,135 --> 00:17:34,512 - This is what they left behind. 454 00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:36,848 - Is that Rut's handwriting? - It looks like it. 455 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:39,809 - Anyway, we are so excited to have you, Anthony and Doris. 456 00:17:39,851 --> 00:17:41,478 - Oh, well, you know, thanks for having us. 457 00:17:41,519 --> 00:17:45,273 Lord knows we love cars and Hot Wheels. 458 00:17:45,315 --> 00:17:47,025 - Any words of wisdom for our garages? 459 00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:48,860 - Garages, make it big! 460 00:17:48,902 --> 00:17:50,070 Make it bold! 461 00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:51,237 Make it awesome! 462 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:52,947 And don't disappoint me. 463 00:17:52,989 --> 00:17:56,284 But more importantly, don't disappoint my mama. 464 00:17:56,326 --> 00:17:58,036 - Now get back to work! 465 00:17:58,078 --> 00:17:59,662 - Oh. - [laughs] 466 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:02,374 - They just right there, Mama. They can--they can hear you. 467 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,876 [clock ticking] 468 00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:06,878 * * 469 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,505 - It gives us something to work on. 470 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:09,881 Because we can then follow that weld. 471 00:18:09,923 --> 00:18:11,508 - Yeah, you start building all the way up. 472 00:18:11,549 --> 00:18:12,842 I'll start cutting the pieces. 473 00:18:12,884 --> 00:18:14,844 - So the Blue Team has cut the roof 474 00:18:14,886 --> 00:18:16,846 off of the T-Bird, and now they're trying 475 00:18:16,888 --> 00:18:18,390 to strengthen it all up. 476 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:19,766 So they're gonna weld up the doors, 477 00:18:19,808 --> 00:18:22,852 which will help so the car won't collapse on itself. 478 00:18:22,894 --> 00:18:24,354 The Red Team is making 479 00:18:24,396 --> 00:18:26,398 an entirely new chassis from scratch. 480 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,692 - That's a big task. 481 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:30,694 You can't just put a big V8 in something 482 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:33,029 without strengthening everything around it. 483 00:18:33,071 --> 00:18:34,864 They're gonna have to build a whole new chassis, 484 00:18:34,906 --> 00:18:36,741 and I really hope they're doing their measuring. 485 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:38,493 Because if they cut it wrong, 486 00:18:38,535 --> 00:18:39,869 they're not gonna be able to cut again, 487 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:41,871 and they're gonna have to do more work to fix that. 488 00:18:41,913 --> 00:18:43,456 - You know, I really hope they pull this off 489 00:18:43,498 --> 00:18:46,001 because Hot Wheels has a long history of cars 490 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:48,461 with animal features, but we've never had 491 00:18:48,503 --> 00:18:49,796 a Texas horned lizard. 492 00:18:49,838 --> 00:18:51,381 So I'm really excited to see this one. 493 00:18:54,009 --> 00:18:56,136 - We're just gonna lay these out, cut these out... 494 00:18:56,177 --> 00:18:57,846 - Okay. - And lock the foam down. 495 00:18:57,887 --> 00:18:59,848 - The cowhide material for the car 496 00:18:59,889 --> 00:19:02,392 is really going to complement the Thunderbird 497 00:19:02,434 --> 00:19:04,728 because it's going to represent cowboy. 498 00:19:04,769 --> 00:19:06,813 It's gonna represent Texas. 499 00:19:06,855 --> 00:19:08,523 - Voilà. 500 00:19:08,565 --> 00:19:10,692 - There she blows. 501 00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:13,570 - As a kid, I was just astounded 502 00:19:13,611 --> 00:19:16,614 by what you can do with a sewing machine. 503 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:18,283 Me and my wife, we run the shop. 504 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:20,910 We have got several awards. 505 00:19:20,952 --> 00:19:24,080 Once, I got a DM message from Snoop Dogg. 506 00:19:24,122 --> 00:19:25,832 We ended up doing three cars for him. 507 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:28,376 - You ever done an interior this big 508 00:19:28,418 --> 00:19:29,878 in this little amount of time? 509 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:31,087 - No. - No? 510 00:19:31,129 --> 00:19:32,505 - No. - Mm-mm. 511 00:19:32,547 --> 00:19:34,632 - Normally, this type of job takes weeks. 512 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:38,053 But I only have one week to get this stuff completed. 513 00:19:41,014 --> 00:19:42,140 - Go look over there. 514 00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:44,142 - That one's closer. 515 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:45,101 - This one, right? - Yeah. 516 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:46,728 - Okay. 517 00:19:46,770 --> 00:19:49,856 - We'll get this chassis under the car and see how it fits. 518 00:19:49,898 --> 00:19:51,274 - This is the moment of truth, isn't it? 519 00:19:51,316 --> 00:19:52,317 - Yeah. 520 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,110 [metal creaking] 521 00:19:54,152 --> 00:19:56,196 - Oh, whoa, oh. Hold on. 522 00:19:56,237 --> 00:19:58,698 That is definitely metal-to-metal contact there. 523 00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:00,575 - Somewhere, the math got off. 524 00:20:00,617 --> 00:20:02,452 If this body does not fit on this chassis, 525 00:20:11,670 --> 00:20:11,878 . 526 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:12,379 [upbeat music] 527 00:20:13,630 --> 00:20:16,174 - Let's talk about the Redline. 528 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:18,134 - Hey, I love Red Vine. 529 00:20:18,176 --> 00:20:20,095 Classic movie snack. 530 00:20:20,136 --> 00:20:21,596 - I actually said "Redline." 531 00:20:21,638 --> 00:20:23,807 - Oh, my bad. 532 00:20:23,848 --> 00:20:29,229 - This is a classic Hot Wheels Redline diecast made in 1968. 533 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,231 See the cute little red lines on the tires? 534 00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:32,941 That's the signature look 535 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:35,568 of a Redline Hot Wheels diecast. 536 00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:40,115 True Redlines were made between 1968 and 1977. 537 00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:44,244 - But I can turn any Hot Wheels into a Redline 538 00:20:44,285 --> 00:20:46,246 with this permanent red marker. 539 00:20:46,287 --> 00:20:47,539 - Huge fan, really. 540 00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:48,707 - Oh? - Huge fan. 541 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:51,793 - Thank you. - But get out. 542 00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:54,421 This has been the Hot Wheels Handbook. 543 00:20:57,757 --> 00:20:59,134 - This is the important bit. 544 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:02,971 We're marrying the body to the chassis. 545 00:21:03,013 --> 00:21:05,015 - This is literally a make-or-break moment 546 00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:06,141 for the Red Garage. 547 00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:08,059 [metal creaking] - Oh! 548 00:21:08,101 --> 00:21:09,561 - Can you imagine doing all that work, 549 00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:11,062 and then it doesn't fit? 550 00:21:11,104 --> 00:21:12,188 - [mimics gunshot] 551 00:21:12,230 --> 00:21:13,857 - We got to cut that out. 552 00:21:13,898 --> 00:21:16,067 We're gonna chop this bit out of the way, 553 00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:18,695 meaning that the body can move down onto our new chassis. 554 00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:21,948 [tense music] 555 00:21:21,990 --> 00:21:23,658 - Ready to cut down? - Ready? 556 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:25,368 - All right, let's do it. 557 00:21:25,410 --> 00:21:27,370 * * 558 00:21:27,412 --> 00:21:29,581 - Wow, just like a glove. 559 00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:31,916 - Oh! Success! 560 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:34,419 - That looks good. [all cheering] 561 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:36,212 - Yeah, baby! 562 00:21:36,254 --> 00:21:38,173 - What do you think about Sheilah's Monster Bug? 563 00:21:38,214 --> 00:21:40,842 Changing the entire look adds a big risk. 564 00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:42,344 - They've pulled the body off of it. 565 00:21:42,385 --> 00:21:44,095 - A whole new chassis for it. 566 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:46,806 - Exposed the engine, insane lizard sculpture 567 00:21:46,848 --> 00:21:48,058 that they want to put on the front of it. 568 00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:49,893 - It could end up looking like a monster. 569 00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:51,936 But if they don't execute it, 570 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:54,064 it could end up looking like a salamander 571 00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:55,982 instead of a Texas horned lizard. 572 00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:57,108 - Yeah. 573 00:21:57,150 --> 00:21:58,777 - Oh, my God, I'm so excited right now. 574 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:00,779 - My biggest concern for the Monster Bug is, 575 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,781 it's either going to be really, really cool, 576 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:04,783 or it might look really silly. 577 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:07,243 So they have to find that right balance. 578 00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:12,665 - The Blue Garage has done a ton of work 579 00:22:12,707 --> 00:22:13,958 on their hydraulic system. 580 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,418 But other than cutting off the roof, 581 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:18,171 the silhouette of this car really hasn't changed. 582 00:22:18,213 --> 00:22:20,799 I'm still waiting to see more development visually 583 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,967 for the rest of the car. - Mm. 584 00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:24,844 - Instead of just having two hydraulics, 585 00:22:24,886 --> 00:22:26,137 they're going with four. 586 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:27,847 They're gonna be bucking front and rear 587 00:22:27,889 --> 00:22:29,974 and have the ability to jump 588 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:33,353 completely off the ground, which is very ambitious, 589 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:35,689 and it just digs into your time. 590 00:22:35,730 --> 00:22:37,816 - What's the likelihood of this working? 591 00:22:37,857 --> 00:22:39,609 - Right now? - Right now. 592 00:22:39,651 --> 00:22:40,944 - I'm at 50/50. 593 00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:43,405 So we're not even halfway there. 594 00:22:43,446 --> 00:22:44,989 - Oh, man. 595 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:46,866 - All we've got is something to create the pressure. 596 00:22:46,908 --> 00:22:49,244 We haven't worked out anything to make the car jump yet. 597 00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:51,079 - Right. I need this to be 598 00:22:51,121 --> 00:22:53,665 absolutely on point. 599 00:22:53,707 --> 00:22:55,083 - Red Garage, Blue Garage, 600 00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:57,460 we are halfway through the week. 601 00:22:57,502 --> 00:23:00,296 You are fast running out of time. 602 00:23:00,338 --> 00:23:01,339 - Come here a minute. 603 00:23:01,381 --> 00:23:02,465 I have an idea. 604 00:23:02,507 --> 00:23:03,508 - All right, cool. 605 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:06,136 - Let's distress the car! 606 00:23:06,177 --> 00:23:09,097 [upbeat music] 607 00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:10,348 * * 608 00:23:10,390 --> 00:23:12,142 - I like it. - Ready? 609 00:23:12,183 --> 00:23:14,686 - Sheilah comes out with an armload of hammers. 610 00:23:14,728 --> 00:23:16,771 - Hit the car! - Really? 611 00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:19,232 - We're gonna do what? 612 00:23:19,274 --> 00:23:23,361 - The Texas horned lizard is my inspiration 613 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:24,821 for my design. 614 00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:27,615 I want it to be scaly-looking and rugged. 615 00:23:27,657 --> 00:23:29,617 [laughs] 616 00:23:29,659 --> 00:23:32,120 They were so happy to do it. 617 00:23:32,162 --> 00:23:34,080 - Yeah! 618 00:23:34,122 --> 00:23:35,498 Smash the car! 619 00:23:35,540 --> 00:23:36,583 - Let's help 'em out. 620 00:23:36,624 --> 00:23:37,834 My turn! 621 00:23:37,876 --> 00:23:40,712 - They're beating on my car! 622 00:23:40,754 --> 00:23:42,922 - Okay. - My turn! 623 00:23:42,964 --> 00:23:44,215 My turn! 624 00:23:44,257 --> 00:23:45,675 [laughter] 625 00:23:45,717 --> 00:23:48,553 [suspenseful music] 626 00:23:48,595 --> 00:23:52,223 * * 627 00:23:52,265 --> 00:23:55,060 - Oh, boy, you know what that is. 628 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:56,144 - What's that? 629 00:23:56,186 --> 00:23:57,854 - Everybody stop what you're doing. 630 00:23:57,896 --> 00:23:59,064 - What's going on? 631 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:01,524 - Oh, what's that? - Oh. 632 00:24:01,566 --> 00:24:05,904 - It's the Inspirationator 5,000. 633 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:08,114 This thing is filled with over 800 634 00:24:08,156 --> 00:24:11,743 of the most awesome Hot Wheels diecast cars across history. 635 00:24:11,785 --> 00:24:13,745 And just when you get a little comfy, 636 00:24:13,787 --> 00:24:15,955 the Inspirationator will flip your world 637 00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:17,582 upside down with one of them. 638 00:24:17,624 --> 00:24:19,250 Let's see what it's got today. 639 00:24:19,292 --> 00:24:20,585 Hold on tight! 640 00:24:20,627 --> 00:24:27,008 * * 641 00:24:31,596 --> 00:24:33,181 Hey! - Whoa. 642 00:24:33,223 --> 00:24:35,266 - Oh, look at that. 643 00:24:35,308 --> 00:24:36,935 The Twin Mill. 644 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:38,353 Dalal, tell us all about it. 645 00:24:38,395 --> 00:24:41,731 - One of my all-time favorite Hot Wheels. 646 00:24:41,773 --> 00:24:43,942 It features exposed twin engines, 647 00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:46,111 and it's actually one of the most famous 648 00:24:46,152 --> 00:24:48,947 and sought-after Hot Wheels of all time. 649 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:50,782 It's also the very first Hot Wheels 650 00:24:50,824 --> 00:24:53,660 to get turned into a life-sized car. 651 00:24:53,702 --> 00:24:56,621 - Another cool thing is, the life-sized Twin Mill 652 00:24:56,663 --> 00:24:58,957 has a canopy that opens up. 653 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:01,001 So here's your twist. 654 00:25:01,042 --> 00:25:03,545 To win 25 grand and a key to the finale, 655 00:25:03,586 --> 00:25:06,548 you'll need to modify your current car design 656 00:25:06,589 --> 00:25:09,175 to incorporate a moving element 657 00:25:09,217 --> 00:25:12,679 beyond something already moving in your initial design. 658 00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:14,305 - Uh-oh. - Let's do it. 659 00:25:14,347 --> 00:25:15,807 - Sheilah and Kevin, you each have 660 00:25:15,849 --> 00:25:18,059 a Twin Mill Hot Wheels in your garages. 661 00:25:18,101 --> 00:25:21,187 When the lights flash green, get back to work. 662 00:25:22,731 --> 00:25:24,524 all: Go! 663 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:26,192 - Whoa, okay. 664 00:25:26,234 --> 00:25:28,194 - Got it! - What do we have here? 665 00:25:28,236 --> 00:25:30,572 Movement, right? We got to make something move. 666 00:25:30,613 --> 00:25:31,656 - Yes. 667 00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:33,324 Motion, motion... 668 00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:35,076 - What about your wheels? 669 00:25:35,118 --> 00:25:36,995 We can do Texas spinning wheels. 670 00:25:37,037 --> 00:25:38,747 - Weight the Texas sign down 671 00:25:38,788 --> 00:25:41,166 so it's static when the rims spin. 672 00:25:43,668 --> 00:25:46,671 - What are we gonna do, guys? - Whoa, I don't know. 673 00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:49,341 Hey, here's--here's the thing. 674 00:25:49,382 --> 00:25:51,009 It's an element. 675 00:25:51,051 --> 00:25:52,719 - Could we make spikes pop up? 676 00:25:52,761 --> 00:25:54,804 Like, the big spike goes on like this. 677 00:25:54,846 --> 00:25:55,889 These hold it in place. 678 00:25:55,930 --> 00:25:57,432 Then we just run a shaft through it. 679 00:25:57,474 --> 00:25:59,517 - And you'll have a lever inside the car, 680 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:00,685 and they come up, ah! 681 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:01,853 - I love your idea. 682 00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:06,399 So the plan is to move these spikes 683 00:26:06,441 --> 00:26:08,610 at the front of the car. 684 00:26:08,651 --> 00:26:10,195 - Red Team! - Red Team! 685 00:26:10,236 --> 00:26:11,946 - Hey! 686 00:26:11,988 --> 00:26:14,824 - We'll literally mount the state of Texas... 687 00:26:14,866 --> 00:26:16,701 - In the center of the wheel. - In the center of the wheel. 688 00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:20,497 [pop music] 689 00:26:20,538 --> 00:26:22,207 - Go! 690 00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:23,500 Ooh. 691 00:26:23,541 --> 00:26:25,710 [both roar] 692 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:27,962 - Hey, hey, hey, Blue Garage, just want to let you know 693 00:26:28,004 --> 00:26:31,007 that the Red Garage is kicking your ass right about now. 694 00:26:31,049 --> 00:26:32,384 - We aren't worried. 695 00:26:32,425 --> 00:26:33,802 - Hey, Red Team, they're not worried. 696 00:26:33,843 --> 00:26:35,387 - They should be. 697 00:26:35,428 --> 00:26:36,763 - We're on fire. 698 00:26:37,806 --> 00:26:39,891 - Hello, Blue Garage. 699 00:26:39,933 --> 00:26:41,768 - What's happening? - How's it going? 700 00:26:41,810 --> 00:26:43,395 - What have we got going on back here? 701 00:26:43,436 --> 00:26:46,731 - We have six batteries set up, four pumps. 702 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:48,817 - Yeah, it looks normal. Got six, yep. 703 00:26:48,858 --> 00:26:50,527 - You ever had anything with hydraulics? 704 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:51,986 - You know, I always wanted 705 00:26:52,028 --> 00:26:53,446 something with hydraulics, though. 706 00:26:53,488 --> 00:26:55,365 - Hydraulics are something you want your friend to own 707 00:26:55,407 --> 00:26:56,825 so you can ride in it, enjoy it, 708 00:26:56,866 --> 00:26:58,159 but you don't have to fix it. 709 00:26:58,201 --> 00:26:59,452 - I watched somebody break their whole front end. 710 00:26:59,494 --> 00:27:01,496 - They always break. - They always do. 711 00:27:01,538 --> 00:27:02,914 - I bet it looked great right until it didn't. 712 00:27:02,956 --> 00:27:04,082 - Oh, it did. 713 00:27:04,124 --> 00:27:05,417 - Is it gonna withstand the bucking? 714 00:27:05,458 --> 00:27:08,712 - It's--I'm pretty sure it's plenty strong. 715 00:27:08,753 --> 00:27:09,713 - Pretty sure? 716 00:27:09,754 --> 00:27:11,131 - Yes, I'm half-sure. 717 00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:13,425 - If this thing snaps like a toothpick, who's... 718 00:27:22,517 --> 00:27:22,892 . 719 00:27:22,934 --> 00:27:23,393 [dramatic music] 720 00:27:24,519 --> 00:27:26,229 - It's very hard to draw my own state. 721 00:27:26,271 --> 00:27:29,190 I'm doing the best I can here with what I got. 722 00:27:29,232 --> 00:27:32,193 - Monster Bug-Buckaroo week is almost over. 723 00:27:32,235 --> 00:27:35,363 Keep pushing. You got this. 724 00:27:35,405 --> 00:27:38,033 [clock ticking] 725 00:27:38,074 --> 00:27:41,077 - I'm stressing! 726 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:42,746 - Sheilah and the Red Team are building 727 00:27:42,787 --> 00:27:44,205 an ambitious character car 728 00:27:44,247 --> 00:27:46,207 based on the Texas horned lizard. 729 00:27:46,249 --> 00:27:48,335 Sheilah's mounting lizard spikes on the car. 730 00:27:48,376 --> 00:27:51,004 And then to incorporate the Twin Mill twist, 731 00:27:51,046 --> 00:27:52,881 the team's making a mechanism 732 00:27:52,922 --> 00:27:56,092 for giant moving horns at the front. 733 00:27:56,134 --> 00:27:57,510 - But the real test is gonna be 734 00:27:57,552 --> 00:27:59,554 when they actually attach the horns to it 735 00:27:59,596 --> 00:28:02,223 and see if they fan out. 736 00:28:02,265 --> 00:28:04,517 - In the Blue Garage, Kevin is actually building 737 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:07,354 custom floater wheels for his Buckaroo, 738 00:28:07,395 --> 00:28:10,982 where the wheel centers will stay level as the wheels turn. 739 00:28:11,024 --> 00:28:12,442 It's pretty cool. 740 00:28:12,484 --> 00:28:15,236 - Ooh, that interior is gonna be so nice. 741 00:28:15,278 --> 00:28:17,364 - Oh, yeah. - How do you suggest we get 742 00:28:17,405 --> 00:28:20,533 these seats in the car with the doors welded shut? 743 00:28:20,575 --> 00:28:22,077 - You should have thought about that 744 00:28:22,118 --> 00:28:23,536 before you had us weld the doors shut. 745 00:28:23,578 --> 00:28:24,788 [laughter] 746 00:28:24,829 --> 00:28:27,040 - So Kevin's story about his Thunderbird 747 00:28:27,082 --> 00:28:28,375 and how they had to sell it 748 00:28:28,416 --> 00:28:30,251 before him and his dad could finish it, 749 00:28:30,293 --> 00:28:32,003 man, that kind of touched me. 750 00:28:32,045 --> 00:28:34,089 So I came up with this idea 751 00:28:34,130 --> 00:28:36,508 of adding the finisher in the headrest. 752 00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:37,801 I'ma make sure that I add 753 00:28:37,842 --> 00:28:39,219 that little bit of finishing touch, you know, 754 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:41,054 that little Slick touch. - Yeah. 755 00:28:41,096 --> 00:28:42,472 - I got you. 756 00:28:42,514 --> 00:28:46,351 [dramatic music] 757 00:28:46,393 --> 00:28:48,603 - As you probably know, when the Texas horned lizard 758 00:28:48,645 --> 00:28:50,397 get intimidated, they actually squirt blood 759 00:28:50,438 --> 00:28:51,856 out of their eyes. - Oh, yeah. 760 00:28:51,898 --> 00:28:53,316 - So I thought, since we're gonna use the headlights 761 00:28:53,358 --> 00:28:56,027 for the eyes on this car... - Uh-huh. 762 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,237 - I would make you some red flashing lights. 763 00:28:57,278 --> 00:29:00,115 - What? [laughs] 764 00:29:00,156 --> 00:29:04,661 I'm starting to see the vision of my design, 765 00:29:04,703 --> 00:29:06,579 so I'm getting really excited. 766 00:29:06,621 --> 00:29:08,498 - You know what? My grandad also taught me 767 00:29:08,540 --> 00:29:09,916 to drive in a Volkswagen Beetle. 768 00:29:09,958 --> 00:29:11,543 - What? - Exactly. 769 00:29:11,584 --> 00:29:13,294 - My grandfather didn't work on cars, 770 00:29:13,336 --> 00:29:15,380 but he taught me how to change a tire. 771 00:29:15,422 --> 00:29:17,590 He taught me how to check the oil. 772 00:29:17,632 --> 00:29:19,759 - I'm glad that we're gonna make something cool 773 00:29:19,801 --> 00:29:22,262 that, you know, he would think was cool too. 774 00:29:22,303 --> 00:29:23,430 - Okay, I don't want to cry. [laughs] 775 00:29:23,471 --> 00:29:25,807 - All right, I understand. I understand. 776 00:29:25,849 --> 00:29:28,435 * * 777 00:29:28,476 --> 00:29:30,770 - All right, teams, it's the last day of the build. 778 00:29:30,812 --> 00:29:33,690 This is it. Big finish. 779 00:29:33,732 --> 00:29:36,484 - The horns are gonna go "Veow!" like that. 780 00:29:36,526 --> 00:29:40,113 To make the horns move, we need rods, pivots, levers, 781 00:29:40,155 --> 00:29:41,698 the whole works. 782 00:29:41,740 --> 00:29:43,533 It's just a case of thinking it through. 783 00:29:43,575 --> 00:29:46,036 - Red Garage making moves, I see. 784 00:29:46,077 --> 00:29:47,620 - We are. - Uh-huh. 785 00:29:47,662 --> 00:29:50,623 - The life-sized Hot Wheels Twin Mill has a moving canopy. 786 00:29:50,665 --> 00:29:53,710 Can you tell me more about the moving element of this build? 787 00:29:53,752 --> 00:29:57,255 - These horns will be inserted onto these rods here. 788 00:29:57,297 --> 00:30:00,967 - Sheilah, you want to do the honor of moving the parts? 789 00:30:01,009 --> 00:30:03,511 - I don't know if it's gonna work. 790 00:30:03,553 --> 00:30:04,804 - Here we go. 791 00:30:04,846 --> 00:30:07,599 [metal scraping] 792 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,476 - Like a dinosaur! 793 00:30:09,517 --> 00:30:11,561 - It looks like you made the mechanism by hand. 794 00:30:11,603 --> 00:30:13,271 - You guys think this is gonna work? 795 00:30:13,313 --> 00:30:16,149 - There's a certain element of worry, I would say. 796 00:30:16,191 --> 00:30:18,318 - Yeah. - Time is your biggest issue, 797 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,111 and it looks like you're running out of it. 798 00:30:20,153 --> 00:30:21,613 So you should probably get back to work. 799 00:30:21,654 --> 00:30:23,323 - Yeah, get out of here. 800 00:30:23,365 --> 00:30:26,159 - Hello, Blue Garage. 801 00:30:26,201 --> 00:30:27,494 - So let's just get right to it. 802 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:29,287 Are you guys worried about bucking it now? 803 00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:30,872 - We still have a little bit of the concern 804 00:30:30,914 --> 00:30:32,415 with the hydraulic system. 805 00:30:32,457 --> 00:30:34,042 - You haven't really done too much 806 00:30:34,084 --> 00:30:36,753 with the design language of the body. 807 00:30:36,795 --> 00:30:38,588 I'm a little bit worried that if you don't have 808 00:30:38,630 --> 00:30:40,965 the hydraulics working and it doesn't buck 809 00:30:41,007 --> 00:30:44,636 that this isn't gonna be hot enough to be a Hot Wheels. 810 00:30:44,678 --> 00:30:46,554 - I want this Thunderbird to be 811 00:30:46,596 --> 00:30:48,390 the true definition of Hot Wheels. 812 00:30:48,431 --> 00:30:52,268 And if this Buckaroo doesn't buck, I am finished. 813 00:30:52,310 --> 00:30:53,895 - You're calling this thing the Buckaroo. 814 00:30:53,937 --> 00:30:56,022 So it needs to buck, or else it's gonna be a fail. 815 00:30:56,064 --> 00:30:59,401 - If that Buckaroo don't buck, you out of luck, baby. 816 00:30:59,442 --> 00:31:01,111 - Ooh! - Oh, ooh! 817 00:31:01,152 --> 00:31:04,531 * * 818 00:31:04,572 --> 00:31:08,368 - So, Sheila and Kevin, my Texas Lone Star all-stars, 819 00:31:08,410 --> 00:31:09,661 you have been instrumental 820 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:11,496 in getting the builds to this point. 821 00:31:11,538 --> 00:31:13,123 - And now, it's time to leave it up 822 00:31:13,164 --> 00:31:14,708 to your Car Pools. 823 00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:15,917 - Bye, guys. 824 00:31:15,959 --> 00:31:17,585 - Bye, Sheilah. 825 00:31:17,627 --> 00:31:22,132 - The next time I see the car, it's gonna be finished. 826 00:31:22,173 --> 00:31:24,676 - One, two, three. all: Yeehaw! 827 00:31:24,718 --> 00:31:28,054 - The Buckaroo and Team Blue are gonna get this win. 828 00:31:28,096 --> 00:31:32,559 Yeehaw! 829 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,687 - Step three is all about finishing touches, 830 00:31:35,729 --> 00:31:37,731 adding wild colors and decorations 831 00:31:37,772 --> 00:31:40,567 before the cars are reassembled. 832 00:31:40,608 --> 00:31:42,610 All right, y'all, one hour left. 833 00:31:42,652 --> 00:31:45,613 - Yeah, the day's almost over! Come on, Claudia! 834 00:31:45,655 --> 00:31:47,741 - This has to work. There's no other way. 835 00:31:47,782 --> 00:31:49,451 We're taking the spikes. 836 00:31:49,492 --> 00:31:52,954 And we have to feed them where the engine is gonna go. 837 00:31:52,996 --> 00:31:54,414 It's stressful. 838 00:31:54,456 --> 00:31:55,665 - We need to be chopping these. 839 00:31:55,707 --> 00:31:57,167 - Yes. 840 00:31:57,208 --> 00:32:00,086 [saw whirring] 841 00:32:00,128 --> 00:32:01,421 - 30 minutes left. 842 00:32:01,463 --> 00:32:03,882 Blue Team, make it buck! 843 00:32:03,923 --> 00:32:05,592 - Let's see if we can get this thing bucking. 844 00:32:05,633 --> 00:32:07,344 - Let's do it. 845 00:32:09,220 --> 00:32:11,264 - Right, this is not looking good. 846 00:32:11,306 --> 00:32:12,599 - We're running out of time. 847 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,059 - The hydraulics aren't working. 848 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,769 If we can't get this car bucking, 849 00:32:15,810 --> 00:32:17,103 it is game over. 850 00:32:24,611 --> 00:32:24,819 . 851 00:32:24,861 --> 00:32:25,320 [dramatic music] 852 00:32:26,529 --> 00:32:27,530 - Okay, we need to straighten this out 853 00:32:27,572 --> 00:32:29,366 right now, whatever this is. 854 00:32:29,407 --> 00:32:31,910 If the hydraulic system doesn't work, 855 00:32:31,951 --> 00:32:33,370 we're out of the competition. 856 00:32:33,411 --> 00:32:34,829 - I'm stressed just watching them. 857 00:32:34,871 --> 00:32:36,790 - Try the plug. It might have been something... 858 00:32:36,831 --> 00:32:38,708 - That's the only thing left. - Silly like that. 859 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,001 Try the plug. 860 00:32:40,043 --> 00:32:41,419 - Oh! 861 00:32:41,461 --> 00:32:43,171 - Okay, that's what it was. 862 00:32:43,213 --> 00:32:44,714 - Look at that. - I am relieved. 863 00:32:44,756 --> 00:32:47,967 But my concern is the strength of the car. 864 00:32:48,009 --> 00:32:50,011 Because once the car starts to buck, 865 00:32:50,053 --> 00:32:54,933 the car may fold in half, and we'll lose the competition. 866 00:32:54,974 --> 00:32:56,976 - 60 seconds left! 867 00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:58,853 - That's one minute. - That's what it is. 868 00:32:58,895 --> 00:33:00,188 - Yes, that's right. - That's one minute. 869 00:33:00,230 --> 00:33:01,523 - Go, Claudia! Go on! 870 00:33:01,564 --> 00:33:03,400 - Go, go, go. - Chop, chop. 871 00:33:03,441 --> 00:33:05,026 - Blue Garage is shining up chrome. 872 00:33:05,068 --> 00:33:06,695 - Yeah, they are. - Does that mean they're done? 873 00:33:06,736 --> 00:33:09,197 - It's shining. I can see me in it. 874 00:33:09,239 --> 00:33:11,491 - Here we go. all: Ten, nine, eight... 875 00:33:11,533 --> 00:33:13,201 - You got it. You can do it. You can do it. 876 00:33:13,243 --> 00:33:15,370 - Ah! - We're down to the wire. 877 00:33:15,412 --> 00:33:19,332 all: Three, two, one, stop! 878 00:33:19,374 --> 00:33:22,127 - Time! - Walk away from the vehicles. 879 00:33:22,168 --> 00:33:23,545 - Yeah. - Group hug, y'all. 880 00:33:23,586 --> 00:33:25,213 We did great, my friends. We did great. 881 00:33:25,255 --> 00:33:27,173 - You are all amazing. 882 00:33:27,215 --> 00:33:28,508 - Hopefully we got it. 883 00:33:28,550 --> 00:33:30,802 - I can't wait to see who wins this on TV. 884 00:33:30,844 --> 00:33:32,679 - Me and Anthony, we finna go home. 885 00:33:32,721 --> 00:33:34,222 - All right, Mama, let's go. 886 00:33:34,264 --> 00:33:36,558 - I love it. We're gonna miss you two. 887 00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:39,227 The car transformations are complete. 888 00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:41,896 Let's see some life-sized Hot Wheels. 889 00:33:41,938 --> 00:33:43,565 Sheilah, come on out. 890 00:33:43,606 --> 00:33:46,443 [applause] - There she is! 891 00:33:46,484 --> 00:33:49,237 - Yeah, girl, great to see you. - Hi. 892 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:52,198 - Kevin, come on down. 893 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,409 - Yeehaw! 894 00:33:54,451 --> 00:33:57,162 - There he is. - My man. 895 00:33:57,203 --> 00:33:59,247 How are you feeling? - Ecstatic. 896 00:33:59,289 --> 00:34:00,957 - Really? - Let's do this. 897 00:34:00,999 --> 00:34:02,375 - Yeah. - Okay! 898 00:34:02,417 --> 00:34:04,419 Sheilah, you're up first. 899 00:34:04,461 --> 00:34:07,255 It's the Monster Bug. 900 00:34:07,297 --> 00:34:09,632 [car engine revving] 901 00:34:09,674 --> 00:34:11,676 - Wow! 902 00:34:11,718 --> 00:34:15,180 [applause] 903 00:34:15,221 --> 00:34:18,266 - What? - Look at that thing! 904 00:34:18,308 --> 00:34:19,851 [hip-hop music] 905 00:34:19,893 --> 00:34:21,728 - It is a monster. 906 00:34:21,770 --> 00:34:24,898 - Oh, my gosh, are you kidding me? 907 00:34:24,939 --> 00:34:27,108 You guys rock! 908 00:34:27,150 --> 00:34:28,526 Oh, yeah. 909 00:34:28,568 --> 00:34:31,780 - We did it, baby. - Oh. You're amazing. 910 00:34:31,821 --> 00:34:34,908 I couldn't believe my eyes. 911 00:34:34,949 --> 00:34:36,743 It was mind-blowing. 912 00:34:36,785 --> 00:34:40,121 [gasps] Oh, my gosh! 913 00:34:40,163 --> 00:34:43,500 [laughing tearfully] 914 00:34:46,252 --> 00:34:50,840 There's so many little details that I'm noticing. 915 00:34:50,882 --> 00:34:54,719 It's got my license plates on it! 916 00:34:54,761 --> 00:34:57,931 My grandfather's license plates. 917 00:34:57,972 --> 00:35:01,309 My grandfather is a piece of that car. 918 00:35:01,351 --> 00:35:04,312 - Where did you start, and where did we end up here? 919 00:35:04,354 --> 00:35:08,024 - This is a 1970 Volkswagen Bug. 920 00:35:08,066 --> 00:35:11,194 And this beautiful car that we created 921 00:35:11,236 --> 00:35:13,196 is the Monster Bug. 922 00:35:13,238 --> 00:35:15,323 And we extended the chassis 923 00:35:15,365 --> 00:35:19,119 to accommodate the monster engine. 924 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,413 [laughter] 925 00:35:21,454 --> 00:35:24,207 - And it sounds as mean as it looks. 926 00:35:24,249 --> 00:35:26,668 - It represents independence. 927 00:35:26,710 --> 00:35:29,963 It represents moving forward. 928 00:35:30,005 --> 00:35:33,466 The spikes the side of his head, they move. 929 00:35:33,508 --> 00:35:34,759 They come forward. 930 00:35:34,801 --> 00:35:36,761 - What a great way to incorporate 931 00:35:36,803 --> 00:35:38,847 that twist from the Twin Mill. 932 00:35:38,888 --> 00:35:41,933 - Here goes nothing. - Ready? 933 00:35:41,975 --> 00:35:43,852 - [screams] 934 00:35:43,893 --> 00:35:45,395 - Yes! - Look at that! 935 00:35:45,437 --> 00:35:47,939 Your lizard comes to life. 936 00:35:47,981 --> 00:35:50,191 - It's alive! 937 00:35:50,233 --> 00:35:51,651 - Wow. 938 00:35:51,693 --> 00:35:53,236 - Sheilah's so happy. 939 00:35:53,278 --> 00:35:55,822 This car means so much to her. 940 00:35:55,864 --> 00:35:57,532 - Hert, why don't you start? 941 00:35:57,574 --> 00:35:59,451 - I feel like you guys did a fantastic job 942 00:35:59,492 --> 00:36:01,494 making the Monster Bug a monster. 943 00:36:01,536 --> 00:36:03,455 The way Claudia built this head, 944 00:36:03,496 --> 00:36:07,000 adding spikes all over the top of this thing, that was wild. 945 00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:09,377 But when you look at this thing from the front, 946 00:36:09,419 --> 00:36:10,712 I feel like there's no shape. 947 00:36:10,754 --> 00:36:13,048 So I kind of wish you guys added 948 00:36:13,089 --> 00:36:16,051 bigger spikes in the back to give the rear some shape. 949 00:36:16,092 --> 00:36:18,053 But all in all, you guys did a wonderful job. 950 00:36:18,094 --> 00:36:19,971 - Dalal, what do you think of the Monster Bug? 951 00:36:20,013 --> 00:36:22,265 - There's a lot to love about this build, 952 00:36:22,307 --> 00:36:25,810 from the anthropomorphic head of the lizard itself. 953 00:36:25,852 --> 00:36:27,187 I mean, look at those eyes. 954 00:36:27,228 --> 00:36:29,481 It's such an iconic Hot Wheels feature. 955 00:36:29,522 --> 00:36:31,441 It's hypnotized me. 956 00:36:31,483 --> 00:36:33,234 - My favorite thing about the car, 957 00:36:33,276 --> 00:36:37,614 to put a water-cooled monster V8 on a custom chassis 958 00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:39,991 that you knocked out in a few days, 959 00:36:40,033 --> 00:36:42,452 that's ridiculous and so original. 960 00:36:42,494 --> 00:36:44,704 But this Bug is not perfect. 961 00:36:44,746 --> 00:36:46,414 Hert made the point about the shape. 962 00:36:46,456 --> 00:36:48,124 I do know that it's a lizard. 963 00:36:48,166 --> 00:36:52,253 But there is a lot of landscape on the side of that car 964 00:36:52,295 --> 00:36:55,674 where I think I might have maybe make some bigger spikes, 965 00:36:55,715 --> 00:36:57,258 something to give it a little more shape. 966 00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:01,054 And to be honest, I feel like we're missing a monster tail. 967 00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:03,139 - I'm a bundle of nerves right now. 968 00:37:03,181 --> 00:37:07,686 I'm hoping that it's gonna be enough. 969 00:37:07,727 --> 00:37:10,438 - Okay, we've seen Sheilah's ultimate Hot Wheels, 970 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:12,816 but now it is Kevin's turn. 971 00:37:12,857 --> 00:37:16,820 - My stomach is in complete knots right now. 972 00:37:16,861 --> 00:37:19,197 - Let's see the Buckaroo. 973 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,116 [engine revs] 974 00:37:29,207 --> 00:37:29,416 . 975 00:37:29,457 --> 00:37:30,542 - We've seen Sheilah's ultimate Hot Wheels, 976 00:37:31,418 --> 00:37:32,877 but now, it is Kevin's turn. 977 00:37:32,919 --> 00:37:35,463 Let's see the Buckaroo. 978 00:37:35,505 --> 00:37:37,298 [car engine revving] 979 00:37:37,340 --> 00:37:40,301 - Whoa! 980 00:37:40,343 --> 00:37:42,429 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! 981 00:37:42,470 --> 00:37:44,180 [applause] - Hey! 982 00:37:44,222 --> 00:37:47,559 - Yeah! Now that's the Buckaroo, baby! 983 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:49,602 [hip-hop music] 984 00:37:49,644 --> 00:37:52,981 - Ooh, look at that thing. 985 00:37:53,023 --> 00:37:55,275 - This car is absolutely insane. 986 00:37:55,316 --> 00:37:58,278 This is the ultimate Hot Wheels to me. 987 00:37:58,319 --> 00:38:01,781 - Tell us where you started and where this thing ended up. 988 00:38:01,823 --> 00:38:05,076 - We started with a 1977 Thunderbird. 989 00:38:05,118 --> 00:38:07,537 And a crazy idea came across my mind 990 00:38:07,579 --> 00:38:09,247 to actually cut the top. 991 00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:11,624 This whole build was about unfinished business, 992 00:38:11,666 --> 00:38:14,461 being able to finish what my dad and I started 993 00:38:14,502 --> 00:38:15,795 over 20 years ago. 994 00:38:15,837 --> 00:38:18,006 "The Finisher," it says it all. 995 00:38:18,048 --> 00:38:19,424 [exhales] 996 00:38:21,676 --> 00:38:22,844 [sniffles] 997 00:38:22,886 --> 00:38:24,387 - You finished it. 998 00:38:24,429 --> 00:38:27,307 - Thank you, God. 999 00:38:27,349 --> 00:38:30,352 [crying] 1000 00:38:30,393 --> 00:38:34,314 [soft music] 1001 00:38:34,356 --> 00:38:35,899 Thanks, boys. 1002 00:38:35,940 --> 00:38:37,484 - Was it everything you thought it was gonna be? 1003 00:38:37,525 --> 00:38:39,152 - This is the one. 1004 00:38:39,194 --> 00:38:40,570 This is the one. 1005 00:38:40,612 --> 00:38:43,073 I got super emotional because I literally tapped 1006 00:38:43,114 --> 00:38:44,783 back into my 14-year-old self. 1007 00:38:44,824 --> 00:38:46,785 And I said, "Hey, you did it. 1008 00:38:46,826 --> 00:38:49,037 Congratulations, and let's go get this win." 1009 00:38:49,079 --> 00:38:51,623 - The real question here, does it buck, 1010 00:38:51,664 --> 00:38:53,583 and is it gonna stay together? 1011 00:38:53,625 --> 00:38:56,002 Or is it gonna just buck in half? 1012 00:38:56,044 --> 00:38:57,253 I say we push it in the garage. 1013 00:38:57,295 --> 00:38:58,838 Let's see if this bad boy is gonna hop. 1014 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,173 - Let's go. Let's do it. 1015 00:39:00,215 --> 00:39:02,008 If I can't get this car to buck, 1016 00:39:02,050 --> 00:39:04,552 I am going to literally lose my mind 1017 00:39:04,594 --> 00:39:05,887 and lose this competition. 1018 00:39:05,929 --> 00:39:09,140 Three, two, one, let's buck, baby. 1019 00:39:09,182 --> 00:39:11,976 [car engine revving] [laughter] 1020 00:39:12,018 --> 00:39:14,229 - Whoo! - Yeah! 1021 00:39:14,270 --> 00:39:15,730 - Oh! 1022 00:39:15,772 --> 00:39:17,941 [laughter] - Yes, sir. 1023 00:39:17,982 --> 00:39:19,567 - Oh, my goodness. 1024 00:39:19,609 --> 00:39:23,238 - Yeah! [all cheering] 1025 00:39:23,279 --> 00:39:24,614 - Let's go! 1026 00:39:24,656 --> 00:39:25,699 - We pulled it off. 1027 00:39:25,740 --> 00:39:26,866 Don't ask me how. 1028 00:39:26,908 --> 00:39:28,243 But we pulled it off. 1029 00:39:28,284 --> 00:39:30,704 And it's doing what it's supposed to do. 1030 00:39:30,745 --> 00:39:32,580 - Yo! 1031 00:39:32,622 --> 00:39:35,000 [laughter] 1032 00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:37,335 - It worked. Congratulations. 1033 00:39:37,377 --> 00:39:40,839 - My car has bucked us right into the win, baby. 1034 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:43,049 We are going home with this win today. 1035 00:39:43,091 --> 00:39:45,969 - Well, this build is definitely slammed, 1036 00:39:46,011 --> 00:39:48,346 loud, and bangin'. 1037 00:39:48,388 --> 00:39:49,597 I mean, look at it. 1038 00:39:49,639 --> 00:39:52,809 I love seeing the equestrian design elements 1039 00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:54,102 all the way across. 1040 00:39:54,144 --> 00:39:56,980 I wish that we had done a little bit more 1041 00:39:57,022 --> 00:39:58,481 to the silhouette. 1042 00:39:58,523 --> 00:40:00,608 I wish more exaggerated 1043 00:40:00,650 --> 00:40:03,945 Hot Wheels design elements were incorporated. 1044 00:40:03,987 --> 00:40:07,157 - The downside of starting with something so big 1045 00:40:07,198 --> 00:40:11,036 is that it really left a lot to be desired on the outside, 1046 00:40:11,077 --> 00:40:13,079 especially when you're competing with something 1047 00:40:13,121 --> 00:40:16,124 that looks like a literal monster. 1048 00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:18,918 But it does exactly what you set out to do, 1049 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,254 which is to scream, "Texas." 1050 00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:23,089 Now, it looks like y'all have made 1051 00:40:23,131 --> 00:40:25,925 custom Texas-shaped floaters. 1052 00:40:25,967 --> 00:40:28,345 - Absolutely. So that was my idea. 1053 00:40:28,386 --> 00:40:29,929 - I feel like you guys could give 1054 00:40:29,971 --> 00:40:31,514 a little more of the Twin Mill element. 1055 00:40:31,556 --> 00:40:33,308 - Okay. - Brought some exhaust out. 1056 00:40:33,350 --> 00:40:35,810 Because I love the movement, but visually, 1057 00:40:35,852 --> 00:40:37,645 on the exterior of the body, 1058 00:40:37,687 --> 00:40:39,022 you got to work with something. 1059 00:40:39,064 --> 00:40:41,900 But by cutting the roof off and exposing the inside, 1060 00:40:41,941 --> 00:40:44,027 you really had to step up and make that interior bang. 1061 00:40:44,069 --> 00:40:45,403 And you did just that. 1062 00:40:45,445 --> 00:40:46,446 - Absolutely. 1063 00:40:46,488 --> 00:40:49,991 - All right, Hert, Dalal, it's time. 1064 00:40:50,033 --> 00:40:52,911 The superfan who inspired 1065 00:40:52,952 --> 00:40:57,165 our favorite build this week is... 1066 00:40:57,207 --> 00:41:00,669 - To win would be an absolute dream come true. 1067 00:41:00,710 --> 00:41:03,838 - It would fill a void that has been there for 20-plus years. 1068 00:41:05,006 --> 00:41:06,383 - Sheilah! 1069 00:41:06,424 --> 00:41:07,634 [all cheering] 1070 00:41:07,676 --> 00:41:09,761 - Oh! 1071 00:41:09,803 --> 00:41:12,514 - Congratulations! You did it! 1072 00:41:12,555 --> 00:41:13,932 [uplifting music] 1073 00:41:13,973 --> 00:41:15,183 - Sheilah! 1074 00:41:15,225 --> 00:41:17,102 [all cheering] Sheilah! 1075 00:41:17,143 --> 00:41:19,437 - My body went into shock. 1076 00:41:19,479 --> 00:41:22,482 [gasps] I can't believe it. 1077 00:41:22,524 --> 00:41:24,526 - The reason that Sheilah's Monster Bug won 1078 00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:27,904 was because it just had so much personality. 1079 00:41:27,946 --> 00:41:31,616 I mean, this thing really put a smile on all of our faces. 1080 00:41:31,658 --> 00:41:33,284 - Congratulations, Sheilah. 1081 00:41:33,326 --> 00:41:35,453 $25,000--oh, and you're gonna need this. 1082 00:41:35,495 --> 00:41:37,914 It's a key to the finale. - Yes! 1083 00:41:37,956 --> 00:41:40,375 [applause] 1084 00:41:40,417 --> 00:41:43,503 - That's right, where you will compete against the rest 1085 00:41:43,545 --> 00:41:46,423 of this season's winners, presented by Xfinity, 1086 00:41:46,464 --> 00:41:50,260 to see if your next creation will become 1087 00:41:50,301 --> 00:41:54,097 a real Hot Wheels diecast car that you can buy. 1088 00:41:54,139 --> 00:41:56,016 For Dalal and Hert, I'm Rutledge Wood. 1089 00:41:56,057 --> 00:41:57,684 See you on the next lap. 1090 00:41:57,726 --> 00:42:00,603 [cheers and applause] - You messed with me!