Right now on "fast n' loud..."
How do we get out
of this death trap?
...hot rod hunter
Richard rawlings
and master mechanic
Aaron Kaufman
hammer down as auction fever
hits the garage.
I hope y'all
brought some money.
And they race
to revive a cool '69 riviera...
Sludge monster!
...in time
to make the auction block.
Meanwhile, Richard's chopper
challenge continues...
Whichever one makes the most
profit gets a thousand bucks.
- That's why we're here.
- That's why we're here.
...when the monkeys
battle to see
whose bike brings in
the biggest bucks.
Jason, you're setting
the bar high, buddy.
And last but not least...
I want to get my bike built
the way I want it.
...the rogue Harley build
that spawned the biggest fight
in gas monkey history...
I don't know what your bike's
gonna bring and I don't really care.
...reaches
its final conclusion.
May the best monkey win.
Sold!
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ugh, look at this place.
What is this, chino valley?
Chino valley, Arizona.
Need to plan trips like this
in the summertime.
We can ride our scooters.
I don't know if my bike
can pull a trailer.
**
So, we've been pretty busy
lately, building bikes,
and strutting our stuff
at pebble beach.
But now the leake auction
in Dallas
is just around the corner.
We were already planning
to bring all the bikes
we just built
during motorcycle mayhem,
but I also promised them
that I would bring a special car
just for the occasion,
which is why you're joining us
on a road trip to Arizona.
We got a tip on the old
interwebs, like usual.
People say
that they know somebody
that has some cars
for sale.
But this
wasn't just anybody.
He's a custom car builder
named Michael Gale black.
He helped design the original
Batmobile in the 1960s TV series
while he was working
at the legendary
Barris custom industries
in California.
They built a lot of famous cars
you've seen on TV.
I mean, if we can bring
a Barris car
to the leake auction,
that would sure
blow everyone away.
I talked to him briefly
on the phone.
I was like, "cool, man.
If you're willing to sell
some of this stuff for real... "
I said,
"we'll jump a plane."
Sounds like
an interesting old dude.
I'm happy to be here.
I'm curious to see
what he's got.
Lawn mower in the yard.
And right next
to a mortuary, too.
Gonna need
that eventually.
Yeah.
Cool.
How do we get out
of this death trap?
I don't know.
What kind of rental car
is this?
Hello?
- Hi.
- Hey, guys. How y'all doing?
Good.
You must be
Mr. and Mrs. Black.
I'm Michael Gale black.
That's Mary.
- Right on. Awesome.
- Nice to meet you.
So, we get to chino valley,
and we meet Mr. Black,
and he does have quite a bit
of car stuff laying around.
What's up
with the Jaguar there?
I mean, everything from
not-car stuff, like tractors...
Is this some kind
of dune buggy?
...to a car from the northeast
that's a full custom.
This car was built by a guy
called korkes... Richard korkes.
That's crazy.
What else we got?
Now, that is
pretty wicked.
- '57, right?
- Yeah.
Oh, a wide-bodied 'vette.
This is interesting.
Well, this is
my grandfather's car...
'28 model "a" roadster, pickup.
I bet you I drove 100,000 miles
in this car
before I was 8 years old.
- Really?
- You know?
I was going everywhere.
Mr. Black is clearly
in his happy place
surrounded by all these cars,
and whatever's
in that little red cup
seems to make him happier.
He's got
a pretty crazy speedster
that he's built himself
over the years.
Wow!
- Have you driven this car?
- Nope.
I've been here
for 50 or 60 years
doing my okay?
This is my prototype...
Metal bonneville cover.
Forever...
I just like cars.
This is a '54 Merc.
Sectioned from zero
at the taillight
- to 2 3/4 in the front.
- That's excellent.
We went through,
saw it all,
and now it's time to get down
to what can we buy.
One that I think stood out
to both of us
was that speedster
that he's building.
I like it.
It's interesting as hell.
It's kind of cool.
- You know where this came from?
- Tell me.
All the hot rods,
what did we do, okay?
The '34s, '32s...
Nobody's went and done
the indy cars
of the '50s.
I like that look...
Long hood, the body tail.
- I love the '50s indy cars.
- Yeah.
I've always wanted to find one
in a garage somewhere,
and I hadn't found one yet.
You're in a garage.
You found one.
This is close.
So, what do you saying on this
little ride here?
Probably $180,000.
- $180,000?
- Yeah.
You got to make me
a better deal than that.
No.
We started trying
to talk to some numbers.
He's talking $180,000.
I mean, it's just not gonna
bring that.
It is really,
really cool.
How many cars are you
gonna find like this one?
I mean, even the two chevys
that me and Aaron
are leaning on right now,
I mean,
we bought and sold
hundreds of them.
I know exactly what the number
needs to be to be able
to advance it
once I get it home to Dallas.
- 80 grand.
- He's way off of that...
what the market rate is.
Okay, you don't want
that car.
And the Jaguar
interested me, but...
- How much is that?
- $35,000 will work.
No, $3,500.
It's not gonna get
that bought, either.
I mean, at the end of the day,
he's still attached
to this stuff
and he's still having fun
with it, so...
You'll come back.
I know the game.
You'll come back.
Well...
Say yes.
Thank you.
Yeah,
I'll come back, sir.
You got any
cold beer around here?
- Always.
- Thanks for the tour, sir.
We gave it a shot.
A little bit of loss for us
as far as the money
and the time and the travel
to get here,
but you never know.
Okay,
that was a complete bust,
and we still need something
to build for leake.
Well, I do have
an interesting car
coming in
in a couple of days,
but I wasn't really planning
on building.
Well, maybe it's time
to rethink that.
**
Hey, Aaron, guess what showed up
while you were at lunch.
So, check it out.
A '69 buick riviera.
I don't think that we've
ever had one of these.
I have never owned one.
I had a few '64s
and '65s.
I have, yeah.
We've had the earlier ones.
But this one's badass.
It's a big, black car,
power steering, power brakes,
a/c, bucket seat,
consoles, black, white.
When I picked up
this '69 riviera for 10 grand,
I was thinking it's gonna be
a quick flip.
But now that I'm staring down
the lake au... is it leake, lake?
I can never remember how
to say it.
Anyways, now that
that deadline's approaching,
I'm thinking,
"why not build this?"
It's got a lot of potential.
What motor's in it?
How cool is that?
I've long believed
that the riviera
is an adult hot rod.
The thing about
the riviera is, well,
it's kind of
an odd breed of car.
**
They were sold as luxury cars
for a certain type of guy.
You know, the guy who wants
to go camping and off-roading
but still wants power steering
and a smooth ride.
It also features
some really cool amenities,
like concealed headlamps
that flip down
when you turn them on.
Those are so bitchin'.
It's not a mustang,
it's not a Camaro,
which are cheap kids cars
that are flashy to be flashy.
These things were sexy
on a whole different level.
Well,
shall we build it?
- Yeah, let's go for a drive.
- You drive.
You're the one that's got
to check it out.
Let's go for a ride.
Let it rip.
The A.M. radio works
and everything.
Sonomatic.
Sonomatic!
To tell you the truth...
It's a lot more solid
than I thought
it would be.
It's a pretty rad car.
I mean, when this car was
brand-new, I bet it was sick.
Is that sue walking
down the street here?
Hey, stupid car!
I saw a*s monkey drive by.
He don't even offer me a ride.
Stupid clown!
- This is actually a good car.
- It drives great.
I'd drive it every day.
So, we both agree
that we love the car.
Errr!
Now, we just got to figure out
what we're gonna do.
Look at that.
Oh, nice.
I like this.
So, check it out.
Me and Aaron just took it
for a ride,
and we decided...
Let's do something with it.
Where are
the headlights?
Someone put them in wrong.
Open the hood.
- They're pointing at the sky.
- Here's the thing.
I want to take it
to the leake auction
that's coming up
in about six days.
- Well, isn't that cool?
- Yeah.
So, we're gonna have to play
this one smart, right, Aaron?
Yeah,
that sounds great.
The way I see it, this car's got
a lot of potential.
But we got to be really careful
about how much money
we sink into it because
there's only so much money
that somebody's gonna throw
at this particular kind of cool.
We obviously don't have
a lot of time,
so I just want to give the car
a lot more attitude,
give it a little bit
of our personality.
The motor
seems pretty solid,
but basically I want
to do fuel injection on it,
lower the car, obviously.
Let's do a nice set of tires,
restore brakes,
suspension,
clean the paint up.
- Making a good driver out of it.
- Oh, yeah.
Just give it plenty
of attitude.
Here's the kicker.
Since we're also gonna be
auctioning off all your bikes
to see who can bring in
the biggest profit,
I thought it'd be a cool thing
because it's here local.
You always see me go away
and I come back
and y'all are all bitching at me
'cause I lost money,
so I decided to let y'all go
to the auction with me.
We get to watch him
lose money.
- Yeah, you get to watch.
- Oh, nice.
- Can we drink beer?
- Yes.
Hey, we don't have
to snort Tequila
or anything like that,
right?
I hope not, man.
My snorting-Tequila days
are over with.
Ever since I added cinnamon
to Tequila,
that is not fun anymore.
So, here's the plan.
Since we're not exactly sure
what kind of market there is
for this car at auction,
we're gonna use three
of our go-to tricks right out
of the gas monkey playbook.
Make this car a little meaner,
a little sexier,
and still leave some meat
on the bone.
First, we're gonna
lower the stance.
No surprise there.
Secondly, we're gonna throw on
some bigger wheels
while trying to maintain
that original factory look.
The car's running great, so
we'll keep the original motor.
It just needs
one major improvement
to bring it up
to gas monkey standards.
So, for our third trick,
we're gonna be adding
fuel injection.
It'll improve
the car's drivability
and fuel consumption,
which is key for a car
that will most likely become
a daily driver.
Given our time frame,
we're really fortunate
that the paint
and the interior
are in decent shape.
A little tlc from Mike and keke
will help it show well.
And sorry, sue... no a*s monkey
for you this time.
I want to keep the budget
under 10 grand,
but even then I'm gonna be
really nervous
until I hear the word "sold"
because I don't know
if there's a ton of buyers
for this one out there.
Mm, I'd be more concerned about
getting it done on time.
Well, why are you standing here?
Get to work.
That's a good point.
**
All right, since we got
a rush job here,
I'm ready to get
into it, guys.
We're gonna go ahead
and yank the suspension down.
So, all the suspension,
the brakes off of it.
Gas tank
has to come down.
Pull the motor,
but once we get the motor out,
we can go ahead
and get the motor degreased,
cleaned up,
get ready to get painted.
And just any other maintenance
you see along the way,
let's go ahead and make
a note of it right now.
Y'all know the drill.
So, if y'all are ready,
I am.
And we can take this build
nice and slow, right?
**
There you go.
So, we just got the motor
out of the '69 riviera.
Motor, transmission...
We're gonna take it out,
we're gonna power-wash it,
degrease it a couple of times,
then start knocking
all the loose paint loose.
Setting it on the floor.
Everything's good on both inside
as far, as we can tell.
The plan is to get it painted
and ready to go back in the car.
I wanted to peep in here,
so I'm gonna pull
the valve cover real quick
and then turn back on.
This has a bit... icky.
What is this crap
doing in there?
I don't know.
Just about now I'm trying
to remember why
I insisted on removing
the valve covers.
The engine
was running pretty well.
And I always warn mechanics.
Whenever you go looking for
trouble, you're gonna find it.
This time, I found coolant
inside the valve covers.
Sludge monster!
Anytime you find fluids where
they're not supposed to be,
something has gone
terribly wrong somewhere.
Head gasket problem?
Was that why they're
so crusty-dusty in there?
It sure
didn't act like it.
But what's done is done,
and we certainly can't send it
back into the world like this.
So, we're gonna have
to rebuild the motor.
Let's get this thing
over to Jamie's.
Hopefully he can get this thing
turned around for us pronto.
One thing we don't have
is the luxury of time.
Coming up on "fast n' loud..."
Don't y'all
have stuff to do?
...the monkeys back Richard
into a corner.
Use that noggin
that you're not using for hair.
You ready?
And the riviera
has it in for Aaron's beard.
**
- We going backwards?
- Uh, yeah.
I know we probably
should go forward out of here.
Oh, yeah!
Are you
just gonna turn it?
I was going to.
I didn't want to hit that pole.
Caster's stuck.
Hey, let's go back
out a little bit.
Cutting curves, boy!
We pretty much
have a three-step plan
for getting our riviera
meaner and sexier
in a rather short period
of time.
We have to have the car
ready for the leake auction
in four days.
Unfortunately, one step,
adding fuel injection,
it's already on hold.
Once we opened the motor up,
we found coolant
under the valve cover, so it's
over at Jamie's getting rebuilt.
Somebody open that door, please.
And as for the second part
of my plan,
slapping on a set of custom-made
that look identical
to the factory wheels...
Well, that's hit a snag, too.
Hey, guys, I got the wheels
for the riviera.
- Awesome.
- All right.
What did we get?
American racing, I see.
Yeah,
but they're not custom.
There wasn't enough time to get
the factory look I wanted.
Yeah, but you can see
the similarity.
Turns out if you have to do
a build in under a week,
you can pretty much
scratch the word "custom"
off of your parts list.
Oh, god,
they're so heavy.
But I'm not ready
to toss out my idea yet.
The biggest problem is
that it's got the windows.
The kidney beans
on it are too far out
in comparison
to the factory wheel...
The slots for inside the black
of the pedals.
But I thought
that if we got this wheel
and then we blacked
out the pedal,
even though it's
below the window, it would work.
So you want us to just
paint these windows?
Take some taping skills.
That will take
some serious taping skills.
I understand.
Thanks, guys.
You'll want them tomorrow,
I'm sure.
Most likely,
it will be tomorrow.
Okay.
So, two elements
of our three-prong plan
have gotten
slightly sidetracked.
It's supposed to be
fast and loud,
not slow
and exhausting.
So, we're gonna move on
to our third element,
which is lowering the stance.
**
Okay.
You guys,
give me a hand.
**
It's a Sunday,
and no one wants to be here.
But Aaron said if we can get
the suspension back on the car
and basically turn it into
a roller that we could go home.
We already got
the spring kit in,
so got to give it a shot.
Could be going home early.
Looks huge.
I'm installing
the lowering kit,
but we don't have
the correct hardware
on the shocks they gave us.
The original shock
that was in had a t-bar
on the top
with bolts going through it,
and they didn't send us
any of that good stuff.
I think I'm gonna go
dumpster-dive real quick,
find the old shocks, and see
if they have the bars on them
that I need to mount the shocks.
I don't know if they went
in the regular dumpster
or the metal dumpster.
Where's the other one?
Eureka.
I dumpster-dived and I found it.
- Will you be my Jack man?
- Yep, you ready?
Before Jeremy
installs the shocks,
I'd like to get a look
at what kind of ride height
we're gonna get with the coils
that came in the kit.
The rear spring,
it looks huge.
Okay.
Let's see how low it is.
I think
we lifted this car.
I think our worn-out,
old Springs
were lower than this.
A little problem...
We had a little snafu.
The Springs that we got
were Springs
for a previous generation.
They don't work right
on this car.
So, they did go on.
They just lifted the car
a little bit.
That's upsetting.
I'm not kidding.
So, in a couple days,
we'll get
the correct Springs for it,
which will give me the ride
height that I actually wanted,
which is far lower
than the current.
Whee!
Guess we're not getting
the suspension put in today.
Yeah, we're not going home
early, either.
**
Keke's buffing down
the riviera this morning,
so that gives the rest of us
time to pull out our bikes
and give them one last once-over
before the auction.
I think the chain's slipping.
You guys remember
a few weeks ago
when Aaron
was building the Harley.
Richard cooked up
a little contest
to keep the rest
of us guys busy.
Doesn't even
got flats.
He had some bikes
that he had picked up
here and there,
collecting dust in the garage,
so he let
each one of us pick one,
along with $1,000, to fix it up.
And the best part...
Richard promised us a big prize
for whoever's bike sold
for the most profit.
Of course, he hadn't told us
what that is yet.
Go ahead.
Let's see
what this is about.
Time to get paid.
- What's going on?
- Hey.
Okay, don't y'all have
stuff to do?
- Yeah.
- Of course we do.
- Find out the prize.
- Yeah, what are we gonna win?
I haven't said
what the prize is yet.
We know.
That's why we're here.
The auction's in
a couple of days.
Break bread, sucker.
- This was your idea.
- Yeah, we're just following up.
Well, I did discuss
a couple ideas with christie.
How about $100 gift card
for the souvenir shop up front?
Free uniforms for work.
We get those already.
Well, you're not supposed to.
Okay, how about a week's worth
of lunches at the bar and grill?
No thanks.
So what's going on
in here?
These guys are trying to pump me
for what the prize
is gonna be
on the motorcycle mayhem.
And did you tell them?
Well, I'm telling
everybody now.
What I decided was whichever one
makes the most profit
- gets a thousand bucks.
- How's that gonna work?
My bike's not worth
what theirs is.
How's that gonna compete
with his Brody chopper?
Because I don't have any money
hardly in most of these bikes.
We're going to go
on straight profit.
It's gross profit
percentage.
Whoever makes the most
profit percentage-wise.
I still don't see
how that is gonna work.
Use that noggin
that you're not using for hair.
I'm not
an anesthesiologist.
I can't do
that kind of math.
Well,
what about my bike?
You did your bike
your way,
and I don't really
agree with it,
so I don't know
what your bike's gonna bring,
- and I don't really care.
- I understand.
I think
mine will bring the most.
- It better.
- Maybe.
Maybe not.
We'll see what happens.
Maybe this is a good time
for us to get back to work.
Y'all go pick on him.
It's a thousand bucks to
whoever makes the most profit.
All right.
Man, I need to bone up
on my math skills.
**
Nice job, Mike.
This paint looks sweet!
Look at this.
- Lickety-split, sir.
- That's right.
You were telling me you had
some trouble with the heads.
- Both heads were cracked.
- Thank you for turning it
- around so quick.
- Absolutely.
So, we're starting to pick up
steam again on this build.
We got our rebuilt motor
back from Jamie,
and I'm hoping the guys can set
a land speed record
getting it stabbed back in.
Holy smokes.
You got seven minutes
to get that in there.
Hey, I'm trying, man.
I'm trying.
I still need to install the fast
electronic fuel injection kit
and get everything fired up.
I had the bumpers chromed,
and we have to install those.
And I still need to build
the stainless steel exhaust,
and since we only have 48 hours
before the car
has to be ready
to go to the auction...
Well, you get the picture.
We got to move.
**
Boy, this pig
takes a lot of fuel.
All right, I'm about
to fire it up. You ready?
Keep trying to start it,
see what it does.
The good news is the motor
wants to fire up,
but we're gonna have to find
the electronic problem
that keeps shutting
off the injectors.
Let's try and blow it up again.
Come on.
Go ahead.
Come on.
- Now, that's a fire.
- It's unhappy.
**
When you go key on,
you see it squirt.
You know, projects like this
can really test the crew.
Come on.
All right,
moving right along.
Look at this... boom.
- Geez, I'm tired.
- It's all got to get done.
It might not be the most
technically difficult,
but it is physically
and mentally demanding,
especially when we all have
to be on the car
at the same time.
Okay, cool.
Everything's tight.
So, up an inch and 1/4,
down an inch and 3/4 in front.
On our motorcycle
mayhem build,
it was pretty much
every man for himself,
but to get this riviera done,
we absolutely have to work
as a team.
It looks fine right now.
It really, really does.
Thankfully, just like
the hot rods we build,
my crew is a well-oiled machine.
All the monkeys
are in a good mood.
- What's the dealio?
- Well, maybe not the best mood.
Everyone's pretty much fried.
This car ready to roll
across the block, well, cleanly?
Yeah, you know what?
Everything on it
works really nice.
The upholstery
turned out nice.
We're happy with the motor.
The transmission's good.
It drives great.
It stops great.
Headlights, taillights...
The whole kit and caboodle.
I mean, it's really,
really happy.
Well, that's it, man.
I mean, it's got to go
across the auction block.
I'll feel a lot better
when I don't see
it sitting in our shop.
The bikes
are already over there.
Yeah, the guys are gonna go
ahead and load it on the trailer
right now so we can move it out
first thing in the morning.
Here we go.
Looks rad, dude.
You don't see many
of this year built.
It's an interesting year,
that's for sure.
I mean,
it's really sexy, man.
Good. Now we need it
to bring about 30 grand.
Wishful thinking,
but, hey,
at least
you got a finished car.
Coming up...
We are going
to the auction, sir.
...motorcycle madness
puts the bikes on the block.
Let her rip, tater chip.
Can Aaron's Harley
finally make Richard smile?
**
Welcome to the big show.
I needed my guys to get the car
ready for the leake auction
in less than a week,
and, boy, did they deliver.
Now, I'm a huge fan of the
previous generation of riviera.
Not to say that I'm not a fan
of this one.
I just never
thought about it much.
So when it rolled in,
instantly in love.
The only thing
to do was make it cooler.
Initially we thought the 430
engine was in good shape,
but once we pulled it,
we found some issues,
so we had to send it
over to Jamie at wch engines
to get rebuilt.
Well,
he got the motor back.
It was painted
the right color,
but most importantly
it runs excellent.
It's been dynotested.
We thought
the carburetor was okay,
but I really wanted to see
what the original offering
would do
with fuel injection on it,
so we put a fast
ez-efi 2.0 setup on it.
The system drops on, and we're
definitely believers in it.
Now, of course, you know we're
gonna lower the car,
but we didn't need
to do air ride.
So, what we did was we put
lowering Springs all the way around.
We got it handled,
and the stance on the car
is exactly what I wanted.
The car
rides incredible.
Since we started out
with such a good car,
when it came to the paint
and the interior,
all we needed was Mike and keke
to give it a little shine
and make it sparkle.
When it came to wheels
and tires, there really
wasn't time
to order a custom set.
So we turned to American racing
for some dead ringers
to keep that riviera
with its original look.
And to sell that factory look,
we machined the centers
to accept
the original buick hubcaps.
So we had a proper cap
on a wheel that simulated
the original one.
This basically is
what we were after.
And to top
everything off,
I had Jeremy put
an all-stainless exhaust on it.
Now, instead of
your typical '69 riviera,
we've got one
that combines a classic look
with modern performance
and fuel injection,
and a mean
gas monkey stance.
This is
one badass hot rod,
and it's going
to auction at no reserve.
You better call your daddy up
and get him down here
because we got the car
for him.
Heck yeah.
**
We are going to the auction.
- Bam!
- Leake Dallas.
I hope y'all
brought some money.
So, today we're out
at leake auction.
It's not pebble beach,
but there's still
a lot of money here.
I got a few things
to sell here today,
including the '69 riviera,
and I want a lot of that money
to end up in my pocket.
Were we supposed to dress up?
Of course,
all the monkeys are here, too.
Well, all except one.
Aaron called me this morning
and said
he was feeling
a little under the weather.
What I really think
is he's got a case
of the
"I don't want to lose blues"
because the first item up
is gonna settle a score.
Coming up next
is lot number 904,
and I am hoping that Richard
will tell us all about it.
All right, guys, this is a 2003
heritage soft tail.
Gave it a clean look.
You know, slick,
lower east coast, you know,
let's get fun
and let's have some crazy.
When I picked up
the '03 soft tail Harley,
basically I thought the plan
was to lose
all the 100-year
anniversary badging
and turn it
into a gas monkey original.
But when I checked in
on the build,
Aaron had gone all rogue
and was doing his own thing.
I thought you told me that
we were losing all our buttons.
This wasn't
what we discussed initially.
Now, Aaron thought
that his ideas would bring
the most bang for buck
at auction, and I disagree.
Frankly, things
just went from bad to worse.
You can get it right,
and if I have to write it down,
it'll be
on your last check.
This is the worst fight we've
had since we started gas monkey.
Aaron ended up
finishing the bike his way,
and it's not the bike
I was hoping to bring
to the leake auction today.
Here you go,
an Aaron Kaufman original.
Let's see where she goes.
We're in for 9,500 bucks,
and I'm worried we're not even
gonna get that back.
But at auction,
just like in poker,
you never let the other one
see your hand,
so I slapped a $15,000
minimum bid on it.
Deal me in.
Ladies and gentlemen, you heard.
This is
an Aaron Kaufman original.
Here we go.
- What do we got?
- 5 grand!
$5,000 starting bid.
Aaron doesn't
build many bikes.
What do you know...
It actually jumped up
to 10 grand
pretty freaking fast,
and I started thinking
that there's a lot
of bidders out there,
and maybe it's the reserve
that's keeping them out.
Guys, reserve is off.
Let's let her rip, tater chip.
Let her rip.
I really wanted Aaron to be
here to see how wrong he was,
but right now, I'm kind of glad
that he's not,
because his face would be
one big "well, I told you so."
Listen to it purr.
Anybody else?
$16,250?
Once, twice...
Sold, sold, sold!
Another one at leake Dallas
right there
buys an Aaron Kaufman original.
$16,000.
So, the bike
pulled in 16 grand,
and people may be thinking
that, well, Aaron
won the battle of the build.
I think the jury's still out
on that because we don't know
how much it would've brought
if we had built it my way.
And all the monkeys are here.
Anyways, time to move on
because we got
some other really important
business to take care of.
For the rest of the monkeys
I've assembled here, well,
it's nut Cuttin' time.
So, y'all ready to see whose
motorcycle brings more money?
Absolutely.
Remember,
who makes the most money
on their bike... most profit
percentage-wise
is gonna get $1,000.
- So let's get up there.
- Let's do it.
Looks like old sleeves
is up first.
From the gas monkey garage,
sparked
by a mini-build-off contest,
this one will be lot number 911.
A 2003 big bear venom
custom chopper.
All right, guys, this right
here is a 113-cubic-inch badass.
Charles did this ugly,
out-of-fashion 2003 chopper.
Got rid
of some tacky graphics
and accessories,
added a new fork, tires,
and really gave it a nice,
clean line.
When all was said
and done,
I'm in this bike
for 3,500 bucks.
All right, let's go.
Here it is.
Here, we got... Charles
built this one for you,
ladies and gentlemen.
What am I gonna get on this one?
So, the bidding
started out pretty strong.
I thought my bike
would do real well...
Along the lines
of like $10,000, $12,000.
And that would put me in
a pretty good position
for the contest.
Auctioneer:
Come on!
Somebody give 10 grand.
Somebody go 10.
Auctioneer:
Sold, sold, sold!
Right there... $8,800.
As a matter of fact, it didn't.
It only brought $8,800.
Right now,
it's not looking so good.
Coming up...
Motorcycle mayhem
takes a surprising turn.
And now we have this,
the Hondo.
And the chopper champ
is finally revealed.
The answer when we come back.
The answer is "c."
Cadillac turned down
the project,
allowing buick to scoop it up
and bolster
their flagging sales.
**
So, the monkeys are out here
with me
at the leake auction today,
and we're unloading
all the bikes that they built.
I'm gonna give whoever racks up
the biggest percentage
of profit margin
a thousand smackeroos.
Charles' bike went up first
and did pretty well,
but there's still four more
chances to outdo him, so...
Pow! Let's get to it.
What's next here?
Lot number 901.
It's our BMW,
and it was built by keke.
So, keke's plan was to turn
this '73 BMW r75
into a dirt bike.
Once he got the engine running,
he got rid of the windjammer
and spent his budget
on new paint,
new handlebars,
and shorter fenders.
Now, I'm in this bike
for like 4,000 big ones.
Let her rip, tater chip!
And to start the bid here.
I'm gonna go $2,000.
Let's go.
I really didn't know
what to expect from my bike.
I was thinking maybe
like $3,000.
But it turns out that was
what Richard bought it for,
so to have any chance to win,
I'm gonna need three times that.
Auctioneer:
Keke's bike started out strong,
but then it trickled down
to like nickel-and-dime bids,
and I could see the writing
on the wall.
Auctioneer:
Bids, well,
they're fast and furious,
but they're just not adding up
to that much.
Mr. Hammer, let it fall.
Sold!
Right there for $6,600.
Well, it didn't do
what I had hoped,
but Richard got $6,600 for it.
Can't complain.
Made a profit.
I had fun.
So, I still win.
We have next 903.
A 1979 Harley-Davidson sportster
xr flat tracker.
Go, Jeremy!
So, being a fabricator,
Jeremy was definitely
out of his element
with this '79 Harley-Davidson
sportster.
But he still managed to repair
the clutch,
clean out some dents,
and get keke
to paint it up nice for him.
He also lowered the stance,
changed the seat
and the handlebars.
Guys, what you got
here is a very low-mile bike
that started out all original.
End of the day,
it's an entry-level sportster,
and I think you can have
a damn good time on it.
It's not a big-money bike,
but Jeremy's got one advantage
that the other guys don't...
I picked up
this bike really cheap
as part of another deal.
So I'm only in it
for 2,000 bucks.
Bid to win
right here on the sportster,
start them up on the money.
What do you got, sir?
I'm at $1,000 right here.
Ladies and gentlemen,
it's a Harley-Davidson.
So, people weren't exactly
knocking each other
over to bid on my bike,
but I can't say
that was exactly shocking news.
It was pretty much
the worst year
for a Harley sportster.
It looked really pretty,
but I hadn't really
built a bike before.
Luckily at the auction,
we didn't have to start it
or drive it or prove
that any of it
was actually mechanically sound.
Auctioneer:
No, I'm not.
I didn't dare stand on the block
with the bike.
I definitely didn't want
to hype up a bike
that didn't run properly
or shift gears.
So I just kind of sat back
and let Richard own that mess.
Auctioneer:
Got it!
Once?
$4,900... we're gonna sell.
Going twice.
Sold, sold, sold!
Another bike right there,
Mr. Scott.
$4,800.
Hopefully Richard's happy.
Definitely got a lot
of money for something
that just looks shiny going
on a little turntable.
Well, after three bikes,
it looks like Charles' bike
is still at the top of the heap,
but it's any monkey's game.
In fact, I'd put my money
on the bike coming up right now.
Jason
from gas monkey built this...
A real 1970 bonneville t120r.
So, Jason didn't
even know how to ride a bike,
much less build one,
when he took on
this classic bonneville...
Oh, my.
But he salvaged the rest
of the tank, fixed the motor,
gave it a new paint job
and new handlebars...
Pretty much
a complete restoration.
We put it back to 100%
original condition.
This is one hell
of an investment motorcycle.
I'm in it
for only 4,300 bucks,
but it's worth a heck
of a lot more.
Auctioneer:
Jason, so far,
you're winning the competition.
Let's go.
- Hold on a second.
- I got 11 grand!
Ladies and gentlemen,
I have $11,000 right there.
Jason, you're setting
the bar high, buddy.
He said nope.
I said sold!
Sold, sold, sold
another one here at leake.
Jason, right there,
good job.
You're winning the monkey battle
right here today.
Jason's bike went for $11,750...
Well-over double
what I sank into it.
Percentage-wise, he's sitting
way above the others.
I didn't expect that bike of
mine to go anywhere near that.
It really did well.
It looks like I got
this contest sewn up.
I mean, it's clear to me
that mine had the most profit.
I mean,
it sold for $11,750.
Time, time, time.
It depends.
Because there's still
one more bike, dude.
All right, guys, right here is
what I call the
this is Mike coy's creation.
So, I gave what I thought was
the simplest build,
the Honda trail 50, to Mike coy
because I knew he was gonna
have to help Aaron
with the paint on his bike,
and I figured Mike could just
throw some crazy paint on it
and that would be it.
Instead, he went full force.
He added a new motor, paint,
and used
the rear-end conversion kit
to turn the two-Wheeler
into a three-Wheeler.
He added graphics, handlebars,
and even a new seat.
And now we have this,
the Hondo.
I picked up the bike
as part of another deal,
so I'm only in it
for about $1,500,
and quite frankly we'll be lucky
if we get that back.
There's only one thing
I got to say.
It comes with a date
with Richard, ladies,
so bid away.
He's a liar.
I'm married, but, uh...
This is the last bike.
This one
will decide the winner.
Here you go.
$2,000 right here.
So, out of all these bikes,
this is the last one
I thought would take off.
But I guess coy knows
something I didn't.
Auctioneer:
We're selling.
You'll never find
another one like it.
Once.
We're gonna go twice.
Sold, sold, sold!
$5,200.
Mr. Scotty buys it again.
$5,200.
Sold right there.
Sold, sold, sold.
The Hondo closed out
at almost three times
what I had in it,
so percentage-wise, coy wins.
Sorry, sir.
You got second place.
I don't know what happened.
I think the most
that a z50 has ever sold
for was like $3,200, $3,500.
- He just set a world record.
- Guinness world record, son.
He's gonna get
his name somewhere.
Smashed it.
Smashed it.
Yeah, you did.
Right here.
Yeah.
It was awesome.
All right, guys, I guess
the next round's on me.
Coming up, Richard
has big dreams for the riviera.
Let's start the building
at like 2 million maybe.
What's going on
in here?
Then, can he and Aaron
finally Bury the hatchet?
Eh, I don't want
to talk about it.
You know,
I'm still a little bit bitter
my bike
didn't come in first.
We did spend $4,300,
and I made $11,750.
- Boom.
- Yeah.
- How much was mine?
- I don't know.
- How much was in yours?
- Like 1,500 bucks.
And I made $5,200.
So I made 3,800.
That's over 200%.
Okay, so, technically
on percentage you win.
But in cash in hand, which is
what Richard's all about, I win.
You know how else
I know I won?
'Cause you named
it Hondo.
'Cause I won.
**
Okay,
back to gas monkey action here.
Lot number 1142...
Low, long, and mean.
Richard, tell us
about this car, please.
All right, guys, here we go.
We've got a 1969 buick riviera.
Black, white interior.
This is the car
we built for leake auction.
So, now that we've unloaded
all the bikes,
it's time to get down
to real gas monkey business...
You know, the kind
with four wheels.
We decided that we had
a good car to start with,
and we turned it loose.
Let me tell ya, this is k*ller.
From the get-go, we were taking
a risk with this riviera.
We really wanted to give it
the gas monkey attitude,
but if we went too far
with it, well,
we could outspend
our profit margin.
It's fuel injected...
This is the car
that you can literally get in,
drive every single day.
Grocery-getter, what have you.
But then when you turn up
at cars and coffee,
people are gonna go,
"what the hell?
That is cool."
Now it's time to roll the dice.
I sank 20 grand into this,
and if there's enough money
in the room,
I'd like to see 30 grand
when the gavel drops.
I mean, hey, there's nothing
wrong with thinking big, right?
So, let's start the bidding
at like... I don't know...
I don't know.
Where do you want
to start?
Okay, just asking...
Anyone want to give
Okay, just asking.
All right, let's go.
Here it is, a show car,
ladies and gentlemen,
from the show "fast n' loud."
Let's go.
So, the bidding started out
like I like my women... hot.
Auctioneer:
Ready to ride, ready to drive,
ready to shine.
Let's go.
It pretty much hit 20 grand
in the blink
of these pretty brown peepers.
That's when I started to get
that warm feeling in my wallet
because anything after that,
well, it's pure profit.
Auctioneer:
But then the nickel-and-dime
bidding started,
and you know what that means.
My money train
was starting to slow down.
Auctioneer:
A little
friendly competition going.
It's pretty much
down to two bidders.
Now, I can't see one of them,
but the other one
is standing right next to me.
This is a badass ride.
It looks good.
Auctioneer:
Once,
and we're gonna go twice.
$27,500.
You blew the knockout blow
right there.
Sold, sold, sold!
Right there... $27,000.
Congrats, man.
You'll like it, dude.
That's a k*ller car.
My name is Jim west.
My wife and I came looking
for a '56
or '57 Chevrolet pickup,
but the riviera caught our eye.
Love the body style, the stance,
the custom wheels
they put on it,
and definitely
when they made it fuel-injected.
Just had to have it.
I love fuel-injected.
Kick-a*s.
Hey, congratulations, man.
So, there you go.
The bidding closed at $27,000,
and sure, I'd always
like to make more,
but $7,000 profit
on a one-week build,
I'll take that any day.
All in all, gas monkey had
a really good showing today.
I guess it's not
such a bad idea
to let the monkeys out
of the zoo every now and then.
All right, we're done here.
**
All right, here we go.
What's going on
in here?
...9,
- Just getting paid.
- For what?
- He won the bike contest.
- Oh, you won the contest?
- Yes.
- Cool.
- I knew I had it.
- Make some do-re-mi.
- So, how'd the car do?
- Oh, the rivy?
If you'd have been there,
you'd know.
I heard it did okay.
What was the final number?
- $27,000.
- Cool.
Right on, man.
That's neat.
And they seemed happy.
I talked to them afterwards.
They seemed to dig it.
Well, we just barely made it
by the hair
of our chinny-chin chin.
Well, that's a long ways
for you.
- And then how'd the Harley do?
- Your bike?
Eh, I don't want
to talk about it.
- Why is that?
- 'Cause I didn't like it,
but it brought 16 g's,
man.
What's not to like
about 16 grand?
There's nothing to not like about
I figured that bike would be,
you know,
$10,000, $11,000
at the most.
Yeah, no,
I mean, I understand.
When we started the build,
I know you really wanted
a slammed
east L.A. lowrider bike,
but I think I probably would've
had about 30 grand
in the bike
by the time we got there.
- That's a point.
- So, I'm glad.
I'm glad it did well.
I really am.
You know the rough patch
that Aaron and I hit
during the Harley build?
Well, you know what they say?
Money heals all wounds.
Well, at least that's
what I say,
especially since Aaron's version
of the bike did okay.
So, there you go.
It's pretty strong
for a soft tail
no, it's really strong.
You know what I say?
I was right all along.
Well, congratulations, sir.
Good day for Mike coy,
good day for gas monkey.
Excellent.
Now get back at it.
Thanks, sucka.
Really?
I give you money,
and you call me a sucker.
I guess I am...
Giving you money.
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07x13 - Motorcycle Mayhem/Packing a Packard for Pebble, Part 2
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Richard Rawlings and prodigious mechanic Aaron Kaufmann seek out forgotten and abandoned classic cars for restoration at their Gas Monkey Garage.
Richard Rawlings and prodigious mechanic Aaron Kaufmann seek out forgotten and abandoned classic cars for restoration at their Gas Monkey Garage.