"I'm buying." "Hot rod hunter richard rawlings." "And master mechanic Aaron kaufman dig deeper..." "Holy cow." "And fly higher Than ever before..." "That is one hell Of a view." "In search Of the perfect build." "Whoa!" "This one will be Blistering fast." "I'm planning on Upping my game." "This season, they're going Back to their roots..." "This is the first car I ever customized." "With four throwback builds." "Aaron would never build This car for me," "And now we're gonna build it." "Golly." "Then the guys find a secret nest In their own backyard..." "The honda's Pretty freaking cool." "That richard scoops up For a record price." "I just dished out A half-million dollars." "God, he's back." "Then aaron flips the script On richard." "He's fixing To tell me something," "And I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna like it." "I think I have to go My own way." "This is the season aaron walks Away from the job he loves." "Let's go take it for a ride." "Better buckle up." "Motor monday starts now." "15 grand?" "All right." "Can you throw in the horse?" "No." "Brought to you by little caesars pizza." "Right now on "Fast n' loud"..." "Watch the beard." "Hot rod hunter richard rawlings." "And master mechanic Aaron kaufman..." "This belong to, like, Your grandma or somethin'?" "Take home your grandma's '55 chevy..." "It's nice." "It's clean." "It's sanitary." "To give it a brand-new groove In time for a big dance." "We're gonna build it For barrett-jackson." "We gotta turn This one quickly." "But with aaron Away preparing." "For another tango With pikes peak..." "It's a lonely car." "It's up to the rest Of the monkeys." "To get this belle ready For the ball on time." "I'm gonna get some coffee Because today's just." " One of those days." " Yeah." "Meanwhile, richard's Animal instincts take over." "When he sniffs out A backyard bonanza..." "Got nine cars." "And decides to go in For a big kill." "Want to take all of 'em?" "Can you throw In the horse?" "Watch out because The entire garage." "Is is swinging for the fences." "I want this thing to look Tip-top for barrett-jackson." "But a couple of bad plays..." "Whole thing's kind Of a mistake." "Or a wrong pitch..." "I don't know even know How to sell an ambulance." "Could leave the whole Team crying foul." "I might need a do-over On this thing." "I really wish richard would Start buying cars that run." "Captions paid for by Discovery communications all right." "I did some damage At this sale, guys." " Is that a countach?" " Yes, it is." "Shut the front door." "My god." "So for the past Couple of weeks," "I've been running all Over this country," "Collecting cars like aging Rock stars collect scars." "So there's a big barrett-jackson Auction coming up soon." "And, I want to Make a big splash." "So I'm planning On upping' my game." "By taking a million dollars' Worth of cars." "And putting 'em On the auction block." " How's it goin', man?" " Hi." "How do you do?" " Good, sir." " We brought your stuff for ya." "All right." "This first shipment Of cars right here," "It's got some good ones." "Very nice." "Just like the poster I had as a kid." " Wow." " Come on." "I got a 1989 Lamborghini countach." "That I hope to get Over 300 grand for..." " I'll drive this one." " Ha ha." "Get out of the way!" " And a '36 ford." " It's a good-lookin' car, too." "Yeah, this is a rad dude Right here." "The lambo and the '36." "What else did you get?" "You know, I really don't know." "I found and I bought back The '50s olds," "Which was one of the first cars We built here at gas monkey." "You want to ride That one, sleeves?" "Straight out of "Terminator."" "Got me a harley fat boy." "This is a "Terminator" bike." "Holy crap!" "I'll be back." "A '55 black t-bird." "The t-bird up There is pretty cool." "26,000 original miles," "One owner, original paint, Original interior." " A '36 caddy." " Beautiful car." "And I even managed To track down." "A '77 bandit trans am." " Bye!" " See ya!" " Slick." " Whoo-hoo-hoo!" "Now, the thing is, These cars are all flips," "Which means I'm not Layin' a finger on 'em." "Until I push 'em on stage." "But barrett-jackson's one of Those events that I always like." "To bring something' that's got Our gas monkey stamp on it." " Bye!" " All right." "Well, that's the last one." "Just cram it in the..." "In there and be done." "So once we get these cars Tucked into their spot," "Aaron and I are gonna head Out to see a car." "That might be somethin' That we can work with," "Kind of like a cherry on top Of my big pile o' cars." "Man, what happened To sunny california?" "No kiddin'." "Thought they were supposed To be in a drought." "So what brings us Back to monterey?" "Well, remember The dual-ghia I bought?" "Yeah." "Me and dennis Bought it, actually." "I couldn't afford It by myself on that one." "That guy had a pretty cool, '55 chevy." "So a couple of months back," "When we took the packard To pebble beach..." "We made it!" "Didn't get in trouble And didn't break down." "Whoo!" "Me and dennis ended up Findin' a dual-ghia," "Serial number 1, which is A really special car." "There it is, 101." "But the guy that had it Also had a '55 chevy." "And, I tried to buy it then, But he didn't want to sell it." "And, he gave me a call A couple of days ago." "And told me He was movin' to reno." "And it was, Time to let the old, '55 go." " Sounds interesting." " There it is." "Now you might find This hard to believe." "But I did the research, And it's true." "Rain's gonna mess up My hair, man." "Turns out we've never Built a '55 chevy." "At gas monkey garage." "Yeah, I know." "I have a hard time Believin' that, too." " What's goin' on, sir?" " Hey, richard." "How are ya?" " Hey, good to see ya again." " Good to see ya again." "My name's mike amader." "And I'm from monterey, California." "So, you decided To sell it." " You're movin' to reno..." " yeah." "From this Beautiful place?" " Well, yeah." " So tell me the story again," "Because I was tryin' To remember it." "When I was tellin' aaron What was goin' on." "This belonged to, like, Your friend's." "Mom or grandma Or something?" "My friend's Grandmother owned it." "I'm the second owner." "And I bought it, like, in 1981." "It's a 1955 chevrolet 210 Two-door hardtop." "This is a 283 car With a four-speed." "To begin with, Or 283 automatic?" "No, it was... it was a 265 With an automatic." "So now it's a 327 With a four-speed." "Transmission came out of A '67 corvette that I wrecked." "Well, you gotta use The parts for somethin'." "What color was it originally?" "It was a light brown." "I got a picture of it." "You want to see it?" " Heck, yeah." " This is what it..." "What it looked like In 1981." " When you bought it?" " Yep." "Really?" "That's a cool Color combination there." "It's kind of a taupe With white." "No kiddin'." "So of tri-fives, '55, '56 and '57 chevrolets, Um, I love '55s." "Let me put it To you this way." "Tryin' to get away From their old-man image," "Chevy took A completely crazy risk." "And redesigned their Full-sized car line." "With the 1955 model year and up," "Including the mid-range 210." "And it paid off." "They were a huge hit With the public." "And that same year," "Gm ended up being The first company in the world." "To earn over $1 billion in profit." "Yeah, what a pretty car." "It's already a great car," "If we can just get The attitude fixed, you know." "The paint's Kind of weird." "The front seat's Definitely weird." "And obviously, the wheels And altitude are..." "Are, you know, not our style." "So if we can fix those things," "We might end up with a really Great car for a really low," "You know, level of investment Once we get back to the shop." "So this is A great buy, I think." " Take it for a spin?" " Yeah." " Cool!" " Let's go." "I'll drive." "You get in the back." "So how many miles you Think you put on the car." "Since '81 when you had it?" "Not a lot because it's Parked most of the time." "It drives good, Feels good." "I'm 99% sure That this is the car for us," "As long as it doesn't fall apart On the way back to mike's house." "And I'm ready to get a deal Done, get it back to dallas," "Get the guys Hammerin' away on it." "And take it to barrett And make a tidy profit." "I dig it." "So you were tellin' me On the phone you wanted," "Like, 27, 28 grand for it." "Where do we..." "Where do we really sit?" "As close To that as possible." "Geez." "So I'm lookin' at the car." "And I know what the car's Probably worth retail." "But obviously, we've gotta Get it a little back of that." "And then we're, you know, Aaron and I had." "To come all the way Out here to monterey." "Then I've gotta get the car All the way back," "Not to mention mine And aaron's flights back." "So I've got some expense." "Just in coming' out here To make a decision." "You add that in and..." "And where I've gotta be," "I mean, even before I walked up the driveway," "I knew I had to be south Of 25,000 bucks." "I'm not at 27 grand." "I was thinkin' More probably 18." "Ooh, no." "That's way too low." "I got $20,000 just in parts Alone in that car." "27 just put me too high." "How 'bout 20?" "Can you go A little higher?" "I feel like I'm biddin' Against myself." "You hadn't gone down yet." "Golly." "Um, 22,500?" "It's a good car." "You're killin' me." "I know." "But I'm tryin' to Get a good deal." "You're movin', man." "You're out to here." "You don't need to take This thing with ya." " All right." " Killer deal." "Right on." "Appreciate it." "We settled on $22,500." "I'm happy with it." "Richard's happy." "So we made a deal." "Let's get you paid And do some paperwork." "And then I'll, Just have it shipped, obviously." "I'm not gonna drive it back." "Settled at 22,500, That's perfect." "I can get it back to dallas, Get me and aaron back to dallas," "And get the guys rollin' On gas monkey's first '55 chevrolet." "And maybe we can fetch 50 grand at auction." "Or on the flip side, Bidding only hits 30," "In which case, well, We're gonna lose our shirts." "Yep and maybe Our pants, too." "Could be." "There it is right there, '55." " Stayin' alive." " Well, it's definitely yellow." "So, today, me and the guys Are cleaning' up shop." "When the '55 chevy Comes pulling' in." "I'm pretty stoked about..." "I do like those cars." "Was this an internet buy?" "Or where'd y'all get this at?" "I found this in, California." "It looks clean, it's just got Some bad taste on it." "Exactly." "So we're gonna make it Taste good in time." "For barrett-jackson In 2 weeks." "Well, that's... we can do that." "I get bad taste a lot." "It's nice." "It's clean." "It's sanitary." "It's just ugly." "And, the way I understand It is it's a 327, motor." "And transmission From a vette." "And then the..." "You know, so it's not the right Motor and transmission." "But it does seem to run good." "And it's... it's a four-speed." "Yeah, we can clean it up." "I..." "I kind of like it." "You know, I gotta be honest." "I really dig this car." "And the best part, This '55 is hot rodding 101." "So the guys really shouldn't Have any problem with this build." "While I'm away at colorado." "Yep, it's that Time of year again." "All right, man." "Good luck, brother." "The annual running of The pikes peak hill climb." "Yeah!" "Two years ago, I was a rookie," "Just lookin' to make it To the top." "Without driving' off The mountain." "I ended up finishing With a pretty decent time." "Of 12 minutes And 53 seconds." "When I went back last year," "I wanted to improve On that time." "But bad weather Cut the race short." "So the race wasn't canceled," "But we're only running Up to glen cove." "It's just a third Of the way up the course." "This year's the 100th Anniversary of the event." "And my goal is to come In under the 11:50 mark." "I'm headed out with The falcon tomorrow night," "And so I want to leave the guys With the best game plan" "I can for the few days I'll be gone." "So, what's your plan, aaron?" "What are you thinkin'?" "You know, the thing is, Like, I think it's such a..." "I think it's such a sweet, Such a nice little car." "It's just needs love." "You know, some cars we get In here need to be gutted." "But some cars, like this one," "Just need an aggressive Image update." "So, to accomplish that, the First thing we're going to do." "Is change the color Of this chevy." "I'm not a fan Of this color yellow." "But there's a lot of it." "So we're gonna keep that." "But we're gonna make it A little meaner by." "Repainting the white to black." "It needs new wheels and tires, Bigger brakes, new suspension," "And a more modern interior." "The engine runs fine," "But it's really Looking worn out," "So we're gonna pull it, Paint it, and make it match." "Our car's new appearance." "This is going to save us Both time and money," "Which is a great thing Because the deadline." "For barrett-jackson Is only 2 weeks away." "And any time that we can Save on the big stuff." "Is more time that we can devote To the small things." "And richard's only given us." "A budget of 15 grand To get it all done." "I do think it's a cool Car, I think it's a great car," "And I can't wait To see it on the ground." "Well, y'all get it in And get started." "I've done my part." "I bought it." "Tanner, you want To drive it in for us?" "Yeah, good thing about keepin' The yellow paint..." "I didn't ask you if you were Gonna tell us more stuff." "I said, "You want to Drive it for us?"" "I kind of glanced At the rivi." "That you said You had a bunch more cars." "Richard scores big out In the country." "It's about, maybe, 25, 30 miles." "You better watch it, dude." "This is my scene." "Just yank it." "And the monkeys Go to town on the '55." "Or you can just do that." "So I'm out here In justin, texas," "Which, actually isn't Too far from the shop." "It's about, maybe, 25, 30 miles." "You better watch it, dude." "This is my scene." "I saw a... a guy had a ad For a '69 riviera." "And it looked like A pretty honest car..." "Black, red interior, Bucket seats." "It's pretty cool All the way around." "So he said he had some other Cars in the back and figured" "I'd just come out and take A look and see what he had." "I mean, what the heck?" "Maybe I can find A couple more cars." "To bring to barrett-jackson." "Hey, sir." "That looks like a, A vicious miniature horse." " Can I come back?" " Sure." "Richard rawlings." "I talked to you on the phone." " Yeah, glenn stevens." " Glenn." " Donna stevens." " Donna stevens." " Glenn and donna." " I'm glenn stevens." "This is my wife, donna." "And we live here In justin, texas." "I kind of glanced at the rivi That we talked about." "But you said you Had a bunch more cars." " I guess this is it?" " Yeah." "Over the years, see," "One car and truck after another Came into the backyard." "And I do want My backyard back." "Well, we got a little El camino?" "It's got just A small-box chevy or... yeah, it's a 305." "So they were in the backyard." "So I went on back there first." "And it turns out he's got A, like, '64 el camino." "Is that a three-legged dog?" "That's a three-legged dog With a black eye." "He's got, a '53 buick." "Have you had this one runnin' And driving' ever or just bought?" " No." "It doesn't have an engine." " All right." "A '52 chevrolet with A big motor in it." "Somebody hot-rodded it." "It's got some rust problems." "What do you got Over there, a nova?" "Well, what about This little truck?" "This is a little Short-bed?" "Yeah, it's an ss, A '90 model." " Is this a real ss?" " Yeah." "But he's also got a real 454 ss chevy truck." "From, like, the 1990." "And, those are not Only pretty cool," "But they're pretty Rare these days." "454 ss truck, pretty rad." "Cool!" "And, that's a good Little truck to have." "And then he's got A short-bed ford that I liked." " What year is this?" " '61." "Have a good-lookin' Patina to it." "But, got a long-bed ford." "That I don't like as a long bed." "I thought I saw..." "Is there an ambulance over here?" "Yeah." "And then he had an ambulance, Which was pretty cool." "What are you doin' With an ambulance?" "I used it For a work truck." " Work truck?" " Yeah." "An ambulance?" "Well, were you A ambulance dude, or what?" "No, I'm a crane Rescue man." "I service and repair Overhead cranes," "Do different types Of technology changes," "Doin', and..." "And just plain repairs." "So this is pretty cool." "You know, what a lot of people Don't know about me." "Is I was a police officer And a fire fighter." "And a paramedic before I was old enough to drink." "So the ambulance was pretty cool Because, um," "It's actually the make And model that," "I first drove when I was, A lot younger." "And I was workin' For the fire department." "So being' in the back Of that was kind of," "Kind of surreal." "This is pretty much Exactly what I remember." "Hit the buttons on." "Stab 'em in the arm." "Get 'em some oxygen, good to go." "I don't really need it, though." "I have absolutely no use For it, zero." "I mean, what am I gonna Turn it into, a party wagon?" "It looks like it might Be big enough." "To carry my beer around, though." "Well, I came here To look at the riviera." "So we might as well go out there And take a look at that?" "Yeah." "What's the scoop On this car, sir?" "I bought it." "It had been sittin' For 15 years." "Gotcha." "And it was brown." "Everything was brown." "Everything was fallin' Apart inside." " Does this one run?" " It needs a starter." "I love that shifter." "That's rad!" "Yeah, that arc." "So we go back out front, And I check out the rivi." "It doesn't run." "He says it needs a starter." "I mean, I don't think it's A good fit for barrett-jackson." "But it is a pretty straight, Honest car." "And so if I can make A good deal on that, great." "So, um, what are you Thinkin' you want for this one." "Because this is What I came to see." "I'll take $6,000 for it." "That's in..." "I wanted it for Around for $2,000 or $3,000." "And that wasn't gonna work." "So you know, the other stuff That caught my eye was the..." "The 454 pickup and the..." "And the el camino and, The other short-bed pickup." "So if I can get a good Enough deal for all nine cars." "And maybe get him to throw In that horse, it'll work." "We've got nine cars Back there, right?" " Yeah." " How about, like," "$13,500 for all of 'em." "You don't have to get 'em Runnin', drivin', nothin'." "I'll just yank 'em out." "And figure it out When I get 'em back to the shop." "I'll tell you what." "If you want to take all of 'em," "I will..." "I'll take that $17,500." "If I come up to 14?" "I don't know." "What you think about it?" "I think 15." "15?" "She said 15." "15 grand." "All right." " Can you throw in the horse?" " No." "Man, aaron Would love that thing." " Horse don't go." " Horse don't go?" "We'll go with 15 grand." "I'll take it." "That's a deal." " All right." " All right, guys." "So that's... that's, like, Nine cars for 15 grand." "I mean, if you're good At math like I am," "That's probably 1,500 bucks a car, roughly." "I mean, I think that works." "Maybe it's a little less Than that." "Maybe I'm not as good At math as I thought." "Why don't I do this?" "I'll have chris, my tow guy, He'll come out here." "And he'll just start Yanking 'em out." "I don't want you to have to do Any work or anything." " That'd be great." " I appreciate it, guys." " Thank you." " I appreciate you comin' out." "I got my cars sold." "And I got my yard back." "It's a great day." "Hey, if that horse, Kicks you again." "And you want to get rid Of him, you tell me!" " All right." " I'll take him home to aaron." "We can't get rid Of sheila." "I'm glad you came to help me." "I know." "I haven seen you in forever." "Been over here All by yourself." "I know." "It's kind of quiet And nice over here." "I was gonna say It's lonely on the top, but... so, today, We're gettin' started." "On this '55 chevy that richard Wants for barrett-jackson." "And this build's goin' A little different." "Than, all the other ones Started out at." "Where are we puttin' All this crap?" "We need a box or something, Because I'll lose it." "Usually, we tear the cars Apart over in the garage." "But since there's No real metalwork." "Or anything to be done, Aaron went ahead and said," ""Why don't I take it first To get my part knocked out?"" "So the first step Is to carefully remove the trim." "I mean, it is 60 years old." "And it's hard to find." "Just yank it." "I would." "But you wedged in my hand." "On this side." "Or you can just do that." "And then start preppin' This thing for paint." "Sure, they tell me just Spray the white parts black." "They make it sound so easy." "Watch the beard." "But really, black is The hardest color to paint." "It shows every Little imperfection." "Now if richard was A normal paying customer," "I'd quote him 2 weeks For a black paint job like this." "But we only have 2 weeks For the entire build." "So I'm gonna have to bust my ass For the next couple of days." "If I pull off this miracle," "It's gonna be A pretty sweet ride." "What's up, mater?" "Another riviera." " Yeah." " What year is this one?" "I don't know." "I'm not sure what year it is." "God dang!" "It's not the same As our other one." " 455." " It's about twice as ugly." "Yeah!" "Riviera time!" "What's up?" "I think stevie wonder Wired this car." "I..." "I thought he went To the charles school of wiring." "Wow." "Okay." "All right." " I'm just kiddin', man." " All right." "Well, you hadn't heard The best part of the story." "This guy calls me up." "And he's got this Rivi he wants to sell." "And he says he's got a bunch Of other stuff laying' around." "So I went ahead and cruised Out there real fast." "Because we built A rivi a while back." "And I was, like, We know what that brought." "And 27,000 and whoops!" "And we're gonna go twice." "27, sold, sold, sold!" " Right there, $27,000!" " Congrats, man." "So I get there." "This thing's in the front." "And it's, what he said, Ran and drove a few years ago." " At one point, I'm sure it did." " Then in the backyard," "He's got a three-legged dog With a black eye." "And, a miniature horse," "Which I begged the guy To sell to me." "So I could give it to aaron." "He looked like you, dude, Because he was." "All wooly and crazy lookin'." "So then he had an el camino, A '53 buick," "A nova, a big long-bed truck," "A short-bed truck," "An ss 454 truck." "That's actually In pretty decent shape." "Except for the flaking' of The paint that they all did." " Yeah, back there." " And an ambulance." "So I ended up makin' a deal For everything he had." "So I bought nine cars For 15 grand," "Which is, what, like 1,200 Apiece or something like that?" "So what I need y'all to do Is get 'em all ready as soon." "As they come in so I can quick Get 'em up for sale." "Because aaron's leavin' For pikes peak soon." "All nine of 'em?" "Yeah." "So there you go." "Geez." "Guess I can get The tire out of the way." "Richard faces A sales emergency..." "I don't even know How to sell an ambulance." "Yo, jason, you gotta Come look at this." "While the monkeys Have a crisis of there own." " Damn it." " Who's the big daddy now?" "Shut up, jerms." "Is she painted?" "Kind of?" "Painted." "Wow." " Man." " Black and jello." " It is black and jello." " All right." "What... what sports teams Have these colors?" "Let's just get it Out of the way now." " I don't know the name..." " The steelers." "So I got the black paint Sprayed and wet-sanded." "On the '55 we're building." "But I'm still not done With the car." "Richard didn't want me To touch the yellow." "But that paint Is kind of tired." "It's, you know, got scratches From people washing' it," "Dryin' it, it gettin' drivin', Stuff like that." "Yellow cab." "Thing is, He's not here right now." "So I'm gonna take the day and Give it a good buff and shine." "All right." "Well, if you get it done, You need today to buff it." "By tomorrow," "We'll have the parts We need for the suspension." "So I'll kick it to jeremy just As soon as you're done." "I may need today and tomorrow To buff it but..." "Okay." "Do what you need to do Because, obviously," "We want this thing to look Tip-top for barrett-jackson." "But be careful." "We do not Have time to repaint it." "Okay." "Well, yeah." "Let me, let me get it done." "And I'll get it Over to you guys." "Okay." "Just holler." "We'll come get it." "Thanks, mike." "Cool." "Thank y'all for pushing'." "Hey, guys." " Is that aaron?" " Yeah." "He wants to tell us about How hot dogs are made again." " No." " What?" "You didn't believe me The first time?" "It was an hour-long conversation About how hot dogs were made." " Still made the same way." " Yes." "So I'm fixin' to head out To, pikes peak again." "And so jason's the new daddy, While I'm gone." "So I'm leaving tonight For pikes peak." "So I'm not gonna be able To help the guys." "With what's going on here At the garage." "So I'm going to leave jason In charge because, well," "He likes to worry a lot, Whether I'm here or not." "So nothing will be Out of the norm for him." "Do you really think Jason should be in charge?" "All right." "Um, well, There's some day laborers." "Yeah." "You know, Aaron put me in charge." "No problem." "'55 build is not That complicated." "And we should be able To get a ton done." "While he's gone, even if mike Doesn't think so." "So we've already burned a couple Of days on the paint." "We've burned 1 day On the paint." " One long day." " One day." "But we got a couple A couple of..." "Obviously, we're gonna spend Some more time on it." "So whenever..." "Whenever we get it back," "From paint, Then suspension." "Um, definitely, you're gonna Head that up on the back." "And so I'd love to see The heavy work done, motor," "Trans back in, Suspension on." "That would be..." "That'd be what I'd like to see." " So sound good?" " Good enough." " All right, guys." "I'll see you." " Have a good time." "Don't really have A choice, I guess." " Back to work." " I wish I could go on vacation." "I want to go On vacation." "You be daddy." "I want to go home." "So you guys are in the, Market for a used ambulance?" " Yes, sir." " I stuck this on the interwebs." "I actually didn't really know If I'd get any calls or not." "But, here it is." "I guess I can get The tire out of the way." "Wow." "I don't want to knock Over my fence." "So a couple of days ago, I bought, like," "Nine cars from this guy Over in justin, texas." "One of them, the reason I went out that way," "Was a 1970 riviera That the guys." "Still have to get running So I can sell it." "And the other was An old ambulance." "The guy had, like, I don't know, Eight or nine cars." "And, he was a crane Service company, I guess." "Paid 15 grand For the whole shebang." "But I don't even how To sell an ambulance," "Especially one this old." "All we did was Tow it back here." "And I decided that, You know, it was a big truck." "And we weren't gonna Do much with it." "So anything I can get Out of the ambulance is a bonus." "What are you guys, Lookin' to do, work out of it?" " Or..." " well, I have a cattle ranch." " Okay." " My name is andy smoak." "This is my wife, brenda." "Came out here today." "I've been lookin' For an ambulance." "I have a little Small cattle ranch." "Figured I could throw All my," "Cattle medicines And wormers," "And whenever I have A sick cow," "I'll be able to Pull right up there to it." "And so I figured, hey, What better thing." "Than an ambulance To work on sick cows?" "You're not gonna put, Like, animals in this, are ya?" "No, I'm gonna put a canopy Or somethin' on the side." "That way, if I have to..." "'cause, I mean," "Sometimes I spend the whole Night out there with a cow." "No kiddin'." "So now I got Somewhere to lay down." "You know, he seems like he's Really into, his animals." "He said he's gonna spend The night in the field." "With 'em if he..." "If he needs to." "Well..." "Good for andy." "Mind if I check it out?" "Yeah, check it out." "Open it up here." "See if we can get a little, Little air goin'." "I look around The ambulance." "It seems to be the right size For what I need." "It's got plenty of storage, Got lots of cabinets in it." "I can keep all My medicines in it." "It's got plenty Of lights on it." "So I don't have to be Out there in the dark." "Seems to be In decent shape." "Shouldn't be much to it To get it up." "And runnin' and doin' What I need it to do." "Well, what do You think, hon?" "I like it and..." "Any chance to get him Out of the house, right?" "No, this is what I do For a livin' on an ambulance." "Really?" "You're a medic?" " Emt." " Right on." " Well, guys..." " bumper guard already." "I don't even know How to tell you a price." "So you just have to make me An offer and see what you think." "He likes what he sees." "And so that's good." "But, you know, At the end of the day," "Hopefully we can make Some profit on it," "Which is $1 or better." "Well, considering I don't know If it runs or not, 600 bucks." "Come on, man, it's worth More than that in scrap." "How about, How about 1,200 bucks?" "How about 800 bucks?" "Well, you know where We're goin' from there?" "I'll tell you what." "You drag it out of here today," "I'll sell it to you For a grand." " Deal." " Killer." "All right." "You guys got Yourself an ambulance." "Or a cowbulance Or whatever." "We went back and forth." "We settled on 1,000 bucks." "That is cash money." "That's profit straight To the bottom line." "And I'm super Happy with that." "And the ambulance is gone." "Let's go do some paperwork." "We're not test driving this one." "Sweet." "Awesome." "We got some stuff For the '55, finally." "Yeah, you know, I was hopin'" "To get started on it Right away this morning." "But mike's still got Some buffing to do." " Okay." " So I'm thinkin' go ahead." "And start assembling All the brakes." "Because it takes a while To get the hats on the rotors." " Yep." " And so try to get a head start," "Trying to keep some Good momentum on this one." "Because we sure need some." "So we got this '55 chevy And a really big to-do list." "And a really aggressive schedule." "To meet the deadline For barrett-jackson." "Plus, aaron's gone." "So that bein' said, Everything we do," "We have to do to a level." "That's expected of A barrett-jackson car." "So when it rolls Across the block," "Richard makes a lot of money." "And it represents gas Monkey and what we can do." "Yo, guys, y'all want To give me a hand?" "You ready to get Rid of this?" "Looks good, man." "Why don't you get in and drive, And we'll push?" "I don't want to drive." "I don't want to drive." "You drive." "Man." "You know how hard it Is to crank this thing over?" "That's why I don't Want to drive." "Gotcha." "So on our '55, Buffing out the yellow paint." "And changing' the white To black came out pretty good." "Why is the biggest guy Gettin' in the car?" "I think the black and yellow, As opposed to what it had on it," "That white and yellow," "I think it's gonna Definitely look more aggressive." "And be a little tougher-looking Of a car," "Especially once The stance is done." "And the wheels And tires are on it." "I really do like The black, though, man." "Turned out really nice." "It'll look good." "And it'll make a sweet Hot rod for somebody." "It'll work." "I'm gonna get some coffee 'cause today's just One of those days." "Yeah." "Thanks for The ride, fellas." "So got the '55 back from Mike over in paint." "And now I've gotta start On the suspension." "One of the major things We want to do." "Is improve the handling Of this car 'cause right now, it's got An old leaf-spring setup," "Which isn't great For a modern hot rod." "So we're gonna go in With the 4-link," "Which is a much more Modern suspension design." "It's the best setup overall." "I mean, it..." "You can't beat it." "It's also pretty pricey." "But I've done a ton of 'em." "So we're hopin' we can Make it up in time," "Basically save some labor," "Use some better stuff and end up With a really nice car." "Cool." "What in the hell Is goin' on under this thing?" "Jason is not Gonna like this." "Huah!" "Charles and jason Dig into the riviera." "One, two, three, go." "Yeah, screw it." "We're close enough." "And aaron climbs A familiar mountain." "Was it... the answer is "C."" "Dinah shore performed The chevy jingle." "During her tv show, Which was the nation's top show." "At the time With 44 million viewers." "Yo, jason." "You gotta come look at this." "What's up?" "So this is The transmission mount." "And as you can see, There's nothin' here." "Damn it." "Yeah, we didn't Take this out." "Just straight up Isn't anything there." "So we thought the '55." "Wasn't gonna need Any mechanical fixing," "You know, just The regular updating." "But it turns out it doesn't have A transmission crossmember," "Which basically holds up The weight of the transmission." "There's nothing supporting The weight of the transmission." "Or the stress it's putting up The, output shaft." "It could be a little risky Down the road," "Could potentially Break the transmission," "Cause A driveline problem." "So we're basically Just gonna make one, get it in." "It's got a mount for it, Might as well use it." "Who's the big daddy now?" "Shut up, jerms." "Hey, web, Come here for a sec." "This transmission Crossmember," "The lack of, That's not gonna work." "You think you can Fab one up for us?" "Are you thinkin' Like," "More of a square structure Or a tubular structure?" "If you're doin' curves," "I think the tubular One is gonna get it..." "Yeah, go that route." "That'd be much easier." "We don't need To overthink this." "Okay." "Well, this '55 chevy." "We're buildin' For barrett-jackson," "And jeremy and jason Just found out it." "Doesn't have A transmission crossmember." "So what I need to do Is I need to build." "A transmission crossmember." "Just let me know When you're done with that." "I'm gonna go take a look At this riviera." "That richard brought Back the other day." "Because we gotta Get moving on it." "Because theres, like, what, Nine other cars coming, right?" " Yeah." " All right." " Cool." " Cool." "I don't know why it didn't come With one in the first place." "But it definitely didn't." "And it's gotta have one." "So we're gonna knock One out real quick." " That's good." " Man." "This thing weighs A freakin' ton, man." "I really wish richard Would start buying cars." "That run," "Especially when They're this big." "You know, I really appreciate aaron." "Makin' me "Daddy" in the shop While he's gone." "But you know, I have kids of my own." "And seein' what all we Gotta get done this week," "I think we might have been Better off hiring a juggler." " Huah!" " That is a lot." "Of good old american Steel right there." "You know, you'd think, As a mechanic," "A lot of this job is, You know, building stuff." "Man, the plug looks brand new." "But really, it's about Time management." "I mean, we're already Running behind on the '55." "And we barely have had time To start building it." "Then we have to make time to get This car running and driving," "Along with all the other cars." "That are being delivered From the farm in justin." " How much you gonna put in it?" " A couple of gallons." "That way if we have to drop The tank or somethin' stupid," "We won't have to take it All out again." "Ready?" "Here we go." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" "Smoking!" "Whoo-hoo!" "This battery terminal's Just rotted." "Let me put A terminal end on it." "Okay." "I've got brand or..." "I've got this, baby, yeah!" "Hey, look at this wire." " Ooh, boy." " Look at that." "That might be the worst Battery cable I've ever seen." "We'll probably have To put another one on it." "Put it on the lift To get to it, disconnect it." "Yeah." "I'll get this thing On the lift." "Hey, can you lift up On this just a little bit?" "I can't get the foot Of this thing in here." " Huah!" " Down, set, hut!" "Really?" "We might have To get a floor jack." "Because I can get The lift arm under here." "The body's in the way." "There's no frame rails On the... is this the x-frame?" "It... it goes out To the outside." "It's like a "Y" in the back." " It's like a "Y" in the back." " It is an x-frame." "How are you supposed To reach this son of a bitch?" "Why does everything." "Have to be Such a pain in the ass?" "Let me get a floor jack And get the front of it over." "Not much about this car." "Is going right so far." "Hey, jason, you want to just Give it a quick shove?" "See if we can get it Lined up with the arm?" "Tell you what." "It's a heavy, heavy car." "Hold on." "Ready?" "One, two." "One, two." "One, two." "One, two, three, go." "Yeah, screw it." "We're close enough." "So I'm finally here At the 100th." "Running of the pikes peak International hill climb." "This is my third year, Up here." "I came here And spectated in '13," "Watched, Sebastien loeb break the record." "And then here in '14, Raced again in '15," "And was a little bit of A letdown when we didn't get." "To run the whole thing, but we Can't control the weather." "This year, Hopefully gonna fix that." "Looks like the weather's good." "Hopefully, it'll hold out." "Um, it's a little Smaller group this year." "At the 100-year Anniversary." "And, runnin' The same old car," "Same setup on the falcon." "This year, I think, If when we put it all together," "I think I'm gonna shave 50 seconds or more," "Close to a minute Off my time." "If I can do anything close To 12:00, man, I'll be ecstatic." "I'll be doin' backflips Out of the car." "Well, I finished with An official time of 12:15." "I got within spitting Distance of my goal," "Not quite the result I wanted, But I had a good time." "I got out of dallas For a few days." "So all in all, I'll consider that a win." "And it just gives me A reason to come back." "And try and do better next year." "So how do you see This exactly working' out?" "With the '55 Up in the air..." "What do you think?" "This is way sketchy." "Will jason end up Taking the fall?" "I'm gonna tell you Right now, I don't want Nothin' to do with this." "I'm with ya." "So here we are in key west." "That's what I'm talkin' about." "This is like mardi gras On the beach." "It is nuts." "Y'all havin' fun?" "Yeah!" "And it's like that 24/7, 365 days a year." "So what better place to put A gas monkey bar and grill." "Than right on duval street?" "What the hell?" "Y'all just leave me At the hotel?" "It was kelly's fault." "She wanted to come down early." "Hi, mami." "What's up, alex?" " How's things going down here?" " They're going really well." "So alex and the guys Have been workin' on." "Gettin' this bar open For the last 3 or 4 months." "But, you know, I haven't been here yet." "All right." "Show me around, dude." "So I just walked in." "Whoo!" "Everybody having' fun yet?" "Un-freakin'-believable." "This is exactly What I'm talking about." "The energy's high." "The place is cool." "There's cold beer Everywhere you look." "There's music goin' on." "Whoo!" "What is goin' on, key west?" "I mean, holy cow, if a monkey Doesn't need to be here," "I don't know Where it needs to be." "And everybody take your Clothes off, let's party." "Bigger... bigger tool." "Hey, guess what?" "That's still not the right size." "Hey, would you hand me my," "Half-inch impact socket Right there?" " This one?" " Yes, please." "Thank you." "So aaron's due back From pikes peak in a few hours." "And he's expecting to walk in And see all the major work done." "On the '55." "Pockets." "Suspension, painted Engine, and brakes." "Well, jeremy's working On the suspension." "I'm not sure what I did here." "Somehow, I messed something' up." "The brakes are still Sitting right there." "And webster, he's been working." "On the transmission Crossmember for 3 days now." "Been working on it For the last 15 minutes, man." "And that's something That wasn't even." "On aaron's radar When he left." "Sucka." "And the engine, As you can see," "It's still in the car And unpainted." "Because until Those guys are done," "I can't bring down the lift And pull it out of the car." "Next time I decide To work on a motor." "And suspension, bad idea." "So I guess I'm just hoping That aaron's so tired." "From the race that maybe He'll just sleep in today." " Hey, jason." " Sir?" "I might need a do-over On this thing." "What's the problem?" "See how the car's Sittin' on the lift." "Kind of higher In the front?" "It's throwin' off my Measurements on the suspension." "Well, it does look A little, off." "But again, the car is..." "Looks like..." "What are you guys doing?" "Basically..." "Because it doesn't Look like anything." "Admiring my mistakes." "Whole thing's kind of a mistake." "It was better white." " You think?" " What?" "What?" " And shouldn't it have wheels?" " Yeah." "So what are you Doing, like, really?" "We have a problem here That's not obvious to everyone." "Speakin' of problems, I got a problem." " What's your problem?" " I was over there buffing." "I heard you don't Like my black paint." "What's up?" "No, it looks like A really bad taxicab." "Well, that's fine." "You... you have that opinion." "Do you like It this color." "I think this paint job Is beautiful." "Okay." "Well, then..." "But... it doesn't have The trim on it yet." "I just was over here And I heard some yap, yap, yap." "No, no, no." "I did not say The paint job was terrible." "All I said was it looks Like ass black." "I don't like it that color." "It was better white." "Richard's callin' you." "I heard richard yelling." "Shut up." "Shouldn't you be Sanding somethin'." "Well, yeah." "Quit talkin' about my paint." "So back to The problem at hand." "What are you thinkin'?" "Well, what I'm thinkin' Is I take four." "Or five Of these pole jacks," "Lift the car up a little So that we can really quickly." "Take out the front Lift-arm spacers." "To lower the front down A bit so it sits level." "What do you think?" "Dude, you realize The front of this car." "Is gonna start walkin' sideways With all that weight?" "Well..." "This is way sketchy." "Would it make you feel better If I said I've done it before?" "No, because I wouldn't want To see that thing happenin'." "You know, there's always a right And a wrong way to do things." "And what jeremy wants to do, Definitely wrong." "Well, we better do it quick While nobody's lookin', right?" "So instead of lowering The car down." "And changing out The spacers on the lift," "You know, to level the car out," "He wants to balance the car." "With an engine In it on pole jacks." "And, man, there are a lot Of things that can go wrong." "When you're messin' With car lifts." "So..." "So how do you see This exactly working' out?" "We just put enough Pressure to not..." "To push the car off." "The front off the lift And dive into the concrete." "No, that's not the right Attitude to have." "Whenever you're doin' Somethin' this sketchy." "Well, see, I've been keepin' That pole jack there." "Just because of my paranoia About the motor alone." "But now if you're gonna Tilt my weight like a ramp..." "All I'm seeing Is a bobsled." "Check this out." "Just enough pressure off of it To be able to pull the pin." "And swing the arm out And change it." "We're not gonna try To lift the car so high." "That we can get The pins out." "Just enough to swing The arm out," "Change it, Put it back in." "Okay." "How many times Have we heard richard say." "How much money He's got in this car?" "That was pretty cool." " I really am not cool with that." " Is that arm gettin' loose?" "Keep shakin' the arm Until it comes loose." "Yeah, that's..." "That's sketchy." " Pull the pin." " Just, hey, go ahead." "Dive in." "You're goin' down." "Look." "I got it." "Go ahead." "Pull the pin And slide the arm out." "I'm gonna tell You right now." "I don't want nothin' To do with this." "I'm with ya." "This is a bad idea." "Whoa." "Jason, grab it!" "Next week on "Fast n' loud"..." "I don't know if you're Really brave or really stupid." "With the '55 still up In the air..." "I think you just have to have A healthy combination of both." "Richard gambles On a coe truck..." " want to flip a coin for it?" " Tails." "Before be bets On black at barrett-jackson." "This is a million-dollar Gamble for me." "I'm gonna go risk Gettin' a beer." "Will the '55 make it in time?" "Or will richard's luck run out?" "Yeah, that will need To be addressed."