“When Don” Don James Executive Vice President of Nintendo America,  “requested the meeting and he told me he needed us to create some of the Mario Kart 7 cars in real life I was excited and ready for the challenge. Then he said they need to have a hang glider for flying and a propeller for underwater maneuvering I thought, he must be joking!” said Ryan Friedlinghaus, founder and CEO of West Coast Customs.

Ryan and his West Coast Customs team take on an “impossible” build. No strangers to a challenge, Nintendo challenges Ryan and his crew to make cars out of digital images and data from a video game. Not one to back down West Coast Customs starts with 2 GEM cars and strips everything but the batteries, wiring and frame. From here they must create scaled size replicas of the Mario Kart and the Bumble V kart from Nintendo’s newest game Mario Kart 7. Join us to see this amazing and unique process and watch West Coast Customs make the impossible, a reality!

Owner Ryan Friedlinghaus and his shop have been doing exclusive custom builds for the MTV show Pimp my Ride, TLC’s Street Customs, Street Customs Berlin and now on his new show on  Velocity, Inside West Coast Customs. Ryan and his crew are world-renowned for their extreme vehicles, outrageous features and unique designs.

Check out Inside West Coast Customs, Sunday at 9:00 pm EST on Velocity.

About West Coast Customs
Headquartered in Corona, Calif., West Coast Customs was founded in 1993 by Ryan Friedlinghaus.  West Coast Customs is known by car enthusiasts as the premiere high-end modification shop that can transform any vehicle into a work of art.  West Coast Customs is not only known for building cars but delivering dynamic television content to a wide range of viewers. West Coast Customs has been the exclusive shop featured in MTV show Pimp my Ride, TLC’s Street Customs, Street Customs Berlin and now  Velocity, Inside West Coast Customs