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Gary: I KNOW YOU WANT IT, FOR SURE.
Carini: THIS CAR IS SO GREAT, SUPER RARE --
ONLY FOUR LEFT IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
I WOULD EXPECT A COLD BEER TO BE IN HERE.
WELL, NO, NO.
CAR PARTS.
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS A CATCH INVOLVED.
THAT'S MAMA'S BUICK.
YEP, HOPE DAD'S NOT TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE.
Theriault: I THINK WE BETTER GET IT LOADED IN THE TRAILER
BEFORE THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND.
READY?
HIT THE STARTER.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Barr: YOU GOT TO HAVE A SMALL MIND
TO LAY IN FRONT OF SOMETHING THAT HASN'T MOVED IN YEARS.
I'M WAYNE CARINI, AND I CHASE CARS.
I FIND THEM...
OH, MY GOD.
...I BUY THEM, AND I SELL THEM.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHASE.
$13.9 MILLION! SOLD!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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Carini: I GOT A CALL THE OTHER DAY
FROM AN APPRAISER THAT APPRAISES CARS --
TOLD ME THERE WAS A 1934 LINCOLN KB VICTORIA,
BODY BY BRUNN, UP HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS,
AND ASKED IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN TAKING A LOOK AT IT.
SO, I DROVE UP, MET WITH THE OWNER OF THE CAR.
HE WOULD ONLY LET ME TAKE A PEEK FOR LIKE TWO MINUTES.
I WAS ASTONISHED BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY COOL CAR
THAT I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO KEEP.
SUPER RARE.
SUPPOSEDLY, ONLY FOUR LEFT IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
SO, BASED ON THAT, I MADE AN OFFER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A RARITY.
SO, I GOT THE MONEY THAT WE AGREED UPON.
I'VE GOT THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER,
GONNA GO UP AND INSPECT THE CAR,
AND IF IT'S EVERYTHING THAT I HOPE IT IS,
WE'LL FINALIZE THE DEAL,
AND I'LL BE GOING HOME WITH A LINCOLN.
HI, WAYNE.
GARY, HOW ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT. YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT. YEP.
THE LINCOLN IS OWNED BY THREE BROTHERS.
TODAY, GARY, ONE OF THE BROTHERS,
WILL BE SHOWING ME THE CAR.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND
FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS.
WOW.
OKAY.
THERE IT IS.
THERE IT IS.
THAT ANTIQUE PLATE ON IT.
SO, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME IT WAS OUT OF THIS GARAGE?
WELL, AS FAR AS BEING OUT, I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
YOU KNOW, DAD PASSED AWAY AT 94, SO --
YOU THINK HE HAD IT OUT BEFORE HE --
YEAH, WE WENT TO STRATTON MOUNTAIN WITH IT
FOR A SHOW UP THERE BACK IN THE EARLY '90s
OR WHATEVER IT WAS AND EVERYTHING, TOO.
OKAY, SO, THE EARLY '90s PROBABLY WAS THE LAST TIME.
I THINK HE BOUGHT IT IN 1942, BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE,
AND MOM AND DAD GOT MARRIED IN 1939.
I THINK THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AROUND HERE IN 1942,
'CAUSE THEY'VE LIVED HERE ALL THEIR LIFE, BASICALLY --
THE OLD HOUSE THAT USED TO BE THERE,
AND YOU SAW THE NEW HOUSE OVER THERE.
SO...
SO, YOU THINK MAYBE IN THE EARLY --
EARLY '40s, I WOULD SAY, 'CAUSE --
IS WHEN HE BOUGHT IT.
YEP.
YOU MENTIONED TO ME YOU HAD SOME PARTS FOR IT, TOO.
YES. YEAH.
THEY'RE ON THE SHELF OVER THERE AND IN THE "FRIGERATOR."
IN THE FRIGERATOR?
IN THE FRIGERATOR -- THE OLD PHILCO.
LET'S GO SEE THAT.
IT CAME OUT OF THE OLD HOUSE OVER THERE.
SO, I WOULD EXPECT A COLD BEER TO BE IN HERE.
WELL, NO, NO, NO, NO.
CAR PARTS.
YEAH, HE'S GOT SOME PARTS IN HERE
AND SOME PARTS UP IN THERE.
OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF.
"FROZEN FOODS."
OH, IT'S JUST ICE CUBE TRAYS THERE.
AH, HE KEPT THAT ALONE. [ CHUCKLES ]
Gary: YEAH, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW,
SOME GASKETS AND STUFF IN THERE OR SOMETHING.
OH, YEAH. GASKET MATERIAL.
THAT'S A NEAT PLACE TO KEEP PARTS, YOU KNOW?
A REFRIGERATOR.
THAT MUST BE THE CORRECT STEERING WHEEL.
YEAH, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL '34, RIGHT,
AND A COUPLE OF PARTS IN THERE.
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY'RE THE HORN TRIM AND STUFF.
AND HE HAD ME LABEL IT,
AND I SPELLED "LINCOLN" WRONG ON IT, BUT...
THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP.
YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF HEAD GASKETS.
FANS.
YOU GOT IT ALL.
OH, HE'S GOT SOME EXTRA PARTS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT.
BEAUTIFUL SPARK PLUGS -- A REAL DEAL.
YOU SEE THIS, RAY? NICE BOX FULL OF PARTS.
I BROUGHT MY FRIEND RAY WITH ME TODAY.
HE'S A LINCOLN PARTS SPECIALIST.
THAT'S THE HORN BUTTON.
THERE'S AN IMPORTANT THING -- THE KEYS.
PUT THEM IN YOUR POCKET.
WOW.
WATCH OUT.
COMING UP ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
Gary: OH, THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE RUINING IT ALREADY, WAYNE.
BLACK TOP AND BLACK-WALL TIRES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HIDE THE BEAUTY OF IT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
YEAH, HOPE DAD'S NOT TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE.
Carini: THERE WAS NEVER A QUESTION IN MY MIND
THAT I WOULDN'T BUY THE CAR.
BUT AFTER THE INSPECTION TODAY, IT'S A DONE DEAL.
LET'S HOPE THE TIRES HOLD AIR.
Gary: WELL, THAT'LL TELL YOU
HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE, SEE?
YEAH. YEAH, A LITTLE LOW.
Gary: A LITTLE LOW.
WELL, WE GOT A COMPRESSOR HERE.
Carini: YOU'VE GOT A COMPRESSOR?
YEAH.
[ COMPRESSOR MOTOR RUNNING ]
I DON'T KNOW. IS IT IN GEAR OR NOT IN GEAR?
ANYBODY CHECK IT?
I FIGURED IT WOULD ROLL EASY.
WATCH OUT.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO STEER IT.
WHO'S STEERING IT?
HERE WE GO.
THAT WAS THE EASY PART. NOW WE GOT TO REALLY PUSH.
OKAY, HANG ON. I'LL LINE THE TRAILER UP NOW.
IT LOOKS THE SAME IT DID
50, 60 YEARS AGO, 70 YEARS AGO, WHATEVER.
IT LOOKS THE SAME.
YEP.
WOW.
Carini: WELL, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR.
YEP, HOPE DAD'S NOT TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE.
THAT CAR WITH BLACK-WALL TIRES AND A BLACK TOP
WOULD BE KILLER.
WELL, BUT WITH A WHITE TOP AND NICE AND CLEAN, ET CETERA,
IT GOES TO SHOW YOU, YOU TAKE WELL CARE OF IT, RIGHT?
OH, THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE RUINING IT ALREADY, WAYNE.
BLACK TOP AND BLACK-WALL TIRE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HIDE THE BEAUTY OF IT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
A BLACK TOP, AND YOU DO THAT BINDING.
OH, HERE'S THE GUY THAT GOES ORIGINALITY --
HE'S CHANGING ORIGINALITY OFF OF IT.
OH, IT'S PERFECT.
CLUNK, CLUNK, AND THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I DID
IS CLOSE THAT DOOR WHEN I GOT HERE THAT DAY,
AND I SAID, "OH, MY GOD.
THIS THING IS TOO GOOD."
Gary: DOING WHAT HE LIKES.
[ Chuckling ] DOING WHAT HE LIKES.
WELL, I THINK WE BETTER GET IT LOADED IN THE TRAILER
BEFORE THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THEY'RE NOT GONNA CHANGE THEIR MIND.
OH, I KNOW.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
LISTEN TO THAT.
YOU WANT TO GO GET A SMOKE?
Carini: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THIS LINCOLN
IS THAT IT'S A 1934 KB, 12-CYLINDER,
AND IT'S A BRUNN BODY VICTORIA.
THEY ONLY MADE APPROXIMATELY 20 OF THESE CARS,
AND FOR WHAT I'M TOLD, THERE'S ONLY 4 LEFT.
THIS IS A CAR THAT LINCOLN MADE
TO GO UP AGAINST CADILLAC AND DUESENBERG.
AND FOR THE ERA,
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARS
AND ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.
Gary: WELL, I'M GLAD THE CABLE DIDN'T SNAP.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'D HATE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN --
THE CABLE SNAP AND GET THAT WHOLE FRONT END.
HE'S WORKING HARD.
WAYNE -- I KNOW THAT.
EVERYBODY'S STANDING AROUND, WATCHING HIM.
Carini: THERE'S ALWAYS A CATCH INVOLVED.
THERE WAS TWO OTHER CARS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE
IF I WAS TO FINISH THE DEAL ON THE LINCOLN.
SO, I HAD TO BUY THE OTHER TWO CARS
IN ORDER TO GET THE LINCOLN,
BUT I THINK, IN THE LONG RUN, IT'S GONNA BE WELL WORTH IT.
THIS LINCOLN IS ONE COOL CAR.
WE'RE GONNA GO GET THE OTHER CAR.
I GOT A '66 BUICK, 22,000 MILES,
AND THEN I GOT A K-CAR,
AND THE K-CAR'S GOT 15,000 ON IT.
GOING OVER TO GET THESE OUT OF THE GARAGE.
I'M GONNA LOAD THE BUICK UP FIRST.
THAT'S MAMA'S BUICK.
Gary: YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY MAMA'S BABY.
WELL, MOTHER BOUGHT IT WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD.
THIS THING SMELLS STILL BRAND-NEW INSIDE.
I'M READY WHEN YOU GUYS ARE.
OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S ONE BIG CONVERTIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU USE FOR DRIVE-IN MOVIES.
BUFF IT UP.
BUFF IT UP -- THAT'S IT.
THIS QUARTER'S BEEN PAINTED,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK IT'S ORIGINAL PAINT.
OH.
Gary: GIVE IT A RUNNING START.
GIVE IT A RUNNING START, YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEY, WE'LL GET IT UP IN HERE WITHOUT THE WHOSE-Y-WHAT.
OH, I DON'T THINK SO.
I DIDN'T THINK THEY WANT TO PUSH IT IN FAST,
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA OPEN THE DOORS UP.
PUT THE TOP DOWN. HE CAN CLIMB OUT.
TELL ME WHEN WE'RE IN.
I THINK WE'RE DONE. WE'RE LOADED.
FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES, SIR. YEP.
IT'S EXCELLENT.
I REALLY FIGURED THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE SOME HICCUP
AND THE DEAL WAS GONNA BE DEAD.
I THINK WHAT IT REALLY WAS,
WAS THEY NEEDED SOME TIME TO REALLY LET IT SINK IN
THAT THEY WERE SELLING DAD'S CAR.
SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
FAMILY GETS ATTACHED TO A CAR,
AND THEY SORT OF GOT TO HAVE THEIR LAST GOODBYES,
BUT I THINK THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THE DEAL.
I'M THRILLED WITH THE DEAL.
THIS CAR IS SO GREAT.
I LOOKED AT IT IN THE GARAGE AND --
ALL DUSTY AND DIRTY, IT LOOKS REALLY COOL.
BUT OUTSIDE IN THE LIGHT,
AND THEN YOU SEE THE PROPORTIONS OF THE CAR...
IT'S A REALLY GREAT CAR, FIRST OFF,
BUT THEN IN REALLY FANTASTIC CONDITION.
BUT I THINK I GOT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
READY?
HIT THE STARTER.
UP NEXT ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR THE CARBURETOR.
THAT'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO -- YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
Carini: WE JUST GOT THE LINCOLN BACK TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY,
AND MY BUDDY RAY, WHO HELPED ME PULL IT OUT OF THE BARN,
IS HERE TODAY TO HELP ME GO OVER SOME OF THE PARTS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT TO GO SEE WHAT TREASURES ARE IN HERE?
ABSOLUTELY. I'M READY.
Theriault: I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
[ Chuckling ] I KNOW IT.
WE DIDN'T ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS WHEN YOU WERE THERE --
JUST "LOAD IT IN."
YEP.
Carini: BASICALLY, I WANT TO FIND STUFF
THAT DOESN'T REALLY PERTAIN TO THIS CAR...
AND THEN WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT, YOU AND ME.
THAT'S ALL.
Theriault: WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR, I NOTICED
THERE WAS A BUNCH OF EXTRA PARTS THAT WENT WITH THE CAR.
AND I'M IN THE PARTS BUSINESS -- LINCOLN PARTS, SPECIFICALLY --
AND WAYNE AND I STARTED TALKING.
HE SAID, "ONCE I GET THE CAR BACK
AND I FIGURE WHAT I NEED FOR THE CAR,"
HE SAYS, "YOU'RE WELCOME, YOU KNOW, TO THE REST OF IT."
SO, IN HERE, WE GOT A COUPLE OF LICENSE PLATES,
SPARK PLUGS, COIL, SOME WIRES.
THAT'S A BOX OF NOTHING.
THAT COULD BE ALL WITH THE CAR, RIGHT?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
WOW.
VALVE STEM CAPS.
MAN, YOU NEVER SEE THESE ANYMORE --
REAL GOOD ONES.
LOVE THAT.
THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT TO LOOK IN.
LET'S LOOK IN THIS ONE.
UH-OH. SCREWED TOGETHER.
WE GOT TO FIND SOMETHING TO OPEN IT --
HANG ON. WHAT'S THIS?
NO, WE DON'T...
NEED TO GET A SCREWDRIVER.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S IN THERE?
SOME...
DOOR HANDLES.
...DOOR HANDLES.
IT LOOKS LIKE ALL DOOR HARDWARE, DOOR LATCHES.
I DON'T NEED ANY OF THIS. HERE, THIS IS YOU.
THIS IS ALL YOU.
OKAY.
DO YOU WANT TO HANG ON A COUPLE OF THESE?
Carini: WE WENT THROUGH EACH BOX,
AND I FOUND SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PARTS
TO PUT THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL BACK ON THE CAR.
THIS GOES IN YOUR --
THE CENTER OF THE CORRECT STEERING WHEEL.
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, I NOTICED
IT DIDN'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL.
IT HAD PROBABLY LIKE A '35 OR '36
12-CYLINDER STEERING WHEEL ON IT.
SO, THIS IS MORE TO THE STEERING WHEEL.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
LUCKILY, WE WENT THROUGH THE BOXES TODAY,
FOUND ALL THE COMPONENTS TO MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETE.
THAT MADE THE WHOLE DAY RIGHT THERE.
WE FOUND SOME TREASURES IN THERE --
STEERING-WHEEL PARTS.
Theriault: I GOT SOME NICE THINGS OUT OF IT,
THINGS THAT I CAN MOVE
AND, YOU KNOW, GET MY MONEY BACK,
AND I CAN MAKE SOME MONEY ON IT.
OOH.
[ Chuckling ] OOH.
THAT'S A NICE ONE.
YEAH.
Carini: KIND OF COOL TO FIND ALL THIS STUFF,
AND EVEN FOUND THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S MANUAL.
I MEAN, IS THAT COOL?
YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT WITH THE CAR
MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
SO, IT WAS A GREAT DAY, GREAT FINDS IN THOSE BOXES.
IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND.
THAT'S THAT.
CHRISTMAS IS OVER.
PRETTY GOOD CHRISTMAS, THOUGH.
OH, YEAH.
I GET MORE EXCITED ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN LOOKING AT A CAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT
OTHER THAN IT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS SEX.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Carini: I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE LINCOLN
THAT WHEN I GOT IT BACK TO THE SHOP,
I PUT ROGER RIGHT ON IT.
LET'S DRAIN THE GAS FIRST -- DRAIN THE GAS OUT OF IT,
AND WE'LL CLEAR THIS BOWL OUT.
TODAY, WE'RE TRYING TO START THE CAR.
IF THE ENGINE IS SEIZED, WE COULD BE LOOKING
AT APPROXIMATELY $50,000 FOR A REPAIR.
Barr: I'M NOT ASLEEP.
IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THAT.
IT IS DRAINING.
OKAY.
SO, HOW'S THE GAS LOOK? IS IT ALL BROWN?
NO, IT'S A LITTLE COLORFUL, BUT IT'S STILL LIQUID.
Carini: JUST SMELLS BAD.
ALL RIGHT, SO, BATTERY'S IN.
YOU READY TO CHECK SPARK?
YEP.
READY? HERE WE GO.
GO.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
IT'S GOT SPARK.
Carini: GOT SPARK.
IT HAD COMPRESSION.
SOUNDS GOOD.
HMM.
YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
THE THROTTLE RETURNING OKAY?
READY?
YEP.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU BREAK THE LINE,
SEE IF IT'S GETTING GAS UP THERE?
STARTED RIGHT UP.
NOW WE JUST GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT IF THE FUEL PUMP'S PUMPING THE GAS,
BECAUSE WE KNOW AS LONG AS IT GETS GAS, IT WILL RUN.
YEP, IT'S STARTING UP TO THE CARBURETOR.
FULL CHOKE?
YEP.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Carini: WELL, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW THAT THE GASOLINE NEEDED
TO GET UP INTO THE CARBURETOR.
THE FUEL PUMP TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO WORK,
SO ROGER JUST FED IT WITH A LITTLE GAS MANUALLY
THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CARBURETOR.
ONCE WE HEARD IT RUN ONCE, WE KNEW IT WAS GONNA RUN.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER
OF WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO GET IT TO THAT POINT.
WHY, EVERY TIME YOU PUT GAS IN IT,
IS IT RUNNING, AND THEN WHEN YOU DON'T --
BECAUSE IF THE NEEDLE IS STUCK IN THE FLOW...
OKAY.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE PRESSURE IN THE WORLD.
IT WON'T PUSH THE NEEDLE DOWN IF IT'S STICKY.
NOW, IF WE CAN'T GET IT GOING ON THIS AMOUNT,
I THINK THE CARBURETOR'S GONNA HAVE TO COME OFF.
THAT'S GOOD.
OKAY. COME ON, BABY!
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS, STARTS ]
[ HISSING ]
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
HUH?
UP NEXT ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
GOT A LOT OF NUTS
AND DEAD ANIMALS POPPING OUT OF HERE.
Barr: YOU GOT TO HAVE A SMALL MIND
TO LAY IN FRONT OF SOMETHING THAT HASN'T MOVED IN YEARS.
[ CAR HISSING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING SQUIRTED OUT THE BACK.
THAT'S CONDENSATION, PROBABLY IN THE MUFFLER.
GOT A LOT OF NUTS AND SQUIRRELS
AND DEAD ANIMALS POPPING OUT OF HERE.
READY?
YEP. GO AHEAD.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
NOW, WAS IT RUNNING ON THE BOTTLE?
I WAS DRIPPING IT, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE READY
TO GO, WITH A LITTLE HELP, OFF THE BOTTLE.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
DON'T IDLE IT!
NO IDLING!
I GOT A FEELING THE MUFFLER'S FULL.
HUH?
HEAR THE HISSING NOISE?
YEP.
THAT MEANS THE MUFFLER'S...
PROBABLY.
[ ENGINE REVS, CAR HISSES ]
HEAR THAT "Shh."
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT STARTED.
IT'S BACK PRESSURE.
THERE'S A BIG PATCH ON THE BACK OF THE MUFFLER.
I KNOW THAT.
[ HISSING CONTINUES ]
I THINK THAT'S BACK PRESSURE.
COULD BE.
LET ME SEE
WHAT'S COMING OUT THE PIPE, HOW IT FEELS.
NOT VERY ENERGETIC -- COMING OUT OF THE PIPE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I THINK THE MUFFLER IS JUST PACKED FULL OF RODENTS.
SO, WE GOT THE LINCOLN LOADED UP THE OTHER DAY,
BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SHOP, UNLOADED IT.
I WAS GONNA PUT IT OFF UNTIL MONDAY,
BUT I JUST -- YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T STAND IT.
I HAD TO HEAR THIS CAR RUN.
I HAD TO SEE IF IT MOVED ON ITS OWN
AFTER BEING STORED FOR THAT MANY YEARS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THE MUFFLER IS CLOGGED
WITH ALL SORTS OF RODENT STUFF,
AND, SO, IT'S NOT ALLOWING THE EXHAUST TO GET OUT,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO PROBABLY PUT A NEW MUFFLER ON IT.
AND IT'S CREATING BACK PRESSURE.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DROP IT OFF THE CAR
AND JUST POKE IT THROUGH WITH A ROD.
WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE,
I WANT TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE TO DO THAT.
BRAKE LIGHTS WORK.
[ CAR HISSING ]
NOW THERE'S NOTHING COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS.
Barr: YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE A SMALL MIND
TO LAY IN FRONT OF SOMETHING THAT HASN'T MOVED IN YEARS.
I THINK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I HOPE.
IT'S ABOUT TIME WE THOUGHT MORE ABOUT THAT.
WELL, NOT BAD FOR A COUPLE Q-TIPS --
GRAY-HAIRED, OLD FARTS.
Carini: WHAT A THRILL
TO SEE THIS CAR OUTSIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME
MOVING ON ITS OWN AFTER SITTING FOR THAT LONG ON BLOCKS.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
ORDER SOME PARTS, AND WE'LL BE UP AND RUNNING NEXT WEEK.
Barr: GOD. WHAT A MACHINE.
PRETTY COOL.
DAMN, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR.
LINCOLN'S BEEN WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
AND WE CHANGED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM,
DID A MINOR TUNE-UP ON IT, CHANGED ALL THE FLUIDS.
AND THE ICING ON THE CAKE IS,
I'M TAKING MY DAD FOR A RIDE TODAY.
[ ENGINE IDLING ]
ALL RIGHT, ROAD'S CLEAR.
Man: THAT RIGHT?
HERE WE GO.
THIS IS ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.
REALLY?
Carini: IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAR, THOUGH, ISN'T IT?
Man: YEAH.
BUT SOME REASON, I JUST LIKE A LINCOLN FROM, LIKE, '32 --
IT'S A STRONG-LOOKING CAR.
YEAH.
SO, YOU GIVE YOUR APPROVAL TO THIS ONE?
OH, YEAH.
THIS IS A NICE CAR.
WHAT A TIME I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR.
SO, FROM THE FIRST DAY I LAID EYES ON IT,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT I FOUND THIS CAR
IN THIS GARAGE ON BLOCKS.
JUST PUT MY ARM AROUND HIM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Carini: IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE CARS
THAT IT'S JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD,
AND IT DRIVES JUST AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS.
YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO GET SOME CARS SOMETIMES,
YOU HAVE TO BUY OTHER CARS
THAT YOU MAYBE DON'T FEEL THAT YOU REALLY NEED,
BUT, YET, I HAD TO BUY A K-CAR AND A BUICK
TO MAKE THIS DEAL HAPPEN.
THAT BUICK WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WITH A LOW MILEAGE AND THE CONDITION IT WAS IN,
I KNEW I WAS GONNA SELL THAT CAR RIGHT AWAY.
THE NEW OWNER LOVES THE CAR.
K-CAR'S STILL HERE WITH ME.
WE HAVE TO PUT A FUEL PUMP IN IT,
AND THEN I'LL PROBABLY PUT IT ON eBAY
OR PROBABLY PUT IT IN SOME JOURNAL,
AND WE'LL SELL THAT CAR, TOO.
AND AS FOR THE LINCOLN,
I'LL PROBABLY HANG ON TO THIS ONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
MIGHT DO A NEW TOP ON IT,
BUT I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A KEEPER.