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Carini: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL VOLVO,
BUT IT FOOLED A LOT OF PEOPLE
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD.
LOOK AT THAT -- PAUL L. NEWMAN.
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
CRAPOLA.
YEAH, THIS IS COOL. LOOKIT. LITTLE SHORT BED.
Man: IT'S CALLED THE GHERKIN.
IT'S THE FASTEST VOLVO IN THE LAND.
[ LAUGHS ]
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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Carini: I'VE TRAVELED DOWN HERE TO MARYLAND
TO GO LOOK AT A VOLVO STATION WAGON.
NOT JUST A VOLVO STATION WAGON,
BUT PAUL NEWMAN'S OLD VOLVO WAGON.
HE BUILT THREE OF THESE CARS.
ONE FOR A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE,
ONE FOR DAVID LETTERMAN,
AND ONE FOR HIMSELF.
YOU KNOW, I LIKE ALL CARS,
AND SO, ANYTHING WITH A GREAT STORY
AND GREAT HISTORY REALLY INTRIGUES ME,
SO IT BEING PAUL NEWMAN'S PERSONAL CAR,
AND THE ASPECT, TOO, THAT HE JUST DIDN'T
GO BUY THIS CAR OFF THE LOT AT THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP.
HE HAD IT BUILT SPECIALLY FOR HIM.
SO, BECAUSE OF THAT --
BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUENESS AND ITS GREAT HISTORY.
AND HE WAS ONE OF MY HEROES.
I MEAN, HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTORS EVER.
AND TO ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE
AT BUYING ONE OF PAUL NEWMAN'S CARS,
IT'S PRETTY THRILLING.
TODAY I'M GONNA MEET WITH BOB.
HE'S THE OWNER OF THE CAR WHO HAPPENED TO
BUY IT DIRECTLY FROM PAUL NEWMAN.
SO, HE'S GONNA SHOW ME THE CAR.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
LET ME GET THAT FOR US HERE. JUST SHOVE. [ GRUNTS ]
WOW.
COOL.
YOU KNOW, I OPENED THE DOOR,
AND HERE'S THIS VOLVO STATION WAGON, A 960.
Spangler: WHAT MAKES MY CAR SPECIAL
IS THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS PAUL NEWMAN, THE MOVIE STAR,
AND HE BUILT THAT CAR FOR HIMSELF AS AN EVERYDAY DRIVER.
SO, IS IT ALL ORIGINAL?
EVERY BIT OF IT'S ORIGINAL.
I DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING ON THE CAR, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A PREMIUM INTERIOR, I GUESS.
YEAH, WELL, THESE 960s WERE THE TOP-OF-THE-LINE CAR.
AND THAT'S INTERESTING.
ONLY ONE SINGLE EXHAUST OUT THE BACK.
YEAH, THAT'S A -- YOU KNOW, SPECIALLY MADE ON THERE.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU SEE HERE WHERE THEY BUMPED SOMETHING?
OH, YEAH.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
WE CAN TAKE THAT BUMPER OFF AND FIX THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL 1995 960 VOLVO,
BUT IT CAN FOOL A LOT OF PEOPLE
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
Spangler: THE ENGINE IS A SMALL BLOCK
302 FORD HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENGINE THAT PAUL HAD PUT IN,
AND HE KENNE BELL SUPERCHARGED IT
WITH A 5-SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION IN IT,
AND A RACING SUSPENSION ADDED TO THAT CAR.
IT'S A VERY POWERFUL, HIGH-PERFORMANCE,
LUXURY, TOURING STATION WAGON.
THAT CAR WILL PASS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
EXCEPT A GAS STATION, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
JUST A PREMIUM, PREMIUM CAR.
SO, THIS IS THE TITLE?
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL.
LOOK AT THAT -- STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
1995, PAUL L. NEWMAN,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
Carini: WHEN YOU'RE BUYING A CAR WITH
SOMEBODY LIKE PAUL NEWMAN OWNING IT, SOME TYPE OF CELEBRITY,
IT'S REALLY COOL TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION,
THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK.
THERE IT IS, SIGNED BY MR. NEWMAN.
WOW.
AND WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL REGISTRATION.
EVERYTHING THAT CAME WITH IT.
THE TITLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE, NORMALLY, WHEN YOU REGISTER THE CAR,
THEY'LL TAKE THE OLD TITLE AWAY, AND THEY'LL REGISTER IT.
BUT BOB WAS ABLE TO RETAIN THAT OLD TITLE
WITH PAUL NEWMAN'S NAME AND ADDRESS STILL ON IT.
SO, WHAT'S IN HERE?
ALL THE MEMORABILIA THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WHEN I GOT IT.
AND LICENSE PLATES.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
THE ORIGINAL LICENSE PLATES.
YEAH, IT HAS --
THINGS THAT WERE IN THE GLOVE BOX?
IN THE CAR, IN THE CONSOLE, UNDER THE SEATS.
EVEN RIGHT DOWN TO CHANGE THAT WAS IN THE CAR.
Spangler: PAIR OF SOCKS. THE SWEATSHIRT.
AND I DO HAVE THE REGISTRATION.
I JUST MADE A COPY OF IT. I LEFT IT IN THE HOUSE.
OH, OKAY, GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES ALL THINGS SPECIAL.
PAPERWORK, LITTLE ITEMS IN THE CAR.
THOSE ARE ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS THE CAR ITSELF.
Carini: WHO WOULD THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, BY LOOKING AT IT,
IT WOULD BE A BRUTE, HORSEPOWER CAR?
Spangler: IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
AND WHEN THE SUPERCHARGER COMES ON, HOLY SMOKE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
SOUNDS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN ANY NORMAL 960 VOLVO.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
I WAS JUST SO TICKLED TO DRIVE IT AND HAVE IT,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, YOU KNOW?
I SAID, "THIS IS JUST A PIECE OF HISTORY."
YOU KNOW, I'VE DRIVEN MANY VOLVOS.
NOTHING DRIVES LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOT A FORD V-8.
IT'S TAME, BUT YET WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN,
THE SUPERCHARGER KICKS IN.
THE THING TAKES OFF LIKE CRAZY.
IT'S THE FASTEST VOLVO IN THE LAND.
I LOVE IT.
IT'S REALLY GREAT. GREAT DRIVING CAR.
THEY LOWERED THE SUSPENSION.
THEY TIGHTENED THE SUSPENSION UP.
YOU CAN TELL IMMEDIATELY THAT IT'S A REAL RACE CAR.
Spangler: HE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING IN THIS CAR.
THEY DID IT TO THE BEST ONE.
960 WAS THE HIGH-END WAGON, THAT'S FOR SURE.
THAT WAS GREAT.
I JUST SO HAPPENED TO BRING A CHECK WITH ME.
I THINK I'M GONNA PASS THIS OVER TO YOU,
AND YOU CAN PASS A TITLE OVER TO ME,
AND I'M GOING HOME IN PAUL NEWMAN'S STATION WAGON.
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR, I KNEW THAT IT HAD TO BE MINE.
I GOT THE CHECK OUT IMMEDIATELY,
GAVE IT TO BOB BEFORE HE CHANGES HIS MIND,
AND THE DEAL IS DONE. VOLVO'S GOING HOME WITH ME.
I LOVE IT.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY WITH IT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
THE NEXT STEP IS PUTTING IT IN THE TRAILER,
LATCHING IT DOWN, AND BACK TO CONNECTICUT
HOPEFULLY BEFORE NEW YORK TRAFFIC.
LOCK HER UP TIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ] THANKS VERY MUCH.
HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME. HAVE A NICE TIME.
THE INSIDE OF THE CAR LOOKS FABULOUS.
IT'S GOT A COUPLE LITTLE
SHRINKAGE SPOTS ON THE DOOR PANELS,
WHICH WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIX, WHICH IS COMMON ON A VOLVO.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.
THANK YOU.
ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT
AND IN THE CAR WHEN BOB BOUGHT IT ARE STILL IN THE CAR.
SO, IT'S REALLY COOL TO HAVE A LITTLE MEMORABILIA
OF PAUL NEWMAN STILL IN THE CAR.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME THAT
I'VE GOT PAUL-NEWMAN-BLUE EYES.
NOT ONLY DO I HAVE HIS EYES, I NOW HAVE HIS WAGON.
COMING UP ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
OH, CRAPOLA.
Carini: TODAY I'M GONNA GO VISIT MY BUDDY, JIMMY,
WHO'S WORKING ON A 1933 FORD FOR ME,
AND I'M PLANNING ON TAKING A HOT ROD I JUST BOUGHT A FEW WEEKS AGO,
BUT IT LOOKED LIKE I'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
OKAY.
THIS IS A 1933 FORD ROADSTER...
TYPICAL, WON'T START.
...THAT WAS BUILT IN SCRANTON, P.A., IN 1949,
AND IT TOOK THE GUY UNTIL 1951 TO FINISH THE PROJECT.
HE WAS A METAL FABRICATOR AT MACK TRUCK,
AND HE DESIGNED AND BUILT THIS CAR IN HIS GARAGE.
HOPEFULLY THAT WAS IT.
THAT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL.
NOPE.
IT'S VERY UNIQUE AND VERY UNUSUAL.
DOESN'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE A '33 FORD ROADSTER.
I SAW IT AT AN AUCTION A FEW WEEKS AGO
AND I HAD TO HAVE IT.
SO, IT'S ONE COOL CAR.
IT WOULD BE EVEN COOLER IF IT STARTED.
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
OH, CRAPOLA.
OHH, CRAP.
WE GOT TO GO BACK AND GET A 6-VOLT BATTERY.
IT DOESN'T LIKE THIS 12-VOLT.
WE LOVE THEM, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH OLD CARS.
YOU GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW.
COME ON, YOU ***.
MOVE THOSE BATTERY POSTS AROUND.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
IT RUNS! IT LIVES!
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO START.
THE JUMP BOX WOULDN'T TURN IT OVER?
NO, FOR SOME REASON.
THE BATTERY IS JUST STONE DEAD.
NOW THAT THE CAR'S FINALLY STARTED,
I'M OFF TO JIMMY'S TO SEE HOW HE'S DOING
WITH THE HOT ROD HE'S BUILDING FOR ME.
TRADITIONAL HOT RODS STARTED AFTER WORLD WAR II.
THE SERVICEMEN CAME HOME.
THEY STARTED GOOFING AROUND WITH CARS.
THEY WERE TAKING THESE OLD MODEL A's AND MODEL T's
AND THEY WERE STRIPPING THE PARTS OFF
FROM THE FENDERS AND THE HOODS AND THE WINDSHIELDS,
MAKING THEM LIGHTER WEIGHT,
PUTTING LARGER ENGINES IN THEM, THEN RACING THEM.
AND THIS IS WHAT EVOLVED -- HOT RODDING.
NICE FALL DAY, NICE DAY TO TAKE A RIDE OVER TO JIMMY'S
AND SEE HOW HE'S DOING WITH MY '33 HOT ROD.
I HEARD SOME OF THE GUYS ARE GONNA BE OVER THERE THIS AFTERNOON,
SO GOOD DAY TO PLAY A LITTLE HOOKY FROM WORK.
I FOUND ALL YOU GUYS HANGING OUT.
WHAT, ARE YOU WAITING FOR ME?
[ LAUGHS ]
WE HEARD YOU WERE ON THE ROAD.
FIGURED IF YOU NEEDED HELP, WE'D COME AND GET YOU.
YEAH, RIGHT, IF I BROKE DOWN?
[ LAUGHS ]
Carini: I'VE KNOWN JIMMY FOR 30 YEARS.
HE'S BEEN BUILDING HOT RODS IN CONNECTICUT
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
WHEN I DECIDED I WANTED TO BUILD MY OWN HOT ROD
BASED ON A 1933 FORD, I KNEW HE WAS THE MAN TO SEE.
THE LAST TIME I SAW THE CAR WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO
WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIRECTION I WANTED TO GO IN.
WE'RE GONNA TURN THIS INTO AN ELGIN RACE CAR,
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS WINDSHIELD'S GONNA GO.
WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT LOW WINDSHIELD ON IT.
I LIKE THE TWIN CARB SETUP.
Jimmy: YOU WANTED IT LIKE THIS ONE HERE, RIGHT?
I SHOWED YOU THAT BEFORE, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
LOOK AT THAT. ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
I LIKE IT.
I WANT TO PAINT IT DARK, DARK GREEN NOW.
WITH THE GOLD LETTERS,
AND DARK GREEN WITH THOSE WHEELS --
MM-HMM.
I THINK IT WOULD LOOK GREAT.
COUSIN WAS BUILDING 'EM WHEN I WAS A KID.
TODAY I'M HERE TO SEE WHAT HE'S DONE TO IT SINCE THEN.
HOW WE DOING WITH MINE?
IT'S GETTING THERE.
I GOT A LOT TO DO,
BUT YOU GOT TO GIVE ME THE WORD.
WELL, IT SURE LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE PULLED IT IN.
I LIKE THOSE WHEELS AND TIRES.
THOSE ARE KELSEY HAYES. YOU KNOW THAT.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE REGULAR 34 WHEELS.
THESE ARE KELSEY. THE BENT SPOKES?
THOSE ARE KELSEY HAYES.
JUST FINDING THE ORIGINAL PARTS
WAS A PAIN IN THE BUTT, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN GO BUY A NEW FRAME,
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ORIGINAL FRAME LIKE YOU WANTED,
YOU KNOW, TO GO WITH THE CAR.
THAT'S AN ORIGINAL FRAME.
I FOUND ALL ORIGINAL FRONT END, REAR END, EVERYTHING.
WE GOT TO GET THE BODY SQUARED AWAY.
WE GET THAT DONE, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS DRY RUN.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS TAKE IT APART, PAINT IT,
AND, YOU KNOW, SPIFF EVERYTHING UP AND FINISH BUSINESS.
IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRESS,
BUT THIS PROJECT IS FOR FUN, NOT FOR PROFIT,
SO WE CAN TAKE OUR TIME.
IT'S GONNA LOOK NICE.
OH, YEAH, FOR SURE.
WHEN I GET IT DONE, IT'LL BE RIGHT.
UP NEXT ON "CHASING CLASSIC CARS"...
Man: IT'S CALLED THE GHERKIN.
SMOKE COMING OFF THE TIRES IN A VOLVO.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ANY OTHER VOLVO I'VE EVER DRIVEN.
Carini: AFTER VISITING JIMMY,
I'M OFF TO DIG DEEPER INTO HOT-ROD HISTORY.
I'M AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL HOT ROD FALLOUT
HERE IN GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT,
A TOWN WHERE I GREW UP.
IT'S KIND OF COOL TO BE HERE,
SEE ALL THESE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONAL HOT RODS.
THIS IS A TRADITIONAL HOT ROD SHOW.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
YOU SEE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARS,
CUSTOMS, AND REGULAR RAT RODS.
AND IT'S A SWAP MEET. YOU SEE PEOPLE SELLING PARTS.
STAND AROUND, LISTEN TO BANDS, AND HAVING A COUPLE BEERS,
AND JUST A GOOD, OVERALL GOOD TIME.
AND SHARING YOUR PASSION WITH YOUR FRIENDS
THAT HAVE THE SAME COMMON INTEREST AS YOU DO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
MATT FIRESTONE STARTED THIS EVENT.
HE'S REALLY INTO TRADITIONAL HOT RODS.
HERE WE ARE OUT IN SOUTH GLASTONBURY.
WE'RE AT THE ELKS PAVILION.
THIS EVENT'S SPECIAL BECAUSE
IT'S A PRE-1963 HOT ROD AND CUSTOM SHOW.
IT'S A SHOW THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF HOT RODDING.
YOU'LL SEE STUFF THAT'S BUILT THE WAY IT WAS BUILT
IN THE '40s, '50s, AND '60s.
'63 REALLY IS KIND OF WHEN HOT RODDING CHANGED A BIT.
IT BECAME A LITTLE LESS ABOUT
FENDERLESS CARS AND GOING FAST
AND MORE ABOUT CUSTOM CARS.
AND '63 JUST KIND OF SEEMED LIKE THE NATURAL CUTOFF FOR US
TO TRY TO KEEP THE SHOW IN ITS AESTHETIC.
WE JUST TRY TO KEEP A MEMORY ALIVE
AND KEEP THE FLAME BURNING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
IT'S AMAZING. VERY, VERY COOL.
VERY COOL.
YOU JUST DON'T SEE EARLY CUSTOMS LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
THEY'RE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
THE GUY THAT OWNED IT CAME BACK FROM THE SERVICE,
AND HIS COUSIN HAD BORROWED THE CAR AND SMASHED IT UP.
AND HE WAS A METAL FABRICATOR AT MACK,
AND HE CAME HOME IN HIS GARAGE AND HE JUST BUILT THE CAR.
THAT'S SO COOL.
TO THINK THAT SOMEONE BUILT THIS IN THEIR GARAGE...
THAT'S WHAT COOL ABOUT CUSTOMS AND HOT RODS.
IT'S JUST YOUR IDEAS COME OUT, AND YOU JUST BUILD IT.
YEP.
...ROADSTER THAT I'M BUILDING RIGHT NOW...
Carini: THEN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT CATCHES MY EYE.
YEAH, THIS IS COOL. LOOKIT. LITTLE SHORT BED.
ALL ROLLED AND PLEATED. [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S CALLED THE GHERKIN.
ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND AND ANOTHER FRIEND OF OURS
WERE SITTING AROUND THE GARAGE,
TRYING TO THINK UP A COOL NAME FOR SOMETHING GREEN,
AND THEN ONE OF 'EM SAID, "PICKLE."
AND THEN ONE OF 'EM SAID, "GHERKIN."
AND I LAUGHED, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID,
BUT IT'S PERFECT.
IT'S THE GHERKIN.
NICE BUCKET SEATS. I LOVE THOSE.
LATE '60s, EARLY '70s KITCHEN CHAIRS.
WITH THE SWIVELS.
LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR UNIQUE WAYS OF DOING THINGS.
IT'S JUST AN EXPRESSION OF YOURSELF.
YEAH, HE DESIGNED THE INTERIOR
JUST AS MUCH AS HE DESIGNED THE OUTSIDE.
THAT IS REALLY COOL.
YEAH. VERY COOL.
I DESIGNED THE WHOLE INTERIOR AROUND THE SEATS,
AND THIS FRIEND OF MINE DID ALL THE STITCHING
'CAUSE I CAN'T SEW.
SO, WHAT'S -- WHAT'S THE BODY?
IT'S A '36 CHEVY PICKUP.
THE MOTOR'S A BLOWN 350.
WE DID A CUSTOM GRILLE -- IT'S THE ORIGINAL '36 GRILLE,
BUT HAD TO SHAVE SECTIONS OFF IT TO MAKE IT FIT.
FRICTION SHOCKS UP FRONT.
THEY'RE ADJUSTABLE. THEY'RE COOL.
IT HAS AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION,
SO IT ACTUALLY DOES GO UP IN THE AIR.
YOU CAN DRIVE IT.
MOST PEOPLE THINK YOU CAN'T
'CAUSE IT'S THAT LOW TO THE ROUND.
BED IS CUSTOM-MADE.
I PUT A '53 CORVETTE GRILLE IN THE BACK.
TOOK A '39 CHEVY TAILGATE,
TOOK THE LETTERING FROM THAT, GRAFTED THAT INTO THE BED.
I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS IF I DIDN'T
GET HALF THE IDEAS FROM OTHER THINGS I'VE SEEN,
AND THEN TRY TO MAKE 'EM BETTER THAN WHAT I SAW.
YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU STEAL THE IDEA,
YOU MAKE IT BETTER, AND THEN YOU TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Carini: HOT RODS ARE AN EXPRESSION OF A PERSON'S OUTLOOK
AS TO WHAT A CAR SHOULD BE.
THEY BUILD THEIR CAR, AND THEY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SOMETHING,
AND THEN, SIX MONTHS LATER, THEY SAY,
"NAH, THAT DIDN'T WORK SO WELL,"
AND IT'S TIME TO CHANGE IT AGAIN.
IT'S AN EVOLVING THING.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT PART OF OUR AUTOMOBILE CULTURE.
Carini: I'VE HAD THE EX-PAUL NEWMAN 960 VOLVO FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
AND TODAY WE'RE GONNA HAUL IT INTO THE SHOP
AND ADJUST THE CLUTCH.
THE PEDAL'S DOWN TO THE FLOOR,
AND IT'S NOT GOING INTO GEAR PROPERLY.
IT WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, SO I THINK
AN ADJUSTMENT WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
Carini: ALREADY GOT THIS ON THE LIFT? GOOD DEAL.
SO, YOU KNOW THE STORY WITH THIS.
THIS IS THE PAUL NEWMAN VOLVO WAGON.
THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN I BOUGHT IT,
I HAD TO DO EVERYTHING, PUSH *** THE CLUTCH,
AND THEN IT WAS HARDLY GOING INTO GEAR.
SO WE NEED TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH,
BRING THE PEDAL UP A LITTLE.
HE SAID HE JUST PUT A CLUTCH IN IT.
SO, THEREFORE, I DON'T THINK IT'S A WORN OUT CLUTCH.
I JUST THINK THAT WHEN THEY PUT IT IN, THEY DIDN'T ADJUST IT PROPERLY.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME GET THIS BOOT OFF OF HERE
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
STEVE PUT THE VOLVO UP ON THE LIFT.
WE LOOKED AT THE CLUTCH AND SAW THAT
IT HAD SOME ADJUSTMENT LEFT TO IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT ON THIS.
JUST GIVE IT A COUPLE TURNS,
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
GIVE IT A TRY?
STEVE ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH, HE LET IT OFF THE LIFT,
AND NOW IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE.
SMOKE COMING OFF THE TIRES IN A VOLVO.
I LOVE IT. [ CHUCKLES ]
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ANY OTHER VOLVO I'VE EVER DRIVEN.
SO, I GET IN THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICE
THAT I CAN SHIFT THE CAR A LOT EASIER.
THE CLUTCH IS WORKING A LOT BETTER,
AND THE LET OUT POINT IS MORE TOWARDS
THE MIDDLE OF THE CLUTCH THROW.
CAR FEELS FANTASTIC.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT ALL THIS POWER,
BUT YET, THE SHIFTING WAS VERY DIFFICULT BEFORE.
SO TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT IT AND SHIFT IT FAST
FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
THIS CAR'S LIKE A HOT ROD NOW.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT BEING ABLE TO FIND
PAUL NEWMAN'S 960 VOLVO DOWN IN MARYLAND,
AND BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE THAT CAR...
...AND THEN BE ABLE TO HANG OUT WITH ALL MY HOT-ROD BUDDIES...
I FOUND ALL YOU GUYS HANGING OUT.
...TALK ABOUT HOT RODS,
AND WE'RE BUILDING A HOT ROD TOGETHER...
OH, YEAH, FOR SURE.
WHEN I GET IT DONE, IT'LL BE RIGHT.
...AND TO GO TO SHOWS AND HANG OUT
WITH DIFFERENT GUYS WITH HOT RODS --
IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT CULTURE.
Man: YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU STEAL THE IDEA,
YOU MAKE IT BETTER, AND THEN YOU TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Carini: DOWN DEEP, ALL CAR GUYS ARE HOT-ROD GUYS.