06x05 - Road to Barrett Jackson Part 2/NHRA

[bunniefuu]

Narrator:
right now on "fast n' loud"...

Whoo!

Hot-rod hunter richard rawlings

And master mechanic
aaron kaufman

Send a fleet of cars

To one of the biggest auctions
in the world...

I'm gonna make some freaking
serious money this week,

Or I'm gonna be broke
and out of business.

Narrator: ...hoping
to make enough money

To support his growing
gas monkey empire...

If it fails,
they are gonna ridicule me

For the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, aaron takes
gas monkey's nhra top fuel car

To las vegas...
[ Engine revving ]

...trying to get their dragster
into the finals

For the first time.

[ Engines revving ]

Hey, whoa.
This is private only.

Narrator:
while back at the auction,

Richard puts his foot down
in his own race to the finish.

[Bleep]

Somebody needs to buy
this [bleep] car.

With everything on the line,

Will we see gas monkey
in the winner's circle?

Sold!
[Bleep]

Or will richard hit the skids?

It won't start.

What in the [bleep]
is going on?

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Aaron:
what do you think, fellas?

Are we ready
to fire up the stingray?

We're gonna
make this work.

Where are the keys
to this beast?

[ Key rattling ]

I'm turning it right now.
It's not doing anything.

Did you put the new starter
in or the old one?

I did.
I put the new one in.

Ah, okay.

Sumbitch.

[ Horn honks ]
richard: remember last week,

When we were racing to load up
seven cars

To go to barrett-jackson...

Whoo!

That's one in.

...including the '68 impala

That we're building specifically
for that show?

Well, nobody didn't ever say
I didn't gamble -- I'm in.

Well, the truck only left
with five.

I'll just meter it
real quick.

Richard: and my cash cow,
the '64 corvette --

It still isn't starting.

T.i. Is backwards.

Jason: we just tried
to fire the corvette.

Big dud.

That probably
has to do with the guy

That wired up the solenoid
and the starter...

...backwards.

[ Engine sputtering ]

If the guys don't get it running
and on the next truck,

Well, I'm losing money
before the auction even begins.

[ Engine continues sputtering,
clicks ]

I heard noise.
Are we turning now?

Aaron: you just got to crank it
some more.

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Laughs ]

That's rad.

So, now the shifter's arriving,
and we're just gonna make it.

We are barrett-jackson bound,
kids.

Whoo! No reserves!

Wish me luck. See you there.

Whoo!

All right,
this thing ready to go?

Ready.

All right, well,
stick it on the truck,

And then all we got left
is the corvette.

All right.
I wanted to prove a point.

Barrett-jackson's
an interesting thing.

There's a lot of cars,

And there's a bunch of,
bunch of rich guys there

Buying $200,000,
$500,000 cars.

And I'm trying to skate in there
under the wire

For the guy that's there
and might not have

As much discretionary income
as his rich buddies, you know?

So he can slide in there,
look cool, toast his buddies,

Have a beer,
and get a good car.

[Bleep]

This is the money-maker.

I mean,
we got in this car right.

It's fixed, it's running,
it's driving, let's go.

Stick it on the truck.

I'll see it in arizona
when I get there.

Okay.

I got into this corvette
with dennis for 31,000 bucks,

And we're hoping
to get out of it for --

Well,


Off we go.
We'll see what happens.

Meanwhile, my partner in crime
is in las vegas,

Playing with another
expensive gas monkey investment.

[ Engines revving ]

Aaron:
going, guys? Good morning.

Hey, man.

Glad to see
you made it in, man.

Car looks great.

Today, we're at
the las vegas motor speedway

To see the gas monkey garage
nhra team

Race for the second time.

And the last time you saw us
with this long, skinny car

Was in dallas.

[ Engines revving ]

[Bleep]

Man: ohh, kinsley pedals it
and smokes the tires.

[Bleep]

Aaron: needless to say, due to
some technical difficulties,

We didn't qualify.

So, we're back here in vegas.

We're gonna make
another run at it.

This is a whole new track,
brand-new set of conditions.

Anything can happen today.

How are things going with
the altitude and the weather?

Yeah, we're making
some adjustments, you know,

Some head gasket changes,
pulley changes,

Changing the blower up
a little bit, so...

Put a new wing on the car,
too, yeah.

Aaron: make a little
more downforce? Good.

Richard's busy
with barrett-jackson,

So he sent me here
on a solo mission.

Since richard's got
so much money on the line,

He wanted to have someone come
back, look after his investment,

Keep an eye on the car,
and see how things are going.

I'm thrilled because the guys
are going to let me help out

On the pit team between runs.

I'm excited, especially
to fix and fire it up,

Find out if everything's happy.

Man: you ready
to get your hands dirty?

You're helping today,
right?

Absolutely.
All right.

Today are the qualifying runs.

Ready to go.

How about that crowd?

That's pretty solid.
Yeah, it is pretty solid.

We get two runs.

[ Engine revving ]

And if we finish with 1
of the top-16 fastest times,

We make it
to the eliminations tomorrow.

[ Engine revs ]

This is the fastest pack
of nhra top fuel cars there is,

And we're coming for them.

Man: how about 3.9?

Obviously, we lost the heat,
but it's okay.

We're just racing to qualify.

Man: yeah, baby.
That was awesome.

Real nice.

Aaron: saw our first run today.
Ran a 3.90.

We'd like to go faster,
but you know what?

It's a pretty quick time.

That looked real nice.

Car's running good,
the weather's great,

And the team's hungry, so I
think it's gonna be a good day.

We got to get the car back and
get ready for our second run.

And it looks like
if we run a 3.83 or faster,

We're in the big show tomorrow.

Whoo!

The pit crew's
offered me a chance

To rebuild
this high-performance engine.

Nothing like
a little trial by fire.

Does the pulley come off
or stay on?

Okay, leave it? Okay.

[ Swing music playing ]

Some nice cars, nice cars.

Let's go check out
the v.w.s in line.

Are you changing
your thought process

On what the v.w.'S
gonna bring?

I'm still worried about it.

I mean, I'm just a little
hot-rod shop in dallas, texas.

It's laying it all
on the line.

Oh, it's bigger
than that now.

I think we're gonna do
just fine.

Look at that, dude!

This is awesome!

People come from all over
the world for barrett-jackson,

And they bring their pocketbook,
and they're ready to buy cars

Like this sweet mustang.

I wouldn't mind
buying this one.

I am so annoyed
I didn't see this.

[ Laughs ]

Dennis is here,
big chris is here.

All right, dudes.

This is what we do.

If you're in the car business,
you come here,

You see your peers,
see what's popular, what's not,

What's selling, what's trending.

[ Laughs ]

And this sets the market
for the whole year.

Air grabber hood, four-speed.

I love this thing, dude.

This is it!

Let's go check out our cars
in the pavilion.

That's what I'm talking about --
all in a row. Look at that.

What we brought this year

Is the gas monkey collection,
if you will.

You know, it's a little bit
of cars we own,

A few cars that me and dennis
are splitting,

And then some that have floated
in and out of gas monkey garage.

I'm really worried
about this one, dude.

No, I think
it's gonna do great.

I don't know, man.

We've got quite a good --
you know,

A sundry of different cars
in different genres

That I think will do real well.

I haven't even
seen this car yet.

I got pictures
and the marti report

And everything on the 'net.

And they got to do well
because I'm flat broke,

And I'm counting on
some big sales

To get gas monkey in the black.

I got 81 grand in this thing,
including shipping,

So at $88,500,
we start making money.

Dennis: yeah, this is gonna
make money for sure.

Dude, I love this car.

It is freaking rad.

This is the one

We built specifically
for barrett-jackson.

Guys at the shop
kind of bug me a little bit

When I go to auction
and lose.

So, I saw this car,
and it was dog dish hubcap

And kind of ugly and
no horsepower, no cool factor.

So, I bought it --
I got it for I think 13 grand,

And we put
about $10,000 in it,

So I've probably got 23,000,


I'm hoping for $45,000.

But if it fails,
they are gonna ridicule me

For the rest of the year.

Well, at least you know
it's gonna sell.

Oh, thanks, dennis.

Getting some cash flow going
at this auction

Is critical to keeping
my gas monkey empire going.

Failure --
well, that's not an option.

This is not
how this truck needs to look.

If you're gonna show it off,
it's got to be sitting down.

It's got stage fright.

What the [bleep]

Damn.

Maybe
the battery's unhooked.

Richard:
I'm trying to stay cool.

Pop the hood.

But this is not how I wanted
to start this auction,

And I hope this isn't a sign
of things to come.

[ Sighs exasperatedly ]

The battery's right here.

Just make sure
they didn't unhook it.

Chris: I don't know
what you just touched,

But the controller lights
are flashing inside.

It's got power now.
Yeah, you got power.

Yeah, it's
a little loose.

Here, let me
see the keys.

You stay on the ground,
on your back.

He's used to that.

I don't know why y'all
got to think you're gonna

Sit around and mess with me when
I'm trying to make this work.

[ Laughs ]

I don't know why dennis
is laughing -- it's his truck.

But forget about that.

It's got
gas monkey's name on it.

This is our reputation
on the line.

If that's the worst problem
for the whole week,

Then we're golden.

That's what I want to hear,
is positive attitude.

I'm positive that we are going
to sell these cars,

[Chuckling] 'cause they're
going no reserve.

[ Chuckling ]
that's right.

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud"...

...aaron rolls up his sleeves to
keep team gas monkey on track,

While at the auction,
richard might lose big.

We're not even
breaking out yet.

How about that?

And off
all these rockers.

Okay.

Leave the shafts in.

Got it.

While richard's
at barrett-jackson,

I'm here in las vegas, nevada,

With the gas monkey garage
nhra drag racing team.

Over here.
Yeah, right.

We you completed
our first qualifying heat,

And we've just got 45 minutes

To rebuild the engine
for our second run.

We've got to tear
the engine down

And rebuild it completely

So it's in
the best possible condition,

And then our crew chief,

He's gonna take a look
at all the data

And see what we can do

To increase the performance
by anything.

You squeeze the throttle.
Okay.

Right on back.

Both of them, next one.
Yeah.

The guys were courteous enough
to let me help out on this one,

'Cause they definitely
didn't need my help.

[ Drill whirs ]

I've worked on
a ton of different engines,

But I never get the chance
to work on an engine

With the potential
for 10,000 horsepower.

What they gave me was basically
tearing down

The belt-drive setup
on the front of the motor

And the right-hand side
of the motor.

You got it?

I just got to try
and keep up.

One guy pulls the valve cover,
hands it off to me,

Hands the rocker assembly off,
hands me the head.

We start tearing down the heads,
send it over to get cleaned up.

All right. Straight to one,
straight to one.

All right,
go ahead and pull these off,

Set them to the side,
the gasket on the top.

If you'll just straddle it
like that,

Usually it makes it
really easy.

Okay.

See the wrench right there?
Yeah, that's it.

All right.
You got to look at it.

Which side's
the front side?

This right here's
the front,

This is the exhaust port
on this one.

That's the front side.
Yeah.

That one has to go...
Right there.

Yes, right here.

Everybody has their job --
you do your job.

And if everybody
does their job correctly,

The whole thing goes together

Incredibly fast
and incredibly well,

And we can go race.

What do now?

They're getting ready to start
putting her back together.

Up!

Let's go!

Let's go!

This is a good team.

It's a close-knit team.

But everyone knows we need a win
to keep the team together.

No question there's pressure.

The bump -- 3.83 seconds.

We've never gone that fast.

Whoo!

[ Groans ]

[Bleep] damn it.

So close.

Today, we were .04 second shy
of qualifying.

At our second time stage,

We were up against
some pretty heavy competition.

Had the two cars in front of us
actually not put down

The times
that they had put down,

We'd actually be going tomorrow.

Since my sunday plans
just went away,

Richard called and said
come to barrett-jackson.

I'm arizona-bound.

Here we are.
[ Laughs ]

I still love this thing.

It's wicked-cool.

Richard: it's our first day
at barrett-jackson,

And we got two cars
going up on the block --

Our '68 v.w. Shorty van
and the '69 f100.

So, the bus is getting ready
to go up.

A lot of people looking at it,

But I can't tell if they're
serious buyers or not.

I mean, I think
they're just kind of enamored

With the fact
that it's this long.

Just fold yourself
in half.

It's kind of kitschy-cool.

It is overly cool.

But there's not a lot of market
for those things.

I'm nervous because
you want to start strong.

The first auction sets the tone
for the rest of the week,

And I've got to bring in
some big dollars here at barrett

Because if
the gas monkey empire's

Gonna continue to grow,
well, cash flow is king.

All right, here we go, dennis.
Get up here.

Man: a 1966 volkswagen van
custom shorty bus --

V.w. Shorty bus,
originally built in 1986,

Found and resurrected
by gas monkey garage.

And it does pop wheelies.

Richard:
all told, with the commissions
and shipping it out here

And the expenses of being here
and everything else,

I mean, I don't start making
profit on the volkswagen van

Until around 40 grand.

Man:
a definite showstopper.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard:
it gets up on the block,

And bidding starts -- not
at $20,000, not at 25 grand --

I think at like $5,000.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard:
that is not gonna be good.

This ain't
looking good, dude.

It's too cheap.

Yeah, it sure is.

Looks like you might
be right again. I hope not.

[ Calling continues ]

Why ain't you bidding?

Why aren't y'all two bidding?
That's a steal.

That is a good deal
right there.

Halfway there.

Richard:
the bid runs up to 35 grand
and then just flat stalls out.

We have $35,000 bid.
Is that correct?

[ Auctioneer calling ]

We're not even
breaking out yet.

We still need
two more grand.

Who's bidding on it?

Sold! $35,000.

Richard:
this is not the number I wanted.

The first auction,
and we're in the hole.

Do we know who bought it?

Tammy: I saw this v.w. Come up,
and I had to have it.

I have a car museum
in grand junction, colorado.

What I try to collect is
really unique cars.

Richard: I lost five grand
on the v.w., But the upshot is

I got a really good buyer
with hopefully a lot of money

Looking at the rest of our cars.

So, we lose a little,
but we gained a client,

And that's what we're here for.

Bring on the next auction.
Whoo!

Dude, look at
all these people.

Now we're standing here
with our ford f100.

I'm in the truck
for 30 grand like it sits.

You add in shipping,
and it's gonna take 35 grand

Before I even start
making money.

What's that?

What do you put on
to finish it?

It's just a clear coat.

Part of my strategy is
interacting with the crowd.

You got to tell them
about the car, shake some hands,

Get them drunk, teach them
how to raise their hand.

Boom -- that's how
you get an auction going.

This truck
is brand-new underneath.

It's original
patina finish.

This truck has
all the creature comforts

And reliability
of a modern vehicle here.

This is a cool truck.

We've built a bunch of them,

And every time,
they keep getting better.

So, this truck's done.

It looks right, it acts right,

Does everything
it's supposed to do.

This is a $50,000 truck
all day long.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard: so, the f100
gets up on the block,

And everybody knows the truck.

I mean, it's got
a giant gas monkey on the side.

I mean, let's be real, folks --
they know where it came from.

And I'm hoping that does a lot
for the truck.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

All right, man.

Richard: so, the truck is
sitting up on the block,

And it's doing really well.

It gets rolling.

Bidding kind of just slows down
around 20 grand, which --

I don't know -- normally, might
be okay for a patinaed pickup.

It's gonna catch on here
in a minute.

Oh, yeah, it'll catch on.

People are paying attention.

But, I mean, this is
all brand-new underneath.

It's a k*ller truck.

It's got a little bit
of notoriety, if you will.

And it needs to inch on up
closer to 50 grand.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

That's what
I'm talking about.

Get it up to $40,000
at least.

Man: this truck was taken apart
and reassembled

With updated and modern parts.

It's a tv star
from "fast n' loud."

[ Laughs ] whoo!

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Come on.
We got to get to $50,000.

$40,000? Yes or no?

You do it? $40,000?

$40,000?

Sold! $39,000
Right there on the stage.

Whoo!
Nice going, brother.

Thank you, guys.
Right on.

Hey, you got
a good deal, man.

That's a good truck.

And that is about 39 grand
in the bank.

But that's only
about 4 grand profit,

And I came here
to pull bigger numbers.

My name's james sieffert.

This is my son, tyler.
He's 14.

When that truck came up,

I watched every episode
of "fast n' loud."

I just thought
I had to bid on it.

That's all my cars for the day.

I'm not sure if this is
a buyer or a seller's market,

But the best way
to take the temperature

Is to watch the car
I sold myself sell again.

Man:
and here's a 1991 ferrari f40.

Richard:
[ laughs ] look at that!

Whoo!

Of course, y'all remember

The ferrari we built
a couple of years back.

Yeah!

Man: carfax shows
an accident reported,

Minor right-side damage,
vehicle towed.

Minor right-side damage
reported?

Are you [bleep]
kidding me?

We brought it last year and
sold it here at barrett-jackson

To reggie jackson,
the ball player, for 650 grand.

What happens next
is gonna tell me a lot

About what's going on
with this year's buyers.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

That's cheaper
than we sold it.

$590,000, $590,000.

That's crazy
that's all it's bringing.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

He's fixing
to lose 110 grand.

Sold! Right over here.

Richard:
he only sold it for $590,000.

Minus some fees
and everything else,

He's down at least $110,000
or so.

Richard:
this does not bode well.

People are just
not opening their wallets.

Tomorrow,
my shelby mustang's up.

I've got 81 grand in the car, so
I've got to have some bidders.

Aaron's on his way to scottsdale
with his lucky beard,

And hopefully
that turns our fortunes around.

Whoo! Making money.

Hey, whoa.
This is private only.

[ Laughs ]

This is where
we get the beers!

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud"...

Very seldom
do I get super, super excited.

...aaron takes in the scenery
at barrett-jackson.

[ Makes ripping noise ]

And richard's shelby faces
some unexpected competition.

There's two more
green shelbys up there.

[ Swing music playing ]

I'm gonna make some freaking
serious money this week,

Or I'm gonna be broke
and out of business.

Well, we've already spent
some serious money,

So we'd better
make some serious money.

Yeah, but it's your money
we're spending.

You're paying for the hotel,
the bill,

And our food will be here
any minute,

And I ordered everything.

How is that
a good deal for me?

It's a great deal
for you.

Unbelievable.

We're in scottsdale, arizona,
for day two of barrett-jackson.

This is the most important
auction of the year

For gas monkey garage.

Day 1, it was a bust.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard:
I lost money on the v.w. Van.

Auctioneer:
sold! $35,000. Thank you.

Richard: and I barely
made anything on the f100.

Sold! $39,000
Right there on the stage.

Richard: guaranteed money-maker
right there.

I ended up squeezing out
a $3,300 commission

Selling the station wagon
for ugly kid clothing.

Auctioneer: sold! $33,000.

Whoo!

Richard:
but the buyers are stingy,
and sales just didn't take off.

Auctioneer:
$590,000, $590,000.

He's fixing
to lose 110 grand.

Richard: today,
I need to make some money.

Aaron's on his way here,

And hopefully he shakes
his beard to the buyers

And turns my luck around.

I know you've
put a lot on the line this week,

So here's to you.

Good luck,
and good luck to you, sir.

The kicker is is to make a
living doing what you love best.

Absolutely.

Aaron: very seldom
do I get super, super excited,

But sometimes, there is
some interesting things here.

I just got in from vegas
this morning,

And of course I beat richard
to the auction.

I mean, he's probably
still nursing a hangover.

But it's cool
'cause it gives me a few hours

To check out some cars.

For a car guy like me,
this is the fun part.

I don't even
really like auctions,

But barrett has
just about everything.

Every kind of truck, car, junk,
awesome stuff.

I love '44s, but the hood has
always confused me.

Boy, wouldn't it be nice
to have one of these?

I think those are
the neatest things.

Little plymouth suburbans.

We've had like two of them, and
we just ended up selling them.

We never built them.

What the rest
of the world values --

That's the confusing part.

If you build something,
what is it worth?

So, at an auction,

You see what the market is
for different cars.

The truth of the matter is,
the worst car in the world

And the best car in the world

Are both worth
the exact same amount --

What someone will pay you
for it.

I'm a big fan of the way
they view fenders.

I kind of view fenders
kind of the same way.

It's like, "this area here
was in our way."

[ Makes ripping noise ]

This is a fine car.

I mean, for someone to bring
a car like this to auction,

That understands
everyone's taste

And, you know,
the value of a dollar.

Whoever brought this --
man, I hope they get it.

Fun time's over.

I told richard I'd meet him
for the shelby auction.

Oh, yeah!

Dennis:
you bought this on a website?

The computer is
a powerful tool, mi amigo.

This is it
right here, dude.

I got a '68 mustang
at barrett-jackson.

It's a shelby gt-350.

I bought it
on the old interwebs there.

A buddy of mine
needed to get rid of it.

Needed some cash.

I got a pretty good
deal on it.

I put 79 grand in the car,
and I shipped it straight here.

It showed well in the pictures,
it had the marti report,

It's a nice-looking car.

Why not just go ahead
and try to make some money?

I bought it last week.

Everything checked out
on the interwebs,

The marti report,
and everything else,

So I was like --

It was too cheap, so I was like,
"fine. Send it."

On top of that,
I don't think

I've ever seen a shelby
this color.

No, I love this color.

I mean, I've always wanted
this exact car for myself,

But I think it should bring
around $125,000 to $140,000.

What do you think,
dennis?

I think
it's gonna be $115,000.

I'll take either. I got about


I'll go south
on this one.

I'm gonna play
"the price is right."

I'll bet it's
like $98,000, $97,000.

Right there.
Ouch.

You're gonna
try to stress him out

Before he even gets
on the block?

Well, I got to get as close
as I can without going over.

What's stressing me out

Is there's two more
green shelbys up there.

[ Horror music plays ]

Yeah, but they're coupes.
They're not the same year.

The person who's gonna buy this
wants a convertible.

They want a driver.

I think you can look at it
both ways.

There's two more
green shelbys up there,

So they're gonna
sell those.

So, that's gonna make

However many people
that didn't get a green shelby,

Because only two people are,
and then another one rolls up.

There you go.

So, it could be
very beneficial to us.

Man:
real deal, factory-built shelby.

Richard: so the first car
rolls onto the block,

And the results
are not that encouraging.

That ain't good.

Dennis:
man, they're having a hard time
getting that over $100,000.

The first one makes it
to 100 grand, and that's it.

Here we go.
Here comes the other one.

The second one
didn't even make it that far.

Why is that car
not going over $90,000?

Wow. That's crazy.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Sold the car
right over here at $97,000.

A little disappointed in the
ones that went up before this.

Uh, yeah, me too.
[Bleep]

Well, one of them didn't have
the right motor,

And the other one
needed restoration.

Richard: my shelby's definitely
the cream of this crop.

It's a nice car, it's done,
it's ready to rock,

And it's a convertible.

This is the car.

I've got $81,000 invested
in this car,

And I need
to turn my week around.

Hopefully, the high-rollers
have been holding out for me.

Put your hands in the air,
people.

Man:


This car featuring
excellent-running 302 v-8 engine

And crisp-shifting
automatic three-speed.

A real shelby.

It's good-looking.

I think condition wise, it's
the nicest one that's come up.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Hey, they started this thing
at $20,000.

Come on,
get to that $100,000 mark.

We're not making anything
till we get there.

All right, come on.
One more.

It's got to $97,000.

Somebody bid on this thing.
I need more money.

I mean, we're in there,
but we need a little bit more.

Last and final call.

The car is...sold!

$97,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]

Man:
not bad, though. Not bad.

Richard: at the end of the day,
that was just the market.

I mean, shelbys are down
this year -- way down.

Michael: today, I picked up the
'68 gt-350 shelby convertible.

I've wanted one for a while.

My first car was a '67 fastback,

And I'm just kind of
in love with mustangs,

So I'm very excited
to get my hands on it.

I guess shelbys
are just a little low this year,

But they go like this.

This is well-bought.

We had like a gentlemen's bet
between the three of us.

I thought
it was gonna bring $115,000,

He thought
it was gonna get $125,000,

And aaron was exactly right.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah, I was thinking $120,000
is what it would go for.

Real happy
with the deal.

Richard: you can't blame
the buyers for bargain-hunting.

And today was another indication
that it is a buyer's market.

I can't say I'm
not disappointed, but tomorrow,

I got two more bites
at the apple,

And I've got
to turn my luck around

'Cause I got to start
making some cash.

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud,"

Bids on richard's '64 corvette
start rolling in...

[Bleep] man!

...while dennis' chevy c10
might not roll at all.

What in the [bleep]
is going on?

Narrator: at $4.6 million,

The car was the most expensive
tv or movie car

Ever sold
at a barrett-jackson auction.

[ Alarm clock beeping ]

[ Snores ]

You know what that sound is,
dennis?! That's barrett!

Wake up.
It's time to go to barrett.

It's our last day
at barrett-jackson.

I just woke up here
at the valley h*.

I got good sleep --
went to bed early

And didn't drink a bunch of beer
and get crazy.

I'm here to make money, and I'm
a little stressed out about it.

Dennis, it's been a minute
and a half, and I'm ready.

My cars haven't been bringing
the numbers that I wanted,

So I hope the day goes
a little better.

You know what? Screw that.

I hope they go a lot better.

Whoo!

Let's go make some money,
dennis.

Dennis? Whoo!

Hey.

I'm gonna yank you
out of that hot tub.

God, I don't want
to sell this truck.

I know. It's k*ller.

I mean, this is a $150,000 truck
all day long.

[ Hoarse ] you know, I don't
think we've ever run one,

Two cars in a row here
at barrett.

[ Imitating hoarse ]
where's your voice going?

It's been a long week.
[ Laughs ]

Trying to keep up
with you.

So, on deck today is the c10
and the '64 corvette stingray.

Is this the truck you sold
at the cattlemen's ball?

I did.
Dennis bought it.

I think he was smart
about buying it.

It's just barrett-jackson's
a no-reserve game, so...

No risk,
no reward, right?

Dennis bought this truck
at the cattle baron's ball

Not so long ago,
and he got it for a steal.

Dennis: 85 grand!
Whoo!

So today, he's gonna sell it,
and I'm feeling pretty hopeful

Because we watched
his '86 porsche sell earlier

For a lot of money.

Sold for $150,000.
Whoo!

Good job, my man.

And, I mean, that's huge.

I know there's money
in the crowd.

Going to the brewster trans am,
brother.

Dennis: this is
a serious car here, too.

Hey, man.

We got a few minutes
before the truck goes,

So I'm scoping out
some other options --

You know, a little socializing,
polite chitchat,

Making some friends, et cetera.

You're not working
this weekend?

I worked
every day but today.

Of course, just when
I'm thinking how smooth I am,

That's when the [bleep]
hits the fan.

[Bleep] I got to roll.

[Bleep] fifth-hour problem.

Fifth-hour problem on the truck.

Bring me the jump box.

I don't know what
the [bleep] the deal is.

So, we're rolling in the c10.

It's in the staging lane,
and everything's cool

Except for one thing,
and it's a minor difficulty --

It won't start.

Give me the negative.

Here's the negative.

Okay, it's
a major difficulty.

The battery's
deader than dead.

I'm stuck with my head
under the truck,

Hoping that none of the 5,000
potential buyers in that hall

Come out for a pee break.

Give it a try.

[ Engine sputters ]

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Laughs ]

Something
ran the battery down.

There's a lot of people here
looking at the car.

Maybe they left their door ajar
a little bit.

We had a little stage fright
with the battery.

Who knows? There's a lot
of people in and out of the car.

But it ran the battery down.
No big deal.

We got it started now.
We're rolling across the block.

[ Engine shuts off ]

As soon as I put it
in freaking park, it died.

What in the [bleep]
is going on?

You want the car
to show well, drive,

And do what
it's supposed to do.

This one's
having a problem.

Golly!
Y'all got a jump box.

We've got an $80,000 truck
riding on an $80 battery

That has pretty much
kicked the bucket.

[ Engine sputtering ]

[ Engine turns over ]

All right!
We're back in business.

Jump in here, man.

Let's go sell some truck.
Sure.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
No, no, no.

Woman:
you have to turn it off.

We can't till we get
right there?

Battery's dead.

This is dennis' truck,
but we built it,

So it's our reputation on
the line, and it's not starting.

So, I'm gonna have to push it
across the auction block.

Man: this truck was built
by gas monkey garage

On discovery's
hit show "fast n' loud."

Richard: rolling this truck
onto the auction block

Sends the wrong message
to the crowd.

Whoo!

You only get
one chance to cross,

And you don't know
when that happens.

Here we go.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

I look over
at the crowd of buyers,

And nobody's bidding --
no one.

Cars with the gas monkey name
on them cannot lose money.

That is bad for business.

You got a bidder number?
Buy this.

I'm not above begging...

You got a bigger number?
[Bleep]

Somebody needs to buy
this [bleep] car.

...or even mild intimidation.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Sold! $41,000, Way up front.

Richard: holy cow.

Dennis is down 44 grand
on that truck.

I talked to more people
about that truck, period.

So, I mean, I was confident
the whole entire time.

Brian: I stole that car.

And, you know, I was willing
to pay a buck 50 for it,

But there was no other bidders
on it, so...

...i stole it.

Well, here we go.
Let's try to make it up.

All right.
Return to average.

The corvette comes across
the block right after the c10.

I mean, we didn't have time
to sit around down there

And talk to people
about it.

It was just [snaps fingers] bam,
like that,

It's time to sell
the corvette.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

We were really lucky

To find this car
only 10 miles from the shop.

A guy knew what he was buying
in the 1980s

When he bought it in '81.

[ Chuckling ] wow!

Phenomenal car.

We bought the corvette
for 31 grand.

We had to put
about 4 or 5 grand in it.

Then you got to
get it here.

Then you got to pay
the 10% fee,

So we don't really start
making money till about $45,000.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Car comes across the block,

And it doesn't move quite
as fast as I think it should.

And then
it just stalls out.

Take a look guys.
Pay attention.

We're doing all right.
It's gonna get there.

At $60,000?

[Bleep] man!

[Bleep]
we would have bought it there.

Sold it for $70,000!
[Bleep]

$70,000 Is the price.
Thank you.

[Bleep]

That's a $150,000 car blind.

I would have bought [bleep] car
for $100,000.

John:
I don't know how that happened.

I just bought a '64 corvette
convertible, mint car.

The color was right,
the price was unbelievable.

I couldn't resist.

[Bleep]

Too cheap.

Man, it's too cheap.

But, you know, we're
making money. I can't be mad.

Wassup?!
John: how you doing?

How do you feel to be
the biggest thief at barrett?

You just stole
that thing!

Oh, yeah.
[ Laughs ]

You know what? Sometimes,
it's nice to be a thief.

That is freaking great.

Instead of paying too much
all the time,

At least this feels good
about it.

Richard:
I don't want to be a sore loser,

But, man, it should have brought
a little bit more money.

You stole it, brother.

Good job.
Thank you.

We're in that car for 38 grand
by the time we get it here.

We got to pay their fees.

What did we make --
$10,000, $12,000 apiece?

Still a lot.

I've got only one car left,

And it's the car I built
especially for this auction.

If the '68 impala
doesn't do well,

You might see
the big gas monkey cry.

This cannot be happening.

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud,"

Can richard's barrett-jackson
bet pay off...

$200,000.

...or will he gamble it all away
before it's over?

Sell it, spanky.
Sell it.

Man:
a very, very rare car.

Richard:
I'm here at barrett-jackson
trying to sell cars,

But I got to tell you,

Seeing some of the coolest cars
to buy, also.

Man: chevrolet corvette,
jet turbine-powered custom.

Buy it, dennis.
Buy it. Buy it!

Dennis:
that is nutty, man.

And it's a four-door.

That's that
iron man car, dude.

No way.

Robert downey jr.,
Learning to fly, crashed down.

Should I buy it?

What do you think,
iron man?

[ Both laugh ]

It's pretty crazy.

Carnival atmosphere,


It's definitely bigger
than the last time I was here.

Cold beer, sunshine,
and chicks to look at.

Everything
you could ever imagine.

That's rad right there.

I got my head completely lopped
off with one of those.

Remember that?
Yeah, yeah. Absolutely.

Dude, I lost
like 30 grand on that car.

This ran --
I was standing --

What'd it bring?


Interiored up.

Damn sure couldn't build it
for that.

I think what hurts it the most
is the stripes.

Yes, I agree.

Nice and easy.

This is it --
last tango in scottsdale.

Okay, you got it?
Yeah.

Love the valve covers.

Oh, yeah, we painted everything
to match and what have you.

It's very cool.
So, it's jamming now.

Good touch.

It's not that I'm just desperate
to get a big sell, which I am,

And it's not even that it's
a terrific car, which it is.

Whoever buys this car
is gonna be ecstatic.

I mean,
I'd get in this car

And drive it back to dallas
right now

Without even
thinking about it.

It is k*ller.

This car's about
proving a point.

This is a car
that we've bought and built

Specifically
for this year's barrett-jackson.

Man, the paint is nice
on this car.

Money green.

This one's
kind of a big one for me

Because
they always yell at me

That I lose too much money
at auction or what have you,

But I win and I lose.

They just always remember
the losers.

Everybody just "oh, you lose
all that money at the auction.

Blah, blah."
Well, here we go.

I bought this car
at auction,

Aaron and the guys
did their treatment to it,

Brought it to the biggest
auction in the world,

And I want it
to make money.

So, what's the interest
been like on the car?

People have been staring it
all over.

You know how it is.

They're all interested,

But let's see
who puts their hand up.

What do you think numbers
on this?

I'm hoping
for $50,000.

It's possible.
I can see that in this crowd.

Dude,
with you up there,

Shaking your beard
or doing something...

I got probably
about $26,000 in it.

You got to add in
shipping and fees.

I'm not making money
till over $30,000.

I'd really like to see
$45,000-ish, but,

You know, tale of the tape --
we'll know in a minute.

Here we go.
Last chance to dance.

Man: this 1968 chevrolet impala
was built by gas monkey garage

Specifically to bring
to barrett-jackson auction.

How are you feeling?
Are you nervous?

Yes. Yes, I am.
[ Laughs ]

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Now we're running.

Wow.

Whoo!

That's what I'm talking about
right there.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Come on.

$47,000, And that car is...

Sold!

Outstanding.
[ Laughs ]

Outstanding, brother.

Whoo! Here we go.

I knew I could do it,
and I could prove them wrong.

I bought a car at an auction,
brought it back,

Gave it to aaron
and the guys,

And then took it to
the biggest auction in the world

And sold it
for a 16 grand profit.

Get you some of that.

You guys did great.
[ Laughs ]

Outstanding.
Pretty good.



We built this car
for a midrange buyer

Who wants
to take something home,

But can't necessarily afford
a $100,000 car.

I knew this strategy would work,

And we could sell this car
for a profit.

Get you some of that.

Narrator:
richard brought six cars
to auction at barrett-jackson.

First up was
his v.w. Shorty bus.

Richard was hoping
for a tall order.

Auctioneer: sold! $35,000.

Narrator: but bidding fell flat.

Next up,
his '69 ford f100 took its turn.

This is a $50,000 truck
all day long.

Narrator:
but when the hammer came down...

Sold!

Narrator: ...richard's hopes
for a big gain were shattered.

A last-minute internet purchase

Promised to put quick change
in richard's shopping cart.

I think it should bring
around $125,000 to $140,000.

But the '68 shelby
faced stiff competition.

Auctioneer: sold! $97,000.

Narrator: and it wasn't all
good times for dennis either.

He was handed
a $44,000 loss on his c10,

And gas monkey
also took a hit in pride.

The gas monkey
'64 corvette stingray

Was richard's last hope
of a big margin.

Well, here we go.
Let's try to make it up.

Sold that car! $70,000.
[Bleep]

Narrator: but richard split

A disappointing take-home
with dennis.

Richard's last stand
at barrett-jackson

Was a '68 impala.
Richard: money green.

Sold! $46,000.

Narrator: he proved a point
and finished strong

With his biggest win
of the auction.

His ugly kid brought him
a nice commission...

Bam!

...bringing his auction coffers
to $255,000...

You guys did great.

...but leaving him with only
$46,800 to pay his bar tab.

[ Album scratches ]
richard: hold on, now.

I might have finished short
in profit,

But I got $255,000 in my pocket,

And if there's
one thing I've learned,

It's a buyer's market,

And that's exactly
what I'm gonna do -- buy.

Man: make room on the stage
for lot 5072 --

Fully customized pantera.

Special car.

Richard:
watching the 1971 de tomaso
pantera go across the block.

A company called ringbrothers
built it.

These guys build some insane,
really nice stuff.

Man: 600 horsepower.

I know
what this pantera's worth.

$100,000, $100,000, $100,000.

$200,000.

And I'm gonna steal it

'Cause that's exactly
what you do in a buyer's market.

$310,000, $310,000, $310,000,
$310,000, $310,500?

Sold the car right here
on the stage.

Whoo!

Barrett-jackson themselves

Thought that that car was gonna
bring $600,000, $700,000.

Freaking cool.

Holy cow!

Wow.

For 300 grand,
that is a steal.

Aaron: well,
my compadre keeps preaching

About needing
to keep the cash flowing

To support
his growing empire,

But then he goes
and spends 300 grand on a car?

Just can't help himself.

[ Engine revs ]

Wow!