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- ON THIS EPISODE OF COUNTING CARS...
- LET'S TALK TO THIS CAT.
SEE IF YOU CAN PULL HIM OVER.
- HOW YOU DOING? NICE CAR.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT IT?
- LOOKS LIKE YOU PUT A LITTLE TOO MUCH ON THERE.
- IT'S NEVER TOO MUCH.
HOW ABOUT WE DO SOMETHING TO YOU?
THE BANDANA'S JUST NOT DOING IT.
LET'S DO A MOHAWK, BUDDY.
- TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MERC.
- GOT A 4-INCH CHOP ON IT. - NICE.
- AND IT IS STRAIGHT PIPE OUT.
- THIS THING'S GOT TO BE LOUD. - IT'S LOUD.
MY NEIGHBORS LOVE ME.
- [laughing]
- VEGAS IS A GAMBLING TOWN.
MOST PEOPLE BET WITH CHIPS.
I BET WITH RIDES...
LOOK AT THIS.
AND I ALWAYS GO ALL IN.
WOW. WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE FOR THIS?
[tires squealing]
I'M DANNY, AKA THE COUNT,
AND THIS IS MY ALL-STAR TEAM.
WE FIND THEM... WHERE'S THE REST OF THE CAR AT?
FIX THEM, FLIP THEM,
AND SOMETIMES I KEEP THEM.
THIS THING IS SICK.
[laughs] I WANT THIS CAR.
FOR MY CREW, EVERY JOB'S HIGH STAKES,
AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE.
THIS IS COUNTING CARS.
- NICE DAY FOR A DRIVE. - YEAH, MAN.
ESPECIALLY IN A 1932 FORD CHOP TOP FIVE WINDOW
HIGHBOY COUPE, COME ON!
I'M TAKING KEVIN OUT TO LUNCH TODAY
MAINLY TO TEST OUT MY '32 FORD
THAT WE RECENTLY DID A LITTLE BIT OF TUNING UP ON,
BUT I ALSO WANT TO KEEP MY EYES PEELED
FOR ANY TYPES OF POTENTIAL FLIPS OUT THERE
ON THIS GORGEOUS CRUISING DAY.
[engine roars]
[laughs]
- SOUNDS GOOD.
- DUDE, WHAT'S THIS UP HERE ON THE TRAILER, MAN?
YOU SEE THAT? - YEAH, I CAN'T TELL.
IT'S A GOOD-LOOKING RIDE. LET'S TALK TO THIS CAT.
SEE IF YOU CAN PULL HIM OVER. - ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
HOW YOU DOING?
- NICE CAR!
- ARE YOU BUILDING IT?
- WE'RE CAR GUYS.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT IT?
- YOU GOT TO GO?
- COME ON, MAN DON'T GIVE UP. JUST FIVE MINUTES.
- FIVE MINUTES?
JUST FIVE MINUTES.
- THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
- IS THAT COOL?
- WE'LL FOLLOW YOU.
- I SAID, "ARE YOU BUILDING IT?"
AND HE SAID, "I WAS."
- OH, HE SAID HE WAS?
- LIKE, HE WAS BUILDING IT,
MAYBE HE'S NOT ANYMORE.
- INTERESTING.
WE NEED A FLIP RIGHT NOW.
- WE NEED A FLIP.
- WE NEED A FLIP RIGHT NOW
AND THIS COULD BE COOL.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
- NOT TOO MUCH. MY NAME'S DANNY.
- MY PARTNER KEVIN.
- HOW YOU DOING? - THANKS FOR STOPPING.
- APPRECIATE IT, MAN. - REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
- ANDRE, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE'RE CAR GUYS. I GOT A SHOP HERE IN TOWN.
WE SAW YOU GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WE'RE LIKE,
"DUDE, '67 GTO." - YEAH.
- I LOVE IT, MAN.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THE CAR?
- ABOUT FOR A YEAR.
I WAS GONNA BUILD A PROJECT,
BUT I RAN OUT OF TIME AND MONEY, SO...
JUST GONNA PUT IT IN STORAGE.
- I GOT YOU. YOU MIND IF WE LOOK AT IT?
- NO, GO AHEAD, BRO.
- I LOVE IT, MAN.
YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT MUSCLE CARS
WITHOUT MENTIONING THE PONTIAC GTO.
BREAKING IT DOWN, GTO STANDS FOR
GRAN TURISMO OMOLOGATO.
WHICH BASICALLY IS AN ITALIAN TERM
MEANING A CAR IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR BOTH STREET AND RACE USE
AND MAN, WAS IT EVER.
THE 1967 VERSION
INTRODUCED A SLIGHTLY LARGER ENGINE
THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SALES OF THE GTO TOPPED 80,000 THAT YEAR
AND THE GOOD TIMES CONTINUED TO ROLL FOR PONTIAC.
THIS IS REALLY COOL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CAR?
- NEEDS A MOTOR AND TRANNY. - NO MOTOR, NO TRANNY?
- NO INTERIOR. NO.
- AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT STUFF?
- NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY OF IT.
WHAT'S HERE IS WHAT'S HERE. - OKAY.
SO WE'VE GOT A ROLLER AND A NICE BODY.
WITH NO MOTOR, NO TRANSMISSION, AND NO INTERIOR,
THIS GTO IS A GREAT BLANK SLATE,
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S ALSO JUST AN EMPTY SHELL.
TO RESTORE THIS GTO, MAN, THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME,
AND A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT THESE ARE VERY DESIRABLE CARS
SO IF I COULD SCORE THIS THING FOR SAY, AROUND 4 GRAND,
I KNOW THIS WOULD BE A POSITIVE INVESTMENT
FOR A GOOD POSSIBLE FLIP.
I'M DIGGING ON IT, MAN.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SELL IT, I'M YOUR GUY.
- I ACTUALLY KIND OF WANT TO KEEP IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - COME ON, MAN.
YOU JUST SAID YOU WERE EITHER GONNA PUT IT IN STORAGE,
OR GET RID OF IT.
- YEAH, BUT THEN LOOKING AT IT AND THINKING ABOUT IT,
IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO FINISH.
- I GOT YOU THINKING, DIDN'T I?
- YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. - SHOOT.
I GET EXCITED ABOUT STUFF, MAN. I CAN'T HELP IT.
- WHAT KIND OF MONEY WOULD
GET YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MIND?
- OH, MAN.
PROBABLY CLOSE TO 6 GRAND. - 6 GRAND?
- THAT'S A LITTLE STOUT FOR ME RIGHT NOW, SO I DON'T KNOW.
YOU MIGHT BE PUTTING IT IN STORAGE.
I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT A FRAME AND A BODY.
- I'LL GIVE YOU 3 GRAND. IT'S A BODY.
IT'S A BODY AND A FRAME.
- NICE MEETING YOU, BRO. - COME ON. COME ON.
- NICE MEETING YOU. NO, THAT'S LIKE AN INSULT.
- IN CASH. IN CASH. NOT A CHECK. NOT A NOTHING.
- NO, I WOULDN'T ACCEPT THAT, MAN.
- 35. WHAT ABOUT 35?
- YOU'RE TRYING TO GIVE ME HALF OF WHAT I WANT FOR MY CAR, MAN.
THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
55.
YOU KNOW CARS AND I KNOW CARS,
SO YOU KNOW IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT.
- 4 GRAND. I'LL GO 4 Gs.
IT'S A BODY AND A FRAME. - IT'S ALSO A '67 GTO.
- IT IS. IT IS.
45, MAN. WOULD YOU GO 4,500 BUCKS?
- BOY, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE, MAN.
- IF YOU DRIVE THIS OVER TO OUR SHOP WITH THE TITLE,
I'LL HAVE 100 DOLLAR BILLS FOR YOU.
- OKAY. SOUND LIKE A DEAL, BRO.
- ANDRE, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, MAN. THANK YOU, ANDRE.
WE WILL TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF HER, MAN.
I PROBABLY PAID A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH ON THIS DEAL,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN?
TO SCORE A '67 GTO, I GOT TO DO IT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO HER,
BUT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE,
UNLESS SHE'S IN A LOT WORSE SHAPE THAN SHE LOOKS LIKE,
I THINK WE STAND TO MAKE A REAL SOLID PROFIT ON THIS CAR.
'67 GTO. - YEAH.
AND I STILL WANT A STEAK. - [laughs]
- MIKE, ARE YOU IN HERE?
MIKE, COME ON, MAN.
WHY I HAVE TO WAKE YOU UP ALWAYS?
GOD, YOU DON'T GOT PANTS ON.
MIKE, I'M NOT YOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE.
YOU SHOULD BE UP ON YOUR OWN, MAN.
COME ON.
I'M TIRED OF WAKING MIKE UP EVERY DAY.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO PULL OUT SOME ANCIENT
HUNGARIAN WAKE-UP TECHNIQUES.
[horn honks]
ARE YOU GETTING UP NOW? - YEAH.
- ARE YOU--ARE YOU GETTING UP?
GET UP.
- I'M UP. I'M UP!
- OKAY. PUT CLOTHES ON.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE *** MIKE'S MOTHER.
KEEP TELLING HIM, "TAKE A SHOWER,
CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES."
HE'S LIKE A DAMN CHILD.
SO THAT'S HOW YOU WASH YOUR HAIR?
- YEAH.
WHY WOULD I GO HOME?
CHECK THIS OUT.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE PERFECT WAY
TO MAKE A MOHAWK HERE, BUDDY.
- LOOKS LIKE YOU PUT A LITTLE TOO MUCH ON THERE.
- DON'T WORRY, I ALWAYS GOT EXTRA FOR YOU.
[laughing]
- YOU'RE NASTY.
OH, SO THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
- HOW'S IT LOOK, ROLI, BACK THERE, HUH?
WE ALL RIGHT?
- YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, IT'S NOT STRAIGHT.
- WELL, THAT'S OKAY.
HOW ABOUT WE DO SOMETHING FOR YOU?
THE BANDANA'S JUST NOT DOING IT.
- NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BANDANA.
- LET'S DO A MOHAWK, BROTHER. - MOHAWK, GOING THIS LENGTH?
- WHIP IT OUT. LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT WILL BE.
PULL THAT THING OFF.
JUST GIVE ME...
COME ON.
GEEZ, YOU'RE A HIPPIE. I NEVER EVEN KNEW.
- TOLD YOU IT'S LONG. - LET'S SEE.
OH, YEAH. WE CAN-- - [laughs]
- WE CAN STAND THAT UP.
- I NEVER HAD A MOHAWK IN MY LIFE.
THIS COULD BE A NEW LOOK FOR ME,
AND I COULD TAKE ROCKING ROLI TO NEXT LEVEL.
- PUT THAT IN. COME ON. - WHAT I HAVE TO DO? LIKE...
- HERE.
TAKE IT ONE BIG BALL AND START PUTTING IT IN THERE.
- CAN'T BELIEVE I'M [bleep] DOING THIS.
- [laughing]
- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THERE?
- GETTING THIS STUFF IN THERE.
- DO I NEED TO WASH--HEY!
THAT'S MY EYE AND MY MOUTH
AND MY EAR.
OH, MY GOD.
- I CAN'T BELIEVE ROLI HAS THIS MUCH HAIR.
I MEAN, I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER CAN OF GLUE.
THIS CANNOT BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.
YOU LOOK LIKE A TROLL DOLL.
- A WHAT? TROLL WHO?
- COME ON, BOB, IT JUST MAKES SENSEYOU LO.
- [laughing]
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
- YOU LOOK LIKE A TROLL DOLL. [laughing]
- A WHAT?
TROLL WHO?
- THAT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, BRO.
- WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING?
HE LOOK LIKE AN OOMPA LOOMPA. - TROLL DOLL.
- [laughing]
- [grunts] - IT'S LIKE A RHINO.
THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
YOU NEXT, BROTHER? - NO!
- COME ON. - HELL NO.
[engine roaring]
- WHEN I BOUGHT THE '67 GTO,
IT HAD NO MOTOR, NO TRANSMISSION,
NO INTERIOR, NO NOTHING.
CERTAINLY NOT GONNA GET A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT
IN THAT KIND OF SHAPE.
SO MY BOYS HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME
GETTING EVERYTHING THAT THIS BABY NEEDS.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO CHECK IN AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING.
[engine roaring]
CAR SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD, MAN.
- YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE ON THE LOUD SIDE.
- WELL, YOU KNOW.
WE'LL GET TONY TO PUT SOME
EXHAUST ON IT HERE SHORTLY.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SOUNDING REALLY GOOD?
I'M THINKING FUEL INJECTION. - YES!
- AH, MAN. REALLY? COME ON! - YES.
- I'M THINKING FUEL INJECTION. I REALLY AM.
- YES! THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
- I REALLY AM. I JUST--I JUST--
- NOW YOU'RE GONNA RUIN THIS NICE '67 GTO
WITH FUEL INJECTION?
- I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA RUIN IT, MAN.
I THINK IT'S GONNA ENHANCE IT
AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
- I JUST GOT THIS THING TUNED.
- WELL, IT DOES SOUND GOOD.
- THIS THING RUNS ***' RIGHT NOW.
- I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
IT'S GONNA SOUND THE SAME. - RIGHT.
- AND IT'S ONLY GONNA RUN BETTER.
- DANNY, I'M REALLY, REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN YOU AS A PERSON.
AS A CAR BUILDER,
THE WAY YOU DO IT, THE '70s-- - I KNOW.
- AND GOING TO THIS NEW ELECTRONIC STUFF,
I MEAN, I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT, MAN.
- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
- YOU GOT TO HELP ME OUT HERE. - WHAT?
- BOB WANTS TO PUT FUEL INJECTION ON THIS THING--
- WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU GOT THAT ALL BACKWARDS.
- AND SOME FUEL, AND JUST POUR IT IN THE TOP HERE.
- YOU GOT DOC HERE, AND IF DOC'S HERE,
THAT MEANS THERE'S FUEL INJECTION INVOLVED.
- I BELIEVE FUEL INJECTED SETUP ON THIS
IS GONNA INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE CAR.
- 10 HOURS OF LABOR INVOLVED IN THIS
JUST TO INSTALL THE UNIT, PLUS THE COST OF THE UNIT.
- NOBODY MOVE. NOBODY, NOBODY MOVE.
- HE'S ORDERING THE UNIT RIGHT NOW.
LOOK AT THIS. - I DON'T NEED TO ORDER ONE.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT ONE BURNING A HOLE IN THE SHELF.
- THERE WE GO.
WE COULD PROBABLY
GET ANOTHER 5 Gs OUT OF THE CAR WITH THIS SETUP ON IT.
- THAT MUCH? - SO WE MAKE 100% ON THE UNIT.
- I THINK--WE HAVE THE UNIT,
I SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE RIGHT, BECAUSE IF I OWN THE CAR,
I WOULD WANT FUEL INJECTION.
- YOU SEE WHAT YOU STARTED AROUND HERE?
- HEY, YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE IT A THREE-ON-ONE, BOB,
BUT COME ON, MAN.
IT JUST MAKES SENSE.
- I REALLY BELIEVE I CAN GET
55 GRAND OUT OF THIS CAR.
- THERE'S TWO CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THAT YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT KEEPING THIS CAR.
- I HAVE A '67 GTO. - OKAY.
- THIS CAR IS INTENTIONALLY GOING TO FLIP,
WHICH IS WHY I'M FOCUSING ON HOW I CAN GET THE MOST OUT OF IT.
- THAT'S THE BUSINESS MIND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
- EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA COST A LITTLE...
I THINK YOU GOT TO GIVE A LITTLE TO GET A LITTLE MORE
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
- I JUST CAUTION YOU, YOUNG MAN,
THAT I'M NOT PAYING MORE THAN 10 HOURS.
- THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. FUEL INJECTION IS MY SPECIALTY.
- OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
- HEY, I'M AN OLD-SCHOOL PURIST JUST LIKE BOB.
IF THIS GTO CAME IN AND ALL OF ITS PARTS WERE THERE,
I COULD SEE KEEPING IT 100% ORIGINAL,
BUT WE'RE NOT KEEPING IT ORIGINAL.
WE'RE ADDING MODERN PARTS TO IT,
AND THE WAY WE'RE BUILDING THIS CAR,
IT JUST KIND OF MAKES SENSE TO ME
THAT WE THROW SOME FUEL INJECTION ON IT.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT AFTER WE PUT ALL THE MONEY IN THIS CAR,
WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO FLIP HER FOR A NICE PROFIT.
THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU.
NOW, KEVIN AND I, LET'S GO FIND A BUYER FOR THIS THING, MAN.
GREAT JOB, YOU GUYS.
- HE STARTED IT. - NO, YOU STARTED IT.
- HE START-- - NO YOU STARTED IT.
- HE STARTED IT.
- WHERE'S YOUR SEATBELT, MAN? - OH, CRAP!
- YUP.
THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR YOU TO DAMAGE MY WINDSHIELD
WHEN YOU FLY THROUGH IT.
- [laughing]
- KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED THOUGH, WHILE WE'RE ROLLING.
YOU KNOW? SEE IF YOU SEE ANYTHING.
- FOR SOME LADIES?
- NO, MAN. FOR CARS, MAN.
- YOU DID NOT SPECIFY.
[laughs]
WHAT'S THAT? [tires screeching]
- DUDE, DUDE. - THERE'S SOMETHING.
- THAT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD MERC, DUDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A '51 MERC.
I'M A FREAK FOR '51 MERCS, BRO.
- DUDE'S IN THE GARAGE.
- OH, SERIOUSLY? - YEAH.
- WE GOT TO STOP.
- [laughs]
- JAMES, WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN?
- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
JAMES, HE'S LIKE THIS OLD RIDING BUDDY OF MINE
THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN PROBABLY 10 YEARS.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH HIM,
BUT FIRST, I GOT TO FIND OUT IF THIS MERC IS HIS,
'CAUSE THIS COULD BE A VERY INTERESTING REUNION.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU
THAT WOULD HAVE THIS SITTING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
- HERE IT IS.
- THIS IS WHAT GOT ME TO STOP, MAN.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THIS MERC?
'51 RIGHT? - YEAH. '51.
- HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD HER? - THREE YEARS.
- I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT A LOT.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
I GO NUTS FOR '51 MERCURYS.
THAT SLEEK BODY SHAPE, THE SEXY CHROME GRILLE,
AND THAT FLATHEAD V8 ENGINE, MAN, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?
THIS '51 WAS PART OF THE MERCURY 8 GROUP,
AND WAS THE ONLY LINE THE COMPANY OFFERED
UNTIL IT EXPANDED IN 1952.
THIS VEHICLE HAS A PRETTY UNFORGETTABLE LOOK
AND MOST PEOPLE CAN REMEMBER IT FROM ITS NOTABLE APPEARANCE
IN THE POPULAR 1973 MOVIE, AMERICAN GRAFFITI.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MERC. I GOT TO KNOW.
- GOT A 4-INCH CHOP ON IT. - NICE.
IS THAT A T-BIRD SEAT IN THE BACK?
- YEAH. '64 T-BIRD IN THE BACK.
- THOSE ALWAYS LOOK GREAT IN THE BACK OF A MERC, MAN.
- IT'S GOT THE NICE STANCE TO IT.
YOU KNOW? - LOOK AT THAT GRILLE!
- THE FRENCH HEADLIGHTS. - YUP.
- THE NOSE JOB. - YEAH, MAN.
THE GRILLE IS BEAUTIFUL. - SUCH A *** GRILLE.
- CAN WE LOOK UNDER THE HOOD? - YEAH.
- OH, YES.
GOOD LORD ALMIGHTY,
THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF ENGINE STUFFED UNDER HERE, MAN.
- IT'S GOT A DODGE 440 IN IT,
AND IT IS STRAIGHT PIPE OUT.
I HAVE NO MUFFLER ON THIS.
- THIS THING'S GOT TO BE LOUD. - IT'S LOUD.
MY NEIGHBORS LOVE ME.
[both laugh]
- MAN, THIS CAR IS BADASS.
THE INSIDE THIS THING HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
IT'S LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE OUTSIDE,
AND I'M ALREADY DOING THE MATH IN MY HEAD.
HOW MUCH CASH DO I HAVE ON ME?
WHAT'S THE ELECTRIC BILL GONNA BE THIS MONTH?
DO I REALLY HAVE TO PAY KEVIN?
EITHER WAY, I'M JUST HOPING JAMES IS READY TO SELL.
WHAT'S YOUR PLANS WITH THIS RIDE?
- YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY WANT TO SELL IT.
- SERIOUSLY?
I'M INTERESTED IN THE CAR.
- YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY WANT TO SELL IT.
- SERIOUSLY?
- I JUST GOT TOO MANY THINGS GOING ON.
YOU KNOW? - I'M INTERESTED IN THE CAR.
I JUST WOULD LOVE TO SEE
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
- ALL RIGHT, WE CAN DO THAT.
- LET'S TAKE THIS THING FOR A PUTT, MAN.
- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
- DUDE, DON'T MOVE.
- FINE, I'LL SIT HERE.
[engine turns over]
[engine revs]
- NICE AND EASY.
- ONCE IT GETS ROLLING DOWN A SMOOTH HIGHWAY
IT RIDES NICE, HUH?
- THE THING RIDES GREAT.
- OH, MAN.
AT LEAST THERE'S A PICKLE.
- I DON'T MIND HOW LOUD IT IS,
'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE CRUISING, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
- NO, NOT THAT BAD AT ALL. - NO.
THIS IS A PRETTY COOL RIDE, MAN. - THANK YOU.
- THIS IS A PRETTY COOL RIDE.
[laughing]
- HE'S GOT A PICKLE. [laughs]
- I FIGURED I COULD HAVE A PICKLE.
- [laughs] - YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE A PICKLE.
- HOW'D YOU LIKE IT? - I LIKE IT.
I LIKE IT. - WE'LL TAKE IT.
- "WE'LL TAKE IT." [laughs]
SO WHAT WERE YOU ASKING FOR ON THIS RIDE?
- 18,500.
- HOW ABOUT 14?
- NO.
I'D GO 17,500 FOR YOU, DANNY.
- [grunts]
WOULD YOU CONSIDER 15?
CASH DEALS.
- THROW THE JAR OF PICKLES IN THE DEAL TOO.
- [laughs]
- WE GOT A DEAL. - BEAUTIFUL.
I'M GONNA COME BACK WITH THE CASH,
AND WE GOT A DEAL.
- I'LL LET YOU HAVE THOSE PICKLES TODAY.
- YOU CAN TAKE THE PICKLES NOW, MIKE.
- TAKE THE PICKLES NOW.
- JAMES, THANK YOU, MY BROTHER. - THANKS FOR THE PICKLES.
- YOU BET. - THANK YOU, BROTHER.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THIS '51 MERC IS A GREAT SCORE
AT 15 GRAND,
AND A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE ROAD,
WHEN I'M ABLE TO DO IT UP,
I COULD STAND TO SELL THIS CAR
FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 GRAND,
TO 120 GRAND!
BUT UNTIL THEN,
I'M HAPPY JUST LETTING HER SIT IN MY COLLECTION.
DO NOT SPILL ANY PICKLE JUICE IN MY VAN.
- I GOT IT. IT'S TIGHT.
- RON, I BELIEVE I HAVE GOT THE CAR FOR YOU, MAN.
A WHILE AGO, KEVIN AND I FOUND A BEAUTIFUL 1967 GTO
THAT WAS ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE.
- JUST GONNA PUT IT IN STORAGE.
- WELL, MAN, LET'S NOT DO THAT.
LET'S JUST DROP IT OFF AT MY PLACE.
WE'VE GIVEN HER A NEW ENGINE,
A NEW TRANSMISSION,
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION,
A BRAND NEW INTERIOR, AND TOPPED IT OFF
WITH AN INSANE PAINT JOB.
SHE IS GORGEOUS,
AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT,
KEVIN'S ALREADY FOUND HIMSELF A POTENTIAL BUYER.
NOW YOU'RE A GTO MAN. - I AM.
WHEN I WAS 21 YEARS OLD, I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE CARS
FROM MY BOSS,
AND IT NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK ON IT
THAN I COULD AFFORD AT THE TIME.
- UH-HUH. - SO I HAD TO GET RID OF IT.
- I GOT YOU.
- SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO GET MY DREAM CAR BACK
THIS WHOLE TIME.
- I HAVE ONE. I'VE GOT A '67 RAG TOP.
- I WAS THINKING THIS WHOLE TIME
HE'S GONNA WANT "A HIS AND HERS."
- SURE, SURE.
- SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU TAKE THE HIS AWAY,
AND HE CAN JUST HAVE HER.
- OH, I'LL TRY MY DANGEDEST TO TRY TO DO THAT.
- ROLI!
BRING THAT BEAUTIFUL GOAT OUT HERE, BABY!
- YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE THE KEYS ARE?
I CAN'T FIND THE KEYS.
- DUDE, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HEAD?
- MIKE WAS TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
- *** MIKE DID THIS TO YOU? - YEAH.
- ROLI, THE KEYS ARE ON THE DASH.
NOW CAN YOU PLEASE GO GET THE CAR?
- AND GO WASH YOUR HAIR, AND GET BACK TO WORK.
TELL MIKE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE. - OKAY.
- HE IS AN AMAZING DETAILER.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I HAVEN'T KILLED HIM YET.
[engine turning over]
I LOVE THE SOUND.
- I'M JUST GONNA GO.
- THAT THING IS SICK.
- THIS '67 GTO MIGHT HAVE SHOWED UP AS MERELY A SHELL,
BUT WE PUT AN AWFUL LOT IN IT.
WE PUT A BRAND NEW 400 CUBIC INCH PONTIAC MOTOR
WITH A FAST FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM,
WITH A TURBO 400 TRANSMISSION,
GAVE IT A GORGEOUS CUSTOM INTERIOR,
AN AMAZING PAINT JOB IN MULTI-TONE COLORS,
AND I THINK THIS CAR CAME OUT SO GORGEOUS,
THAT IF WE DON'T SELL IT,
I'LL BE THRILLED TO KEEP IT.
- MAN, THIS CAR IS JUST GORGEOUS.
- LOVE IT.
IT'S ALL BRAND NEW.
- YOU GUYS DID A FABULOUS JOB ON IT.
- THANKS, MAN. - IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
- SHE'S BAD.
THIS INTERIOR IS SO WICKED, DUDE.
- OH, MY GOD. THAT IS NICE.
- ALL LEATHER AND SUEDE VIBE IN IT.
- I LOVE THAT.
- ALL NEW RUBBER TOO. SO IT'S TIGHT.
- IT'S TIGHT.
- YOU WANT TO SEE UNDER THE HOOD?
- I DO.
OH, MAN. THAT'S KILLER. - OH, YEAH, BROTHER.
WE OUTFITTED HER WITH A 400 PONTIAC MOTOR FOR IT.
IT'S BEEN 100% BUILT.
IT'S AN UPDATED ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON IT,
THAT MAKES THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALTITUDE
WHEREVER YOU'RE DRIVING, HOWEVER YOU'RE DRIVING.
YOU FEELING IT? YOU DIGGING IT? - I AM.
- THERE IS NO DOUBT RON LOVES THIS GTO,
AND MAN, I DON'T BLAME HIM, 'CAUSE I LOVE IT TOO.
I GOT A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS.
IF WE CAN'T COME TOGETHER ON A PRICE, WELL,
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM KEEPING IT,
NO MATTER WHAT I TOLD KEVIN,
BUT I THINK THE BEST THING AT THE END OF THE DAY
WOULD BE IF I COULD SCORE A REALLY GOOD FLIP
FOR THIS BAD GTO.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. YOU'RE A GTO MAN.
I BELIEVE THAT A CAR LIKE THIS
IS WORTH AT LEAST $60,000.
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR ON THIS CAR.
TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
- I'M THINKING, LIKE, 45, 47.
- THAT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO LOW FOR ME
BECAUSE I'M GONNA THINK I'VE GOT--
I'VE GOT THAT IN IT.
- WHAT'S THE LOWEST THAT YOU'D TAKE FOR THAT CAR?
- I THINK I CAN COME DOWN TO 56. - MM-HMM.
- KEV, 56? - YEP.
- YOU KNOW, I THINK MY WIFE'S GONNA KICK MY TAIL
IF I SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.
I MEAN, IT'S A GORGEOUS CAR. - WHAT DO YOU THINK, KEVIN?
- I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE ON THIS CAR
AND EVERYTHING.
THE BOTTOM DOLLAR ON THIS CAR IS 52.
I CANNOT GO BELOW 52, RON. I JUST CAN'T.
- MY WIFE'S GONNA KILL ME,
BUT I BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE OF THESE CARS FOR A LONG TIME.
- YEAH. - I THINK I CAN DO 52.
- DONE DEAL.
MAN, I HATE TO SEE THIS GTO GO,
BUT BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.
I THINK RON, FRANKLY,
LOVES THIS GTO AS MUCH AS I DO,
AND THAT MAKES IT MAYBE JUST A LITTLE EASIER TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
TELL YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE LOOKED REALLY GOOD
SITTING NEXT TO MY RAG TOP,
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO A GOOD HOME.