10x02 - Opening Bid

[bunniefuu]

..

[ Horn honks ]

This is easy, easy, easy.

Narrator: ...hot rod hunter
richard rawlings

And master mechanic
aaron kaufman

Are on shaky ground
with their '55 chevy...

Boy, that's sketchy.

...as they try to
get it finished in time

To hit the block
at barrett-jackson.

I don't want nothing
to do with this.

But with the to-do list
making the monkeys jittery...

Aah!

...they can't afford
any last-minute stumbles.

Well, that sucks.

Meanwhile, richard
falls head over heels...

Let's go for a ride,
man.

...when he bumps into
a couple of classic trucks

And trips over himself
to make a deal.

You want to
flip a coin for it?

Ha!

Tails.

[ Laughs ]

Sweet!

Narrator: will richard hit
pay dirt at auction?

This is a million-dollar
gamble for me.

Or will his epic
automotive wager...

Sold!

...cause his fortunes
to plummet?

[ Engine sputters ]

Whoa, whoa. k*ll it, k*ll it,
k*ll it, k*ll it!

[ Laughter ]

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Jason: so how do you see
this exactly working out?

We just put enough
pressure to --

To push the car off
the front of the lift

And dive into
the concrete.

Now, that's not
the right attitude to have

Whenever you're doing
something this sketchy.

I really am not
cool with that.

Is that arm getting loose?

Okay. Pull the pin.

Look, I got it.

Jason:
so what we're doing here,

Suspending a '55 chevy
on a few pole jacks,

Might not look very smart.

Well, it's not.
But it's fast.

And fast is what
we need right now.

Let me explain.

I did some damage
at this sale, guys.

This all started when richard
went on a shopping spree,

Stocking up on, like,
$1 million worth of cars

For this big barrett-jackson
auction out east.

[ As the terminator ]
I'll be back.

But, as you know,
we don't like to show up

To barrett-jackson without
something new we've built.

So a couple weeks ago,
richard and aaron

Snagged what appeared
to be an ideal candidate...

Oh, there it is.

...a '55 chevy from
northern california.

$22,500?

You're k*lling me.

I know, but I'm trying
to get a good deal.

All right.

It was in such nice shape
that richard probably

Could've just flipped it
and made a nice profit.

But we agreed we could
boost the value of the car

With some key
well-placed improvements.

I don't think that we need
to dig off into it

And make the thing
super, super crazy.

It just needs love.

Plus, with less than two weeks
before the car had to be

On a truck to barrett,
we couldn't have done

Anything more if we wanted to.

Not only was
the deadline tight.

But of course, aaron had to head
back to race at pike's peak.

Just yank it.

Or we can just do that.

I did my best to keep
the train running on time.

But a few small problems...
-Jason.

Mainly suspension
install problems,

As well as a missing
transmission crossmember...

I might need a do-over
on this thing.

Turned into not-so-small delays,

Which threatened to completely
derail this build.

Pull the pin and slide
the arm out. Go!

Quick, jason,
while nobody's looking.

Yeah.
Then it falls on me.

Well, the last thing
he said was, "bad idea."

So you're still wondering

Why we have the '55 chevy
floating on pole jacks?

Well, in a nutshell,
jeremy had it rigged on the lift

To give him more room
to work on the rear end.

But it threw off
his measurements.

You are very confident
in yourself.

I've done this a few times.
I promise.

It scares me to think.

So instead of taking the time
to put all the wheels back on,

Bring the lift all the way down

And change out
the lift arm spacers,

We're gonna slide
a couple pole jacks under it

And change the lift arm spacers
in the air.

You locked in?

Boy, that's sketchy.

All right.
Man the jack for me.

How are you gonna
put me harm's way?

Risky? Yes.

All right. Let's go down.
Let's try to keep it even.

But time is of the essence
'cause aaron's due back

From pike's peak
any minute now.

So we got to get this thing
fixed so jeremy

Can sort out
the rear suspension.

I'm gonna tell you right now,
I don't want nothing to do

With this.

-See?
-I'm with you.

It's just richard's money,
richard's car. Who cares?

-Yeah.
-Rock on.

-Look, we're almost there.
-Famous last words

From the last guy that got
squashed under a '55 chevy.

Boom! Done.

See how easy that was?

Jason: easy?
I almost had a heart attack.

I don't know if you're
really brave or really stupid.

I think you just have to have
a healthy combination of both.

All right, jerms.
I'm gonna bring her down

And get the motor
out real quick.

Cool.

So now that our $20,000
balancing act is over,

I can prep the motor
to be pulled and painted,

Hopefully before aaron
walks through the door.

Aaron:
hey, kids, I'm home.

Who missed me?

I was coming to see you.

You come out here?
What do you say about all that?

So I'm back in the shop today
from pike's peak.

And before I even walked in,

I knew the '55
was behind schedule.

We got to get the upholstery
order in today.

So I'm gonna measure it
and get you some numbers.

Now, I'm sure jason's
beating himself up about it.

But these things happen.

And for me to lay into him
right now

Wouldn't accomplish anything.

The best thing
we can do right now

Is focus on getting
back on track.

I feel like I got
the easy part.

Jackpot.

You know what this
car reminds me of?

Hey, let's get it out.
And then we'll talk about it.

All right.

Go for it.

That movie "american graffiti."
You know it?

Look at that.

Figured you guys
would have gotten

The engine painted
while I was gone.

Yeah.
No.

Um, on that motor,
I'm gonna get it washed.

Mike's gonna have it painted
by the end of the day tomorrow.

Okay.
That sounds great.

Yeah. And I'm gonna finish
the engine bay

While he's painting
the motor,

Assemble it first thing
in the morning

And go back in.
Okay.

So, I'm a little concerned

That the car's behind schedule.

But since jason and mike

Have the cleaning and painting
of the engine covered,

I feel comfortable taking
a trip with richard to l.a.

To take a look at a truck
that he wants to buy.

What I'd love to do is
go ahead and pop this out,

The cover front main,
water pump on it.

Okay. I'm gonna change
the fuel push rod, too,

As cheap as it is.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

There's no reason
to overcomplicate it.

This is such
a sweet, simple car,

And I'd like to
leave it that way.

Okay.

¶¶

[ Woman singing in spanish ]

Richard: what a wonderful
day in los angeles.

Do you get bored
if you live in l.a.?

Like, waking up
and having perfect weather

Every single day?

Do you miss the clouds
and the rain and cold?

I don't think they realize
what they got.

And I've been here
when it's horrible,

And it's nice.

Yeah, exactly.

Richard: the other day,
I was combing through ads

On the old interwebs, and I came
across a truck for sale

At a shop out in los angeles

That I've known about
for a while.

Now, this isn't any old truck.

It's a c.o.e.,
Or cab-over-engine.

And these days,
everybody wants one.

So me and aaron
hopped on a plane,

And we're out here to see
if we can make a deal.

I like c.o.e.s.

Aaron:
c.o.e.s are really strange

Because they're normal
pick-up cabs.

They're just shoved up way
over the top of the engine.

And then the front end
is snubbed nose,

Really short bumper,
really short fenders,

Really short -- everything
about it's so strange.

Anyway, they make
great hot rods.

That one guy in fort worth
built one, didn't he?

Had it look like
the motor in the back?

Yeah, there's
a couple of them, yeah.

I think this is the road.
Yeah. Okay, this is it.

Cool.

Richard:
so we get to the shop.

And there's not just
one c.o.e., But two.

The first one...
Hmm.

It's a little rough.
But the second one...

-Boy, this is a sweet piece.
-Heck yeah.

...it's super rad
and my favorite color.

What does it say
on the door?

Aaron: I have no idea
how to pronounce it.

El sagissor, haugan,
montana.

So we're checking out
both the c.o.e.s

And just kind of getting the
grip on the lay of the land.

And john, the owner,
walks out, introduces himself.

-Hey, man.
-Hey.

What's going on?
Richard rawlings.

-John.
-And, his partner.

-Casey.
-Casey?

-Good to meet you.
-And we started talking cars.

So you guys just mainly
do service?

You do full builds or...?
No, full builds.

I'm john soley.
I own westside hot rods.

This is my
business partner, casey.

How we doing?

Richard: so, tell us about
the green c.o.e.

You got over here.

You know what?
I use this thing at my house.

I got a big yard, and I was
moving cars around with it.

And it's really easy
to steer.

So it runs and drives?

Yeah, it'll run
and drive right now.

Okay, let's go
take it for a ride.

-Let's go.
-I'll sit b*tch.

I'm not worried about it.
-[ Laughs ]

Golly, dude.

I didn't put
the shifter there.

Holy [bleep]

Here we go.

[ Grinding ]

Whoa, watch the dips, dude.

Here we go.

Hey, you might want to
step on the brakes,

Make sure they function.

Why? You don't like
to live dangerously?

You can always downshift.
That grading was pretty low.

Yeah.

It'll come to a stop,
I guarantee.

Holy cow.

Nail it, dude.
Put it in another gear.

You're almost out.

I don't know if you want to
go into the next gear, brother.

Why not?
The next one is reverse!

[ Laughter ]

Aaron:
so, this c.o.e. Drove like

About a half-century-old truck.

-Whoa!
-Hell yeah.

[ Horn honks ]

Whoa, that guy,
you see the look on his face?

[ Laughter ]

And then on top of that,
it makes no power.

The spread on
the transmission's very wide.

And the gears are very low.

I thought we were
doing a burnout.

So was it fun to drive?

Oh, hell yeah.
Could you get anywhere?

Absolutely not.

[ Indistinct talking ]

Whoo!

Wow, that was a hell of a ride.

-So what do we think?
-I think we need it.

So we get back from the drive,
and, of course, aaron's got,

Already, visions of my wallet
dancing in his head.

And he's gonna do
all these things.

But first of all, we got to see
if we can get it bought.

How much is this?

$6,500.

How does that sound?

$7,500.

[ Clears throat ]

You tell me what
you think is fair.

How's that?



Want to flip a coin for it?

-I'm always down for flipping.
-Me, too.

In the spirit
of making a deal,

He decides he wants
to flip a coin.

I mean, you want to
flip a coin with me?

I always win flipping coins.
I never lose.

This is -- I'm down.
Let's do it.

How about I do this?

How about
$10,000 or $1,000?

Okay, I'm down.

So we're gonna
flip for it.

If I win, richard
owes me 10k for the truck.

If I lose,
he owes me 1,000 bucks.

So what do you want?
Heads or tails?

Well, go ahead
and flip it first.

I'll call it
in the air.

Tails.

It's heads.
[ Laughs ]

Sweet!

Everybody gets paid.

Well, there goes your --
there goes your, uh...

Hey, sorry, man.

Do we do two out of three
or anything?

Let's do this.
No, I'm just kidding.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

I like gambling, okay?

-How about we do this?
-Yeah, he does.

Oh, my god.
-One last shot.

-Gonna go again.
-How about we do this?

You take it for free
or you give me 15 grand.

Okay?
You give me 15 grand.

All right.
We'll do that, too.

All right.
You gonna call it?

Tails.

[ Laughter ]

-You better stop.
-Wow.

Now, I'm [bleep]

Jason: we are behind
where we wanted to be.

The car is going well.

But we're running
out of time quickly.

Narrator: the monkeys can't
afford small mistakes...

If you want to, you can put
that one on the other side.

-What does that matter?
-Those are directional tires.

While richard bets big.

We're taking 12 total.

Let me guess. You want them
all washed or something?

I thought we were
chumming up.

How come I feel like I'm back
in vegas with this clown?

You want to flip
a coin for it?

Richard: I'm out here in
california flipping coins

Over a sweet cab-over.

And I'm about to lose my a*s.

All right.
You gonna call it?

Tails.

[ Laughter ]

Aaron:
you better stop.

Wow.

Now, I'm [bleep]

And I'm down 15 grand

For what I think is
a $4,000 or $5,000 truck.

And I'm thinking,

"Do I stop here,
or do I just keep gambling?"

Look, I was gonna pay you


So why don't we do this?
One last flip.

I'll flip it.
You call it.

And I'll either
give you $30,000...

-Hey, wait a minute.
-Look.

I'll either give you 30.

Or, if I win,
I'll still give you

The 5 grand I wanted to pay
for the truck anyways.

Okay, one more flip, and we'll
just lay out the stakes.

If I win, I get 30k
for the truck.

If I lose,
I still get 5k.

Oh, that sounds
really good.

I was gonna say
something else, but sure.

I'm betting
against myself here.

So I'm trying
to make it fair.

I'm trying to get
on the karma of good side.

And I'm gonna still
pay you for the truck

And get out of the debt.

'Cause this is
the problem with gambling

Is you don't want to stop
until you win.

I'll call it.
Tails.

Heads it is!
Whoo!

Oh, wow.
Good for you.



Hey.
Is that a good deal?

I almost just gave it
to you for free.

Almost.

Yeah, well, I almost had
to pay you 20 grand

That's true.

That's what I'm talking about.
Now, I win.

See, the problem
with gambling is,

There's one thing
you got to learn, kids,

Pay attention to this,

Just keep going till you win.

I just hope I didn't use up
all my luck on this thing.

I'm gonna need some
for barrett-jackson.

Five gs.
Thank you, guys.

I'm gonna have to have it
shipped, obviously.

We can't
drive this one home.


We got some free space.

The head of lettuce
is gone.

It's all good.
They're happy.

I'm happy.

¶¶

Mike: you weren't very good
with coloring books, were you?

Jason:
no, I'm not an artist.

My sister got
all that talent.

She hot?

She's my sister.
So I'm not...

You have to make
that decision yourself.

I can't.
I'm married.

We'll have to have
charles make that decision.

That'd be interesting.

You want me to do this?

I don't care.
You want me to do it?

[Bleep] grab it by
the carburetor studs.

So this morning, mike finished
painting the motor

On the '55 chevy.

And not a moment too soon
'cause aaron just got back

From his rendezvous
in the city of angels.

And he's really itching
to get this bad boy

Back in the car.

Aaron: all right.
Come on forward.

See if we can
pick it up.

All right. So now that I'm back
in the shop for good,

We're gonna have
to make a big push

If we're gonna have
any chance

Of getting this build
ready for auction.

Let's go ahead
and come on down.

We got quite a bit
of ground to cover.

Now, our interior
is still being upholstered.

And then, after we get
the engine in,

We still have to finish
the suspension, the brakes,

And throw on
the new wheels and tires.

Oh, yeah, you can come down.
There, there, stop.

Mike: it's real close
back here.

All right. Right there.
Hold on a second. All right.

That's good right there.
Sweet.

It's pretty much where
she wants to be, right there.

¶¶

All right, man,
so I'm taking a big risk

At barrett-jackson this time.

I'm taking $1 million
worth of cars.

The countach,
that t-bird over there,

This '55, the bandit trans am,
oldsmobile that I bought

Back at barrett-jackson
in scottsdale.

I'm taking
quite a few cars.

We're taking 12 total.

So the shipper's gonna be here
in two days for the cars

Going to the barrett-jackson
northeast,

Including the '55 chevy

That the guys better be
close to being done with.

And it's all kind of
starting to sink it

Because I'm taking
$1 million worth of cars

To a part of the country
that I don't even know

If they buy cars like these.

You want them all washed
or something before they go?

I mean,
the reason I'm over here

And you haven't
told me yet...

Yeah, did you think
I was just giving you

A little history lesson
on what goes on

In the gas monkey garage
dynamic?

Yeah, it was, like,
"hey, come over here."

I thought we were
chumming up, being buddies.

No, no, no, no.
See the dust?

I need them all cleaned off,
dusted, done.

Double-check everything
and the truck's gonna be here

In a couple days.
Or, actually, three trucks.

Okay.

A million dollars
worth of cars.

Now, that's a lot
of eggs in one basket.

That could either
make my year or break it.

Is it too early
to start drinking?

Do I need to test drive
these like the countach?

Do I need to drive that
around a little bit?

Not really.
Just from this parking lot

To your parking lot
and back.

Oh, okay.

Let's keep
the opportunity for damage

Or screwing something up
to a minimum.

I should check them, though,

To make sure that they're
in good running order.

No, I'll say that they are.

Okay.
I'll put my word on that.

Okay.
Golly, man.

What I'd I need to
go get cleaning supplies?

No.
You take a truck.

I can't take, say,
the trans am?

No. And if you ask again,
you're taking a bicycle.

¶¶

Today, on "fast n' loud,"
jeremy cheatham

Builds another exhaust system.

Hey, mike, can you help me get
the steering column in this car?

I would really like
to go home sometime today.

Thank you.

Jason:
so we're pushing really hard

So we can get everything done
so we can ship this '55 chevy

To barrett-jackson on time.

Jeremy's starting to weld
the exhaust system together.

I got a booger.

And cory just started
painting the steering column.

So I'm gonna jump on that.

Cory: you're turning that
the wrong way.

Turn it the other way.

I was just trying to hold it
not to scratch it.

Turn it.
There you go.

You're close. Lift it up.

Yeah.
There you go.

-Okay. Higher?
-Yeah.

-You're...
-Hold on.

You're hitting the end
of column, like, on the body.

Well, that sucks.

Well, I didn't make it.

Well, we get the steering
column through the firewall.

But the opening's too small
to get the angle right

To get everything
tightened up.

-Damn.
-You want me to mark it,

And we can trim it out
a little bit?

-Sure.
-Okay. Slide that back out.

So we're just gonna make
the hole in the firewall bigger.

Can you see my finger?
Hold on, I'll show you.

Yeah, put your finger in there.
I'll grind it.

Right here.

Okay.

[ Grinder whirrs ]

How about that?

Yeah.
Okay.

Now we should be able
to get the steering column in,

Tighten it up,
and we're ready to go.

-Hold on, mike.
-You can just push -- push.

I'm trying.

Stress is
getting a little more

As the time dwindles down.

Come on, give it
a big oklahoma push.

Would you
shut the hell up?

[ Laughs ]

Come on. They do everything
smaller in oklahoma.

-Oh, you got it!
-Yeah.

Yeah, right the first time,
just like everything else.

Mike: you want to see
something really dumb?

Should we tell them
they're going the wrong way?

Yeah.
If you want to,

You can put that one
on the other side.

Yeah.

What does that matter?

Well, seeing as how
those are directional tires.

Yeah.
Kind of a lot.

I did see that.
I see that now.

You can't win, can you?

Jason: all right, guys,
as soon as I finish

Filling these fluids up,
this is it for me.

I'm calling it a night.
-Really?

Gonna be a long day tomorrow.

Narrator: coming up...

I think we got a loose
leaf spring

Or something sliding.

Yeah, there's something
banging around.

...richard's sale
falls apart...

That's a discount,
right?

...and the '55 can't
pull it together.

Fire it up.

[ Engine sputters ]

Jeremy: hey, webster.

You want to take
the cold end over there?

And I'll get the hot end.

So we're racing
against the deadline

For barrett-jackson.

[ Humming "wicked witch theme" ]

And we still got
a lot to get done.

You got to go in
first.

Luckily, the only thing left
to install underneath the car

Is the exhaust...

[ Groans ]

-Hey, guy.
-Are we ready now?

...which we've got to get
buttoned up quick

Because aaron's on his way
back with the new seat.

And I know as soon
as he gets here,

He's gonna want to
test fire the engine.

[ Horn honks ]

Oh, aaron's back.

Turned out nice.

Yeah, especially
considering the price.

I think they're nice.
Go ahead and take that one off.

I like the inlay
you put in there.

Just stack those up
right there.

I'm gonna go grab richard,

And we're gonna
test fire the '55.

Going down.

Clear.

So, it's down.
Does that mean we're running it?

That's the plan,
at least.

What are we doing
with the motor, aaron?

Just pull it, clean it,
check it out?

So, we didn't do anything
to the motor mechanically.

We tore it apart.
We cleaned it.

It was really,
really nasty.

Then just
dressed everything,

Re-gasketed, cleaned up,

Different distributor,
you know.

So we just basically
just made it look

Really pretty 'cause the thing
seemed to be in good health.

Yeah, it ran good.

k*ller.
Fire it up.

[ Engine sputters ]

It's trying.
Come on.

[ Sputtering continues ]

Sounds like
the timing's out.

We didn't bump
that distributor, did we?

The timing's out
or the starter's off.

-Go ahead.
-Gotcha.

[ Engine sputters ]

Richard:
well, that's disappointing.

Hmm.

Look, this is far
from the most expensive car

That I'm taking
to barrett-jackson.

But it's the only one
that we were building

Especially
to take to the auction.

So if we don't take it,

It's hard not to look
at this as, well, a failure.

I think I'll let you guys
play with it some more.

Don't call me again
until you're sure it's running.

I got a truck
to go sell.

Whoo!
That sound there.

So a while back, me and aaron
went out to lovely l.a.

'Cause I like to buy cars
on the west coast

'Cause that means we get
to go to the west coast.

But I found a 1950s ford c.o.e.,
Drove it around the block.

It drove like crap.
It didn't stop for anything.

But it was kind of fun,
and it was still kooky cool.

So I wanted it.
We bought it for 5 gs

And brought it back here
to dallas.

Is that the splitter
instructions?

This is the instructions
on how to drive this truck, sir.

I didn't think real men
read instructions.

[ Laughs ] well, that's why
they were in the glove box.

[ Laughs ]

Talked about building it,

But it was a little
too much to take on.

So I put it up
on the interwebs,

And this guy raced right over,

And I took him
for a test drive.

[ Horn honks ]
that's awesome.

What's up?

My name is will patterson.
I'm from houston, texas.

I own a classic car restoration
shop called the rehab garage.

It's very, very hard
to find a good c.o.e..

I've looked at about 20
over the last 2 years,

And most of them are
completely rusted out,

Not worth saving
or can't be saved.

It sounds kind of
hot-rod-ish.

No kidding, right?

Truck's driving great,
sounds great.

Ain't real fast, but I didn't
expect it to be anyway.

[ Rattling ]

I think we got
a loose leaf spring

Or something sliding.

Yeah, there's something
banging around.

That's a discount,
right?

Might be.

So, there you go, man.

I like it.

I don't know what else
to tell you.

It's a c.o.e.
It runs and drives.

Needs a little love.
But it's the right gig.

Perfect. I like it.

How much?

Offer me $20,000.
Just -- I dare you.

$20,000?

Will:
richard hit me at 20 grand.

There's no way
I'm paying much for the truck.

That's getting
twice as much money

For half the truck,
like, literally half the truck.

-I'm thinking that --
-it ain't even got a bed.

I'm getting
half a truck.

And it goes half speed,
like, half speed.

$20,000 Minus half a bed
and half speed's like $5,000.

No, I can't do $5,000.
$15,000 Would be a good number.

I mean, where you gonna
find one that's rust-free,

Has a good patina and...

And does 20?

Yeah, exactly.
And does 20.

[ Both laugh ]

You got to
come down from $15,000.

You know, $15,000 --
that's too much.

Okay, fine.
I got too much work to do.

Go past $10,000.
Even if I just go this way.

Go past $10,000,
and I'll consider it.

I'm like, "dude, just do
anything better than $10,000."

Now, the richard rawlings
would have done $10,001.

All right,
look, the best I can do,

Done and done
or I'm leaving, is $11,000.

But he did 11 grand.

All right. 11 Grand.
Let me see it.

And that was [clicks tongue]
good enough for me.

Cool deal, man.
All right.

Good doing business
with you.

Let's go do some paperwork,
get you your titles.

We'll get you out of here.
Cool.

Jason: so, when we went to fire
the engine for richard...

-Try it, jason.
-...i had a suspicion

The timing was off.

[ Engine sputters ]

So I'm working
on getting it re-timed

So we don't disappoint our
adoring barrett-jackson fans.

Try it.

[ Engine sputters ]

Damn.

Lot of adjustment
on this distributor.

Charles: it needs
a little bit more timing.

And I gave it all the timing
it could physically have

Via the distributor.

So what I need to do is
pull the distributor out,

Re-clock it, and set it back in.

That way, I can get
the timing I need.

It's basically one tune off.

So that's what
I'm working on right now.

I'm gonna get it re-timed,

And hopefully
it'll fire right up.

Jason:
I know the shipper's on his way.

Richard's really anxious
to get this thing out the door.

But I got to dig a little
deeper than I'd hoped.

Pressure's on me
to get this thing running.

Four, three...

Six...

Could be this one.

Try it.

[ Engine turns over ]

That, my friends,

Is the sweet sound
of me keeping my job.

[ Engine revving ]

The engine runs.
That is awesome.

Ready to go drive
this beast.

And you know the best place
to enjoy a running engine?

From the driver's seat,

Which our car
doesn't have right now.

So if you'll excuse me,
I'm gonna get to work.

All right, I'm gonna go ahead
and lay this in there

And start fitting
the driver's side.

Could I order a ratchet
and an extension, please?

Oh, you --
oh, okay.

Here you go.

Ready.

-Ta-da?
-Ta-da.

Two more,
and we're done.

[ Drill whirrs ]

Jeremy: hey, guys, we're gonna
finish this one on time.

We're almost done.

You just jinxed us.
You know that, right?

You're not supposed to say
that till we're done.

Never say it till we're done
and it's rolling out the door.

-What'd you say?
-We're gonna finish on time.

Aaron:
oh, you're so stupid.

Narrator: coming up...

[ Engines rev, tires screech ]

...the '55 is on the prowl...

They're really fast.

...and richard
is running scared.

So this is a million-dollar
gamble for me.

The answer is "b."

To celebrate their big milestone
on november 23, 1954,

Gm built a chevy bel air
with 600 gold-plated parts.

¶¶

Man: I'm a bad guy.
We gonna play it loud.

We gonna play it proud
with me and you, mama.

What are you looking at?

Who is that?
And why is he so close to us?

Somebody else trying
to play the game.

Hey, man.

I been looking
all over for you.

Ain't nobody told you
I was looking for you?

Man, I can't keep up
with all you

Bearded weirdos driving
backwards around here.

Man, I heard you was
the fastest thing in town,

But that can't be true.

That must be
your mama's car.

Tell you the truth,
kind of embarrassed

To be driving next to you.

Well, your car's
uglier than I am.

Oh, wait. That didn't --
that didn't come out right.

[ Laughs ]

Come on, boy.
Let's go.

Prove it.

[ Engines rev ]

[ Tires screech ]

¶¶

They're really fast.

Yeah, but they're stupid.

¶¶

Richard: all right,
guys and gals, here we go.


Hardtop coupe.

Now, it doesn't get
much cooler than that.

They were plentiful.
They were bountiful.

They've been hot-rodded
in so many different ways,

You can't even count them.

Well, it hadn't
been done by gas monkey yet

'Cause we've never done one.

And this is it.

-Oh, there it is.
-A two-owner car

Right out of
monterey, california.

Rain is gonna
mess up my hair, man.

I knew as soon as I saw it,

It would be the perfect car
to fix up quick

And take to barrett-jackson.

I'm not at 27 grand.

I was thinking more like
$22,500.

All right.

I probably paid a little more
than I should have,

But I was buying
a rust-free car.

I was buying a two-owner car.

I was buying
a running and driving car.

And we needed that head start
with barrett-jackson

Only two weeks away.

Aaron:
so we got back to the shop.

It was obvious that
we had a very solid car.

But we didn't have much time.

And with a high entry price,
we didn't have a lot of money.

But I knew exactly what to do.

So we got the monkeys
and set them loose on it.

First, we had to deal
with the color.

The yellow was okay,

But we decided that it
would look a lot meaner

If it was paired
with black instead of white.

So we got it kicked over
to the paint side.

And mike painted the roof
and the back of the car.

So it definitely helped
the way the car looked.

But the car
definitely sat weird.

And while it did run and drive,

There were definitely
some improvements

That needed to be made.

So using ridetech components,
upper and lower control arms,

Floor-length rear and coilovers
from all four corners,

We were able to give the car
an incredible ride

And get it as close
to terra firma

As it needed to be
to pull this whole thing off.

So now it's turning great,
and it's sitting great.

We've got to shut
this thing down.

So we use wilwood brakes
on all four corners.

On top of that, we needed
the wheels to look right

And appropriate, u.s. Mags
at 18 and 20 staggered widths.

This is exactly what we needed.

When we got to
the inside of the car,

The front bench seat
that was in this

Really wasn't gonna work for us.

I figured since it had
a corvette motor

And a corvette transmission,

We hunted down
a set of '66 corvette seats.

And we had them
upholstered with material

That is appropriate for a '55.

And now all of that would have
been an incredible waste

If you opened the hood
and it looked like it did.

So we pulled everything out.

We painted it, dolled it up.

And the engine bay looks
better than it ever has.

Now, the transmission
was a little interesting.

While it's 4-speed
and that's cool,

They had it just hanging off
the back of the bell housing.

So we fabricated
a crossmember for it

And actually mounted
the transmission.

So hopefully it'll stay
in the car for a while.

And now, while the motor
may not make 1,000 horsepower,

It's gonna get hot,
especially here in texas.

So we put
a ron davis radiator in it.

So we have a v-8,


Hardtop, black and yellow,

Coilover on big wheels
'55 chevy.

Hard to go wrong, no matter
where you're selling this car.

Richard:
so, there you go, folks.

The guys really pulled it off.

They got it done
in time, in budget.

It looks right tip to tip.

This is the perfect car
to take to barrett-jackson.

I'm ready to go.

I'm ready to sell it
and get on to the next project.

So here we go.

Aaron: this is definitely
a prime example

Of what can be done
when the right car is bought.

And even though we had
to pay a little bit

More than we wanted to for it,
well, it netted us a great car.

Richard: so let's just go

To richard's hot rod tip
number one --

If you're buying that car
that you always wanted

And you think you're getting
the k*ller price of only,

Like, 3,500 bucks,

Well, it's probably
gonna cost you a lot.

So go ahead and step up for
$22,500 and put in a little.

Sometimes, cheap's
a little more expensive.

That is right.

Couldn't have
said it better myself.

¶¶

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Hey, hold on!
I can't see!

Got it?

So here we are. Day two
of barrett-jackson northeast

Here at the mohegan sun.

And even though
I'm not at the casino,

I'm still gambling here.

Well, let's just
go upstairs and see

If we can sell some cars.

I've got $968,000
worth of cars that I --

Literally, that's how much
money I have in them.

So this is
a million-dollar gamble for me.

But luckily,
the way things are going,

I'm not too far off
from that number.

Yesterday, 10 cars
rolled across the block.

And since I haven't
drowned myself

In a bottle of tequila yet,
things must have been all right.

Just a few highlights.

Announcer: lot number 366 is
a 1936 ford five-window coupe.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

The '36 ford...

It did really well.
-Sold!

$50,000
...going for $50,000.

Are we having fun, mohegan sun?

Richard: I'm also really happy
with the '34 roadster.

Sold!

$70,000!

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard:
as for the '50 olds coupe...

What do you need,
$30,000 for that?

...well, it could have
done better.

Sold! For $28,000.
Sky box.

Richard: same goes for
the '89 mustang.

Sold -- $38,000.

But then, I made up for it

With that powder-blue
'55 bel air.

Sold -- $46,000.

Richard: when all was said and
done, I brought in 750 grand.

And I know what you're thinking.

"750 Grand? That's like
a year's supply of miller lite."

And you'd be right,
but I'm in for $1 million.

So these next two cars
better pull it.

Well, at least one of them,
the '89 lamborghini countach.

Dude, there are a couple
other high-dollar cars.

This is a pretty comparable car
on the market to your countach.

Richard:
now, this one isn't my car,

But it hits the block
before mine,

So it's a good reference point

As to what we should
be expecting.

These, retail-wise,
are in the high 300s.

This would be
a good car to watch.

I don't know, man.

Let's go see
where the '55 is.

This is the car
we just finished.

Bucket seats, '66,
corvette buckets.

What do you needed
see out of this?

Should bring


Now, the '55 chevy
probably won't get six figures.

But to me, it's the more
important car in the auction

Because it's the one that's got

The gas monkey stamp
all over it.

How much do you
have in this car?

Probably got $40,000 in it.

Landed it on the block.

I got to get to $44,000
before I start making money.

-And if it bombs...
-No risk, no reward.

Well, let's just say it won't
be the only thing that's bombed.

Well, I'm gonna go
risk getting a beer.

Is it beer-30
already?

It's beer-30 all day
until I make my million back.

Narrator: coming up...

Auctioneer: lot number 638.


Narrator: ...richard's
lamborghini gets off to

A slow start.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Then, can the '55 keep richard's
auction dreams alive?

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Richard:
there's that ferrari 512

That's in the same class
as our lambo.

Let's see if there's
any money in the room.

Auctioneer: ...engine.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Unbelievable.

It's at $100,000,
but it's a $300,000 car.

It's got a long way to go.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

It is stalling right there.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Wow.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Auctioneer: $305,000.

Oh, my god!
What?!

What the [bleep]

Richard:
well, it didn't hit reserve,

And let's just hope
that the lambo does

What it's supposed to do,
or I'm in big trouble.

¶¶

Separate the men
from the boys right here.

So it's day three
of barrett-jackson

Here at mohegan sun.

And today's really the day
we've been waiting for.

¶¶

Over the last couple of days,
I've sold a bunch of cars

And taken in about 750 grand.

So these next two cars,

They've got to bring in at least


The '55 chevrolet
that the monkeys built

Is coming up later on tonight,

But right now, it's my
$300,000 lamborghini countach.

That's a great car, man. I don't
think you have any risk in that.

Well, I mean,
I bought it for $250,000.

Plus the juice, $275,000,
plus getting it here,

Plus their juice.

I don't start making money
till, like, $305,000.

Yeah, but the average
asking price on these

Is right at $400,000.

Now, what really
makes me nervous about today

Is I don't see a lot of
really high-dollar cars here.

I mean, usually you go
to a barrett-jackson sale

And you might see $1 million,
$2 million, $3 million cars.

But the ferrari that
we checked out earlier

Didn't meet its reserve,
so I'm a little anxious.

Auctioneer: lot number 639,




I'd be real happy
on the countach

With around $320,000,
$350,000.

I don't know
if it's gonna do it here.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Apparently, the filthy rich
brought their wallets today

Because we just passed 150k
like it was pocket change.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Well, I may have
spoken too soon.

Well, looks like no one
came to buy a lambo today.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Luckily, for a valuable car
like the countach,

They let me set up a reserve
because, I mean, $180,000?

I'm not selling it there.

$190,000 Here!
Sold through! All done.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

$180,000.

Didn't get there.

Hey, look.
Be taking it back home.

So it got to $180,000,
stalled out.

I didn't sell it.

I'll be taking that one
back to the shop.

Nothing like sitting
on a quarter-million dollars.

But, you know, I asked
one of the top guys out there.

There's a lot of these cars,
lot of the countaches,

"Shouldn't that car
have done at least $290,000?"

They said, "yeah, they
just got to find the buyer."

Luckily, our next car,
the '55 chevy

That aaron and the guys built...

Two owners, all tricked out.

...well, it doesn't have
a sky-high price tag.

-Looks good.
-I'm pretty --

I'm pretty stoked on it.

At $22,500
for the price tag,

I was a little heavy
in the car to begin with.

But it was a good car.
So we just gave it

A little bit of gas monkey style
and we're in it for 40 grand.

Hopefully, here, it brings
maybe $50,000, $55,000,

Dude, I think the car
looks great. Stance is good.

No, the price
on the '55 is nowhere near

The price of the lambo,

And that may not be
such a bad thing.

Auctioneer:
next up is lot 7001.

This is a 1955 chevrolet 210
custom hard top,

Custom-built by
the gas monkey garage.

Richard:
right now, my '55 is going up.

I've got to get in there,
see what's going on.

I don't have time to talk to you
or you behind the camera.

I got to go.

Here we go.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Car's [bleep] moving.

You know, for a second,

This thing looked like it
was gonna hit 50 grand.

And just buzzed right on by.

You can't get a better car
for that money.

[ Auctioneer calling ]

Should bring
a lot more than that.

Sold!

Richard: but I guess 50k

Was the price ceiling
for a '55 chevy.

I can't believe I [bleep]
lost that for a grand.

You should have betted.

That's cool with me.

That puts 10 grand in my pocket.

And more importantly,
we've got a gas monkey build

In front of a crowd
here in the northeast.

[ Laughs ]
thank you.

[ Applause ]

Well, we're taking
the lambo home.

Everything else sold.

So, I took a big gamble,
and I did all right.

I mean, I still am stuck
with the lambo,

But that's like leaving
the casino

With 300 grand in your pocket.

And, you know, I'm still in
the profit zone, which is good.

I just didn't make
as much profit as I wanted to.

But I am willing
to spend that on a beer.

Anybody in?

Why don't you just keep
the lambo as a piece of art?

It looks cool.

You can split it with me.

[ Laughs ]
I knew that was coming.