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Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
[ Laughing ] DID I GET YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
...HOT-ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS
SCORED A MAJOR CAR HAUL IN ILLINOIS.
THAT'S A DEAL AT $26,500.
BUT HIS BIG '68 CADDY BUILD TURNED INTO A BOMB
WHEN MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN DISCOVERED
AN OLD ENEMY -- RUST --
AND RICHARD WAS FORCED TO DITCH HIS BIG BUILD.
THIS IS LIKE CHUNKING 4,000 BUCKS IN THE TRASH, MAN.
THIS WEEK, AS THE GAS MONKEYS RACE TO CATCH UP WITH A BEL AIR,
AARON PUTS THE CREW ON A SHORT DEADLINE.
I'D SAY I THINK WE CAN BUILD THIS CAR IN A COUPLE DAYS.
[ Laughing ] LOOK AT JORDAN'S FACE.
"WHAT?"
BUT TOM'S SHODDY WORK LIGHTS AARON'S SHORT FUSE.
Kaufman: I GOT TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST.
I ABSOLUTELY HATE THAT BRAKE AT THAT ANGLE RIGHT THERE.
RICHARD'S MONKEY NON GRATA AT A LOCAL AUCTION.
GREASE MONKEY, GO HOME!
"GO HOME," HE SAID! "GO HOME!"
AND A HELP-WANTED AD BRINGS HIM MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR.
I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING YOU THROW AT ME.
WELL...THAT'S AWESOME.
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Rawlings: SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO THROW IN THE TOWEL.
I MEAN, I THOUGHT THIS CADDY WAS GONNA BE AN EASY BUILD
AND MAKE SOME MONEY ON IT.
BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THE THING'S FULL OF RUST,
AND THAT'S GONNA COST MORE MONEY TO FIX
THAN THE CAR'S EVEN WORTH.
NOW, THE CAR'S STILL WORTH ABOUT 500 BUCKS IN SCRAP,
BUT I'M OUT 4 GRAND, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TWO LOSSES IN A ROW.
SO IT'S TIME TO FOCUS ON THE CAR THAT AARON WANTED TO BUILD
IN THE FIRST PLACE -- THE '60 BEL AIR.
NOW, THAT'S A GOOD CAR, AND AARON'S EXCITED ABOUT IT.
Rawlings: IT'S PRETTY SLICK.
IT'S GOT CORVETTE CAPS ON IT.
LOOKS LIKE CORVETTE WHEELS -- YOU GOT 14s AND CAPS ON IT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAINT IT.
I MEAN, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
IT IS. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I MEAN, I DIG THE *** OUT OF IT, MAN.
HERE'S MY VISION. I WANT NICE INTERIOR,
LIKE BLACK ON BLACK, SUEDE AND LEATHER,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S IT FOR THE INSIDE.
OUTSIDE, I WANT MEAN, YOU KNOW?
I WANT IT TO BE AGGRESSIVE.
18s, 20s, DISC BRAKES, AIR RIDE.
I'M TELLING YOU -- WE'VE USED THE RIDETECH SYSTEMS
ON, LIKE, THE '64 WE DID...
SO, AARON DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THE CADILLAC,
BUT NOW THAT HE'S WORKING ON THE '60 BEL AIR, I CAN'T SHUT HIM UP.
IT'S EXACTLY -- IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
THIS CAR WILL TURN, HANDLE, RIDE GREAT.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD CAR TO MAYBE MAKE SOME JACK ON.
IT'S VERY COOL. IT'S VERY DESIRABLE.
THEY MAKE EVERYTHING FOR IT BOLT-ON.
THIS IS A GOOD CAR TO BUILD QUICK AND TO BUILD COOL.
HE'S JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO DO TOO MUCH TO IT,
BECAUSE I'M ONLY GIVING HIM A WEEK ON THIS.
I'VE GOT TO PLAY CATCH-UP.
I PAID 8 GRAND FOR THIS CAR,
AND WHEN WE'RE DONE MONKEYING AROUND WITH IT,
IT SHOULD BE WORTH NORTH OF 50.
TRYING TO SALVAGE THE CADILLAC
WAS LIKE HITTING OURSELVES IN THE HEAD WITH A BRICK.
AND, BOY, DOES IT FEEL GOOD THAT WE'VE STOPPED.
BUT THE '60 BEL AIR -- ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES.
FOR MY MONEY, THE EARLY '60s WAS WHEN DETROIT GOT IT ALL RIGHT.
THE FINS ON THE BEL AIR WERE BIG BUT NOT RIDICULOUS.
THE LINES ARE CLEAN. THE CAR JUST LOOKS SMOOTH.
HELL, IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I'D SELL YA A '60 BEL AIR.
THEY MAKE EVERYTHING FOR THIS CAR.
THEY MAKE SUSPENSIONS, BOLT-ON.
THE NEW CAMARO MOTORS ARE LS3s, RIGHT?
YEAH.
I GOT TO SAY, I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO START WITH.
AND THEN MODERN TRANSMISSION, MODERN MOTOR -- FUEL-INJECTION.
THE INTERIOR -- ALL WE'RE DOING IS THE SEATS.
THE CAFETERIA-TABLE MAT SEATS HAVE GOT TO GO.
Mathieu: SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE PAINT?
I DON'T WANT TO,
AND IF YOU THINK THAT IT CAN BE CLEANED UP MORE,
HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK IT CAN.
I THINK WE CAN BUFF IT.
I'D GET JOHN HUNTING SOME PARTS ON IT, BUT I'D SAY, RIGHT NOW,
I THINK WE CAN BUILD THIS CAR IN A COUPLE DAYS.
[ Laughing ] LOOK AT JORDAN'S FACE.
[ CHUCKLES ] "WHAT?"
IT'S NOT THAT I'VE HEARD THIS WHOLE SONG AND DANCE BEFORE...
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD ANYTHING!
ON THIS ONE, I'M 100% CONFIDENT
I'M GONNA LEAVE THE WHEEL WELLS IN IT.
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO STOP.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW!
LET'S GIVE THIS ONE A WIGGLE.
[ Laughing ] DID I GET YOU?
[ COUGHS ]
[BLEEP]
[ CLEARS THROAT ] ALL IN MY EAR, IN MY MOUTH.
ALL YOU.
Kaufman: [ LAUGHS ] WE'VE SHIPPED THOUSANDS OF CARS.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO SHOW UP
WITH GASOLINE INSIDE THE CRANK CASE.
[ GROANS ]
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY, LAUGHS ]
IT PRACTICALLY HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS...INSIDE THE ENGINE.
IF IT WOULD HAVE SPARKED ONE TIME,
THAT TRUCK, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT OUT.
HEY, AT LEAST THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR WILL BE CLEAN.
OH, BOY.
ON THE BACK END OF THIS CAR,
WE'RE GONNA HANG RIDETECH CONTROL ARMS --
REPLACE THE WHOLE THING WITH A StrongArm KIT.
SO, IT'S THE UPPER LINK, BOTH LOWER LINKS, BAG MOUNTS.
WE'RE GONNA USE FOX SHOCKS ON IT.
REPLACE THE SWAY BAR.
BASICALLY, GET RID OF ALL THE JUNK ON THIS THING.
[ Laughing ] COMING DOWN!
WE'RE SMART ENOUGH TO USE THE RIGHT STUFF.
WE MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT... BUT WE'RE SMART.
THE DEAL IS, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY,
'CAUSE RICHARD BOUGHT SOME CRAP AND ONE GOOD CAR,
AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS ONE CAR MAKE UP FOR ALL OF IT.
BUT WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING IS WE'RE NOT GONNA MESS WITH THINGS
THAT ARE GONNA BLOW THE CAR APART,
TAKE A LOT LONGER AND A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX.
IT'S A BLACK CAR. IT LOOKS GOOD, AND IT WILL ALWAYS LOOK GOOD.
ALMOST ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING
IS GONNA BE HAPPENING UNDERNEATH THE CAR.
WHEN WE'RE DONE,
IT WILL BE 20th CENTURY ON TOP AND 21st CENTURY UNDERNEATH.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
Rawlings: BETWEEN THE BEL AIR AND THE CADILLAC AND THE BUICK I SOLD,
WE'RE PLOWING OUR WAY THROUGH THE BATCH OF CARS I BOUGHT.
AND I THOUGHT, "WELL, IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDE."
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S A LITTLE SALE OUT IN NOCONA, TEXAS.
SO WHY NOT TAKE OFF OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON?
I GOT INTO TOWN.
BIG PARTY HAPPENING. EVERYBODY'S HAVING A GOOD TIME.
THERE'S A LOT OF CARS HERE,
BUT I CAME ALL THE WAY HERE TO NOCONA FOR ONE IN PARTICULAR --
A 1940 LINCOLN-ZEPHYR.
LINCOLN-ZEPHYR WAS ONE OF THE FIRST REALLY STREAMLINED CARS
IN THE 1930s.
HECK, BACK THEN, IT WAS EVEN CONSIDERED FUTURISTIC.
FOLKS LIKED THE LOOK SO MUCH
THAT THE ZEPHYR STAYED IN STYLE FOR OVER A DECADE.
NOW IT'S JUST A CLASSIC,
LIKE HUMPHREY BOGART, OR A-RON'S BEARD.
LINCOLN-ZEPHYRS ARE PRETTY RARE.
'40's NOT THE MOST DESIRABLE YEAR,
BUT THIS IS A PRETTY SOLID ORIGINAL CAR,
AND THAT'S THE WAY WE LIKE TO START AT GAS MONKEY.
IT'S V-12, IT RUNS AND DRIVES. IT'S PRETTY WELL ALL ORIGINAL.
IT'S BEEN TOUCHED UP IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS.
I'M WILLING TO PAY 25, MAYBE 30 GRAND FOR IT,
AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE CROWD FOR THIS CAR.
I THINK THAT I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE FOR IT.
THIS LOOKS LIKE MORE OF A MUSCLE-CAR CROWD.
Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
A 1940 LINCOLN-ZEPHYR!
THREE-WINDOW COUPE.
ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER PREWAR LINCOLNS EVER PRODUCED.
A RARE, RARE FIND.
Auctioneer: ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S GOT TO WORK ON THIS ONE.
20!
$20,000. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO WORK.
AND 20 THOU, CAN I GET 25? AND 20 THOU, CAN I GET 25?
YES. NOW 30. 30 THOU. 30 THOU.
26.
HEY, 26!
$26,000! NOW 27. HERE WE GO.
27, NOW 28. YOU'RE OUT.
28.
LET'S WAIT A MINUTE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ CALLING ]
YEAH!
YEAH!
[ CALLING ]
$30,000, RIGHT, SIR?
DON'T LOSE IT, MAN.
DON'T LOSE IT!
TELL HIM, "GREASE MONKEY, GO HOME!"
"GO HOME," HE SAID! "GO HOME!"
AND 30 THOU -- LIFT YOUR HAND!
29.5? HEY!
WHAT YOU GOT?
29.5!
29 AND A HALF. NOW $30,000.
$30,000!
Rawlings: I WAS GOING HEAD TO HEAD WITH ANOTHER BIDDER,
AND I WAS ALREADY OVER WHAT I WANTED TO PAY,
BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD CAR.
IT'S THE REASON I DROVE OUT HERE.
SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS GUY ON.
THANK YOU. NOW 32?
YEAH!
NOW 33.5? 33.5?
Rawlings: RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME I THOUGHT HE WAS READY TO BAIL OUT,
WHAT HAPPENS?
AND NOW 35. GOT IT! GOT THREE BIDDERS.
Rawlings: A THIRD BIDDER JUMPS IN. IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR ME.
Auctioneer: $40,000!
40 AND 5? 40 AND 5? GOT IT!
YEAH!
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! $42,000.
YEAH!
NOW 43.5? NOW 44. GOT IT.
Rawlings: AND JUST BROUGHT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN BUY THAT, DO ANYTHING WITH IT,
AND MAKE ANY MONEY.
YEAH!
RICHARD, YOU WANT BACK IN?
Auctioneer: $45,000.
ARE WE ALL IN? ARE WE ALL DONE?
SELL IT!
HE SAID, "NO, THANK YOU, SIR."
I SAID, SOLD, SOLD, SOLD!
$44,500.
NUMBER 77 BUYS.
Announcer: CONGRATULATIONS. THE LINCOLN RIGHT THERE.
HERE IN NOCONA, TEXAS, WE'RE HAVING A...
Rawlings: WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU COME OUT ON A NICE AFTERNOON
AND YOU TRY TO BUY A GOOD CAR AT A GOOD PRICE,
AND THEY BROUGHT ALL THE MONEY.
I CAN'T MAKE MONEY FROM THERE. CAN'T BUY IT.
THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR THAT.
SO, IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE I'M GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.
BUT HOLD ON, BOYS AND GIRLS.
WHAT ROLLS UP NEXT?
FARM-FIND 48 LINCOLN 5-WINDOW COUPE.
I LIKE THIS LITTLE GREEN ONE.
I THOUGHT, "WELL, I CAME FOR A CAR.
"I WANT TO GO HOME WITH A CAR.
"SO I'LL DO WHAT RICHARD DOES BEST --
THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM."
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
RICHARD GOES FOR BROKE ON ANOTHER LINCOLN...
YEAH, I'M IN.
...AND CHECKS IN ON THE BOYS IN STYLE.
WHY YOU ROLLING AROUND ON CREEPERS, DRINKING BEER?
'CAUSE I MIGHT BE TOO DRUNK TO WALK!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Rawlings: SO I RODE MY MOTOR SCOOTER ALL THE WAY UP TO NOCONA
JUST TO BID ON A 1940 LINCOLN-ZEPHYR.
IT ENDED UP GOING FOR OVER 40, AND THAT JUST WASN'T GONNA WORK. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
SO, I'M READY TO WALK,
AND THIS OTHER CAR KIND OF CATCHES MY EYE.
Announcer: IT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR MANY, MANY DECADES.
A '48 LINCOLN 5-WINDOW COUPE, A FARM FIND.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN WASH IT. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THIS CAR. IT'S KIND OF COOL.
NOT A REAL DESIRABLE CAR --
PROBABLY NOT WORTH A LOT OF MONEY --
BUT IT'S GREEN, AND I LIKE GREEN.
PLUS, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A LATER-MODEL ZEPHYR,
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD QUIT USING THE NAME BY THEN,
AND I DID COME OUT HERE TO BID ON A ZEPHYR.
I THOUGHT, "WELL, WHAT THE HELL? I'M STANDING HERE.
MIGHT AS WELL NOT WASTE MY TRIP. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN."
$7,500.
Auctioneer: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO WORK.
Michael: HEY! I'VE GOT $7,500 RIGHT HERE!
$7,500! GOOD JOB, MICHAEL! LET'S GO TO WORK. $10,000.
Rawlings: SO, THE SELLER HAD A $22,000 RESERVE ON THE CAR.
EVEN HE KNOWS IT'S NOT GONNA GO THAT HIGH.
I FIGURED I MIGHT GET IT FOR 8 TO 10 GRAND.
[ CALLING ]
HEY!
NO WAY.
12.5.
11?
WHAT YOU GOT?
10.5!
HEY!
11 AND 5. GOT IT.
12.5.
YEAH!
GOT IT. NOW $13,000.
13.5. 13.5 13.5
Michael: YEAH! NEW BUYER, NEW BUYER!
AND NOW I'M GONNA GET 15 THOU. 15 THOU.
GOT IT! NOW 15.5. I GOT YOU 15.5...
Rawlings: SO, SURE ENOUGH, THE BIDS ARE GOING HIGHER
THAN I WANTED TO PAY AGAIN, AND I WAS READY TO BOW OUT.
I KNOW! I LIKE GREEN!
I LIKE GREEN! I DON'T CARE. IT'S GOT TO BE CHEAPER.
$15,250. RESERVE IS OFF!
Rawlings: BUT THEN THEY LIFTED THE RESERVE,
AND, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
YOU DON'T EVER DO A TRIP WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING.
[ CALLING ]
NOW $750.
NOW I'M GONNA GET $750.
$750. $750.
[ CALLING CONTINUES ]
ALL DONE? ANYBODY GIVE $750?
GOING ONCE!
SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! $15,500!
CONGRATULATIONS, GAS MONKEY! THANK YOU!
I HAD TO WORK HARD ENOUGH TO GET THERE.
Rawlings: SO, I BOUGHT IT AT 15.5.
I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE A GOOD DECISION OR NOT,
BUT I LIKE THE DAMN CAR.
SO WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
YOW! SOLD!
HAD A GOOD TIME.
GOT A GOOD TWO-HOUR RIDE BACK TO DALLAS.
IT'S 80 DEGREES. IT'S PERFECT.
THIS [BLEEP] SHOULD HAPPEN EVERY DAY.
WHY IN THE HELL DO I EVEN GO TO THE SHOP?
Kaufman: SO, WE'VE GOT OUR '60 BEL AIR
PRETTY MUCH COMPLETELY TORN DOWN -- AT LEAST, ALL THE MECHANICALS.
WE'VE GOT THE DRIVE LINE OUT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION
AND THE REAR SUSPENSION, ALL THE STEERING OUT.
Man: HEY!
COOL THING IS, WE'RE GONNA REPLACE ALL OF IT -- THE WHOLE THING.
SO, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THIS CAR, THE WHOLE BACK OF THIS CAR, ALL THE SUSPENSION,
ROLLING, STOPPING, UP AND DOWN, WILL ALL BE BRAND-NEW.
[ AIR HISSING ]
Kaufman: THE NEW SUSPENSION
WILL LOWER THE CAR ON A CUSHION OF COMPRESSED AIR.
AND THE HANDLING? IT'LL BE ABOUT 1,000 TIMES BETTER.
SEE THERE?
WE'RE PUTTING A BIG MOTOR IN THE BEL AIR,
AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT A OF "GO,"
YOU NEED A WHOLE LOT OF "WHOAAA!"
SO, WE'VE GOT A SET OF 14-INCH BRAKES HERE.
SO, WHAT I'M DOING AT THE MOMENT
IS ACTUALLY INSTALLING THE ROTORS ONTO THE HAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TIGHTEN THEM ALL UP,
AND THEN WE'LL USE A STAR PATTERN
JUST TO TIGHTEN THEM DOWN -- JUST LIKE YOU PUT ON A LUG NUT --
AND THEN TORQUE THEM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA SAFETY-WIRE THEM.
WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT IT ON?
Anderson: CYLINDER 60 HERE.
WE'RE UPGRADING TO A MASSIVE, MASSIVE SWAY BAR.
SO WHEN YOU GO IN THE CORNER AND YOU DIVE REAL HARD,
IT DON'T GO, "RWAAAW, RWAAAR," BODY ROLL, ROLL OFF IN A DITCH.
YOU CAN GO INTO CORNERS WAY HARDER, WAY FASTER.
IT KEEPS THE BODY STRAIGHT.
ANTI-ROLL, ANTI-SWAY BAR.
YEAH.
Kaufman: THANKS FOR STOPPING BY ON THE SECOND INSTALLMENT
OF "ARE THE FREAKING BRAKES DONE, ALREADY?"
I'VE GOT BOTH THE REARS DONE, AND I'M WORKING ON THE FRONT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY SAFETY-WIRING THE HAT TO THE ROTOR.
THE REASON WE DO THAT IS BECAUSE THE BRAKES GET REALLY HOT
WHEN STOPPING A BIG, HEAVY CAR THAT'S GOING FAST.
THE HEAT AND THE VIBRATION
CAN CAUSE THE BOLTS TO LITERALLY COME UNSCREWED.
SO WE SAFETY-WIRE THEM TOGETHER
IN A PATTERN THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM COMING LOOSE.
MAKE SURE THAT THE ROTOR STAYS ATTACHED TO THE HAT,
'CAUSE IF NOT, WE LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR.
EXCITING!
[ AIR PUMP SQUEAKING RHYTHMICALLY ]
Rawlings: SO, TODAY I SWUNG BY GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL
BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING REAL CLOSE TO OPENING,
AND IT WAS TIME JUST TO KIND OF CHECK OUT
HOW THINGS ARE GOING ON AND WHAT ALL'S HAPPENING.
THEY GUYS FROM 44BUILD, THEY REALLY GET MY STYLE.
I GAVE THEM JUST SIMPLE DIRECTION WHAT I WANTED,
AND THEY CAME BACK WITH SOME REALLY AWESOME PIECES --
I MEAN, THE FRONT KIOSK, FOR THE GIRLS TO STAND AT.
SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS?
IS IT JUST OFF AND OLD TRUCK, OR WHAT?
Man: OLD GMC BRUSH GUARD.
THAT'S COOL.
CAN I SEAT YOU? HOW MANY IN YOUR PARTY?
THEY EVEN FOUND A PLACE TO PUT THE OLD GAS MONKEY DEATH BIKE.
THAT'S THE ONE I USED TO RACE ON THE DIRT.
[BLEEP] DUDE, I HAD SOME GOOD TIMES ON THAT MOTOR SCOOTER.
ALEX CALLED ME THIS MORNING.
HE SAID HE HAD A CHEF IN THE KITCHEN, HE HAD EVERYTHING FIRED UP,
AND THEY WERE GONNA START MAKING SOME TEST FOOD.
NOT A WHOLE LOT.
I'D SHAKE YOUR HANDS, BUT YOU'RE COOKING.
HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER WHAT HE LIKES.
WE'RE GONNA TRY THEM, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE HIM A LITTLE FEEDBACK
AND SEE WHAT WE END UP WITH ON THE MENU.
I INVITED AARON AND CHRISTIE,
BECAUSE, HONESTLY, WHEN IT COMES TO A HAMBURGER, I LIKE THEM ALL.
I NEED SOMEONE ELSE TO GIVE ME THEIR HONEST OPINION.
HELL, YEAH.
HAMBURGER. GOT DEEP-FRIED JALAPEÑOS ON IT.
IT'S A LITTLE BITTY QUAIL EGG ON IT OR SOMETHING.
WHAT KIND OF FANCY PLACE PUTS EGGS ON A CHEESEBURGER?
Kaufman: MY KIND OF PLACE. IT'S A LITTLE BITTY, THOUGH.
THANK YOU.
I LIKE THE FRIES.
LET ME GET Y'ALL SOMETHING TO WIPE WITH.
I BROUGHT MINE WITH ME.
THAT'S PRETTY DANG GOOD.
HECK, YEAH.
OH, THAT'S EXCELLENT.
Rawlings: LOT OF GOOD IDEAS.
THE CHEF WE HIRED HAS GOT SOME REALLY GOOD ONES
AND SOME REALLY NOT-SO-GOOD ONES.
SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA BE CALLING THIS BURGER?
I HAVE IT LISTED AS THE DALLAS COWBOY.
MNH. THAT'S A LITTLE KITSCHY.
Kaufman: I'M NOT SURE IF WANT TO EAT A DALLAS COWBOY
OR PUT A DALLAS COWBOY IN MY MOUTH.
OM NOM NOM NOM NOM!
Y'ALL READY FOR OUR NEXT ONE?
THIS ONE'S GOT SOME REHYDRATED ANCHO CHILES,
GRUYèRE SWISS CHEESE, SOME GRILLED WILD MUSHROOMS,
AND A RED-CHILE SMOKED-ALMOND PESTO ON THE BOTTOM.
YEAH, I'M NOT VERY FOND OF THIS ONE.
Brimberry: RICHARD VALUES MY OPINION WHEN I AGREE WITH HIM,
BUT WHEN I DON'T, HE'S LIKE, "WELL, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW?"
THERE'S TOO MANY FLAVORS TOGETHER.
LIKE, EVERYTHING HAS A REALLY STRONG FLAVOR,
AND THEN MIXING IT ALL TOGETHER.
LISTEN TO CHEF BOY-ANNIE DOWN HERE.
LOOK [BLEEP]
OH, HERE WE GO.
Alex: IT'S GOOD TO GET A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[BLEEP] MORE BURGER?
YEAH.
I'M TELLING YOU, I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT MANY BURGERS.
SO I'M A LITTLE FULL, A LITTLE TIRED,
KIND OF GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THE FOOD COMAS GOING, BUT...
WE'LL BE OPEN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
I'VE NEVER OWNED A RESTAURANT OR A BAR BEFORE.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO.
SO, GAS MONKEY'S AFFORDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GET MYSELF FURTHER INTO TROUBLE OR MAKE SOME MONEY.
I'M ALWAYS PUTTING IT OUT THERE ON THE LINE.
SO, I DON'T DO ANYTHING SMALL.
SO, HERE WE ARE AT GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL.
WHEN I WAS UP IN ILLINOIS, BUYING THE BEL AIR AND A WHOLE MESS OF OTHER CARS,
I FOUND SOMETHING ELSE,
AND IT'S KIND OF REALLY AWESOME IN A REALLY STUPID WAY.
COOL!
DON'T BE COVETING MY YUGO, MAN.
NAH, I LOVE THE YUGO. YUGO'S MINE.
NO WAY, DUDE.
YUGOS -- WELL, CHEAP LITTLE ECONO-BOXES
THAT WERE IMPORTED FROM YUGOSLAVIA IN THE 1980s.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THEY WERE SO CRAPPY, THEY WERE COOL.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN *** FOR EVERY SEAT,
AND THERE'S BUYER FOR THESE THINGS.
EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE SEEN DRIVING IT,
YOU COULD ALWAYS MAKE IT INTO SOME KIND OF WEIRD ART PIECE.
THESE THINGS ARE BRINGING RAIN RIGHT NOW.
I CHECKED THEM OUT ON THE NET.
THIS THING'S PROBABLY WORTH... 5 GRAND.
NO WAY.
NO, THIS IS A COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
I CAN'T SEE ANYBODY COLLECTING THAT.
Rawlings: I GET IT. THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.
YUGOS ARE FUNNY.
BUT THIS ONE, I PAID 900 BUCKS FOR IT,
AND IT'S GONNA MAKE SOME FUNNY MONEY IN MY POCKET.
THIS THING IS JUST STUPID.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST JOKED-AFTER CAR IN AMERICA.
IT'S A JOKE THAT THEY CAME WITH A HEATED REAR WINDOW
SO YOUR HANDS WOULD BE WARM WHEN YOU'RE PUSHING IT.
TODAY, THOUGH, A CAR THAT'S THIS CLEAN IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
I'M-A GET SOME PICTURES. WE'RE GONNA PUT IT ON THE INTERNET.
AND SOMEBODY OUT THERE, I KNOW, IS JUST DYING TO HAVE
AN '88 YUGO WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT.
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
CHRISTIE TRIES TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE
WHILE SELLING THE YUGO.
LIKE YOUR, UH, CUSTOM EXHAUST THERE.
HIGH-FLOW?
AND TOM TRIES OUT A NEW SKILL.
DID YOU JUST FREEHAND THAT?
Smith: YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Butler: I USUALLY SHY AWAY FROM WORKING ON GAS TANKS
BECAUSE I HAD ONE BLOW MY ARM UP.
I DO NOT LIKE WORKING ON THEM.
WHEN IT BLEW UP, IT BURNT MY WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY ARM.
WATCH OUT. IT'S GONNA LEAK OUT THE BACK.
HEY, WHATEVER YOU, JUST TO GIVE YOU A WORD OF ADVICE,
DO NOT LIGHT A LIGHTER TO SEE IF IT'S OUT OF GAS.
SO I DON'T EVEN LIKE TOUCHING THEM.
BUT I NOTICED I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY WELDING ON THIS ONE.
SO I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS ONE, NO PROBLEM.
THE FOAM GOES INSIDE A GAS TANK SO, THAT WAY,
WHENEVER THE FUEL SLOSHES BACK AND FORTH,
IT HOLDS A CONSISTENT -- PROBABLY ABOUT 4 INCHES OF FUEL
RIGHT WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS, SO IT WON'T SURGE.
I'M ACTUALLY MAKING THE FUEL PUMP FIT THIS GAS TANK,
AND, TO MAKE IT FIT ON THIS ONE,
WE HAD TO CUT IT DOWN FROM 12 INCHES TO 6 INCHES.
I THINK WE JUST TURNED AN OLD RAGGED-*** [BLEEP] GAS TANK
INTO A MODERN GAS TANK.
HERE YOU GO.
GOT IT?
YEAH.
SO, WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO INSTALL OUR CRATE ENGINE.
IT'S WHAT CHEVROLET USES IN THE NEW CAMARO,
AND IT MAKES ABOUT 400-AND-SOMETHING HORSEPOWER.
SO, WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF "GO" ON TAP
AND A WHOLE LOT OF "STOP" UNDERNEATH.
[ TAB POPS ]
HEY.
WORKING.
Anderson: WHY YOU ROLLING AROUND ON CREEPERS, DRINKING BEER?
'CAUSE I MIGHT BE TOO DRUNK TO WALK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU GUYS ARE REALLY BUSTING *** ON THIS CAR.
I KNOW AARON'S KIND OF TAKEN A LIKING TO IT.
IT'LL BE THAT COOL.
LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, YOU DIDN'T MAKE THAT. THAT CAME FROM WILWOOD.
NO. IT SAYS "POOMLIM."
NO.
DID YOU JUST FART?
MM-HMM.
SO, UH, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE LEFT?
AS MUCH TIME AS WE WANT.
NO. WE ALREADY THREW ONE CAR IN THE TRASH,
AND THIS IS THE NEXT ONE IN THE PILE.
BY THE END OF THIS EPISODE, WE'LL HAVE THIS DONE.
YOU THINK SO?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'VE SEEN IT NOT HAPPEN.
WELL, ANYWAYS, Y'ALL SUCK.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I WAS GONNA TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THIS AND PUT IT ON THE INTERNET.
I THOUGHT I WOULD WASH IT DOWN, THOUGH, CLEAN IT UP.
DUDE, I BOUGHT THIS AS AN ORIGINAL BARN FIND.
I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO WASH IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO CLEAN IT UP. WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING.
DUST AND DIRT IS KEY ON THIS ONE.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS LONG ENOUGH THAT WHEN YOU FIND
A BARN-FIND CAR THAT HASN'T BEEN WASHED IN 40 YEARS,
YOU DON'T FREAKING WASH IT.
THAT'S WHAT BUMPS UP THE "COOL" FACTOR.
IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DESIRABLE.
SO LEAVE IT ALONE, TONY.
DUDE, THIS CAR HASN'T EVEN BEEN TOUCHED SINCE 1985.
THIS IS ALL JUST OLD PATINA AND WHATEVER.
WHERE WERE YOU IN '85?
PROBABLY WORKING PIT CREW, STILL, FOR BMW, BUT...
SO YOU'RE AN OLD MAN.
I WAS STILL IN SCHOOL.
IN '85?!
YEAH!
SO, ANYWAYS, DON'T CLEAN THIS ONE UP.
DON'T DE-STICKER IT.
JUST GET GOOD PICTURES, JUST LIKE IT SITS.
MAKE SURE THEY KNOW ALL THIS BAKELITE STUFF
AND ALL THESE KNOBS AND EVERYTHING ARE IN REAL GOOD SHAPE,
AND THAT IT RUNS AND DRIVES, AND WRITE UP A GOOD DESCRIPTION.
LET'S GET IT ON THE NET AND GET HER GONE.
COOL, MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER.
WELL, I'M GLAD I WAS WATCHING.
OH, THAT'S UGLY.
I'M NOT PUTTING THAT UP THERE.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE RUN INTO A LOT IS,
THIS IS A REALLY NICE SYSTEM WE'VE GOTTEN FROM CHEVROLET.
IT'S THEIR LS3, THEIR PLUG-AND-PLAY --
MOTOR, TRANSMISSION, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE IT RUN.
WE'LL SHORTEN THE HARNESS. MAKE IT FIT.
PROBLEM IS, THOUGH, IS IT'S INCREDIBLY GENERIC.
'CAUSE YOU MIGHT PUT THIS IN A C10,
YOU MIGHT PUT IT IN A '59 BEL AIR,
YOU MIGHT PUT THIS IN A DODGE PICKUP.
WHO KNOWS? YOU COULD PUT IT IN ANYTHING.
SO THEY RUN ALL THE HARNESSES LONG,
BECAUSE WHAT YOU CAN ALWAYS DO
IS MAKE A LOOP AND ZIP-TIE IT UP.
THE DIFFERENCE IS, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE TODAY
IS MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TAKE TIME
AND IT'S A PAIN IN THE REAR TO GET DONE,
BUT WHEN IT'S DONE RIGHT, IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
Anderson: A LOT OF STUFF HAS REAL LONG EXTRA WIRES.
SOMETIMES IT'S SIX FOOT PAST THE SENSOR,
SOMETIMES IT'S HALF AN INCH FROM THE SENSOR, LIKE IT SHOULD BE.
SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS CUT UP SOME WIRES, SHORTEN THEM,
LENGTHEN THEM, MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK PERFECT.
[ GROANS ] YOU MIGHT WANT TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS.
I'M TURNING ON THE PLASMA CUTTER.
[ IMITATING ALARM BLARING ]
I'M MAKING SHIFTER-LINKAGE BRACKETS.
WHEN I HIRED IN HERE,
THE TERM "FABRICATION" WAS NOWHERE ON MY RéSUMé.
I'VE MEASURED OUT MY PIECE, IF I'VE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE,
AND THEN, IF I HAVEN'T, I HAVE MY PARTNER IN CRIME HERE
WHO'S GONNA POINT AND MAKE FUN OF ME
AND TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG.
DID YOU JUST FREEHAND THAT?
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS WHAT I'M CURSED WITH.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN AARON DO THIS LIKE 20 TIMES,
AND HE LOOKS AT IT, AND HE'LL MAKE SOME NOTES,
AND HE'LL FREEHAND THIS,
AND IT'LL COME OUT AND THE PART LOOKS PERFECT.
AND HE'S TALKING ON THE PHONE WHILE HE'S DOING THIS.
ME, I HAVE TO USE ALL MY BRAIN
AND DRAG HIS *** OVER HERE TO EVEN GET IT WRONG.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS GONNA BE AN EXERCISE IN PROVING HOW SMART I AM NOT.
[ GROANS ]
YEAH.
IT'S NOT GOOD, ME HAVING A PLASMA CUTTER
AND THINGS WITH FIRE AND ELECTRICITY
AND STUFF THAT COULD HURT PEOPLE,
BUT IT'S GOT TO GET DONE, AND HERE WE ARE, GETTING IT DONE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS,
I'M NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT I'M CUTTING.
LET'S TRY THIS.
TOM -- WE'RE TRYING TO TURN HIM INTO A FABRICATOR RIGHT HERE.
BE BUILT HIS FIRST PIECE.
TOM'S FIRST BRACKET, IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD, FOR A BEGINNER.
PRETTY LUMPY, AIN'T IT?
WHEN I SAY "BEGINNER," I MEAN BEGINNER.
HE WAS SO SHAKY THAT IT JUST LOOKED LIKE CHOP SUEY.
THERE MAY BE SOME MASSAGING INVOLVED.
IT'LL WORK.
BUT, FOR A BEGINNER, IT WAS A REALLY NICE BRACKET.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME.
IT'S GOT SOME ROUGH EDGES. IT'LL SMOOTH OUT.
Taylor: SINCE ME AND RICHARD ARE THE ONLY ONES
THAT REALLY KNOW THE APPEAL OF THE YUGO,
HE SAID THAT I'M IN CHARGE OF SELLING IT.
AND SINCE I'M NOT REALLY GREAT AT HAGGLING,
I THOUGHT I'D BRING IN SOME MUSCLE ON THIS ONE.
NOW, I GOT A GUY COMING BY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
Brimberry: YOU TALK ABOUT IT, AND I'LL JUMP IN WITH MONEY.
THAT'S FINE.
IF WE MAKE THIS GO AWAY, YOU AND I WILL BE HEROES.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
ALL RIGHT. HOW YOU DOING?
DAVID MOSLEY.
HI, DAVID. I'M CHRISTIE.
THAT'S IT.
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON YOU...ARE LOOKING AT A YUGO?
I'M GONNA PLAY A LITTLE JOKE ON MY SON.
HE JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
AND I'M GONNA PRETEND THAT HE'S GETTING THIS.
HE'S DESPERATELY WANTING A DIESEL TRUCK.
SO WE'RE GONNA PLAY THIS OFF
AND MAKE HIM THINK HE'S GETTING THIS.
IT WAS TOUGH
GETTING HIM OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I FIGURE, HE DESERVES IT.
Taylor: NOW, THIS BABY'S GOT A LOT OF POWER.
OH, YEAH. HOLD IT DOWN?
YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE IT EASY.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
WOW. SOUNDS LIKE A BRICK IN A DRYER IN THERE.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE THAT, I GUESS?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT SOME EXTRA PARTS HERE.
Taylor: YEAH, LOOKS LIKE BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW -- HOSES, BELTS.
YEAH, I SEE THAT.
I LIKE YOUR CUSTOM EXHAUST THERE. THAT'S...
[ CHUCKLES ]
RICHARD PAID $900 FOR THIS THING.
SO I THINK HE'LL BE HAPPY WITH 2 OR 3 GRAND.
WHAT WERE Y'ALL HOPING TO GET FOR IT?
I THINK ABOUT $5,000.
Mosley: CHRISTIE, YOU KNOW, HIT ME HIGH IN THE PRICE,
AND I WAS LIKE, "THAT'S CRAZY."
I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING MORE THAN ONE.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT $1,500.
HOW ABOUT $3,050?
DO I GET A COUPLE T-SHIRTS?
ALL RIGHT. $3,050.
YEAH, ACTUALLY, THAT CAR, BRAND-NEW,
IT WAS ONLY LIKE $3,995.
SO TRYING TO GET 3 GRAND OR BETTER,
I'M NOT SURE I'D HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT CHRISTIE.
YOU OWN AN '88 YUGO.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THERE'S NOT MUCH TO THESE CARS.
PRETTY MUCH A HEATER AND A KEY.
BUT SEEING MY SON'S REACTION ON HIS FACE -- PRICELESS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, SON?
SORRY. UNH-UNH.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU GET A YUGO!
I'M GONNA TAKE THE YUGO BACK TO GEORGIA,
PUT IT ON THE MARKET, AND SELL IT.
IT'S JUST AN ODD, UNIQUE VEHICLE.
SPECULATING ON THIS ONE, BUT IF I'M WRONG, I'M ONLY $3,050 WRONG.
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
RICHARD AND CHRISTIE SQUARE OFF ABOUT A POSSIBLE NEW GAS MONKEY.
YOU ARE NOT HIRING THIS GIRL.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
AND AARON IS OUT OF PATIENCE WITH TOM.
TOM, YOU'RE BEATING THE HECK OUT OF THE COLUMN WITH IT.
Narrator: THE ANSWER IS...D.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S 1957 BEL AIR
RECENTLY SOLD AT AUCTION FOR $468,000.
Rawlings: CHRISTIE'S BEEN BUGGING ME TO GET SOME HELP
BECAUSE, BETWEEN MANAGING THE SHOP AND DOING THE BOOKS,
SHE'S KIND OF PULLING, LIKE, TRIPLE DUTY.
MY SISTER, DAPHNE, NOW, SHE'S AN ACCOUNTANT, AND SHE'S THE LOGICAL CHOICE,
BUT MECHANIC JOSH TOLD ME HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS NEEDING A JOB,
AND ALL I KNOW ABOUT HER IS SHE'S YOUNG AND UNEMPLOYED.
YEP?
TIFFANY IS HERE TO INTERVIEW FOR THE BOOKKEEPING POSITION.
Tiffany: HELLO.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HAVE A SEAT.
I GOT THIS.
SO, UH... YOU'RE HERE
FOR OUR LITTLE BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING...
YES.
SO, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR A YEAR, AND I DROPPED OUT.
I'VE BEEN PURSUING MY MODELING CAREER.
OH, AND HOW'S THAT GOING?
UM, IT'S GOOD.
SO, WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A POSITION
JUST KIND OF HANDLING THE BOOKS AND CHECKS
AND PAYING THE VENDORS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY EXPERIENCE IN THAT?
UM...I WAS GOOD AT HIGH-SCHOOL MATH.
AWESOME.
DO YOU HAVE A DEGREE AFTER THAT, OR ANYTHING?
WELL, NO, BUT... I WAS A WAITRESS FOR A WHILE.
OKAY.
SO, PROBABLY THE WORST PART'S JUST PUTTING UP WITH ME.
I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING YOU THROW AT ME.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.
WELL, LET ME, UM, TALK TO CHRISTIE A LITTLE BIT,
'CAUSE SHE'S KIND OF MY RIGHT HAND ON THIS,
AND, UH, WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU VERY QUICKLY.
AWESOME.
IT WAS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
UH-HUH.
Rawlings: ALL RIGHT.
SO, SHE'S A LITTLE UNDERQUALIFIED --
I MEAN, FRANKLY, A LOT UNDERQUALIFIED.
BUT I GOT A BRAND-NEW LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR JOSH.
YOU ARE NOT HIRING THIS GIRL.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER BABYSITTING PROJECT. I HAVE YOU.
SHE'S GOT SKILLS! SHE SAYS SHE CAN COUNT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT. YOU ARE HIRING YOUR SISTER.
YES, YOU ARE.
WE ARE NOT HIRING HER.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
WHY DO I GOT TO HIRE MY SISTER?
BECAUSE SHE ACTUALLY HAS AN ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND.
SHE CAN COUNT MORE THAN JUST WHAT'S ON HER HANDS.
I HAD TO GROW UP WITH HER. WHY DO I WANT TO WORK WITH HER?
YOU JUST TELL DAPHNE TO COME UP HERE.
I'LL TELL HER SHE AIN'T GOT THE JOB.
SHE CAN GO GET A JOB ANYWHERE. SHE'S GOT A SKILL SET.
THIS GIRL NEEDS HELP. SHE'S YOUNG.
WHAT KIND OF SKILL SET DOES SHE HAVE OTHER THAN LONG LEGS AND ***?
THOSE ARE VERY GOOD SKILLS.
[ Laughing ] THEY'RE NOT SKILLS!
THOSE ARE ATTRIBUTES.
WELL, I DON'T CARE.
GOD DAMN IT. I'M CALLING DAPHNE.
DO IT.
Butler: READY.
Kaufman: SO, OUR BELL AIR'S MOVING ALONG NICELY.
WE'VE ONLY HAD TO MAKE A FEW ALTERATIONS
TO OUR STEERING COLUMN AND OUR PEDALS
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THEM WORK WITH OUR MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION.
YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER PLATE THAT MATCHES THIS
AND THEN MAKE THE GAP PIECE AND WELD IT TOGETHER.
TOM IS NEW TO FABRICATION.
SO THERE'S BOUND TO BE A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD.
OKAY, SO YOU HATE MY ONE THING.
WELL, I'M NOT -- I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THAT.
I LIKE THE ATTEMPT, BUT...
Smith: AARON SAW THE BRACKET, HATED IT.
I HAD A LOT OF TIME IN THE BRACKET -- WAS PROUD OF IT.
IT DIDN'T WORK. HE HATED IT. SO NOW I'LL MAKE A NEW BRACKET.
MAYBE HE WON'T HATE THAT ONE.
THE ONLY THING I COULD USE OFF THAT KIT FOR THE SHIFTER
WAS THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE.
NOPE. REDO IT.
WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU JUST PULLED THE SHIFTER THROUGH THE COLUMN.
SHIFT IT BACK UP.
TOM, YOU'RE BEATING THE HECK OUT OF THE COLUMN WITH IT.
YEP.
THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEM SOLVING THAT GOES INTO WHAT WE DO.
BEING ABLE TO ANTICIPATE THE PROBLEMS
AND QUICKLY WORK AROUND THE ONES THAT POP UP --
WELL, LET'S BE HONEST.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES GAS MONKEY A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
FINISH UP THE THROTTLE PEDAL, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
[ WHIRRING ]
Anderson: LET OFF.
GO ON.
COOL.
I'M READY TO DO MY FINAL WIRING,
BUT AARON WANTS THE MOTOR TO RUN FIRST.
SO WHAT I DID WAS JUST MAKE SOME TEMPORARY POWERS AND GROUNDS
SO WE CAN JUST TEST THIS THING. IT'S LAID IN THERE.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOOK UP OUR IGNITION WIRE, HIT THE KEY, AND THIS THING SHOULD START.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
ONE MORE TIME.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, REVS ]
NICE.
THAT MADE GREAT NOISES.
ON MANY OF OUR PROJECTS, THERE'S A LOT OF BUTTING HEADS
ABOUT WHO'S DOING WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON,
AND ON THIS PROJECT WE CAN FINALLY SEE
A LITTLE BIT OF A GELLING IN THE CREW.
EVERYBODY KIND OF KNOWS WHAT THEIR STRONG POINT IS,
AND EVERYBODY'S ATTACKING THAT ONE THING.
TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I THINK THAT EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER REALLY WELL.
SO, I'M STARTING TO SORT OUT WHO'S GOOD AT WHAT
AND PUTTING EVERYBODY ON THEIR JOB,
AND IT'S MAKING THE CAR COME TOGETHER EXTREMELY FAST.
IN FACT, WE'RE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING READY
TO TAKE THE CAR OVER TO SUE'S ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.
Rawlings: SO, CHRISTIE THREW ME UNDER THE BUS
AND TOLD MY SISTER THAT I GOT AN OPEN POSITION,
AND NOW DAPHNE'S ON HER WAY UP HERE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.
I'VE ONLY INTERVIEWED ONE OTHER PERSON FOR THE POSITION...
CHRISTIE! GET IN HERE!
...SO I HOPE MY SISTER DOESN'T THINK
SHE CAN JUST WALTZ IN HERE AND GET THE JOB
BECAUSE SHE'S MY SISTER
AND SHE'S GOT AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE.
I MEAN, THIS OTHER GIRL -- SHE'S...YEAH.
HEY, DAPH. HOW ARE YOU?
Kaminski: RICHARD AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
WE'RE A VERY CLOSE BROTHER AND SISTER. I PRACTICALLY RAISED HIM.
MY DAD WAS A SINGLE DAD, WORKING ALL THE TIME.
SO, MOST OF THE TIME, RICHARD AND I WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR OURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, RICHARD. DAPHNE'S HERE.
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
FINE. YOU'RE HIRED.
AWESOME! JUST LIKE OLD TIMES!
WELL, YOU CAN START BY GETTING ME A BEER.
HA HA. THAT'S MY JOB.
RICHARD AND I ARE YOUR TYPICAL BROTHER AND SISTER.
WE FIGHT A LOT, WE CRY A LOT, WE LOVE EACH OTHER,
BUT WHAT I SAY GOES.
I HATE YOU, CHRISTIE!
[ LAUGHS ]
Martin: WHOA!
WOW! LISTEN HOW GREAT IT RUNNING!
RICHARD BROUGHT ME A '60 BEL AIR.
THAT'S COOL.
IT LOOKS VERY NICE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT SURPRISED ME.
HEY, WE NO BRING YOU JUNK THIS TIME.
THIS THE FIRST TIME HE BROUGHT ME A NICE CAR
WITH EVERYTHING IN IT -- I DON'T HAVE TO FOOL WITH IT.
WHAT COLOR YOU WANT TO PUT ON THERE?
Kaufman: FRONT AND BACK SEATS, I WANT ALL IN BLACK.
CARPET WILL STAY. HEADLINER STAYS. EVERYTHING STAYS.
WE'LL PUT A BEAD HERE ON THE EDGE ON THE SIDE OF IT.
YEP, YEP. BLACK, BLACK, BLACK.
AND THEN, ON THE STITCHING,
WE'LL DO KIND OF LIKE A LIGHT-COLOR STITCH --
LIKE WHITE BUT MORE OF AN IVORY COLOR.
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL BLACK. YEAH.
ON THE DOOR PANELS, HOWEVER,
IT'LL BE BLACK/BLACK, BUT, ON THE TOP,
I WANT TO PLEAT THE TOP OF IT.
PLEAT THE TOP. HOW ABOUT HERE?
NOT THIS, AND THEN PUT A STRIP OF CARPET AT THE BOTTOM.
SO, YOU'LL BRING ME A WHOLE CAR, RUNS AND DRIVES, ALL THE INTERIOR'S IN IT.
THIS SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER FOR YOU.
"NO-BRAINER"? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT LANGUAGE IS THAT?
SHE HAS A COMPLETE INTERIOR TO WORK WITH, AND THE COOL THING IS,
SHE'S ONLY CHANGING A COUPLE PIECES OF IT,
AND THEY'RE INSTALLED.
SO SHE'S GOT AN EXCELLENT PATTERN TO GO FROM,
AND THEY'RE BOLTED INTO THE CAR.
IF WE DO IT IN THIS, HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA COST ME?
IN THIS.
$1,500.
FOR THIS OR FOR THIS?
FOR THAT.
HOW MUCH FOR THIS?
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $400 MORE.
RIGHT.
DEAL. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE, AARON.
GOT IT.
NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET WHEN YOU ASK SUE ABOUT THE PRICE.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE DAY AND HOW SHE'S FEELING AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING,
BUT FOR THIS ONE, I THINK IT'S A FAIR DEAL --
ONE OF THE BEST ONES I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT.
ADIOS!
I'M, LIKE, BLOWN AWAY.
I MEAN, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, DEFINITELY, THIS TIME.
YEE!
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
A SMOOTH RIDE WITH A BUYER FROM BALTIMORE
HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD.
WATCH THIS BUMP RIGHT HERE.
UGH!
Smith: ABOUT IN 1964, MY FATHER...
[ GRUNTS ]
...HE KIND OF TRIPPED AND FELL
AND MET A CRAZY, RED-HAIRED CAJUN WOMAN IN GEORGIA.
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
HIS WANDERING, MEANDERING WAYS WERE KIND OF CUT SHORT.
THE ODD PART IS
THAT I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN MY FAMILY WITH BLUE EYES.
SO...GO FIGURE THAT.
ANYWAY, FAMILY TIME'S OVER. I GOT TO GET BACK TO DOING THIS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, REVS ]
[ SUSPENSION HISSES ]
Rawlings: SO, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN A BIG NEST UP IN ILLINOIS.
I THOUGHT THE QUICKEST AND FASTEST MONEY
WAS GONNA BE THE '68 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE.
TURNS OUT, IT WASN'T,
AND I WAS WRONG, 'CAUSE IT HAD A LOT OF RUST IN IT.
Kaufman: IN THE END, ALL IT WAS GOOD FOR
WAS A FEW DONUTS AND A LAUGH.
SO, AFTER WE GOT OFF THAT ONE, WE COULD FINALLY PUT OUR MONEY
WHERE IT BELONGED -- A BLACK '60 BEL AIR.
THEY DON'T GET MUCH BETTER-LOOKING THAN THIS.
RICHARD LET US LOOSE WITH THE CHECKBOOK.
SOMEONE HAD PUT A 327 IN IT.
I CALLED UP SCOGGIN-DICKEY AND GOT ON LS3 4L65 FUEL-INJECTED.
SO, WE'VE GOT ALL THE ELECTRONICS, A BRAND-NEW MOTOR.
THEN WE'RE GOING FAST.
NATURALLY, WE HAD TO CONTROL THIS THING,
SO WE NEEDED TO HAVE GOOD SUSPENSION.
RIDETECH HAD A KIT THAT FIT THIS CAR PERFECTLY.
IT'S AUTOMATIC. GET IN, TURN THE KEY, GOT THE CAR LOW.
AND, COMPARED TO HOW TALL AND DORKY IT WAS BEFORE,
IT'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.
WE CALLED INTRO,
AND THEY MADE US A SET OF 18x8 AND 28x10 V-RODS.
AS FOR THE LOOK, I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.
USUALLY WE'D PAINT A CAR, BUT THIS ONE ALREADY HAD A REALLY GOOD PAINT JOB ON IT.
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE OLD AND NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF TOUCH-UP.
PUT A NICE, GOOD BUFF-JOB ON IT, A LITTLE BIT OF POLISHING --
THIS CAR SHINES GREAT.
AND SINCE WE'VE ALREADY GOT A BLACK EXTERIOR, BLACK TIRES,
FIGURED WE PROBABLY NEEDED BLACK INTERIOR.
WHAT SUE CAME UP WITH
IS A MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT ON THE OLD SEATS.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE GAUGES ARE AWESOME.
WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH-TECH MOTOR AND LOW-TECH GAUGES.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CAR IS BRAND-SPANKING-NEW,
EXCEPT FOR THE SHEET METAL.
YOU SEE THIS CAR COMING DOWN THE ROAD,
AT FIRST, YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA KNOW WHAT IT IS,
'CAUSE IT'S LOW, IT'S LEAN, IT'S MEAN.
THEN, YOU REALIZE IT'S A '60 BEL AIR
AND YOU HEAR HOW IT SOUNDS
[ENGINE REVS]
...YOU'RE GONNA PARK YOUR LITTLE 5.0 MUSTANG
AND JUST GO HOME WHIMPERING.
IT WAS A REALLY HARD THING FOR ME TO THROW ALL THE MONEY
AND THE TIME AND THE EFFORT THAT WE HAD ON THE '68 CADILLAC
AND JUST KIND OF CHUNK IT TO THE SIDE,
BUT AARON ASSURED ME IF I LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTED TO DO
TO THIS '60 BEL AIR, WE COULD MAKE IT BACK.
I THINK HE'S RIGHT.
WE'VE STILL GOT TO SELL IT TO PROVE HIM RIGHT,
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST RIDES
WE'VE BUILT HERE AT GAS MONKEY SO FAR.
Rawlings: THIS GUY NAMED TIM,
I'VE SEEN HIM AROUND AT SOME OF THE CAR SHOWS.
LAST TIME I RAN INTO HIM, HE HAD A '60 EL CAMINO.
WOW.
AND I'M LIKE, "YOU WANT TO SEE A COOL '60?
"I'M BUILDING A '60 BEL AIR,
"AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE UNBELIEVABLE.
"SO I'LL CALL YOU WHEN WE'RE DONE, AND I'LL LET YOU CHECK IT OUT FIRST."
ALL IN, I GOT 40 GRAND IN IT.
SO THERE'S NO WAY I'M TAKING LESS THAN $50,000 FOR IT.
GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN.
YOU REDID ALL THE GAUGES, EVERYTHING.
YEAH, WE WENT WITH CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS AND DID ALL THE GAUGES.
EVERYTHING'S WORKING PERFECTLY.
THIS IS MY FRIEND, TIM. HE'S MY ACE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC.
AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS QUITE A WHILE.
WE'RE BOTH CAR COLLECTORS. WE BOTH WORK ON CARS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, REVS ]
BIG GAS MONKEY FAN. I LOVE THE CARS THEY DO.
THEIR CARS ALL HAVE ATTITUDE.
I LOVE THE STANCE OF THE CAR.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING UNDER THE CAR,
THE WHOLE DRIVETRAIN, IS BRAND-NEW.
YOU COULD TELL THESE GUYS REALLY LOVED THE CAR,
AND I THINK THE REASON IS BECAUSE EVERYBODY LOVES THE CAR.
I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE BUYING A BRAND-NEW HOTROD
THAT YOU CAN JUST GO OUT AND TERRORIZE THE TOWN WITH.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
[ REVVING CONTINUES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
UNDER THE BRIDGE!
Harford: THE TEST DRIVE WAS CRAZY.
GOING UNDER THE BRIDGE, UNDER THERE, I STOMPED ON IT.
THE TIRES LIT UP, AND THE SMOKE ROLLED, AND...
IT WAS JUST BADASS.
WATCH THIS BUMP RIGHT HERE.
HA HA! SCARED YOU!
IT'S GOT AIR RIDE, MAN. [ LAUGHS ]
Harford: I'VE HAD OLD CARS, AND THEY DRIVE LIKE TANKS.
THIS ONE RUNS GREAT, RIDES GREAT, AND STOPS --
IT ACTUALLY STOPS WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES,
AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING 4,800 POUNDS DOWN THE ROAD.
Rawlings: PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS CAR, BUT I'M REAL HAPPY WITH IT.
IN THE REAL WORLD, I'M THINKING THIS CAR'S WORTH ABOUT 50 GRAND.
MAN. I NEED TO GO TO THAT REAL WORLD AND BUY THEM ALL.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT 1,000 MAN HOURS IN THIS CAR --
JUST PURE LABOR.
I WAS GONNA PRICE THE CAR AT PROBABLY $78,500.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT...
HOW ABOUT $55,000?
[ SIGHS ]
I CAN COME DOWN 10 GRAND TO $68,000.
WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY $60,000 AND CALL IT A DAY?
YOU'VE BEEN AWFUL QUIET. WHAT DID YOU COME FOR?
LOOK AT THE CAR. LOOKS NICE.
60 GRAND SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
'60 BEL AIR FOR 60 GRAND, HUH?
YEP. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT A DEAL.
COOL.
Rawlings: AT THE END OF THE DAY, GAS MONKEY GOT PAID.
BEL AIR'S GOING TO A GOOD HOME,
AND I GET TO KEEP MY BEER ASSISTANT.
YOU GOT IT.
AND Y'ALL THOUGHT TIM TWO DIDN'T DO ANYTHING THIS WEEK.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: IT WAS A ROLLER-COASTER TWO WEEKS FOR GAS MONKEY GARAGE.
AS PART OF THE ILLINOIS HAUL, RICHARD PICKED UP AN '88 YUGO.
ALL RIGHT, $3,050.
BUT RICHARD HAD THE LAST LAUGH
WHEN A PRANK-PLAYING DAD BOUGHT IT TO PUNK HIS SON.
[ CASH REGISTER DINGS ]
RICHARD WENT TO AN AUCTION TO BUY A 1940 LINCOLN-ZEPHYR.
BUT WHEN THE BIDDING GOT TO HIGH,
HE CLAIMED THE CHEAPER '48 MODEL INSTEAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS LINCOLN REMAINS UNSOLD.
ALREADY 4 GRAND IN THE HOLE AFTER JUNKING HIS '68 CADDY,
RICHARD WENT ALL IN WITH A '60 BEL AIR.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD CAR TO MAYBE MAKE SOME JACK ON.
AFTER A SPANKING-NEW LS3 MOTOR,
AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION,
NEW BRAKES AND WHEELS,
AND INTERIOR BY SUE,
RICHARD'S GAMBLE PAID OFF BIG TIME.
HE SOLD THE BEL AIR FOR A WHOPPING 60 G's,
LEAVING GAS MONKEY 22,550 REASONS TO STUFF THEIR FACES.
OOH! OOH!
THIS CAR -- 1960, I WAS IN HOME, TAIWAN.
PARTY AND DANCE!
GAS MONKEY GARAGE! COME ON DOWN!
OH! I'LL TAKE WHAT'S BEHIND DOOR NUMBER 1.
THAT'S TWO DIFFERENT GAME SHOWS.