1 00:00:04,713 --> 00:00:05,088 . 2 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:05,588 [upbeat music] 3 00:00:08,091 --> 00:00:09,509 - Wow. 4 00:00:09,551 --> 00:00:10,635 Buckle up... 5 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:11,678 [engine humming] 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,430 For a magical ride. 7 00:00:13,471 --> 00:00:15,098 - I can't believe I'm here. - Pretty cool, right? 8 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:16,683 - This is awesome. 9 00:00:16,725 --> 00:00:18,685 - Tonight, Hot Wheels fans Luidgi and Terri 10 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:20,186 get the chance of a lifetime... 11 00:00:20,228 --> 00:00:22,981 - Oh! Yes! [engine starts] 12 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:26,026 - Transforming nostalgic cars from their past... 13 00:00:26,067 --> 00:00:28,653 - The 1995 Chevy Corvette. 14 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:30,321 It was my husband's car. 15 00:00:30,363 --> 00:00:31,614 It's just a lot of memories. 16 00:00:31,656 --> 00:00:32,741 - We've cried together in this car. 17 00:00:32,782 --> 00:00:34,451 We've laughed together in this car. 18 00:00:34,492 --> 00:00:36,911 - Into the life-sized Hot Wheels of their dreams. 19 00:00:36,953 --> 00:00:39,205 [engine humming] 20 00:00:39,247 --> 00:00:41,249 - I started off as this little boy 21 00:00:41,291 --> 00:00:42,667 playing with Hot Wheels on my carpet. 22 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:46,046 I could never have even imagined myself here. 23 00:00:46,087 --> 00:00:47,922 - I want it to be the best police car 24 00:00:47,964 --> 00:00:49,674 that Hot Wheels has ever made. 25 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:52,844 - Our superfans will be judged by our panel of car experts... 26 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,388 - I just love anything with my name on it. [laughs] 27 00:00:55,430 --> 00:00:59,434 - Who will crown a winner who takes home $25,000 28 00:00:59,476 --> 00:01:03,438 and a key to our finale, where one lucky superfan 29 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,815 will get their design made into an actual 30 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:08,568 Hot Wheels diecast that you can buy. 31 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:11,946 This is "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge." 32 00:01:11,988 --> 00:01:18,703 * * 33 00:01:23,208 --> 00:01:24,793 Hello and welcome 34 00:01:24,834 --> 00:01:27,087 to "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge." 35 00:01:27,128 --> 00:01:28,630 I'm your host, Rutledge Wood. 36 00:01:28,672 --> 00:01:31,007 Tonight, two more Hot Wheels superfans 37 00:01:31,049 --> 00:01:34,761 will transform memorable, awesome cars from their past 38 00:01:34,803 --> 00:01:37,764 into life-size Ultimate Hot Wheels. 39 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:40,934 Let's meet our superfans. 40 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:42,602 - Hi. My name is Luidgi. 41 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:45,230 I'm 33 years old, I'm a first grade teacher, 42 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:46,773 and I'm from Brooklyn, New York. 43 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:49,693 And I love playing Hot Wheels with my three boys. 44 00:01:49,734 --> 00:01:51,486 You know, they just veer off the road. 45 00:01:51,528 --> 00:01:53,321 They just do what they want. [laughs] 46 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,658 - I'm Terri Jones. 47 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:59,869 I'm a 53-year-old retired cop from Birmingham, Alabama. 48 00:01:59,911 --> 00:02:03,623 And I'm your typical Southern belle Black mama. 49 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:07,335 This opportunity to have a life-sized Hot Wheels car 50 00:02:07,377 --> 00:02:10,714 based on my life is just amazing. 51 00:02:10,755 --> 00:02:14,175 - Terri, Luidgi, welcome to the Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage. 52 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:17,303 We all have a car that's something special to us. 53 00:02:17,345 --> 00:02:20,306 Terri, what is that car for you? 54 00:02:20,348 --> 00:02:22,809 - The 1995 Chevy Corvette. 55 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:24,561 It was my husband's car. 56 00:02:24,602 --> 00:02:26,980 And we had so many great memories in this car-- 57 00:02:27,022 --> 00:02:31,484 a lot of date nights-- before he passed away. 58 00:02:31,526 --> 00:02:35,196 - What a wonderful memory that that car holds... 59 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:37,407 - Thank you. - For you guys, your love. 60 00:02:37,449 --> 00:02:42,537 Does your car look a little something like this? 61 00:02:42,579 --> 00:02:44,205 - Oh! 62 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:45,749 Yes! 63 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:48,376 My husband loved his Chevy Corvette. 64 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:50,420 Ron instantly fell in love with that car. 65 00:02:50,462 --> 00:02:51,463 I mean, he just lit up. 66 00:02:51,504 --> 00:02:53,173 [sniffles] I'm sorry. 67 00:02:53,214 --> 00:02:54,341 - You don't have to apologize. 68 00:02:54,382 --> 00:02:56,968 [somber music] 69 00:02:57,010 --> 00:03:00,680 - It's just a lot of memories. 70 00:03:00,722 --> 00:03:03,016 To see something that he loved so much 71 00:03:03,058 --> 00:03:06,770 and that brought us so much joy felt amazing. 72 00:03:06,811 --> 00:03:09,564 It's like he's right here with me. [chuckles] 73 00:03:09,606 --> 00:03:11,358 I met my husband Ronald 74 00:03:11,399 --> 00:03:13,860 while we were both police officers. 75 00:03:13,902 --> 00:03:16,529 Every time we talked, it was just laughter and fun. 76 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:18,156 He was just a great person. 77 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,075 Oh, boy. 78 00:03:20,116 --> 00:03:22,786 We saved the Chevy Corvette only for date night. 79 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:24,371 - What do you think Ron would say 80 00:03:24,412 --> 00:03:26,039 right now sitting in this car? 81 00:03:26,081 --> 00:03:27,624 - [laughs] 82 00:03:27,665 --> 00:03:30,710 You know, I think right now he's just smiling. 83 00:03:30,752 --> 00:03:34,130 I treasure all the years we had together. 84 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:37,842 And I just want people to know that your life can change 85 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:40,929 in the blink of an eye, but you can go on, 86 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:42,555 and you can recover. - Absolutely. 87 00:03:42,597 --> 00:03:44,307 - I mean, look. I'm here. - Right? 88 00:03:44,349 --> 00:03:45,809 - Hot Wheels. 89 00:03:45,850 --> 00:03:48,144 I can't believe it. - What a special thing. 90 00:03:48,186 --> 00:03:50,647 - Our life could be memorialized 91 00:03:50,689 --> 00:03:53,066 in this car for years to come. 92 00:03:53,108 --> 00:03:54,901 - Now, Terri, I know you're ready to get started, 93 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:57,070 but we gotta find out about your competition. 94 00:03:57,112 --> 00:03:58,571 - Okay. 95 00:03:58,613 --> 00:04:02,742 - Luidgi, what is that special car for you? 96 00:04:02,784 --> 00:04:06,079 - It's a 1996 gold Toyota Camry. 97 00:04:06,121 --> 00:04:08,581 This car has just seen me through everything. 98 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:10,625 My son was diagnosed with cancer. 99 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:13,003 He's currently in remission. 100 00:04:13,044 --> 00:04:15,839 So this car has seen me through the lowest points of my life. 101 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,216 It's more than a car. It's like family. 102 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:21,011 - I am so glad that your son Miles is in remission. 103 00:04:21,052 --> 00:04:22,429 That's just the best news. 104 00:04:22,470 --> 00:04:24,639 And with so many memories of your Camry, 105 00:04:24,681 --> 00:04:26,307 what do you think of this one? 106 00:04:26,349 --> 00:04:27,392 Take a look. 107 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,894 [engine revs] 108 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:31,438 - [laughs] 109 00:04:31,479 --> 00:04:33,106 [upbeat music] 110 00:04:33,148 --> 00:04:34,816 What? 111 00:04:34,858 --> 00:04:36,484 This was my baby. 112 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:39,946 - How did this car have an effect on you? 113 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:42,699 - We had to travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan 114 00:04:42,741 --> 00:04:45,035 for Miles' chemotherapy-- definitely through some 115 00:04:45,076 --> 00:04:46,453 really, really dark times. 116 00:04:46,494 --> 00:04:48,621 I mean, this car was really a friend in need. 117 00:04:48,663 --> 00:04:50,081 It was definitely one of the hardest things 118 00:04:50,123 --> 00:04:53,335 that our family had ever had to endure. 119 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:55,920 Miles was just so strong through it all. 120 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:58,798 He had this game called "Hot Wheels Unleashed." 121 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:01,176 Then a nurse would come in with this big needle 122 00:05:01,217 --> 00:05:02,469 to, like, draw blood. 123 00:05:02,510 --> 00:05:05,555 But he goes, "The winner is Bone Shaker!" 124 00:05:05,597 --> 00:05:07,599 And I'm like, dude, are you serious? 125 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,225 Like, there's a needle in your arm, 126 00:05:09,267 --> 00:05:10,435 and you're talking about the-- 127 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:12,312 so he was, like, so into the Hot Wheels game. 128 00:05:12,354 --> 00:05:13,646 - Man, that's huge. 129 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:15,273 - Hot Wheels really helped Miles, 130 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:18,443 and it really brought light in, like, such a time of darkness. 131 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:20,862 - These two cars gave both of your families 132 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,490 strength, courage, and stability 133 00:05:23,531 --> 00:05:24,949 during a really difficult time. 134 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:26,326 I think we're gonna do something special 135 00:05:26,368 --> 00:05:28,161 here this week. 136 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,205 Now, I'll be judging your Ultimate Hot Wheels, 137 00:05:30,246 --> 00:05:31,414 but I'm not doing it alone. 138 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:34,167 That's where my cool friends come in. 139 00:05:34,209 --> 00:05:36,503 She's our Hot Wheels brand ambassador, 140 00:05:36,544 --> 00:05:38,338 making forward-thinking designs 141 00:05:38,380 --> 00:05:40,006 for the Ford Motor Company. 142 00:05:40,048 --> 00:05:42,926 It's Dalal Elsheikh. 143 00:05:42,967 --> 00:05:46,054 He's a major influencer in car culture 144 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:49,265 and makes some of the most insane cars you've ever seen. 145 00:05:49,307 --> 00:05:51,351 It's Hertrech Eugene Jr.! 146 00:05:51,393 --> 00:05:53,853 - Whoo! 147 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:55,730 - So we wanna let you know what we're looking for. 148 00:05:55,772 --> 00:05:56,981 Dalal? 149 00:05:57,023 --> 00:05:59,109 - I'll be asking myself, does it pay homage 150 00:05:59,150 --> 00:06:00,694 to Hot Wheels design history? 151 00:06:00,735 --> 00:06:04,364 Is it so fast, bold, and so loud 152 00:06:04,406 --> 00:06:07,659 that I just wanna close my ears just looking at it? 153 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:09,703 - When it comes to execution, I'll be eyeing 154 00:06:09,744 --> 00:06:11,996 whether your build lives up to the original design 155 00:06:12,038 --> 00:06:15,667 with high quality and a unique silhouette. 156 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:18,044 - As a Hot Wheels collector, I want to see something 157 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:21,256 that makes me say, I gotta add that to my collection. 158 00:06:21,297 --> 00:06:24,217 So we wanna see something unique, something special. 159 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:27,637 So let's start designing. 160 00:06:27,679 --> 00:06:30,724 Step one, our superfans must use inspiration 161 00:06:30,765 --> 00:06:33,893 from their own lives and the Magic Chrome Zone, 162 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:36,521 packed with the most legendary Hot Wheels ever. 163 00:06:36,563 --> 00:06:40,150 It's the perfect place to create their winning design. 164 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:41,735 Welcome to the Chrome Zone. 165 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:43,778 - I can't believe I'm here. - What do you picture here? 166 00:06:43,820 --> 00:06:46,031 What do you wanna turn this car into? 167 00:06:46,072 --> 00:06:48,366 - I want it to be the best police car 168 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:49,909 that Hot Wheels has ever made. 169 00:06:49,951 --> 00:06:53,038 - There have been over 100 Hot Wheels police cars done 170 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:56,833 and over 50 Chevy diecasts to compete with. 171 00:06:56,875 --> 00:07:00,045 In your mind, what does your Corvette police car look like? 172 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:03,673 - It's got the butterfly doors that come up. 173 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:05,175 - Really? - Yeah. 174 00:07:05,216 --> 00:07:06,760 - Wow. 175 00:07:06,801 --> 00:07:09,012 Now, this one--when you talk about a butterfly door-- 176 00:07:09,054 --> 00:07:12,265 - Killer. - I mean, you see that. 177 00:07:12,307 --> 00:07:14,726 You want it to have some real style, some real presence. 178 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,770 - Some hotness. 179 00:07:16,811 --> 00:07:18,271 - This car's got a big 5.7 V8 under the hood. 180 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:20,190 What do you wanna do with it? - It's gotta be chrome. 181 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:22,025 Let's put it on top so everybody can see it. 182 00:07:22,067 --> 00:07:23,777 We want it to be intimidating. 183 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:25,612 - Like a big old exposed engine. 184 00:07:25,653 --> 00:07:27,572 - Yes. Very aggressive. - Okay. 185 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:28,948 - Yeah. - Love it. 186 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:30,325 What are you thinking color-wise? 187 00:07:30,367 --> 00:07:31,993 - Bowling ball. 188 00:07:32,035 --> 00:07:34,496 - When we say "bowling ball," it's a color that looks like... 189 00:07:34,537 --> 00:07:35,914 - Marbled. - The sort of marbled effect 190 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:37,582 that an actual bowling ball has. 191 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:38,917 - Yes. - Bowling ball blue paint... 192 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:40,335 - Yes. - On a police corvette? 193 00:07:40,377 --> 00:07:42,128 I love that. - We gotta win. 194 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:44,798 - What do you wanna do with this Toyota Camry? 195 00:07:44,839 --> 00:07:48,009 - Well, I want this car to be an unstoppable car 196 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:50,303 that can get through anything or any obstacle, 197 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:51,805 just like Miles' courage. 198 00:07:51,846 --> 00:07:56,101 And I take a look at these cars, and my eyes-- 199 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:58,395 they're immediately drawn to this one right here. 200 00:07:58,436 --> 00:08:00,980 I love the engine. - Ooh, okay. 201 00:08:01,022 --> 00:08:03,024 - I love that it's exposed. It's out. 202 00:08:03,066 --> 00:08:05,568 - This is the Volvo P1800-- 203 00:08:05,610 --> 00:08:07,445 big old V8 sticking out of the hood. 204 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:09,280 - It signifies Miles' strength. 205 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:11,825 And that's what I really want this car to just scream. 206 00:08:11,866 --> 00:08:13,368 It's not to be messed with. 207 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:14,577 I would love to take it off road as well. 208 00:08:14,619 --> 00:08:15,704 - Okay. 209 00:08:15,745 --> 00:08:16,913 - Because it has to move mountains. 210 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:18,331 It has to climb over mountains. 211 00:08:18,373 --> 00:08:22,419 - This is the Armoured Racer, an armored car 212 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:24,713 turned into an off-road racer. 213 00:08:24,754 --> 00:08:26,756 - I'm really loving those wheels, too. 214 00:08:26,798 --> 00:08:29,092 Humongous wheels-- not to be messed with. 215 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:31,845 Listen, superheroes--they all have their own vehicle. 216 00:08:31,886 --> 00:08:34,014 So I think it's time for Miles to get his own. 217 00:08:34,055 --> 00:08:36,558 - Terri, Luidgi, you've got your car design. 218 00:08:36,599 --> 00:08:40,061 Now, these are the epic carpool artistes 219 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:43,356 who will take your vision and make it into real life. 220 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,483 Terri, you're gonna be with the Red Garage. 221 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:46,776 What's the name of your build? 222 00:08:46,818 --> 00:08:48,361 - Badge of Honor. 223 00:08:48,403 --> 00:08:51,197 - Luidgi, your carpool is in the Blue Garage. 224 00:08:51,239 --> 00:08:52,532 What's yours called? 225 00:08:52,574 --> 00:08:54,034 - Mountain Mover. 226 00:08:54,075 --> 00:08:56,036 - Oh, the Mountain Mover. - Oh, yes, yes. 227 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:57,787 - All right, y'all. It is race time. 228 00:08:57,829 --> 00:09:00,874 Your teams have one week to turn these two cars 229 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:02,876 into Ultimate Hot Wheels. 230 00:09:02,917 --> 00:09:04,127 Well, I'll tell you what. 231 00:09:04,169 --> 00:09:05,587 When the lights flash green, that means go. 232 00:09:05,628 --> 00:09:06,921 [alarm blares] Are you guys ready? 233 00:09:06,963 --> 00:09:08,798 - Yeah! - Let's go. 234 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,425 - And go! all: Go! 235 00:09:10,467 --> 00:09:13,762 * * 236 00:09:13,803 --> 00:09:16,473 - Go! Let's go. 237 00:09:16,514 --> 00:09:17,682 All right, team. 238 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:19,100 The first thing we're gonna do is, 239 00:09:19,142 --> 00:09:21,644 let's change these doors and make them butterfly doors 240 00:09:21,686 --> 00:09:22,979 for when they come up. - Love it. 241 00:09:23,021 --> 00:09:24,439 - How many times have you seen butterfly doors 242 00:09:24,481 --> 00:09:26,024 on a police car? What? 243 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:27,692 That's sick. Okay. - Very neat. 244 00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,819 So then we wanna put the massive engine 245 00:09:29,861 --> 00:09:31,696 coming up over the top. 246 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,865 - Let's get that old engine out and drop the new one in. 247 00:09:33,907 --> 00:09:35,992 - You can't have a police car without blue lights. 248 00:09:36,034 --> 00:09:37,243 - Right. 249 00:09:37,285 --> 00:09:38,495 - So we gotta have lights everywhere. 250 00:09:38,536 --> 00:09:41,122 We gotta have lights inside, underneath. 251 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:43,333 Everywhere we can put lights, I want blue lights. 252 00:09:43,375 --> 00:09:47,003 - From a racing perspective, Corvettes command respect. 253 00:09:47,045 --> 00:09:49,756 From a police perspective, Terri commands respect. 254 00:09:49,798 --> 00:09:51,049 The car suits her. 255 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:52,592 This thing is gonna look so sick. 256 00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:54,177 - I love it. Girl power. 257 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:57,847 - I want everyone to look at this car in the street 258 00:09:57,889 --> 00:09:59,849 and go, "I don't want nothing to do with this car." 259 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,976 - Dude, yeah. - That's a bad boy right there. 260 00:10:02,018 --> 00:10:04,604 So I wanna make sure that I give this car that personality 261 00:10:04,646 --> 00:10:06,940 since this car has been with me through everything, 262 00:10:06,981 --> 00:10:08,566 going through even the darkest times... 263 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,026 - Yep. 264 00:10:10,068 --> 00:10:12,112 - And then, you know, ending in the lighter times. 265 00:10:12,153 --> 00:10:14,030 So I really love this idea of just 266 00:10:14,072 --> 00:10:16,658 going from dark to light-- so kind of, like, a sunset. 267 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:17,951 - I got you on that one. 268 00:10:17,992 --> 00:10:19,661 You and Miles have moved mountains. 269 00:10:19,703 --> 00:10:21,579 And I feel like that-- in the front, 270 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,998 I feel this should be, like, almost like a shield, 271 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,127 that whatever is in front, I'm just gonna go through it. 272 00:10:27,168 --> 00:10:28,503 - Yeah, get out of the way. We're coming through. 273 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:29,713 - Oh, yeah. - Yes. 274 00:10:29,754 --> 00:10:31,131 - Let's go. - We're plowing through. 275 00:10:31,172 --> 00:10:33,133 I love the idea of being able to rip it apart. 276 00:10:33,174 --> 00:10:35,260 Now, are you sure you're gonna be comfortable with that? 277 00:10:35,301 --> 00:10:37,137 - You know, let's cut this thing up and show 278 00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:38,763 the Mountain Mover that it really is. 279 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:40,682 I wanna make sure that this Camry, 280 00:10:40,724 --> 00:10:44,019 like Miles, is unstoppable. 281 00:10:44,060 --> 00:10:46,563 One, two, let's go, Blue! 282 00:10:46,604 --> 00:10:49,733 - Stay tuned for wild and magical rides. 283 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:51,484 - Whoa. - Look at this. [laughs] 284 00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:52,944 - Is it gonna fit? 285 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:56,156 - If I take too much off, this is ruined, essentially. 286 00:10:56,197 --> 00:10:57,449 Moment of truth. 287 00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,909 [glass shattering] - Hey. What was that? 288 00:10:59,951 --> 00:11:02,829 - The back window just broke. - Oh! 289 00:11:02,871 --> 00:11:04,372 - You don't wanna miss a thing. 290 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:06,124 - Hey, hit the lights. - Nothing's working here. 291 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:07,667 - Nothing's working? - I'm loving it. 292 00:11:07,709 --> 00:11:09,919 - Yes! - Are you ready? 293 00:11:18,636 --> 00:11:19,012 . 294 00:11:19,054 --> 00:11:19,679 - Hey. - There we go. 295 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:21,890 - And that's a good start. 296 00:11:21,931 --> 00:11:23,808 - Let's work on getting some side cutters. 297 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,643 - In step two, the carpool teams 298 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:30,482 transform their wild designs into life-size Hot Wheels. 299 00:11:30,523 --> 00:11:33,902 Over in the Red Garage, Terri is transforming 300 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,321 her Chevy Corvette... - You guys are fast. 301 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,240 - Into the Badge of Honor, paying tribute 302 00:11:39,282 --> 00:11:41,659 to her late husband Ron, who was a police officer. 303 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:45,246 So Terri wants to do, like, a Lamborghini-style door 304 00:11:45,288 --> 00:11:46,664 on the Corvette. 305 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:48,875 Some people think that trend is a little bit outdated. 306 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:51,419 - Who said it's outdated--so I can go have a talk with them. 307 00:11:51,461 --> 00:11:54,714 - Oh, I mean, I clearly need to teach you what's cool. 308 00:11:54,756 --> 00:11:56,341 - Wow. 309 00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:58,843 - I would pay a lot of money to have met you in high school. 310 00:11:58,885 --> 00:12:01,054 - It was like this but worse. - [laughs] 311 00:12:01,096 --> 00:12:04,224 - Now, she's gonna add a giant engine and police lights. 312 00:12:04,265 --> 00:12:06,393 The tricky thing here will be making sure it's unique 313 00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,561 compared to the 100-plus police cars 314 00:12:08,603 --> 00:12:10,271 Hot Wheels already created. 315 00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:11,731 Knowing how much the Blue Garage is gonna 316 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,983 have to change about the Camry, 317 00:12:14,025 --> 00:12:15,819 are you concerned that they're gonna kind of 318 00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:17,821 lose what the car actually is? 319 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:19,948 - For me, the Camry, it's so ubiquitous, 320 00:12:19,989 --> 00:12:22,117 so I hope they take all those subtle features 321 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:23,410 and really exaggerate them. 322 00:12:23,451 --> 00:12:25,662 - I don't have the vocabulary that Dalal has. 323 00:12:25,704 --> 00:12:28,164 - "You-biquitous." - [laughs] You are "biquitous." 324 00:12:28,206 --> 00:12:29,457 - You. You're the "biquitous" one. 325 00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:30,959 - You're so "biquitous." 326 00:12:31,001 --> 00:12:33,545 - I went to so much college. 327 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,171 - Let's get the doors. 328 00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:37,090 - These doors are a giant process to do. 329 00:12:37,132 --> 00:12:39,759 They're not light. - Good. 330 00:12:39,801 --> 00:12:40,885 - [laughs] 331 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:44,723 [upbeat music] 332 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:47,809 I'm really leaning on Cody and Preston 333 00:12:47,851 --> 00:12:48,977 to get these scissor doors working 334 00:12:49,019 --> 00:12:50,353 before the judges show up. 335 00:12:50,395 --> 00:12:52,605 - So this is gonna be your new door frame bracket, 336 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:54,733 which is gonna be bolted to the car here. 337 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:58,903 - To design a hinge to go like this and then like this-- 338 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:00,321 it's high-risk. 339 00:13:00,363 --> 00:13:01,781 Because if not, the doors might not open. 340 00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:03,366 Or they could even fall off. 341 00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:05,493 - That's really going to change the presence of this vehicle 342 00:13:05,535 --> 00:13:06,786 if they can pull it off. 343 00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:08,955 This car wasn't built for doors like that. 344 00:13:08,997 --> 00:13:10,290 - It's lined up pretty good. - All right. 345 00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:12,000 We're off to a good start. - All right. 346 00:13:12,042 --> 00:13:13,668 - Over in the Blue Garage, 347 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:17,964 Luidgi is transforming his Camry into the Mountain Mover. 348 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:19,674 - My car is gutted. 349 00:13:19,716 --> 00:13:22,552 - It's all about paying tribute to his son, Miles, 350 00:13:22,594 --> 00:13:24,554 who is luckily in cancer remission. 351 00:13:24,596 --> 00:13:27,015 What's tricky about the Camry is, 352 00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:28,516 it sounds like they're gonna try to turn this 353 00:13:28,558 --> 00:13:34,356 into a rear-wheel drive, V8-powered SUV monster. 354 00:13:34,397 --> 00:13:35,565 - We're getting to the point where 355 00:13:35,607 --> 00:13:37,150 we're gonna start cutting. 356 00:13:37,192 --> 00:13:39,069 - I have so many great memories in this car. 357 00:13:39,110 --> 00:13:42,280 So to cut it all up is so bittersweet. 358 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:45,075 So Claudia, music is a very important 359 00:13:45,116 --> 00:13:46,326 part of my family's life. 360 00:13:46,368 --> 00:13:48,078 And in the car, that was something 361 00:13:48,119 --> 00:13:49,662 that helped us get through, especially during Miles' 362 00:13:49,704 --> 00:13:51,122 chemotherapy and radiation. 363 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:53,166 - Do you know the old gramophones? 364 00:13:53,208 --> 00:13:57,087 I'm gonna then take this and cut metal, right? 365 00:13:57,128 --> 00:13:58,922 I'm putting a huge challenge in front of me. 366 00:13:58,963 --> 00:14:01,925 Use a plasma cutter and weld, 367 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:05,303 something that I've never ever done before. 368 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:06,721 - I'm loving it. - Good. Good. 369 00:14:06,763 --> 00:14:08,390 - I'm ready to try it. - Good. Let's do it. 370 00:14:08,431 --> 00:14:10,100 - It's gonna be a Hot Wheels, baby. 371 00:14:10,141 --> 00:14:13,645 Yes! [laughs] 372 00:14:13,687 --> 00:14:16,564 - If anything happens to this car, I can't go home. 373 00:14:16,606 --> 00:14:19,734 - Oh, you'll go home. You'll go home fast, too. 374 00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:21,653 The Mustang Brothers working on a Corvette-- 375 00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:23,321 this is not normal for us. 376 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,116 - So we restore classic Mustangs back home 377 00:14:26,157 --> 00:14:27,242 in East Dundee, Illinois. 378 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:28,952 So we're gonna add a little bit 379 00:14:28,993 --> 00:14:30,286 of the Mustang Brothers taste to it 380 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:31,579 by putting a Ford engine in it. 381 00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:32,956 - That's right. Oh. 382 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:34,708 We better get that at the end. [laughter] 383 00:14:34,749 --> 00:14:36,876 - I don't want oil to fall in my hair, though. 384 00:14:36,918 --> 00:14:38,503 - Oh, yeah. Gotta wash the hair. 385 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,964 - When you're trying to make a life-size Ultimate Hot Wheels 386 00:14:41,006 --> 00:14:43,508 and there are so many Hot Wheels die-cast police cars 387 00:14:43,550 --> 00:14:46,344 already made of Corvettes, you do really 388 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:47,971 have to push the limits. - Yeah. 389 00:14:48,013 --> 00:14:51,558 - Now the hard part is to keep the Corvette true to its form. 390 00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:52,934 - Look at them--they don't even have the doors 391 00:14:52,976 --> 00:14:54,644 off their car yet. - I mean, come on. 392 00:14:54,686 --> 00:14:56,771 - So we're ditching the Corvette power plant 393 00:14:56,813 --> 00:14:58,523 for an even bigger V8. 394 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,775 It's gonna be really hard to have it still 395 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:03,403 look like it's a Corvette. 396 00:15:03,445 --> 00:15:04,946 - Seeing this car without the hood, 397 00:15:04,988 --> 00:15:07,073 without wheels, with no engine, 398 00:15:07,115 --> 00:15:09,951 it does not look right to me. 399 00:15:09,993 --> 00:15:11,244 Over in the Blue Garage, it looks like 400 00:15:11,286 --> 00:15:13,246 they're gonna front-half the car 401 00:15:13,288 --> 00:15:15,206 and then fab up a subframe 402 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:17,375 to hold the engine, the suspension, 403 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:19,753 and I guess everything else. 404 00:15:19,794 --> 00:15:21,171 - Crazy. 405 00:15:21,212 --> 00:15:22,714 - The biggest thing to think about here is that 406 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:25,008 everything that they're doing is completely exposed. 407 00:15:25,050 --> 00:15:28,261 So if one element isn't right, there's no covering it up. 408 00:15:28,303 --> 00:15:29,679 But they only have a week to do it. 409 00:15:29,721 --> 00:15:33,641 * * 410 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:34,809 - Oh, boy. 411 00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:35,810 - Whoa. 412 00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:37,645 - Oh, what are we doing? 413 00:15:37,687 --> 00:15:39,647 Is that the front crossmember you just cut? 414 00:15:39,689 --> 00:15:41,274 - It was the front crossmember. - It was. 415 00:15:41,316 --> 00:15:42,734 I know y'all are the Mustang Brothers 416 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,779 and this is a Corvette, but do y'all normally do that? 417 00:15:45,820 --> 00:15:47,364 - Well, we're cutting the car up, so. 418 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:48,615 - And we're putting a big engine in there, 419 00:15:48,656 --> 00:15:50,450 so we're gonna need as much room as we can get. 420 00:15:50,492 --> 00:15:52,202 - This engine transplant is like 421 00:15:52,243 --> 00:15:54,079 a heart transplant for a vehicle. 422 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,498 We gotta open up a big old space in this little Corvette 423 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:57,999 for this big engine to sit in. 424 00:15:58,041 --> 00:16:00,669 - Hey! What did you do? 425 00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:02,170 - Well, hello, Blue Garage. - Hey, guys. 426 00:16:02,212 --> 00:16:04,172 - Oh, hello. How have you been? - Hey. 427 00:16:04,214 --> 00:16:05,799 - What's the plan then? 428 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,009 How are you guys gonna turn this into the Mountain Mover? 429 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:09,552 - This front end is coming apart. 430 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:10,637 - Gone. 431 00:16:10,679 --> 00:16:11,721 - You're gonna cut the front end off? 432 00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:13,139 - Yeah, we don't need it. 433 00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:14,891 Look, we gotta remove the Camry and add the awesome. 434 00:16:14,933 --> 00:16:18,103 - Okay, so front-wheel drive-- that's all gone-- 435 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:19,854 converted to rear-wheel drive. 436 00:16:19,896 --> 00:16:22,023 - We have to cut the back of the car off, too. 437 00:16:22,065 --> 00:16:23,858 - What, more cutting? 438 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:26,361 - Y'all do know you still only have a week to build this? 439 00:16:26,403 --> 00:16:28,571 - I want it to look real, real scary. 440 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:30,615 So it's hard, but I'm ready to chop this baby down. 441 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:32,117 - Wow, bye, Camry-- or what's left of it. 442 00:16:32,158 --> 00:16:33,660 [laughter] 443 00:16:33,702 --> 00:16:36,037 [engine revs] 444 00:16:36,079 --> 00:16:37,372 - Look at this. - Whoa. 445 00:16:37,414 --> 00:16:39,040 - We got your engine. - Check this out. 446 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,083 - Yeah. - The new heart right here. 447 00:16:40,125 --> 00:16:42,127 - Is it gonna fit? - [laughs] 448 00:16:42,168 --> 00:16:43,211 - Unfortunately, we're gonna have 449 00:16:43,253 --> 00:16:44,295 to cut up the original hood. 450 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:45,839 - So be it. Let's do it. 451 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,550 - So far, the Mustang Brothers have removed 452 00:16:48,591 --> 00:16:50,468 the Corvette engine and stuck in 453 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,887 a gigantic Ford V8--tricky. 454 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:56,391 Now Savanna has to figure out how does she precisely cut 455 00:16:56,433 --> 00:16:58,768 that fiberglass hood to fit around it? 456 00:16:58,810 --> 00:17:00,770 Because you've only got one shot at that. 457 00:17:00,812 --> 00:17:02,188 [saw buzzing] 458 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:03,898 - It's quite a lot of pressure to get 459 00:17:03,940 --> 00:17:05,775 these cuts exactly right. 460 00:17:05,817 --> 00:17:09,362 If I take too much off, this is ruined, essentially. 461 00:17:09,404 --> 00:17:12,490 [upbeat music] 462 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,284 - Away. 463 00:17:14,325 --> 00:17:16,161 - Oh, my God. 464 00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:18,580 - Luidgi and the team are ditching as much 465 00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:21,750 of this Camry as possible, and I'm a little nervous here. 466 00:17:21,791 --> 00:17:24,252 They cut the entire front end off and the back. 467 00:17:24,294 --> 00:17:26,254 And so the whole strength of the car 468 00:17:26,296 --> 00:17:27,589 is in that center section. 469 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:29,299 Everything they weld to it has gotta hold, 470 00:17:29,341 --> 00:17:31,760 or this thing is not gonna move a single mountain. 471 00:17:31,801 --> 00:17:33,303 Not a Camry anymore. 472 00:17:33,345 --> 00:17:34,429 - It's gonna be really cool, I think. 473 00:17:34,471 --> 00:17:36,097 - If they can get it done. - Exactly. 474 00:17:36,139 --> 00:17:38,266 - Look at this. - Oh, my gosh. 475 00:17:38,308 --> 00:17:39,809 - The front of the Camry is off now. 476 00:17:39,851 --> 00:17:41,227 The back of the Camry is off now. 477 00:17:41,269 --> 00:17:43,897 I only got the middle of the Camry. 478 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:45,690 Oh, my--[laughs] Whoa. 479 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:47,525 - So we got some wheels for you. 480 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:50,445 - Whoa. Wow. - Subtle, right? 481 00:17:50,487 --> 00:17:52,197 - When I said "mountain movers," 482 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:53,782 I was not thinking these. 483 00:17:53,823 --> 00:17:55,700 How are they gonna fit on this little Camry? 484 00:17:55,742 --> 00:17:57,827 The size of the tires is monster. 485 00:17:57,869 --> 00:17:59,329 - We're gonna have to make a whole custom 486 00:17:59,371 --> 00:18:01,122 suspension setup in the back. 487 00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:02,290 - Wow. 488 00:18:02,332 --> 00:18:04,250 We only have a 1/3 of a car. 489 00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:05,502 I don't know if we have enough time. 490 00:18:05,543 --> 00:18:07,295 I don't see this car coming together. 491 00:18:07,337 --> 00:18:10,131 - Look at this. - Holy crap. 492 00:18:17,681 --> 00:18:17,889 . 493 00:18:17,931 --> 00:18:18,390 [upbeat music] 494 00:18:19,974 --> 00:18:21,351 - Are you ready? 495 00:18:21,393 --> 00:18:22,727 I'ma send it to you. I'ma send it to you. 496 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:24,813 - Okay. - You didn't even catch it. 497 00:18:24,854 --> 00:18:26,189 - Phoomp. [laughs] 498 00:18:26,231 --> 00:18:27,899 - Wow. 499 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:30,318 - Boop. Oh, man. 500 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:33,571 - Look at this. - Holy crap. 501 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:35,740 - Do we need to bring that axle further forward at all? 502 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:37,450 - Remember, we're trying to make it the "Mountain Mover." 503 00:18:37,492 --> 00:18:39,452 So if the wheels go a little bit more forward, 504 00:18:39,494 --> 00:18:41,413 it'll look too small. - All right. Cool. 505 00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:43,915 We'll go for it. Weld it in. 506 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:45,583 - The plan with the rear suspension is, 507 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:48,586 how monster-looking can we go? 508 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:50,922 - There are now four wheels in the back. 509 00:18:50,964 --> 00:18:52,298 - Four? 510 00:18:52,340 --> 00:18:54,259 - They turned a Camry into a dually. 511 00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,720 - A dually is a dual rear-wheel truck. 512 00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:59,389 I have definitely never seen a dually Camry before. 513 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:01,224 - Let's make it happen. [laughter] 514 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:03,059 - I'm getting a little nervous they're not spending 515 00:19:03,101 --> 00:19:05,437 enough time to think about what the front end of this car 516 00:19:05,478 --> 00:19:07,230 is now gonna look like. 517 00:19:07,272 --> 00:19:11,609 In the Red Garage, they are taking Terri's 1996 Corvette 518 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,778 and turning it into the Badge of Honor 519 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:16,573 to honor her late husband Ron. 520 00:19:16,614 --> 00:19:20,160 - Savanna is working on this cut in the hood. 521 00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:22,412 And it has to be precise. 522 00:19:22,454 --> 00:19:24,122 And we only have one hood. 523 00:19:24,164 --> 00:19:25,582 Let's try it out. 524 00:19:25,623 --> 00:19:27,667 - Moment of truth. 525 00:19:29,336 --> 00:19:31,546 - All right. Watch the front. 526 00:19:31,588 --> 00:19:34,132 There we go. - Okay, Savanna. 527 00:19:34,174 --> 00:19:35,717 - Look at that. - Look. 528 00:19:35,759 --> 00:19:37,052 - [laughs] - You did good. 529 00:19:37,093 --> 00:19:38,303 - Yeah. - Awesome. 530 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:40,180 - Good fit, y'all. 531 00:19:40,221 --> 00:19:42,140 Savanna has done it. 532 00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:44,392 - We'll take care of you, Terri, don't you worry. 533 00:19:44,434 --> 00:19:45,560 Killed it. 534 00:19:45,602 --> 00:19:49,606 * * 535 00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:50,774 - How we doing? 536 00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:53,818 - All right. - Yeah? Cool? 537 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,362 All right. [laughs] - My God. 538 00:19:55,403 --> 00:19:57,864 - Building a gramophone-- it's such a nice addition. 539 00:19:57,906 --> 00:20:01,910 It brings the build back to Luidgi's story. 540 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:05,288 - I never even held a welding machine. 541 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:08,333 And now I'm about to weld something that goes round. 542 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:10,210 Why did I do that to myself? 543 00:20:10,251 --> 00:20:14,381 It goes from this to this to this. 544 00:20:16,508 --> 00:20:18,385 - Halfway through, y'all. 545 00:20:19,928 --> 00:20:22,514 - We need to use the soft top frame, 546 00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:24,724 but the soft top itself has to go. 547 00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:26,893 - We can't have a convertible police Corvette 548 00:20:26,935 --> 00:20:28,228 with an open top. 549 00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:32,941 So my team suggested we make the roof a hardtop. 550 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:34,651 This is making my pressure go up. 551 00:20:34,693 --> 00:20:36,111 That's very hard. 552 00:20:36,152 --> 00:20:38,279 They have to redesign the whole roof. 553 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:39,864 - It's gonna look better. Trust me. 554 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:41,157 - I know it will. 555 00:20:41,199 --> 00:20:43,743 - Now they're gonna fabricate a metal hardtop 556 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:46,121 with a totally different shape. 557 00:20:46,162 --> 00:20:47,997 If they do it wrong, 558 00:20:48,039 --> 00:20:50,125 it's just gonna look ridiculous. 559 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:52,377 - Oh, that's hard to do. - [laughs] I know. 560 00:20:52,419 --> 00:20:53,878 - Oh, my gosh. 561 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,880 - Going on date nights, going to parties. 562 00:20:55,922 --> 00:20:57,716 The convertible top was a big part of that. 563 00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:00,051 We need something back here to kind of balance off 564 00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:02,971 the exaggeration of the engine. - Sure. 565 00:21:03,013 --> 00:21:04,597 Terri is not happy. 566 00:21:04,639 --> 00:21:06,683 Everything about this roof is a headache. 567 00:21:06,725 --> 00:21:08,518 Contours of how we need to bend the metal 568 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,894 just aren't bending right. 569 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,896 We're gonna take a piece of steel. 570 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:14,357 It'll carry the contour of the roof. 571 00:21:14,399 --> 00:21:17,736 * * 572 00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:19,279 - You know, the thing about the Corvette 573 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,198 that makes this so tricky is you have to be so-- 574 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,576 [alarm blaring] Oh, boy! 575 00:21:24,617 --> 00:21:26,202 - What is that? 576 00:21:26,244 --> 00:21:28,747 - The Inspirationator 5000, 577 00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:32,042 which is way better than the 4000 model, let me tell you. 578 00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:35,378 It is filled with over 800 of the most iconic 579 00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:37,505 Hot Wheels ever produced. 580 00:21:37,547 --> 00:21:40,633 And it's about to throw you for a loop. 581 00:21:40,675 --> 00:21:47,182 * * 582 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:54,773 Oh, one of my favorites. 583 00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:59,110 - What? - This is the Lethal Diesel. 584 00:21:59,152 --> 00:22:02,947 - A low-riding hot rod that is made up completely 585 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:06,493 of scrap parts, has a giant diesel engine 586 00:22:06,534 --> 00:22:08,036 popping out of the hood-- 587 00:22:08,078 --> 00:22:10,330 loosely inspired by a Hummer H1. 588 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:13,291 So it has a brutalist, military kind of feel. 589 00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:15,293 - I mean, this is the kind of thing you'd see in, like, 590 00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:17,587 a post-apocalyptic movie. 591 00:22:17,629 --> 00:22:19,923 All right, friends. Here is your twist. 592 00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:23,134 To win this challenge and earn a key to the finale, 593 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:26,221 you have to add a post-apocalyptic element 594 00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:27,555 to your car. 595 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:30,475 - Oh, wow. - You ready? 596 00:22:30,517 --> 00:22:32,519 - Terri, Luidgi, you each have one of these 597 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,145 Hot Wheels in your garages. 598 00:22:34,187 --> 00:22:36,314 When the lights flash that beautiful green, 599 00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:37,899 get back to work. 600 00:22:37,941 --> 00:22:40,318 [buzzer blares] all: Go! 601 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,528 - Hmm. Yes. 602 00:22:41,569 --> 00:22:42,821 - All right. 603 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,989 - I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it. 604 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:48,243 - So what about try to go a little bit steampunk? 605 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:50,620 - Oh, that could be cool. - Yeah? 606 00:22:50,662 --> 00:22:52,122 - I'd like use some of the old parts 607 00:22:52,163 --> 00:22:53,540 so it still has that Camry feel to it. 608 00:22:53,581 --> 00:22:54,624 - You still can't let go of her. 609 00:22:54,666 --> 00:22:55,792 - My baby! 610 00:22:55,834 --> 00:22:57,502 I love the idea that the Lethal Diesel 611 00:22:57,544 --> 00:22:59,170 has armor all around it. 612 00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,756 This will really tell the story of how resilient Miles was, 613 00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:03,550 his strength through this whole journey. 614 00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:05,677 - So there's a bunch of armor plating I see on the back. 615 00:23:05,719 --> 00:23:06,678 - Okay. - We can bring the top up. 616 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,096 - I love it. 617 00:23:08,138 --> 00:23:09,347 - And then we can start building, 618 00:23:09,389 --> 00:23:10,849 like, armor plating on top. 619 00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:12,851 - Almost like an exoskeleton. 620 00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:14,102 - Definitely the armor panel 621 00:23:14,144 --> 00:23:15,562 could take the car over the top. 622 00:23:15,603 --> 00:23:17,022 - We're still making this thing look like a Corvette, 623 00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:18,189 but we're also making it look like 624 00:23:18,231 --> 00:23:20,191 a rugged zombie apocalypse. - Right. 625 00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:21,901 - Let's do this for Ron. - Let's get it done. 626 00:23:23,069 --> 00:23:26,448 - I am loving the Lethal Diesel twist. 627 00:23:26,489 --> 00:23:29,200 I'm gonna be dressing the car with all these armors 628 00:23:29,242 --> 00:23:32,037 that I'm making from the pieces of the Camry 629 00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:34,456 so that it's like-- it's like a tank, you know? 630 00:23:34,497 --> 00:23:35,915 It's mean. 631 00:23:35,957 --> 00:23:37,208 Talking about being ambitious-- 632 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,711 I came here to win, not to play, baby. 633 00:23:39,753 --> 00:23:43,256 * * 634 00:23:43,298 --> 00:23:44,549 - There you go. 635 00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:46,176 We're starting to take some cake now. 636 00:23:46,217 --> 00:23:48,470 - So Terri, these spacers that I've added, 637 00:23:48,511 --> 00:23:51,181 they're gonna help stand it off of the original body work. 638 00:23:51,222 --> 00:23:52,640 We're also gonna be backlighting it. 639 00:23:52,682 --> 00:23:54,476 - That's how I wanted it to be. 640 00:23:54,517 --> 00:23:56,436 - Red Garage, hello. 641 00:23:56,478 --> 00:23:58,229 [laughter] 642 00:23:58,271 --> 00:24:00,732 It seems like you guys have done, uh, a lot of stuff. 643 00:24:00,774 --> 00:24:02,192 - Yes. - Quite a bit. 644 00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:05,153 - We had to incorporate parts of the Lethal Diesel, 645 00:24:05,195 --> 00:24:07,364 which was the bulletproof panels. 646 00:24:07,405 --> 00:24:10,241 But we wanted to keep the style of the Corvette. 647 00:24:10,283 --> 00:24:12,827 - Corvettes being fiberglass bodies, 648 00:24:12,869 --> 00:24:15,413 you can't just weld a hole and then re-drill it. 649 00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:17,791 And you can't hang too much weight off of them 650 00:24:17,832 --> 00:24:19,250 because they're fiberglass. 651 00:24:19,292 --> 00:24:20,418 They have to find that right balance 652 00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:22,796 so that it is functional. 653 00:24:22,837 --> 00:24:24,506 - Not only that, we have the doors. 654 00:24:24,547 --> 00:24:25,674 - They're gonna be symmetrical? 655 00:24:25,715 --> 00:24:26,758 - Oh, yeah. - Oh, yeah. 656 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:27,967 - Okay. - Hopefully. 657 00:24:28,009 --> 00:24:29,427 It better not be like one-- - Yeah. 658 00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:31,721 - One's doing this, and the other one's doing that. 659 00:24:31,763 --> 00:24:33,431 - I hope the armored plating 660 00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:36,643 doesn't make the scissor doors even harder to operate. 661 00:24:36,685 --> 00:24:39,312 - I really like this Lethal Diesel twist 662 00:24:39,354 --> 00:24:41,606 because what they've done to the car so far 663 00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:43,358 is pretty cool. 664 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,319 - Lethal Diesel has this really industrial, 665 00:24:46,361 --> 00:24:47,654 brutalist look to it. 666 00:24:47,696 --> 00:24:49,614 And her car, the C4 Corvette, 667 00:24:49,656 --> 00:24:51,241 has these beautiful smooth lines. 668 00:24:51,282 --> 00:24:53,326 So I think it's gonna be difficult to make 669 00:24:53,368 --> 00:24:55,412 these two different styles work together. 670 00:24:55,453 --> 00:24:56,705 - What about Luidgi? 671 00:24:56,746 --> 00:24:58,456 - Luidgi and his team are willing to cut 672 00:24:58,498 --> 00:25:01,209 every part of this car out and rebuild it with scrap. 673 00:25:01,251 --> 00:25:02,585 I think it's gonna do them plenty of favors-- 674 00:25:02,627 --> 00:25:05,171 that is, as long as they're able to make scrap metal 675 00:25:05,213 --> 00:25:07,340 look really impressive and cohesive on that Camry. 676 00:25:07,382 --> 00:25:11,011 - What Luidgi's team is doing is reusing scrap parts 677 00:25:11,052 --> 00:25:13,263 from the original Camry, which is new for Hot Wheels. 678 00:25:13,304 --> 00:25:15,932 [glass shattering] - Hey. What was that? 679 00:25:15,974 --> 00:25:18,476 - [laughs] Oh, no! - Oh! 680 00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:19,853 - Are you okay? 681 00:25:19,894 --> 00:25:21,646 - The back window just broke. 682 00:25:21,688 --> 00:25:24,649 - We've just made the back window of the car explode. 683 00:25:24,691 --> 00:25:26,568 - Oh. - Possibility of another... 684 00:25:26,609 --> 00:25:29,446 - Oh, my-- - Guys, what's going on? 685 00:25:29,487 --> 00:25:31,322 - I think the tension from us putting that on 686 00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:33,074 and Claudia on the roof-- I think it just-- 687 00:25:33,116 --> 00:25:34,659 - Yeah, turns out it was a lot of weight to put 688 00:25:34,701 --> 00:25:35,827 right there by the glass. 689 00:25:35,869 --> 00:25:38,329 But what I do feel is your eyes 690 00:25:38,371 --> 00:25:39,873 looking over there at that competition. 691 00:25:39,914 --> 00:25:43,209 * * 692 00:25:43,251 --> 00:25:45,420 - Can we--can we talk about the front? 693 00:25:45,462 --> 00:25:46,671 Because I'm just gonna come right out and say it. 694 00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:47,797 - Okay. 695 00:25:47,839 --> 00:25:49,299 - This looks terrible. 696 00:25:50,884 --> 00:25:52,177 It seems like y'all were like, 697 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:54,137 let's get huge wheels for the back. 698 00:25:54,179 --> 00:25:56,264 You need some bigger meats on this thing, don't you think? 699 00:25:56,306 --> 00:25:58,475 - It's off balance. I can't lie. 700 00:25:58,516 --> 00:26:01,019 - I mean, it feels like if you're gonna move mountains, 701 00:26:01,061 --> 00:26:02,270 you just gotta have something 702 00:26:02,312 --> 00:26:04,689 a little bit more aggressive here. 703 00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:07,192 - Rut is unimpressed with the front of the Camry. 704 00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:09,444 I'm really nervous about the time that we have left. 705 00:26:18,203 --> 00:26:18,411 . 706 00:26:18,453 --> 00:26:18,912 [upbeat music] 707 00:26:20,955 --> 00:26:22,207 - Here on "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge," 708 00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:24,000 you need to know the lingo. 709 00:26:24,042 --> 00:26:26,211 Today, we're talking Treasure Hunts. 710 00:26:26,252 --> 00:26:29,756 - Yar, did someone say "treasure hunt"? 711 00:26:29,798 --> 00:26:32,133 - Not now, Rut. - Oh, my bad. 712 00:26:32,175 --> 00:26:34,886 - A Treasure Hunt is a rare diecast like this one. 713 00:26:34,928 --> 00:26:37,764 Treasure Hunts were first introduced in 1995 714 00:26:37,806 --> 00:26:40,141 with 12 cars every year. 715 00:26:40,183 --> 00:26:43,937 But today, 12 to 15 cars are released each month. 716 00:26:43,978 --> 00:26:47,023 - Oh, ho, ho! Shiver me timbers. 717 00:26:47,065 --> 00:26:48,733 Walk the plank. 718 00:26:48,775 --> 00:26:51,152 - Rut, you know the Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt has absolutely 719 00:26:51,194 --> 00:26:52,821 nothing to do with pirates? 720 00:26:52,862 --> 00:26:54,906 - But I put on a peg leg. 721 00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:56,032 - I can see your shoes. 722 00:26:56,074 --> 00:26:57,867 - You scalawag. 723 00:27:00,036 --> 00:27:02,414 - This has been The Hot Wheels Handbook. 724 00:27:02,455 --> 00:27:04,624 * * 725 00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:06,710 - I'm just gonna come right out and say it. 726 00:27:06,751 --> 00:27:08,169 This looks terrible. 727 00:27:09,629 --> 00:27:10,964 It seems like y'all were like, 728 00:27:11,006 --> 00:27:12,632 let's get huge wheels for the back. 729 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:16,011 You need some bigger meats on this thing, don't you think? 730 00:27:16,052 --> 00:27:17,554 - It's a little bit off balance. 731 00:27:17,595 --> 00:27:19,055 I can't lie. 732 00:27:19,097 --> 00:27:20,640 - I mean, it feels like if you're gonna move mountains, 733 00:27:20,682 --> 00:27:22,225 you just gotta have something 734 00:27:22,267 --> 00:27:23,977 a little bit more aggressive here. 735 00:27:24,019 --> 00:27:25,812 - That's a fair point. Yeah. 736 00:27:25,854 --> 00:27:29,274 - The tires have kind of scaled themselves down, magically. 737 00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:30,984 - I am seeing what Rut is seeing. 738 00:27:31,026 --> 00:27:33,236 The back looks amazing. It's huge. 739 00:27:33,278 --> 00:27:35,363 But the front just screams teeny-weeny. 740 00:27:35,405 --> 00:27:37,073 We need to make sure that the front 741 00:27:37,115 --> 00:27:39,075 looks just as mean as the back. 742 00:27:39,117 --> 00:27:42,746 * * 743 00:27:42,787 --> 00:27:44,998 - Put it back on the table. 744 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,916 - I--it's almost like this-- 745 00:27:46,958 --> 00:27:48,501 this whole section needs to come out. 746 00:27:48,543 --> 00:27:51,671 - There's not a lot of room to actually make the mechanics 747 00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:52,797 of those doors work. 748 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:54,341 - Holy cow. 749 00:27:54,382 --> 00:27:55,800 - Yeah, we're gonna have to do quite a bit of cutting. 750 00:27:55,842 --> 00:27:58,219 - So it takes a lot of careful cutting and trimming 751 00:27:58,261 --> 00:28:00,722 to get the doors to actually mount on the car, 752 00:28:00,764 --> 00:28:02,349 never mind open correctly. 753 00:28:02,390 --> 00:28:04,142 - This needs to meet the door frame, 754 00:28:04,184 --> 00:28:06,478 but this can't meet the door frame because this 755 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:08,646 is bottoming out before it hits. 756 00:28:08,688 --> 00:28:10,648 - Ah, you know, I thought I had these hinges working, 757 00:28:10,690 --> 00:28:13,318 but I gotta go ahead and disassemble the old hinges 758 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:14,819 to now bolt them together. 759 00:28:14,861 --> 00:28:17,447 * * 760 00:28:17,489 --> 00:28:20,492 - Claudia, I saw you drawing these flowers. 761 00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:22,035 And I thought to myself, 762 00:28:22,077 --> 00:28:24,120 where have I seen these flowers before? 763 00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:27,332 This is a coin that was given to Miles 764 00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:31,169 after he rang the bell for chemotherapy. 765 00:28:31,211 --> 00:28:33,421 [voice breaking] And that number, 378, 766 00:28:33,463 --> 00:28:35,882 is the patient number that he was. 767 00:28:35,924 --> 00:28:38,259 So when I saw you drawing the flowers, 768 00:28:38,301 --> 00:28:40,136 it was just meant to be. - Oh, wow. 769 00:28:40,178 --> 00:28:41,721 Why did I draw flowers? 770 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:44,182 It's--you know, when it's meant to be, it's meant to be. 771 00:28:44,224 --> 00:28:45,809 Papa Luidgi, you have a heart of gold. 772 00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:47,185 - Yeah. - You really do. 773 00:28:47,227 --> 00:28:48,728 - Thank you, guys. 774 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:51,981 That really made me realize how much I need 775 00:28:52,023 --> 00:28:55,360 to make this build for Miles. 776 00:28:55,402 --> 00:28:57,570 - My gramophone looked like a flower. 777 00:28:57,612 --> 00:28:59,280 Now I'm thinking, what about if I cut them 778 00:28:59,322 --> 00:29:01,741 as petals, as the daffodils 779 00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:04,285 that there are on the coin? 780 00:29:04,327 --> 00:29:06,079 - I thought about, with the tail lights, 781 00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:08,248 I could do our initials. - Oh. 782 00:29:08,289 --> 00:29:09,833 - Because Ron was always driving, 783 00:29:09,874 --> 00:29:11,459 and I was always the passenger. 784 00:29:11,501 --> 00:29:14,170 I fell in love with the Corvette because of Ron. 785 00:29:14,212 --> 00:29:17,173 So it's very important to get Ron on the car. 786 00:29:17,215 --> 00:29:18,758 To me, that pulls it all together. 787 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,760 "RJ," "TJ." 788 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:23,013 - It's almost like he's there in the driver's seat with us 789 00:29:23,054 --> 00:29:24,681 on this build, which is-- - Exactly. 790 00:29:24,723 --> 00:29:26,474 People think I'm crazy. 791 00:29:26,516 --> 00:29:28,768 * * 792 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:31,062 [engine humming] 793 00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:35,066 - This is it--the last day. 794 00:29:35,108 --> 00:29:37,110 - This is my project for the day 795 00:29:37,152 --> 00:29:39,070 for the Lethal Diesel twist. 796 00:29:39,112 --> 00:29:40,822 I'm gonna align the armor. 797 00:29:40,864 --> 00:29:43,700 And then I'm gonna start welding them onto the car. 798 00:29:43,742 --> 00:29:47,620 There's no time left, so I have to rush. 799 00:29:47,662 --> 00:29:50,457 - Looking over at the Badge of Honor, it looks incredible. 800 00:29:50,498 --> 00:29:52,292 It looks like everything I want 801 00:29:52,334 --> 00:29:53,668 the Mountain Mover to look like. 802 00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:54,919 Now, I'm not feeling very confident. 803 00:29:54,961 --> 00:29:56,504 We gotta get going. 804 00:29:56,546 --> 00:29:59,341 - After what the judges have said over this front end, 805 00:29:59,382 --> 00:30:01,760 do you think this is gonna be aggressive enough for him? 806 00:30:01,801 --> 00:30:04,262 - This is looking spiky now... - Yeah. 807 00:30:04,304 --> 00:30:05,430 - And aggressive out the front. 808 00:30:05,472 --> 00:30:07,307 I think that's the most important thing, 809 00:30:07,349 --> 00:30:09,100 is that it does it in the front. 810 00:30:09,142 --> 00:30:11,686 - Yeah. - So yes, 100%. 811 00:30:11,728 --> 00:30:13,271 - See what I'm saying? 812 00:30:13,313 --> 00:30:14,981 - Our scissor doors all causing a bunch of issues right now. 813 00:30:15,023 --> 00:30:16,399 - Right. 814 00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:17,942 - We're gonna take these door hinges off the doors. 815 00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,361 We're gonna get it on the car. 816 00:30:19,402 --> 00:30:22,614 And hopefully, this works. 817 00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:24,324 - What's that look like? - We got it. 818 00:30:24,366 --> 00:30:26,159 We got it cut. Pull it off. 819 00:30:26,201 --> 00:30:28,411 There's gotta be another way. 820 00:30:28,453 --> 00:30:29,621 - There's a lot at stake here. 821 00:30:29,662 --> 00:30:31,331 We don't have much time to do it. 822 00:30:31,373 --> 00:30:33,333 - So these doors are just not working, 823 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:35,543 which is a little bit unnerving. 824 00:30:35,585 --> 00:30:37,337 It will be a big problem if there are no doors. 825 00:30:39,589 --> 00:30:41,341 - Well, I know you're right in the thick of it. 826 00:30:41,383 --> 00:30:43,635 But Terri and Luidgi, now it's time 827 00:30:43,677 --> 00:30:45,929 for your carpools to turn the corner 828 00:30:45,970 --> 00:30:47,347 towards the finish line. 829 00:30:47,389 --> 00:30:49,349 - Do it for Ron. all: For Ron. 830 00:30:49,391 --> 00:30:51,267 - I don't get to see these doors on 831 00:30:51,309 --> 00:30:53,478 before I have to leave. 832 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,397 And it's very frustrating. 833 00:30:55,438 --> 00:30:58,024 All I can do is pray these doors 834 00:30:58,066 --> 00:30:59,275 are functional and that they work. 835 00:30:59,317 --> 00:31:00,443 - I'm a little worried. 836 00:31:00,485 --> 00:31:02,362 I'm feeling really sad and very nervous 837 00:31:02,404 --> 00:31:03,613 to leave my carpoolers. - Now, go on! 838 00:31:03,655 --> 00:31:04,614 Get out of here. We got it. - See you guys. 839 00:31:04,656 --> 00:31:06,199 - We got it. - We got this. 840 00:31:06,241 --> 00:31:08,076 During Miles' chemotherapy, 841 00:31:08,118 --> 00:31:09,661 it was a very dark time in my life. 842 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:11,996 And there were little glimpses of light during that. 843 00:31:12,038 --> 00:31:15,333 And I really want this color palette to reflect that. 844 00:31:16,918 --> 00:31:20,213 I hope that my carpoolers are going to execute this vision 845 00:31:20,255 --> 00:31:21,548 that I have in my mind, 846 00:31:21,589 --> 00:31:22,799 but I don't know if they can do that. 847 00:31:22,841 --> 00:31:24,134 - You guys are the coolest. 848 00:31:24,175 --> 00:31:26,094 Can you try that foot thing? - No, thank you. 849 00:31:26,136 --> 00:31:28,096 - You--just one time? - That's okay. 850 00:31:28,138 --> 00:31:31,266 - Step three is all about finishing touches-- 851 00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:33,560 adding wild colors and decorations 852 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:35,729 before the cars are reassembled. 853 00:31:35,770 --> 00:31:38,148 One hour left. That's 60 minutes. 854 00:31:38,189 --> 00:31:40,567 - Oh, my God! Guys, we only have an hour. 855 00:31:40,608 --> 00:31:43,069 - Let's go. We gotta get going. - Okay. [chuckles] 856 00:31:43,111 --> 00:31:44,404 We're under a ton of pressure. 857 00:31:44,446 --> 00:31:46,281 We need to see these doors pop open. 858 00:31:46,322 --> 00:31:48,533 A ton of pressure. - Ten minutes. 859 00:31:48,575 --> 00:31:49,743 - This is it. This is it, y'all. 860 00:31:49,784 --> 00:31:52,454 - Ten minutes. - Ten minutes. Ten minutes. 861 00:31:52,495 --> 00:31:54,456 - All hands on deck right now. 862 00:31:54,497 --> 00:31:57,250 - If you open it too far out, it's catching the fender. 863 00:31:57,292 --> 00:31:59,127 It's scraping pretty good right here. 864 00:31:59,169 --> 00:32:00,253 - Okay. 865 00:32:00,295 --> 00:32:02,213 - Five minutes left, you guys. 866 00:32:10,430 --> 00:32:10,638 . 867 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:11,681 - The car transformations are complete. 868 00:32:13,058 --> 00:32:15,310 It's time to see some life-sized Hot Wheels. 869 00:32:15,352 --> 00:32:17,020 Let's get our superfans out here. 870 00:32:17,062 --> 00:32:19,147 Terri and Luidgi, get out here. 871 00:32:19,189 --> 00:32:20,607 - Yeah! [applause] 872 00:32:20,648 --> 00:32:23,401 - Whoo-whoo! - You're cooking. 873 00:32:23,443 --> 00:32:24,652 - Are you ready? - Yes. 874 00:32:24,694 --> 00:32:27,072 - Oh, we're ready. - Ugh. 875 00:32:27,113 --> 00:32:28,448 - Terri, you're up first. 876 00:32:28,490 --> 00:32:31,910 Let's put our eyes on your brand-new Badge of Honor. 877 00:32:31,951 --> 00:32:34,287 [applause] 878 00:32:34,329 --> 00:32:37,248 [siren wailing] 879 00:32:37,290 --> 00:32:39,793 - Oh! 880 00:32:39,834 --> 00:32:42,837 [engine revving] 881 00:32:42,879 --> 00:32:44,839 - Oh, yeah! 882 00:32:44,881 --> 00:32:46,716 Here they are. 883 00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:49,135 [cheering] 884 00:32:49,177 --> 00:32:50,303 - Wow. 885 00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:52,180 This car is amazing. 886 00:32:52,222 --> 00:32:53,348 I'm so proud of my team. 887 00:32:53,390 --> 00:32:56,643 Ah, this is off the chain! 888 00:32:56,685 --> 00:32:57,852 Oh, my God! 889 00:32:57,894 --> 00:32:59,688 Look at this! 890 00:32:59,729 --> 00:33:02,232 Can I open the door? - Get on in there. 891 00:33:02,273 --> 00:33:03,525 - These scissor doors 892 00:33:03,566 --> 00:33:04,859 are gonna make or break this build. 893 00:33:04,901 --> 00:33:06,778 And so if they don't work in front of the judges, 894 00:33:06,820 --> 00:33:08,738 we might as well pack our bags and go home. 895 00:33:08,780 --> 00:33:11,866 [dramatic music] 896 00:33:11,908 --> 00:33:14,536 * * 897 00:33:14,577 --> 00:33:16,705 - Whoa. It's like a robot or something. 898 00:33:18,957 --> 00:33:20,667 The scissor doors work. 899 00:33:20,709 --> 00:33:22,669 Oh, my goodness. 900 00:33:22,711 --> 00:33:25,588 They work great. 901 00:33:25,630 --> 00:33:28,508 - So Terri, tell us, where did you start 902 00:33:28,550 --> 00:33:30,051 and where did this car end up? 903 00:33:30,093 --> 00:33:34,931 - Well, we started with just a '95 Chevy Corvette, 904 00:33:34,973 --> 00:33:39,561 transformed into a Badge of Honor. 905 00:33:39,602 --> 00:33:42,480 We started with the engine, supercharged V8. 906 00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:45,567 We converted the convertible to a hardtop. 907 00:33:45,608 --> 00:33:49,237 We added the armor plating with the Lethal Diesel twist. 908 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:51,072 - Oh, yeah. 909 00:33:51,114 --> 00:33:54,034 - Then we added the zoomies coming out the top of the hood. 910 00:33:54,075 --> 00:33:56,619 We also did personalized taillights-- 911 00:33:56,661 --> 00:33:58,747 Ron's initials 'cause he was always the driver, 912 00:33:58,788 --> 00:34:01,082 my initials on the passenger side. 913 00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:02,917 My taillights look great. 914 00:34:02,959 --> 00:34:04,419 I am so proud of myself. 915 00:34:04,461 --> 00:34:08,548 We added the fly scissor doors that worked perfectly. 916 00:34:08,590 --> 00:34:10,425 Bad guys are gonna shake when they see this 917 00:34:10,467 --> 00:34:11,760 in their rearview mirror. - [laughs] 918 00:34:13,887 --> 00:34:15,305 Let's bring down the light so we can see 919 00:34:15,347 --> 00:34:17,349 what this looks like in the dark. 920 00:34:17,390 --> 00:34:19,059 Oh, there we go. 921 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,268 Yeah, looking good. 922 00:34:20,310 --> 00:34:21,686 [applause] 923 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:23,855 Oh, you know what? I wanna see those taillights. 924 00:34:23,897 --> 00:34:25,440 Oh, yeah. 925 00:34:25,482 --> 00:34:26,900 Look how cool those look. 926 00:34:26,941 --> 00:34:29,235 - This car has exceeded my expectations. 927 00:34:29,277 --> 00:34:30,904 I am so happy, 928 00:34:30,945 --> 00:34:33,448 and I'm very impressed with my team. 929 00:34:33,490 --> 00:34:34,783 - What do you think Ron would think 930 00:34:34,824 --> 00:34:36,409 of what y'all did this week? - [sighs] 931 00:34:36,451 --> 00:34:39,037 Ron would probably think I'm insane anyway... 932 00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:40,872 [laughs] By doing this. 933 00:34:40,914 --> 00:34:44,876 If he saw this car, his Corvette, 934 00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:46,002 he would go crazy. 935 00:34:46,044 --> 00:34:47,796 - Savanna, what's it like turning this car 936 00:34:47,837 --> 00:34:49,631 into something so special that really represents 937 00:34:49,673 --> 00:34:52,342 Terri and her husband, Ron? 938 00:34:52,384 --> 00:34:54,844 - She deserves this. Ron deserves this. 939 00:34:54,886 --> 00:34:57,347 And ultimately, to see her genuine reaction 940 00:34:57,389 --> 00:34:58,973 was payment enough. 941 00:34:59,015 --> 00:35:02,018 - To see these three beautiful people 942 00:35:02,060 --> 00:35:04,604 work this hard for me, for my dream-- 943 00:35:04,646 --> 00:35:07,190 and I know Ron is here. 944 00:35:07,232 --> 00:35:09,901 I'm in awe of this car and what they've done. 945 00:35:09,943 --> 00:35:10,985 This is amazing. 946 00:35:11,027 --> 00:35:13,238 - Well, I think you guys did Ron proud. 947 00:35:13,279 --> 00:35:15,699 - I do, too, definitely. He would definitely be proud. 948 00:35:15,740 --> 00:35:17,575 And he would love this. 949 00:35:17,617 --> 00:35:19,327 He would love this more than me. 950 00:35:19,369 --> 00:35:20,495 [laughter] 951 00:35:20,537 --> 00:35:22,372 Savanna, Cody, and Preston, 952 00:35:22,414 --> 00:35:25,000 thank you so much for telling Ron's story. 953 00:35:25,041 --> 00:35:28,294 I thank you and I'm forever in debt to you. 954 00:35:28,336 --> 00:35:31,840 - This car is wild. 955 00:35:31,881 --> 00:35:34,676 You guys did such a good job on making me forget 956 00:35:34,718 --> 00:35:35,844 that this was a convertible. 957 00:35:35,885 --> 00:35:38,930 That hardtop is unbelievable. 958 00:35:38,972 --> 00:35:40,765 And then all the armor plates, adding that blue color to them 959 00:35:40,807 --> 00:35:42,350 really brought the car to life. 960 00:35:42,392 --> 00:35:44,853 The scissor doors-- I'm a sucker. 961 00:35:44,894 --> 00:35:46,438 I am a sucker for some scissor doors. 962 00:35:46,479 --> 00:35:48,773 These things are really cool. - Dalal, what do you think? 963 00:35:48,815 --> 00:35:52,235 - You've done a great job of maintaining so many 964 00:35:52,277 --> 00:35:54,154 of these iconic Corvette curves. 965 00:35:54,195 --> 00:35:56,239 Hot Wheels has done a ton of Corvettes, right? 966 00:35:56,281 --> 00:35:59,868 So you guys had a ton of Corvette Hot Wheels history 967 00:35:59,909 --> 00:36:02,162 to stand up against, but I think 968 00:36:02,203 --> 00:36:03,872 this thing really stands out. 969 00:36:03,913 --> 00:36:07,625 I mean, you have the giant V8 engine, the huge zoomies. 970 00:36:07,667 --> 00:36:09,336 I mean, this thing has so much presence. 971 00:36:09,377 --> 00:36:11,671 If I had to say anything negative, 972 00:36:11,713 --> 00:36:13,048 you have these moments where 973 00:36:13,089 --> 00:36:15,633 the body armor does not match up. 974 00:36:15,675 --> 00:36:16,718 Those are just some of the things 975 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,678 that really catch my eye. 976 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,307 - First off, what's so cool is that at every step 977 00:36:22,349 --> 00:36:26,561 of the way, you see your story and their incredible skill 978 00:36:26,603 --> 00:36:27,854 from every single angle. 979 00:36:27,896 --> 00:36:29,731 You knew how to make great power. 980 00:36:29,773 --> 00:36:31,399 Let's stick this monster in here. 981 00:36:31,441 --> 00:36:33,068 And talk about an impact-- 982 00:36:33,109 --> 00:36:35,320 it's the whole front half of the car. 983 00:36:35,362 --> 00:36:38,490 I also really love that y'all were so thoughtful 984 00:36:38,531 --> 00:36:40,241 on flow the whole way. 985 00:36:40,283 --> 00:36:42,994 You know, even using that twist of the Lethal Diesel 986 00:36:43,036 --> 00:36:45,705 with this armor-- the armor flows, too. 987 00:36:45,747 --> 00:36:48,291 Oh, this was seriously such an interesting 988 00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:50,126 and awesome car to start with. 989 00:36:50,168 --> 00:36:51,419 Thank you, Terri. 990 00:36:51,461 --> 00:36:54,964 Luidgi, it is time to see your transformed Toyota. 991 00:36:55,006 --> 00:36:56,758 Are you ready? - I'm ready. 992 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,011 - Here it is. It's the Mountain Mover. 993 00:37:00,053 --> 00:37:01,596 [engine revving] 994 00:37:01,638 --> 00:37:04,349 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! [laughs] 995 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:13,775 . 996 00:37:13,817 --> 00:37:14,859 - We've seen Terri's Ultimate Hot Wheels. 997 00:37:16,319 --> 00:37:20,490 Now, Luidgi, it is time to see your transformed Toyota. 998 00:37:20,532 --> 00:37:22,033 Are you ready? - I'm ready. 999 00:37:22,075 --> 00:37:24,327 - Here it is. It's the Mountain Mover. 1000 00:37:24,369 --> 00:37:26,413 [engine revving] 1001 00:37:26,454 --> 00:37:28,957 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! [laughs] 1002 00:37:28,998 --> 00:37:32,085 - Oh, my God! - Oh, my God! 1003 00:37:32,127 --> 00:37:33,294 - Oh, wow. 1004 00:37:33,336 --> 00:37:36,548 [engine roaring] 1005 00:37:38,967 --> 00:37:40,719 - Whoo! 1006 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,053 - There's nothing there. - [laughs] 1007 00:37:42,095 --> 00:37:43,221 - Oh, my goodness. 1008 00:37:43,263 --> 00:37:46,349 I mean, this is mental. 1009 00:37:46,391 --> 00:37:48,309 It is even more beautiful than I could expect. 1010 00:37:48,351 --> 00:37:51,896 [laughing] Yo, that doesn't even look like my Camry. 1011 00:37:51,938 --> 00:37:54,774 [sentimental music] 1012 00:37:54,816 --> 00:37:56,901 This car looks like a mountain mover. 1013 00:37:56,943 --> 00:37:58,903 Like, this is the personality of what this car-- 1014 00:37:58,945 --> 00:38:00,697 how durable this car has been for us. 1015 00:38:00,739 --> 00:38:02,115 Like, everyone looks at a Camry, 1016 00:38:02,157 --> 00:38:03,366 and they're like, oh, it's just a Camry. 1017 00:38:03,408 --> 00:38:05,160 Like, that's not my dream car. 1018 00:38:05,201 --> 00:38:07,203 This is a dream car. 1019 00:38:07,245 --> 00:38:09,706 - Luidgi, tell me about the transformation 1020 00:38:09,748 --> 00:38:11,708 that this Camry went through. 1021 00:38:11,750 --> 00:38:15,128 - What didn't this Camry go through? 1022 00:38:15,170 --> 00:38:17,464 We started with my baby, my Toyota Camry. 1023 00:38:17,505 --> 00:38:19,257 And we cut the front, 1024 00:38:19,299 --> 00:38:20,800 we cut the back. 1025 00:38:20,842 --> 00:38:23,428 And then we added these huge back tires, 1026 00:38:23,470 --> 00:38:25,764 this dope V8 engine, and then gramophones 1027 00:38:25,805 --> 00:38:27,807 that turned into dandelions. 1028 00:38:27,849 --> 00:38:29,976 We have the "M" in the front for my son. 1029 00:38:30,018 --> 00:38:31,561 We call him Miracle Miles. 1030 00:38:31,603 --> 00:38:34,564 Every part of this car is just telling Miles' story. 1031 00:38:34,606 --> 00:38:35,899 And it's just-- 1032 00:38:35,940 --> 00:38:38,401 I don't know if "thank you" is even the word 1033 00:38:38,443 --> 00:38:40,945 that I can give you guys. - That's plenty. That's plenty. 1034 00:38:40,987 --> 00:38:42,655 - I think all of us that are parents and have kids, 1035 00:38:42,697 --> 00:38:46,076 all we can do is hope that, if we had to at that moment, 1036 00:38:46,117 --> 00:38:49,412 we could do it and find the strength that you've found. 1037 00:38:49,454 --> 00:38:53,792 It's so easy to love you and so easy to love this story. 1038 00:38:53,833 --> 00:38:55,752 And you don't have to say thanks to us. 1039 00:38:55,794 --> 00:38:56,961 Thank you. 1040 00:38:58,630 --> 00:39:00,382 - I mean, this thing's amazing. 1041 00:39:00,423 --> 00:39:01,591 Dalal, why don't you start? 1042 00:39:01,633 --> 00:39:03,259 - Oh, my God. 1043 00:39:03,301 --> 00:39:04,719 I don't think I've ever seen someone 1044 00:39:04,761 --> 00:39:07,639 react that way to a Camry before. 1045 00:39:07,681 --> 00:39:09,349 So that was pretty cool. 1046 00:39:09,391 --> 00:39:11,851 You guys did such a great job of incorporating 1047 00:39:11,893 --> 00:39:13,061 the Lethal Diesel twist. 1048 00:39:13,103 --> 00:39:15,355 This thing looks so apocalyptic. 1049 00:39:15,397 --> 00:39:19,693 We talked so much about exposed engines and wild exhaust. 1050 00:39:19,734 --> 00:39:22,445 But, like, dualies on a Camry? 1051 00:39:22,487 --> 00:39:24,406 [laughter] That's crazy. 1052 00:39:24,447 --> 00:39:26,783 That's Hot Wheels. - Hert, what do you think? 1053 00:39:26,825 --> 00:39:29,244 - Your Camry is absolutely insane. 1054 00:39:29,285 --> 00:39:30,995 I'll be honest, when you guys started this build, 1055 00:39:31,037 --> 00:39:33,039 I was really worried about cohesiveness. 1056 00:39:33,081 --> 00:39:37,419 And I gotta say, Claudia, you really brought it home. 1057 00:39:37,460 --> 00:39:41,506 Your paint work, your metal work is unbelievable. 1058 00:39:41,548 --> 00:39:42,716 I love the exposed look. 1059 00:39:42,757 --> 00:39:44,300 I love the rawness of all of this. 1060 00:39:44,342 --> 00:39:46,428 But I think to make it flow with the back, 1061 00:39:46,469 --> 00:39:48,388 I think you could have took a little bit of fender 1062 00:39:48,430 --> 00:39:49,681 and built it into the spikes. 1063 00:39:49,723 --> 00:39:50,849 I think it would've gave it 1064 00:39:50,890 --> 00:39:53,226 so much shape going down the side. 1065 00:39:53,268 --> 00:39:56,479 - Y'all changed so much about the Camry, 1066 00:39:56,521 --> 00:39:58,106 and yet, you still preserved 1067 00:39:58,148 --> 00:40:00,025 what the Camry was all about, 1068 00:40:00,066 --> 00:40:01,818 which was a safe place for your family. 1069 00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:03,903 I really like this beautiful V8 1070 00:40:03,945 --> 00:40:05,405 you guys stuck here at the front of the car. 1071 00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:07,657 The paint-- not only does it really 1072 00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:09,367 make those incredible flowers pop, 1073 00:40:09,409 --> 00:40:12,120 but it gives way more texture and dimension. 1074 00:40:12,162 --> 00:40:15,457 And to bring in that sunrise and sunset view-- 1075 00:40:15,498 --> 00:40:18,543 in the post-apocalyptic vibe, that totally makes sense. 1076 00:40:18,585 --> 00:40:20,337 Now, I'm gonna be honest. 1077 00:40:20,378 --> 00:40:22,881 I'm definitely feeling, with the presence of the rear 1078 00:40:22,922 --> 00:40:25,925 of this car, it felt like y'all just ran out of time 1079 00:40:25,967 --> 00:40:28,678 to really make the front have that same vibe, 1080 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:31,014 that same feel. 1081 00:40:31,056 --> 00:40:35,060 Terri, Luidgi, it was Corvette versus Camry on this one, 1082 00:40:35,101 --> 00:40:36,978 and your Ultimate Hot Wheels 1083 00:40:37,020 --> 00:40:39,397 really took it to the next level. 1084 00:40:39,439 --> 00:40:45,570 The superfan who inspired our favorite story this week is... 1085 00:40:45,612 --> 00:40:48,656 [dramatic music] 1086 00:40:48,698 --> 00:40:54,662 * * 1087 00:40:54,704 --> 00:40:55,705 Luidgi. 1088 00:40:55,747 --> 00:40:57,791 [cheers and applause] 1089 00:40:57,832 --> 00:41:02,295 * * 1090 00:41:02,337 --> 00:41:04,130 - [crying] 1091 00:41:04,172 --> 00:41:06,966 - There is so much love and support. 1092 00:41:07,008 --> 00:41:08,968 - I think what really did it for his team was, 1093 00:41:09,010 --> 00:41:11,054 they really thought outside of the box 1094 00:41:11,096 --> 00:41:12,847 when recreating this car. 1095 00:41:12,889 --> 00:41:14,307 Every element of this build 1096 00:41:14,349 --> 00:41:17,143 really told Luidgi and Miles' story. 1097 00:41:17,185 --> 00:41:19,979 - Two of the best builds this garage has ever seen, 1098 00:41:20,021 --> 00:41:22,399 but only one person walks out of here 1099 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,484 with 25 grand and a key to the finale. 1100 00:41:24,526 --> 00:41:26,653 And Luidgi, that is you, my friend. 1101 00:41:26,695 --> 00:41:29,406 Congratulations. 1102 00:41:29,447 --> 00:41:30,532 - This is bananas. 1103 00:41:30,573 --> 00:41:33,410 I couldn't even dream this if I tried. 1104 00:41:33,451 --> 00:41:35,870 - You'll compete against this season's winners, 1105 00:41:35,912 --> 00:41:39,165 presented by Xfinity, to see if your next creation 1106 00:41:39,207 --> 00:41:43,461 will become a Hot Wheels die-cast car that you can buy. 1107 00:41:43,503 --> 00:41:44,963 We will see you next time for another race 1108 00:41:45,005 --> 00:41:47,632 to the finish line with life-sized Hot Wheels. 1109 00:41:47,674 --> 00:41:48,633 Catch you on the next lap. 1110 00:41:48,675 --> 00:41:49,968 [cheers and applause] 1111 00:41:50,010 --> 00:41:51,177 - This is what I came for-- 1112 00:41:51,219 --> 00:41:53,555 a chance for Miles to have a toy 1113 00:41:53,596 --> 00:41:56,516 that he can actually play with that was built by his dad. 1114 00:41:56,558 --> 00:41:57,767 Are you kidding me? 1115 00:41:57,809 --> 00:42:00,478 all: Hot Wheels! 1116 00:42:04,524 --> 00:42:07,444 [dramatic music] 1117 00:42:07,485 --> 00:42:14,451 * *