1 00:00:02,003 --> 00:00:03,602 John: This is where we keep all the movie cars 2 00:00:03,704 --> 00:00:05,004 that go to all the car shows. 3 00:00:05,406 --> 00:00:05,971 Robbie: What! 4 00:00:06,073 --> 00:00:06,739 The beverly hillbillies! 5 00:00:06,841 --> 00:00:08,307 Danielle: The munster mobile! 6 00:00:08,409 --> 00:00:09,408 The delorean! 7 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:10,676 [wheels screeching] 8 00:00:10,778 --> 00:00:12,011 robbie: Woohoo! Danielle: Ahhh! 9 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:15,314 Mike: Dave, check this out. 10 00:00:15,416 --> 00:00:16,482 Dave: Holy crap. 11 00:00:16,584 --> 00:00:18,884 Mike: I haven't seen this much of this kind of stuff... 12 00:00:18,986 --> 00:00:21,320 Mike: This boat with a gun on the front of it, 13 00:00:21,422 --> 00:00:22,287 that's bad-ass! 14 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:23,989 Ted: [laughs] 15 00:00:24,091 --> 00:00:25,724 mike: ...Under one roof, in an extremely long time. 16 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:27,993 Ted: I got 8 storage units, and they're just like this. 17 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:29,561 Mike: Wooh... 18 00:00:29,663 --> 00:00:35,000 ♪♪ 19 00:00:35,102 --> 00:00:36,735 mike: Robbie is texting me, he's blowing up my phone, 20 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:37,836 he's like, "tell dave to call me back, 21 00:00:37,938 --> 00:00:40,205 why isn't he calling back, is he alright?" 22 00:00:40,307 --> 00:00:40,706 I mean... 23 00:00:40,808 --> 00:00:41,673 Dave: Yeah... 24 00:00:41,776 --> 00:00:42,841 Mike: ...Just call my brother back, 25 00:00:42,943 --> 00:00:43,442 it's like you're his friend, be courteous. 26 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:44,610 Dave: I am courteous. 27 00:00:44,712 --> 00:00:46,912 But he's always giving me advice all the time, you know. 28 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:47,980 Mike: What is he trying to give you advice on? 29 00:00:48,082 --> 00:00:51,183 Dave: "there's 150,000 beautiful women out there. 30 00:00:51,285 --> 00:00:54,953 You go in the bar, and you pick a fight with the biggest guy. 31 00:00:55,056 --> 00:00:56,188 And then all the girls will see you're the alpha." 32 00:00:56,290 --> 00:00:58,857 mike: Everybody's just kind of worried about you, you know. 33 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:01,760 You're living alone, you're eating tv dinners. 34 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:03,495 You know you're... Dressing kind of... 35 00:01:03,597 --> 00:01:05,130 Like farm & fleet-ish. 36 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:08,333 So he's kind of taken it upon himself to give you some advice. 37 00:01:08,436 --> 00:01:09,301 Dave: "hey dave!" 38 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:10,869 mike: [laughs] 39 00:01:10,971 --> 00:01:12,905 dave: "" ...You gotta do this! 40 00:01:13,007 --> 00:01:14,740 You gotta do that, what's the matter with you!" 41 00:01:14,842 --> 00:01:16,575 I mean, if he just talked to me like, 42 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:17,876 you know, a normal person, 43 00:01:17,978 --> 00:01:21,413 maybe I'd take in some of that in, you know. 44 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:25,384 Mike: As much as we tease dave, I love picking with the guy. 45 00:01:25,486 --> 00:01:26,485 Mike: Here we go... 46 00:01:26,587 --> 00:01:29,555 Mike: He's like riding around with an encyclopedia. 47 00:01:29,657 --> 00:01:31,657 He has taught me so much. 48 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:32,991 Mike: Alright, get the flyer, dude. 49 00:01:36,564 --> 00:01:39,398 Mike: Hey -hey! You ted? 50 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:40,799 Ted: Can I help ya? 51 00:01:40,901 --> 00:01:42,201 Mike: Hey, how are you doing, my friend? 52 00:01:42,303 --> 00:01:43,435 I'm mike. 53 00:01:43,537 --> 00:01:44,236 Ted: Nice to meet you. 54 00:01:44,338 --> 00:01:44,670 Mike: Good to see ya, how are ya? 55 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:45,304 This is dave. 56 00:01:45,406 --> 00:01:46,305 Dave: ...Ted. 57 00:01:46,407 --> 00:01:47,272 Ted: Hi dave. 58 00:01:47,374 --> 00:01:47,773 Mike: Hand him the flyer there, dave baby. 59 00:01:47,875 --> 00:01:48,974 Dave: Here you go. 60 00:01:49,076 --> 00:01:50,776 Mike: Anything on here from pottery to advertising. 61 00:01:50,878 --> 00:01:53,545 Ted: I've got... Amusement park, arcade. 62 00:01:53,647 --> 00:01:55,447 I'm a... Kid at heart... 63 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:56,715 Mike: Yeah. [laughs] 64 00:01:56,817 --> 00:01:58,350 ted: ...I'm- I'm a 75-year-old kid. 65 00:01:58,452 --> 00:01:59,451 Mike: I love that. 66 00:01:59,553 --> 00:02:03,055 Ted: I like amusement parks, especially at night. 67 00:02:03,157 --> 00:02:05,524 When I was younger, I didn't really ride that many rides, 68 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:06,992 but I loved the arcade. 69 00:02:07,094 --> 00:02:10,562 Trying to win something out of the- the crane games 70 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:11,230 mike: I see this bumper car. 71 00:02:11,332 --> 00:02:12,831 Ted: Yeah. 72 00:02:12,933 --> 00:02:13,198 Mike: I can see the rubber at the bottom. 73 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:14,199 Ted: Yep. 74 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:15,267 Mike: Look at this, dave baby, take this off. 75 00:02:15,369 --> 00:02:17,269 Dave: Yeah! 76 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:19,638 Mike: Yeah! 77 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:20,539 Dave: Ooh... That's a cool one. 78 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:21,840 Mike: There you go, man. 79 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:23,509 Ted: Yeah that- that's probably from the... 80 00:02:23,611 --> 00:02:24,710 Late '20s, early '30s. 81 00:02:24,812 --> 00:02:27,479 Mike: Oh my gosh, this is the style, 82 00:02:27,581 --> 00:02:28,280 this has got the look. 83 00:02:28,582 --> 00:02:29,314 Dave: I love the front. 84 00:02:29,416 --> 00:02:30,816 Mike: I know. 85 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:31,750 Have long has this been sitting out here? 86 00:02:31,852 --> 00:02:34,453 Ted: Oh... Probably 7, 8 years anyway. 87 00:02:34,555 --> 00:02:35,254 Maybe more than that. 88 00:02:35,356 --> 00:02:36,989 Mike: Yeah. 89 00:02:37,091 --> 00:02:38,157 Is it... Is it from a park that you used to frequent? 90 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:40,926 Ted: I think this one was actually from euclid beach park. 91 00:02:41,028 --> 00:02:43,962 At one time, in this area within 60-mile radius, 92 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:47,232 there was a approximately 25 parks here at one time. 93 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:48,433 Dave: Wow. 94 00:02:48,536 --> 00:02:50,802 Mike: You have to be a kid at heart to collect carnival, 95 00:02:50,905 --> 00:02:54,239 circus, and arcade stuff your whole life. 96 00:02:54,842 --> 00:02:56,275 Mike: You know what that's for, dave? 97 00:02:56,377 --> 00:02:56,775 Dave: Yeah. 98 00:02:56,877 --> 00:02:57,609 Mike: Face plants. 99 00:02:57,711 --> 00:02:58,243 Dave: [laughs] that's right. 100 00:02:58,345 --> 00:02:59,978 Ted: Yeah. 101 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,480 Mike: The stuff that ted collects has been extremely 102 00:03:01,582 --> 00:03:03,849 hard to find for years. 103 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:06,652 Because it speaks to the kid in all of us. 104 00:03:06,754 --> 00:03:08,820 So it's always been sought after. 105 00:03:08,923 --> 00:03:10,889 Mike: I can remember when I was a little kid, 106 00:03:10,991 --> 00:03:12,291 I couldn't do these, I was too little, you know. 107 00:03:12,393 --> 00:03:13,759 Ted: [laughs] 108 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:14,426 mike: But I can remember watching people 109 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:16,228 in the cage, I guess. 110 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:17,029 Ted: Sure. 111 00:03:17,131 --> 00:03:17,663 Mike: And the cage above them... 112 00:03:17,765 --> 00:03:18,764 Ted: [zzztt, zzztt, zzztt] 113 00:03:18,866 --> 00:03:19,898 mike: ...And then the electricity going 114 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,568 [zzztt -zzztt- zzztt]... It was so crazy, man. 115 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:23,535 Dave: The sparks coming down. 116 00:03:23,637 --> 00:03:24,403 Does it have the electric motor in it still? 117 00:03:24,505 --> 00:03:25,270 Ted: No it does not. 118 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:26,772 They scrapped them out from the '20s, 119 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:29,408 '30s, there's a lot of copper in them. 120 00:03:29,510 --> 00:03:30,442 Dave: Oh yeah, yeah. 121 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:32,644 Mike: People were actually getting them to roll 122 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:35,113 on the road, you know what I mean? 123 00:03:35,216 --> 00:03:37,916 They're putting engines in them, and they're going for it. 124 00:03:38,018 --> 00:03:39,985 Ted: I would probably sell that one for a grand. 125 00:03:41,488 --> 00:03:43,188 Mike: It's so cool, man. 126 00:03:43,657 --> 00:03:44,823 Look at that. It's like... 127 00:03:44,925 --> 00:03:47,192 It just looks like it's going to eat ya... 128 00:03:47,294 --> 00:03:47,693 Ted: Heh. 129 00:03:47,795 --> 00:03:48,760 Mike: ...You know. 130 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:49,661 Dave: That's what makes the front of it. 131 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:50,495 Mike: Dave, shake the man's hand, 132 00:03:50,598 --> 00:03:52,297 I'll do a grand on this. 133 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,031 Ted: Oh cool. 134 00:03:53,133 --> 00:03:53,699 Mike: I think it's awesome. 135 00:03:53,801 --> 00:03:54,666 Dave: Now, that was easy. 136 00:03:54,768 --> 00:03:55,400 Mike: I think it's awesome, man. 137 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:56,001 Ted: That was easy. 138 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,135 Mike: Yeah, we're easy. 139 00:03:57,238 --> 00:03:59,705 Mike: There are so many reasons that collectors get 140 00:03:59,807 --> 00:04:02,174 to the point that they want to sell. 141 00:04:02,276 --> 00:04:05,844 But for ted, losing his passion is definitely not one of them. 142 00:04:05,946 --> 00:04:06,845 Ted: I don't know if you still go to parks, 143 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:11,550 but over in knoebels grove in pennsylvania, 144 00:04:11,652 --> 00:04:13,285 they still run these cars. 145 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:14,886 Mike: No way! 146 00:04:14,989 --> 00:04:17,723 Ted: Sometimes I would take off early at noon, 147 00:04:17,825 --> 00:04:19,858 come home and get my son and daughter, 148 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,928 put them in the car, we'd drive to pittsburgh, 149 00:04:23,030 --> 00:04:25,831 which is an hour away, go to the park in kennywood, 150 00:04:25,933 --> 00:04:28,900 and close the park down at 10 or 11 o'clock. 151 00:04:29,003 --> 00:04:30,702 Then after drive an hour and a half back home. 152 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:32,537 They would fall asleep in the car, 153 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,806 but they had a good time. 154 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:36,842 Ted: I mean, it's a family thing, you know. 155 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:40,279 I take the grandkids every year to the parks. 156 00:04:40,381 --> 00:04:43,048 Mike: Yeah. 157 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:45,217 And you want them to enjoy the same thing that you did. 158 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:46,451 Ted: Yeah. 159 00:04:46,553 --> 00:04:47,953 Mike: You want them to feel something different than they 160 00:04:48,055 --> 00:04:51,256 can just, you know, spending time on a computer or... 161 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:52,224 Ted: Right. 162 00:04:52,326 --> 00:04:53,825 Mike: I'm 55 with an 8 year-old, you know. 163 00:04:53,927 --> 00:04:55,594 So it's important for me to share some of the 164 00:04:55,696 --> 00:04:56,895 stuff that I grew up with too. 165 00:04:56,997 --> 00:04:58,497 Dave: See, mike grew up on the tea cup rides. 166 00:04:58,599 --> 00:05:01,066 Ted: [laughs] mike: No. 167 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:02,034 Mike: Okay, so what are you going to do with this martin 168 00:05:02,136 --> 00:05:04,202 house, is that what this is, a martin house? 169 00:05:04,305 --> 00:05:05,270 Ted: Yep. 170 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:06,338 Mike: What's going on here, it's kind of looking 171 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:07,806 lonely over here. 172 00:05:07,908 --> 00:05:09,274 Ted: Yeah, it's getting dilapidated. I- 173 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:10,742 mike: Yeah. 174 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:11,977 It looks like it needs some residents. 175 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:15,847 Mike: Grandchildren and kids are constant reminders 176 00:05:15,949 --> 00:05:17,749 of what's important in life, and right now, 177 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:20,619 my little girl charlie, is into birds. 178 00:05:20,721 --> 00:05:22,854 And she's talking about martins. 179 00:05:22,956 --> 00:05:24,423 So if I get the martin house, I'm going to be 180 00:05:24,525 --> 00:05:26,291 the coolest dad ever. 181 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:27,626 Mike: It's in good shape. 182 00:05:27,728 --> 00:05:28,727 I mean, if you think about it, it's been outside 183 00:05:28,829 --> 00:05:31,196 in the weather, it's wood, you know. 184 00:05:31,298 --> 00:05:32,197 Ted: Yep. 185 00:05:32,299 --> 00:05:33,398 Mike: So overall, it's in really good shape. 186 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:34,733 Usually if I find them, they're- they're pretty rotted. 187 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:37,002 What would you have to have for that? 188 00:05:37,871 --> 00:05:39,304 Ted: I'll let you have it for 30 bucks. 189 00:05:39,406 --> 00:05:40,238 Mike: Really? 190 00:05:40,341 --> 00:05:41,673 Ted: Yeah. 191 00:05:41,775 --> 00:05:42,541 Mike: Alright, I'm doing it, man, 192 00:05:42,643 --> 00:05:43,975 I'm doing it, I love it. 193 00:05:44,078 --> 00:05:45,310 It needs a little bit of repair, but you know what... 194 00:05:45,412 --> 00:05:46,678 Ted: Oh yeah. 195 00:05:46,780 --> 00:05:47,012 Mike: ...I- I wanted an old one. 196 00:05:51,051 --> 00:05:51,683 Danielle: Does it ever freak you out that you can't 197 00:05:51,785 --> 00:05:53,285 pump your own gas in jersey? 198 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:56,054 Robbie: First time I ever went to new jersey and a 199 00:05:56,156 --> 00:05:59,791 guy came up to me at the pump, I about threw down on him. 200 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:01,326 I'm like, what are you doing near my car? 201 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:02,294 Danielle: Yeah. 202 00:06:02,396 --> 00:06:03,161 Robbie: They need to put a freakin' hat on, 203 00:06:03,263 --> 00:06:04,696 and an attendant's jacket on and say, 204 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:06,365 "hey I'm the guy doing your windows, 205 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:08,100 pumping your gas." 206 00:06:08,202 --> 00:06:09,601 danielle: I have a little bit of a surprise for you today. 207 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:11,036 Robbie: Yeah? I like surprises. 208 00:06:11,138 --> 00:06:12,838 Danielle: I'm going to take you to see my buddy, john. 209 00:06:12,940 --> 00:06:15,874 So this dude actually collects movie cars. 210 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:20,312 He actually has the original robin go kart. 211 00:06:20,414 --> 00:06:21,813 Robbie: Robin? 212 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:22,514 Danielle: And he's ready to let go of them. 213 00:06:22,616 --> 00:06:23,782 From batman and robin. 214 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:25,951 Robbie: He has a go kart, robin, he got down on it, like that? 215 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:27,419 Danielle: He has a robin go- original robin go kart, 216 00:06:27,521 --> 00:06:28,754 from batman and robin. 217 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:29,955 Robbie: Yeah, he like scooted off, he like 218 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:31,390 zipped down and sat in the sidecar thing, and like- 219 00:06:31,492 --> 00:06:32,858 danielle: Yes, yes! 220 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,092 Robbie: - [makes driving noise] and away he went. 221 00:06:34,194 --> 00:06:36,294 I remember the freakin' thing, they flash up on the screen, 222 00:06:36,397 --> 00:06:37,162 robbie: Bang! 223 00:06:37,264 --> 00:06:37,963 Danielle: Yeah... Kapow! Robbie: Yeah. 224 00:06:38,065 --> 00:06:39,331 Danielle: Kaplash! Robbie: Yeah. 225 00:06:39,433 --> 00:06:40,232 Danielle: Gazoom! 226 00:06:40,334 --> 00:06:41,032 Robbie: That's what I'm talking about! 227 00:06:41,135 --> 00:06:41,633 Danielle: Cha-chung! Robbie: Ha! 228 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:42,567 Danielle: Yes, that's it. 229 00:06:42,669 --> 00:06:43,769 Robbie: You're kidding me. 230 00:06:43,871 --> 00:06:44,236 Danielle: I don't know for how much... 231 00:06:44,338 --> 00:06:47,439 Yeah, ahh! 232 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:49,307 Robbie: [laughs] woo! 233 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:49,841 Danielle: Man... 234 00:06:49,943 --> 00:06:50,876 Robbie: I'm excited. 235 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:51,376 Danielle: You got a big ol' beef hand, ahh... 236 00:06:51,478 --> 00:06:53,011 Robbie: Beefcaker. 237 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:55,680 Danielle: Walking into this day, I knew for sure this 238 00:06:55,783 --> 00:06:57,149 is not going to be a textbook pick. 239 00:06:57,251 --> 00:07:01,753 There is one thing potentially for sale if the money's right. 240 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:03,422 Danielle: Yep, we're in the right spot, 241 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:04,623 that's got to be him. 242 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:05,390 Robbie: That's him, that's john? 243 00:07:05,492 --> 00:07:06,291 Danielle: Hey yeah. 244 00:07:06,393 --> 00:07:07,359 Robbie: Alright. 245 00:07:07,461 --> 00:07:08,427 Danielle: Alright. 246 00:07:08,529 --> 00:07:10,228 Robbie: Hey, you john? 247 00:07:10,330 --> 00:07:11,830 John: Yes. 248 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:13,532 Robbie: How are you doing, man? Rob wolfe. 249 00:07:13,634 --> 00:07:14,166 Robbie: Nice to meet you. 250 00:07:14,268 --> 00:07:14,833 John: Nice to meet you. 251 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:16,568 Danielle: How're you doing? 252 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:17,803 Nice to see you, oh my gosh. 253 00:07:17,905 --> 00:07:18,303 John: Hey, how are you, nice to see you, 254 00:07:18,405 --> 00:07:19,971 good to see you. 255 00:07:20,073 --> 00:07:20,372 Danielle: I'm going to hand this to you right now. 256 00:07:20,474 --> 00:07:21,540 John: Okay. 257 00:07:21,642 --> 00:07:22,274 Danielle: You already know the stuff we're looking for. 258 00:07:22,376 --> 00:07:23,041 John: Okay. 259 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:23,442 Danielle: There's a list for ya. 260 00:07:23,544 --> 00:07:24,709 John: Okay. 261 00:07:24,812 --> 00:07:25,844 Danielle: But I brought robbie here for one thing specifically. 262 00:07:25,946 --> 00:07:27,679 Robbie: Yeah, I hear you got the... Robin. 263 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:29,314 John: Come on, let's take a look. 264 00:07:29,416 --> 00:07:30,081 Robbie: Alright. 265 00:07:30,184 --> 00:07:30,749 Danielle: Alright, already huh. 266 00:07:30,851 --> 00:07:31,983 Robbie: Jump right in it. 267 00:07:33,353 --> 00:07:33,985 Danielle: Ahh... 268 00:07:34,087 --> 00:07:36,488 Robbie: What! Shh- holy cow! 269 00:07:36,590 --> 00:07:38,957 Dude, you weren't kidding! 270 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:41,726 Danielle: It's like romper room for you, isn't it? 271 00:07:41,829 --> 00:07:42,594 Robbie: I know, this is like crazy! 272 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:44,930 John: I was born into hot rods. 273 00:07:45,032 --> 00:07:47,466 I mean, it's the way I sleep, it's the way I eat, 274 00:07:47,568 --> 00:07:48,867 it's the way I breathe. 275 00:07:48,969 --> 00:07:49,901 Danielle: All kinds of history, no big deal. 276 00:07:50,003 --> 00:07:52,504 Robbie: Dani, dani, dani, this is the ricksha. 277 00:07:52,606 --> 00:07:53,505 Danielle: It's gorgeous. 278 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:54,773 John: Totally original. 279 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:56,608 This was built by george barris for the 280 00:07:56,710 --> 00:07:59,077 1970 japanese world's fair. 281 00:07:59,179 --> 00:08:01,713 Robbie: How often have you taken this thing on the road? 282 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:02,547 John: Hmm... [chuckles] not often. 283 00:08:02,649 --> 00:08:03,381 Danielle: Can- could you? 284 00:08:03,484 --> 00:08:04,783 Robbie: Not often. 285 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:05,817 John: Not to- yeah, you definitely can. 286 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:06,485 Danielle: You could, you could tool it around 287 00:08:06,587 --> 00:08:07,252 the neighborhood, maybe? 288 00:08:07,354 --> 00:08:08,253 John: Yeah. 289 00:08:08,355 --> 00:08:09,888 John: So as a kid, looking through magazines, 290 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:13,525 because my father had hot rod magazine everywhere. 291 00:08:13,627 --> 00:08:14,726 I would open up a magazine, 292 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:16,761 and I would see the ricksha in there. 293 00:08:16,864 --> 00:08:18,730 It was just a stunning piece of artwork. 294 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:21,066 Robbie: It's got a spaghetti exhaust. 295 00:08:21,168 --> 00:08:22,734 Danielle: Spaghetti exhaust, look at how cool that looks? 296 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,703 Robbie: Hey, I love this right here. 297 00:08:24,805 --> 00:08:26,705 George was hot-rodding this thing, 298 00:08:26,807 --> 00:08:29,407 broke the case, welded it back up. 299 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:29,841 Danielle: Oh no way. 300 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:30,308 John: It worked. 301 00:08:30,410 --> 00:08:31,343 Robbie: Ohh... 302 00:08:31,445 --> 00:08:32,344 Danielle: Yeah. 303 00:08:32,446 --> 00:08:32,878 Robbie: George barris was a pioneer when it 304 00:08:32,980 --> 00:08:34,012 came to custom cars. 305 00:08:34,114 --> 00:08:37,649 Robbie: The dragula, the batmobile, the munsters koach. 306 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:38,884 Robbie: How did you get this? 307 00:08:38,986 --> 00:08:40,719 John: Throughout the years, my dad did a lot of 308 00:08:40,821 --> 00:08:43,588 car shows back in the day with george. 309 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:44,823 You know, they became close. 310 00:08:44,925 --> 00:08:45,257 Danielle: That's a hell of a family history. 311 00:08:45,359 --> 00:08:46,024 John: Yeah. 312 00:08:46,126 --> 00:08:47,125 And he was a craftsman himself. 313 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:50,562 It makes it easier throughout the years to acquire 314 00:08:50,664 --> 00:08:51,663 things like this when you... 315 00:08:51,765 --> 00:08:52,864 Robbie: When you have a connection, 316 00:08:52,966 --> 00:08:54,366 yeah, so your dad had the connection and... 317 00:08:54,468 --> 00:08:55,267 John: Yes... Yeah. 318 00:08:55,369 --> 00:08:56,902 Robbie: Wow. 319 00:08:57,004 --> 00:08:57,402 John: My father paved the way for hot-rodders 320 00:08:57,504 --> 00:08:58,703 on the east coast. 321 00:08:58,805 --> 00:09:00,872 He had the first hot rod in our area. 322 00:09:00,974 --> 00:09:03,575 Danielle: When did it hit, that your dad was 323 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:04,976 friends with george barris? 324 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:06,811 John: Uh, when he took me to the new york coliseum 325 00:09:06,914 --> 00:09:08,613 to see the batmobile for the first time. 326 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:09,614 Danielle: What age were you? 327 00:09:09,716 --> 00:09:10,849 John: Had to be maybe seven? 328 00:09:10,951 --> 00:09:12,851 And then he put me inside and I sat in it, 329 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:14,319 so it was even much more fun than just seeing it. 330 00:09:14,421 --> 00:09:15,854 Danielle: Yeah. 331 00:09:15,956 --> 00:09:16,388 Robbie: My brother and frank actually bought 332 00:09:16,490 --> 00:09:17,522 the one from george. 333 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:18,590 Frank: Nice to meet you. 334 00:09:18,692 --> 00:09:19,624 George: Frank, glad to see you. 335 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:20,825 Mike: It is an honor, my friend. 336 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:23,628 George: My son and I put this this together 337 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:26,498 to be a takeoff of the dragula. 338 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:27,365 Frank: Oh this is cool. 339 00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:30,001 [screeching tires] 340 00:09:30,103 --> 00:09:32,337 robbie: I actually got to drive it once. It was cool. 341 00:09:32,439 --> 00:09:33,505 Danielle: Yeah. 342 00:09:33,607 --> 00:09:34,272 Robbie: I mean, and that was nowhere near what this is. 343 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:35,874 John: Right. 344 00:09:35,976 --> 00:09:38,944 Danielle: This ricksha is incredibly beautiful. 345 00:09:39,046 --> 00:09:41,613 It just drips with color, it's very psychedelic. 346 00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:44,382 George barris was a genius. 347 00:09:44,484 --> 00:09:45,283 Robbie: Hooo-ly cow! 348 00:09:45,385 --> 00:09:46,318 Danielle: Haa! 349 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:46,785 John: Right here. 350 00:09:46,887 --> 00:09:47,419 Robbie: Woooww... 351 00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:47,986 Danielle: There it is. 352 00:09:53,226 --> 00:09:55,026 ♪♪ 353 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:57,562 ted: Yeah, this is a garage I probably haven't been in, 354 00:09:57,664 --> 00:10:00,298 parts of it for 20 years. 355 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,199 Mike: Really? 356 00:10:01,301 --> 00:10:02,534 Ted: Maybe you can get in there and... 357 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:04,569 Mike: Just push it open? 358 00:10:04,671 --> 00:10:05,003 Ted: Yep, just shove it up. 359 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:12,310 And then grab the... 360 00:10:12,412 --> 00:10:14,312 Mike: Alright. 361 00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:19,284 Mike: Oh wow. Yeah. [laughs] 362 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:21,019 dave, check this out! 363 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:23,588 Mike: This is the first time that we're actually seeing 364 00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:25,824 the scope of ted's collection. 365 00:10:25,926 --> 00:10:28,193 Mike: What is this, an old strength tester? 366 00:10:28,295 --> 00:10:28,927 Ted: Yes. 367 00:10:29,029 --> 00:10:30,128 Mike: Yeah, test your strength. 368 00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:32,731 Mike: And a lot of it's coin-op, a lot of it's taken apart, 369 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:35,600 but to get anywhere in this garage, 370 00:10:35,702 --> 00:10:36,935 you have to climb over stuff. 371 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:38,770 And you really have to pay attention to what you're 372 00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:41,206 walking on, and what you're looking at. 373 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:42,340 [crash] 374 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:43,241 dave: Whoopsie. 375 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:45,143 Mike: Wow. 376 00:10:45,245 --> 00:10:48,246 Ted: I need to get you to sign a waiver that, if you fall... 377 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:49,214 Dave: Heh. 378 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:50,048 Mike: [laughs] I think I already signed it. 379 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:51,683 Ted: [laughs] dave: I won't fall. 380 00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:54,986 Mike: Here's an old santa here... 381 00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:02,994 Avalanche! 382 00:11:03,563 --> 00:11:05,330 Hey ted, what about... 383 00:11:05,432 --> 00:11:06,297 What about santa? 384 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,367 Do you have other pieces to it, you know like... 385 00:11:09,469 --> 00:11:10,835 Ted: No, that's... 386 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:11,403 Mike: ...The elves or- here's some carolers 387 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:12,871 there it looks like. 388 00:11:12,973 --> 00:11:15,707 Ted: I'm a big christmas fan, I used to decorate, 389 00:11:15,809 --> 00:11:18,510 and I did put santa out a few times. 390 00:11:18,612 --> 00:11:19,944 Ted: Carolers, oh boy. 391 00:11:20,047 --> 00:11:23,481 Mike: Alright, so I got carolers and santa claus, 392 00:11:23,583 --> 00:11:24,015 what are you thinking? 393 00:11:25,118 --> 00:11:26,251 Ted: I'm thinking it's your turn, you name a price. 394 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:27,986 Mike: Uh... 395 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:32,257 It's- they're paper and the paper's peeling off on the 396 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:33,024 bottom on... 397 00:11:33,326 --> 00:11:35,093 100 bucks. 398 00:11:35,796 --> 00:11:37,462 Ted: Yeah. I got way too much stuff. 399 00:11:37,564 --> 00:11:39,064 Mike: [laughs] okay. 400 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:41,199 Alright, we're doing- hey it's getting that time of year. 401 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:42,267 Ted: Yep. 402 00:11:43,003 --> 00:11:45,003 Mike: A lot of this stuff that I'm looking at, 403 00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:48,640 that I'm interested in, you have to remove everything 404 00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:50,675 in the garage to even get to it. 405 00:11:50,777 --> 00:11:52,043 Mike: Wow, there's that killer... 406 00:11:52,145 --> 00:11:55,313 Highway patrol ride car, like it's a car you drive it... 407 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:56,748 Ted: Oh yeah. 408 00:11:56,850 --> 00:11:57,248 Mike: It's 10 cents, so that's old. 409 00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:58,450 Ted: Yeah. 410 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:01,753 Mike: But I'm seeing some really incredible pieces in here, 411 00:12:01,855 --> 00:12:04,856 that I'm dreaming about trying to get out. 412 00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:06,524 Ted: That's actually just a piece of a sign. 413 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:07,759 It is porcelain though... 414 00:12:07,861 --> 00:12:09,627 Dave: Yeah, I see where somebody cut it. 415 00:12:09,730 --> 00:12:10,528 Ted: Yeah, that somebody was me. 416 00:12:10,630 --> 00:12:12,864 Dave: Was it? [chuckles] 417 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,567 ted: I bought that shell sign probably for like 418 00:12:15,669 --> 00:12:17,869 25 bucks when I bought it. 419 00:12:17,971 --> 00:12:20,939 Everybody saw it as a cut up piece of junk, 420 00:12:21,041 --> 00:12:24,476 they were just going to take it to the scrapyard. 421 00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:28,947 Dave: There it is. Ugh... 422 00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:31,282 Ted: It was actually being used as a work bench. 423 00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:33,051 Dave: Oh really. 424 00:12:33,153 --> 00:12:34,853 Dave: Even though the sign's been hacked on and was used 425 00:12:34,955 --> 00:12:36,788 for a work bench, the condition was amazing. 426 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:38,423 And if you really wanted to you can kind of 427 00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:39,991 attach that small piece. 428 00:12:41,394 --> 00:12:43,728 Ted: 400 bucks. 429 00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,296 Dave: You know, I'm going to do that. 430 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:46,231 Thanks, brother. 431 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:46,998 Ted: Okay. 432 00:12:48,535 --> 00:12:49,000 Mike: Let's see here... 433 00:12:52,672 --> 00:12:54,706 Here we go, ted, look... Ahh... 434 00:12:54,808 --> 00:12:56,674 Ted: Oh that- that's high-dollar. 435 00:12:56,777 --> 00:12:57,876 [laughs] mike: I know, that's cool. 436 00:12:57,978 --> 00:13:00,211 And you can see on the sides it has sockets. 437 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:00,945 Ted: Yep. 438 00:13:01,047 --> 00:13:02,347 Mike: Where there were bulbs. 439 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:03,214 Ted: There's... 440 00:13:03,316 --> 00:13:04,382 Mike: It's got like a cherub's face. 441 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:05,583 Is this the only one you have or is there more than one? 442 00:13:05,685 --> 00:13:06,818 Ted: There's one in the basement. 443 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,186 Mike: There's one of these in the basement. 444 00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:08,920 Ted: Yes. 445 00:13:09,022 --> 00:13:09,454 Mike: That's a matching pair? 446 00:13:09,556 --> 00:13:10,688 Ted: Well yeah. I... 447 00:13:10,791 --> 00:13:12,023 I want to keep at least one of them. 448 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,726 Mike: Okay, what- do you know the history of this piece? 449 00:13:14,828 --> 00:13:16,427 Ted: There was a small amusement park, 450 00:13:16,530 --> 00:13:18,062 geneva-on- the-lake. 451 00:13:18,165 --> 00:13:20,899 Ted: That's actually for the running boards of a carousel 452 00:13:21,001 --> 00:13:25,203 and that operated in geneva-on-the-lake for 30, 453 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:26,871 35 years. 454 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:30,275 Ted: It's either 24 or 36 horse merry-go-round. 455 00:13:30,377 --> 00:13:30,642 Mike: Yeah. 456 00:13:30,744 --> 00:13:31,409 Dave: Ooh. 457 00:13:31,511 --> 00:13:32,177 Mike: You got that? 458 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:32,610 Ted: No. 459 00:13:32,712 --> 00:13:33,778 [group laughing] 460 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,814 mike: So what are you thinking on this? 461 00:13:35,916 --> 00:13:38,750 Ted: Ah geez, I would say 2-and-a-half. 462 00:13:38,852 --> 00:13:41,619 I- I know that's a lot of money, but... 463 00:13:41,721 --> 00:13:43,888 Mike: No, I think it's incredible. 464 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:44,989 Ted: I- I don't think you're going to find... 465 00:13:45,091 --> 00:13:47,225 Mike: I'm going to get- I'm going to give you 300. 466 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:49,294 Ted: Good. 467 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:49,661 Mike: Alright? 468 00:13:49,763 --> 00:13:50,662 Ted: Sure. 469 00:13:50,764 --> 00:13:51,396 Mike: I appreciate it that much. 470 00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:53,164 Dave: That's great. 471 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:56,734 Mike: A big part of collecting, is researching what you collect. 472 00:13:56,837 --> 00:13:58,837 But ted has taken that a step further, 473 00:13:58,939 --> 00:14:01,439 because he lived in this world as a child, 474 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:04,309 and he still does today. 475 00:14:04,411 --> 00:14:05,577 Mike: I love it. 476 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:06,945 And I'm imagining this all lit up with some big edison bulbs. 477 00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:09,447 Ted: I- I could get you some bulbs if you want. 478 00:14:09,549 --> 00:14:10,882 Mike: Oh man, I love it! 479 00:14:10,984 --> 00:14:13,451 Mike: Collecting is a passion, it's a mission, 480 00:14:13,553 --> 00:14:15,019 it's a life-long journey. 481 00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:17,856 And as you get older, you want to push that story forward, 482 00:14:17,958 --> 00:14:21,392 and you want to bring all of this stuff back 483 00:14:21,494 --> 00:14:22,994 out into the hobby. 484 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:28,633 Mike: Look at that. 485 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:29,400 Ted: Where did you find those? 486 00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,536 Mike: It's just one. 487 00:14:31,638 --> 00:14:32,470 I don't see another one. 488 00:14:32,572 --> 00:14:33,638 You got more than one? 489 00:14:33,740 --> 00:14:35,440 Ted: I didn't know I had one. 490 00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:36,774 [mike & dave laughing] 491 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:38,776 ted: I was surprised he found some stuff 492 00:14:38,879 --> 00:14:40,578 that I don't remember putting in there. 493 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,449 Mike: I'd do... 100 bucks. 494 00:14:44,551 --> 00:14:45,216 Ted: 1-and-a-quarter. 495 00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:46,217 Mike: 120. 496 00:14:46,319 --> 00:14:46,651 Ted: Okay. 497 00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:47,986 [group laughing] 498 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:52,223 robbie: Man, as a kid I watched this thing. 499 00:14:52,325 --> 00:14:53,391 John: Yep. 500 00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:55,627 Robbie: He- it like sat inside the side car of the bike, 501 00:14:55,729 --> 00:14:57,629 and it had a bat wing on the side. 502 00:14:57,731 --> 00:14:59,397 John: Yep. Signed by burt ward. 503 00:14:59,499 --> 00:14:59,831 Danielle: I love... 504 00:14:59,933 --> 00:15:01,065 Robbie: Okay. 505 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:02,267 Danielle: ...How front and present the "r" is right here. 506 00:15:02,369 --> 00:15:03,334 John: Yeah. 507 00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:04,335 Danielle: So clean, you can still clearly see it. 508 00:15:04,437 --> 00:15:05,303 And I love the... 509 00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:06,671 The bat ear... 510 00:15:06,773 --> 00:15:07,672 Robbie: It's absolutely amazing. 511 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:09,574 Danielle: ...Effect on the wheel. 512 00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:10,808 Robbie: Hey, can I get on it? 513 00:15:10,911 --> 00:15:13,544 John: Uhh... Well you see how big burt ward 514 00:15:13,647 --> 00:15:14,412 is right in this photo? 515 00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:15,780 He was a little guy. 516 00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:16,481 Robbie: Yeah, he's about as big as me. 517 00:15:16,583 --> 00:15:17,548 I'm that size, come on. 518 00:15:17,651 --> 00:15:18,583 John: What do you think? 519 00:15:18,685 --> 00:15:19,484 Danielle: You're twice that size, 520 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:20,218 but you buy it, right? 521 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,319 Robbie: Are you kidding me? 522 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:22,287 Look at this thing, this is like childhood all over, 523 00:15:22,389 --> 00:15:24,289 1966 right here. 524 00:15:24,391 --> 00:15:25,290 Look at this? 525 00:15:25,392 --> 00:15:26,791 Danielle: Ohh... 526 00:15:26,893 --> 00:15:27,191 Robbie: What are you guys talking about? 527 00:15:27,294 --> 00:15:28,593 Holy cow! 528 00:15:28,695 --> 00:15:29,327 Danielle: It's perfect for you. 529 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:31,062 Robbie: Aahh... 530 00:15:31,164 --> 00:15:33,598 Robbie: I remember watching that episode on tv as a kid, 531 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:35,199 the batbike, the robin go kart. 532 00:15:35,302 --> 00:15:37,969 They're running down the strip, all of a sudden they split off, 533 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:41,306 they jump into the bat helicopter and away they go. 534 00:15:41,408 --> 00:15:42,874 It pulled me in. 535 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:45,643 I can get this thing going, we need to take this home. 536 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:47,845 Robbie: Man, if I had a mask on. 537 00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:48,913 Danielle: It's crazy, you know it's like, 538 00:15:49,015 --> 00:15:51,849 it was so cool at the time and it was the bomb. 539 00:15:51,952 --> 00:15:54,652 And then now you look back and it's so kitsch. 540 00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:55,887 You remember like when they like, 541 00:15:55,989 --> 00:15:58,289 split off and he would head to the helicopter. 542 00:15:58,391 --> 00:15:58,756 Robbie: Yeah. 543 00:15:58,858 --> 00:15:59,590 Yeah this was it. 544 00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:00,792 John: I got a shot of that. 545 00:16:00,894 --> 00:16:02,327 Danielle: Look at that, look at the copter! 546 00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:03,094 John: This is it. 547 00:16:03,196 --> 00:16:05,029 Danielle: Oh it looks so good. 548 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:08,166 Danielle: Seeing that 8-year-old twinkle in robbie's eyes, 549 00:16:08,268 --> 00:16:12,971 as he was down on all fours on that go kart where he obviously 550 00:16:13,073 --> 00:16:14,906 didn't fit 'cause he's not the same size as robin. 551 00:16:15,008 --> 00:16:17,742 Those are the moments I live for on the road. 552 00:16:17,844 --> 00:16:18,743 Robbie: Batman was one of those guys, 553 00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:20,645 like I never really connected to him, 554 00:16:20,747 --> 00:16:23,281 but robin, he was like a teenager, 555 00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:24,015 he was a... 556 00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:24,682 Danielle: 'cause he was a kid. 557 00:16:24,784 --> 00:16:25,650 Robbie: ...He was a kid. 558 00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:27,018 Danielle: Yeah, that makes sense. 559 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:28,319 Robbie: And he was like that- he was part of the... Pow! 560 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:29,287 Danielle: Yeah. 561 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:30,888 Robbie: Love it. 562 00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:32,924 So this was something that george built also. 563 00:16:33,026 --> 00:16:36,294 John: This was built by richard "korky" korkes. 564 00:16:36,396 --> 00:16:37,195 Robbie: Okay. 565 00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:38,763 What was the motor in this thing, john? 566 00:16:38,865 --> 00:16:42,400 John: It's a 1966 single cylinder electric 567 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:43,768 start yamaha engine. 568 00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:45,269 Robbie: So like a 125 or something, or...? 569 00:16:45,372 --> 00:16:46,304 John: 50cc. 570 00:16:46,406 --> 00:16:47,705 Robbie: Yeah. 571 00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:48,606 John: With a 3-speed transmission. 572 00:16:48,708 --> 00:16:50,908 Robbie: Ohh... It's so cool. 573 00:16:51,011 --> 00:16:52,744 John: I have the original contract when this was 574 00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:55,313 sent to 20th century fox to be on batman. 575 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:56,214 Robbie: Yeah? 576 00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:56,814 John: If you want to take a look at it. 577 00:16:56,916 --> 00:16:57,315 Danielle: Yeah. Man... 578 00:16:57,417 --> 00:16:58,616 It's incredible. 579 00:16:58,718 --> 00:16:59,217 Robbie: The original contract. 580 00:16:59,319 --> 00:16:59,951 All that comes with it? 581 00:17:00,053 --> 00:17:00,752 John: Everything comes with it. 582 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,920 Danielle: You got all that history. 583 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:03,755 Robbie: I mean, it's pretty simple designs, wow. 584 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:05,890 John: Yeah. And this is the contract. 585 00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:09,627 Robbie: So in 1966, dani, they paid $350 for that. 586 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:10,528 Danielle: Are you kidding me? 587 00:17:10,630 --> 00:17:11,629 Robbie: To have it made. 588 00:17:11,731 --> 00:17:13,064 Danielle: This is a provenance dream, right here. 589 00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:14,665 Robbie: Yeah, look- look at how thick the contract was. 590 00:17:14,768 --> 00:17:15,566 They had to put- ooh, look at that, 591 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:16,701 look at the batman on there. 592 00:17:16,803 --> 00:17:17,602 Danielle: It's like all of 4 pages. 593 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:18,870 Robbie: Yeah, look at that. 594 00:17:18,972 --> 00:17:20,304 Danielle: [laughing] and that's one of them? 595 00:17:20,407 --> 00:17:21,272 Robbie: Yeah. 596 00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:22,106 Danielle: Research is what I geek out on, 597 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:23,875 that's my favorite part of my job. 598 00:17:23,977 --> 00:17:25,410 The provenance is there, all the documentation, 599 00:17:25,512 --> 00:17:27,111 all of the history. 600 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:30,648 I can't imagine the legwork it took for him to find that. 601 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,183 Robbie: Where was this found? 602 00:17:32,285 --> 00:17:32,917 I mean... 603 00:17:33,019 --> 00:17:34,318 John: This was found in ohio. 604 00:17:34,421 --> 00:17:35,753 It was in a barn. 605 00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:36,988 A gentleman named john button owned it. 606 00:17:37,090 --> 00:17:40,291 And it was restored by a gentleman named eric seltzer. 607 00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:41,959 Robbie: Okay. 608 00:17:42,062 --> 00:17:43,227 John: And these are the original blueprints of it. 609 00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:45,930 John: I've had it a while now, I've had it a couple of years. 610 00:17:46,032 --> 00:17:48,900 And I just felt that I could past the torch on to 611 00:17:49,002 --> 00:17:51,669 somebody else that maybe would want to put it in 612 00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:53,805 their museum or their collection. 613 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:56,407 Robbie: In my mind, it's like computing, 614 00:17:56,509 --> 00:17:57,675 all this, all that. 615 00:17:57,777 --> 00:17:59,444 I mean, what is the number on it? 616 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:01,312 John: It is for sale. 617 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:01,779 Robbie: Okay. 618 00:18:01,881 --> 00:18:03,848 John: But um... 619 00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:05,316 I think I'm going to need a little time to... 620 00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:06,818 Think about it. 621 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,719 Robbie: Well you got more stuff to show us? 622 00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:10,288 John: Yeah, want to come take a look? 623 00:18:10,390 --> 00:18:11,923 Robbie: Yeah. 624 00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:13,424 Robbie: I can understand john's hesitation to put a 625 00:18:13,526 --> 00:18:14,459 number on this piece. 626 00:18:14,561 --> 00:18:17,328 It's cool, it's a piece of television history. 627 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:18,362 I'll wait it out. 628 00:18:18,465 --> 00:18:22,733 I want to see what else is in these buildings. 629 00:18:22,836 --> 00:18:24,702 ♪♪ 630 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:25,303 mike: Oh god, dave, look at this. 631 00:18:25,405 --> 00:18:26,370 Dave: I know. 632 00:18:26,473 --> 00:18:27,338 Ted: This is as... 633 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,173 Dave: ...Crazy. 634 00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:30,475 Ted: ...More than, it's smaller stuff stacked better in here. 635 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:32,243 Mike: You've been busy. 636 00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:33,611 Ted: Busy. 637 00:18:33,713 --> 00:18:34,812 Mike: You've been very busy. 638 00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:35,847 Ted: Somebody else had told me one time, 639 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,616 you realize with all the crap that you got, 640 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:41,619 that if you sold it for $1 apiece, 641 00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:42,987 you'd be a millionaire. [laughs] 642 00:18:45,592 --> 00:18:47,225 dave: Ted, bicycle chain. 643 00:18:47,327 --> 00:18:48,459 Ted: Yeah. 644 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:49,193 Dave: I could use that. 645 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:50,328 Ted: I don't have a bicycle. 646 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:51,229 Dave: 10 bucks? 647 00:18:51,331 --> 00:18:52,463 Ted: Sold. 648 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:54,632 Dave: Alright, thank you. 649 00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:55,633 Mike: Okay, you got a lot of chalk ware over here, 650 00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,235 would you sell some of that? 651 00:18:57,337 --> 00:18:58,069 Ted: Sure. 652 00:18:58,171 --> 00:18:58,970 Mike: A lot of carnival chalk ware. 653 00:18:59,072 --> 00:19:01,439 Ted: I probably have 50 pieces of it. 654 00:19:01,541 --> 00:19:03,407 Mike: Here's a nudie. 655 00:19:03,510 --> 00:19:05,143 Missing some paint. 656 00:19:05,245 --> 00:19:08,312 Ted: That would probably be one of the more expensive ones, 657 00:19:08,414 --> 00:19:10,281 unfortunately. 658 00:19:10,383 --> 00:19:11,048 Mike: Yeah. 659 00:19:11,151 --> 00:19:11,549 What- what do you want for her? 660 00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,251 Ted: 40, 50 bucks. 661 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:14,418 Mike: Okay. 662 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,888 Mike: These carnival chalk pieces are a perfect example 663 00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:20,925 of a time in america that will never come again. 664 00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:23,794 A time when carnivals and circuses came to town, 665 00:19:23,897 --> 00:19:27,098 and it was the biggest event of the year. 666 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,734 The challenges that you faced to win something like this, 667 00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:32,069 shooting a gun, throwing a baseball, 668 00:19:32,172 --> 00:19:34,839 throwing a dart, I mean, it was like a rite of passage. 669 00:19:34,941 --> 00:19:37,942 You know, something that you never forgot. 670 00:19:38,044 --> 00:19:39,710 Especially if you're standing next to your girl, 671 00:19:39,812 --> 00:19:42,013 and she wants that special piece. 672 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:43,014 Mike: Oh yeah. 673 00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:43,814 You got the hawaiian gal. 674 00:19:43,917 --> 00:19:45,683 She's got a couple of little chips. 675 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:46,617 It's going to be h- hard to find any 676 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:48,252 that's without chips, obviously. 677 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:49,654 Ted: Right. 678 00:19:49,756 --> 00:19:51,289 Probably if you take two of them, 679 00:19:51,391 --> 00:19:52,890 we'll make 70. 680 00:19:52,992 --> 00:19:53,891 Mike: Back then, they were inexpensive to make, 681 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:56,928 and that's why they were given out as prizes. 682 00:19:57,030 --> 00:19:58,796 And they were a tchotchke, it was something simple, 683 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:01,265 but you know, when you look at them now, 684 00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:02,366 they're art. 685 00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:03,734 Mike: Look at her. 686 00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:05,403 Ted: Oh yeah, that's like a sailor, 687 00:20:05,505 --> 00:20:07,605 from the '30s, '40s. 688 00:20:07,707 --> 00:20:08,239 Mike: I was going to say '30s. 689 00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:09,674 Late '30s. 690 00:20:09,776 --> 00:20:11,275 Ted: She's probably 35 bucks too. 691 00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:12,076 Mike: Okay. 692 00:20:12,178 --> 00:20:13,678 This, is this like screwed shut? 693 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:14,478 Ted: I can get you a screwdriver, 694 00:20:14,581 --> 00:20:15,780 straight blade, isn't it? 695 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:17,014 Mike: Yeah, just a regular screwdriver. 696 00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:19,717 Mike: Ted loves carnival stuff, he loves circus stuff, 697 00:20:19,819 --> 00:20:21,986 he spent his lifetime collecting it. 698 00:20:22,088 --> 00:20:25,122 The fact that he will even allow me to open the cabinet 699 00:20:25,225 --> 00:20:29,093 and talk about selling this stuff, has got me on edge, man. 700 00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:32,129 Ted: Yeah, when I was younger, we'd go to the carnivals or 701 00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:35,600 the fairs, or the amusement parks, and the games of chance. 702 00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:37,735 I would always play them and 703 00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:39,303 I would never come home with nothing. 704 00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:40,338 Mike: [laughs] 705 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,907 ted: So it was exciting to find out that later 706 00:20:43,009 --> 00:20:46,577 years, garage sales and stuff, I could buy it. 707 00:20:46,679 --> 00:20:47,378 Mike: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. 708 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:48,779 Ted: I did that... 709 00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:49,947 Mike: Yeah, you didn't have to win it. 710 00:20:50,049 --> 00:20:51,849 Ted: ...Didn't have to win it, it didn't take no skill. 711 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:52,850 Mike: We're checking it all out, you know, 712 00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:55,553 the chips, the scratches, the scars, whatever. 713 00:20:55,655 --> 00:20:57,722 And then the subject matter - 714 00:20:57,824 --> 00:21:01,092 horses, lions, babies, indian chiefs. 715 00:21:01,194 --> 00:21:06,297 And it's just like, you know, circus-carnie-americana-folk 716 00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:08,833 art artifacts. 717 00:21:08,935 --> 00:21:10,334 Mike: Alright, dave, this is kind of heavy. 718 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:11,335 Dave: Oh boy... 719 00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:12,303 Mike: You got it? 720 00:21:12,405 --> 00:21:13,304 Dave: Sort of. 721 00:21:13,406 --> 00:21:14,305 Mike: [chuckles] 722 00:21:14,407 --> 00:21:16,474 mike: So fragile, so colorful, so beautiful. 723 00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:18,843 I want this stuff, man. 724 00:21:19,112 --> 00:21:20,678 Mike: So what are you thinking on all of this stuff? 725 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:21,312 I mean, it's... It's hard to... 726 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:24,582 Ted: Ohh geez... 727 00:21:24,684 --> 00:21:25,816 Mike: You know for like... 728 00:21:25,918 --> 00:21:27,918 Just throw a number out 'cause we- we could be here all day 729 00:21:28,021 --> 00:21:30,321 going, okay well this one's 9 and this one's 50 730 00:21:30,423 --> 00:21:31,422 and that one's... 731 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:32,256 Ted: I'll start at 4. 732 00:21:32,358 --> 00:21:33,324 Mike: Yeah. 733 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:34,725 Ted: It's your- 734 00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:35,192 mike: Well I'm already at what, 105. 735 00:21:35,295 --> 00:21:36,594 Ted: 105. 736 00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:37,928 Mike: I'm at 105 on the 3 pieces. 737 00:21:38,031 --> 00:21:39,630 To be honest with you, those are the best pieces. 738 00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:40,831 Ted: Oh yeah, I- I know that. 739 00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:41,899 Mike: But like, like this piece right here, 740 00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:44,435 if I had this in my shop, I'd probably have... 741 00:21:44,537 --> 00:21:47,238 25, 30 bucks on that. 742 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:47,705 Ted: Okay. 743 00:21:47,807 --> 00:21:48,506 Mike: You know. 744 00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:50,007 Ted: Where are you at? 745 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:54,412 Mike: We're at 300 bucks. 746 00:21:54,514 --> 00:21:55,479 Ted: Oh yeah, done. 747 00:21:55,581 --> 00:21:56,681 Mike: Can we do that? 748 00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:58,049 Ted: Yeah. Mike: Okay. Thank you. 749 00:21:58,151 --> 00:22:00,084 Mike: If I don't buy anything else the rest of the day, 750 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:04,055 I will go home happy with all of this carnival chalk ware. 751 00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:05,756 Mike: When I was climbing around in your garage over there, 752 00:22:05,858 --> 00:22:09,293 I mean I saw some really cool wood rail... 753 00:22:09,395 --> 00:22:10,328 Ted: Oh yeah. 754 00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:12,096 Mike: ...Pinball machines, great subject matter. 755 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:16,967 Ted: At one time I had probably 18 to 20 machines working. 756 00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:19,437 When the kids was in school, we would have parties. 757 00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:20,871 Mike: Oh, that's so fun. 758 00:22:20,973 --> 00:22:23,140 Ted: Birthday parties or church groups came over. 759 00:22:23,242 --> 00:22:26,177 Mike: You know what, that's a- that's creating a unique memory. 760 00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:28,279 That's the kind of memories I want to create for my daughter. 761 00:22:28,381 --> 00:22:29,246 She's 8 now. 762 00:22:29,349 --> 00:22:30,848 Ted: Yeah. 763 00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:35,119 Mike: You did a lot, man, you saved all this. 764 00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:39,657 Mike: All these parts and pieces and things that ted's collected, 765 00:22:39,759 --> 00:22:40,958 they're like family to him, man. 766 00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:44,929 They're also something that connects him to family. 767 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:47,598 And this is the second time that he's teared up 768 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:48,999 talking about his grandkids. 769 00:22:49,102 --> 00:22:51,869 It's all about experiences, sharing your knowledge, 770 00:22:51,971 --> 00:22:55,039 your passion, and your love for something that, 771 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:57,174 I guess you have always felt like is bigger than you. 772 00:22:57,276 --> 00:23:00,144 Like you're on this mission your whole life to save all of these 773 00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:03,748 things, and now you're sharing that love with your grandkids 774 00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:05,783 and you're watching them enjoying it. 775 00:23:05,885 --> 00:23:09,620 That's got to be an incredible feeling. 776 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:10,654 Mike: Imagine all this chalk ware, 777 00:23:10,757 --> 00:23:11,455 this would be nowhere without you, my friend. 778 00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:13,391 Ted: Oh, in a landfill. 779 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:14,992 Mike: That's right. 780 00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:18,295 ♪♪ 781 00:23:18,398 --> 00:23:19,997 robbie: Yeah? 782 00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:20,664 John: This is where we keep all the movie cars that 783 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:21,665 go to all the car shows. 784 00:23:21,768 --> 00:23:24,001 Robbie: What are you talking about? 785 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,504 Danielle: Oohhh... 786 00:23:26,606 --> 00:23:28,572 Robbie: What! Holy cow! 787 00:23:28,674 --> 00:23:29,373 Danielle: Wait a minute... 788 00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:30,141 Robbie: The beverly hillbillies! 789 00:23:30,243 --> 00:23:31,008 Danielle: The munster mobile! 790 00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:32,610 Robbie: As john's opening up the door, 791 00:23:32,712 --> 00:23:35,346 I am completely blown away. 792 00:23:35,448 --> 00:23:36,514 Robbie: Holy cow. 793 00:23:36,616 --> 00:23:38,315 Danielle: The delorean! 794 00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:39,350 Can I get in? 795 00:23:39,452 --> 00:23:40,418 John: Go right in. 796 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,585 Danielle: Ohh... What! 797 00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:46,290 Mike and I actually pulled an original miles delorean 798 00:23:46,392 --> 00:23:48,392 out of a barn. 799 00:23:48,494 --> 00:23:49,660 Mike: Uugghh! Dani! 800 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,462 Danielle: Oh look how pretty it is. 801 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,396 Patty: There she is. 802 00:23:52,498 --> 00:23:53,631 Mike: The delorean! 803 00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:55,332 Danielle: Wooh! This is nuts! 804 00:23:55,435 --> 00:23:56,600 Mefford: [laughs] 805 00:23:56,702 --> 00:23:58,035 danielle: God, I love this car. 806 00:23:58,137 --> 00:23:59,670 Danielle: This isn't the same one that was in the movie? 807 00:23:59,772 --> 00:24:00,638 John: No, it wasn't in the movie. 808 00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:02,373 But it was built by gene winfield. 809 00:24:02,475 --> 00:24:04,241 Danielle: By gene? 810 00:24:04,343 --> 00:24:04,809 John: Yes. 811 00:24:04,911 --> 00:24:06,076 Danielle: I love gene! 812 00:24:06,179 --> 00:24:09,046 John: Gene winfield, he's another very famous customizer. 813 00:24:09,148 --> 00:24:11,582 He built a car called a reactor, it was on star trek. 814 00:24:11,684 --> 00:24:13,617 And it was also on batman. 815 00:24:13,719 --> 00:24:15,252 Danielle: Dude, he's so great. 816 00:24:15,354 --> 00:24:16,153 John: He is. 817 00:24:16,255 --> 00:24:17,188 Danielle: He's killer at what he does. 818 00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,055 Nice guy. 819 00:24:18,157 --> 00:24:18,823 John: He is, his emblem's on there too. 820 00:24:18,925 --> 00:24:19,523 Danielle: Man, oh the hover board? 821 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:20,658 Robbie: I know, I'm like... 822 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,560 Danielle: Shoot... Can I get on it? 823 00:24:22,662 --> 00:24:23,327 John: Yeah of course, try it. 824 00:24:23,429 --> 00:24:24,261 Danielle: Yeah? 825 00:24:24,363 --> 00:24:25,496 Here we go. 826 00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:28,332 Danielle: There's sooo many cars from different generations, 827 00:24:28,434 --> 00:24:29,667 spanning history. 828 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,836 The delorean is the perfect link. 829 00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:33,370 Danielle: You know what I see that's really, 830 00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:35,339 really getting me? 831 00:24:35,441 --> 00:24:36,607 That eartha kitt. 832 00:24:36,709 --> 00:24:37,775 John: Yeah, that's very rare. 833 00:24:37,877 --> 00:24:40,478 Danielle: Eartha kitt embodies burlesque 834 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:43,614 and femininity and power. 835 00:24:43,716 --> 00:24:44,682 John: Sure, yep, you're right. 836 00:24:44,784 --> 00:24:45,683 Danielle: More than anybody else. 837 00:24:45,785 --> 00:24:47,718 Danielle: Eartha kitt was formidable. 838 00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,687 She created not only timeless music, 839 00:24:49,789 --> 00:24:51,989 but a timeless presence on camera. 840 00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:54,258 I mean, you can tell by just looking at this photo. 841 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:55,326 John: Yeah. 842 00:24:55,428 --> 00:24:57,828 Danielle: She was, I think really the first black 843 00:24:57,930 --> 00:25:01,799 superhero or super villain that there was. 844 00:25:01,901 --> 00:25:04,435 I- I can't think of another before her. 845 00:25:04,537 --> 00:25:05,803 And especially female. 846 00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:08,272 John: And she's sitting in gene winfield's car, 847 00:25:08,374 --> 00:25:08,939 the reactor. 848 00:25:09,041 --> 00:25:09,874 That was the catwoman's. 849 00:25:09,976 --> 00:25:11,275 Danielle: She's sitting in the reactor. 850 00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:13,043 John: Right. 851 00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:15,012 Danielle: It's such an important piece of black history as 852 00:25:15,114 --> 00:25:17,748 well as car culture history, and comic book history. 853 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:20,251 It just- it- it checks all the boxes. 854 00:25:20,353 --> 00:25:21,252 And so I... 855 00:25:21,354 --> 00:25:22,653 I'd be okay to pay full price 'cause I know 856 00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:24,255 how important your collection is. 857 00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:25,923 John: Yeah. 858 00:25:26,025 --> 00:25:27,458 Danielle: Full price on something like this would 859 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,527 be right around... 250. 860 00:25:30,096 --> 00:25:31,562 John: Because it's you, and I know that it'll go to a 861 00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:33,797 good home, you got a deal. 862 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:36,367 Danielle: It's going to stay with me too, 863 00:25:36,469 --> 00:25:36,767 this will be my... 864 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:37,768 Thank you... 865 00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:38,302 John: You got it, you got it, enjoy it. 866 00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:39,570 Danielle: Ohh! 867 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:41,338 Oh I'm so happy right now! 868 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:42,840 John: Enjoy it. 869 00:25:42,942 --> 00:25:45,476 Danielle: Oh baby you're coming home with me. 870 00:25:45,578 --> 00:25:46,544 Look how happy she is! 871 00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:47,478 John: [laughs] it's true. 872 00:25:47,580 --> 00:25:49,446 Danielle: Purrrrr-fect! 873 00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:50,347 John: That's it, yep. 874 00:25:50,449 --> 00:25:51,682 Robbie: I know I don't look like jethro, 875 00:25:51,784 --> 00:25:53,617 but I remember the episode so well. 876 00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:54,852 This was the baddest hot rod... 877 00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:57,588 John: Untouched, all original george barris. 878 00:25:57,690 --> 00:25:58,489 Danielle: Well I mean this... 879 00:25:58,591 --> 00:25:59,256 Robbie: This thing run? 880 00:25:59,358 --> 00:25:59,657 John: Yeah. 881 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:00,424 [honks horn] 882 00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:01,492 john: This runs good. 883 00:26:01,594 --> 00:26:02,693 It's got a 400 olds motor. 884 00:26:02,795 --> 00:26:03,661 Robbie: I remember jethro's hot rod. 885 00:26:03,763 --> 00:26:07,431 He's on the drag strip with granny. 886 00:26:07,533 --> 00:26:08,632 She's in the old jalopy. 887 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:11,869 She puts moonshine in there... 888 00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:12,670 Robbie: ...That thing takes off like a rocket. 889 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:14,538 Danielle: [laughs] I remember that. 890 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:15,472 John: Yeah. This thing, yep. 891 00:26:15,575 --> 00:26:16,273 Robbie: Can I start it? 892 00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:16,740 John: Yeah. 893 00:26:16,842 --> 00:26:18,442 [engine starting] 894 00:26:18,544 --> 00:26:20,444 danielle: Whoa-ha-ha-ha! 895 00:26:20,546 --> 00:26:21,812 [laughs] [honks horn] 896 00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:23,380 john: Do you want to take it for a ride? 897 00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,848 Robbie: Right now? 898 00:26:24,951 --> 00:26:26,483 Danielle: He literally drooled on himself, 899 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:27,818 did you see that! [laughs] 900 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,587 robbie: I'm like, were you me! Get in! 901 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:30,721 Danielle: We're getting in? 902 00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:32,089 Danielle: It's really impressive to me, 903 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:35,092 that john can take these old cars that were meant for a movie 904 00:26:35,194 --> 00:26:38,829 or a tv show, and make sure that these cars still have life. 905 00:26:38,931 --> 00:26:40,598 John: Robbie, bring it back in one piece! 906 00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:43,000 Robbie: Oh I will, trust me! 907 00:26:45,404 --> 00:26:46,837 Danielle: Woohoo! 908 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,607 Here it goes, here it goes, here it goes, 909 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:51,475 here it goes! Here it goes! 910 00:26:51,577 --> 00:26:53,210 [laughs] robbie: Yeah! 911 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:55,312 Woohoo! 912 00:26:55,414 --> 00:26:56,914 Danielle: Ahh! 913 00:26:57,249 --> 00:27:00,718 Robbie: How many people got to say they drove jethro's hot rod? 914 00:27:01,053 --> 00:27:02,553 Robbie: I can see getting this thing on the highway, 915 00:27:02,655 --> 00:27:04,455 it'd be like, wasssuuppp! 916 00:27:04,557 --> 00:27:05,789 Danielle: Oh my god... 917 00:27:05,891 --> 00:27:08,826 Robbie: I did. And I put my foot into it. 918 00:27:08,928 --> 00:27:09,560 Robbie: Man, the more this thing warms up, 919 00:27:09,662 --> 00:27:11,495 the more it wants to run. 920 00:27:11,597 --> 00:27:12,429 Danielle: Yeah it does. 921 00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:13,263 Oh, look at the deer! 922 00:27:13,366 --> 00:27:14,765 [honks horn] 923 00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:18,535 danielle: [laughs] yeah! Jesus, robbie! 924 00:27:18,638 --> 00:27:19,470 Robbie: Yeeee -hhhaaaww! 925 00:27:19,572 --> 00:27:21,338 Danielle: You... Boy... 926 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:22,473 Robbie: Damn... 927 00:27:22,575 --> 00:27:24,775 Danielle: You know this is the only reason I hang out 928 00:27:24,877 --> 00:27:25,643 with you and your brother all the time. 929 00:27:25,745 --> 00:27:27,378 Robbie: Oh my god. [honks horn] 930 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,013 danielle: [laughs] 931 00:27:33,219 --> 00:27:33,951 ♪♪ 932 00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:36,220 ted: There's a few things in here. 933 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:37,287 Dave: Ooh. 934 00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:40,591 Ted: It's not packed quite as big as that garage. 935 00:27:40,693 --> 00:27:41,759 Dave: It's a lot to take in. 936 00:27:41,861 --> 00:27:43,360 Mike: Look at that mountain lion, man. 937 00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:44,395 Dave: I love that. 938 00:27:44,497 --> 00:27:46,397 Mike: Ted is one of those guys that I literally 939 00:27:46,499 --> 00:27:47,798 dream about picking. 940 00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,733 My senses come alive, and my imagination 941 00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:53,604 explodes when I walk into each room. 942 00:27:53,706 --> 00:27:54,838 Because he has such cool stuff. 943 00:27:54,940 --> 00:27:56,774 Mike: Look at that dave, how much is that? 944 00:27:56,876 --> 00:27:59,343 Ted: [laughs] dave: Wow, that's killer. 945 00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:00,177 Mike: How much? 946 00:28:00,279 --> 00:28:00,811 Ted: 15. 947 00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:02,112 Mike: Alright, I'll do it. 948 00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:04,615 Mike: And his passion and his knowledge that he's willing 949 00:28:04,717 --> 00:28:06,650 to share is truly incredible. 950 00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:07,651 Mike: How long have you had this? 951 00:28:07,753 --> 00:28:09,753 Ted: I don't know, 15, 20 years. 952 00:28:09,855 --> 00:28:11,355 Mike: Okay, 'cause they re-issued this 953 00:28:11,457 --> 00:28:12,222 model in the '90s. 954 00:28:12,324 --> 00:28:14,091 Ted: Okay. 955 00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:15,726 Mike: But initially, it was made by a company called park, 956 00:28:15,828 --> 00:28:18,228 and this was the "born losers" series. 957 00:28:18,330 --> 00:28:19,363 Ted: Okay. 958 00:28:19,465 --> 00:28:21,065 Mike: A satire of hitler pointing the gun at his head, 959 00:28:21,167 --> 00:28:24,234 this tank is supposed to be stuck right there on there. 960 00:28:24,336 --> 00:28:25,202 Ted: Okay. 961 00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:27,738 Mike: Parks made this model in the 1960s. 962 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,006 The reality is, this is dark humor. 963 00:28:29,108 --> 00:28:32,876 But it's a caricature of a very real part of history. 964 00:28:32,978 --> 00:28:35,045 Let's face it, hitler was the world's enemy, 965 00:28:35,147 --> 00:28:37,915 he was the face of evil, so it's not surprising that there 966 00:28:38,017 --> 00:28:42,820 were things produced that celebrated his demise. 967 00:28:42,922 --> 00:28:43,787 Mike: I've seen parts and pieces of these, 968 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:45,823 and I've seen photographs of complete ones, 969 00:28:45,925 --> 00:28:48,559 but I've never seen or held a complete one. 970 00:28:48,661 --> 00:28:50,627 Mike: Would you sell this? 971 00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:52,996 Ted: Yes, if the price is right. 972 00:28:53,099 --> 00:28:56,266 Mike: Yeah, I mean obviously it's very amateur -ish. 973 00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:56,867 Ted: Right. 974 00:28:56,969 --> 00:28:57,234 Mike: Who painted this. 975 00:28:57,336 --> 00:28:58,001 Ted: Sure. 976 00:28:58,104 --> 00:28:59,403 Mike: I mean, very amateur-ish. 977 00:28:59,505 --> 00:29:00,104 Ted: I didn't do it. 978 00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:01,171 Mike: Yeah. Ted: [laughs] 979 00:29:01,273 --> 00:29:04,441 mike: I don't know, like 50 bucks the way it is. 980 00:29:04,543 --> 00:29:05,175 You know it's just... 981 00:29:05,277 --> 00:29:06,777 Ted: 60. 982 00:29:06,879 --> 00:29:08,245 Mike: Alright, I'm doing it, I love it. 983 00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:09,546 Ted: Okay. 984 00:29:09,648 --> 00:29:10,247 Mike: Alright, thank you. 985 00:29:10,349 --> 00:29:10,914 Ted: Sure. 986 00:29:11,016 --> 00:29:11,815 Mike: See, I love your eye. 987 00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:13,417 I love like, that you even bought that. 988 00:29:13,519 --> 00:29:15,886 Dave: Ted. Flash gordon. 989 00:29:15,988 --> 00:29:17,855 Ted: Flash gordon or buck rogers, I'm not sure. 990 00:29:17,957 --> 00:29:19,289 Dave: I'm sure, you're right, it's buck rogers. 991 00:29:19,391 --> 00:29:20,858 Ted: [laughs] 992 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,559 dave: Buck rogers was so popular from the '30s. 993 00:29:22,661 --> 00:29:24,061 He was like elvis back then. 994 00:29:24,163 --> 00:29:29,166 Dave: It's a pop gun, and you cocked it like this, oop... 995 00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:30,667 Ted: Ha! 996 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:32,035 Dave: It might be able to be fixed. 997 00:29:32,138 --> 00:29:34,004 Dave: The head had been laying out in somebody's yard 998 00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:37,441 and rusty and somebody picked it up and bead blasted 999 00:29:37,543 --> 00:29:38,509 it and took it apart. 1000 00:29:38,611 --> 00:29:40,277 Dave: It's been repainted. 1001 00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:41,111 Ted: Right. 1002 00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:41,845 Dave: I'd be a player at 50 bucks. 1003 00:29:41,947 --> 00:29:43,213 Ted: I... I'd take 50 bucks. 1004 00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:44,481 Dave: 50? 1005 00:29:44,583 --> 00:29:45,182 Ted: Yep. Dave: Deal. 1006 00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:48,752 ♪♪ 1007 00:29:48,854 --> 00:29:49,219 robbie: Some stuff in here... Monkees. 1008 00:29:49,321 --> 00:29:50,287 John: Yep. 1009 00:29:50,389 --> 00:29:51,822 Robbie: Yeah. 1010 00:29:51,924 --> 00:29:52,756 John: Original monkees sign. Robbie: Yeah? 1011 00:29:52,858 --> 00:29:54,258 John: Dad toured with the monkee mobile. 1012 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:55,359 Robbie: Wow. 1013 00:29:55,461 --> 00:29:57,528 John: The monkees sign was given to me by a friend 1014 00:29:57,630 --> 00:29:58,595 of mine named tony wood. 1015 00:29:58,697 --> 00:30:01,865 Tony worked with george barris. 1016 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,967 John: When george took the monkee mobile out, 1017 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:06,336 that was the sign that was set up next to the car. 1018 00:30:06,438 --> 00:30:06,737 Danielle: Nice. 1019 00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:07,805 John: Yeah. 1020 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:09,039 Robbie: Is this something you'd sell, john? 1021 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:12,709 John: If the price is right, and it's going to a fan, 1022 00:30:12,812 --> 00:30:13,610 or somebody that'll appreciate it. 1023 00:30:13,712 --> 00:30:15,345 Robbie: It's pretty damn cool. 1024 00:30:15,447 --> 00:30:16,680 I mean, it's... 1025 00:30:16,782 --> 00:30:17,915 Danielle: I mean, it's the monkees. 1026 00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:19,383 Robbie: The monkee mobile was created for the show 1027 00:30:19,485 --> 00:30:20,317 as the band's ride. 1028 00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:23,620 And almost became as famous as the band. 1029 00:30:23,722 --> 00:30:24,688 This piece has a lot going for it. 1030 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:26,757 It has the connection to the band, 1031 00:30:26,859 --> 00:30:29,760 the monkees, the tv show, and the car. 1032 00:30:29,862 --> 00:30:31,728 Danielle: Looks good on both sides too. 1033 00:30:31,831 --> 00:30:33,330 John: Yeah, the painting on it is... 1034 00:30:33,432 --> 00:30:34,731 That's gold-leaf. 1035 00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:35,566 Robbie: The painting is incredible. 1036 00:30:35,668 --> 00:30:35,999 Danielle: Yeah, gold-leaf. 1037 00:30:36,101 --> 00:30:36,533 John: Gold-leaf. 1038 00:30:36,635 --> 00:30:38,569 Robbie: Yeah. 2,500. 1039 00:30:38,671 --> 00:30:41,505 John: Umm... I don't know. 1040 00:30:41,607 --> 00:30:43,307 I mean, it is an original. 1041 00:30:43,409 --> 00:30:44,808 Robbie: Yeah? 1042 00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:46,310 Danielle: Is that a batmobile pedal car? 1043 00:30:46,412 --> 00:30:47,311 Robbie: Yeah. 1044 00:30:47,413 --> 00:30:49,313 John: This batmobile was in the sears catalog. 1045 00:30:49,415 --> 00:30:49,780 Robbie: Right. 1046 00:30:49,882 --> 00:30:51,114 Danielle: Okay. 1047 00:30:51,217 --> 00:30:52,249 And I'm guessing it probably was like fully painted and... 1048 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:53,750 John: Yeah. 1049 00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:54,318 Robbie: Yeah. It's faded over its time. 1050 00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:55,752 Danielle: Sure. 1051 00:30:55,855 --> 00:30:56,320 Robbie: I mean, there's no cracks in it. 1052 00:30:56,422 --> 00:30:56,820 Looks complete. 1053 00:30:56,922 --> 00:30:58,021 John: There's not. 1054 00:30:58,123 --> 00:30:58,589 Danielle: But look at them, look at the face where you 1055 00:30:58,691 --> 00:30:59,590 got batman's face, boom! 1056 00:30:59,692 --> 00:31:01,692 Right there with his little eyes. 1057 00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:03,126 Danielle: The condition was rough, 1058 00:31:03,229 --> 00:31:06,563 obviously, 'cause this thing has been sitting around for decades, 1059 00:31:06,665 --> 00:31:08,098 and it got played with hard. 1060 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:11,168 So it's missing the decals, it's obviously kind of sunbaked. 1061 00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:14,037 But really to the right person, if they see this and they fall 1062 00:31:14,139 --> 00:31:17,241 in love with it, they can take it home and buy new decals. 1063 00:31:17,343 --> 00:31:21,011 John: 800. 1064 00:31:22,715 --> 00:31:23,513 Danielle: Robbie, I don't know. 1065 00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:24,982 Robbie: At 800, I think... 1066 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:28,619 I know they make the sticker kit to go back on it, 1067 00:31:28,721 --> 00:31:30,621 but to repaint it and do all that, 1068 00:31:30,723 --> 00:31:31,388 we- we just, we don't do that. 1069 00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:32,623 Danielle: Yeah true. 1070 00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:35,359 Robbie: Yeah, I mean, I think... 1071 00:31:35,461 --> 00:31:36,994 3,000 on the pair. 1072 00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:41,331 John: Alright. 1073 00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:42,332 Danielle: Yeah! 1074 00:31:42,434 --> 00:31:43,066 John: I'll do it. 1075 00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:43,367 Danielle: Yes, look at that! 1076 00:31:43,469 --> 00:31:46,803 ♪♪ 1077 00:31:46,906 --> 00:31:48,672 mike: How about the wooden horse heads? 1078 00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:50,274 You got a pink one and a black one. 1079 00:31:50,376 --> 00:31:51,475 Ted: Uhh... 1080 00:31:51,577 --> 00:31:52,643 Mike: They're profiles. 1081 00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:54,678 Ted: 75 for the pair of them. 1082 00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:56,380 Mike: Yeah... I wouldn't do that. 1083 00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:57,114 I mean, I think... 1084 00:31:57,216 --> 00:31:57,748 Ted: Well, make me an offer. 1085 00:31:57,850 --> 00:31:59,216 Mike: I would do 50 bucks. 1086 00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:00,284 Ted: Sold. 1087 00:32:00,386 --> 00:32:02,119 Mike: [laughs] 1088 00:32:02,221 --> 00:32:03,687 ted: That- that's where I was at, but I figured if I told... 1089 00:32:03,789 --> 00:32:04,755 Mike: Alright, I got you, I got you. 1090 00:32:04,857 --> 00:32:05,923 Ted: [laughs] mike: Yeah, I'll do that. 1091 00:32:06,025 --> 00:32:08,892 Ted: I bought this stuff right, I made money on it, 1092 00:32:08,994 --> 00:32:11,428 and it's going to a good home, and it's probably 1093 00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:12,696 going to get restored. 1094 00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:14,531 And somebody's going to appreciate it 1095 00:32:14,633 --> 00:32:16,366 and have fun with it too. 1096 00:32:16,468 --> 00:32:18,035 Dave: What's this? 1097 00:32:18,137 --> 00:32:21,004 Ted: [laughs] oh this is from, during the war and in the 1098 00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:24,007 service, a lot of guys smoked but didn't buy smokes. 1099 00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:27,711 So they would say, "can I bum a cigarette off of you?" 1100 00:32:27,813 --> 00:32:30,414 "chiseler!" [ted & dave laughing] 1101 00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:31,882 dave: That's funny. 1102 00:32:31,984 --> 00:32:32,449 Ted: Oh yeah, look at the, this is the size 1103 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,384 the packs used to be. 1104 00:32:34,486 --> 00:32:35,352 Dave: Non-filtered. 1105 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:36,620 Ted: Non-filtered. 1106 00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:37,688 Dave: They hold them up here. 1107 00:32:37,790 --> 00:32:39,957 Ted: In your sleeve. 75 bucks for it. 1108 00:32:40,059 --> 00:32:42,426 Dave: Throw in this little devil head guy so I can 1109 00:32:42,528 --> 00:32:43,226 hang it in my hot rod. 1110 00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:44,328 Ted: Okay. 1111 00:32:44,430 --> 00:32:45,228 Dave: I'll do it. 1112 00:32:45,331 --> 00:32:46,496 Ted: Sold. 1113 00:32:46,598 --> 00:32:48,231 Dave: Bye. Thanks, ted. 1114 00:32:48,334 --> 00:32:48,732 Ted: Sure. 1115 00:32:48,834 --> 00:32:51,168 Dave: I love that. 1116 00:32:51,270 --> 00:32:54,871 ♪♪ 1117 00:32:54,974 --> 00:32:56,573 robbie: Look at that, dani, drivin' deuces, 1118 00:32:56,675 --> 00:32:59,543 east coast round-up entry. 1119 00:32:59,645 --> 00:33:00,577 Danielle: Drivin' deuces. 1120 00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:01,311 John: You know, I really can' t get rid of that, 1121 00:33:01,413 --> 00:33:02,612 because that goes with that. 1122 00:33:02,715 --> 00:33:04,581 Robbie: This goes to this car? 1123 00:33:04,683 --> 00:33:05,716 John: To the mailman special. 1124 00:33:05,818 --> 00:33:08,585 My dad started building it in 1959. 1125 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:10,721 He built it in the backyard. 1126 00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:12,222 Danielle: Is this your dad right here? 1127 00:33:12,324 --> 00:33:13,256 John: Yes. 1128 00:33:13,359 --> 00:33:14,391 Danielle: He looks, you look so much like him! 1129 00:33:14,493 --> 00:33:15,625 Robbie: Wow. Wow. 1130 00:33:15,728 --> 00:33:16,259 Danielle: [sighs] that's crazy. 1131 00:33:16,362 --> 00:33:17,894 John: Yeah. 1132 00:33:17,997 --> 00:33:19,429 John: My dad built this car strictly for racing. 1133 00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:20,931 That was his passion. 1134 00:33:21,033 --> 00:33:23,467 And it just evolved into being a show car because 1135 00:33:23,569 --> 00:33:24,601 of the way he built it. 1136 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:26,069 And the way he put it together. 1137 00:33:26,772 --> 00:33:29,072 John: It was just an eye-catcher. 1138 00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:31,008 John: He was asked by general tire to display his car at 1139 00:33:31,110 --> 00:33:35,345 the 1964 world's fair in flushing meadows park, queens. 1140 00:33:35,447 --> 00:33:36,913 Danielle: Okay. 1141 00:33:37,016 --> 00:33:38,882 John: Oh a Saturday, my parents were there and 1142 00:33:38,984 --> 00:33:41,385 brian wilson of the beach boys walked in... 1143 00:33:41,487 --> 00:33:43,387 Danielle: Stoppp... 1144 00:33:43,489 --> 00:33:44,588 Robbie: Wow... Wow! 1145 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:45,989 John: Yeah, and he wanted to buy the car off my parents. 1146 00:33:46,091 --> 00:33:47,557 But my father was no, he wasn't interested in selling it, 1147 00:33:47,659 --> 00:33:48,625 'cause this was his baby. 1148 00:33:48,727 --> 00:33:49,860 Brian wilson asked him, he says 1149 00:33:49,962 --> 00:33:52,029 "we're going to be on the ed sullivan show, 1150 00:33:52,131 --> 00:33:55,332 and we'd like to have this car on the ed sullivan show." 1151 00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:56,133 danielle: Ohhh... 1152 00:33:56,235 --> 00:33:56,666 Robbie: And that's it, right there. 1153 00:33:56,769 --> 00:33:57,701 John: And that's it. 1154 00:33:57,803 --> 00:33:58,235 Danielle: That's nuts! Robbie: Wow. 1155 00:33:58,337 --> 00:33:59,903 John: Yep. 1156 00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:01,838 John: Everybody watches the ed sullivan show. 1157 00:34:01,940 --> 00:34:04,141 Because there were only 3 channels to watch. 1158 00:34:04,243 --> 00:34:06,076 All the neighbors came over and they would all congratulate 1159 00:34:06,178 --> 00:34:09,312 him and it was, you know, it was a great feeling for him. 1160 00:34:09,415 --> 00:34:10,313 Robbie: Wow... 1161 00:34:10,416 --> 00:34:11,581 Danielle: Well see no wonder you don't want 1162 00:34:11,683 --> 00:34:12,482 to get ride of that plaque. 1163 00:34:12,584 --> 00:34:13,750 That's like, that is... 1164 00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:14,684 Robbie: I understand that, I mean, heck 1165 00:34:14,787 --> 00:34:15,886 I could offer you 2 grand for it, 1166 00:34:15,988 --> 00:34:17,421 you're like no it's got to stay with the car. 1167 00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:18,155 John: No, can't, yep. 1168 00:34:18,257 --> 00:34:23,360 ♪♪ 1169 00:34:23,462 --> 00:34:24,828 dave: Holy crap... 1170 00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:26,296 Mike: Oh you guys finally made it down here? 1171 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:26,730 Dave: Really? 1172 00:34:26,832 --> 00:34:28,165 [group laughing] 1173 00:34:28,267 --> 00:34:31,802 mike: There's just a menagerie of everything in this basement. 1174 00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:34,404 Anything from neon clocks to barber poles 1175 00:34:34,506 --> 00:34:35,739 to pinball machines. 1176 00:34:35,841 --> 00:34:38,041 This is where the high test stuff is. 1177 00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:40,410 Mike: Alright, it actually worked with I plugged it in. 1178 00:34:40,512 --> 00:34:42,479 Ted: Neon. [laughs] 1179 00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:43,480 mike: I know. In green. 1180 00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:44,681 Ted: Christmas is coming. 1181 00:34:44,783 --> 00:34:47,184 Mike: Ahh... [laughs] I hope so. 1182 00:34:47,286 --> 00:34:48,418 Ted: 450? 1183 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,287 Mike: Ah it's so cool. 1184 00:34:50,389 --> 00:34:51,188 Ted: Oh yeah. 1185 00:34:51,290 --> 00:34:52,222 Mike: Alright, I'm going to do the 450. 1186 00:34:52,324 --> 00:34:53,924 Dave: Ted. 1187 00:34:54,026 --> 00:34:56,626 Ted: Oh yeah, the lady was a professional skater 1188 00:34:56,728 --> 00:34:58,929 and traveled all over the country. 1189 00:34:59,031 --> 00:35:00,664 Dave: You don't see those skating rinks anymore. 1190 00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:01,898 For the most part, they're gone. 1191 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,468 Ted: The round one up on the right hand side, 1192 00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:05,836 I think that's riverview. 1193 00:35:05,938 --> 00:35:07,304 Dave: Oh I see that, that's riverview, yep. 1194 00:35:07,406 --> 00:35:09,206 Chicago. 250. 1195 00:35:09,308 --> 00:35:10,540 Ted: 275. 1196 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:11,241 Dave: Alright, I'll take it. 1197 00:35:11,343 --> 00:35:12,742 Ted: Okay. 1198 00:35:12,845 --> 00:35:13,677 Ted: That's for blowing up balloons. 1199 00:35:13,779 --> 00:35:15,779 I'd probably have to have 60 bucks. 1200 00:35:15,881 --> 00:35:16,746 Mike: What year do you think it's from? 1201 00:35:16,849 --> 00:35:18,615 Ted: Oh it's got to be from the '40s. 1202 00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,417 Mike: I'm going to take it. 1203 00:35:20,519 --> 00:35:21,918 I love it, I love it! 1204 00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:24,054 I'm just as passionate about you with this stuff, 1205 00:35:24,156 --> 00:35:27,290 but you know, you were fortunate enough to live through it. 1206 00:35:27,392 --> 00:35:27,958 Ted: [laughs] 1207 00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:28,325 mike: You know, I wasn't. 1208 00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:29,159 Dave: Ted. 1209 00:35:29,261 --> 00:35:30,393 Ted: 20? 1210 00:35:30,496 --> 00:35:32,229 Dave: How about 15? 1211 00:35:32,331 --> 00:35:34,297 Ted: Okay. 1212 00:35:34,399 --> 00:35:35,165 Dave: Alright. 1213 00:35:35,267 --> 00:35:36,600 Ted: I hope you brought a big truck. 1214 00:35:36,702 --> 00:35:37,167 Dave: Oh we got a big truck. 1215 00:35:37,269 --> 00:35:39,336 ♪♪ 1216 00:35:39,438 --> 00:35:40,737 danielle: John. 1217 00:35:40,839 --> 00:35:42,873 So much of my childhood right here. 1218 00:35:42,975 --> 00:35:46,076 My grandma, I used to go over to her house, 1219 00:35:46,178 --> 00:35:48,879 and used to sit on her floor and we'd watch the munsters. 1220 00:35:48,981 --> 00:35:50,547 I always felt like a freak, I always felt like 1221 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:51,815 a bit of a weirdo as a kid. 1222 00:35:51,917 --> 00:35:54,684 And I loved that I could watch this show, 1223 00:35:54,786 --> 00:35:57,020 and all the weirdos are represented. 1224 00:35:57,122 --> 00:35:58,722 John: Could I get you a ladder, you want to look inside? 1225 00:35:58,824 --> 00:36:01,158 Danielle: Yeah! I would love to, yeah. 1226 00:36:01,260 --> 00:36:03,093 Danielle: I was just a freaky weird kid who felt left out all 1227 00:36:03,195 --> 00:36:06,997 the time and really felt at home when I watched this show. 1228 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,600 Danielle: Whoa... 1229 00:36:10,702 --> 00:36:11,801 Robbie: Can you feel herman? 1230 00:36:11,904 --> 00:36:12,569 He's right there, he's in the front seat. 1231 00:36:12,671 --> 00:36:14,304 Danielle: Oh I feel herman. 1232 00:36:14,406 --> 00:36:14,938 Robbie: Yeah. 1233 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:16,439 Danielle: Can I sit in it? 1234 00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:16,907 John: Yeah, of course. 1235 00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:17,274 Danielle: Yeah? 1236 00:36:17,376 --> 00:36:18,909 John: Yep. 1237 00:36:19,011 --> 00:36:20,644 Danielle: I got to get up close, I got to feel the 1238 00:36:20,746 --> 00:36:22,345 fabric inside the munster koach. 1239 00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:23,613 Danielle: Whoa... 1240 00:36:23,715 --> 00:36:24,614 John: For herman to get in there, 1241 00:36:24,716 --> 00:36:25,649 he would take the seat out. 1242 00:36:25,751 --> 00:36:26,583 Danielle: Yeah, he'd have to. 1243 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:27,551 Robbie: He sat on the ground? 1244 00:36:27,653 --> 00:36:28,752 John: Sit on the floor, yeah. 1245 00:36:28,854 --> 00:36:30,587 Danielle: We actually have the original 1246 00:36:30,689 --> 00:36:33,290 munster's koach sketches... 1247 00:36:33,392 --> 00:36:34,925 John: Really? 1248 00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:35,892 Danielle: ...From barris' collection, for this car. 1249 00:36:35,994 --> 00:36:38,428 John: Wow. The ones that tom daniels did? 1250 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:39,296 Danielle: Yeah, yes. 1251 00:36:39,398 --> 00:36:39,763 John: Oh wow. 1252 00:36:39,865 --> 00:36:40,797 Danielle: Yeah. 1253 00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:41,431 I mean, seriously, they belong with this, 1254 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:42,299 they belong with this. 1255 00:36:42,401 --> 00:36:43,300 Robbie: Yeah. 1256 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:43,767 John: They do. 1257 00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:44,301 They really do. 1258 00:36:44,403 --> 00:36:46,036 Robbie: Yeah. 1259 00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:47,170 John: So I was very interested when danielle said that 1260 00:36:47,272 --> 00:36:49,873 she had the original artwork with the munster koach. 1261 00:36:49,975 --> 00:36:52,742 And I would like to maybe try to strike a deal 1262 00:36:52,844 --> 00:36:54,678 and keep that together with the car. 1263 00:36:54,780 --> 00:36:55,512 Danielle: Well what do you think? 1264 00:36:55,614 --> 00:36:56,346 Do I look good in here? 1265 00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:57,347 Robbie: You do. 1266 00:36:57,449 --> 00:36:58,281 Danielle: Yeah? 1267 00:36:58,383 --> 00:36:59,249 John: Yeah. 1268 00:36:59,351 --> 00:37:00,817 Robbie: But... We came for the robin mobile. 1269 00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:02,285 John: You want to go take another look at it? 1270 00:37:02,387 --> 00:37:02,719 Robbie: Yeah. 1271 00:37:02,821 --> 00:37:03,420 Danielle: Right. 1272 00:37:03,522 --> 00:37:04,087 Robbie: One more time. 1273 00:37:04,189 --> 00:37:08,825 John: Let's go check it out. 1274 00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:09,726 ♪♪ 1275 00:37:09,828 --> 00:37:13,697 robbie: Ho-ho... Will you look at this. 1276 00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:14,731 John: This is comic book history. 1277 00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:16,666 Robbie: I didn't think, you know what, 1278 00:37:16,768 --> 00:37:17,901 I never even thought about that. 1279 00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:20,804 John: And it also has the original agreement, 1280 00:37:20,906 --> 00:37:23,773 when it went to 20th century fox in 1966. 1281 00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:24,741 Robbie: Every time he opens his mouth, 1282 00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:25,976 I'm thinking that he's adding a zero. 1283 00:37:26,078 --> 00:37:28,945 Danielle: Cha -ching! Hehe... Cha-ching! [laughs] 1284 00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:31,781 robbie: Seriously. I mean, you held me in suspense, 1285 00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:32,649 I got to have a number on this thing, 1286 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:35,185 I mean, is it something that... 1287 00:37:35,287 --> 00:37:36,620 I mean... 1288 00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:38,421 John: I mean, I got to get... 1289 00:37:38,523 --> 00:37:39,522 Robbie: Come on... 1290 00:37:39,858 --> 00:37:40,991 John: I couldn't go no lower than 100. 1291 00:37:44,363 --> 00:37:45,929 Danielle: Yowsa! 1292 00:37:46,031 --> 00:37:47,931 Robbie: I knew it was going to be a high number, 1293 00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:50,667 but I did not think it was going to be that high. 1294 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:52,402 I mean, that's so out of our reach, 1295 00:37:52,504 --> 00:37:53,403 it's not even funny. 1296 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:54,104 Robbie: Is this the first time you've tried 1297 00:37:54,206 --> 00:37:55,272 to sell something like this? 1298 00:37:55,374 --> 00:37:56,306 John: Yeah. 1299 00:37:56,408 --> 00:37:57,307 Robbie: Okay. 1300 00:37:57,409 --> 00:37:58,475 So I'm like the first guy to hear that number. 1301 00:37:58,577 --> 00:37:59,876 John: You got first dibs. 1302 00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:01,745 Robbie: Can you pretend I'm the second guy? 1303 00:38:01,847 --> 00:38:04,881 Danielle: [laughs] john: I could try. 1304 00:38:04,983 --> 00:38:06,283 Robbie: I got to pass, I just- I can't do it. 1305 00:38:06,385 --> 00:38:07,350 John: Alright. 1306 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:08,518 Robbie: Seriously. 1307 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:08,985 John: You know where it is. 1308 00:38:09,087 --> 00:38:09,619 Robbie: I know. 1309 00:38:09,721 --> 00:38:10,453 John: If you ever need it. 1310 00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:11,488 Robbie: Thank you, man. 1311 00:38:11,590 --> 00:38:13,657 John: You know, maybe the robin's go kart was 1312 00:38:13,759 --> 00:38:15,091 a little out of robbie's range. 1313 00:38:15,193 --> 00:38:18,862 But that's no problem, it'll eventually go to the right home. 1314 00:38:18,964 --> 00:38:21,498 Robbie: I love you taking the time to show us 1315 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:22,232 the history of this stuff. 1316 00:38:22,334 --> 00:38:23,433 John: No problem, my pleasure. 1317 00:38:23,535 --> 00:38:25,135 Robbie: I mean, your passion, I can't imagine waking up, 1318 00:38:25,237 --> 00:38:27,804 being able to pick what I want to drive like that every day. 1319 00:38:27,906 --> 00:38:28,672 Danielle: Today wasn't just another pick. 1320 00:38:28,774 --> 00:38:30,874 Today was a trip down amnesia lane. 1321 00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:33,710 We had an opportunity to come face to face with 1322 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:36,680 some of our best childhood memories. 1323 00:38:36,782 --> 00:38:37,247 Robbie: You got it in your blood. 1324 00:38:37,349 --> 00:38:38,548 John: Yep. 1325 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:39,115 Robbie: It's in your veins. 1326 00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:39,683 John: It's in the veins. 1327 00:38:39,785 --> 00:38:40,216 Robbie: I can feel it. 1328 00:38:40,319 --> 00:38:41,351 John: Yep. 1329 00:38:41,453 --> 00:38:42,285 Danielle: I know, I told you you'd love him, didn't I? 1330 00:38:42,387 --> 00:38:43,119 John: [laughs] 1331 00:38:43,221 --> 00:38:43,820 danielle: Told you you'd love him! 1332 00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:44,154 Robbie: Yeah, its awesome. 1333 00:38:44,256 --> 00:38:46,089 ♪♪ 1334 00:38:46,191 --> 00:38:48,325 mike: You got all this stuff in here from down the stairs? 1335 00:38:48,427 --> 00:38:49,159 Ted: By myself. 1336 00:38:49,261 --> 00:38:50,694 Mike: Oh my gosh... Even this thing? 1337 00:38:50,796 --> 00:38:52,262 Ted: Gravity was on my side. Oh yeah. 1338 00:38:52,364 --> 00:38:53,229 Mike: Wow... 1339 00:38:53,332 --> 00:38:54,431 Ted: Even the video, the video is all whole 1340 00:38:54,533 --> 00:38:55,398 lot heavier than that. 1341 00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:56,599 Mike: Oh my gosh... 1342 00:38:56,702 --> 00:38:57,801 This just makes my back hurt 1343 00:38:57,903 --> 00:38:59,869 just thinking about you doing all this. 1344 00:38:59,971 --> 00:39:01,838 Mike: Now I'm seeing a lot of pinball machines, 1345 00:39:01,940 --> 00:39:04,374 but I'm really pulling towards the cowboy, 1346 00:39:04,476 --> 00:39:05,742 the western stuff. 1347 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:07,510 To me, that's great subject matter. 1348 00:39:07,612 --> 00:39:09,012 Something that's timeless. 1349 00:39:09,114 --> 00:39:10,947 Mike: This is one of the earliest machines that I love, 1350 00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:13,416 because it's wood rail, probably had wood legs. 1351 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:14,718 It's the wagon train. 1352 00:39:14,820 --> 00:39:17,854 Ted: It is in extremely nice shape. 1353 00:39:17,956 --> 00:39:19,956 The thing that impressed me was the backglass. 1354 00:39:20,058 --> 00:39:22,158 Mike: I know, the backglass is not peeling at all. 1355 00:39:22,260 --> 00:39:23,226 Ted: No. 1356 00:39:23,328 --> 00:39:24,961 Mike: So it turns out that the one I love the most, 1357 00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:28,031 is actually something that we could get out of here! 1358 00:39:28,133 --> 00:39:30,600 Because it's on caster wheels, it could be pulled out, 1359 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:32,902 the back board, wagon train. 1360 00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:35,538 Native americans, cowboys, it's very colorful, 1361 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:37,006 the paint is not peeling. 1362 00:39:37,109 --> 00:39:39,676 Ted: What really killed them a lot of times was they 1363 00:39:39,778 --> 00:39:41,277 left them plugged in day and night. 1364 00:39:41,380 --> 00:39:43,146 Mike: Yeah. 1365 00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:44,848 Ted: And it built up too much heat and it dried the paint off. 1366 00:39:44,950 --> 00:39:46,616 Mike: Ted's knowledge and his passion for 1367 00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:48,618 pinball machines is so contagious. 1368 00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,186 Mike: This is a dime machine. 1369 00:39:50,288 --> 00:39:51,688 Ted: Yes. 1370 00:39:51,790 --> 00:39:53,590 Mike: What- what time period's this? 1371 00:39:53,692 --> 00:39:55,258 Ted: I would say... Late '40s. 1372 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:56,926 Mike: Um-hm. 1373 00:39:57,028 --> 00:39:57,994 Well, what are you thinking on something like that? 1374 00:39:58,096 --> 00:40:00,330 Like what's that, what's the value of this machine? 1375 00:40:00,432 --> 00:40:02,132 Because I know... 1376 00:40:02,234 --> 00:40:04,267 Moving it the way we're going to move it if we even did a deal... 1377 00:40:04,369 --> 00:40:05,802 Ted: Right. 1378 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:06,236 Mike: It's going to need to be repaired. 1379 00:40:06,338 --> 00:40:07,871 Ted: Yeah. 1380 00:40:07,973 --> 00:40:09,239 Mike: All the contacts, and all that stuff. 1381 00:40:09,341 --> 00:40:11,007 Ted: Yeah. 1382 00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:12,642 Mike: I mean, do you have the legs, the correct legs? 1383 00:40:12,744 --> 00:40:14,577 Ted: I can't say correct or not. 1384 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:16,746 I've got wood legs for it. 1385 00:40:16,848 --> 00:40:18,148 Mike: When you walked into an arcade, 1386 00:40:18,250 --> 00:40:20,850 there were machines that you gravitated towards just because 1387 00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:22,919 you like the colors, you like the subject matter. 1388 00:40:23,021 --> 00:40:25,422 Whatever clicked with you, you know what I mean? 1389 00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:26,589 This one clicks with me. 1390 00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:28,725 Mike: You know, with your all your knowledge of pinball, 1391 00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:29,726 if this machine was up and rolling, 1392 00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:32,629 you know, had the correct legs on it. 1393 00:40:32,731 --> 00:40:33,963 What would the value of that be? 1394 00:40:34,065 --> 00:40:37,667 Ted: I would think that probably a $1,200 machine. 1395 00:40:37,769 --> 00:40:38,501 Mike: That's what I was thinking. 1396 00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:39,202 I was thinking 12 to 15. 1397 00:40:39,304 --> 00:40:40,637 Ted: Yes. 1398 00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:41,304 Mike: These all look like a set. 1399 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:43,006 Let me see... 1400 00:40:46,912 --> 00:40:48,845 Now these aren't the legs that were on it. 1401 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:50,847 Because the leg that was on it was peaked. 1402 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:51,714 Could it have possibly had a metal leg too? 1403 00:40:51,817 --> 00:40:53,783 Ted: It could have had metal legs. 1404 00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:55,985 Yeah, if it was peaked, it was metal leg. 1405 00:40:56,087 --> 00:40:58,855 Mike: Okay, so I saw a stack of metal legs somewhere. 1406 00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:03,026 Mike: I look around, and I find the metal legs. 1407 00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:05,695 Mike: Alright, let me see these, I think these might work. 1408 00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:07,697 Mike: Okay, with the peak on the top. 1409 00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:08,865 Mike: Right there, that's lining up. 1410 00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:10,567 Mike: And they look perfect on the machine. 1411 00:41:10,669 --> 00:41:11,935 I'm diving into this deal. 1412 00:41:12,037 --> 00:41:13,603 Mike: Alright, how much you want for the machine, 1413 00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,705 with the bolts and the legs? 1414 00:41:15,807 --> 00:41:20,210 Ted: I would probably say... 550. 1415 00:41:20,312 --> 00:41:24,614 Mike: Alright, well considering the work that needs to be done, 1416 00:41:24,716 --> 00:41:25,248 I think that's a good price. 1417 00:41:25,350 --> 00:41:26,382 Ted: Okay. 1418 00:41:26,485 --> 00:41:27,217 Mike: Alright, man! 1419 00:41:27,319 --> 00:41:27,584 Thank you. 1420 00:41:27,686 --> 00:41:28,918 Ted: Good. 1421 00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:31,688 Ted: Everything I sold today, I made money on it. 1422 00:41:31,790 --> 00:41:33,957 All my friends thought I was crazy, 1423 00:41:34,059 --> 00:41:36,559 but I never would have made this much in interest if 1424 00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:37,560 I put that money in the bank. 1425 00:41:38,230 --> 00:41:41,130 [laughs] and I wouldn't have had the fun of going and doing it. 1426 00:41:41,399 --> 00:41:42,999 Mike: Hey buddy. 1427 00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:46,302 Thank you for sharing all that amusement park history. 1428 00:41:46,404 --> 00:41:46,836 Ted: Oh yeah. 1429 00:41:46,938 --> 00:41:47,704 Mike: You know what. 1430 00:41:47,806 --> 00:41:49,339 Ted: There's more up there if you... 1431 00:41:49,441 --> 00:41:49,906 Mike: Oh my gosh. 1432 00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:51,140 Ted: ...If you got time. 1433 00:41:51,243 --> 00:41:51,608 Mike: I'm going to call you and pick your brain sometime. 1434 00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:52,375 Ted: Let me know. 1435 00:41:52,477 --> 00:41:53,443 Dave: Thanks, ted. 1436 00:41:53,545 --> 00:41:55,111 Mike: Alright, buddy. 1437 00:41:55,213 --> 00:41:57,580 Mike: Ted had a vision that all of this stuff was important, 1438 00:41:57,682 --> 00:41:58,815 and it needed to be saved. 1439 00:41:58,917 --> 00:42:01,518 He's the kind of guy that I looked up to as 1440 00:42:01,620 --> 00:42:03,920 a picker my whole life. 1441 00:42:04,022 --> 00:42:06,623 The guys that saved it when it was worth nothing, 1442 00:42:06,725 --> 00:42:08,424 and just saved it for the passion. 1443 00:42:08,527 --> 00:42:09,259 Ted: Have a save trip! 1444 00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:11,628 [honks horn] 1445 00:42:11,730 --> 00:42:13,363 mike: See ya down the road, ted! 1446 00:42:13,465 --> 00:42:14,430 Dave: See ya, ted. 1447 00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:15,999 Ted: Yeah, take care!