1 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:09,801 [Mike Hall] My name is Mike Hall, and over the last 40 years, 2 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:14,305 against better judgment, I've managed to amass over 400 classic cars. 3 00:00:14,389 --> 00:00:17,017 These cars are my legacy, 4 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:19,102 but I'm running out of time to restore them all. 5 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:24,107 So I opened up a restoration shop with my son, Connor, 6 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:28,945 and my best friend, Avery, to try and turn my passion into profit, 7 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:32,198 restoring cars that the average person can afford. 8 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:34,492 But it's tough making a buck, 9 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:37,056 so I'm going to have to get the whole car-crazed town behind me 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:38,955 to help get the job done. 11 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:40,331 [engine revs] 12 00:00:43,752 --> 00:00:46,755 But that's how things roll here in Rust Valley. 13 00:00:48,798 --> 00:00:50,091 [engine revs] 14 00:00:50,925 --> 00:00:52,052 [tires screech] 15 00:00:52,594 --> 00:00:54,512 [guitar rock music playing] 16 00:01:01,269 --> 00:01:02,312 [Mike] Right there. 17 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:05,273 Have you done anything to it other than let the rats at it? 18 00:01:05,356 --> 00:01:08,151 - I'm aging it. - Okay, so patina is worth money? 19 00:01:08,526 --> 00:01:11,029 Well, no, but rarity and scarcity are. 20 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:13,656 [narrator] It's early morning at the Rust Bros shop. 21 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,868 - Come on. - Oh, look how that hood opens. 22 00:01:16,951 --> 00:01:18,953 - It is nice. - A collector has come 23 00:01:19,037 --> 00:01:21,247 to look at one of Mike's latest acquisitions, 24 00:01:21,331 --> 00:01:23,792 a 1970 Super Bee. 25 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:25,085 Actually, it's in good shape. 26 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:28,213 I know Rick and Ed are serious guys cuz I've seen some of Rick's cars. 27 00:01:28,296 --> 00:01:31,132 Rick's spent hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars on Dodges. 28 00:01:31,216 --> 00:01:32,675 I know they've probably got cash. 29 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:36,304 I've owned four Bees. This is the only one that was factory buckets. 30 00:01:36,387 --> 00:01:39,974 Super Bees, they made 12,000. AC, bucket-seat cars, 31 00:01:40,058 --> 00:01:41,684 they might've made 2,000 or 3,000. 32 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,728 So it could be one of 1,500 left. 33 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:45,438 You don't just find those cars. 34 00:01:45,647 --> 00:01:47,398 How serious are you about selling it? 35 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:48,858 I want 20K. 36 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:50,777 Eighteen. 37 00:01:50,860 --> 00:01:51,903 - No. - Come on. 38 00:01:51,986 --> 00:01:53,613 - No. - It needs a lot of work. 39 00:01:53,738 --> 00:01:56,574 I don't care. Go find another one that doesn't. Pay 50. 40 00:01:56,658 --> 00:01:57,742 The car's straight. 41 00:01:58,118 --> 00:02:01,871 Sure, it needs a little bit of rust repair here and there, but everything's here. 42 00:02:02,247 --> 00:02:03,289 Let me think. 43 00:02:03,373 --> 00:02:06,543 Well, don't think too long, cuz now that I'm back looking at it, 44 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,962 I'm starting to get emotional attachment. 45 00:02:09,045 --> 00:02:10,296 Ed, let's have a talk. 46 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,716 - It's a big project. - Huge project. 47 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,760 But you know what? It's actually a good car, 48 00:02:15,844 --> 00:02:17,345 - not rotten. - Solid. 49 00:02:17,428 --> 00:02:19,305 - You're not gonna build it. - **** you. 50 00:02:19,514 --> 00:02:21,141 I've sold two this year. 51 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:24,394 You're gonna start digging into it, and you can trust me on this one, 52 00:02:24,477 --> 00:02:26,855 - there's gonna be some issues with it. - Ave, Ave... 53 00:02:26,938 --> 00:02:29,941 I have a restoration shop, why are you telling me what to look at? 54 00:02:30,024 --> 00:02:32,384 I know how much you get into it by the time you're doing it. 55 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:35,947 Avery would love for me to sell all of my cars at his price. 56 00:02:36,030 --> 00:02:37,030 So would Connor. 57 00:02:37,073 --> 00:02:39,868 They don't have the time, the money, nothing invested in 'em. 58 00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:41,536 Don't tell me how to sell my shit. 59 00:02:41,619 --> 00:02:42,619 Twenty grand? 60 00:02:43,204 --> 00:02:45,165 We're going to be into that thing for probably... 61 00:02:45,874 --> 00:02:47,208 - Another 15 grand. - Total. 62 00:02:47,292 --> 00:02:51,004 You have a gazillion cars. Look at the financial end of it. 63 00:02:51,087 --> 00:02:52,297 You don't get it. 64 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:55,592 These things were an economy car, basically came with no options. 65 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:57,552 This one's got some pretty funky options. 66 00:02:57,635 --> 00:02:59,971 [Avery] Mike's in the hole, summer's half over. 67 00:03:00,054 --> 00:03:02,182 We need to get cash wherever we can find it. 68 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:03,516 - Hey, Rick. - Hey. 69 00:03:04,976 --> 00:03:08,521 We like it, but I don't want to pay 20 for it. That's for sure. So... 70 00:03:09,272 --> 00:03:10,773 - That's about it. - No. 71 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:13,985 It's just a good piece, and I'm in no big rush to get rid of it. 72 00:03:14,068 --> 00:03:16,446 To me, these things are more than pieces of metal. 73 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:19,282 They're automotive art, and some pieces of art, 74 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:21,868 I'd just as soon leave hanging on the wall, so to speak. 75 00:03:21,951 --> 00:03:24,787 - I tell you what. Let me think on it. - It ain't going nowhere, Rick. 76 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:29,334 I know it isn't! I think him and I would be the only nuts willing to pay that. 77 00:03:29,417 --> 00:03:31,753 [Mike] Looking at 20 grand doesn't really make me happy. 78 00:03:31,836 --> 00:03:33,671 '70 Super Bees make me happy. 79 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:36,382 I'm actually really glad they didn't buy it. 80 00:03:36,466 --> 00:03:39,052 - Thanks for looking. No problem. - Thanks for showing it to us. 81 00:03:41,804 --> 00:03:43,473 [instrumental rock music playing] 82 00:03:47,644 --> 00:03:49,229 What are we doing this morning? 83 00:03:49,854 --> 00:03:53,816 We're gonna go look at a '67, '68 Cougar. 84 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:56,361 Last fall, some of my dad's old buddies that worked 85 00:03:56,444 --> 00:03:58,154 with him on the railroad stopped by. 86 00:03:58,780 --> 00:04:01,491 The one guy apparently was gonna do this old Cougar up, 87 00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:03,368 so we'll go and see what it looks like. 88 00:04:03,451 --> 00:04:05,995 Remember, Mike, at the end of the day, 89 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:07,747 - it is a job. - I know. 90 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:10,500 He's a friend of my dad's. Let me talk money. 91 00:04:10,583 --> 00:04:12,335 - Yeah. - I'll listen to your concerns, 92 00:04:12,418 --> 00:04:13,878 but we're going to look. 93 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:16,381 [Avery] Here's the place, right here. 94 00:04:16,464 --> 00:04:19,092 [blues guitar music playing] 95 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:25,699 - Wade, how's it going? - Mike, how you doing? 96 00:04:25,723 --> 00:04:27,850 Good to see you. Where's this Cougar hiding out? 97 00:04:27,934 --> 00:04:28,977 - In the garage. - Okay. 98 00:04:30,311 --> 00:04:33,022 - There's a Cougar in here? There it is. - [Avery] Cool. 99 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:36,317 - [Mike] It'd be nice to roll it out. - [Avery] You can, it's on wheels. 100 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:37,485 [Mike groans] 101 00:04:37,568 --> 00:04:40,029 [Avery] Okay. Get her up to ramming speed. 102 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:41,489 [Mike] Okay, that's good, Wade. 103 00:04:41,572 --> 00:04:44,409 It's a cool piece. Let's just take a quick look. 104 00:04:44,951 --> 00:04:47,662 - Is this a '67, or... - '67, yeah. 105 00:04:47,745 --> 00:04:51,541 Yep, 7F91C, so it's probably a 289 car? 106 00:04:51,624 --> 00:04:53,126 Well, it's got a 302 now. 107 00:04:53,209 --> 00:04:56,129 What I really like about the Mercury Cougar is its styling. 108 00:04:56,212 --> 00:04:59,090 I love that long front end, that short back end. 109 00:04:59,257 --> 00:05:02,552 I don't know why it's never caught on as much as the Mustang did, 110 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:04,637 but, to me, it's a classier looking car. 111 00:05:05,596 --> 00:05:06,639 [engine revs] 112 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:10,601 In 1967, the very first Cougar roared to life. 113 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:14,147 Dubbed the "gentleman's Mustang," the Cougar offered 114 00:05:14,230 --> 00:05:18,901 a luxurious longer wheel base, topped with its iconic electric shaver grille 115 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,361 and hideaway headlights. 116 00:05:21,112 --> 00:05:24,699 To show off the Cougar's power, Mercury hired stock car champions 117 00:05:24,782 --> 00:05:27,535 to race it throughout the 1967 season, 118 00:05:27,618 --> 00:05:30,496 and Motor Trend named it their "Car of the Year". 119 00:05:31,831 --> 00:05:33,875 [Mike] So, what's the story on this car? 120 00:05:33,958 --> 00:05:36,461 [Wade] Well, I bought this car for my daughter, 121 00:05:37,045 --> 00:05:42,091 and the plan was to... You know, restoration. 122 00:05:43,217 --> 00:05:47,555 And so, then, after we started it, she passed away in a car accident. 123 00:05:48,681 --> 00:05:50,058 Oh, no, that's sad. 124 00:05:50,725 --> 00:05:53,811 It's been sitting since then. It was hard to work on, you know. 125 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,606 [woman] Every time he goes in the garage, he has to look at it. 126 00:05:57,231 --> 00:05:58,983 He was supposed to be doing it with Candace. 127 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:00,360 How long ago was that? 128 00:06:00,985 --> 00:06:03,404 - Fourteen years. - It's a long time to look and think. 129 00:06:03,488 --> 00:06:04,488 Yeah. 130 00:06:05,823 --> 00:06:08,785 - She was a very pretty girl, eh, Wade? - Yes, she sure was. 131 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:10,495 I can't imagine losing my daughter 132 00:06:10,578 --> 00:06:12,622 and then looking at something for 14 years, 133 00:06:12,705 --> 00:06:14,707 and every time you do, it reminds me of her. 134 00:06:14,791 --> 00:06:16,292 I'm never gonna sell the car. 135 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:20,630 I thought, I'll get at it when I retire, and the days aren't long enough. 136 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:22,507 - No. - It means a lot to Wade. 137 00:06:23,007 --> 00:06:26,969 They were supposed to do it together, and he wants it nice and I want it nice. 138 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:28,096 - Nice. - Yeah. 139 00:06:29,263 --> 00:06:32,975 [Mike] Okay, let us take a look at it, maybe we can help. 140 00:06:34,894 --> 00:06:37,355 I'm just looking. The bottom of the doors look good. 141 00:06:37,438 --> 00:06:40,817 They're just starting to bulge a bit, but they haven't separated. 142 00:06:41,692 --> 00:06:43,903 And these frame rails look really good, Ave. 143 00:06:43,986 --> 00:06:46,866 - [Avery] There's definitely good parts. - [Mike] They're like brand-new. 144 00:06:46,948 --> 00:06:50,618 Hopefully, the front ones look as good, that's a major concern out of the way. 145 00:06:50,993 --> 00:06:53,287 Can I be the bad guy and show some concerns? 146 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,265 - What have we got? - That inner fender looks like 147 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:58,543 it's been fiberglassed in, and it's all fiberglass in there. 148 00:06:58,626 --> 00:07:00,962 These Cougars, they were a good car in their day. 149 00:07:01,045 --> 00:07:02,964 This car right now? It's got issues. 150 00:07:03,548 --> 00:07:06,217 Last time I checked, fiberglass is for boats. 151 00:07:06,592 --> 00:07:08,552 [Mike] Let's just check out the front frame rails. 152 00:07:08,594 --> 00:07:10,972 [Mike grunts] 153 00:07:11,055 --> 00:07:13,558 - I'm stuck on my hair! - [Avery laughs] 154 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:14,809 There we go. 155 00:07:14,892 --> 00:07:16,727 See this frame rail starting to go? 156 00:07:16,811 --> 00:07:18,729 We're gonna have to change this, cut this apart, 157 00:07:18,813 --> 00:07:22,275 and do a little bit of repair. The rest looks really solid. 158 00:07:23,025 --> 00:07:25,445 So, what's the story on this engine? 159 00:07:26,028 --> 00:07:29,157 It hasn't started up for 14, 15 years. 160 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,909 - I put a wrench on it, and I spun it. - Yeah. 161 00:07:32,201 --> 00:07:33,661 Is that what you want to run? 162 00:07:34,078 --> 00:07:35,997 - May as well, that's what I got. - Okay. 163 00:07:36,664 --> 00:07:40,543 Okay, so, Wade, there's a little more work than what I thought. 164 00:07:40,626 --> 00:07:42,795 The car... There are some major issues. 165 00:07:42,879 --> 00:07:44,881 The main issue is gonna be what their budget is. 166 00:07:44,964 --> 00:07:48,134 How far do you wanna go? What kind of a job do you want? 167 00:07:48,217 --> 00:07:52,263 I want a job that's not gonna fall apart. 168 00:07:52,889 --> 00:07:56,350 And it doesn't have to be, you know, 169 00:07:56,434 --> 00:08:00,688 like a $100,000 car, because I don't have $100,000. 170 00:08:00,771 --> 00:08:01,981 No, you want a nice driver. 171 00:08:02,064 --> 00:08:04,692 - Yeah. - Well, that's what we try and build. 172 00:08:04,775 --> 00:08:07,111 Basically, just looking at it, 173 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:09,447 I'm thinking somewhere around 20K. 174 00:08:09,739 --> 00:08:11,324 - [Mike] That'd be... - [Avery] No. 175 00:08:12,033 --> 00:08:14,577 I started out telling her I could do it for five. 176 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:15,828 You can't. 177 00:08:16,787 --> 00:08:20,374 - Lying to your wife like that! - I knew he was lying, too. 178 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:24,170 We had this discussion about Mike spending too much money on these cars. 179 00:08:24,253 --> 00:08:28,007 He's learned absolutely nothing from it. His emotions are involved now, 180 00:08:28,090 --> 00:08:31,511 and that car is going to be about 40 grand by the time it's done. 181 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:34,597 I look at it, I see 500 hours here, minimum. 182 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:37,141 He looks at it, he sees 200 hours. 183 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:38,601 - Avery. - Okay. 184 00:08:39,101 --> 00:08:42,480 Be like The Grinch and have your heart grow three sizes this day. 185 00:08:42,563 --> 00:08:45,358 Mike's got a big heart, but you know what? It is a business. 186 00:08:45,441 --> 00:08:47,109 Compassion, profit... 187 00:08:47,944 --> 00:08:49,070 Bankruptcy. 188 00:08:49,820 --> 00:08:53,866 We're going to do the best job that we can and, guaranteed, you'll be happy with it. 189 00:08:54,283 --> 00:08:56,994 - Yeah, just a little bit. - Okay, I think we're good. 190 00:08:58,829 --> 00:09:01,165 [Wade] I trust Mike to do this job, 191 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:03,834 and Candace would be really happy to have the car done. 192 00:09:03,918 --> 00:09:07,380 I thought this would be a good way to get it all finished. 193 00:09:07,922 --> 00:09:09,423 [Mike] Let the pressure off. 194 00:09:10,258 --> 00:09:14,929 Thinking of Candace right now, and she'll always be with us, for sure. 195 00:09:15,263 --> 00:09:16,263 Bittersweet. 196 00:09:16,430 --> 00:09:19,809 [Mike] Wade, he's had a tough go, and he's been looking at it for 14 years. 197 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:22,395 He doesn't want to wait until it's too late. 198 00:09:22,645 --> 00:09:26,274 Now he's fulfilled an obligation to his daughter, even though she's gone. 199 00:09:26,774 --> 00:09:30,194 And... I think it'd be a good thing to do for him. 200 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:32,697 [light rock music playing] 201 00:09:35,825 --> 00:09:37,994 [Avery] We've taken on one big job, my friend. 202 00:09:40,538 --> 00:09:42,540 [rock guitar music playing] 203 00:09:44,083 --> 00:09:45,626 I like the springs that are on her. 204 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:48,671 Later that day, over at Avery's shop... 205 00:09:49,005 --> 00:09:50,965 There's way too much **** junk in here. 206 00:09:51,048 --> 00:09:53,175 No, there's not. It's all treasures. 207 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:55,803 [Avery] Mike's been driving me crazy at the shop. 208 00:09:55,886 --> 00:09:57,606 He doesn't listen to anything I have to say. 209 00:09:57,638 --> 00:09:58,998 He will not take any of my advice, 210 00:09:59,056 --> 00:10:01,267 so you know what? I need to take a little break, 211 00:10:01,350 --> 00:10:02,768 get back into my own space. 212 00:10:02,852 --> 00:10:06,314 - Hey, where's this quad going? - Outside. It's leaving here. 213 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:10,192 Avery put his own projects on hold to start Rust Bros, 214 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:13,654 but this summer, he's hired his son, Shafin, to help him out. 215 00:10:13,738 --> 00:10:15,948 - I don't need to stay in school. - [Avery] Yeah. 216 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:18,451 - Look at me, I turned out just fine. - Oh, yeah. 217 00:10:19,910 --> 00:10:22,622 Working with my son is a fairly interesting situation. 218 00:10:22,872 --> 00:10:23,873 Twenty years old. 219 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:27,293 If you don't just talk to the little millennial exactly perfect, 220 00:10:27,501 --> 00:10:29,587 he gets his little mind all bent out of shape. 221 00:10:30,546 --> 00:10:32,131 [Avery] That pisses me off the most. 222 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,759 The cigarette butts drive me just about mentally insane. 223 00:10:34,842 --> 00:10:36,385 Like, I love him to death, 224 00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:39,972 but it's a typical thing of working with your family. 225 00:10:40,056 --> 00:10:41,557 It should be against the law. 226 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:44,393 Look at this. Cigarette butts! 227 00:10:44,852 --> 00:10:46,395 I don't smoke! 228 00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:51,609 We need to do an assessment of this here motor and this jewel. 229 00:10:51,692 --> 00:10:54,572 - [Shafin] That should be easy enough. - It's gonna be quite easy for me. 230 00:10:54,612 --> 00:10:57,132 - [Shafin] I ain't cranking it... - [Avery] You are cranking it! 231 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:59,116 There's no way I'm cranking that. 232 00:11:00,993 --> 00:11:01,827 Look at that. 233 00:11:01,911 --> 00:11:04,455 Three weeks ago, up at Avery's mom's farm... 234 00:11:04,538 --> 00:11:06,374 This is a genuine barn find. 235 00:11:06,457 --> 00:11:09,960 ...Mike discovered a 1926 Ford Model T... 236 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:13,005 We just want to know if we can take that with us when we go. 237 00:11:13,089 --> 00:11:15,883 - Maybe get it running. - We could make some kind of a horse trade. 238 00:11:15,966 --> 00:11:19,762 ...and persuaded her to let Avery take it home to fix it up for her. 239 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:21,389 Don't screw up the car! 240 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:23,724 [Avery's mom laughs] 241 00:11:24,767 --> 00:11:28,104 So, what do you want to do here? A wraparound seat, 242 00:11:28,187 --> 00:11:30,731 - or do you want to do the cab? - I want to do it as a truck. 243 00:11:30,815 --> 00:11:34,276 The problem being is, it's not what you wanna do, 244 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,530 it's the availability and parts to be found. 245 00:11:37,780 --> 00:11:39,782 Okay, peel the hood off this jewel. 246 00:11:39,865 --> 00:11:42,702 You know what? This is going to be an opportunity to learn him 247 00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:44,537 what a hard day's work's all about. 248 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:46,831 And maybe whip his attitude into shape a little bit. 249 00:11:46,914 --> 00:11:50,126 Problem with this motor is, these things are from a different era. 250 00:11:50,209 --> 00:11:53,462 - Everything's weird on this thing. - Just get a five-wire wiring harness. 251 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:54,755 [Avery] For the spark plugs? 252 00:11:54,839 --> 00:11:57,174 - So these are the coil packs, then? - Uh-huh. 253 00:11:57,425 --> 00:11:59,385 They look like Morse code machines. 254 00:11:59,468 --> 00:12:02,722 This Model T, my dad's been trying to get it started since he was my age. 255 00:12:02,805 --> 00:12:05,015 It's going to be very cool if we get it started. 256 00:12:05,099 --> 00:12:06,767 [Avery] You notice it's got three pedals? 257 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:08,561 Yeah. Clutch, gas, brake. 258 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:09,937 No. 259 00:12:10,020 --> 00:12:11,522 - Okay. - Doesn't have a gas pedal. 260 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:15,609 [Avery] This here's your clutch. 261 00:12:15,693 --> 00:12:18,571 The middle one's reverse, high and low. 262 00:12:19,238 --> 00:12:20,698 - This is the throttle. - Okay. 263 00:12:20,781 --> 00:12:23,951 This, here, is spark advance. So, go back, 264 00:12:24,034 --> 00:12:27,079 crank her, start it, give it a little bit of advance, 265 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:30,332 give it a little bit of throttle, and then, down the road you go. 266 00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:34,170 I tell you what. Go get the battery pack out of there, 267 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:36,213 I want to see if these coils got any power in 'em. 268 00:12:36,255 --> 00:12:37,899 - How you gonna test that? - I'll show you. 269 00:12:37,923 --> 00:12:41,343 I tried starting this car, oh, 25 years ago. 270 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:43,679 And the problems haven't gone away. 271 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,963 - [Avery] Is there any power there? - [Shafin] 12 volts. 272 00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:49,226 Coil packs convert a car battery's 12 volts 273 00:12:49,310 --> 00:12:52,521 into the several thousand volts required to ignite the fuel. 274 00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:55,191 - There? - Yeah, 12-28. 275 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:57,359 If we can get three coil boxes working, 276 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,904 we possibly may be able to try to start this thing. 277 00:12:59,987 --> 00:13:02,198 See if there's any power going through this thing. 278 00:13:02,281 --> 00:13:04,617 Got a screwdriver? Here, it's got a rubber handle. 279 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:07,953 [Avery] I've been electrocuted quite a bit by coils. Let me tell you what, 280 00:13:08,037 --> 00:13:09,497 it'll get your attention. 281 00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:12,041 That's a lively one! 282 00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:17,213 We've got a bad coil, I think. 283 00:13:17,421 --> 00:13:19,673 Okay, they can crank this thing over, 284 00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:21,300 and we'll see if the ignition works. 285 00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:24,887 Turn it slow. 286 00:13:26,055 --> 00:13:27,055 There we go. 287 00:13:32,102 --> 00:13:34,438 That's good... Ah! ****! 288 00:13:37,274 --> 00:13:38,274 That hurt. 289 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,404 Some of the coils are producing power, but not all, 290 00:13:42,488 --> 00:13:44,490 meaning the engine won't light. 291 00:13:44,573 --> 00:13:47,636 I'm not **** around with this thing. I thought we might get it started, but... 292 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:49,703 I do know where some boxes are. 293 00:13:49,787 --> 00:13:54,083 The Great White Shark has a whole bunch of coils on a Fordson tractor. 294 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,460 - Another one of your crazy friends, eh? - Yeah. 295 00:13:57,086 --> 00:13:58,086 I'm driving. 296 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:01,715 [Avery] And down the road we go. 297 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:03,634 [rock guitar music playing] 298 00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:07,096 Dad, look how cool this thing would be to drive. 299 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:08,222 Where? 300 00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:10,140 At Rust Valley's biggest wrecking yard... 301 00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:11,183 Wasps' nest. 302 00:14:11,267 --> 00:14:14,103 Donny, better known as the Great White Shark, 303 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:16,897 he's got more junk than anybody else in the neighborhood. 304 00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:19,984 He's gotta have some pieces here for this Model T, somewhere. 305 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:22,236 [Shafin] Thought you said it was here? 306 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:25,239 The tractor was here. It was right there, I think. 307 00:14:25,739 --> 00:14:27,616 - What color was it? - I'm sure it was gray. 308 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:28,993 It's a Fordson tractor. 309 00:14:29,076 --> 00:14:31,328 It had coil packs on it. Where is it? 310 00:14:31,412 --> 00:14:33,612 I just took a walk over there, and there's a yellow one. 311 00:14:34,081 --> 00:14:35,791 Nothing ever moves in this yard. 312 00:14:37,209 --> 00:14:39,753 There it is, right there. Does it look yellow to you? 313 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:41,672 What color is that **** tractor? 314 00:14:41,755 --> 00:14:44,049 - Does it look yellow? - "The tractor's not here anymore." 315 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:45,968 This piece of shit car was in the way. 316 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:48,762 - Get up, get on it. - Let's see if the coils are still in it. 317 00:14:49,930 --> 00:14:51,098 [Shafin] Woo! 318 00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:54,059 They even look like nobody's even half-killed them yet. 319 00:14:54,143 --> 00:14:56,520 It must be the only new-looking thing Donny owns. 320 00:14:57,354 --> 00:14:58,355 [Shafin] Don't tell him! 321 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:01,609 The White Shark! 322 00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:04,153 - [Shafin laughs] - What are you two shit-rats doing? 323 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:07,239 We're trying to get my old Model T thing... car started. 324 00:15:07,323 --> 00:15:08,574 Whose Model T? 325 00:15:08,699 --> 00:15:10,910 - Mine. - He thinks it's his. 326 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:13,412 - Yeah, it's... - You don't know how to drive a Model T. 327 00:15:13,495 --> 00:15:15,247 [Avery] Not very many people do. 328 00:15:15,789 --> 00:15:18,042 - How many pedals are in the Model T? - Three. 329 00:15:18,125 --> 00:15:20,210 - What do they do? - What do you do with the pedals? 330 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:22,963 - Middle one's reverse. - What do you do with the other two? 331 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:25,215 I forget. 332 00:15:25,299 --> 00:15:27,343 Yeah, cuz you don't know how to drive a Model T. 333 00:15:28,802 --> 00:15:31,430 The problem being, Donny, is these coils on this car, 334 00:15:31,513 --> 00:15:34,516 I think, are the original coils. There's two that are good, 335 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,186 and two that are bad, and they're working intermittent. 336 00:15:37,269 --> 00:15:39,396 So, what are these jewels worth? 337 00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:42,900 - Fifty bucks. - I don't know. 338 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:46,028 - Fifty bucks. - Dad. Pull out the sock. 339 00:15:46,403 --> 00:15:47,655 [Avery] The Great White Shark. 340 00:15:47,738 --> 00:15:50,699 He can smell $50 from about ten miles away. 341 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:53,869 - There. There you go. - Sweet. Okay, well... 342 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:56,830 I need some doors off one of them old Fords, if you come across one. 343 00:15:56,914 --> 00:15:58,123 About a '65. 344 00:15:58,207 --> 00:15:59,625 Can you quit looking around? 345 00:16:00,209 --> 00:16:01,043 What for? 346 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:03,963 Because I'm trying to protect my inheritance. Can we go now? 347 00:16:04,338 --> 00:16:06,298 Before Donny tries and steals it all. 348 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,258 Let me see that sock! 349 00:16:10,052 --> 00:16:12,346 No, the other sock! 350 00:16:12,513 --> 00:16:14,723 - [Avery] There, Donny. - Why don't you buy that van? 351 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,576 - [Shafin] No! Come on. - [Donny] You need it. 352 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,602 - That one, there? - Can we go? No, Dad. Stop. 353 00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,104 - [Donny] The one-ton. - Oh, my God. 354 00:16:20,187 --> 00:16:21,747 - [Avery] That right there? - The Fargo. 355 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:24,358 - That's an international. - Oh, yeah, that's right, I forgot. 356 00:16:24,441 --> 00:16:26,694 Okay, good. Come on, let's go. 357 00:16:26,777 --> 00:16:27,861 Have you ate yet? 358 00:16:27,945 --> 00:16:29,113 Let's go. 359 00:16:29,196 --> 00:16:30,072 - What? - Come on. 360 00:16:30,155 --> 00:16:32,032 You don't need to be buying any more shit. 361 00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:32,992 Why not? 362 00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:34,702 Cuz, too broke. Let's go. 363 00:16:34,785 --> 00:16:36,996 - Bring that sock back here! - [Shafin] No. 364 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,079 [Avery laughs] 365 00:16:39,206 --> 00:16:41,208 [guitar rock music playing] 366 00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,964 - Connor! - Yo. 367 00:16:47,047 --> 00:16:48,924 It's time to get this Cougar into C-count city. 368 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:50,217 We've finally got room. 369 00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:51,927 Back at the Rust Bros shop... 370 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,822 - We pushing it? - There's no engine or tranny, 371 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,606 - shouldn't be that bad. - ...Mike and Connor 372 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:59,143 are starting disassembly on the 1967 Cougar. 373 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:01,895 [Connor] Go, go, go, go, go, go. 374 00:17:01,979 --> 00:17:02,980 Oh, baby! 375 00:17:03,897 --> 00:17:04,897 Okay. 376 00:17:05,232 --> 00:17:07,526 - We could almost get two cars here. - No! 377 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,319 - I'm just saying! - No, we can't. 378 00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:12,197 We could. We got lots of room. 379 00:17:14,241 --> 00:17:16,076 - [Mike] What? - [Connor] Look at that. 380 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,327 Corrosion. 381 00:17:17,786 --> 00:17:19,079 [Connor] Fenders are solid. 382 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:21,957 - [Mike] This is not metal. - No. 383 00:17:22,583 --> 00:17:23,583 Listen to it. 384 00:17:26,295 --> 00:17:28,380 Look, that hole. That's all fiberglassed. 385 00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:30,090 - You think so? - Yeah. 386 00:17:30,174 --> 00:17:33,844 [Mike] No. Tell me it isn't so, bro. 387 00:17:33,969 --> 00:17:35,971 - Oh, Jesus. - [Connor] Yeah, it is. 388 00:17:36,346 --> 00:17:37,973 Unbelievable. 389 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:41,477 [Connor] There's definitely more fiberglass than steel in this trunk. 390 00:17:43,437 --> 00:17:46,815 Okay, moment of truth. Let's take a look and see how bad this floor is. 391 00:17:47,941 --> 00:17:49,443 Eww! 392 00:17:49,526 --> 00:17:50,527 It's all fiberglass. 393 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,614 It looks like steel, but it's all fiberglass. 394 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,950 This thing's almost beyond repair. It's way worse than it was supposed to be. 395 00:17:57,034 --> 00:17:58,034 Look... 396 00:17:58,827 --> 00:18:01,371 Then they painted it black, so it looked like it was metal. 397 00:18:01,455 --> 00:18:03,999 - Yeah. There's no floor left there at all. - Jesus! 398 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:05,250 [Mike] No. 399 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:08,295 [Mike] There's so much fiberglass where there should be structure, 400 00:18:08,378 --> 00:18:09,880 I think the car is dangerous. 401 00:18:09,963 --> 00:18:12,883 If you're ever in an accident, the thing would just buckle. 402 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:14,843 There's a reason they make 'em out of steel. 403 00:18:17,179 --> 00:18:19,324 [Connor] Oh, there's nothing holding this car together. 404 00:18:19,348 --> 00:18:22,184 [Mike] Hard to tell when we were crawling underneath it and looking, 405 00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:25,028 cuz you could just see black. There's no way that we're patching this. 406 00:18:25,062 --> 00:18:26,772 No. We'd be welding, like, 407 00:18:26,855 --> 00:18:28,982 60 square feet of junk in here. 408 00:18:29,149 --> 00:18:33,112 Twenty grand ain't gonna go very far if we've gotta rebuild this whole car. 409 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:36,115 - But... - We'd better work really fast! 410 00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:40,119 You might have to find him another Cougar. Don't you have a couple of these? 411 00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:42,496 I got four or five, but this is the one 412 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:45,374 - he wanted to do with his daughter. - Yeah, I know, but... 413 00:18:45,457 --> 00:18:47,126 we cannot do this for 20 grand. 414 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:50,170 - [Mike sighs] I should know better. - Yes, you should. 415 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:55,843 [upbeat guitar rock music playing] 416 00:18:55,926 --> 00:18:57,177 [Avery] I hope they work. 417 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,679 Back at Avery's shop... 418 00:18:58,762 --> 00:18:59,847 Oh, they're tight. 419 00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:03,142 ...he and Shafin are testing the new coil packs in the Model T. 420 00:19:03,225 --> 00:19:05,185 We need to see if this thing's got power in it. 421 00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:08,772 We cleaned some wire connections, we've got a new set of coil boxes for it, 422 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:10,732 - and we got lucky. - Hello, sir. 423 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,919 [Avery] Lordco had a set of spark plugs laying around. 424 00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:15,103 They must've been in stock since the beginning of time. 425 00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:20,909 Okay, turn that crank over. 426 00:19:23,787 --> 00:19:24,787 Okay. 427 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,457 [Shafin] Do we know if these coil packs are even good? 428 00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,585 Ow! ****! That's hot! 429 00:19:30,252 --> 00:19:31,545 I think they're good. 430 00:19:31,628 --> 00:19:33,505 Grab me that **** screwdriver. 431 00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:38,468 Crank this jewel over. 432 00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,098 - Hear that? - We're in business. 433 00:19:44,224 --> 00:19:45,517 Couple more parts, and... 434 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:50,063 [imitates squeaking machinery] 435 00:19:50,147 --> 00:19:52,107 Turn it over again. Sounds just like that. 436 00:19:53,817 --> 00:19:56,445 This motor probably hasn't run in over 30 years. 437 00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:59,823 But I tell you what. It's got compression, it will run. 438 00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:01,950 [Shafin] Whoa! Trying to flood the thing? 439 00:20:02,826 --> 00:20:04,828 Just put gas everywhere there's electricity. 440 00:20:04,912 --> 00:20:07,039 We need to be careful starting this thing. 441 00:20:07,122 --> 00:20:08,457 You pull that thing over. 442 00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:09,625 [Avery] Chicken shit. 443 00:20:10,125 --> 00:20:11,210 [Shafin] Go. 444 00:20:13,503 --> 00:20:16,798 If it's the last thing I do, this motor will run. 445 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:21,929 [electricity buzzing] 446 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:27,976 I can see owning one of these cars, you wouldn't need a gym membership. 447 00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:30,062 Grab that can of ether. 448 00:20:30,145 --> 00:20:32,814 It'll either rip my goddamn arm off or it'll start. One of the two. 449 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:35,651 [Avery] Yeah, spray some in the holes. 450 00:20:40,364 --> 00:20:42,199 [engine engages, then stalls] 451 00:20:45,535 --> 00:20:48,497 The engine is finally showing signs of life. 452 00:20:48,664 --> 00:20:50,666 [engine putters] 453 00:20:50,791 --> 00:20:56,630 [engine runs] 454 00:21:04,304 --> 00:21:07,641 We got that car running. Feels awesome, I like seeing my dad happy. 455 00:21:07,724 --> 00:21:08,725 I like seeing him... 456 00:21:09,851 --> 00:21:11,270 do the stuff he loves to do. 457 00:21:11,353 --> 00:21:14,481 - Look at that. - If my dad sets his mind to something, 458 00:21:14,564 --> 00:21:16,275 or getting something running, it will run. 459 00:21:16,358 --> 00:21:19,736 I'm super stoked it runs. It sounds actually not bad. 460 00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:22,239 It is the most simplest engine ever made. 461 00:21:22,322 --> 00:21:25,784 For some reason, it was the hardest engine I've ever worked on to get to run. 462 00:21:25,867 --> 00:21:27,119 I like this thing. 463 00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:28,452 [Avery chuckles] 464 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:31,999 We should check the oil in it. Might be a hell of an idea. 465 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,961 - What do you think, Shafe? - It's... different. 466 00:21:36,044 --> 00:21:37,684 You open them little petcocks down there. 467 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:38,964 Oh. 468 00:21:39,047 --> 00:21:41,508 What's this big gob of weld on the side of the frame? 469 00:21:41,591 --> 00:21:45,053 - What are you talking about? - Something you might want to see there. 470 00:21:46,388 --> 00:21:47,388 There you go. 471 00:21:48,598 --> 00:21:50,892 - You see it? - Yeah, I see it, 472 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,936 it's pretty hard not to see it. 473 00:21:53,020 --> 00:21:56,023 I don't know who patched this thing. It's not real safe. 474 00:21:56,106 --> 00:21:58,525 That thing, it needs to be cut out of there and fixed. 475 00:21:58,608 --> 00:22:01,069 You know what? That pisses me off. 476 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:03,613 It's just never cut-and-dried with this old stuff. 477 00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:05,532 It's a good thing a guy likes this car. 478 00:22:13,206 --> 00:22:15,334 [upbeat instrumental rock music playing] 479 00:22:27,262 --> 00:22:28,262 Morning. 480 00:22:28,305 --> 00:22:30,599 It's the final swap meet of the summer 481 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:32,392 at the White Post Auto Museum... 482 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:34,636 - Hey, Jim, how's it going, bud? - How you doing there? 483 00:22:34,686 --> 00:22:36,855 ...but Mike's busy buying, not selling. 484 00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:39,608 I'm going to try and get a bit of an early bird head start, 485 00:22:39,691 --> 00:22:42,569 check out the vendors and see if there's anything that I really need 486 00:22:42,652 --> 00:22:45,113 before everybody else gets all the good deals. 487 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:46,406 Isn't that pretty? 488 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:48,992 Mark, is this your pile 489 00:22:49,076 --> 00:22:52,579 - of choice automotive memorabilia? - Yes. 490 00:22:52,996 --> 00:22:54,873 What's the deal on that beautiful '57 grille? 491 00:22:54,956 --> 00:22:57,334 - I have the panel that needs that piece. - 150. 492 00:22:57,709 --> 00:22:58,752 - 150 bucks? - Yeah. 493 00:22:58,835 --> 00:23:02,005 That's totally reasonable. Done deal. Good man. 494 00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:03,673 Thank you. Beauty. 495 00:23:03,965 --> 00:23:04,965 How's it going? 496 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,928 [man] Look what I just scored, 50 bucks. 497 00:23:08,261 --> 00:23:10,180 - [Mike] These are worth $1,000. - [man] I know! 498 00:23:10,263 --> 00:23:11,765 - Can you believe that? - No. 499 00:23:11,848 --> 00:23:13,016 You're pissing me off! 500 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:19,689 That **** still owes me three grand on that car. 501 00:23:19,773 --> 00:23:21,900 - Is that right? - Yeah. I'm gonna phone him. 502 00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:25,153 Jeez, I remember this one. Wait, I own it! 503 00:23:27,906 --> 00:23:28,906 Connor. 504 00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:30,742 - [Connor] Hey. - Where are you? 505 00:23:31,201 --> 00:23:32,369 I'm up at your shop. 506 00:23:32,452 --> 00:23:35,092 It's hard to sell anything when you don't have "for sale" signs up. 507 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:36,581 Okay, I'm on my way. 508 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:41,336 - Hey, Mike. - What? 509 00:23:41,711 --> 00:23:43,588 How're you supposed to sell anything? 510 00:23:43,672 --> 00:23:45,507 You got no nothing on nothing on nothing. 511 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:47,551 Why don't you put some prices on these windows? 512 00:23:47,634 --> 00:23:50,429 - Start writing with your finger. - Up the road from the swap meet, 513 00:23:50,512 --> 00:23:53,265 the crew has rolled out some classic cars, 514 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:55,350 hoping to attract buyers. 515 00:23:55,434 --> 00:23:56,810 25K, what do you think? 516 00:23:56,893 --> 00:23:57,893 Sure. 517 00:23:57,936 --> 00:23:59,938 This is worth 15K all day long. 518 00:24:01,356 --> 00:24:02,190 - Mike. - What? 519 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:04,985 You need a pair of binoculars to see the price on it. 520 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:06,194 - Avery. - What? 521 00:24:06,278 --> 00:24:08,572 You're the last person to give advice on how to sell shit. 522 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:09,698 How much shit have I sold? 523 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,825 - How much shit is in your yard now? - Lots. 524 00:24:11,908 --> 00:24:14,077 - Exactly. - How much shit is in your yard? 525 00:24:14,161 --> 00:24:15,161 - More! - More! 526 00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:18,123 Hey, you know what you need to do today? 527 00:24:18,206 --> 00:24:20,292 - Sell, sell. - Sell something. Just sell something. 528 00:24:20,375 --> 00:24:21,918 - I will. - Okay, I gotta go. 529 00:24:22,002 --> 00:24:23,378 Okay, take care. 530 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,422 Sell some stuff, like your kid asked. 531 00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:27,257 What do you know about selling? 532 00:24:27,340 --> 00:24:30,469 You've had that stupid friggin' 'Vette parked here for two years. 533 00:24:30,552 --> 00:24:33,180 Bet you 100 bucks you can't give that car away today. 534 00:24:34,389 --> 00:24:36,558 I bet you $100 I can sell that car today. 535 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:39,186 You're on. Get on it. 536 00:24:39,269 --> 00:24:40,937 I'll sell this piece of shit. 537 00:24:49,488 --> 00:24:51,114 I'm amazed this thing started. 538 00:24:56,703 --> 00:24:58,205 Why is he going forward? 539 00:24:58,997 --> 00:25:00,332 Cuz he can't find reverse? 540 00:25:01,041 --> 00:25:02,792 [horn blaring] 541 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:04,836 **** me. 542 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:07,714 [horn continues to blare] 543 00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:09,508 He is a ****. 544 00:25:09,925 --> 00:25:11,092 [horn continues to blare] 545 00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:16,848 I would never buy anything off that man. 546 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,478 You just devalued it a couple K. 547 00:25:21,770 --> 00:25:24,481 - It looks good in the trees. - Crank her. 548 00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:27,317 Keep going... Whoa! 549 00:25:28,318 --> 00:25:31,404 You better go make a sign. How are people gonna know it's for sale? 550 00:25:35,242 --> 00:25:37,452 Amazed Mike hasn't discovered this yet. 551 00:25:39,996 --> 00:25:42,332 [Avery laughs] 552 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,919 [Mike] That's the best you could do? 553 00:25:46,002 --> 00:25:47,504 Ave, I'll go make you a sign. 554 00:25:47,587 --> 00:25:49,714 That is just so sad, it's beyond description. 555 00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:52,384 - It's almost as sad as this car. - You wanna buy a car? 556 00:25:52,759 --> 00:25:54,094 No, I got one, thanks! 557 00:25:54,177 --> 00:25:57,264 You get a free plant with it. A daffodil, begonia. 558 00:25:57,764 --> 00:25:59,933 - Hello. How's it going, buddy? - Hey, how you doing? 559 00:26:00,016 --> 00:26:01,744 - Good. How's the day, man? - Good. Yourself? 560 00:26:01,768 --> 00:26:03,603 - Good. Looking for a ride, man? - Oh, yeah. 561 00:26:03,687 --> 00:26:05,522 - This is a beast, right here? - You bet. 562 00:26:05,605 --> 00:26:08,483 [Avery] It's an '81, real close to the last of this style. 563 00:26:08,775 --> 00:26:12,696 It's been looked after mechanically very well, but it needs an interior in it. 564 00:26:12,779 --> 00:26:16,032 - It had real leather seats at one time. - Smells like Grandpa's jacket in here. 565 00:26:16,116 --> 00:26:18,118 Oh, yes. Take a look under the hood. 566 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:21,079 5.7 liter. Eh? 567 00:26:21,162 --> 00:26:24,207 Oh, look at that, she's had some high-performance work done to her. 568 00:26:24,291 --> 00:26:25,542 Jump in, start her up. 569 00:26:25,625 --> 00:26:28,628 [engine starts and runs] 570 00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:32,090 She purrs like a kitty. Can I take her for a test-drive? 571 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:34,175 I'll take you for a ride. 572 00:26:48,648 --> 00:26:50,817 She goes good. She brakes, too. 573 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:54,664 [man] Careful. Don't take it to the highway. 574 00:26:54,738 --> 00:26:57,365 - She's got a bit of pep, eh? - She has her pep. 575 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:58,950 [man hollers in delight] 576 00:26:59,743 --> 00:27:00,743 Oh, yeah. 577 00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:06,625 [man] Oh, yeah! 578 00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:14,007 That's great. Yeah, she goes. She's a keeper. 579 00:27:14,424 --> 00:27:16,760 - What do you think? - I don't know, the upholstery... 580 00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:19,721 - I'll have to do some work in there. - Well... 581 00:27:20,055 --> 00:27:21,139 Ten grand, my friend. 582 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,517 Ten grand? I think, you know, she's worth about 583 00:27:24,601 --> 00:27:25,894 Seventy-five to eight? 584 00:27:27,395 --> 00:27:29,314 I tell you what... Nine. 585 00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:30,649 - Nine? - Nine. 586 00:27:30,732 --> 00:27:32,901 [man hems and haws] 587 00:27:33,234 --> 00:27:36,279 What about 85? Just to get her out of your hair here. 588 00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:38,823 So your parking lot looks a little bit cleaner. 589 00:27:38,907 --> 00:27:41,451 - This parking lot will never look clean. - I tell you what. 590 00:27:41,534 --> 00:27:43,328 I got a coffee shop in town. 591 00:27:43,411 --> 00:27:45,246 If you come out, I'll just feed you. 592 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:47,170 I'll give you some coffees, a few free lunches, 593 00:27:47,415 --> 00:27:48,958 and that'll make your belly happy. 594 00:27:49,042 --> 00:27:51,044 Food always makes it go better, my friend. 595 00:27:51,127 --> 00:27:52,420 I think we can do 85. 596 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:53,963 - Can do 85? Great. - Yes. 597 00:27:54,047 --> 00:27:56,675 You put your mind to selling a car, you can sell it. 598 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,843 Mike thinks I'm an idiot. He needs to pay attention. 599 00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:01,179 I do know what I'm talking about sometimes. 600 00:28:01,262 --> 00:28:02,639 - Ave. - What? 601 00:28:02,722 --> 00:28:04,599 - What's happening? - I just sold this car 602 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:05,767 to this fine gentleman. 603 00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:07,769 We also got free coffees, too. 604 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,562 - That's right. - He owns a coffee shop, 605 00:28:09,646 --> 00:28:11,374 - we got ten free coffees. - Glad to meet you. 606 00:28:11,398 --> 00:28:14,275 - You get some free lunch. - That means I owe you 100 bucks? 607 00:28:14,776 --> 00:28:17,278 [Mike] Jesus! Did he give you the warranty? 608 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:19,781 - Yeah. As soon as I get out of here... - The full warranty? 609 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:21,866 - It's gone! Good. - ...it's gone. 610 00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:24,202 As long as you know. Good luck. 611 00:28:27,497 --> 00:28:29,249 [guitar rock music playing] 612 00:28:31,251 --> 00:28:33,962 - Hey, Wade, how's it going? - Good, how are you doing? 613 00:28:34,045 --> 00:28:37,382 Mike's called Wade into the shop to deliver some bad news 614 00:28:37,465 --> 00:28:38,550 about the Cougar. 615 00:28:38,633 --> 00:28:41,553 There's just too much damage to bring that shell back to life. 616 00:28:41,636 --> 00:28:44,055 There's gonna be some hard decisions have to be made. 617 00:28:44,639 --> 00:28:47,142 Someone was quite, quite creative here. 618 00:28:47,225 --> 00:28:50,186 Everything that we thought when we looked at it was metal... 619 00:28:51,354 --> 00:28:54,149 They just laid fiberglass matting over everything. 620 00:28:55,483 --> 00:28:57,944 - [Wade] Oh, my gosh. - Same thing with the trunk. 621 00:28:58,319 --> 00:29:00,488 It all looked like metal when we were underneath it, 622 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:02,699 but all of this is fiberglass. 623 00:29:02,907 --> 00:29:04,701 - [Wade] Oh, my God. - [Mike] All of that. 624 00:29:05,118 --> 00:29:07,120 We punched holes through it everywhere. 625 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:11,666 This Cougar build, the emotion and the memories that are attached 626 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,127 is because the father and daughter were gonna build the car, 627 00:29:14,210 --> 00:29:16,212 and then the daughter tragically died. 628 00:29:17,630 --> 00:29:21,426 I don't know exactly what Wade feels when he looks at the car, 629 00:29:21,509 --> 00:29:24,721 but I know it's more than that '67 Cougar staring at him. 630 00:29:25,638 --> 00:29:27,056 What we wanted to talk to you... 631 00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:29,058 I have four of these down in my back field, 632 00:29:29,142 --> 00:29:31,269 and I have a really good '68. 633 00:29:31,352 --> 00:29:34,439 Basically, we'd be using one of our shells as a donor, 634 00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:37,192 and putting all of your parts on it. We could use your motor, 635 00:29:37,358 --> 00:29:40,445 your tranny, your doors, your trunk... 636 00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:42,655 - The interior. - ...your lights, your interior. 637 00:29:42,739 --> 00:29:45,658 - Dash. - Then it saves us 400 hours 638 00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:48,161 - of trying to fix this. - Yeah, well... 639 00:29:48,244 --> 00:29:50,288 I don't really like to ask him, but... 640 00:29:50,371 --> 00:29:53,091 to do the best job we can do, we need to start with something better. 641 00:29:53,166 --> 00:29:56,127 We'll walk down in the back field and I'll show you our donor body. 642 00:29:56,586 --> 00:29:57,586 Okay. 643 00:29:58,004 --> 00:30:00,006 [guitar music playing] 644 00:30:03,384 --> 00:30:06,262 [Mike] See? All nice and straight. 645 00:30:06,346 --> 00:30:09,724 It's got disc brakes, it's got most of the AC stuff. 646 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:10,850 Good roof. 647 00:30:11,684 --> 00:30:15,480 Then the same thing with the trunk. This is still all steel. 648 00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:20,193 This one, I think, would be way easier to fix. 649 00:30:20,276 --> 00:30:21,945 - The floor looks way better. - Yeah. 650 00:30:22,028 --> 00:30:24,322 Anyway, between this car and your car, 651 00:30:24,405 --> 00:30:26,616 we can make something that's a nice driver. 652 00:30:26,699 --> 00:30:29,911 Well, I think that's probably a much better idea. 653 00:30:29,994 --> 00:30:33,414 - It'd save a lot of work, and save money. - Work, time, money, 654 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:34,874 so, I mean, it's a win-win-win. 655 00:30:35,458 --> 00:30:37,752 I'm happy that I brought it to Mike. 656 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:41,172 It is a way bigger job than I anticipated. 657 00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:47,554 Hey, you know what? I think I've lost a pint and a half of blood. 658 00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:50,223 - Let's get out of here. - Let's get out of here. Go. 659 00:30:50,306 --> 00:30:54,143 He's agreed that it's a better option. It's a whole weight off our shoulders, 660 00:30:54,227 --> 00:30:58,648 but bottom line is the heart and soul of the car will still be there. 661 00:30:58,731 --> 00:31:02,193 The doors, the gauges, the upholstery, it'll all be her car. 662 00:31:13,121 --> 00:31:14,789 - Avery. - What? 663 00:31:15,582 --> 00:31:17,375 You've been here a month working on this. 664 00:31:17,458 --> 00:31:20,545 - What the **** have you done? - Next morning, at Avery's garage... 665 00:31:20,628 --> 00:31:24,007 Waiting for a hand. You can't do everything yourself all the time. 666 00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:26,217 My dear child, nowhere to be seen. 667 00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:29,053 So I brought Mike in. Mike can come and give me a hand. 668 00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:30,638 - [phone chimes] - Hang on. 669 00:31:31,639 --> 00:31:33,558 - Hello. - Is that your useless kid? 670 00:31:33,641 --> 00:31:36,519 Why is my kid calling from your kid's phone? Where is your kid? 671 00:31:36,644 --> 00:31:40,189 - On the boat for four days, drinking. - Where are you guys at? 672 00:31:40,273 --> 00:31:41,273 What are you doing? 673 00:31:41,608 --> 00:31:42,859 [Shafin] We're in Neilson. 674 00:31:42,942 --> 00:31:44,986 I thought you were supposed to be at work today? 675 00:31:45,069 --> 00:31:45,904 No. 676 00:31:45,987 --> 00:31:48,740 Typical millennium child. 677 00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:52,076 "Like, work? When I get around to it." 678 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,913 Why are you on Connor's phone when Connor's on holidays? 679 00:31:54,996 --> 00:31:56,080 'Cause we're hanging out. 680 00:31:56,164 --> 00:31:57,040 - Oh. - Oh. 681 00:31:57,123 --> 00:31:59,042 That's why I'm here helping your dad? 682 00:31:59,500 --> 00:32:02,003 - [Shafin] Well, here. - [Connor] Hello? 683 00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:04,672 - Hey. - Hark, do I hear women in the background? 684 00:32:05,048 --> 00:32:06,341 [Connor] No... Yes. 685 00:32:08,217 --> 00:32:11,095 If he starts being a village idiot, you be his big brother 686 00:32:11,179 --> 00:32:13,157 - and you correct his doings, friend. - Oh, I will. 687 00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:14,098 Okay, bye. 688 00:32:14,182 --> 00:32:15,391 - Okay, bye. - Okay, bye-bye. 689 00:32:15,642 --> 00:32:16,768 Well, what's the plan? 690 00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:20,480 I tell you what. None of this stuff is correct for this truck. 691 00:32:20,563 --> 00:32:22,565 Except for the frame and some of the motor parts. 692 00:32:22,649 --> 00:32:24,651 Gotta strip her down to nothing and start over. 693 00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:27,528 Good, well, where's some tools? Let's get this thing torn apart. 694 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:30,531 I think they're lag screws. 695 00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:33,409 - Give me a seven-sixteenths, Ave. - Here, try that. 696 00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:35,536 [Avery] I wanna pull this turtle deck off. 697 00:32:37,413 --> 00:32:41,668 As usual, I'm laying in the **** dirt, and you're up there using an impact. 698 00:32:42,001 --> 00:32:44,712 That's okay, I'm getting in touch with the Zen of this 699 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:46,714 90-year-old piece here. 700 00:32:49,509 --> 00:32:52,011 I don't know if I'm repairing a car or taking a building apart. 701 00:32:54,597 --> 00:32:55,597 Okay. 702 00:32:56,432 --> 00:32:58,017 Ow! ****! 703 00:32:58,101 --> 00:33:00,186 - Did it hurt right away? - Yeah, it did! 704 00:33:00,770 --> 00:33:02,772 Ow! 705 00:33:03,147 --> 00:33:04,983 - [Avery] ****. - [Mike] Sorry, bud. 706 00:33:06,192 --> 00:33:08,027 - I'll kiss it better. - Yeah, perfect! 707 00:33:08,444 --> 00:33:10,613 - You know what this is called, Mike? - Karma. 708 00:33:10,697 --> 00:33:12,490 - [Mike laughs] - Yeah, **** off! 709 00:33:14,242 --> 00:33:15,952 Hang on, we've got one screw over here. 710 00:33:21,124 --> 00:33:23,185 [Mike] Why don't you just go under there and undo it? 711 00:33:23,209 --> 00:33:27,046 - No, you can't. - It's your car, destroy it how you will. 712 00:33:28,339 --> 00:33:30,734 I tell you what, I've been looking at lots of these vehicles. 713 00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:32,802 - I was gonna do it as a truck. - Yeah. 714 00:33:32,885 --> 00:33:36,472 But I changed my mind. My vision is to make a convertible roadster. 715 00:33:36,556 --> 00:33:40,351 Ninety percent of all the trucks you see out there 716 00:33:40,476 --> 00:33:42,437 were made out of cars. 717 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:46,065 The simple reason is you got more fuel if you had a truck. 718 00:33:46,149 --> 00:33:47,942 During the Depression, and that? 719 00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:49,777 [Avery] They got more fuel ration out of it. 720 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:52,405 I do believe this used to be a car at one time. 721 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:55,491 Huh. Maybe, I think, like a roadster, a convertible. 722 00:33:55,575 --> 00:33:59,203 It'd be cool if she can just putt around at 28 miles an hour, 723 00:33:59,495 --> 00:34:01,748 talking on her cell phone. That'd be all good! 724 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:03,332 [Mike laughs] 725 00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:05,877 I do have some parts for these down in the yard. 726 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:08,629 I'm pretty sure I got a tub. I know I got some doors. 727 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:10,233 [Avery] Know what? Before I go further, 728 00:34:10,298 --> 00:34:13,051 I gotta convince my mother that this is a good idea. 729 00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:16,596 This is gonna be an interesting conversation. 730 00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,557 It's God's way of reprieving me, she's not answering the phone! 731 00:34:20,391 --> 00:34:22,351 - [Avery's mother] Hello. - Hi. 732 00:34:22,810 --> 00:34:25,605 This project of yours, that we're doing for you. 733 00:34:25,688 --> 00:34:28,691 I think we've got the perfect direction in what to go for you. 734 00:34:28,941 --> 00:34:30,234 Oh, yeah, what's that? 735 00:34:30,318 --> 00:34:33,446 - You're gonna get a convertible roadster. - Not a farm wagon? 736 00:34:33,821 --> 00:34:35,281 You don't need a farm wagon. 737 00:34:35,364 --> 00:34:38,785 All it'd give you is more incentive to drive around and collect junk. 738 00:34:38,868 --> 00:34:41,454 Can I get a sheep in there to take it to the vet clinic? 739 00:34:41,537 --> 00:34:43,664 Put it in the turtle top and lock it in there, 740 00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:46,000 it'll be good in there, it'll be fine, yeah. 741 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:48,252 - We'll see. - Okay, bye. 742 00:34:48,419 --> 00:34:50,630 Okay, then, we'll see you in a while. 743 00:34:50,713 --> 00:34:55,134 People wonder why I'm the way I am. Eh? Come by it naturally. 744 00:35:01,724 --> 00:35:03,392 [guitar rock music playing] 745 00:35:05,186 --> 00:35:08,106 We got his hood, we got his scoop, we've got his grilles. 746 00:35:08,314 --> 00:35:10,501 - [Connor] His grilles were in good shape. - [Mike] Yeah. 747 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:13,361 Today, Mike and Connor are transferring parts 748 00:35:13,444 --> 00:35:15,947 from Wade's '67 Cougar to the new '68 shell. 749 00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:17,990 We got a brand-new full quarter coming, 750 00:35:18,074 --> 00:35:20,868 Carl's got the patches made for the trunk drop-off. 751 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:22,245 Can't believe how solid this is, 752 00:35:22,328 --> 00:35:23,830 - compared to the other one. - I know. 753 00:35:23,913 --> 00:35:26,958 Then we got his fenders, trunk lid. 754 00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:30,586 Actually, why don't we just slap one of these fenders on, just to see? 755 00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:35,842 I'm liking it. Looks like a car already. We're half done, it's almost restored. 756 00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:37,885 The more we can use of his car, 757 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:40,555 the more it's gonna feel like it is his car, right? 758 00:35:40,721 --> 00:35:42,401 - [Connor] As much of it as we can? - Yeah. 759 00:35:42,473 --> 00:35:46,352 His steering wheel. We'll pull that wheel. It is an original '67 wheel, so, 760 00:35:46,435 --> 00:35:50,314 at least when he's driving the car, he's holding on to, like, the memory. 761 00:35:50,398 --> 00:35:52,441 Pop that wheel. What do we need? 762 00:35:52,525 --> 00:35:54,527 I bet you that's a fifteen-sixteenths or one inch. 763 00:35:54,610 --> 00:35:56,154 - [Connor] Yeah, probably. - Yeah. 764 00:35:57,905 --> 00:35:59,665 - [Connor] Look out, look out. - [Mike] Okay. 765 00:36:01,325 --> 00:36:03,369 That thing hasn't been off in a while. 766 00:36:06,038 --> 00:36:07,039 [Mike] Use the puller. 767 00:36:07,957 --> 00:36:09,083 ****. Where's the puller? 768 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:12,002 Wrench. 769 00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:17,258 - [Mike] Coming? - [Connor] We're good. 770 00:36:17,341 --> 00:36:19,343 Perfect. Done. 771 00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:23,806 Now we've got the steering wheel out, time to start doing the fenders, doors. 772 00:36:23,890 --> 00:36:25,892 There's a whole bunch of stripping and grinding. 773 00:36:25,975 --> 00:36:28,186 - Let's get these into Cassidy. - Okay, we'll get these, 774 00:36:28,269 --> 00:36:30,313 we'll grab the valances, the trunk, 775 00:36:30,396 --> 00:36:31,272 - all that stuff. - Okay. 776 00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:35,193 - We'll see what they look like naked. - I bet they look better than you naked. 777 00:36:36,068 --> 00:36:38,404 - [Mike] That's not saying much. - [Connor laughs] 778 00:36:39,197 --> 00:36:42,491 [Mike] He's entrusted us to do this build in memory of his daughter, 779 00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:45,786 but it's gonna take us a little more time than what we figured. 780 00:36:46,370 --> 00:36:49,999 Getting the Cougar restoration done right means more work 781 00:36:50,082 --> 00:36:52,210 and a longer wait for Wade and Charmaine. 782 00:36:52,793 --> 00:36:54,462 It's gonna be a beautiful car, 783 00:36:54,545 --> 00:36:57,215 and the look on their faces when they see it 784 00:36:57,298 --> 00:36:59,383 is gonna more than make up for the money I'm losing. 785 00:37:00,635 --> 00:37:02,845 It's bad for business, but it's good for my soul. 786 00:37:07,016 --> 00:37:10,561 The Ford Model T is still a long way from being done... 787 00:37:10,645 --> 00:37:13,105 [Mike] You could've come back another 30 feet. 788 00:37:13,189 --> 00:37:16,359 ...so, Avery's brought the car over to Rust Bros. 789 00:37:16,859 --> 00:37:18,361 Oh, you ****. Ow! 790 00:37:18,444 --> 00:37:19,904 Good thing this is your mom's, 791 00:37:19,987 --> 00:37:21,948 - not a real client's. - Let her go. 792 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,619 - You couldn't do that with a modern car. - No. 793 00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:30,081 It looks almost like it was gas-welded, I don't know. 794 00:37:30,623 --> 00:37:35,086 Shafin needs Mike's tools to fix the faulty gob-weld on the frame. 795 00:37:35,544 --> 00:37:37,838 Get in here, grind that down, 796 00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:39,642 and let's see how we'll correct the problem. 797 00:37:39,674 --> 00:37:40,954 - Yeah. - Let's get her on track. 798 00:37:46,681 --> 00:37:48,307 While Shafin works inside... 799 00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,850 I don't know what that stuff is. 800 00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:53,229 ...Avery and Mike go hunting for parts to turn the Model T 801 00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:55,106 into a convertible roadster. 802 00:37:55,189 --> 00:37:57,441 Isn't that a Model-T tub? Yeah. 803 00:37:57,525 --> 00:37:59,735 It is, and this thing's in good shape. 804 00:38:00,027 --> 00:38:02,738 - Have you got some doors for it? - Let's go look. 805 00:38:02,822 --> 00:38:05,449 My mother's worked hard her whole life. She's getting a car. 806 00:38:06,033 --> 00:38:06,867 Ah! 807 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:09,787 That way, when she visits me, she can enjoy herself and have something 808 00:38:09,870 --> 00:38:12,415 to look forward to, other than me aggravating her life. 809 00:38:12,498 --> 00:38:14,417 [guitar rock music playing] 810 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:23,206 [Avery] Good. Let's look at it. 811 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:28,055 I tell you what, you redeemed yourself. 812 00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,139 Put her there. 813 00:38:29,432 --> 00:38:31,475 - I think it's safe for Grandma now. - There you go. 814 00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:34,687 Shafin, when he puts his mind to it, he's super talented. 815 00:38:38,024 --> 00:38:39,191 I'm quite proud of him. 816 00:38:42,194 --> 00:38:44,405 Here, that thing gets adjusted up a little bit. 817 00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:49,535 My mother's not gonna be able to hand-crank this thing. 818 00:38:49,618 --> 00:38:51,329 It needs to have a good starter on it. 819 00:38:51,412 --> 00:38:53,092 - [Shafin] Right. - [Avery] You got a seat? 820 00:38:53,122 --> 00:38:54,122 It's right here. 821 00:38:55,207 --> 00:38:58,419 She'll be showing up in a couple days. We need to work as a team. 822 00:38:58,794 --> 00:38:59,920 [Shafin] Look at that. 823 00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:02,256 [Avery] We need to get it done. 824 00:39:06,260 --> 00:39:07,470 [Avery cheers] 825 00:39:10,973 --> 00:39:12,975 [guitar music playing] 826 00:39:15,561 --> 00:39:18,856 - [mother] This what you ran away to? - [Avery] Yeah, it's paradise. 827 00:39:18,939 --> 00:39:22,693 Avery's mother, Helen, has traveled down from Fort St. John 828 00:39:22,777 --> 00:39:26,030 to see her finished 1926 Ford Model T... 829 00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:29,075 Avery, I'll just step into the phone booth and call the cab. 830 00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:31,619 You never know, you might meet Superman in there! 831 00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:35,122 ...and she's come dressed to match the era. 832 00:39:35,664 --> 00:39:37,458 Where did you get that thing on your head? 833 00:39:37,541 --> 00:39:41,170 That's what flappers wear. And they usually have fringes on their skirt 834 00:39:41,253 --> 00:39:43,923 and they had a belt down here, long pearls. 835 00:39:44,298 --> 00:39:46,425 - And feathers. - Are you ready for this? 836 00:39:46,509 --> 00:39:48,149 - I'm ready. - I hope you like this thing. 837 00:39:48,177 --> 00:39:51,722 - If you don't like it, I'll take it. - Well, it's gonna stay in the family. 838 00:39:51,806 --> 00:39:53,766 Okay. Open the door! 839 00:39:55,142 --> 00:39:57,353 Oh, my God, it's got a chrome bumper. 840 00:40:00,731 --> 00:40:02,024 [Helen] Oh, my goodness. 841 00:40:02,650 --> 00:40:04,693 Yeah, she's pretty fine. 842 00:40:04,777 --> 00:40:06,195 - You like that? - Yeah. 843 00:40:06,278 --> 00:40:08,280 - Yeah? - Well? 844 00:40:09,031 --> 00:40:10,533 It's pretty good, pretty good. 845 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,869 Now you know what your great-grandfather rode in. 846 00:40:14,537 --> 00:40:18,958 You didn't give us much to work with, Helen, but luckily I had some pieces. 847 00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:21,293 I didn't know if it'd ever get restored, 848 00:40:21,377 --> 00:40:24,088 but I think they did a really good job on it. 849 00:40:24,171 --> 00:40:25,171 It's gorgeous. 850 00:40:29,218 --> 00:40:31,971 [Avery] We got away from spoke wheels. We got some wire wheels. 851 00:40:32,054 --> 00:40:34,974 We'd hate to have a beaver attack and chew off your wheel. 852 00:40:35,641 --> 00:40:39,019 [Helen] It's kind of a special car because my father sold these cars 853 00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:41,522 in the '20s out of Cadillac, Saskatchewan, 854 00:40:41,605 --> 00:40:44,733 so I kind of look on it as a family heirloom. 855 00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:47,278 Got the goldarn custom wind deflector. 856 00:40:47,361 --> 00:40:49,280 Oh, yes, you don't wreck your hairdo. 857 00:40:49,363 --> 00:40:51,365 It's got a locking steering wheel on it, 858 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:52,867 so nobody steals this thing. 859 00:40:53,033 --> 00:40:54,869 - Oh, my... - It was an original option. 860 00:40:55,077 --> 00:40:58,873 Anybody nowadays couldn't steal it anyway, cuz they wouldn't know how to drive it. 861 00:40:59,248 --> 00:41:02,126 - Yeah, the middle pedal's reverse. - Is that right? 862 00:41:02,209 --> 00:41:05,588 [Helen] The seats and the upholstery are all really nice in there. It's great. 863 00:41:05,671 --> 00:41:09,258 - This is for the fishing rod? - That's where the convertible top goes on. 864 00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:11,552 Oh, I thought maybe it was a buggy lip. 865 00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:13,136 No! 866 00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:15,764 I often wanted a convertible. 867 00:41:15,848 --> 00:41:18,726 I think you should take Helen for a ride in this chariot, Ave. 868 00:41:18,809 --> 00:41:21,145 [Helen] This is going to be an experience. 869 00:41:21,353 --> 00:41:22,897 Oh, there it is. 870 00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:25,065 [Mike] Oh, what's this, Ave? 871 00:41:25,191 --> 00:41:28,068 Well, in the 1920s, they wore this kind of a hat, 872 00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:29,069 - so, there. - Stylish. 873 00:41:29,153 --> 00:41:31,697 - You like that, don't you? - That's stylish, Ave, yeah. 874 00:41:32,198 --> 00:41:33,491 Let's see... 875 00:41:33,991 --> 00:41:35,159 Oh! 876 00:41:36,285 --> 00:41:39,246 - You look like... - That is you, buddy. 877 00:41:39,371 --> 00:41:41,874 - Yeah. - My, look at you two. 878 00:41:41,957 --> 00:41:44,502 A picture of a simpler past. 879 00:41:44,585 --> 00:41:47,129 Okay, guys, be safe now. Have her back by ten. 880 00:41:50,132 --> 00:41:53,052 - Okay, you ready? - Yeah, I'm ready. Let's go. 881 00:41:53,636 --> 00:41:56,055 See you in a week. If we don't come back, we'll write. 882 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,559 - [Avery] What do you figure? - I love this convertible. 883 00:42:00,643 --> 00:42:03,437 I always wanted a convertible, but I didn't know it was gonna be blue. 884 00:42:06,398 --> 00:42:10,361 I'm proud of him, what he's done with it. He's a very talented person, you know. 885 00:42:10,444 --> 00:42:14,281 There's not too many things he can't fix if he takes a notion to. 886 00:42:14,365 --> 00:42:16,242 Get this old jewel into high gear. 887 00:42:16,784 --> 00:42:19,036 Oh, we're really cruising now. 888 00:42:19,245 --> 00:42:21,664 Does about 35 miles an hour, wide open. 889 00:42:21,997 --> 00:42:23,791 [Avery laughs] 890 00:42:23,874 --> 00:42:25,626 This thing's pretty neat to drive. 891 00:42:25,709 --> 00:42:28,712 This build, it cost more than I thought it was gonna cost. 892 00:42:28,796 --> 00:42:29,922 It took a long time. 893 00:42:30,130 --> 00:42:32,841 But at the end of the day, it's all worth it. 894 00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:35,844 [Helen] Can't believe the job you did on this thing. 895 00:42:39,098 --> 00:42:41,225 [Avery] Doing this Model T has got me thinking. 896 00:42:41,517 --> 00:42:43,811 I've sacrificed a lot working for Mike. 897 00:42:44,603 --> 00:42:45,980 I'm kind of wondering if maybe, 898 00:42:46,063 --> 00:42:48,649 should I get into the restoration business with my son, Shafin? 899 00:42:48,732 --> 00:42:52,403 I could make my own decisions, and make my own mistakes. 900 00:42:52,486 --> 00:42:55,531 I need my own projects. I need my space. 901 00:42:55,614 --> 00:42:59,076 It's a chance to show what I'm capable of doing. 902 00:42:59,451 --> 00:43:02,413 It's time for me to go do my own thing, and make my own way. 903 00:43:03,122 --> 00:43:04,206 I think it's time. 904 00:43:05,249 --> 00:43:06,249 I think it's time. 905 00:43:09,003 --> 00:43:11,005 [guitar rock music playing]