Caddy Rust Bucket/bel - Air beauty part 1

Narrator: RIGHT NOW ON "FAST N' LOUD"... IT'LL BE OKAY. HOT ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS AND MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN DRAG IN A CLASSIC CADDIE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THAT'S RUST. THAT'S RUST. CUT IT OUT. AND AS PROBLEMS FLAME UP IN THE SHOP... YEAH, THAT'S ON FIRE. OH, MAN. ...ONE CREW MEMBER'S TALKING MUTINY. IN MY OPINION, WE NEED TO CUT THIS THING LOOSE. MEANWHILE, RICHARD AND DENNIS RACE TO RESCUE A JAG WITH A PAST. WINNER OF THE CANNONBALL 1979. I DON'T SEE IT. BUT THIS BEAUTY'S ALREADY GOT A DATE WITH A JUNKYARD MASHER. STOP. TURN THAT THING OFF. LET'S TALK. PLUS, RICHARD'S ON THE ROCKS AT THE GAS MONKEY BAR & GRILL. RICHARD. I'M FARRAH, AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR BOULDERS. STOP WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YES. IT'S A CORNUCOPIA OF CARS. SO START YOUR ENGINES AND BUCKLE UP. IT MIGHT BE A BUMPY RIDE. WHOO! GRAB SOMETHING SHARP AND HOLD ON. LOOK AT THIS, MAN. JUST OUT HERE ON THE OPEN COUNTRY ROAD WITH RICHARD. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? BETTER THAN BEING IN THE SHOP. YEAH, NO KIDDING. SO I NOTICED RICHARD WAS ABOUT TO HEAD OUT OF TOWN. AARON WASN'T GO WITH HIM AND HE HAD AN EXTRA TICKET, SO I ASKED IF I COULD TAG ALONG AND HERE WE ARE. WHAT DO PEOPLE DO UP HERE? FREEZE YOUR *** OFF. YES. A LITTLE COLD. NOT REALLY INTO THAT, BUT AT LEAST IT'S OUT OF THE SHOP. THIS GUY ACTUALLY E-MAILED ME. I GUESS SOME FAMILY MEMBER HAD PASSED, AND THEY WANTED TO LIQUIDATE THE COLLECTION. EVERYTHING FROM CARS AND TRUCKS, AND MOTORCYCLES AND... A LOT OF OLD CARS AROUND HERE. THAT'S THE ONE THING. THE FURTHER UP NORTH, THE MORE OLD CARS, BUT MORE RUST. I HATE RUST. ALL RIGHT. THERE IT IS. I SEE IT. ALL RIGHT. HOW YOU DOING, SIR? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROB WARD. RICHARD RAWLINGS. K.C. MATHIEU. LIKEWISE. WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE ABOUT ALL YOUR CARS HERE. WHAT'S THE DEALIO? YOU JUST GONNA SELL THEM ALL. YEAH. IT'S FATHER-IN-LAW'S CAR COLLECTION AND HE'S PASSED AWAY AND TIME TO LIQUIDATE THE COLLECTION. WELL, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT BUYING SOME OF THESE CARS. YEAH. IT'S ACTUALLY A BEL AIR, HUH? HE BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1960. HE SPECIAL ORDERED IT. I'M ALREADY DIGGING THIS CAR. THIS IS NICE. HOW WE DOING AS FAR AS RUST? I DON'T KNOW. LET ME LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF IT. YEAH, YOU KNOW I'M NOT GONNA GET DOWN THERE. I KNOW YOU WON'T. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING DOWN THERE, K.C.? COOL. AND COLD. I REALLY LIKE THE '60 BEL AIR. I THINK IT'S A NICE CAR. I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S A ONE-OWNER. THEN WE JUMPED OVER TO THE PICK-UP TRUCK. I CALLED THIS OLD-MANNED OUT. IT IS. WELL, WHEN YOU GOT CLYDE ON THE DOOR AND... YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, MAN. IT'S CLEAN AND IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT IT NEEDS SOME RESTYLING TO BE COOL. WHAT DO WE GOT IN THE GARAGES? HA, HA, HA. THERE SHE IS. THAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING ON YOUR LIST. SO IN THE FIRST GARAGE, THE MAIN ATTRACTION WAS A '49 BUICK CONVERTIBLE. IT'S LIKE THE ONE IN THE "RAIN MAN" MOVIE. NOPE. DADDY USED TO LET ME DRIVE ALL THE TIME. I'M A REALLY GOOD DRIVER. RUST? CHECK IT. [ LAUGHING ] YOU KNOW I AIN'T GETTING DOWN THERE. I KNOW. I KNOW. OOH. GOT SOME RUST DOWN OVER ON THIS SIDE. IT HAS A LOT OF RUST DAMAGE AND THE HYDRAULICS FOR THE TOP DIDN'T WORK, BUT THEY STILL WANTED A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT. SO I WAS KIND OF HESITANT ON THAT ONE. WHOA. NEXT TO THAT, HE HAD A COOL CADILLAC COUPE DE VILLE. SEE, YOU DID GOOD AT TAKING YOUR PICTURES BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT. [ LAUGHING ] WELL, SELECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS. DAD BOUGHT THAT NEW IN '68. K.C. WHY DO I KEEP GETTING ON THE GROUND? YOU SEE THE RUST. IF THE FLOORS ARE GOOD, IT'S JUST THE BOTTOM OF THE FINISH. IT MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT. THIS SIDE LOOKS GOOD. HEY, WHY DON'T YOU CRAWL UNDERNEATH THAT SIDE? OH, NO. I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU WOULD. IT'S VERY GOOD ON THIS SIDE, TOO. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO, WHAT'S THE SCOOP ON THE LINCOLN? WE ALSO CHECKED OUT THE LINCOLN MARK V, AND IT WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. BUT AROUND THE CORNER WERE SOME KITSCHY, COOL BIKES THAT WERE WELL OVER 30 YEARS OLD, INCLUDING A KILLER HONDA CB450. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ONE OF THOSE? THAT'S A DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM. VERY COOL. WHAT THE [BLEEP] HOW MUCH IS THIS? OH. K.C. FOUND THE LITTLE HONDA. HEY, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? IS THAT A TRAIL MINI? IN THE BATHROOM IN THE ORIGINAL GARAGE FOR THE HOUSE, I SEE A TRAIL 50. VROOM, DEE, DEE. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY RAD. THIS IS THE ONE I WANT. NO WAY, MAN. I'M THE ONE BUYING [BLEEP] [BLEEP] YOU. I GOT IT FIRST. RICHARD WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE WANTED IT 'TILL I PULLED IT OUT AND HE SAW THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY WOULD WANT IT. HOW 'BOUT IF WE BUY SOME OF THIS OTHER STUFF YOU THROW IT IN? ALL RIGHT, COOL. LET'S GO LOOK AT THAT OTHER STUFF. NO, NO, NO. 'CAUSE THAT MEANS IT'S HIS. IT IS MINE. YOU WORK ME. YOU'RE HERE ON MY DOLLAR. NO, I WANT THE BIKE BECAUSE HE WON'T GIVE IT TO ME. [ LAUGHING ] HE WON'T GIVE IT TO ME. HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO BUY ANYTHING. ALL THESE CARS ARE RUSTY. WE DON'T NEED ANY OF THEM. [ LAUGHING ] Rawlings: AFTER TOURING EVERYTHING AND TAKING A LOOK AT ALL THEM, THERE'S A FEW BIKES I'D LIKE TO HAVE. THERE'S A FEW CARS I'D LIKE TO HAVE. SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GO IN AND TRY TO MAKE A DEAL ON A BUNCH OF THEM. LET'S START WITH THE LINCOLN... $5,500. THE CADILLAC. $1,500. OOH. OKAY. THE MOTOR SCOOTERS. GOT WITH ROB. WENT DOWN THE LIST ONE AT A TIME. MADE HIM AN OFFER BASED ON HIS APPRAISED VALUES AND WHAT I THOUGHT I COULD DO FOR THEM. THE BUICK... I KNOW YOU ALL THINK THAT'S THE BIG THE CAR IN THE COLLECTION. YEAH. BUT WITH THE RUST AND THE HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANT TO MAKE AN OFFER ON THAT. THE TRUCK... I THINK I'M JUST OUT. UM, THE BEL AIR, THOUGH. YEAH. I LIKE THAT CAR. YOU THINK YOU CAN GO EIGHT? I THINK THAT WE COULD PROBABLY WORK SOMETHING OUT THERE. CAME OUT TO ABOUT 24 GRAND. AND I SENT HIM INTO THE HOUSE TO HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION WITH THE FAMILY. I TEXTED DENNIS ABOUT THAT 50. I WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM HIM? DUDE, WHY DON'T YOU GET OFF THE 50? YOU UNDERSTAND HOW COOL I'M GOING TO LOOK RIDING THAT THING AROUND THE SHOP? YOU KNOW HOW BIG THE SHOP IS? WHEN I GOT TO GO FROM THE SHOP -- I GOT TO GO BODY SHOP TO COME UP AND HANG OUT IN THE OFFICE WHENEVER I'M IN DRY TIMES. AND THEN FINISH DRY TIMES. I GOT TO GET BACK ON THE 50 AND RUN IT BACK TO THE BODY SHOP. DUDE. THAT'LL SAVE ME SO MUCH TIME, DUDE. I'LL HAVE SO MUCH MORE SITTING AROUND TIME IF I'M NOT WASTING MY DRY TIME WALKING. YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME TALKING. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. I THINK WE'RE REALLY CLOSE. COOL. SO YOU GUYS CAME UP WITH A TOTAL OF 24. WE CAME BACK WITH A TOTAL OF 26 AND A HALF. CASH AND CARRY. HMM. SEE, MY NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO SPLIT IT IN HALF, BUT WE'RE ONLY ARGUING ABOUT $2,500. I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH SPLITTING IN HALF. I THINK YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING SOME GOOD CARS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A DEAL AT $26,500. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU MUCH. OH, I APPRECIATE IT, MAN. THANK YOU. YOU GONNA THROW IN THE 50? WE'LL THROW IN THE 50. TO ME? ME, THOUGH. YOU WANT TO FLIP FOR IT? FLIP IT. GO. TAILS. BAM! TAKING IT HOME. I GET IT. PIECE OF [BLEEP] COIN! [ LAUGHING ] YEAH. WHAT DO YOU GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT [BLEEP] LOSER. NO, LOSER. I GOT MYSELF A TRAIL 50. OH, YEAH. THAT'S JUST WONDERFUL. DANG. I WILL BURN THAT THING TO THE GROUND AS SOON AS IT SHOWS UP TO THE SHOP. ALL RIGHT. NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BUICK. USUALLY, I JUST, YOU KNOW, DO THE DEAL AND GET OUT OF THERE, BUT I COULDN'T LET GO OF THE BUICK. I JUST KINDA KEPT STARING AT IT. I MEAN, IT'S GOT SOME ISSUES, BUT IT IS STILL PRETTY COOL. JUST MAKE US AN OFFER. I WANT TO OFFER 10. I THINK WE'D LIKE TO SEE 12. [ SIGHS ] OKAY. YOU GOT ME. I'LL TAKE THAT. WHAMO. FOR $38,500 I GOT A TON OF CARS AND A TON OF MOTORCYCLES. IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A LITTLE BIT OF FINAGLING TO GET ALL THESE CARS MOVED. HEY. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, MAN. HEY! HEY! YOU CAN'T RUN. HELL, NO, I CAN'T RUN. OH, YOU'RE JUST LOADING IT FOR ME, RIGHT? SOONER OR LATER, RICHARD'S GONNA FORGET ABOUT THIS 50 AND I'LL JUST PUT IT IN MY TRUCK AND TAKE IT HOME, AND THEN OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND SEE WHAT ELSE OF MINE YOU'VE TAKEN. ALL RIGHT. NO, DON'T DO THAT. Rawlings: SO, IT'S A FEW WEEKS LATER AND A HECK OF A LOT OF DEGREES WARMER, AND I FINALLY GOT ALL MY NEW TOYS LINED UP AND READY FOR PLAYTIME. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT I'M GONNA DO WITH MOST OF THEM YET. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ONE? BUT FOR STARTERS, I THINK I CAN MAKE SOME QUICK AND EASY MONEY ON THE '68 COUPE DE VILLE. DID YOU PICK THIS ONE OUT? ME? ALL I CARED ABOUT WAS THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS THING'S GOT RUST, AND I DON'T LIKE RUST. IT'S GOT PLENTY OF THAT. YEAH, BUT WE GOT IT CHEAP. DUDE, I ONLY GAVE TWO GRAND FOR THIS. DON'T LET K.C.'s WHINING FOOL YOU. THIS '68 CADILLAC, IT'S A PRETTY COOL CAR. IN 1949, CADILLAC INTRODUCED THE DE VILLE AS THE LUXURY TRIM LINE. BY 1968, IT RESEMBLED, LIKE, A LUXURY LINER. IT WAS ABOUT AS BIG AND POWERED BY A 472-CUBIC-INCH V8. IF YOU DROVE UP IN A CADILLAC DE VILLE, PEOPLE LOOKED UP TO YOU AS IF YOU RAN THE PLACE. AND YOU PROBABLY DID. I MEAN, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD CRUISER JUST TO TAKE YOUR GIRL OUT AND MESS AROUND. BUT I TELL YOU, IT'S A PRETTY SHARP-LOOKING... [ LAUGHING ] IT'S A PRETTY SHARP-LOOKING CAR IF I COULD OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S RUSTED SHUT. IT IS RUSTED SHUT. IT IS NOT THAT RUSTY, DAMN IT. DOES THIS ONE RUN? IT RAN AND DROVE TO WHERE WE PARKED IT. BEFORE IT RUSTED. OR IT DOESN'T RUN IT ANYMORE. OH, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THAT. I'M STILL BITTER ABOUT THAT MINI TRAIL 50, SO, OH, YEAH, RICHARD, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THAT. WELL, HERE'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ON IT. FIX THE SHEET METAL, FIX THE PAINT WHERE WE FIX THE SHEET METAL, AND THEN GIVE THIS CAR A LITTLE BIT OF ATTITUDE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EXPENSIVE CAR WHEN WE'RE DONE. IT'S NOT EVEN AN EXPENSIVE CAR NOW, BUT SLAMMED DOWN ON THE GROUND. MAYBE AIR RIDE. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE STATIC. GIVE IT A GOOD TUNE-UP. GO THROUGH IT FRONT TO BACK. FIX THE RUST. AND YOU GOT JUST A GOOD-LOOKING WEEKEND CRUISER. SO THIS ISN'T GONNA BE A BIG, BIG BUILD, BUT IT SHOULD BE BIG ENOUGH TO PAD MY WALLET SOME. WHOO! LOOK AT THAT. IT'S BIG AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL PULL THIS THING DOWN THE ROAD THERE. PLAIN AND SIMPLE -- FIX THE RUST ON THE BOTTOM, PAINT IT FROM THE BODY LINE DOWN, GET THE THING SLAMMED INTO THE GROUND, GET SOME WIDE WHITES ON IT, CLEAN IT UP, AND GET IT SOLD. THE INTERIOR'S PERFECT, DUDE. IF IT LOOKS THAT GOOD, IT'S PROBABLY WORTH 12.5 GRAND, MAYBE, WHEN WE'RE DONE. THIS CAR DEFINITELY WAS MADE FOR CHINESE FIRE DRILL. TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, IF I WERE CHOOSING A CAR FROM OUR LATEST GRAB BAG OF CARS, I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE BEL AIR FIRST. WHAT CAN I SAY? I'M A CAR GUY, AND RICHARD'S A WHEELER DEALER. BUT YOU KNOW, MINE LOOKS LIKE A MONEY MAKER, AND HIS LOOKS LIKE A MONEY PIT. THAT'S BONDO. OH, YEAH. THAT'S BAD. THERE'S RUST UP HERE. THIS IS A MUDDY BUDDY. YOU CAN'T FIX THAT FENDER. OH, WE CAN, WE CAN. THAT'S ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE. SO IS THIS NOT THE NICE WEEKEND CRUISER ANYMORE. EVERYBODY'S A COMEDIAN. CAN WE GET THIS CAR DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER? FIVE OR SIX DAYS, WEEK? NOPE. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT AIR RIDE'S GONNA TAKE US FIVE DAYS ON IT. THE BEST CASE, THREE SOLID DAYS ON THE RUST REPAIR ON THE REST OF THE CAR. AS FAR AS THE FINISH, WE NEED TO TRY AND FIND NEW ONES. IT'S NOT WORTH THE WORK RIGHT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SWEATING OR YOU'RE MAKING ME CRY. WELL, IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE OF BOTH. YOU AIN'T GOT THE BILL YET, SO IT MUST NOT BE CRYING. YEAH, SPEAKING OF THE BILL. CAN WE KEEP THIS TO LIKE MAYBE 5 OR SO THOUSAND BUCKS, MAYBE, OR... I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SOLID THERE. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. BUT WE AIN'T HEARD IT RUN YET, EITHER, THOUGH. SILENCE, TOM. IT'S OKAY. IT'LL BE OKAY. I KNOW. IT'S JUST MONEY. YOU SMELL GOOD. LET'S PUSH THIS THING INTO THE OVEN AND LET'S GET TO COOKING. I'LL GET THE DOOR FOR YOU. OH, YEAH. JUST GO AHEAD AND MESS WITH THAT SIDE, TOO, K.C. [ IMITATES WHIP CRACKING ] [ LAUGHING ] PUSH! [ IMITATES WHIP CRACKING ] Rawlings: NOW THAT WE GOT A PLAN ON THE CADDIE, I GOT TO HIT THE ROAD AGAIN. I'VE BEEN CHECKING OUT SOME JUNKYARD RECORDS ON THE OLD INTERWEB, AND IN PENNSYLVANIA, I JUST FOUND A CAR THAT I GOT TO GET MY HANDS ON. AND THERE'S ONLY ONE GUY WITH COOL ENOUGH HAIR TO GO WITH ME. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO, MAN. SO I CALLED MY BUDDY DENNIS, AND I SAID, "HEY, WE'RE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT AND I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHY." WHERE ARE WE GOING? YOU'RE REALLY NOT GONNA TELL ME? IT'S A SURPRISE, MAN. YOU SEE, THIS CAR WE'RE GOING AFTER, IT HAS REALLY A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO ONE OF DENNIS AND I'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS. AND THIS JUNKYARD THAT HAS IT, WELL, HELL, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO CRUSH IT ANY MINUTE NOW. SO THIS HAS JUST NOW TURNED INTO A RESCUE MISSION. ♪ DA, DA, DA ♪ Narrator: COMING UP... RICHARD AND DENNIS ENCOUNTER A CAR-EATING MACHINE... I'M LIKE, "STOP, TURN THAT THING OFF. LET'S TALK." WHILE THE GAS MONKEY CREW ENCOUNTERS NOTHING BUT RUST. SHOULD WE WRECK IT AND SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT? [ MOOING ] Rawlings: SO, IT'S LIKE 6:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, AND I'M WITH MY BUDDY DENNIS. WE FLEW IN LAST NIGHT ON A MISSION TO SAVE A CAR FROM THE CRUSHER. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVEN'T TOLD DENNIS WHAT THAT CAR IS YET. I JUST SAID, "DUDE, SOMETIMES WE GOT TO GRAB OUR MONEY AND WE GOT TO GO." THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES. THIS BETTER BE GOOD. I HATE WAKING UP THIS EARLY. YOU KNOW THAT. WELL, DUDE, HERE'S THE DEAL. LOOK, WHAT IS OUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT EVER? WELL, THAT'S GOT TO BE THE 31:59, OUR CANNONBALL THING. CORRECT. SEE YOU IN REDONDO. NOW, WAY BACK IN 2007, ME AND DENNIS SET OUT TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE CANNONBALL RUN. IT'S A LEGENDARY RACE FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. THAT THEY RAN BACK IN THE '70s LET ME OUT OF THIS CAR! IT TOOK 31 HOURS AND 59 MINUTES OF NONSTOP DRIVING, BUT WE DID IT. AND WE SHAVED ALMOST AN HOUR FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORD THAT DAVE HEINZ AND DAVE YARBOROUGH SET IN 1979. AND YOU KNOW WHAT CAR THEY WERE DRIVING? THE JAGUAR XJS. SO, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS? WHILE I FIGURED THAT SINCE WE HAVE THE CURRENT WORLD RECORD AND THE NEXT BEST THING WOULD BE TO OWN THE CAR OF THE RECORD THAT WE BEAT. I AGREE. THE JAGUAR THEY DID IT IN -- I FOUND IT. [ LAUGHS ] NO WAY. [ LAUGHS ] YES, I DID. SO WE ARE GONNA GO AND TRY TO BUY IT. DUDE, THAT'S AWESOME. THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A CANNONBALL CAR RARELY COMES UP. THEY JUST DON'T SELL THEM. BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A WORLD-RECORD-SETTING CANNONBALL CAR NEVER HAPPENS. EVERYBODY THAT'S EVER SET THE WORLD RECORD STILL OWNS THEIR CAR, EXCEPT FOR THIS JAGUAR XJS. SO, WHEN I HEARD THE OWNER WAS THINKING ABOUT CRUSHING IT FOR SCRAP, I THOUGHT, "YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS." ALL I COULD DO WAS BEG AND PLEAD WITH HER, "PLEASE WAIT ON ME. GIVE ME A SHOT TO GET IT." I DON'T SEE IT. MAN, I HOPE THIS CAR STILL LOOKS LIKE A CAR AND NOT SOME TWISTED HUNK OF METAL. THERE IT IS. WOW. THAT IS COOL. '78 JAGUAR XJS, WINNER OF THE CANNONBALL IN 1979. GUYS, HOW Y'ALL DOING? RICHARD RAWLINGS. STACEY. I TOLD YOU THE BEST I COULD DO WAS GET IN THE NEXT MORNING. SO HERE WE ARE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. OH! WE BOUGHT THIS CALIFORNIA FOR SCRAP PRICES, AND WE WERE GONNA CRUSH IT. ARE YOU CHECKING THIS OUT? THEY'RE LITERALLY CRUSHING CARS, AND THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEXT IN LINE. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID THAT FOR EFFECT. MAYBE GET THE PRICE UP OR WHAT. MAYBE THREATEN ME A LITTLE BIT. BUT THEY WERE SERIOUS. THEY WERE GONNA CRUSH THIS THING. AND I'M LIKE, "GOLLY, STOP. TURN THAT THING OFF. LET'S TALK." WHAT'S SCRAP GOING FOR THAT YOU WOULD CRUSH SUCH A PIECE OF HISTORY? WE WOULD HAVE GOT LIKE $400 FOR IT. NO KIDDING. WE KNOW WHERE TO START THE NEGOTIATION. [ LAUGHING ] MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF DENNIS AND RICHARD WAS THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT THINNER AND SHORTER THAN I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BIGGER IN TEXAS. [ LAUGHING ] HOW LONG HAD THE GENTLEMAN THAT YOU GOT IT FROM HAD IT? I THINK, LIKE, SEVEN YEARS. EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE RIGHT CAR. IT'S GOT ONE OF THE RIGHT DRIVING LIGHTS THAT EVERYBODY TALKED ABOUT ON THIS CAR. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE WAS A SPARE FUEL CELL MOUNTED IN TRUCK. THERE'S THE ORIGINAL. YEAH, THAT WAS THE RIGHT STEERING WHEEL, TOO, THAT WAS ON THE CAR BACK THEN. A HARDY WHEEL. HERE'S THE DASH CLOCK. WOW. LOOK AT THIS, RICHARD. WHAT? PRETTY EXCITED WHEN I SAW THE NAME PLATES. IT'S AWESOME. HEINZ AND YARBOROUGH MADE THOSE PLATES FOR IT. WORLD RECORD HOLDER, 32 HOURS, 51 MINUTES FROM DARIEN, CONNECTICUT, TO REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE RIGHT CAR. NOW IT'S TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE PRICE. IT IS ROUGH, THOUGH, DENNIS. Collins: IT IS PRETTY ROUGH. I'M THINKING WE'RE GONNA GET A GOOD DEAL ON THIS. THEY WERE FIXING TO CRUSH IT. HE SAID SCRAP IS GOING FOR LIKE 400 BUCKS. SO, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS THINKING? WHAT DO YOU GOT TO HAVE FOR IT? HOW 'BOUT $10,000? COME ON! YOU WERE FIXING TO JUST CRUSH IT FOR $400. IT'S GAS MONKEY GARAGE, AIN'T IT? I FIGURED IT'S WORTH IT TO THEM. THEY'RE THE RECORD HOLDERS, RIGHT? HOW 'BOUT FOUR GRAND? THAT'S 10 TIMES WHAT YOU WERE GONNA GET OUT OF IT IF YOU CRUSHED IT. FOUR GRAND. THAT SOUNDS LIKE HORRIBLE, DENNIS. WHY DIDN'T YOU HIT THEM AT LIKE $2,500? WELL, I COULD HAVE SAID $20,000. [ LAUGHS ] I WANT THIS THING BACK AT THE SHOP. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND JUST... I'LL JUST SAY IT. FIVE GRAND. THAT'S OUR OFFER. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GONNA STAY HERE AND WATCH YOU CRUSH IT. [ LAUGHING ] THAT WORKS. IT'S YOURS. SO, WE'RE OKAY AT FIVE GRAND? YEAH. COOL. COOL. AWESOME! SINCE THIS WAS THE CAR THAT SET THE RECORD THAT WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEATING IN 2007, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO BUY THIS CAR AND TO OWN THIS CAR. AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING DENNIS ALONG BECAUSE IT'S THE REASON WE GOT INTO PLAYING WITH CARS AND DOING SOME OF THESE RALLIES AND STUFF. I MEAN, FOR US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY IT, THAT WAS WORTH ANYTHING TO ME. MAN, THAT IS SO COOL. WELL, NOW THAT I OWN IT I GOT TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PROFIT LEFT IN THIS CAR LIKE IT SITS. OH, GOD. OH, THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER. THIS IS EASIER. [ LAUGHING ] YOU GUYS ARE LOSERS. [ LAUGHING ] SO, WHILE RICHARD IS UP GALLIVANTING IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE'RE GETTING STARTED ON THE '68 COUPE DE VILLE TODAY. RICHARD KNOWS IT'S GOT SOME ISSUES, BUT HE STILL WANTS IT DONE IN A COUPLE WEEKS, MAX. SO IT'S TIME TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THIS CAR AND FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY DEALING WITH. I THINK THE DECK OF THE T.R. ROOSEVELT AIN'T THIS BIG. I'VE LIVED IN APARTMENTS SMALLER THAN THAT HOOD. GET THE TRUCK OPEN? WAS THAT RUST? YEAH, IT WAS. YEP. HOLY [BLEEP] I HEAR RUST. IT IS. WELL, THAT'S NOT PROMISING. GOD! IT DOESN'T HAVE BAD FLOORBOARDS. IT'S NOT A LOST CAUSE. THAT'S THE [BLEEP] BODY MOUNT THERE. THAT'S BAD. NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE CADILLAC ON A LIFT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, IN SOME WAYS, IT'S BETTER THAN WE EXPECTED. IN A LOT OF WAYS, IT'S WORSE. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THESE BRAKE LINES IS TOTALLY GONE. RUST IS ACTUALLY HOLDING THE BRAKE FLUID IN. FUEL LINE'S BAD, TOO. YOU CAN'T FIX THIS. IT TOTALLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE RUST WHERE IT IS RUSTY IS REALLY NASTY AND REALLY FAR GONE. THE MORE I LOOK, THE MORE I'M STARTING TO GET A BAD FEELING. BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE. RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE HISTORY'S REPEATING ITSELF. THIS RIGHT HERE IS ALL BAD. ALL OF THIS. THE WHOLE CORNER OF THIS THING IS COMPLETELY ROTTEN. SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE A PIECE LIKE THIS. DO THIS WHOLE CORNER HERE. AND WE CAN'T LEAVE THIS ONE ROTTEN SECTION HERE THAT'S NASTY. WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS WHOLE SECTION HERE. HALF THE CAR IS MISSING. SO CAN WE JUST LIKE LIFT IT UP IN THE AIR ON A LIFT AND JUST SAY IT FELL OFF? COULD WE WRECK IT AND SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT? I'M GOOD AT THAT. Kaufman: YOU KNOW, AS IF RICHARD DIDN'T LEARN HIS LESSON WITH THE BRONCO, HERE WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN. CAN WE TAKE CARE OF IT? YEAH. BUT CAN WE DO IT ON RICHARD'S TIMETABLE? WELL, THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM. A COUPLE WEEKS? WE'RE GOING TO BE A COUPLE WEEKS IN DOING RUST REPAIR. BUT WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT. Narrator: COMING UP... THE CREW TRIES TO PUT OUT FIRES. [ LAUGHING ] I THINK I GOT IT. ...WHILE RICHARD TRIES TO MAKE IT RAIN. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU ONE MORE OFFER AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A KISS... THEN I'M GONNA GO HOME. SO OUR WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PIECE OF CRAP HERE, LET'S GET THE RUST OUT. WHEN I SAY GET THE RUST OUT, I MEAN ALL THE RUST. SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG ON THE '68 CADDIE, ALBEIT A LITTLE BIT MORE SLOWLY THAN WE HAD HOPED, BUT WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALL THE RUST ISSUES AND WE'RE GONNA TRY AND FIX THEM ON THE FRAME. SO NOW I'VE JUST GOT TO GET ALL THE GUYS STARTED ON CUTTING OUT THE RUST. IF YOU SEE THIS, GIVE IT A WIDE BERTH AND LET'S TAKE THIS THING OUT. WE GET UP ON THE EDGE, CUT IT HERE. BUT IF THIS IS RUSTY, TAKE IT ALL THE WAY OFF. AND RICH WANTS THIS RUST FIXED. WE'RE GONNA FIX THE RUST. SO GRAB SOMETHING SHARP AND HOLD ON. Mathieu: WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE. RICHARD'S DETERMINED TO SAVE AS MUCH OF THE BODY AS HE CAN. AND ON TOP OF THAT, HE WANTS TO SAVE MONEY BY SALVAGING THE PAINT JOB, TOO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, MIGHT HAVE WENT A LITTLE HIGH, BUT WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE CUT IT OFF. WHAT ABOUT THAT? THAT'S RUST. THAT'S RUST. CUT IT OUT. OH. DeLeon: SO AARON TOLD JOSH TO USE A GRINDER FOR THIS. ONLY PROBLEM IS, HE DOESN'T LIKE IT AND IT'S SLOW. AARON WENT UP FRONT, SO JOSH PULLED OUT THE PLASMA CUTTER. THAT'S ALL ROTTEN. HEY, WE GOT FIRE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE IT'S COMING OUT OF HERE. THING ABOUT A PLASMA CUTTER, THEY'RE REALLY FAST, BUT THEY GET REALLY, REALLY HOT. OH, YEP. IT'S ON FIRE OVER THERE. IS IT? OH [BLEEP] OH, YEAH. HEY, HURRY UP AND POP THE TRUNK. REALLY, IT'S JUST A SMALL FIRE. OH, MAN. [ LAUGHING ] HERE, LET ME SEE IT. DON'T USE ALL OF IT YET. I THINK I GOT IT [ LAUGHS ] OH, NO. IT'S STILL GOING. ARE WE GOOD UP THERE? WE'RE OUT. WE'RE OUT. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE OUT? OH, OKAY. [ LAUGHING ] HE DIDN'T SEE IT. HE DIDN'T SEE IT. IT'S GOOD. HEY, NO HARM, NO FOUL. SO WE'RE GONNA USE IT SOME MORE. WHAT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. YOU CAME TO MY OFFICE. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WELL, WE'VE GOT THE CADILLAC, BACK OF IT, TORE DOWN. WE'RE CUTTING PRETTY HIGH INTO THE DOORS, PRETTY HIGH INTO THE QUARTER PANELS, AND IT'S STILL RUSTY. THE BIGGEST THING IS THE ENTIRE TRUNK FLOOR IS BAD. AH, IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD. Rawlings: WE'RE FINALLY BACK. IT'S TIME TO KICK UP MY HEELS, START CHECKING MY E-MAILS, CHECKING MY SNAIL MAILS, AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT I DO CALLED "WORK." AND INSTEAD, AARON COMES IN AND STARTS GIVING ME GRIEF ABOUT THE CADILLAC. I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THOUGH -- THE FLOORS IN THE CAB DO SEEM OKAY, BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE CAR IS GONE. WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A COMPLETE BRONCO SITUATION. MM-HMM. COME ON. IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD. YOU'RE RIGHT. MAYBE NOT THAT BAD BECAUSE IT'LL PROBABLY STILL HAVE ITS EIGHT PILLARS. AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THE FLOORS SEEM OKAY. BUT THE WHOLE TRUNK FLOOR IS MISSING. IT'S GONE. IT'S JUST FALLING APART. WE CAN PULL IT OUT WITH OUR HANDS. ALL THE QUARTERS, THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS, I GUARANTEE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR. I'D BE SURPRISED IF IT'S NOT. BUT WE CAN KEEP PUSHING. I'D SAY PUSH ON. I MEAN, IT'S CHEAP. ALL I NEED TO DO IS TURN IT AROUND, GET RID OF IT, MAKE A COUPLE DOLLARS. IT WAS CHEAP. NOT ANYMORE. [ SIGHING ] SO I'M THINKING, I COULD REALLY USE SOME GOOD NEWS. IS THAT THOMAS? I WAS JUST OUT RUNNING AROUND TODAY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. AND I THOUGHT, "I'M GOING BY GAS MONKEY GARAGE." SEE WHAT RICHARD'S GOT. SURE ENOUGH, HE HAD SOMETHING I WANTED. YEAH. I LIKE THIS. HE HAD A '49 BUICK CONVERTIBLE. I MEAN, THOSE CARS ARE JUST RARE. WHAT ARE YOU SNEAKING AROUND MY BUICK FOR, MAN? 'SUP? ALL RIGHT. I'M ALL RIGHT. SO, TELL ME WHAT'S UP WITH THIS BUICK YOU GOT HERE? I BOUGHT THIS OUT OF A COLLECTION AND I DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT IT EXCEPT FOR IT DID RUN AND DRIVE. FANTASTIC. I CAN SEE THAT THOMAS WAS REALLY STUCK ON THIS CAR AND I ALSO KNOW WHY. FROM 1946 TO 1957, BUICK'S ROADMASTER WAS LIKE THEIR FLAGSHIP CAR. AND IN 1949, THEY CAME OUT WITH THE BUICK RIVIERA WITH THAT REALLY COOL SIDE TRIM THAT BECAME LIKE BUICK'S TRADEMARK. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY USED TO SAY? THEY USED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WAR RIGHT THERE, THAT EVERY TIME A SHELL WAS FIRED DURING THE WAR IT COST EXACTLY THE SAME AS A NEW BUICK. THAT'S A LITTLE ON THE CRAZY SIDE. I KNOW, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE TRUTH. THE MAIN REASON THIS CAR IS SO DESIRABLE IS THAT THEY'RE JUST ISN'T ANY TO BE FOUND. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST ALL GONE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE HEAVY. THEY WERE BIG. AND WHEN THEY GOT TO BE OLD CARS, THEY CRUSHED FOR A LOT OF MONEY. AND WHEN THEY CRUSHED FOR A LOT OF MONEY, PEOPLE JUST GOT RID OF THEM AND BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR. DUDE, IT'S A GOOD CAR. IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RUST IN THE BACK, YEAH. I ALMOST PASSED UP ON THIS CAR IN ILLINOIS UNTIL I GOT THEM DOWN FROM 25 GRAND TO 12 GRAND. AND NOW, THAT'S LOOKING LIKE A GOOD DECISION. OBVIOUSLY, YOU LIKE IT BECAUSE YOU'RE KEEPING YOUR HAND ON IT LIKE IT'S GONNA GET AWAY FROM YOU. YEAH, I KNOW. GO AHEAD. SIT IN THERE. HECK, YEAH. I GOT YOU NOW. YOU DON'T EVEN SIT IN A CAR UNLESS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BUYING IT. OH, YOU KNOW IF I'M GONNA SIT IN IT, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA TRY TO BUY IT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU HOLDING THE DOOR PANEL ON FOR ME SO IT DOESN'T FALL OF? YEAH. LET ME... THERE YOU GO. HOLD IT ON THERE FOR ME. YOU WANT TO TALK MONEY HERE OR YOU WANT TO JUST KEEP ON BLABBING AROUND BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO THAT ANYWAY. 25 GRAND. WHY IS THAT ALWAYS YOUR NUMBER? EVERY TIME I COME OVER HERE, IT'S GOT TO BE IN THE 20s. I CAN HELP YOU COUNT IF YOU CAN'T GET THAT HIGH. I CAN PULL MY SHOES OFF. BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS I NEED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 15 GRAND. YOU AIN'T GETTING THIS CAR FOR 15 GRAND. NO WAY. WELL, HERE'S THE WAY IT WORKS, OKAY, IS YOU AIN'T GETTING 25 OUT OF ME AND I AIN'T GETTING THIS CAR FOR 15. SO WE GOT TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM SOMEWHERE. YOU GOT TO GET IN THE 20s. WELL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU ONE MORE OFFER AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'M GONNA STAY. I'M GONNA CUT ALL THE [BLEEP] WITH YOU AND I'M GONNA MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE KILL. COME ON. I GOT $20,000 AND THAT'S EXACTLY ALL I'M GONNA PAY FOR THIS. AND I'M GONNA GET IN MY LITTLE PICK-UP TRUCK AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A KISS 'CAUSE I LOVE YOU TO DEATH ANYWAY... AND I'M GONNA GO HOME. I NEED THIS CAR FOR $20,000. THE BROTHER NEEDS THIS CAR. [ SIGHING ] YOU REALLY WANT ME TO WALK UP? YOU WANT ME TO START OVER? WE TRY THIS AGAIN? HOW MUCH ENERGY YOU GOT TODAY? YOU GOT CASH OR WHAT? CASH MONEY RIGHT HERE. 20 GRAND, YOU OWN IT. 20 GRAND'S A DEAL. COUNT IT OUT, BROTHER. LET'S SEE IT. WHOO! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I WAS A LITTLE UNDECIDED ON THIS CAR, BUT MY GUT SAID, "GO FOR IT." AND I DID. AND NOW I'M CLEARING LIKE 8K, NOT INCLUDING SHIPPING. AND THAT'S NOT TOO SHABBY IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. GOOD DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU, BROTHER. GOOD DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU AND LET'S DO SOME MORE. BRING ME SOME CARS. I GOT MONEY NOW. I'M GONNA LOAD THIS THING UP. ALL RIGHT. WOW! Narrator: COMING UP... RICHARD'S NEW VENDOR HAS HIM FLUSTERED. I'M...YES. WHERE'S THE CHECKBOOK? I SEE WHY IT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO MAKE A DECISION. YEAH, GIVE HER SOME MONEY QUICK. Narrator: AND THE CADILLAC HAS THE BOYS IN THE SHOP AT THEIR BREAKING POINT. [ LAUGHING ] THE BRAKES, THEY WORK! THE ANSWER, WHEN WE COME BACK. Narrator: THE ANSWER IS B. CADILLAC WAS NAMED AFTER THE FRENCH EXPLORER AND DETROIT FOUNDER, ANTOINE LAUMET DE LA MOTHE CADILLAC. THERE YOU GO. OH, GOOD. GLAD THAT ONE FIT. THERE'S RUST RIGHT HERE. ON THE DOOR AND ON THE HINGES. I BET YOU HAVE TO END UP CUTTING THIS WHOLE ROCKER OUT. SO FROM WHAT AARON'S TELLING ME, MY LITTLE BIG BUILD, THE 1968 CADILLAC COUPE DE VILLE, WELL, IT'S TURNING INTO ANOTHER RUST NIGHTMARE JUST LIKE THE BRONCO. BUT I'M NOT THAT WORRIED ABOUT IT YET BECAUSE I DIDN'T PAY THAT MUCH FOR THE CAR AND I STILL THINK WE CAN MAKE A QUICK BUCK ON IT. AND BESIDES THAT, I GOT ANOTHER CAR ON MY BRAIN RIGHT NOW. THAT'S RIGHT. MY LITTLE PIECE OF THE CANNONBALL RUN HISTORY. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WATCHING FROM MY OFFICE WINDOW OVER THERE AND YOU'RE JUST SITTING HERE STARING AT THIS CAR. RICHARD'S UNDER THE IMPRESSION YOU HAD FORGOTTEN WHERE THE DOOR WAS BACK TO THE SHOP. WELL, THAT VERY WELL MAY BE ALSO, BUT I'M THINKING RECYCLING. DUDE, THIS IS A WORLD-RECORD CANNONBALL-HOLDING CAR. IT'S THE ONLY CAR THAT'S EVER LEFT THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S POSSESSION THAT HAS A CANNONBALL WORLD RECORD. I THOUGHT ABOUT JUST LEAVING IT JUST LIKE IT IS AND DUMPING IT IN FRONT OF MY NEW RESTAURANT WITH A LITTLE STORY PLAQUE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU REBUILD IT... AND THERE ARE LIKE NINE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO REALLY, DESPERATELY WANT IT. WELL, IF YOU GET NINE PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HAND AT THE AUCTION, YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF SOME MONEY. THE ONLY THING THAT'S NICE ON THIS CAR... YOU MIGHT MAKE A PLAQUE WITH THIS AND SAY THIS IS THE OIL CAP FROM THIS CAR THAT WON THIS RACE ON THIS DAY. AND MAYBE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE WHOLE CAR. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE ALL I'M HEARING THESE DAYS IS A LOT OF WHINING ABOUT THE CARS I BRING IN. I MEAN, HECK, IF THEY DIDN'T NEED WORK ON THEM, THEN I WOULDN'T BE BUYING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. BASICALLY, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY, "SCREW YOU AND SCREW YOU." I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I PUT MY LIFE INTO AS FAR AS RUNNING THE CANNONBALL, THAT 31 HOURS AND 59 MINUTES, AND THE CURRENT WORLD-RECORD HOLDER. THIS IS THE CAR THAT HELD THE RECORD THAT I BEAT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF HISTORY, AND YOU GUYS ARE BOTH WRONG. SO LET'S PUT THE HOOD DOWN, GET BACK INSIDE, DO OUR NORMAL WORK, AND I'LL DO SOME RESEARCH ON GETTING THIS TO WHERE WE CAN REBUILD THIS CAR AND MAKE IT RIGHT. WELL, I'LL PUT THE HOOD DOWN. [ LAUGHING ] THAT'S THE MOST WORK I'VE SEEN YOU DO ALL DAY. I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS. I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS CAR RESTORED BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY. BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER FOR A WHILE 'CAUSE I GOT OTHER FISH TO FRY. THE GRAND OPENING OF MY NEW RESTAURANT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. GOOD. I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. I MEAN, THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT GAS MONKEY'S EVER HAD, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. SO I'VE HIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. MY NAME'S ALEX. I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF GAS MONKEY BAR/GRILL. I'M CATRINA KIDD. I AM THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR/PROJECT MANAGER ON GAS MONKEY BAR & GRILL RESTAURANT. THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T BE HERE ALL THE TIME. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS, THE BEST DECISIONS THEY CAN, BASED ON TIME AND MONEY, AND I DON'T LIKE THEM ALL. SO TODAY, I GOT THE LANDSCAPE PERSON COMING OVER AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT. THIS IS OUR ROCK GAL. ROCK GIRL? ROCK GIRL. FARRAH, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. OH, MY GOSH. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. I KNOW, IT HAS BEEN AWHILE. RICHARD. I'M FARRAH. I OWN ROCKSTAR MATERIALS. I'VE HAD THE BUSINESS FOR, LIKE, THREE YEARS AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR BOULDERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, LIKE, A LARGE TRUCKLOAD OF DECOMPOSED GRANITE THROUGHOUT THAT WOULD MATCH THE COLOR OF THE BUILDING. OKAY. AND THEN I WANT TO PUT THIS HUGE BOULDER RIGHT HERE. I'M...YES. WHERE'S THE CHECKBOOK? I SEE WHY IT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO MAKE A DECISION. YEAH, GIVE HER SOME MONEY, QUICK. WHATEVER SHE'S SELLING, WE'RE BUYING. SO YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BIG ONES OVER HERE... NEVER MIND. SO BIG BOULDERS... [ LAUGHING ] ...RIGHT, LIKE, HERE AND A COUPLE OTHER PLACES AND THEN, LIKE, JUST ALL THE DECOMPOSED... DECOM... WHAT IS IT? IT'S CALLED DECOMPOSED GRANITE. OKAY. SO WE'LL SET THE BOULDERS ON TOP OF THAT, AND I'LL DELIVER IT IN A BIG TRUCKLOAD. SO IT'S GONNA SAVE YOU LOTS OF MONEY. YOU'RE HIRED NO MATTER WHAT. IF THEY GIVE YOU ANY TROUBLES, YOU CALL ME. I'LL MAKE SURE THEY SIGN THE CHECKS. WONDERFUL. SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, FARRAH KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. HER FAMILIES HAD BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR A LONG TIME. THEY CAN SOURCE SOME THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE, AND SHE UNDERSTANDS IT. SHE GETS IT. SHE GETS THE GAS MONKEY MENTALITY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, DUDE? THAT'S A ROCK GIRL? ROCKS ARE HER BUSINESS. SO I SAID, "GO FIND THESE THINGS, GET THEM FOR US, PUT THEM OUT FRONT." LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN. IS THIS ALL OF IT? NO. I CAN STILL SEE CHUNKY RUST ALL OVER THE PLACE. HERE'S THE THING. BODY MOUNTS IN THE FRONT ARE BOTH RUSTED OUT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIFT THE FRONT OF THE CAR UP TO GET THOSE OUT. THE BODY MOUNTS IN THE REAR... THE ONES IN THE REAR, SAME WAY. THE ONLY ONE THAT'S HALFWAY DECENT IS THE ONE IN THE CENTER, AND IT STILL HAS RUST ON IT. Kaufman: SO IT LOOKS LIKE OUR '68 CADILLAC PROJECT PROBABLY HAS ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE AND THE OTHER ONE ON A BANANA PEEL. THIS THING SUCKS. EVEN THE HINGE IS -- WHERE THE HINGES ARE AT, I MEAN THEY'RE PRETTY BAD. WELL, IF WE DON'T PULL THE BODY OFF THE FRAME, WE'RE JUST WASTING OUR TIME ON THIS ONE. Kaufman: THE RUST ON THE FRAME IS MUCH WORSE THAN RICHARD HAD BUDGETED FOR. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE TRUE DRIVABILITY OF THIS CAR YET. SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK THE ONLY THING TO DO IS GIVE IT A GAS MONKEY ROAD TEST. IT'S GO TIME. AAH! [ LAUGHING ] WA-CHA-CHA-CHA-CHA! YEAH! WHOA, DADDY! WHOO! AAH! YEAH. WHOO, DOGGY! [ LAUGHING ] OH, NO. THE BRAKES SUCK SO BAD. THE BRAKES SUCK SO HORRIBLY. WHOO! WHOO! [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S HOW WE DO IT, BABY. TURN IT OFF. GUYS, SHUT IT OFF. SO I TOLD THE GUYS TO GO GIVE IT A TEST DRIVE. I DIDN'T TELL THEM TO BREAK THE THING. BUT IN TRUE GAS MONKEY FASHION, THEY FOUND OUT WHERE ALL THE WEAK POINTS WERE. SO NOW THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO DO IS DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT THEM. DID THE RADIATOR POP? RADIATOR'S DONE. NAH, IT'S TOTALLY FULL OF BLOOM. THE HEATER HOSE HAS GOT A HOLE IN IT. I DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THIS PROJECT COULD REALLY END UP COSTING US. SO THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO LOOK AT IT IN WRITING. WATER PUMP'S LOCKED UP. THE VALVE COVERS ARE LEAKING. AND THEN WE'VE GOT... WE GOT MOTOR MOUNTS, RIGHT? THAT ENGINE IS SITTING ALL KINDA CROOKED. PROBABLY PUT A TRANSMISSION MOUNT, AS WELL. I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO PULL THE ENGINE IN TO REFREEZE-PLUG IT. IT'S GONNA NEED A NEW, COMPLETE EXHAUST TUBE. WE HAVE A SPARE TIRE DEFICIT DISORDER. THE LIST IS NOT SHORT. AND WE GOT A COUPLE THOUSAND BUCKS IN SMALL ITEMS. YOU KNOW, RADIATOR HOSES AND FREEZE PLUGS. AND WE STILL GOT TO GET TWO NEW FENDERS, TOO. OH, YEAH. AND THAT'S BEFORE WE GET TO THE A.C. $3,500 IN PARTS. THAT'S BEFORE WE PUT SHEET METAL ON IT AND PUT 70 POUNDS OF BONDO ON, YOU KNOW, TO FIX THAT. AND THEN WE GOT TO PAINT THE WHOLE THING, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE FENDER. SO THAT MEANS THE HOODS, THE DOORS. RICHARD'S GONNA FREAK ON THE PAINT. WE WERE STILL -- WE WERE GONNA AIR RIDE IT. SO THERE'S STILL AIR RIDE PARTS OR LOWERING IT. AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE SHOCKS ON HERE. NO LABOR, EITHER. OH, AND THE OTHER THING IS WE DIDN'T PUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN OR THE REAR. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE BUSHINGS IN THE BACK ARE GONNA TAKE OR IF THE BALL JOINTS ARE GONNA MAKE IT. SO THAT WOULD TURN INTO 5,000 BUCKS OVER NIGHT. 5,000. CARRY THE TWO. 10. IT'S EXPENSIVE. SO, AFTER FINDING OUT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE IN THIS THING FIVE GRAND BEFORE WE PUT ANY LABOR IN IT, I THINK WHAT IS BECOMING VERY EVIDENT IS THAT THIS CAR IS GONNA SURPASS ITS PRICE POINT IN LABOR AND TIME AND PARTS ONCE WE GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD IN A SELLABLE CONDITION. IN MY OPINION, WE NEED TO CUT THIS THING LOOSE. I DON'T WANT TO GO ANY FURTHER WITH THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE TODAY. RICHARD'S SUPPOSED TO BE BACK TOMORROW, AND WE'LL MAKE A DECISION. IF HE WANTS TO KEEP GOING, IT'S HIS MONEY. OKAY. SO... AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT'S TIME FOR RICHARD AND I TO COME TO A MEETING OF THE MIND. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OTHER STUFF WE NEED TO BE DOING RATHER THAN TRYING TO RESURRECT THIS RUSTY PIECE OF JUNK. Narrator: COMING UP... WILL THE BIG MONKEY GO APE OVER AARON'S BAD NEWS? MOTOR'S LEAKING FROM AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN PLACES ON IT. IT'S A MESS. IT'S ALWAYS A MESS. ALL RIGHT. WHOO! SECOND GEAR. YEAH, [BLEEP] EVEL KNIEVEL! [ LAUGHTER ] DON'T BE A [BLEEP] [ LAUGHTER ] [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ] [ LAUGHTER ] Kaufman: GUESS WHAT. I JUST MADE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'M NOT AN EXECUTIVE. THE CAR THAT RICHARD HAD US WORKING ON HAS GOT SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE PROBLEMS HAVE PROBLEMS. WE'RE NOT WORKING ON IT ANYMORE. NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, IT'S A LOSS. AND I'M NOT GONNA WASTE ANY MORE OF MY GUYS' TIME WORKING ON IT. READY? INSTEAD, I'M GONNA SHOW THEM AN AWESOME CAR THAT RICHARD BOUGHT UP NORTH. YOU CAN JUST FEEL HOW THE ENERGY CHANGES IN THE GARAGE WHENEVER A CAR ROLLS IN THAT THE GUYS ARE ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING ON. [ IMITATING BRAKE NOISES ] OH, SHE'S HOT. ASIDE FROM BURNING YOUR HANDS, HOW DOES EVERYBODY FEEL? NICE CAR. THESE CARS HAVE LONG BEEN SOME OF MY FAVORITE CHEVROLET CARS. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE INTO CAMAROS AND NOVAS, AND... FOR ME, '59 AND '60s, THESE ARE THE COOLEST CARS. WHEN YOU'RE STARTING WITH A CAR AS CLASSIC AS THIS BEL AIR, A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAY. THERE'S NO NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO A CAR THIS COOL. ALL IT NEEDS IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS. SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN? I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO THIS ONE PRO TOURING. BIG WHEELS, BIG BRAKES, BIG SUSPENSION... BIG MOTOR. YOU NEVER HEAR ANYONE GO, "SO I LOVE YOUR '60, BUT BRAKES ARE WAY TOO BIG. IT'S WAY TOO LOW TO THE GROUND." [ LAUGHS ] IT'S WAY TOO FAST. YEAH. NEVER, NEVER REALLY HEAR THAT. IT SHOULD BE A GOOD MONEY CAR. THESE CARS ARE... I MEAN, LOOK AT IT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULDN'T BUY IT? NAH. MAN, THIS CAR IS COOL. WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A GREAT CAR. NOW, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS BREAK IT TO RICHARD. HE'S GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE CADILLAC OFF LIFE SUPPORT. BUT I CAN ONLY DO THAT IF I CAN TEAR HIM AWAY FROM HIS OTHER BIG BUILD. I LIKE IT. RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S COOL. IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT FIT. SO I'VE BEEN BUSTING MY YOU-KNOW-WHAT TRYING TO GET THE NEW RESTAURANT LOOKING LIKE I WANT IT INSIDE AND OUT. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A THEME GOING HERE. YOU KNOW, THE GARAGE DOORS ARE OPEN. THE BAND'S PLAYING. DOORS WENT IN YESTERDAY. WOW! AND FOR THAT TO WORK, YOU NEED EVERY PIECE IN PLACE. AREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN HERE? THEY COULD OPEN IN HERE. BUT WHAT'S THE DEAL? WHY WOULD THEY DO IT LIKE THAT? THAT LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I ROLL INSIDE TO CHECK OUT THE GARAGE DOORS, AND THEY'RE BACKWARDS. I MEAN LITERALLY BACKWARDS. BUT IT OPENS FINE, RICHARD. LOOK. I'M SURE IT FUNCTIONS AS A GARAGE DOOR. THAT'S NOT HARD TO DO. BUT PART OF THE AESTHETIC IS HAVING THE WORKING PART OF THE GARAGE DOOR ON THE INSIDE. THIS LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] I DON'T LIKE IT. THERE IS A PROBLEM. SIR. THIS IS JUSTIN FROM JOHNSON EQUIPMENT. HEY, JUSTIN. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN? RIGHT ON. WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS? WELL, WE WERE TOLD BY THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR WHY? SO THE NEXT THING I KNOW I'M TALKING TO THE INSTALLER AND HE'S GIVING ME EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD FOR INSTALLING IT *** BACKWARDS. YOU HAVE RELATIVELY LOW CEILINGS. SO THAT TRACKS GONNA HANG DOWN ABOUT 7 TO 8 INCHES. YOU GOT A SPRINKLER, SPEAKERS, LIGHTS, THAT ALL HAVE TO BE REROUTED. YOU KNOW, OPENING A RESTAURANT IS LIKE BUILDING A HOT ROD. YOU GOT A MILLION DIFFERENT DECISIONS TO MAKE TO GET IT DONE, AND IT CAN REALLY START TO BEAT YOU DOWN. THE FREAKING GARAGE DOORS -- THIS PISSED ME OFF. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A FREAKING IDIOT WITH THE GARAGE DOORS OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE. ALL YOU DO IS MOVE THESE THINGS THERE, MOVE THOSE OVER, CUT THE CONCRETE, MAKE THEM OPEN TO THE INSIDE. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT COSTS? JUST AN ESTIMATE. I WON'T EVEN HOLD YOU TO IT. WELL, THAT'S NOT US DOING ALL THAT WORK. BY THE TIME YOU GET YOU GET OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED, IT COULD BE $5,000. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M PAYING THE BILL. I'LL GIVE YOU THE FIVE GRAND. I WANT THEM ON THE INSIDE. YES, SIR. GET IT DONE. I PROBABLY BLEW UP A LITTLE TOO MUCH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT. I MEAN, PEOPLE BUILT PYRAMIDS BACK IN THE DAY. IF WE CAN'T BUILD A DAMN GARAGE DOOR THE RIGHT WAY, I COULD CARE LESS. SO HERE'S THE MONEY. JUST DO IT. WHY'S THIS THING OUTSIDE AND NOT ON THE RACK? WHY IS EVERYBODY JUST STANDING OUT HERE? OH, WE'RE JUST SAYING OUR GOODBYES. GOODBYES? THIS THING'S SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE BEING BUILT. YEAH, SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP LIKE THE BRONCO WAS. IT'S ALWAYS A MESS. I GET BACK TO THE GARAGE FROM THE RESTAURANT AND AARON AND K.C. HAD THE '68 OVER HERE ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOP. BASICALLY, THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THEY'RE NOT BUILDING IT. NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO RUNS THIS COMPANY ANYMORE, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT ME. ALL WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO IS GET IT LOW, FIX A LITTLE BIT OF A RUST, THROW SOME PAINT ON IT. IT RUNS AND DRIVES. AND I THOUGHT THE DADGUM THING COULD JUST BE THROWN TOGETHER. WELL, IT DIDN'T REALLY RUN AS WELL AS YOU... I MEAN, IT DID RUN. IT JUST DIDN'T RUN AS WELL AS YOU THINK. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK IT'D EVEN DO A BURN-OUT, REALLY. PROBABLY NOT. THE MOTOR'S LEAKING FROM AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN PLACES ON IT. AND THE TIMING CHAIN, WE COULD HEAR THE THING JUMPING AROUND. AND THE RUST... BY THE TIME WE GOT THE RUST CUT OUT OF IT, THERE WAS GONNA BE AN ALL-OVER PAINT JOB. YOU'RE TELLING ME FULL PAINT, NOW? YEAH, WE'RE UP TOO HIGH. WE CAN'T BLEND IT. WE'RE GONNA PAINT THE WHOLE THING. WHAT'S ALL THIS? OH, THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO FIX. EVERY ONE OF THOSE LINES IS MONEY. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. I MEAN, BY THE TIME WE GOT DONE WITH IT, WE'D BE, BEST CASE, BREAK EVEN ON IT. SO WE DECIDED TO JUST LEAVE IT ALONE. [ SIGHING ] Rawlings: THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THEY EXPLAINED TO ME, THEY'RE RIGHT. THE CAR NEEDED A LOT MORE WORK THAN IT WAS GONNA BE WORTH, AND WE WERE DONE. BUT WHAT PISSED ME OFF IS WE SPENT THE TIME IN THE SHOP TO TEAR IT APART. SO NOW I GOT A COUPLE OF GRAND WORTH OF TIME IN IT. AND I GOT TWO DAYS OF Y'ALL'S TIME IN IT NOW AND 2,000 BUCKS. I MEAN, THAT'S... WHAT, 4,000, 5,000 BUCKS THAT I GOT IN IT? AND WHAT IS IT WORTH NOW? NOTHING. THIS IS LIKE CHUNKING 4,000 BUCKS IN THE TRASH, MAN. YEAH. I'D SAY IT'S PROBABLY WORTH ABOUT $400 IN SCRAP, BUT IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE. BUT ON THE BEL AIR, WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THE MONEY BACK. THAT IS A GOOD CAR. IT'S A DAMN GOOD SELLER. I KNOW THAT WE WERE GONNA MAKE MONEY ON THE BEL AIR, BUT CAN I MAKE AN EXTRA $4,000 THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT? IF YOU LET ME DO WHAT I WANT TO DO TO IT, DID YOU HEAR THAT? IF I LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO? YEAH, THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T TELL HIM NO. IT HAS TO BE A NICE CAR. SO NOW I'M GONNA THROW $4,000 IN THE TRASH, AND THEN I'M GONNA THROW $40,000 TO YOU. YOU THREW $4,000 IN THE TRASH WHEN YOU LEFT ILLINOIS. GREAT. 4,000 BUCKS DOWN THE DRAIN. WITH MONEY GOING TO WASTE LIKE THAT, I'D BETTER JUST LEAVE THAT GARAGE DOOR BACKWARDS AT THE RESTAURANT. I MIGHT NEED THAT CASH TO COVER UP THIS MESS. BUT I GOT THE '60 BEL AIR. AARON SAYS IF I LET HIM BUILD IT THE WAY THAT HE WANTS TO BUILD IT, WHICH I KNOW IS GONNA BE EXPENSIVE, HE CAN MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO MAKE A DECISION. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT UP ON THE BEL AIR, THEN GET EVERYBODY WORKING ON THE BEL AIR. I GOT TO HAVE FASTER, QUICKER, AND IT'S GOT TO MAKE $4,000 OR $5,000 MORE DOLLARS THAN IT WAS GOING TO. THE BEL AIR IS AN EASY CAR TO BUILD, AND THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD. AND THERE'S DEFINITELY NO SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE EXACTLY. FINE. I'M CALLING THE CRUSHER. Y'ALL GO BACK TO WORK. SO BETTER THAN JUST KEEP POURING MONEY INTO A LOSING PROJECT, I'M JUST GONNA [BLEEP] IT, THROW 4,000 BUCKS IN THE WIND, GET IT ON A WRECKER, SEND IT TO THE SCRAPER, MAYBE GET BACK 400 OR 500, LET THEM STICK ALL THE MONEY INTO THE BEL AIR, AND HOPEFULLY COME OUT AHEAD. WELL, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY SUCKY WEEK HERE AT GAS MONKEY. I MEAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I HAD TO KICK A CAR, THE CADILLAC DE VILLE, AND JUST SELL IT FOR SCRAP. AND THE RESTAURANT IS JUST BLEEDING ME DRY. OH, COME ON, MAN. YOU'LL MAKE MAD MONEY ON THAT BEL AIR. YEAH, THAT REMINDS ME. HOW'S THAT BEL AIR DOING? WELL, WE HAVEN'T STARTED IT YET, BUT TOMORROW'S A NEW DAY. REALLY? CHECK IN NEXT WEEK AND SEE IF MR. SUNNY OPTIMISM HERE IS RIGHT. OR FIND OUT IF RICHARD'S RESTAURANT WILL BLEED HIM DRY. YOU GONNA BE LIKE THAT? WHERE'S MY BEER ASSISTANT? BEER ASSISTANT! [ GRUNTING ] EVERYBODY'S GONE. NOBODY SAW ME. GOOD LIFE, LITTLE BUDDY. YOU'RE MINE, NOW. Rawlings: K.C.! I SAW THAT.