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I'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY ANDY WIRTH,
THE C.E.O. OF SQUAW VALLEY,
AND JONNY MOSELEY, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN SKIING.
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT A JEEP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'D BACK OFF.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GET STUNG.
WE WERE PROBABLY IN THE WORST POSSIBLE POSITION YOU COULD BE
COMING INTO AN AUCTION.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
Carini: $37,000.
OHH!
WHEN WAYNE COMES TO SQUAW,
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW HIM THE ROPES.
LOOK AT THIS STUFF.
LET'S GO SKIING.
I HAVEN'T SKIIED IN 18 YEARS.
I'M WAYNE CARINI, AND I CHASE CARS.
OH, MY GOD.
...I BUY THEM, AND I SELL THEM.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHASE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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I'M HERE IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA,
HEADED OVER TO MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS AND A REALLY COOL HUNT.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
I'M ON A GREAT MISSION HERE TODAY AT MECUM AUTO AUCTION.
I'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY ANDY WIRTH,
WHO'S THE C.E.O. OF SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA,
AND JONNY MOSELEY, WHO'S OUR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN SKIING.
AND THEY'RE BOTH COMING HERE TO MEET ME TODAY,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT A JEEP.
SQUAW VALLEY HOSTED THE OLYMPICS IN 1960.
AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PARKING LOT
AT THOSE SAME OLYMPICS.
Wirth: SO, ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
JONNY MOSELEY AND I DROVE THROUGH A CAR SHOW.
AND I SHARED WITH HIM THIS IDEA OF HOW COOL IT WOULD BE
TO FIND A VEHICLE THAT WAS ACTUALLY USED
DURING THE 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS.
AND, REALLY, THE OLYMPICS IS WHAT BUILT SQUAW VALLEY.
AND SO, I KNEW ABOUT WAYNE AND BASICALLY TRACKED HIM DOWN
AND SAID, "WAYNE, CAN YOU HELP US FIND A VEHICLE?"
AND THEN HERE WE ARE.
IT'S THAT LITTLE JEEP WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
YOU LIKE IT? YEAH?
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE INTERIOR.
THIS IS KIND OF BURBERRY...
A KIND OF NORTHERN-CALIFORNIA-VERSION
THERE YOU GO.
LOOKS LIKE SOME PANTS I USED TO WEAR.
Moseley: I LOVE THE COLOR.
IT JUST EVOKES THIS SORT OF TAHOE FEELING.
IT'S KIND OF PLAYFUL.
IT'S SHARP.
IT'S GOT -- IT JUST --
IT'S GOT THAT SORT OF SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE.
Carini: THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE THEIR EYE ON TODAY
IS A 1957 WILLYS STATION WAGON.
THEY'RE GONNA USE IT
AS A PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE AT SQUAW VALLEY,
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT IT
AND SEE IF IT'S WORTHWHILE BIDDING ON IT.
Moseley: THE '57 WILLYS IS AN ICONIC VEHICLE.
THE KEY THING IS THAT IT'S FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.
AND, YOU KNOW, DRIVING AROUND IN THE MOUNTAINS IN TAHOE
CAN BE PRETTY GNARLY.
YOU PUT ONE TO ENGAGE IT,
AND THEN ONE TO GO HIGH OR LOW.
OH, OKAY.
I MEAN, YOU COULD CRAWL UP A BUNCH OF ROCKS
WITH THIS THING, YOU KNOW?
THIS WAS WHAT EVERYBODY GOT INTO, PUT THEIR GEAR IN,
AND DROVE UP TO THE MOUNTAINS.
NOW, I'M INTERESTED
TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE MOTOR.
THE MOTOR LOOKS GOOD.
I MEAN, THESE WERE PRETTY BULLETPROOF ENGINES, ANYWAY.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW.
YEAH.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT MUCH
THAT'S GONNA GO WRONG WITH THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A 6-CYLINDER WILLYS ENGINE.
NOW, IT SAID IT'S A SUPER HURRICANE FLATHEAD.
WHAT'S THE FLATHEAD DESIGNATION?
IT'S NOT AN OVERHEAD VALVE ENGINE.
GOT IT.
AND THESE THINGS WILL RUN GOOD FOREVER.
YOU KNOW?
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'D BE PRETTY EASY TO MAINTAIN.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT MADE THEM WORK DURING WORLD WAR II.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU CAN REBUILD THE CARBURETOR IN 15 MINUTES
ON THE KITCHEN TABLE.
Carini: THE MORE WE LOOKED AT THE CAR,
THE MORE EXCITED THE GUYS WERE GETTING.
THAT INTERIOR WOULDN'T BE ORIGINAL, WOULD IT?
WHATEVER WAS CHEAP.
YEAH.
YEAH.
IT ALMOST DIDN'T MATTER WHAT I SAID
ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE WILLYS.
I KNEW THEY WANTED IT, AND I KNEW THEY WANTED IT BAD.
Wirth: LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, MORE UTILITY, RIGHT?
IT IS. THAT'S ALL IT WAS.
WE WERE KIND OF AT A HIGH,
AND WE WERE PROBABLY IN THE WORST POSSIBLE POSITION
YOU COULD BE COMING INTO AN AUCTION,
'CAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY WHO WAS GONNA OUTBID US,
AND WE WERE REALLY EXCITED.
THEN WAYNE CAME IN,
AND HE TOLD US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VEHICLE.
THERE'S SOME SCRATCHES UP HERE ON THE ROOF.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, TOO.
WE'VE GOT SOME SCRATCHES.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE BIG CONCERN.
SO, YOU'D HAVE TO GET ANOTHER RACK, YOU KNOW?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE INTERIOR?
WELL, I THINK IT'S NICE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF RATTY DOWN HERE.
AND THE CARPET'S NOT CORRECT FOR THE ERA.
NO.
IT WOULD BE BARE METAL
AND THEN SOME RUBBER MATS MAYBE IN THE FRONT.
THIS WAS A UTILITY VEHICLE.
POINTED OUT A FEW SMALL THINGS,
BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE FOUND A BIG DEAL --
A BIG PROBLEM.
Carini: COMING UP ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE I.D. NUMBER IS?
Moseley: THE RESTORATION GUY
COULDN'T POINT OUT WHERE THE SERIAL NUMBER IS,
SO THE WHOLE THING DIDN'T ADD UP.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD POP UP.
HE KIND OF FADED AWAY.
Carini: DO YOU LIKE IT?
I'M HERE AT MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA,
INSPECTING AN 1957 JEEP WITH SQUAW VALLEY C.E.O. ANDY WIRTH
AND OLYMPIC SKIER JONNY MOSELEY.
IT'S NOT AN OVERHEAD VALVE ENGINE.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AT THE 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS AT SQUAW.
THIS WILLYS COULD FIT THE BILL,
BUT THE ESTIMATED PRICE TAG OF $50,000 TO $70,000 IS STEEP.
OH, IT'D BE GOOD IN THE SNOW.
THE CAR LOOKS OKAY SO FAR, BUT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
Roger: YEAH.
OH, OKAY. SO, HOW'S THE TRANSFER CASE WORK?
LUCKILY, WE'VE JUST RUN INTO THE BUILDER.
HEY, ROGER. WAYNE. WAYNE CARINI.
THIS IS JONNY MOSELEY.
HI. HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
HOW'S IT RUN ON THE ROAD?
IT RUNS GOOD.
THEY'VE GOT LAZY FUEL PUMPS ON THESE OLD 6-MAGNETS.
MM-HMM. SO YOU GOT ELECTRIC IN IT?
MOST OF THE PEOPLE PUT IN ELECTRIC.
YEAH, YOU GOT TO.
'CAUSE IT JUST -- IT JUST --
GET ANY VAPOR LOCK WITH IT?
NO.
Moseley: YEAH, 'CAUSE THAT HAPPENS IN THE MOUNTAINS, RIGHT?
Carini: WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANDY
REALLY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON
AS FAR AS THE NEGATIVES TO DO WITH THE CAR
AND NOT JUST SHOW HIM ALL THE POSITIVES.
SHIFTS GOOD? STARTS GOOD?
YEAH.
IT RUNS GOOD.
IT'S GOT A TOP END OF ABOUT...
45 MILES AN HOUR?
OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK 50's PUSHING IT.
I THINK 50's RIGHT AT THE BUBBLE.
JUST AS I WAS ABOUT
TO START GETTING INTO THE TOUGH QUESTIONS,
THE BUILDER TRIED TO SLIP AWAY.
HUH.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS LIKE IT.
NO, IT'S GREAT. GREAT WORK.
NO, NO, NO. LET'S TALK.
SO, DID YOU REBUILD THE ENGINE,
OR YOU JUST BOUGHT IT LIKE THIS AND STUCK THIS STUFF ON?
YOU KNOW...
AND ONE OTHER -- DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE I.D. NUMBER IS?
YEAH.
BY THE SEAT.
BY THE SEAT? OKAY.
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ONE THAT SOMEBODY MADE,
BUT I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT GOT CHECKED UP.
ANYTHING STAMPED INTO THE BODY, THOUGH,
THAT YOU KNOW OF?
LIKE A STAMP -- NOT WITHOUT THESE SCREWS?
OKAY.
WOULD IT BE ON THE FRAME MAYBE?
THEY NORMALLY WOULD COME ON A PLATE BACK HERE.
YOU'D HAVE TO FLIP THIS UP.
Carini: SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE JEEP,
AND WHAT WE FIND IS THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE V.I.N. NUMBER
ON THE VEHICLE,
AND THAT'S ON A PLATE THAT'S GOT TWO PHILLIPS SCREWS
HOLDING IT IN PLACE ON THE LEFT FRONT HINGE PILLAR.
IT'S NOT RIVETED IN,
AND IT SORT OF LOOKS LIKE A V.I.N. PLATE THAT'S BEEN MADE
AND NOT A REAL FACTORY V.I.N. PLATE.
AND THAT WAS A BIG PROBLEM.
Wirth: I HAD NO IDEA.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN TO LOOK FOR THAT.
SO, THE WHOLE THING DIDN'T ADD UP,
AND IT JUST ADDED A LEVEL OF RISK TO THE PURCHASE.
SO, IT WOULDN'T BE UNDER THE HOOD, WAYNE?
OH, YOU DID?
IS THAT A MINOR OR A MAJOR CONCERN?
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT HOME AND TAKE IT TO YOUR DMV GUY,
AND THEN HE'D SAY, "WELL, I'M SORRY.
THAT PLATE HAS GOT SCREWS ON IT."
YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON A V.I.N.
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN BUYING A VEHICLE
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO REGISTER IT.
SO, HE'S SAYING THAT THE FACT THAT IT'S SCREWED IN
RIGHT.
THAT IT --
ANYBODY COULD HAVE DONE THAT.
AND THIS IS A MADE-UP PLATE, TOO.
INTERESTING.
AND HE POINTED OUT, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
THAT THEY'RE REALLY COMING DOWN *** FOLKS
THAT DON'T HAVE THE V.I.N.
PERFECTLY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE.
WAYNE WAS SAYING THAT'S A BIT OF A --
THAT'S A MAJOR CONCERN, ACTUALLY.
IT'S A CONCERN. ABSOLUTELY.
YOU BUY IT, YOU GET IT BACK, AND YOU CAN'T REG IT.
AND NOT ONLY THAT -- THEY CONFISCATE IT.
AND NOW THEY KEEP IT, AND SAY,
"UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT BACK."
AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL, ISN'T IT?
BIG, HUGE DEAL. AND THEY'RE DOING IT.
IT JUST KIND OF PUT A BIG DAMPER ON THE WHOLE PROCESS.
I BET IT WAS RIGHT THERE.
WHERE IS -- DID HE LEAVE?
HE DID.
THE RESTORATION GUY -- HE KIND OF FADED AWAY.
TILL THEN. HAVE FUN.
AND THAT WAS NOT A GREAT THING.
THAT WAS -- KIND OF MADE IT SEEM LIKE --
HE ALMOST CONFIRMED OUR SUSPICIONS.
THERE HE IS.
WHERE DID YOU HAVE THIS REGISTERED PREVIOUSLY?
ARIZONA. OKAY.
SO, MAYBE THIS GUY WILL REGISTER IT
IN CALIFORNIA OR SOMETHING, HUH?
HE'S GOT TO REGISTER IT IN CALIFORNIA.
SEE?
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, IS --
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE WAYNE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT.
I WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THAT PLATE
Moseley: YEAH.
WELL, THIS ONE WAS AN ARIZONA ONE
YEAH.
AND NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT TO ME, WAYNE,
I DON'T THINK I TOOK THE PROCEDURE ANY FURTHER.
WASN'T QUESTIONED TILL RIGHT NOW.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
Wirth: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'D BACK OFF.
YEAH.
OKAY.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GET STUNG.
Carini: IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IF THEY FIND A PROBLEM WITH A V.I.N.,
THEY CAN CONFISCATE THE CAR,
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.
IT WAS WORTH MAYBE TAKING A CHANCE OF $15,000 TO $20,000,
BUT NOT AT $50,000 TO $70,000.
FOR A ROLL OF DICE FOR 20 GRAND, IT'S WORTH IT.
RIGHT.
BUT FOR 50 GRAND, NO.
SO, THAT, REALLY, IN ESSENCE,
BECAUSE OF THE V.I.N., BECOMES OUR PLAN, RIGHT?
CHASE IT UP TO $20,000, AND THEN...
...PULL THE CANOPY.
I'M SURE IT'S GOT A RESERVE. HE'S A DEALER.
BUT OTHER THAN THE V.I.N...
I THINK IT'S A GOOD CAR. YEAH.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD CAR, BUT THE V.I.N. SCARES ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JONNY?
WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT WAYNE.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT THE EXPERT.
IT'S PAINFUL.
SO, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO BACK OFF, LOW-BID IT,
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
IT MIGHT BE WORTH TAKING A SLIGHT RISK
AND CHASING IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH. YEAH.
BUT IN THE END, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DO THE HUNT AGAIN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
COMING UP NEXT ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
AND BEFORE I COULD BID $10,000, SOMEBODY BID $35,000.
$30,000 ON BID.
Carini: AFTER INSPECTING THE WILLYS
AND LEARNING THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THE V.I.N.,
I'VE RECOMMENDED TO ANDY AND JONNY
THAT THEY SHOULD ONLY BID UP TO $20,000 ON THE VEHICLE --
MUCH LESS THAN THE $50,000 TO $70,000 ESTIMATE --
AND THEN WALK AWAY.
Wirth: I'M GONNA LISTEN TO WAYNE.
I THINK WAYNE IS --
HE'S A LEARNED GENTLEMAN, TO SAY THE LEAST HERE.
WE LOVE THE CAR.
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CAR, BUT IT'S SUSPECT.
RIGHT?
IT'S SUSPECT.
THERE SHE GOES.
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GONNA HELP THEM SEE IF I CAN GET IT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE.
YEAH, I BET.
SO, HOW DOES THIS WORK? DO WE WALK UP WITH THE CAR?
SURE. JUST COME ON. WE'LL GO UP.
YEAH. FOLLOW ME.
GOT IT.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE GOING SKIING WITH JONNY.
JUST FOLLOW HIM, AND WE'LL GO SKIING.
IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW HIM.
EXCEPT FOR HE GOES DOWN
THESE BLACK-DIAMOND THINGS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?
YEAH! THERE HE IS -- $66,700!
Carini: AS WE WALKED UP,
AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PUSHED ON THE BLOCK
TO START THE BIDDING, JONNY SAID,
"HEY, THAT'S THE GUY I WAS JUST TALKING TO.
"HE'S THE GUY THAT ACTUALLY OWNS THE VEHICLE.
HE'S A DEALER FROM OREGON."
YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SO SKEPTICAL.
HE'S RIGHT THERE.
BUT I -- WELL, UNLESS YOU GET HIM TO SIGN IT.
WHICH ONE IS HE?
HE'S IN THE BLUE-COLORED SHIRT RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
Carini: I LOOKED OVER, AND I KNOW THE GUY.
SO I WALKED UP TO HIM, AND I SAID, "LISTEN,
"IF YOU COULD GUARANTEE ME THAT THE V.I.N. NUMBER IS GONNA WORK
"AND WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO REGISTER THIS VEHICLE,
I'M GONNA BID ON IT."
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN GUARANTEE IT?
YEAH. IF THEY CAN'T REGISTER THE CAR,
YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE THE CAR BACK.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY REASON WHY NOT.
Carini: THAT'S ALL I HAD TO HEAR.
WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT.
IF WE CAN'T GET IT REGISTERED, HE'LL TAKE IT BACK.
AND I KNOW HIM, SO WE'RE GOOD.
Wirth: DONE. WE'RE IN. I'M READY TO GO.
YEAH.
YEAH.
LET'S THINK THAT AT 40 GRAND...
YEAH, WE'LL CHAT. OKAY.
GOT IT.
LET'S NOT -- DON'T GET THE FEVER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
Carini: NOW THAT THE OWNER HAS CONFIRMED
WE'LL HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE V.I.N. OR THE REGISTRATION,
WE ARE PREPARED TO BID UP TO $45,000, BUT NOT MUCH MORE.
Auctioneer: AND, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
Wirth: TO HAVE WAYNE THERE
WAS LIKE HAVING THE ULTIMATE WINGMAN.
Auctioneer: AND SOMEBODY GIVE $100,000.
$100,000. $100,000.
[ CALLING ]
5 GRAND. START IT AT $5,000.
NO. START IT AT $10,000.
Carini: I GOT IN. I STARTED BIDDING.
AND I THREW A BID IN AT $10,000.
AND BEFORE I COULD BID $10,000, SOMEBODY BID $35,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
SO WE JUMPED IN.
$37,000.
Man: $37,000!
Wirth: WE HAVE THE GUARANTEE ON THE REGISTRATION MATTER
WITH THE CAR DEALER,
SO NOW WE'RE READY TO GO IN TERMS OF CHASING IT UP.
IT'S AT $37,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
OHH!
Auctioneer: $47,000. $50,000? AT $47,000.
WE WANT TO GET $50,000. WE WANT TO GET $50,000.
$45,000. [ CALLING ]
$50,000. [ CALLING ]
$48,000!
$48,000! NOW $50,000. YOU'RE OUT.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
HIGH OF $48,000.
Carini: AT $48,000, I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE GONNA GET THE JEEP.
BUT THE BIDDING IS STILL OPEN,
AND I'VE TOLD THE GUYS NOT TO GO ANY HIGHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE RESERVE IS...
Together: OFF!
Auctioneer: $48,000.
Carini: BY THE TIME YOU ADD IN FEES AND SHIPPING,
THAT'S ALL THE MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE.
ROLL IT AWAY!
$48,000. YOU WANT TO GET $50,000?
SOLD! $48,000!
THAT'S GREAT. APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER. YOU CAN JUST WRITE ME DOWN.
THANKS SO MUCH.
I AM SO THRILLED
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WILL THINK IT'S SO COOL.
IT REALLY SPEAKS TO PEOPLE INSTANTLY,
AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE
ABOUT HOW IT POTENTIALLY TIES INTO THE 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS.
THEY JUST GET IT, AND THEY THINK IT'S JUST --
IT REEKS OF THE HERITAGE AND THE SOUL OF SQUAW VALLEY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.
THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB WORKING ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Moseley: WAYNE RULED THIS WORLD.
THIS IS WAYNE'S WORLD.
IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO BE GUIDED THROUGH WITH A PRO.
OH, I LIKE BUYING CARS AT AUCTIONS.
Wirth: YEAH, NO KIDDING.
WE'RE DOING THIS AGAIN.
HE PUT ON HIS SUNGLASSES. HE PROMISES.
SO, BUT WHEN WAYNE COMES TO SQUAW, I'M GONNA BE THAT PRO,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SORT OF SHOW HIM AROUND
AND SHOW HIM THE ROPES.
GIVE ME A THUMBS-UP.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
Carini: UP NEXT ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
Carini: LOOK AT THIS STUFF.
WHOO!
I HAVEN'T SKIIED IN 18 YEARS.
UHH. [ LAUGHS ]
Carini: IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS
SINCE I SAW JONNY MOSELEY AND ANDY OUT AT MECUM AUTO AUCTION,
AND WE PURCHASED A JEEP FOR SQUAW VALLEY MOUNTAIN.
AND JONNY'S INVITED ME OUT TO SQUAW VALLEY
TO SEE THE JEEP IN ITS HOME ENVIRONMENT THIS WEEKEND --
IT'S JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING -- AND MAYBE DO A LITTLE SKIING.
THERE IT IS -- SQUAW VALLEY.
ALLS I GOT TO DO NOW IS FIND JONNY.
HI, WAYNE.
YOU, TOO.
WELCOME TO SQUAW.
THANKS. GOOD TO SEE THE JEEP AGAIN.
YEAH.
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN USING IT A BUNCH.
IT MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
YEAH, AND BACK DOWN.
YEAH.
THAT'S A STEEP MOUNTAIN TO GO UP.
GOOD CAR ALREADY.
I GUESS. I GUESS.
WE'VE GIVEN IT A NAME.
OH, REALLY? WHAT'S IT KNOWN AS?
WE NAMED IT AFTER ONE OF THE RUNS UP TOP CALLED "SHIRLEY."
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW.
SO, ANDY SENDS HIS REGARDS.
HE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS WEEKEND,
BUT I DO HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
WE TALKED TO YOUR COUSIN BILLY WHO LIVES IN THE VALLEY.
AND HE PUT TOGETHER A FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE CAR SHOW
RIGHT HERE IN THE VILLAGE.
Carini: LOOK AT THIS STUFF.
HE'S REALLY DONE AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB.
YEAH.
PICKUP TRUCKS.
BRONCOS. JEEPS.
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
HEY, BILLY. REMEMBER THIS GUY?
HEY! BILL! WHAT'S HAPPENING, BABY?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WOW.
DID YOU PUT ALL THESE VEHICLES IN HERE TODAY?
WE DID.
LITTLE DID I KNOW, BUT MY COUSIN BILL
HAD BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER A TRUCK SHOW
SO THAT WE COULD UNVEIL THIS JEEP
TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE AT SQUAW VALLEY.
Woman: OHH.
OH, IT'S SUCH A CUTE TOY.
THE STAR OF THE SHOW, WHAT'S STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME,
WAS THIS WILLYS RIGHT HERE.
VERY NICE-LOOKING JEEP. I LIKED IT A LOT.
OH, IT'S SO CUTE.
Woman #2: CUTE PLAID.
Young woman: I LOVE THE STEERING WHEEL.
IT'S A REALLY NICE CAR.
Carini: YOU KNOW, THIS JEEP IS REALLY NICE,
BUT I SAW SOME REALLY COOL CARS.
LET'S GO LOOK.
I HAD ONE OF THESE WHEN I WAS JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
THESE ARE LOCAL CARS THAT ARE ALL IN SQUAW VALLEY.
"WORLD'S TOUGHEST FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE STATION WAGON,"
RIGHT THERE.
"NOT FOR THE COUNTRY-CLUB SET."
[ CHUCKLES ]
AWESOME.
Carini: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
Man: IT'S A '67 45 WAGON.
THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THEY MADE IT.
THEY REPLACED THIS MODEL WITH THAT ONE THERE.
THESE TWO RIGHT HERE ARE BECOMING REALLY COLLECTIBLE.
AND THESE ARE VERY RARE -- THE FJ PICKUP TRUCKS.
THAT'S AN EARLY ONE, TOO.
IF THE LIFT BREAKS DOWN,
YOU CAN GET UP THE MOUNTAIN IN THIS.
EXACTLY. THE ORIGINAL SKI LIFT.
THERE YOU GO.
AND I LIKE THAT THE KIDS ARE IN IT.
Carini: THEY HAD A GREAT INTERNATIONAL TRUCK
WITH A BIG DIESEL ENGINE IN IT.
Moseley: CAN WE HEAR IT?
SHOULD WE FIRE IT UP?
1,000 HORSEPOWER.
BAM!
Carini: IT'S GOT A DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL IN IT.
IT'S GOT A BIG TURBO IN IT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THIS IS A NICE BRONCO.
YEAH, YEAH.
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
Moseley: IT WAS BANGED UP A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THE UNIMOG?
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
IT WAS MERCEDES-BENZ'S TRUCK.
OH, SO, LIKE A REAL TRUCK.
SO, THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE USED IN A SMALL TOWN
TO SAND THE ROADS IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
IT'S NARROW, SO IT GETS DOWN SOME REALLY SMALL ALLEYWAYS.
AND THEN WITH THE CHAINS ON IT,
I THINK THIS THING WOULD GO ANYWHERE.
THAT WOULD GO ANYWHERE.
A '92 UNIMOG.
THIS IS MUCH MORE LUXURIOUS.
THERE YOU GO.
Moseley: WE COULD HAVE A GREAT APRèS-SKI PARTY
Carini: [ LAUGHS ]
DO YOU HAVE THE BLENDER ATTACHMENT?
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE EXPERT
AND HELPING US SOURCE AND FIND THIS GREAT CAR.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO BE THE EXPERT.
LET'S GO SKIING.
OH, I'M FOR THAT, MAN. LET'S GO.
I HAVEN'T SKIIED IN 18 YEARS.
THAT'S AWESOME. I LOVE IT.
UHH. [ LAUGHS ]
WAYNE WAS SANDBAGGED.
YOU KNOW, HADN'T SKIIED IN 18 YEARS.
AND I TRIED TO SKI LIKE A NICE, EASY PACE
JUST SO I DIDN'T SORT OF, YOU KNOW, GO AWAY FROM HIM.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, I LOOK OVER TO MY RIGHT,
AND HE'S PASSING ME.
HE'S GOT SKILLS.
I WAS IMPRESSED.
WHOO!
I WAS LIKE, "OH, IT'S ON."
RIPPING!
Carini: IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL WHEN YOU ARE ASKED
TO GO FIND A VEHICLE.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO FIND A JEEP
THAT DEPICTS THE 1960 OLYMPICS HERE AT SQUAW VALLEY,
THAT WAS A SPECIAL MISSION.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
Carini: AND TO BE ABLE TO FIND ONE AT MECUM AUCTION,
GO THROUGH THE ANGUISH
OF NOT HAVING THE CORRECT V.I.N. NUMBER POSSIBLY,
AND THEN BEING ASSURED BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE
BEFORE THE AUCTION THAT IT WAS,
BUYING THE VEHICLE.
SOLD! $48,000!
THANK YOU.
CARS JUST KIND OF HAVE THAT WAY OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER,
AND WAYNE BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER,
AND YOU COULD JUST SEE WHEN THE WILLYS SORT OF, YOU KNOW,
BROUGHT OUT THAT KIND OF SOUL
THAT I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZED HERE AT SQUAW.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED IT TO DO, SO THE WILLYS DID ITS JOB.
IT'S ALL WRAPPING UP TO BE AN UNBELIEVABLE WEEKEND.
MY COUSIN'S BEEN TRYING
TO GET ME TO COME OUT SKIING FOR 35 YEARS.
I FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED THAT MISSION,
AS WELL AS A GREAT TIME
WITH JONNY AND EVERYBODY HERE AT SQUAW VALLEY.
AND UNVEILED THIS GREAT JEEP
THAT WILL LIVE ON HERE AT SQUAW VALLEY FOREVER.