【Ep. 24】 Building the Real Life Deora 2 and Twin Mill ft. Carson Lev

Thank you LAP24Coffee for sponsoring!
Click here https://lap24coffee.com/discount/Deora2 and add "The Classic" to your cart and get 15% off your entire order! Offers subject to change. #lap24coffee

Ep 24. of The Squared Corner Podcast, Carson Lev tells the story of how he built the irl Deora 2 and Twin Mill | Building the Real Life Deora 2 and Twin Mill ft. Carson Lev
Carson Lev Podcast Episode
https://redphin.com

Subscribe, Click the Bell, and JOIN the channel!

Support me by buying Acceleracers merch!
Merch ►https://rdbl.co/2wZ2fOR

Ever wanted to know who was behind the famous slogan in the early 2000's "The World's Coolest Car Company", Well look no further. Carson Lev back in the day worked at Hot Wheels and not only coined that term, but understood the importance of it and acted upon it. His first big claim to flame would be finishing up the life size Twin Mill build in 2001 and then creating the Deora 2 build in 2003. Carson is one of the most influential minds when you talk about car culture and Hot Wheels and was a key part in it's success back in the late 90s and early 2000s. Don't miss this amazing podcast interview where I, JayCee Squared, sit one on one with a true Hot Wheels Legend for the longest episode on the podcast at 2 and half hours.

"If I Drive a car fast enough, I don't need a rear-view mirror, it's only where I'm going that matters"
- Carson Lev

"Transfomation is how you will grow a brand, Transaction is buying a bagel at the bagel store."

Recorded June 13th, 2023

Current Members
Citrus 3
Ratchet rpg01
Accelereece
AlSeg
slingshotkurt847

Podcast Links:
https://open.spotify.com/show/573bElU...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...


Follow Me:
AllInOne Link ►https://linktr.ee/JayCeeSquared
Instagram ►   / jc.squared  
Twitter ►   / jaycee_squared  
Reddit ►   / jcc-2224  
Discord ►   / discord  
FB Page ► https://bit.ly/3fyokUF
TikTok ►   / jayceesquared  

#acceleracers #jcsquared #hotwheels

TimeStamps
0:00 - Teaser
1:14 - Who is Carson Lev?
4:54 - How Carson got into Hot Wheels
7:57 - Building Twin Mill Beginnings
12:38 - $0 to Build Twin Mill
17:10 - How long did it take
18:01 - SEMA here we come! World's Coolest Car Company, We Define Car Culture
25:02 - 2001 Super Street Civic SI
28:49 - Hot Wheels Ford Focus
30:55 - Favorite Twin Mill Moments at SEMA and more
37:01 - Twin Mill Livery
38:34 - Transfomation vs Transactional
42:03 - World Race 20th Anniversary
46:20 - Evolution of Deora 2 & ProtoTypes
49:10 - Building of Deora 2
54:03 - Hall of Fame at Peterson
57:03 - SEMA 2003 Deora 2 Debut w/ West Coast Customs
58:50 - Chip Foose Mother's Wax Prototype
1:05:06 - Deora 2 IRL is genre based
1:11:25 - Who did the graphics of Deora 2?
1:15:37 - Wheels on Deora 2 and Twin Mill
1:18:31 - Legends Tour Controversy
1:21:29 - 0 to 60 times
1:22:54 - Twin Mill Large Scale Diecasts
1:26:35 - Nathan Proch stories & Red Lines vs Red Dot
1:33:30 - Smash Mouth Hot Wheels Fender 35th Anniversary Guitar
1:38:53 - Video Games
1:40:10 - What is it like to drive Hot Wheels Cars
1:48:28 - Forza Horizon Twin Mill and Deora 2
1:50:54 - 100% Hot Wheels & Ed Roth
1:53:40 - Elliot Handler
1:57:13 - More Nathan Proch
1:59:28 - Gas Station in HW Design Studio
2:05:30 - RedPhin 59 Bel Air
2:09:10 - Pixar's Cars Land
2:13:20 - Lessons from his Mom
2:15:17 - Snake And Mongoose And Movie
2:25:47 - Speed Round