1 00:00:02,170 --> 00:00:04,430 This time on Roadkill, 13 years of burnouts finally catches up with us. 2 00:00:04,430 --> 00:00:07,800 The Roadkill Ranchero is back and going to prison. 3 00:00:12,370 --> 00:00:13,470 [tires screeching] 4 00:00:14,100 --> 00:00:16,100 [theme music playing] 5 00:00:29,230 --> 00:00:31,430 [David] Where we are now is the secret stash 6 00:00:31,430 --> 00:00:33,300 of MotorTrend vehicles. 7 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:39,570 At one time, there were 220 leftover cars in here, from all the different shows. 8 00:00:39,570 --> 00:00:40,800 [Mike] But here's the thing. 9 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,900 We've been told to clean our room, so to speak. 10 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:46,770 And in order to make space for any new junk, 11 00:00:46,770 --> 00:00:49,700 we have to find a new home for some of our old junk. 12 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:52,830 So in this episode, we're unofficially retiring 13 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:55,830 one of our favorites. Giving it one last adventure 14 00:00:55,830 --> 00:00:57,570 before parking it in a new joint, 15 00:00:57,570 --> 00:01:01,170 where any of you can enjoy some visitation rights. 16 00:01:01,170 --> 00:01:03,430 And the car that's getting its final road trip 17 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:05,500 is the one that started it all. 18 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,470 The Ranchero. 19 00:01:07,470 --> 00:01:11,130 The Ranchero is actually, like, our oldest car 20 00:01:11,130 --> 00:01:14,000 that you and I have worked on together on the show. 21 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,830 -[Mike] Yeah. -[David] It's a '68 Ford Ranchero with a basic 302 22 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:20,430 that we've had for more than 13 years. 23 00:01:20,430 --> 00:01:22,130 This was our first road trip, right here. 24 00:01:22,130 --> 00:01:24,600 It was. Yeah, if you don't know the story, 25 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,200 which I think hardcore fans do, 26 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,070 the very first episode that we ever shot 27 00:01:28,070 --> 00:01:30,970 was driving this car, and we wanted to go to Alaska. 28 00:01:30,970 --> 00:01:34,300 And we ended up in the bottom of the Grand Canyon instead. 29 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:36,270 Totally failed, didn't make it to Alaska, 30 00:01:36,270 --> 00:01:38,100 and at the time we thought to ourselves, 31 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:40,570 "We can't fail in our very first episode!" 32 00:01:40,570 --> 00:01:41,800 And so we didn't air it. 33 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,570 We shot something else really fast. 34 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:44,600 And then this car, 35 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,100 the Ranchero was the second one. 36 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:49,570 Eventually, we did make it to Alaska with this car, 37 00:01:49,570 --> 00:01:51,600 which was really, I think, one of our greatest feats ever. 38 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,870 -[Mike] Yes. Yes, absolutely -Yeah. 39 00:01:53,870 --> 00:01:55,430 If you are looking at the car and wondering, 40 00:01:55,430 --> 00:01:56,930 why is it all painted up like that? 41 00:01:56,930 --> 00:01:58,270 It's actually pretty faded now. 42 00:01:58,270 --> 00:02:00,170 When we first did it, it was all nice and fresh. 43 00:02:00,170 --> 00:02:03,300 It is a tribute to a car that 44 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:07,370 Ak Miller and Ray Brock ran in the very first Mexican 1000 45 00:02:07,370 --> 00:02:09,830 which is the race that became the Baja 1000. 46 00:02:09,830 --> 00:02:11,570 And they were racing for Hot Rod magazine 47 00:02:11,570 --> 00:02:13,170 and they won their class, 48 00:02:13,170 --> 00:02:15,670 and so I got this one and cloned it. 49 00:02:15,670 --> 00:02:17,370 But anyway, we're gonna hit the road on it again. 50 00:02:17,370 --> 00:02:19,130 We're in Gardena, California right now, 51 00:02:19,130 --> 00:02:21,630 and we're pointed to Montana. 52 00:02:22,030 --> 00:02:23,329 There. 53 00:02:23,329 --> 00:02:26,000 [David]We have a little bit more than 1100 miles to cover 54 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,470 in just a few days. 55 00:02:30,030 --> 00:02:31,000 Sounds okay. 56 00:02:32,030 --> 00:02:34,970 [David] Oil pressure... Does it have a brake pedal? 57 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,530 -Yeah. -Yeah? 58 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:39,530 All these cars sit for so long, 59 00:02:39,530 --> 00:02:42,070 we never know what to expect when we get back in 'em. 60 00:02:42,070 --> 00:02:43,670 Okay, let's drive to Montana. 61 00:02:43,670 --> 00:02:46,100 [engine whirring] 62 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:47,600 We have drive. 63 00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:54,370 Do you think we should have checked the tires for air? 64 00:02:54,370 --> 00:02:57,970 I think we should have checked oil, ATF... 65 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,900 -Anything. -[Mike] We're doing this. 66 00:03:01,900 --> 00:03:06,070 -We're out. It was too easy. -[David] So far easier than expected. 67 00:03:06,070 --> 00:03:07,030 [Mike] Yeah. 68 00:03:08,730 --> 00:03:10,530 Wow, this is way above average for us. 69 00:03:11,300 --> 00:03:12,230 Well, this is impressive. 70 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,430 [David] We talked a little about the history of this car, 71 00:03:15,430 --> 00:03:16,400 but I haven't told you, 72 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,570 specifically, it's a '68 Ford Ranchero. 73 00:03:19,570 --> 00:03:21,070 When we first put it together, 74 00:03:21,070 --> 00:03:24,100 it had a 363 cubic-inch small block in it. 75 00:03:24,100 --> 00:03:25,730 It's now a 302. 76 00:03:25,730 --> 00:03:28,270 It has a GearStar C4 in it. 77 00:03:28,270 --> 00:03:29,570 I remember when it used to have a really 78 00:03:29,570 --> 00:03:32,070 high stall converter, but I think we changed that. 79 00:03:32,070 --> 00:03:35,370 The rear end gear is 278. 80 00:03:35,370 --> 00:03:38,030 It's a Ford eight inch with a highway gear in it. 81 00:03:38,030 --> 00:03:40,829 So we don't need to overdrive in order to cruise. 82 00:03:40,829 --> 00:03:42,100 When we were going to Alaska, 83 00:03:42,100 --> 00:03:44,400 we totally cold prepped this thing. 84 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,570 It's got Dynamat in the ceiling and in the floors. 85 00:03:47,570 --> 00:03:48,670 It had a killer heater, 86 00:03:48,670 --> 00:03:50,630 which is, I noticed, now disconnected 87 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:52,500 for some reason. It's kind of a bummer. 88 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:55,900 -Because it still doesn't have a passenger glass. -Yeah. 89 00:03:55,900 --> 00:03:57,900 That was a great scene when the glass broke. 90 00:03:57,900 --> 00:03:59,170 -[glass breaking] -[chuckles] 91 00:03:59,170 --> 00:04:00,300 It really was. 92 00:04:02,700 --> 00:04:04,700 [Mike] By this time, it was about zero degrees out. 93 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:07,500 I slammed the car door and the passenger side window 94 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:10,000 exploded into, like, a billion pieces. 95 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,630 You were quite annoyed with me at the time. 96 00:04:11,630 --> 00:04:13,830 -I was. -All I did was close the door. 97 00:04:13,830 --> 00:04:14,800 But it was funny. 98 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:19,670 [Mike] Yeah, this thing, 99 00:04:19,670 --> 00:04:22,830 the seat back and the seat bottom are completely blown out, 100 00:04:22,830 --> 00:04:24,730 and it's almost like the seats reclined. 101 00:04:24,730 --> 00:04:26,170 It's kind of nice, actually. 102 00:04:26,170 --> 00:04:27,300 I can roll like this. 103 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,530 [David] All right, it's four and a half miles 104 00:04:31,530 --> 00:04:32,970 to 605 north. 105 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,800 Our next highway is 210. 106 00:04:37,870 --> 00:04:39,530 If you get off here at Irwindale, 107 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:41,670 this is where Irwindale Dragstrip used to be. 108 00:04:41,670 --> 00:04:44,430 -Right where the brewery is here. -[Mike] Oh. 109 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:54,100 [David] Looks like it's starting to rain. 110 00:04:55,270 --> 00:04:58,900 And, as usual, stopping at the Auto Zone to stock up. 111 00:04:58,900 --> 00:05:02,700 We need some Duralast wiper blades, 112 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:05,270 and we usually get a road tool kit as well. 113 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,200 As a reminder, we're going to Montana, 114 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,570 which involves cruising 115 00:05:15,570 --> 00:05:19,300 through places like Idaho, Utah... 116 00:05:19,300 --> 00:05:21,530 I didn't expect the snow to come in California, 117 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,430 but we just froze, man. 118 00:05:23,430 --> 00:05:25,070 And there's still no window in this thing. 119 00:05:25,070 --> 00:05:26,570 But you know what? You can always count 120 00:05:26,570 --> 00:05:28,370 on Mike Finnegan to heat things up. 121 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:29,970 Bring the sunshine, Mike. 122 00:05:29,970 --> 00:05:31,430 Oh, there we go. There we go. 123 00:05:31,430 --> 00:05:32,470 [engine revs] 124 00:05:32,470 --> 00:05:33,600 Oh, yeah, yeah. 125 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,530 Ooh, that's all torque converter. 126 00:05:36,530 --> 00:05:39,930 Yeah! I thought I could count on you, 127 00:05:39,930 --> 00:05:42,270 -but that was a fail. -[both laugh] 128 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:44,100 [David] Is this where we stayed 129 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:45,730 with the lowrider and ate at Denny's 130 00:05:45,730 --> 00:05:47,170 in the casino three mornings in a row? 131 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,100 We hit Las Vegas. 132 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:55,430 That's 280 miles today without any major hiccups. 133 00:05:55,430 --> 00:05:57,300 But this is the Ranchero. 134 00:05:57,300 --> 00:05:59,370 So the only gambling we're doing is seeing 135 00:05:59,370 --> 00:06:01,830 if this thing will make it another 860 miles. 136 00:06:05,270 --> 00:06:07,030 Happy day from Las Vegas, Nevada. 137 00:06:07,030 --> 00:06:08,070 We found out last night 138 00:06:08,070 --> 00:06:10,670 that the Ranchero will cruise, easily, 139 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:12,400 90 miles an hour all day long 140 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,430 as long as you don't want headlights or windows. 141 00:06:15,430 --> 00:06:18,970 -Allegedly. -What do you want to fix first? 142 00:06:18,970 --> 00:06:21,270 You know what? Let's move the electric fan switch 143 00:06:21,270 --> 00:06:24,100 inside the car so we can turn this on and off 144 00:06:24,100 --> 00:06:26,200 from the convenience of the driver's seat. 145 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,630 Oh. So by extension 146 00:06:28,630 --> 00:06:30,170 does that mean you wanna control the lights 147 00:06:30,170 --> 00:06:31,570 -from inside the car too? -[chuckles] 148 00:06:31,570 --> 00:06:34,930 Well, no, that's less of a thing to me, actually. 149 00:06:34,930 --> 00:06:37,130 -Oh. -The headlights you can always just turn on, 150 00:06:37,130 --> 00:06:39,000 'cause at night you just leave 'em on. 151 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,830 But the fan, you need to turn on and off every single time 152 00:06:41,830 --> 00:06:43,470 you park your car for lunch or whatever. 153 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:47,070 [Mike] Wow, this is mid-level lazy. 'Cause, like full lazy, 154 00:06:47,070 --> 00:06:48,470 which is what I was going to go with, 155 00:06:48,470 --> 00:06:49,970 was just put a switch in here 156 00:06:49,970 --> 00:06:52,000 for the headlights right next to that switch. 157 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,730 But you are saying, "Move the fan switch in the car. 158 00:06:55,730 --> 00:06:57,300 But, Mike, go ahead and just put a switch 159 00:06:57,300 --> 00:06:58,670 for the headlights under the hood." 160 00:06:58,670 --> 00:07:00,400 -That's correct. -That's mid-level lazy. 161 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,930 -Yeah. -I can get down with that. 162 00:07:01,930 --> 00:07:04,330 -Sure. -All right, let's dig in. 163 00:07:04,900 --> 00:07:06,700 Um, electrical stuff. 164 00:07:06,700 --> 00:07:07,930 I need cutters. 165 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:22,070 [David] Ready, dude? 166 00:07:22,070 --> 00:07:23,830 -[Mike] Try it. -[David] Engage fans. 167 00:07:26,730 --> 00:07:28,400 It's super messy, but functional. 168 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:32,230 And off. 169 00:07:36,530 --> 00:07:37,700 Not proud. 170 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:42,630 Power comes out of the battery into this fuse. 171 00:07:42,630 --> 00:07:43,970 -Yeah. -Out of this fuse... 172 00:07:43,970 --> 00:07:46,000 That seems to be working. I, I tested it. 173 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,670 ...into this. 174 00:07:47,670 --> 00:07:49,100 [David] Both of these yellow ones 175 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:51,730 are power coming from the battery. 176 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:54,800 Okay. That's a ground. 177 00:07:56,570 --> 00:07:58,670 -Okay. -Which means that's in there. 178 00:07:58,670 --> 00:08:01,070 This big switch should be the lights. 179 00:08:01,070 --> 00:08:05,970 [David] Yeah. There's no power in any of the wires to the back of this switch. 180 00:08:05,970 --> 00:08:07,770 What color are the wires? 181 00:08:07,770 --> 00:08:10,030 -Is it one of the main? -[David] All black. 182 00:08:10,030 --> 00:08:11,470 That doesn't make sense either. 183 00:08:12,470 --> 00:08:14,130 Two of them are black with white stripes, 184 00:08:14,130 --> 00:08:16,030 and one of them is just black. 185 00:08:16,030 --> 00:08:18,130 I'm trying to get some driving lights on the thing. 186 00:08:18,130 --> 00:08:19,370 We're actually skipping 187 00:08:19,370 --> 00:08:21,130 trying to make the factory headlights work 188 00:08:21,130 --> 00:08:22,870 and going through the driving lights. 189 00:08:22,870 --> 00:08:24,300 There's aftermarket switches under here, 190 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:26,900 but, like, everything's wired in red, it's all weird. 191 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:29,770 Right now, we think the relay might be ground triggered. 192 00:08:29,770 --> 00:08:31,100 And so I've got a ground wire 193 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,270 that I'm gonna shove at the connector, 194 00:08:32,270 --> 00:08:33,799 and Mike's going to see if the lights go on. 195 00:08:34,870 --> 00:08:37,270 -Okay. Ready? -[Mike] Yep. 196 00:08:37,270 --> 00:08:42,570 -Now? -Dude... No, doesn't work. 197 00:08:42,570 --> 00:08:44,970 [David] So, not ground triggered? 198 00:08:46,570 --> 00:08:48,630 None of that sparked, though, so there's no power, 199 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:50,270 so it's neither power nor ground. 200 00:08:50,270 --> 00:08:52,630 Let's just run all new switches. 201 00:08:52,630 --> 00:08:54,030 Troubleshooting all of this mess 202 00:08:54,030 --> 00:08:56,800 -is gonna be a time suck. -[Mike] So then... 203 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,830 Tell me if... I hear relay clicking? 204 00:08:59,830 --> 00:09:01,030 Yep. 205 00:09:01,030 --> 00:09:02,070 -Both of them? -Yep. 206 00:09:02,470 --> 00:09:03,430 Nice. 207 00:09:04,430 --> 00:09:06,170 [David] We're totally just field repair, 208 00:09:06,170 --> 00:09:07,300 butchering the wiring here. 209 00:09:07,300 --> 00:09:09,470 There's no neatness involved, and in doing that, 210 00:09:09,470 --> 00:09:11,970 the reason why we're making these lights work 211 00:09:11,970 --> 00:09:13,730 instead of the factory headlights, 212 00:09:13,730 --> 00:09:16,030 is because we already have a relay, 213 00:09:16,030 --> 00:09:17,800 like, wired up for those lights. 214 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,170 You can't just run factory old car headlights 215 00:09:21,170 --> 00:09:22,970 through, like, a 16-gauge wire. 216 00:09:22,970 --> 00:09:23,870 It's gonna burn it up 217 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:25,670 and the modern switches that you can buy 218 00:09:25,670 --> 00:09:27,870 tend to be garbage also, and they'll just fry. 219 00:09:27,870 --> 00:09:29,770 All right, done with that butchery. 220 00:09:29,770 --> 00:09:31,270 Moving on to making the windows work. 221 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,170 I'll pay you 100 bucks 222 00:09:34,170 --> 00:09:35,770 if you put the glass in, make it work 223 00:09:35,770 --> 00:09:37,370 and then slam the door and shatter it. 224 00:09:37,370 --> 00:09:38,630 [chuckles] 225 00:09:38,630 --> 00:09:40,000 What makes you think you gotta pay me? 226 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,970 [both laugh] 227 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:44,670 [David] When we shattered the window out of this thing, 228 00:09:44,670 --> 00:09:46,030 we actually loved the car, 229 00:09:46,030 --> 00:09:48,300 and I found a junkyard that had another window. 230 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:50,200 I think I bought it on eBay or something like that. 231 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:52,600 Let me just get the glass in there 232 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,370 and then I can get it up in position. 233 00:09:56,670 --> 00:09:59,470 Okay. Can you lower the glass onto that? 234 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,230 One there. Perfect. Oops. 235 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:05,300 No way. 236 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:09,000 -After all these years? -Ta-da! 237 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,100 That's your side window! 238 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:11,870 That is a historicRoadkill moment. 239 00:10:11,870 --> 00:10:12,800 Wow! 240 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:15,430 That window has ridden around in the bed 241 00:10:15,430 --> 00:10:17,470 -of this thing for ten years. -Uh-huh. 242 00:10:17,470 --> 00:10:20,230 -[Mike] It's finally in there. -And fixed it in a parking lot in Las Vegas. 243 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,270 Ah, this place really is lucky. 244 00:10:23,270 --> 00:10:24,630 Let's just stay here another day. 245 00:10:25,470 --> 00:10:27,330 Clearly nothing bad can happen. 246 00:10:27,330 --> 00:10:29,400 This calls for a victory celebration, David. 247 00:10:30,170 --> 00:10:31,700 Cry of the bison. 248 00:10:34,570 --> 00:10:35,800 Oh, it doesn't work again. 249 00:10:36,700 --> 00:10:37,870 [engine starts] 250 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,030 Maybe it has to be running. 251 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,570 Oh, I hear the bison horn. 252 00:10:44,670 --> 00:10:46,100 Well, there we go. 253 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:47,970 -Bison horn! -It's working. 254 00:10:49,370 --> 00:10:52,000 [honking] 255 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,370 It won't go all the way up. 256 00:10:54,370 --> 00:10:56,630 The regulator is like tilted. 257 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,430 [Mike] You got it up higher than it went before. 258 00:11:01,730 --> 00:11:02,700 You're there, dude. 259 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,230 -[bangs] -[Mike laughs] 260 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:08,370 I thought it was gonna break. 261 00:11:08,370 --> 00:11:09,530 [David] It would have been great. 262 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,000 Turns out this window regulator 263 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,570 is not everything we hoped that it would be. 264 00:11:13,570 --> 00:11:17,100 The front half of it doesn't really operate great, 265 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:19,430 and I'm not gonna restore it here in the parking lot. 266 00:11:19,430 --> 00:11:21,770 So we've got the window held up, 267 00:11:21,770 --> 00:11:23,030 and I'm taping it up. 268 00:11:24,230 --> 00:11:25,330 And we're gonna go. 269 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:27,670 That's as good as that's gonna get. 270 00:11:27,670 --> 00:11:29,800 We're out of here. I think we're gonna go check out the Valley of Fire. 271 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,270 [engine starts] 272 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:33,800 [Mike] And we're off. 273 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:39,430 [David] One and a half miles to Craig Road. 274 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:47,370 We stay on this all the way 275 00:11:47,370 --> 00:11:49,630 to the Valley of Fire State Park exit. 276 00:12:05,070 --> 00:12:07,630 [David] Well, this is pretty cool. 277 00:12:07,630 --> 00:12:11,430 The Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, just outside Las Vegas. 278 00:12:13,070 --> 00:12:16,770 It's pretty similar to, like, the Moab area, but it's much craggier. 279 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,030 It's petrified sandstone. 280 00:12:20,970 --> 00:12:22,100 That's called Valley of Fire 281 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:24,170 'cause I'm sure when the sun gets low in the sky 282 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:28,270 and the sunset is really orange, the rocks look like fire. 283 00:12:28,270 --> 00:12:31,170 I bet it's incredible looking. You're right. 284 00:12:31,170 --> 00:12:32,730 Like, these rocks, 285 00:12:32,730 --> 00:12:34,470 similar color to Moab, Utah, 286 00:12:34,470 --> 00:12:36,430 -but they're not as smooth. -[David] Right. 287 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:38,330 [Mike] Wonder why that is. 288 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:40,930 Man, this is cool looking. 289 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:54,130 [David] At this point, we're almost 500 miles into this final trip, 290 00:12:54,130 --> 00:12:57,230 and honestly, we're starting to love the Ranchero again. 291 00:12:57,230 --> 00:13:00,070 There are just so many memories in this car. 292 00:13:00,070 --> 00:13:01,800 It's also been pretty reliable 293 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,930 and pretty comfy by our standards, 294 00:13:03,930 --> 00:13:05,430 but that can always end at any minute. 295 00:13:06,170 --> 00:13:07,600 [Mike] Welcome to Utah. 296 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:10,830 [David] Cedar City, Utah. 297 00:13:10,830 --> 00:13:12,630 Things have been going remarkably smoothly, 298 00:13:12,630 --> 00:13:14,030 so today I think we're gonna rough it up 299 00:13:14,030 --> 00:13:16,170 just a little bit, go back to our roots. 300 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:18,430 And I found a private collection 301 00:13:18,430 --> 00:13:20,630 of 2,000 to 3,000 old cars. 302 00:13:20,630 --> 00:13:22,630 I like this person, whoever they are, already. 303 00:13:22,630 --> 00:13:24,230 Check that out. Are you ready to drive again? 304 00:13:24,230 --> 00:13:25,500 Yeah. 305 00:13:29,430 --> 00:13:30,730 [engine revs] 306 00:13:32,170 --> 00:13:33,330 -It's pretty bumpy. -Yeah. 307 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,300 There is a race track here. 308 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:37,400 Should we try it? 309 00:13:41,030 --> 00:13:42,070 [David whooping] 310 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,170 [Mike] It slides good. 311 00:13:58,270 --> 00:14:00,130 [David] We're gonna take 15 north for a while. 312 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,370 This thing does cruise. 313 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:04,770 It's deceptive, right? 314 00:14:04,770 --> 00:14:06,530 Most times I don't know how fast I'm going, 315 00:14:06,530 --> 00:14:09,270 and then I'm told I'm doing allegedly 95. 316 00:14:09,270 --> 00:14:10,230 Yeah. 317 00:14:43,130 --> 00:14:46,870 [David] A friend of a friend owns this secret stash, 318 00:14:46,870 --> 00:14:52,200 -which is like ten acres of nothing but great old cars. -[Mike] Javelin. 319 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,570 -Another Javelin. Another Javelin. -[David] Three? 320 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:00,170 This is a private collection, not a junkyard. 321 00:15:00,170 --> 00:15:01,470 It started in the '50s 322 00:15:01,470 --> 00:15:04,130 when this guy's dad ran a tow operation... 323 00:15:04,130 --> 00:15:06,800 He said go off over that way to the left. 324 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,970 And they just started stacking up old cars here, and they're still here. 325 00:15:09,970 --> 00:15:11,800 And because it's a private collection, 326 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,800 it's not all parted out. 327 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,470 You know, when I was a teenager going to pick your part, 328 00:15:16,470 --> 00:15:17,970 this is almost exactly 329 00:15:17,970 --> 00:15:19,470 what the inventory looked like. 330 00:15:19,470 --> 00:15:21,270 There's a lot of complete vehicles here. 331 00:15:22,670 --> 00:15:25,200 He said some of it might be for sale. 332 00:15:25,670 --> 00:15:26,630 Really? 333 00:15:27,470 --> 00:15:28,970 -[David] Wow. -Datsun Z car. 334 00:15:28,970 --> 00:15:30,300 [David] But that's a 240Z. 335 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:31,630 [Mike] Yeah, 'cause of the Datsun. 336 00:15:31,630 --> 00:15:34,900 Dude, this is the best yard ever. 337 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:36,270 [David] All right, I'm shopping now. 338 00:15:37,530 --> 00:15:39,300 -[Mike] Wow. -Wow. 339 00:15:39,300 --> 00:15:41,530 I'm guessing that's in the not for sale pile. 340 00:15:41,530 --> 00:15:42,930 [Mike] It never hurts to ask. 341 00:15:44,570 --> 00:15:46,370 [David] There is a '69 Charger. 342 00:15:46,370 --> 00:15:47,630 How often do you see 343 00:15:47,630 --> 00:15:51,330 a '69 Charger sitting in any kind of wrecking yard anymore? 344 00:15:51,330 --> 00:15:52,830 There's two of them. 345 00:15:52,830 --> 00:15:54,270 [Mike] There's another Challenger right there. 346 00:15:54,270 --> 00:15:55,770 -See that blue one? -[David] Yep. 347 00:15:56,630 --> 00:15:58,130 [Mike] There's a Maverick. 348 00:15:58,130 --> 00:16:00,600 [David] Oh, and a Rabbit. 349 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:01,800 I like the Maverick, too. 350 00:16:02,570 --> 00:16:03,930 Look at that cop car. 351 00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:05,870 A Castle Dale Police Gran Fury. 352 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,000 -Ooh, Gremlin. -[Mike] Yeah. 353 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,330 I guarantee it does not have the fuel cap. 354 00:16:11,330 --> 00:16:13,270 -Let's look. -[Mike] Let's find out. 355 00:16:13,270 --> 00:16:16,430 [David] And... No, it does not. 356 00:16:16,430 --> 00:16:17,430 They never do. 357 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:23,300 -Look at that GTO! -[Mike] There's a GTO. 358 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:24,930 All right, I'm gonna go look at the GTO. 359 00:16:25,870 --> 00:16:27,230 I'll leave the fan on. 360 00:16:27,230 --> 00:16:29,930 We've been driving around this place a lot. 361 00:16:29,930 --> 00:16:32,400 There's so many great cars here. 362 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:33,430 The thing that is, like, 363 00:16:33,430 --> 00:16:35,800 the mind-blower is that everything is complete. 364 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,270 There's so many cars 365 00:16:37,270 --> 00:16:39,500 that could be made to run and drive. 366 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:43,430 Just right here you've got a '68 442 next to a Cutlass S, 367 00:16:43,430 --> 00:16:46,200 next to what I think is a '72 regular Cutlass. 368 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,500 But I stopped 'cause I wanted to walk over here 369 00:16:48,500 --> 00:16:50,470 and have a look at this GTO. 370 00:16:50,930 --> 00:16:54,530 This is a '68. 371 00:16:54,530 --> 00:16:56,230 So this is the first year that the GTO 372 00:16:56,230 --> 00:16:58,470 went to, sort of, this rounded body style, 373 00:16:58,470 --> 00:17:00,700 which ran from '68 to '72. 374 00:17:00,700 --> 00:17:03,300 And they had the Endura front bumper. 375 00:17:03,300 --> 00:17:06,430 -See how the whole bumper is hard rubber? -Rubber. 376 00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:08,329 [David] This one's deteriorating really badly. 377 00:17:08,329 --> 00:17:09,630 That, when it came out, 378 00:17:09,630 --> 00:17:12,099 was a really big deal and they had an ad 379 00:17:12,099 --> 00:17:14,000 with a guy standing in a studio, 380 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,530 talking, like, a super manly voice about their new '68 GTO. 381 00:17:17,530 --> 00:17:19,930 And he had a chrome crowbar, 382 00:17:19,930 --> 00:17:21,730 and he whacks the front of the car 383 00:17:21,730 --> 00:17:24,900 right on the beak and nothing goes wrong 384 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:26,630 and they just talk about how great the thing is. 385 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,300 And there's another commercial that's similar, 386 00:17:28,300 --> 00:17:29,530 where there's a bunch of guys 387 00:17:29,530 --> 00:17:32,770 wearing MotorTrend lab coats, and they're walking through 388 00:17:32,770 --> 00:17:35,870 trying to bash the bumper, and they can't hurt it. 389 00:17:35,870 --> 00:17:38,630 Well, my father was the producer of those TV commercials, 390 00:17:38,630 --> 00:17:42,430 and he still owns the MotorTrend lab coat and the chrome crowbar. 391 00:17:42,430 --> 00:17:43,900 -Really? -Yes. 392 00:17:44,370 --> 00:17:45,300 That's incredible. 393 00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:46,300 Yep. That almost means 394 00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:47,570 we have to take this home, right? 395 00:17:48,330 --> 00:17:50,730 For no other reason. Dude. 396 00:17:50,730 --> 00:17:52,870 I don't know if I'm up for rescuing this. 397 00:17:52,870 --> 00:17:54,070 How about the Road Runner? 398 00:17:55,230 --> 00:17:57,800 I don't need another MoPar to tell you the truth. 399 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,130 That's kind of hard to believe. 400 00:17:59,130 --> 00:18:00,270 However, we should probably 401 00:18:00,270 --> 00:18:02,500 go look at those two Chargers over there. 402 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:03,670 It would be weird not to. 403 00:18:03,670 --> 00:18:06,070 It would be weird and who knows? 404 00:18:06,070 --> 00:18:07,170 I might actually need one. 405 00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:08,570 Let's find out. 406 00:18:08,570 --> 00:18:09,870 I have a scheme for a GTO 407 00:18:09,870 --> 00:18:12,030 which I think you will endorse. 408 00:18:12,030 --> 00:18:13,370 Haven't even heard it. Let's get it. 409 00:18:13,370 --> 00:18:15,770 I want to turn a GTO into a lowrider 410 00:18:15,770 --> 00:18:17,430 so I can call it the scrape goat. 411 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:19,570 I'm not with you. 412 00:18:19,570 --> 00:18:21,730 -[laughs] Why not? -I'm not with you. 413 00:18:21,730 --> 00:18:25,270 -Why? -'Cause I love lowriders. But not a GTO. 414 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:27,370 Why? That's perfect for that. 415 00:18:27,370 --> 00:18:28,700 Well, I get the name-- 416 00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:30,230 -It's funny. -I totally get it. 417 00:18:30,230 --> 00:18:32,400 -And it'd be cool. -I, I can't... 418 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,800 I don't think I could build that car 419 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,400 based solely on the great name. 420 00:18:39,500 --> 00:18:44,470 So stunning these days to see these cars in a yard... Wow. 421 00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:50,000 What we're looking at here is two 1969 Dodge Chargers. 422 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,570 You must be aware of the value of these 423 00:18:51,570 --> 00:18:53,400 has gone through the roof lately, 424 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,870 and a '70 Dodge Challenger. 425 00:18:55,870 --> 00:18:57,670 [Mike] Wow, the interior is still in this one. 426 00:18:57,670 --> 00:18:58,870 [David] Yep. 427 00:18:58,870 --> 00:19:01,970 This has had a quarter panel put on it really poorly. 428 00:19:01,970 --> 00:19:03,130 Looks like I did that. 429 00:19:04,430 --> 00:19:06,070 Do you know what this is? 430 00:19:06,070 --> 00:19:08,070 This is junkyard gold. 431 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,900 This is a neat car. 432 00:19:12,500 --> 00:19:16,700 This is a 1966 Chrysler 300. 433 00:19:17,170 --> 00:19:19,030 This thing is slick. 434 00:19:20,270 --> 00:19:23,000 -[Mike] Wow. -It's still got the bucket seats, 435 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,500 the white interior. 436 00:19:26,170 --> 00:19:27,330 Wow, this is nice. 437 00:19:27,870 --> 00:19:29,830 This would just be swank. 438 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,130 -[metal groans] -Huh. 439 00:19:34,730 --> 00:19:37,400 It's, like, a 361 or a 383. 440 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:42,930 Okay. 441 00:19:42,930 --> 00:19:44,900 Hear me out on another scheme I've got. 442 00:19:44,900 --> 00:19:46,730 -[Mike] Okay. -I want a Karmann Ghia 443 00:19:46,730 --> 00:19:48,530 with, like, a roadster shop chassis. 444 00:19:48,530 --> 00:19:51,670 -All right. -V8 in the front, trick chassis. 445 00:19:54,070 --> 00:19:57,300 More allowable than the lowrider GTO? 446 00:19:57,300 --> 00:20:00,600 Um, yeah, 'cause you didn't do it solely for a name. 447 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:05,200 It guarantees at least slightly longer attention span from you. 448 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,230 [David] Well, we spent a couple hours 449 00:20:06,230 --> 00:20:07,870 driving around and walking around 450 00:20:07,870 --> 00:20:09,900 and seeing some pretty amazing cars here. 451 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:12,070 There's a lot of good projects. 452 00:20:12,070 --> 00:20:14,170 I don't know if we're acquiring anything, 453 00:20:14,170 --> 00:20:16,230 at least not today. 454 00:20:16,230 --> 00:20:17,200 But you never know 455 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:18,470 what could happen in the future. 456 00:20:18,470 --> 00:20:21,270 As we drive past, right now, that '69 Charger 457 00:20:21,270 --> 00:20:22,230 that's really good. 458 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,270 And so tonight we're off 459 00:20:24,270 --> 00:20:26,170 to Salt Lake City for the night. 460 00:20:26,170 --> 00:20:27,100 We've got another friend 461 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:28,800 we're gonna visit there tomorrow. 462 00:20:43,330 --> 00:20:47,100 [David] We just went over a mountain pass. It was 32 at the top. 463 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:49,570 Apparently, it's like almost 40 now, 464 00:20:49,570 --> 00:20:52,070 but it is cold in the Ranchero. 465 00:20:52,070 --> 00:20:54,230 If we don't freeze to death by morning, 466 00:20:54,230 --> 00:20:56,330 our next stop is gonna be really bitchin'. 467 00:20:56,330 --> 00:21:00,630 In fact, we're gonna go see some guys who you probably recognize. 468 00:21:02,630 --> 00:21:06,300 It was freezing last night, but we did make it all the way to Salt Lake City. 469 00:21:06,300 --> 00:21:07,630 And because we were nearby, 470 00:21:07,630 --> 00:21:10,600 we figured we needed to stop in for a little MotorTrend crossover 471 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:11,870 with the guys from Bitchin' Rides. 472 00:21:11,870 --> 00:21:15,970 Yep, we're at Kindig-it Design with Dave Kindig and Kev Dogg. 473 00:21:15,970 --> 00:21:18,370 How's it going, guys? I thought I'd bring this thing in for a little cut and buff. 474 00:21:18,370 --> 00:21:20,000 Can you, like, help us out? Make it look good? 475 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,900 I've already been putting a list of things that we can do to this. 476 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:26,900 Chassis, new motor, little paint, little polish. I think we're good. 477 00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:28,470 Let's just get it in the shop. We'll start now. 478 00:21:28,470 --> 00:21:30,400 I think we've got one piece of glass that's good. 479 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,430 Two days. Two days. That's our expectations. 480 00:21:32,430 --> 00:21:33,900 Two days? Dude, that's perfect. 481 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:36,000 This is a blast from the past, isn't it? 482 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,430 Yeah, this thing was the very first vehicle 483 00:21:38,430 --> 00:21:40,830 -we shot for an episode 13 years ago. -Wow. 484 00:21:40,830 --> 00:21:43,030 Yeah. And you guys are, what, ten years on Bitchin' Rides? 485 00:21:43,030 --> 00:21:44,700 -Yep. -Almost 11, yeah, but yeah. 486 00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:47,330 So you guys know each other from Minitruck days, right? 487 00:21:47,330 --> 00:21:51,300 Yeah, Mike actually shot my very first mini truck for Minitruckin' Magazine. 488 00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:52,270 [Mike] Very poorly. 489 00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:53,970 The truck's green, but it looks more yellow 490 00:21:53,970 --> 00:21:57,030 based on my artistic abilities at the time. 491 00:21:57,030 --> 00:21:59,470 But I do remember writing a decent article for Minitruckin'. 492 00:21:59,470 --> 00:22:02,200 Yeah, I was excited. It was the end-all be-all to me. 493 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,930 That was my very first truck in a magazine. 494 00:22:03,930 --> 00:22:05,530 So I was like... It could have been purple, 495 00:22:05,530 --> 00:22:06,800 and I would have been happy with it. 496 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,070 [David] Wow. That's cool. 497 00:22:08,070 --> 00:22:10,630 And if you're not familiar with this whole program, 498 00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:13,030 these guys just won the Ridler Award, 499 00:22:13,030 --> 00:22:16,300 which is a really prestigious thing at Detroit Autorama. 500 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:18,800 -And you guys have the 'Vette in the trailer, right? -Yep. 501 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,400 Yeah, we just got back from Salt Lake Autorama, 502 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:25,600 so, we actually got 11 cars, actually still in the trailers and coming out slowly. 503 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,430 So this car is completely hand formed out of aluminum. 504 00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:31,670 It looks like a Corvette, there's no Corvette in it whatsoever. 505 00:22:31,670 --> 00:22:33,930 -Nothing. -They built the body of this thing by hand. 506 00:22:33,930 --> 00:22:38,300 This is entirely Ranchero with absolutely zero hand fabricated parts on it. 507 00:22:38,300 --> 00:22:40,700 -That's right. -We did install the windows ourselves, 508 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:42,630 and he pointed out that he liked the windows. 509 00:22:42,630 --> 00:22:44,830 -Really? Yeah, you did. -Well, this isn't even a real window. 510 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:47,700 It's being held in with gaff tape. You just don't know it. 511 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:48,730 -Awesome. -[Mike] Yeah. 512 00:22:48,730 --> 00:22:50,330 -Can we check it out? -Absolutely. 513 00:22:50,330 --> 00:22:51,630 -Cool. -Let's go check it out. 514 00:22:51,630 --> 00:22:55,170 We put three cars in here, two on the top, one on the bottom. 515 00:22:55,170 --> 00:22:57,700 Then we have an apparel store inside of there and then the lounge. 516 00:22:57,700 --> 00:23:00,730 -[David] Yeah. -Nice little escape. 517 00:23:00,730 --> 00:23:03,470 -[David] Look at the brake-- -[Mike] The rotors are polished. 518 00:23:03,470 --> 00:23:04,670 They're polished stainless. 519 00:23:04,670 --> 00:23:06,800 So they're actually functional. We'll actually use those. 520 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,970 -This one's got so many trick pieces on it, guys. -Holy... 521 00:23:08,970 --> 00:23:10,730 It's all aluminum. 522 00:23:10,730 --> 00:23:14,900 Obviously, it all started out as 4-by-10 sheets of 4041 aluminum, 523 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:16,570 hand rolled out, all in here. 524 00:23:16,570 --> 00:23:19,900 It's got a three-eighths thick monocoque inside of the two pieces, 525 00:23:19,900 --> 00:23:21,300 the top and the bottom bodies. 526 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:22,430 [David] Wow. 527 00:23:22,430 --> 00:23:24,600 The V12 is from Race Cast down in Australia. 528 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,230 Yeah, we've met those guys. 529 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,670 Guys who make this V12LS engine 530 00:23:28,670 --> 00:23:30,570 actually bought a car from Roadkill at one time. 531 00:23:30,570 --> 00:23:32,200 -Look at that. -[Mike] Yeah. 532 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,570 [David] This car has so much more presence in person than it does in the photos. 533 00:23:34,570 --> 00:23:36,370 -[Dave] And it's pretty cool in the photos. -[David] Yeah. 534 00:23:36,370 --> 00:23:37,970 [Dave] I mean, the body style and stuff, 535 00:23:37,970 --> 00:23:39,130 it's actually kind of unfortunate 536 00:23:39,130 --> 00:23:40,630 it's not out on the ground right now 537 00:23:40,630 --> 00:23:42,100 'cause literally, it's at belt height. 538 00:23:42,100 --> 00:23:44,600 It's crazy to see how low this top is. 539 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,970 All the suspension is hung off the engine. 540 00:23:46,970 --> 00:23:48,770 -So you can see there's the upper control arm. -[David] Yep. 541 00:23:48,770 --> 00:23:51,430 [Kevin] There's a coil, it's mounted just like that. 542 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,000 That's what holds all the suspension, 543 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,800 and the lower controller's mounted off the oil pan. 544 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,470 So everything's hanging off the engine. 545 00:23:56,470 --> 00:23:57,970 So, it's based on brand-new F1 technology, basically. 546 00:23:57,970 --> 00:24:01,200 Single lateral coilover with the sway bar built into the lower link. 547 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,170 We took the alternator and the starter and we put 'em in the bell housing. 548 00:24:04,170 --> 00:24:06,930 So there's nothing on the side of the block. 549 00:24:06,930 --> 00:24:09,000 And then when we had Race Cast cast the block, 550 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,100 we had them take all the webbing off. 551 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:12,500 [Mike] That's cool. 552 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:15,530 So it just has like six bumps on each side, so it's completely smooth. 553 00:24:15,530 --> 00:24:17,270 It's really, really, really cool. 554 00:24:17,270 --> 00:24:20,400 Man, this is just like the car in our next episode, but a little better. 555 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,330 [Dave and Kevin laughing] 556 00:24:22,330 --> 00:24:25,370 Is there even one zip tie on this car anywhere? 557 00:24:25,370 --> 00:24:27,030 [both] Yeah, there's some under the dash. 558 00:24:27,030 --> 00:24:28,470 Under the dash? Okay. 559 00:24:28,470 --> 00:24:29,900 Literally, there is one part on this car 560 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:31,970 that's recognizable out of the box, 561 00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:36,130 and has the Haltech CAN Bus computer program to run the entire car. 562 00:24:36,130 --> 00:24:38,500 Everything else on the entire car has been custom built. 563 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:40,000 The bottom of the car looks like a spaceship. 564 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:44,030 It's just really, really clean, trick, all of the hardware is triple square, 565 00:24:44,030 --> 00:24:47,070 polished stainless with EDM laser etching on the inside. 566 00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:49,030 So you can't see when you put a wrench in it, 567 00:24:49,030 --> 00:24:51,570 that you've marred it or shined it up by putting compression on it. 568 00:24:51,570 --> 00:24:52,870 -Really? -[Dave] Mmm-hmm. 569 00:24:52,870 --> 00:24:55,900 [David] We spent a few minutes out here looking at the TwelveAir, 570 00:24:55,900 --> 00:24:57,000 the Ridler winning car, 571 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,370 I gotta tell you, it's stunning. 572 00:24:59,370 --> 00:25:01,170 You think of me as being like a Roadkill hack, 573 00:25:01,170 --> 00:25:04,030 but I spent so many years as the editor of Hot Rod magazine 574 00:25:04,030 --> 00:25:06,430 having to judge vehicles like this. 575 00:25:06,430 --> 00:25:08,270 And I'm telling you, I've got a deep appreciation for it 576 00:25:08,270 --> 00:25:10,630 even though we made jokes about zip ties and stuff like that, 577 00:25:10,630 --> 00:25:11,770 this is impressive. 578 00:25:11,770 --> 00:25:13,000 We're gonna go inside next 579 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,370 and watch how they do these things. 580 00:25:20,670 --> 00:25:23,570 [Dave] You'd probably remember this car. It's really a nice car. 581 00:25:23,570 --> 00:25:27,870 Roadster Shop chassis, LSX454 with a Harrop Australian injection. 582 00:25:27,870 --> 00:25:30,470 We 3D printed, actually, the intake pieces. 583 00:25:30,470 --> 00:25:33,170 We've got a lot of really cool stuff here that we do a lot of... 584 00:25:33,170 --> 00:25:34,300 technology. 585 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:37,970 So FARO 3D scanner, the Stratasys 3D printing. 586 00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:41,070 We've got CNC machines, we've got old school mills and lathes. 587 00:25:41,070 --> 00:25:43,600 So we build a lot of parts for all of these cars 588 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,300 instead of just buyin' 'em and strapping 'em on. 589 00:25:45,300 --> 00:25:48,370 Oh, yeah, 100%. That's the difference, right? 590 00:25:48,370 --> 00:25:51,670 -Yeah. Right. -Yeah, that's how we do ours, too. 591 00:25:51,670 --> 00:25:55,570 [David] The first stop behind the showroom was in the body shop area. 592 00:25:55,570 --> 00:25:57,330 This is the body shop. 593 00:25:57,330 --> 00:25:59,430 And basically this is one of our paint booths, 594 00:25:59,430 --> 00:26:00,830 we have another one at the other end here. 595 00:26:00,830 --> 00:26:03,430 But everything in the shop starts with the rendering. 596 00:26:03,430 --> 00:26:04,770 [David] And the thing that's mind-blowing 597 00:26:04,770 --> 00:26:07,270 is all of these illustrations that Dave has done, 598 00:26:07,270 --> 00:26:08,600 they're all up here on the wall, 599 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,130 and I understand they go back into the '90s. 600 00:26:11,130 --> 00:26:13,930 This is really where he comes up with his ideas for building the cars 601 00:26:13,930 --> 00:26:16,430 and comes up with concepts that he can show customers 602 00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:18,530 so that they know what they are gonna build. 603 00:26:18,530 --> 00:26:19,630 They sort of have a target. 604 00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:21,270 And then in the rest of the shop, 605 00:26:21,270 --> 00:26:23,930 it just starts to actually happen. 606 00:26:23,930 --> 00:26:26,300 Here in the body shop is where we also started to see 607 00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:27,870 the concept that they're building here. 608 00:26:27,870 --> 00:26:32,370 That is the CF1 car. They sell them as roadsters and also as cabriolets. 609 00:26:32,370 --> 00:26:35,530 They come with the Lingenfelter 427, Roadster Shop chassis. 610 00:26:35,530 --> 00:26:37,630 The body appears to be an early Corvette, 611 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,300 but they will custom tune these things 612 00:26:39,300 --> 00:26:41,200 and build them for you to drive. 613 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:42,830 So I only sell 'em as complete cars, 614 00:26:42,830 --> 00:26:46,130 deposits on all of 'em, and we sold 30 of them so far. 615 00:26:46,130 --> 00:26:50,400 You can see, we've got chassis stage, body stage. 616 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,470 -Is that Roadster Shop stuff? -Yep. 617 00:26:52,470 --> 00:26:54,600 [Dave] Even to this day, we still use the old-school... 618 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,570 you know, the mill and the lathe. 619 00:26:56,570 --> 00:26:58,030 These are just so handy to have. 620 00:26:58,030 --> 00:26:59,300 Most all of my guys know how to run 621 00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:02,500 all of this old-school equipment as well as the new stuff. 622 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:05,030 The technology, though, in the last 25 years in business, 623 00:27:05,030 --> 00:27:07,700 the technology has grown just immensely. 624 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:10,600 I mean, we can just design something up, literally. 625 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,600 -Like the glass on the on the Ridler car? -Uh-huh. 626 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,000 The windshield and the rear window, 627 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,570 we literally designed that on CAD, 628 00:27:15,570 --> 00:27:17,830 -sent an email and then we get the parts. -Really? 629 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:23,730 This is a '69 Super Bee. 630 00:27:23,730 --> 00:27:25,200 We're calling it the Killer Bee. 631 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,270 Again, sitting on an independent chassis from Roadster Shop. 632 00:27:27,270 --> 00:27:29,370 Custom floor from Roadster Shop as well. 633 00:27:29,370 --> 00:27:31,230 Six-speed manual transmission. 634 00:27:31,230 --> 00:27:33,270 1,500 horsepower. 635 00:27:33,270 --> 00:27:35,200 -Schumacher. -Yep, it's a Schumacher. 636 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,730 I see the DSR on it. 637 00:27:36,730 --> 00:27:37,970 [Dave] This is gonna be badass right here. 638 00:27:37,970 --> 00:27:39,770 We're gonna build the ultimate '69 Camaro. 639 00:27:40,870 --> 00:27:43,430 We've moved the wheel wells forward three inches, 640 00:27:43,430 --> 00:27:45,970 one inch back on the back, I wanted to sink in the grill. 641 00:27:45,970 --> 00:27:48,330 I'm trying to create a new design of a vehicle 642 00:27:48,330 --> 00:27:50,700 or a new category instead of resto mods. 643 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:52,230 This is gonna be a mod rod. 644 00:27:52,230 --> 00:27:54,170 So a lot of the design elements 645 00:27:54,170 --> 00:27:55,700 like the RS headlights and that kind of stuff, 646 00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:59,330 I'm just trying to keep everything kind of Camaro-esque for '69, 647 00:27:59,330 --> 00:28:03,630 but yet sinking the taillight panels, sinking the grill seven inches. 648 00:28:03,630 --> 00:28:05,930 -Let's go where the shiny stuff is. -[Dave] Let's go that way. 649 00:28:05,930 --> 00:28:07,830 We got a dyno over here, too. You guys are probably gonna check that out. 650 00:28:07,830 --> 00:28:08,770 -Really? -Oh, yeah. 651 00:28:08,770 --> 00:28:10,930 -You guys have a dyno? -Ooh, baby. 652 00:28:10,930 --> 00:28:13,470 So this is where we keep all the shiny stuff. 653 00:28:13,470 --> 00:28:17,300 [David] And finally we went into the last assembly shop where the shiny stuff is. 654 00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:20,800 This is where the cars sort of get polished up, dyno tested, 655 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,300 and then they actually drive every single customer car, 656 00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:25,800 100 to 150 miles to shake the thing down 657 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,570 before they deliver it out the back door. 658 00:28:27,570 --> 00:28:30,800 Yeah, so there's some pretty cool stuff in here. You know, the Camaro. 659 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,500 We've got Kevin Hart's Challenger over here. 660 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:36,630 It's got the Hellephant in it, Roadster Shop chassis again. 661 00:28:36,630 --> 00:28:40,130 -The shop's so much more than I thought, you know? -Yeah. 662 00:28:40,130 --> 00:28:42,630 You don't get to see the whole picture of it, usually. 663 00:28:42,630 --> 00:28:44,470 Yeah, it's a big operation, it's a lot of moving parts. 664 00:28:44,470 --> 00:28:46,100 -Thanks for having us. -[Kevin] Yeah, No worries. 665 00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,530 -Thank you. -Good to see you guys. It's been fun. 666 00:28:47,530 --> 00:28:49,200 -Absolutely. -Pleasure. Thanks for coming by. 667 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,430 -Thanks a lot. -Best of luck on the rest of your journey. 668 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,600 -We need it. We need it. -[laughing] 669 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,230 [Dave] Hey, give us a call if you need any help on the way up there. 670 00:28:56,230 --> 00:28:57,700 -All right, we will. -[Dave] I'll send a tow truck. 671 00:28:57,700 --> 00:28:58,600 [David] Yeah. 672 00:29:03,770 --> 00:29:05,130 It's interesting. 673 00:29:05,130 --> 00:29:07,870 That's like total crossover of both ends of the MotorTrend spectrum. 674 00:29:07,870 --> 00:29:09,870 Bitchin' Rides, super high-end. 675 00:29:09,870 --> 00:29:11,570 Those CF1s, I asked him, 676 00:29:11,570 --> 00:29:13,230 "If I want to buy one, how much is it?" 677 00:29:13,230 --> 00:29:15,800 Walking in the door, 450,000 bucks. 678 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,570 And then there's us, where... 679 00:29:17,570 --> 00:29:18,970 [Mike] Buy high and sell low. 680 00:29:18,970 --> 00:29:22,670 [David laughs] And we have just garbage and we cobble stuff together, 681 00:29:22,670 --> 00:29:25,970 but it's all just the car world. 682 00:29:25,970 --> 00:29:27,930 We're headed north into Idaho now. 683 00:29:33,870 --> 00:29:35,870 Oh, that's way better. 684 00:29:35,870 --> 00:29:38,470 I just killed a big breeze. I feel good. 685 00:29:38,470 --> 00:29:42,470 Amazingly, we're more than halfway to our final destination, 686 00:29:42,470 --> 00:29:44,770 and the Ranchero is not even breaking down, 687 00:29:44,770 --> 00:29:49,830 and it rides remarkably well for a car that doesn't cost 450 grand. 688 00:29:52,830 --> 00:29:53,930 Idaho! 689 00:29:53,930 --> 00:29:56,770 If you're a hardcoreRoadkill fan, you will recall 690 00:29:56,770 --> 00:29:59,670 that this is the spot in the very first Ranchero episode 691 00:29:59,670 --> 00:30:04,200 where you shattered the window out of the passenger side of the car. 692 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:05,500 [Mike] In my defense, 693 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:07,330 I think that glass was already frozen when I shut the door. 694 00:30:07,330 --> 00:30:10,170 Totally. I buy into that excuse. 695 00:30:10,170 --> 00:30:11,800 And I know you're definitely not going to drive through 696 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,330 every one of these mud puddles before leaving this parking lot. 697 00:30:14,330 --> 00:30:15,270 Nah. 698 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,100 We've got, like, 300 miles to go, 699 00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:22,500 so we figured we'd thrash around in a dirt lot. 700 00:30:27,230 --> 00:30:28,970 Wait, that's my side! 701 00:30:31,530 --> 00:30:33,630 Hey, that's still my side. Hold on a second, here. 702 00:30:36,330 --> 00:30:37,670 [David] I said to Finnegan off camera, 703 00:30:37,670 --> 00:30:39,930 "I know exactly what's gonna happen here"... 704 00:30:41,730 --> 00:30:42,730 and it did. 705 00:30:42,730 --> 00:30:45,300 -[Mike] Oh! -[David] Oh, dude. 706 00:30:53,170 --> 00:30:57,400 Hopefully, we can get it off and fix it. 707 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,070 Sometimes you pay the price for driving like an idiot. 708 00:31:04,070 --> 00:31:06,230 [Mike] Hold on a second here. 709 00:31:08,370 --> 00:31:11,100 And now Finnegan is paying the price for me driving like an idiot. 710 00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:12,400 [Mike] Yeah. 711 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,130 Fortunately, it looks like it's only popped off the outer bead. 712 00:31:15,130 --> 00:31:16,630 I think the inner one is on. 713 00:31:17,900 --> 00:31:22,300 Well, we stole the scissor jack out of the video crew's SUV, 714 00:31:22,300 --> 00:31:23,700 and we got a little air compressor, 715 00:31:23,700 --> 00:31:26,830 and I think we're gonna be able to just pop this bead back on. 716 00:31:26,830 --> 00:31:27,930 Hey, it's making pressure. 717 00:31:27,930 --> 00:31:29,630 -We're up to ten. -Oh, great. 718 00:31:32,230 --> 00:31:33,170 [pops] 719 00:31:33,170 --> 00:31:34,230 [David] Hey! 720 00:31:34,230 --> 00:31:35,200 [David claps] 721 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:43,370 [Mike] Thirty. All right, let's go. 722 00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:49,100 [David] Next stop, one of our favorite tourist destinations. 723 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,830 An abandoned drag strip. 724 00:31:59,430 --> 00:32:00,470 Hi. 725 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,930 Well, we're rolling along here at the very end of the day near Pocatello, Idaho, 726 00:32:13,930 --> 00:32:15,930 and I found a little abandoned drag strip 727 00:32:15,930 --> 00:32:18,600 that I think that we can locate. 728 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,800 I'm seeing it on my Google Map view. It's off to our right here. 729 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,470 There's a tree line right here. 730 00:32:24,470 --> 00:32:27,130 Yep, and a dirt road that's blocked right here. 731 00:32:27,130 --> 00:32:28,530 [David] Yep, here's the entrance right here. 732 00:32:29,830 --> 00:32:31,270 -Found it. -[car clatters] 733 00:32:31,270 --> 00:32:33,130 Oh, that's a big drop right there. 734 00:32:33,130 --> 00:32:36,130 Private property, no trespassing. 735 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:38,930 All right, let's park. 736 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:48,070 Well, it's the end of the day here on our first day in Idaho, 737 00:32:48,070 --> 00:32:50,570 and I thought I had found myself another one 738 00:32:50,570 --> 00:32:52,830 of our old, abandoned drag strips that we like to visit. 739 00:32:52,830 --> 00:32:57,630 And I did, but no trespassing, so we're not gonna get to check it out. 740 00:32:57,630 --> 00:33:00,430 This is nearby Pocatello, Idaho, 741 00:33:00,430 --> 00:33:03,870 and this used to be a little eighth-mile track called Drag City. 742 00:33:03,870 --> 00:33:05,670 I couldn't find a lot about it online, 743 00:33:05,670 --> 00:33:08,330 but I know it was running till at least 1995. 744 00:33:08,330 --> 00:33:10,430 There's a YouTube video of 'em running here. 745 00:33:11,100 --> 00:33:12,370 Drag City. 746 00:33:12,370 --> 00:33:16,400 You might recognize that from the Jan and Dean album, circa 1964 747 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,030 and the song of the same name. 748 00:33:18,030 --> 00:33:22,270 That's actually for Drag City in Fontana, California. 749 00:33:22,270 --> 00:33:23,870 This one here, Pocatello, Idaho. 750 00:33:23,870 --> 00:33:25,900 And actually, I think there's another Drag City 751 00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:28,230 in Ohio or something like that. 752 00:33:28,230 --> 00:33:29,400 All right, we're gonna call it for the night. 753 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,170 We're gonna roll into... where? Idaho Falls. 754 00:33:32,170 --> 00:33:33,330 We'll see you in the morning. 755 00:33:36,570 --> 00:33:37,870 This was nice. 756 00:33:37,870 --> 00:33:38,770 [engine starts] 757 00:33:44,670 --> 00:33:49,700 Tomorrow, we're down to our final 280 miles with the Ranchero. 758 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:51,900 If there's any reason to get rid of this car at this point, 759 00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:53,800 it's that it's too good for us. 760 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,600 But I promise it's going to a better home. 761 00:34:02,900 --> 00:34:06,000 And now we're in Idaho Falls, Idaho. 762 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,429 [Mike] So we've gone 1,000. We have 200 left. 763 00:34:08,429 --> 00:34:09,929 [David] That's about right. 200, 230. 764 00:34:09,929 --> 00:34:11,600 [Mike] I think we can do this in one day. 765 00:34:14,630 --> 00:34:16,429 Oh, wow, that is a proper exit. 766 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,870 -Not much of a merge. -No. 767 00:34:21,830 --> 00:34:23,670 Right, right? To north? 768 00:34:23,670 --> 00:34:24,699 -Yep. -Okay. 769 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,330 This is an aggressive energy. 770 00:34:33,300 --> 00:34:35,500 ♪ Ranchero ♪ 771 00:34:49,770 --> 00:34:50,699 [train horn blows] 772 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,500 [train horn blowing] 773 00:35:01,230 --> 00:35:04,330 We're cruising the back streets of Dillon, Montana, 774 00:35:04,330 --> 00:35:09,070 which appears to be an old place that mostly built up in the 1880s. 775 00:35:09,070 --> 00:35:10,600 [Mike] This looks like a castle. 776 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:11,830 [David] It says "library." 777 00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:13,830 [Mike] That's the library? 778 00:35:13,830 --> 00:35:17,130 -[David] The Andrus. -[Mike] That's cool-looking, too. 779 00:35:17,130 --> 00:35:20,330 Couple of those buildings built out of that rock, 780 00:35:20,330 --> 00:35:23,670 there must be a local quarry that makes that kind of rock. 781 00:35:23,670 --> 00:35:25,430 That is cool. 782 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,400 Beaverhead County Courthouse. 783 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,300 Save the clock tower. 784 00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:35,930 Is that accurate? Does it work? 785 00:35:35,930 --> 00:35:37,030 [David] Um... 786 00:35:37,030 --> 00:35:40,000 Looks like 1:51. 787 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,100 Um, let's see. 788 00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:42,170 It's correct! 789 00:35:42,170 --> 00:35:44,200 -[Mike] Nice. -[David] Their clock works. 790 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:45,430 [Mike] You know what that means? 791 00:35:45,430 --> 00:35:48,330 We could use that to go back in time 'cause it still works. 792 00:35:54,470 --> 00:35:56,630 This looks like Main Street at Disneyland. 793 00:35:58,430 --> 00:36:00,170 [David] Except this really happened. 794 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:03,970 "Fuel brothers." 795 00:36:03,970 --> 00:36:06,330 -[Mike] "Eliel brothers." -[David] Oh. Eliel brothers. 796 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:10,970 [Mike] I wanna go in here just to shoot pool and have a beer. 797 00:36:10,970 --> 00:36:13,000 Yeah, me too. 798 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,630 [Mike] Have you ever been to a town that didn't have a Chinese food restaurant? 799 00:36:16,630 --> 00:36:18,530 [David] Oh, probably. 800 00:36:18,530 --> 00:36:21,030 -[Mike] I can't think of one. -[David] Probably at some point today. 801 00:36:22,230 --> 00:36:23,700 [rock music playing] 802 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,770 "Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum." 803 00:36:45,770 --> 00:36:50,330 It is, in fact, a car museum inside a prison. 804 00:36:50,330 --> 00:36:52,030 How Roadkill can you get? 805 00:36:54,670 --> 00:36:55,970 [Mike] Oh, dude. 806 00:36:57,170 --> 00:36:58,500 This is awesome. 807 00:37:01,300 --> 00:37:02,670 Yeah. 808 00:37:02,670 --> 00:37:03,930 We could just leave it here. 809 00:37:04,670 --> 00:37:05,630 On the lawn. 810 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:10,770 -We made it! -Wow! 811 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,700 1,200 miles. 812 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:15,530 -Look at us. -[David] How perfect is this? 813 00:37:15,530 --> 00:37:21,630 Yes, it is a car museum inside a former state prison. 814 00:37:21,630 --> 00:37:23,300 Perfectly Roadkill. 815 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:26,300 -1,200 miles later. -I can't wait to tour this place. 816 00:37:31,770 --> 00:37:33,470 When you think "Old Montana Prison," 817 00:37:33,470 --> 00:37:35,630 you don't necessarily think "car museum," 818 00:37:35,630 --> 00:37:37,400 but they have a car museum here. 819 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,170 And it's big, and nice, and lots of stuff. 820 00:37:40,170 --> 00:37:42,800 So we're gonna walk around and see what's what. 821 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:47,730 Unbelievable. I had no idea how much stuff they had here and good stuff. 822 00:37:47,730 --> 00:37:49,100 [Mike] That's a lot of GTOs. 823 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:50,770 Hemi 'Cuda? 824 00:37:52,730 --> 00:37:53,770 AAR 'Cuda. 825 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:56,430 This car is identical, 826 00:37:56,430 --> 00:38:00,070 other than it's a 4-speed, to one that a friend of mine had in high school. 827 00:38:00,070 --> 00:38:01,100 I used to ride around. 828 00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:02,970 We used to, like street race these all the time. 829 00:38:02,970 --> 00:38:05,930 Just normal for 19-year-olds back in the day. 830 00:38:05,930 --> 00:38:08,100 [Mike] This looks like your car, but... 831 00:38:08,100 --> 00:38:11,630 Uh, that is a '69 Super Bee and mine is a '70. 832 00:38:11,630 --> 00:38:13,930 These are all owned by the same dude. 833 00:38:13,930 --> 00:38:16,000 The same guy who owned the AAR, 834 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,130 later owned a 4-speed '70 340 Dart just like this. 835 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:22,270 I think it had a vinyl top, but it was otherwise just like that. 836 00:38:22,270 --> 00:38:23,700 Was his name Sherm? 837 00:38:23,700 --> 00:38:25,670 No, 'cause that's Sherm's. 838 00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:28,300 -This is Sherms. -This is also Sherm's Superbird. 839 00:38:28,300 --> 00:38:29,370 [Mike] Oh, man. 840 00:38:29,370 --> 00:38:32,400 Sherman Anderson is a former Montana senator, 841 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,000 who's also a bigwig around here, 842 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,200 and a lot of the cars in here belong to him. 843 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,300 [Mike] Look, he's got an Eleanor. 844 00:38:39,230 --> 00:38:41,530 Mach 1. Nice. 845 00:38:41,530 --> 00:38:42,630 [David] Interesting. 846 00:38:42,630 --> 00:38:44,770 You don't often see the Mustang Grande in a museum. 847 00:38:44,770 --> 00:38:46,370 That's Sherm's, too. 848 00:38:46,370 --> 00:38:49,200 [Mike] This right here is my favorite of all the Mustangs. 849 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,870 I've always wanted a Boss Mustang, because when I was a kid, 850 00:38:52,870 --> 00:38:55,430 one of my neighbors had a Boss 429 851 00:38:55,430 --> 00:38:57,500 and he said it was gonna be his kids' someday. 852 00:38:57,500 --> 00:39:00,670 And I used to go back there all the time and just stare at this thing. 853 00:39:00,670 --> 00:39:03,930 Mmm! Boss Mustangs. Very cool. 854 00:39:03,930 --> 00:39:07,700 I kind of appreciate that a lot of these look like stockers, 855 00:39:07,700 --> 00:39:09,630 but if you notice, they all have bigger engines in 'em. 856 00:39:09,630 --> 00:39:11,830 I think Sherm likes big power. 857 00:39:11,830 --> 00:39:15,300 The interesting thing is that the '55, '56, '57 Fords 858 00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:18,030 aren't as hot in, like, the hot-rodding marketplace 859 00:39:18,030 --> 00:39:21,900 because Chevy came out with a small block Chevy in 1955. 860 00:39:22,670 --> 00:39:24,600 And that engine became popular, 861 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,070 and so that car became popular. 862 00:39:26,070 --> 00:39:28,800 And that's why we see them more as, like, hot rods today. 863 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:30,170 And the Fords kind of aren't. 864 00:39:30,170 --> 00:39:31,930 -That makes sense. -Yeah. 865 00:39:31,930 --> 00:39:33,400 [Mike] This is a pretty cool museum. 866 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,430 They got a lot of stuff here. 867 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:37,470 [David] REO Speedwagon. 868 00:39:37,470 --> 00:39:40,570 -It's not just a band. -[Mike chuckles] It's not just a band. 869 00:39:40,570 --> 00:39:42,870 Well, do you know what REO is? 870 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,130 The REO motorcar company. 871 00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:48,800 Nope, nope, nope, nope! 872 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,700 What's REO in REO Speedwagon? 873 00:39:50,700 --> 00:39:51,770 I actually don't know. 874 00:39:51,770 --> 00:39:53,270 Ransom E. Olds. 875 00:39:53,270 --> 00:39:54,670 -As in... -Oh. 876 00:39:54,670 --> 00:39:56,100 -Oldsmobile? -Oldsmobile. 877 00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:57,030 Oh! 878 00:39:57,930 --> 00:39:59,700 The more you know. 879 00:39:59,700 --> 00:40:04,330 Look. This is an electric car back when they figured out that that wasn't a good idea. 880 00:40:04,330 --> 00:40:07,030 -[Mike] How can you tell? -'Cause it has light bulbs? 881 00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:08,770 It's a Detroit Electric. 882 00:40:08,770 --> 00:40:11,430 -[Mike] Oh. Yep. -It says right here. 883 00:40:11,430 --> 00:40:14,430 Hey, it says it went 211 miles on a charge. 884 00:40:14,430 --> 00:40:16,770 [Mike] So wait, this thing goes as far, 885 00:40:16,770 --> 00:40:19,130 if not maybe further than some new electric cars? 886 00:40:19,130 --> 00:40:20,430 [David] It's what that says. 887 00:40:20,430 --> 00:40:22,100 Then, sometime before World War II, 888 00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:24,630 America's most famous and long-lived electric car 889 00:40:24,630 --> 00:40:27,470 quietly disappeared from the automotive scene. 890 00:40:27,470 --> 00:40:30,070 Someone probably got assassinated. 891 00:40:30,070 --> 00:40:35,600 This is all way, way better than our Roadkill car, but here's the thing. 892 00:40:36,670 --> 00:40:39,630 The Roadkill car now lives here at the museum. 893 00:40:39,630 --> 00:40:42,100 [Mike] Yeah, we wanted you guys to be able to come see this. 894 00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:44,030 And my hope is that they don't wash it 895 00:40:44,030 --> 00:40:46,000 or restore it or fix the leaks. 896 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,670 Just right here. 897 00:40:47,670 --> 00:40:49,100 [David] Ever since Roadkill took off, 898 00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:52,330 I've had viewers ask me if we could start a museum of some kind 899 00:40:52,330 --> 00:40:54,030 to show our finest work. 900 00:40:54,030 --> 00:40:55,670 Here's a step in that direction. 901 00:40:55,670 --> 00:40:59,400 As you can now see one of the cars that started our show 902 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:03,330 by visiting the Old Montana Prison & Auto Museum Complex 903 00:41:03,330 --> 00:41:04,970 in Deer Lodge, Montana. 904 00:41:04,970 --> 00:41:06,430 I think it was kind of a goal 905 00:41:06,430 --> 00:41:08,470 to have one of our fantastic beaters 906 00:41:08,470 --> 00:41:11,330 alongside a bunch of megabuck restorations. 907 00:41:11,330 --> 00:41:13,570 So go there and ask to see it. 908 00:41:13,570 --> 00:41:17,300 Meanwhile, Finnegan and I are off building new cars and new memories 909 00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:20,270 just like we do on every episode of Roadkill.