How a Hot Car Becomes a Hot Wheels Car
BY ELANA SCHERR | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars Making a wide-body 1970 Pontiac Firebird into a Hot Wheels Legend at the Hot Wheels design headquarters in El Segundo, California. The only sound in the room is a slight whir from the launcher at the base of the ramp. Bryan Benedict lines up the Pontiac Firebird, and it shoots forward, up through a loop and over. It's just a blur of green and the hiss of tires against track. The crowd cheers. It's a small crowd, but that's okay. We're cheering for a small car. Benedict is the design director…