Ant Anstead Master Mechanic

Ant has 12 weeks until his baby boy is due, and the same amount of time to fulfill a childhood fantasy, to own a 1950s Alfa 158. But since he doesn't have $20 million lying around, he's going to build the Alfa from the ground up.

Ant has found a donor 1950s chassis, so his ambitious Alfa 158 build can now begin in earnest. He also digs deep into his passion for the early years of Formula One racing and how it inspired this project.

Ant visits an Alfa specialist hoping to buy a live rear axle, and ends up with more than he bargained for. Its win-win, but the tricky part will be trying to fit a Spider's axle, gearbox and engine into his 158.

Ant is beginning to feel the pressure of his ambitious Alfa 158 build. The only place he can get the correct body mold on short notice is his own shop back in England, more than 5,000 miles away.

As the Alfa build nears the halfway point, a torn bicep threatens to derail the entire project. When Ant's wife Christina stops by to make sure he isn't overdoing it, she's surprised to learn that the 158 is a single-seater.

Ant's 158 and injured arm are both progressing steadily, but he still needs lots of help from the camera crew. Making matters worse, the body is still in transit from the UK and might not fit the chassis.

Ant hits week seven of his Alfa build and takes the team on a surprise pilgrimage to see an original Alfa 158. He is starstruck and even squeezes into the $20 million beauty for a selfie.

Ant is not a patient man, and the engine for his Alfa 158 is still missing in action. There are still loads of work to do, and he's been working early mornings, late nights and weekends, sometimes without the camera crew.

Ant hopes to sweet-talk a few bigwigs into giving him permission to take his completed Alfa 158 to the US Grand Prix in Austin. But the car isn't done, and his arm still isn't fully healed, leaving the heavy lifting to his crew.

Ant's ambitious Alfa build is in the home stretch, but his new baby could come any day now. He gets good news about his plan to unveil the car at the US Grand Prix, but a million critical details must still be sorted out.

With the deadline looming on his Alfa 158 build, Ant has yet to even start the engine, let alone give the car a test drive. He also needs to finalize the look of his creation, so he seeks out legendary designer Chip Foose.

Ant has to strip the Alfa 158 down, paint every part and rebuild the car in time for its debut at the US Grand Prix. After that, he puts the car through its paces on the track to see if performance lives up to expectations.