1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:03,170 ROBBIE: Dude, every morning I wake up now, 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:04,838 Mom is sending me pictures of her new dog. 3 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:06,406 MIKE: When did she get a new dog? 4 00:00:06,506 --> 00:00:07,474 ROBBIE: Like two weeks ago. 5 00:00:07,574 --> 00:00:08,842 MIKE: What's the dog's name? ROBBIE: It's Gus. 6 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:11,078 MIKE: And what kind of dog is it? What does it look like? 7 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,679 ROBBIE: You know when you had your beard? 8 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:14,181 MIKE: Yeah. ROBBIE: That's what the dog looks like. 9 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:16,483 MIKE: Oh you mean when I was looking like Serpico? 10 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:18,151 ROBBIE: Yeah, exactly... (Mike laughs) 11 00:00:18,318 --> 00:00:19,686 ROBBIE: ...except you can't see this dog's eyes-- 12 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:21,588 MIKE: So it's a handsome dog. 13 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:23,790 ROBBIE: Well... I don't know, Mom keeps trimming him up 14 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:25,192 and that's what she sends me pictures of. 15 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:27,127 MIKE: I'm going to call her right now and ask her 16 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:29,897 why she doesn't send me pictures of the dog every day. 17 00:00:30,063 --> 00:00:32,833 ROBBIE: Well, I can send them to you if you want them, you know. 18 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:35,802 MIKE: No, I get them that you're getting them, but I'm not getting them. 19 00:00:35,903 --> 00:00:37,237 (Robbie laughs) 20 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:38,972 MIKE: I'm her oldest son. 21 00:00:39,072 --> 00:00:41,074 (phone ringing tone) MIKE: You'd think she would 22 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:43,343 want to celebrate the fact that she has a new dog... 23 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:45,846 She's not picking up. 24 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:47,915 ROBBIE: Dude, she always picks up when I call. 25 00:00:48,015 --> 00:00:49,149 (scoffs) 26 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:54,788 (rock music) 27 00:01:01,795 --> 00:01:03,564 (phone ringing) 28 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:08,802 MIKE: Dani D, what's up? 29 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:11,438 DANIELLE: Oh good morning, how's the West Coast treating ya? 30 00:01:11,538 --> 00:01:13,006 MIKE: You told us to head towards Sonoma, 31 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:14,875 so we're on Main Street, it's amazing, 32 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:16,743 not a cloud in the sky. 33 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:19,646 DANIELLE: Oh, perfect. Hey, I'm sending you guys to see Rafe. 34 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:22,516 So Rafe has not only been collecting his entire life, 35 00:01:22,683 --> 00:01:25,485 but he's been an aviation photographer for most of it. 36 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:28,455 MIKE: Oh, wow. DANIELLE: Yeah, his father was a photographer 37 00:01:28,622 --> 00:01:30,590 during World War II. MIKE: No kidding! 38 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,359 DANIELLE: He hung around his dad his entire life, 39 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:35,596 they were tight. And so he kind of got into photography, 40 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:39,266 militaria, and crafted his eye at a really young age. 41 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:42,302 Oh, hey also, in 2000, 42 00:01:42,469 --> 00:01:45,172 he bought an airplane hangar to stash his collection. 43 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:46,506 MIKE: Dang! ROBBIE: What?! 44 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:48,275 DANIELLE: ...how baller is that? And this place is packed full, 45 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,344 you're going to have trouble getting around, I can promise you that. 46 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:53,246 ROBBIE: Wow. DANIELLE: It's nuts. And he sent me a selfie. 47 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:55,649 He looks like the Baron of the Sky. 48 00:01:55,749 --> 00:01:57,985 And I have to tell you, this man has the most 49 00:01:58,151 --> 00:02:01,388 beautiful curly mustache I have ever seen in my life. 50 00:02:01,488 --> 00:02:02,956 I mean, this dude's going to be a character. 51 00:02:03,056 --> 00:02:05,258 ROBBIE: Alright, alright. (laughing) 52 00:02:16,603 --> 00:02:18,238 ROBBIE: I love airplane hangars. 53 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:21,208 This is the nicest airport I've ever been in. 54 00:02:22,042 --> 00:02:24,311 MIKE: Where do you see the addresses on these hangars at? 55 00:02:24,911 --> 00:02:27,280 ROBBIE: Right here, yeah, yeah. MIKE: Yeah, there's a plane. 56 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:30,751 ROBBIE: Oh, let's ask these guys, maybe these guys will know. 57 00:02:30,917 --> 00:02:33,720 MIKE: Look at that plane, man. That is killer. 58 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:35,255 MIKE: Check out the Texaco sign, 59 00:02:35,422 --> 00:02:37,157 this has got to be the right place. 60 00:02:37,257 --> 00:02:38,825 (honks horn) MIKE: I think that's the dude. 61 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:41,028 Let me get the flyer. Hey! 62 00:02:43,897 --> 00:02:44,998 RAFE: Hey! 63 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:48,168 MIKE: You got to be Rafe. 64 00:02:48,268 --> 00:02:50,237 RAFE: I am Rafe, welcome to the Sonoma Skypark. 65 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:51,672 MIKE: Okay, we heard a lot about you. 66 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:53,507 ROBBIE: Nice to meet you, Rob. RAFE: Good to meet you. 67 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,275 MIKE: Hey, I'm Mike, here you go. RAFE: Thank you. 68 00:02:55,375 --> 00:02:57,044 (overlapping chatter) ERIC: I'm Eric, nice to meet you. 69 00:02:57,144 --> 00:02:59,680 MIKE: Is this your plane, Rafe? RAFE: No, this is Eric Preston's plane, my buddy here. 70 00:02:59,780 --> 00:03:03,283 MIKE: Wow! What year is it? ERIC: Well, it was designed in 1934 in Germany, 71 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,619 but this one was built in '51 in Spain. 72 00:03:05,786 --> 00:03:07,654 ROBBIE: Wow. ERIC: And it's painted in a World War II scheme, 73 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:10,123 and it's a Germany aerobatic primary training airplane. 74 00:03:10,223 --> 00:03:12,993 A Bücker Jungmann. They started in the early '30s 75 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,429 and lasted through the end of World War II. 76 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:17,431 MIKE: Why did make this one design for so many years? 77 00:03:17,531 --> 00:03:19,633 Because with aviation, I mean, doesn't technology 78 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,168 change so dramatically every year? 79 00:03:21,268 --> 00:03:24,571 ERIC: It does, but this airplane was such a nice flying airplane, 80 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:27,007 it was really hard to match it. And this one was surplused 81 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:29,476 in 1976, it was in the Spanish Air Force 82 00:03:29,643 --> 00:03:31,712 currently operating 1976. ROBBIE: Really! 83 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:34,981 MIKE: No kidding, this same design from '34. 84 00:03:35,148 --> 00:03:36,116 ERIC: Yeah. MIKE: Wow! 85 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,584 ROBBIE: So this was a training plane, though? 86 00:03:37,751 --> 00:03:39,152 ERIC: This was a military training airplane for aerobatics. 87 00:03:39,252 --> 00:03:40,854 MIKE: Who flies this? Do you fly? ERIC: I do, yeah. 88 00:03:41,021 --> 00:03:43,356 MIKE: I'm a motorcycle guy, I'm a car guy, 89 00:03:43,457 --> 00:03:47,227 but at the end of the day, I'm into transportation history. 90 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:49,162 And that is a big beautiful world 91 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:51,031 with a lot of incredible things. 92 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:52,699 MIKE: So what's the oldest plane you have? 93 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:55,569 RAFE: My oldest airplane would be 1929. 94 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:58,638 MIKE: Really! RAFE: Mm-hmm. But not in flying condition like this. 95 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,507 But soon to be restored. 96 00:04:00,674 --> 00:04:02,042 MIKE: So how did you get into all this? 97 00:04:02,142 --> 00:04:04,478 RAFE: Basically, I was a poor college kid, 98 00:04:04,644 --> 00:04:06,546 worked at the airport for flying time, 99 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:08,482 and then started taking-- MIKE: Oh, you worked at-- 100 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,350 They didn't pay you, you did it for flying time. 101 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:12,953 RAFE: Two dollars an hour against $16 102 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,588 to fly in the Piper Cub. 103 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:16,857 RAFE: The freedom of flying, 104 00:04:17,023 --> 00:04:19,426 it's hard to describe what it's like, 105 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,461 the beautiful things we see in the air. 106 00:04:21,628 --> 00:04:23,830 We kind of leave all the foibles 107 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:27,467 and troubles of the world behind when we're up there. 108 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:29,803 RAFE: My dad was a photographer in the Marine Corps 109 00:04:29,903 --> 00:04:32,272 in World War II with Pappy Boyington and the Black Sheep. 110 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:33,306 MIKE: Wow! ROBBIE: Really! 111 00:04:33,473 --> 00:04:34,808 RAFE: So I grew up with cameras. 112 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:37,077 I guess the photography was in my DNA. 113 00:04:37,244 --> 00:04:40,080 RAFE: After I soloed and started flying other airplanes, 114 00:04:40,247 --> 00:04:41,915 I wanted to take cameras. 115 00:04:42,015 --> 00:04:43,784 RAFE: So basically my photography career 116 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,752 started with old Jennys, 117 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:49,623 and toward the end, included SR-71s stealth fighters. 118 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:51,792 RAFE: I even did the air-to-air photography 119 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:53,994 for NASA and photo Learjet... 120 00:04:54,094 --> 00:04:55,428 MIKE: Uh-huh. RAFE: And on the X-29 project, 121 00:04:55,595 --> 00:04:56,830 which was great fun. 122 00:04:56,997 --> 00:04:59,699 RAFE: I was very privileged to have this viewpoint 123 00:04:59,866 --> 00:05:02,102 and to never forget it, to always show people 124 00:05:02,269 --> 00:05:04,638 that didn't have the opportunity to go flying 125 00:05:04,804 --> 00:05:07,274 what it would look like. And that's something 126 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,676 I've always thought about, and always tried to do. 127 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:11,444 RAFE: Over the years, I've collected quite 128 00:05:11,545 --> 00:05:13,713 a few things, and I have a lot of extra stuff. 129 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,049 Easier to show you guys, so let's take a walk next door. 130 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:17,384 MIKE: Okay. ROBBIE: Alright. Appreciate it. 131 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:18,785 ERIC: I'll see you guys. Take it easy. 132 00:05:18,952 --> 00:05:20,086 MIKE: Hey man. Thanks, appreciate you. 133 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:22,155 ERIC: No problem. MIKE: Alright, cool. 134 00:05:22,255 --> 00:05:24,858 RAFE: So this airport started in the '60s, 135 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:27,394 and they set it up for 60 hangars. 136 00:05:27,561 --> 00:05:30,864 RAFE: And each of us individually owns our hangar 137 00:05:31,031 --> 00:05:35,435 and collectively, we own the 35 acres of the real estate. 138 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,070 MIKE: Awesome. This place is huge! 139 00:05:38,071 --> 00:05:39,639 Wow... 140 00:05:39,806 --> 00:05:42,442 Wow, my gosh! 141 00:05:43,109 --> 00:05:44,611 Wow! What year is the trailer? 142 00:05:44,711 --> 00:05:48,315 RAFE: It's a 1947 Curtis Wright trailer, 143 00:05:48,415 --> 00:05:50,150 designed by Wally Byam. 144 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,152 MIKE: Wally Byam was the mastermind 145 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:54,321 and the creator of Airstream trailers, 146 00:05:54,421 --> 00:05:57,991 but when World War II started, he shut down Airstream. 147 00:05:58,158 --> 00:05:59,626 MIKE: We're going to... (laughing) 148 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,695 MIKE: Curtis Wright had three things going for it. 149 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:04,898 One, it had the skill. Two, it had the material. 150 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:06,366 And three, it had the employees. 151 00:06:06,466 --> 00:06:08,268 What they needed was Wally Byam 152 00:06:08,435 --> 00:06:09,970 to help him with the design. 153 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:12,038 RAFE: It's 20 feet long overall. 154 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:13,506 ROBBIE: This looks all original on the inside. 155 00:06:13,673 --> 00:06:14,874 RAFE: It is pretty original. 156 00:06:14,975 --> 00:06:17,677 MIKE: Wally Byam designed trailers for a very short time 157 00:06:17,777 --> 00:06:20,947 for Curtis Wright, before he opened Airstream again. 158 00:06:21,114 --> 00:06:23,450 So this is unbelievable. Very cool. 159 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:24,718 MIKE: So you're going to sell this? 160 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:27,020 RAFE: No, not so much. I would like to restore it. 161 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,955 'Cause my big dream is to drive it around Canada 162 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:31,925 and the US, and with-- MIKE: No kidding, that's a great dream! 163 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:35,295 RAFE: ...with a vintage 1947 truck. 164 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:36,763 MIKE: Oh, wow! ROBBIE: Or a Woodie! 165 00:06:36,863 --> 00:06:39,566 RAFE: It's been quite a big effort to keep all of this, 166 00:06:39,666 --> 00:06:41,201 and it is expensive to keep it. 167 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:43,103 MIKE: You're obviously not working on airplanes in here. 168 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:44,404 RAFE: Well... MIKE: I mean, there's no room. 169 00:06:44,504 --> 00:06:46,039 RAFE: Not presently. Right now it's like 170 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:47,874 a cosmic collection of... 171 00:06:47,974 --> 00:06:49,676 (Robbie laughs) ROBBIE: Cosmic collection. 172 00:06:49,843 --> 00:06:51,878 RAFE: Yeah. I mean, it's like Fibber McGee's closet 173 00:06:52,045 --> 00:06:53,613 visited by Terry and the Pirates. 174 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:54,881 (Mike laughs) 175 00:06:54,981 --> 00:06:56,049 MIKE: Dang, man. 176 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:57,150 ROBBIE: This is snail trails. 177 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,418 Everywhere you look, 178 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:00,687 it's piled shoulder high. 179 00:07:00,787 --> 00:07:02,455 There's actually a plane in here somewhere. 180 00:07:02,622 --> 00:07:05,325 RAFE: This is a 50-year accumulation. 181 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,627 MIKE: Every inch of this place is stacked. 182 00:07:07,794 --> 00:07:10,263 And you can see where there's some organization 183 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:12,866 and some things that are repetitive, 184 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,869 but then it just kind of exploded from there. 185 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:17,270 ROBBIE: So, Rafe, what's up with this sign? 186 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,406 RAFE: Well, this is, this is a vintage... 187 00:07:19,506 --> 00:07:21,207 ROBBIE: Oh, yeah, Mobil. RAFE: ...Mobil. 188 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:22,475 ROBBIE: Yeah. 189 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:25,478 RAFE: SOCONY stands for Standard Oil Company of New York. 190 00:07:25,645 --> 00:07:27,080 ROBBIE: Let me see here. RAFE: It's not... 191 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:28,882 ROBBIE: It's got the original bracket, I think, on the top. 192 00:07:28,982 --> 00:07:30,684 RAFE: It's not in bad shape. 193 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:33,019 ROBBIE: Any type of advertising, I don't care what it is, 194 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:35,822 if it has an animal on it, it could be a cat or a dog, 195 00:07:35,989 --> 00:07:39,626 a bear or a cougar, people want those. 196 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:42,395 ROBBIE: This, it has the Pegasus horse, 197 00:07:42,495 --> 00:07:44,264 the red horse, the most iconic 198 00:07:44,431 --> 00:07:46,399 gas-and-oil sign in the industry. 199 00:07:46,499 --> 00:07:47,867 ROBBIE: This is... Mobil red horse. 200 00:07:48,001 --> 00:07:49,469 RAFE: It is Mobil red horse. 201 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:51,271 ROBBIE: The Pegasus. It's got the bracket on the top, 202 00:07:51,438 --> 00:07:53,173 it looks like, you know... 203 00:07:53,273 --> 00:07:55,075 RAFE: It needs a little repair down there, for sure. 204 00:07:55,241 --> 00:07:58,311 ROBBIE: Yeah, the whole side of that... right there, 205 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,046 the tips, they always got broken off. 206 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:01,881 ROBBIE: A few little whammies in it everywhere, 207 00:08:01,982 --> 00:08:03,550 I mean, is that something you want to sell? 208 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:07,187 RAFE: Yeah, I'd be interested in selling this. 209 00:08:07,354 --> 00:08:08,755 ROBBIE: I think the retail number on it, 210 00:08:08,855 --> 00:08:11,791 in this condition's probably... 211 00:08:11,891 --> 00:08:13,994 16, 1,700. RAFE: Okay. 212 00:08:14,094 --> 00:08:15,228 ROBBIE: Um... 213 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:19,065 RAFE: Talking about... what, somewhere around 850, 900? 214 00:08:19,232 --> 00:08:22,102 ROBBIE: I'm thinking like 950. That work? 215 00:08:22,268 --> 00:08:24,471 RAFE: Broke the ice. ROBBIE: Alright, awesome. 216 00:08:24,637 --> 00:08:27,006 RAFE: I didn't really know it was quite that valuable, 217 00:08:27,107 --> 00:08:29,476 but I appreciated his honesty. 218 00:08:29,642 --> 00:08:30,910 MIKE: Dang, man. 219 00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:33,079 ROBBIE: So much stuff. MIKE: This is crazy cool too. 220 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:35,582 RAFE: Oh, this is an original 221 00:08:35,749 --> 00:08:37,617 airmail beacon from the 1920s that... 222 00:08:37,784 --> 00:08:39,552 MIKE: Does that work? RAFE: It's all restored, 223 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:42,155 and it plugs in, revolves, lights up and everything. 224 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:43,790 MIKE: No way! RAFE: The pilots flew 225 00:08:43,890 --> 00:08:46,626 from beacon tower to beacon tower in the night. 226 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:48,895 MIKE: Think about flying at night from light to light. 227 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:51,264 There was no radar, you had goggles on, 228 00:08:51,431 --> 00:08:53,299 you had a scarf on, a leather skullcap 229 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:54,667 and you're looking for a light. 230 00:08:54,834 --> 00:08:57,003 RAFE: C'mon back, let me show you an airplane over here. 231 00:08:57,103 --> 00:08:58,104 MIKE: Okay. 232 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,507 No, wow, man! ROBBIE: Wow. 233 00:09:00,673 --> 00:09:02,475 MIKE: Look at the engine on that, Robbie! 234 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:04,110 Look at that radial engine. ROBBIE: Look at the radial. 235 00:09:04,277 --> 00:09:06,679 MIKE: Whoa. RAFE: This is an all original 236 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:10,283 1930 airplane that came from San Bernardino. 237 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:12,952 It was last flown just before Pearl Harbor. 238 00:09:13,052 --> 00:09:14,287 MIKE: Really. RAFE: And when Pearl Harbor 239 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:18,191 was bombed, civilian flying on the West Coast was banned. 240 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:20,393 RAFE: So this stayed in the hangar the whole war, 241 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:21,895 and never flew again. 242 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,763 So I saw this for the very first time 243 00:09:23,863 --> 00:09:26,066 when the owner took me back, and we were always going 244 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:28,101 to refinish it and... 245 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:30,904 I desperately wanted to take him flying in it one last time. 246 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:33,807 RAFE: Well, unfortunately, he got cancer and died. 247 00:09:33,907 --> 00:09:35,308 RAFE: But he left it to me. 248 00:09:35,475 --> 00:09:36,876 MIKE: Oh, wow. ROBBIE: Really. 249 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:39,479 RAFE: And so, half of the people love it just the way it is... 250 00:09:39,646 --> 00:09:41,915 MIKE: Yeah. RAFE: The engine has bright yellow oil, 251 00:09:42,015 --> 00:09:45,151 it's got new compression, and it basically-- 252 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:46,553 MIKE: So basically no hours on it. 253 00:09:46,719 --> 00:09:48,221 RAFE: Very few, they made three of these 254 00:09:48,388 --> 00:09:49,589 at the factory in Los Angeles. 255 00:09:49,689 --> 00:09:51,224 MIKE: That's all they made was three. RAFE: Only three. 256 00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:52,926 RAFE: At the end of World War I, 257 00:09:53,026 --> 00:09:56,763 the American government sold surplus Jenny airplanes. 258 00:09:56,863 --> 00:09:59,098 The old Jennys were big and kind of clunky, 259 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:03,703 and people wanted smaller, faster, more sporty airplanes. 260 00:10:03,870 --> 00:10:06,773 And Populair was built in 1930 261 00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:08,675 and answered that call. 262 00:10:08,842 --> 00:10:11,144 MIKE: Oh, wow, I like the gauges and everything. 263 00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:13,213 The wood dash. Look at this headrest right here, 264 00:10:13,313 --> 00:10:14,280 that's leather, Robbie. 265 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:16,249 RAFE: Unfortunately, the Populair 266 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:19,352 came on right at the beginning of the Depression 267 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:21,521 and the big stock market crash. 268 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:25,592 So the company failed in 1931 or '32. 269 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:28,027 After just manufacturing three airplanes. 270 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:30,096 RAFE: The one that I have is the only 271 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:31,631 remaining of the three. 272 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,066 RAFE: Flying something like this, 273 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:37,003 unmolested, is as it was. MIKE: Gosh, amazing. 274 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:40,039 RAFE: I think the last registration up in the front 275 00:10:40,206 --> 00:10:43,409 cockpit is dated 1938. 276 00:10:43,510 --> 00:10:46,146 ROBBIE: I can't fly it. MIKE: I love that logo on the side, what does that say? 277 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:48,248 RAFE: It says Populair, which is the name of it, 278 00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:50,583 and then it says Earl Aviation Corporation. 279 00:10:50,783 --> 00:10:52,685 MIKE: Dang, this is so cool. 280 00:10:52,785 --> 00:10:54,354 MIKE: Over the years, I've seen a lot of things 281 00:10:54,454 --> 00:10:55,655 in their natural state. 282 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,590 Something that stood the test of time, 283 00:10:57,690 --> 00:10:58,658 it's been untouched. 284 00:10:58,825 --> 00:11:00,994 This has got to be one of the top five. 285 00:11:16,042 --> 00:11:19,078 MIKE: Wow... just standing so close to this thing. 286 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:22,315 Can you imagine this going and the valves clacking 287 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:24,684 and smoke coming off of this thing, man? 288 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:25,818 RAFE: You gotta grease the valves 289 00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:27,153 every time you fly it. 290 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,522 MIKE: Looking at an airplane that hasn't been flown 291 00:11:29,622 --> 00:11:31,391 since before Pearl Harbor, 292 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:33,626 it's just very cool. 293 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:36,829 MIKE: So you've said you've known about this plane since 1969. 294 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:38,198 RAFE: Right, it's the first time-- 295 00:11:38,298 --> 00:11:39,999 MIKE: So did your dad know about this plane too? 296 00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:41,601 RAFE: No, no, he didn't know anything about it. 297 00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:44,070 RAFE: My dad had a photo processing plant, 298 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:47,373 and I had a camera, I mean, at very early age, 299 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:49,542 I don't know, maybe five or six years old. 300 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:50,877 RAFE: It was just magical. 301 00:11:50,977 --> 00:11:53,079 RAFE: I never wanted to be like a portrait photographer 302 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,014 or anything like that, I mean, 303 00:11:55,114 --> 00:11:57,283 the airplane things really interested me. 304 00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:59,319 I started going to the Reno Air Races, 305 00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:01,888 and I was sitting in the media trailer, 306 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:04,624 and a man came in in a suit and he asked me 307 00:12:04,791 --> 00:12:07,794 if I had the pictures of the four winning airplanes. 308 00:12:07,961 --> 00:12:09,095 And I said, yes. 309 00:12:09,262 --> 00:12:12,465 He gives me his card and it was from J. Walter Thompson 310 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:15,134 in New York, the manager of the Champion Spark Plug account. 311 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:16,803 MIKE: Wow. RAFE: That was the door. 312 00:12:16,903 --> 00:12:18,438 MIKE: Yeah. RAFE: And I got through the door. 313 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:21,240 Then I met the Snowbirds up in Canada in 1980, 314 00:12:21,341 --> 00:12:22,542 flew with them, did not get sick. 315 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:24,310 This is one of my signature pictures 316 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,279 with the team that Kodak reproduced... 317 00:12:26,379 --> 00:12:28,081 MIKE: Oh my gosh. RAFE: ...in a poster. 318 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,984 And I'm in a tenth jet, shot on Kodachrome. 319 00:12:31,150 --> 00:12:33,586 MIKE: Wow. RAFE: And this lasted for 33 years. 320 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:34,954 MIKE: Oh my gosh! 321 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:36,723 MIKE: This was Rafe's moment. 322 00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:38,358 Everything that he ever did 323 00:12:38,458 --> 00:12:40,393 added up to a brilliant career 324 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:42,495 and a 33-year gig. 325 00:12:42,662 --> 00:12:44,297 MIKE: Would you even consider selling this? 326 00:12:44,464 --> 00:12:49,235 RAFE: I-I would, I mean, I want it to go to a good home. 327 00:12:49,335 --> 00:12:51,070 I-I would consider it, yes. 328 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:53,973 'Cause I would like to do some of my other projects in here. 329 00:12:54,073 --> 00:12:56,342 I've always wanted to have a little Gilmore gas station. 330 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:57,744 I have the gas pumps. 331 00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:59,112 I want to get the trailer finished, 332 00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:01,414 I'll have space in here to, you know, do a project. 333 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:02,915 MIKE: Yeah, you'd definitely have some more space. 334 00:13:03,082 --> 00:13:04,784 RAFE: Yes guys, really I need some space. 335 00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:07,920 I've had this airplane for 42 years. 336 00:13:08,021 --> 00:13:09,656 MIKE: Okay. RAFE: And I mean, it has been 337 00:13:09,822 --> 00:13:11,991 a joy to preserve it and save it like I have, 338 00:13:12,091 --> 00:13:14,327 but it's time for someone else, I think. 339 00:13:14,427 --> 00:13:15,762 MIKE: Like the person I'm thinking of... 340 00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:17,463 I'm thinking Rick. ROBBIE: Yeah. 341 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:18,898 MIKE: This guy's got a museum 342 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:20,967 and it's a motorcycle museum, 343 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:24,103 but it's really evolving more into transportation. 344 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:25,838 So he's got like, a lot of cars... 345 00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:27,440 MIKE: And he's got all these things, but he's built 346 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:29,075 these massive buildings 347 00:13:29,175 --> 00:13:31,878 and he mentioned to us, probably... 348 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:33,346 I don't know, a year ago or something, 349 00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:35,114 he was wanting a plane. ROBBIE: Yeah. 350 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:36,916 MIKE: You know what I mean? ROBBIE: But he did say 351 00:13:37,016 --> 00:13:38,985 it'd have to be the right one. MIKE: He's a patina guy. 352 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,554 I think it would be preserved the way it is now, you know. 353 00:13:41,721 --> 00:13:43,790 RAFE: Yeah, so I think that, I think that would be outstanding. 354 00:13:43,956 --> 00:13:45,458 MIKE: So if I could take some pictures of it. 355 00:13:45,625 --> 00:13:47,226 RAFE: Sure, let's do it. MIKE: We are huge fans 356 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:50,396 of Legends Motorcycle Museum in Springville, Utah. 357 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:52,632 Over the years, we've sold Rick a number of things 358 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:54,867 that are on display in the museum. 359 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:56,836 ROBBIE: May I introduce you to Madam X. 360 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:59,038 Rick: This is great. I think it shows better 361 00:13:59,138 --> 00:14:00,606 than I expected from the pictures. 362 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:02,075 ROBBIE: And he told you 100,000. 363 00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:03,276 Rick: Right. 364 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:04,243 ROBBIE: We're at 100. 365 00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:05,678 MIKE: This will be by far 366 00:14:05,778 --> 00:14:08,548 the largest piece that we've ever connected him with. 367 00:14:08,715 --> 00:14:10,983 MIKE: I'll send him all this. RAFE: Oh, excellent. 368 00:14:11,150 --> 00:14:14,220 MIKE: Transportation history covers anything from airplanes 369 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:16,656 to automobiles to bicycles 370 00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:18,758 to motorcycles. He's always understood 371 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:20,193 that all of those things 372 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:21,394 are connected to each other. 373 00:14:21,494 --> 00:14:22,795 MIKE: What about this bomb back here, 374 00:14:22,895 --> 00:14:25,098 this green bomb. Just the shell of it back here. 375 00:14:25,264 --> 00:14:26,833 RAFE: Yeah, this is the tail fins. 376 00:14:26,999 --> 00:14:28,234 MIKE: Yeah, how tall is that? 377 00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:30,636 RAFE: And it's about four feet tall. 378 00:14:31,738 --> 00:14:33,673 ROBBIE: Get this out of the way there. 379 00:14:34,474 --> 00:14:35,842 Let's see how heavy this thing is. 380 00:14:35,942 --> 00:14:37,343 RAFE: It's not too bad. 381 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:40,113 ROBBIE: Ugh, hold on here... 382 00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:41,614 Ugh! 383 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:43,049 MIKE: You got it? Is it heavy, Robbie? 384 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:44,951 RAFE: Whoa... MIKE: Whoa, whoa, whoa! 385 00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:46,352 You about smashed his foot... 386 00:14:46,452 --> 00:14:47,620 RAFE: That's okay, no, no, no, no harm. 387 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,388 ROBBIE: Alright. MIKE: Here, here. 388 00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:50,823 Ugh, yeah, this is heavy. 389 00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:52,392 ROBBIE: Yeah, heavier than it looks. 390 00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:54,394 MIKE: God-dang. ROBBIE: It's the end of a bomb. 391 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:58,197 RAFE: My thought was, I would mount it up on my roof, 392 00:14:58,297 --> 00:15:00,800 so it looked like a bomb kind of penetrated through. 393 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,802 MIKE: I love the fact that it's still got so much 394 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:04,904 of the stenciling here. RAFE: Mm-hmm. 395 00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:06,973 MIKE: I've bought practice bombs before, 396 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:09,275 that's not what this is. This is the tail section 397 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,544 of a serious piece of hardware. 398 00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:13,346 RAFE: Could you do 500 on it? 399 00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:15,548 (Mike exhales) 400 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,751 MIKE: I mean, I'd do 400. 401 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:20,520 RAFE: 450? 402 00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:21,754 MIKE: 425. 403 00:15:21,854 --> 00:15:22,755 RAFE: 425 it is. 404 00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:23,956 MIKE: Shake his hand, Robbie. 405 00:15:24,056 --> 00:15:25,758 ROBBIE: I'm here. MIKE: Here, give me... 406 00:15:25,858 --> 00:15:26,826 (laughing) Thanks. It's a beautiful piece. 407 00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:28,928 It's industrial art, it's American history, 408 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:30,696 it's brilliant. I love the green. 409 00:15:30,863 --> 00:15:32,298 (laughs) RAFE: Yeah, green's good. 410 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:34,033 MIKE: Hey, what about this? RAFE: It is Shell. 411 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,068 MIKE: it is Shell, okay. RAFE: And it's original. 412 00:15:36,235 --> 00:15:37,103 MIKE: Yeah. RAFE: Um... 413 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:38,438 MIKE: So what about that, is that original? 414 00:15:38,538 --> 00:15:39,639 RAFE: You know, it's hard to say. 415 00:15:39,739 --> 00:15:41,240 But I would like to bundle that 416 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:43,075 with the original old Shell sign. 417 00:15:43,242 --> 00:15:44,510 MIKE: I saw that sign over there. 418 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:46,245 RAFE: Yeah, I mean, that's an old one, it's original. 419 00:15:46,345 --> 00:15:47,847 MIKE: What are you thinking on that and this? 420 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,382 RAFE: I don't know, Robbie, what do you think-- 421 00:15:49,549 --> 00:15:51,350 ROBBIE: I'd have to look at that Shell. 422 00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:53,386 MIKE: So why don't we do this? We'll park this right here. 423 00:15:53,553 --> 00:15:54,554 RAFE: Okay. MIKE: For now. 424 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,122 MIKE: This is a very rare sign, 425 00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:59,358 because it is the most polite no smoking sign... 426 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:00,460 (laughs) ...that I've never seen. 427 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:02,829 On top of that, it's Shell, 428 00:16:02,995 --> 00:16:04,430 it's gas-and-oil related, 429 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:07,200 it's porcelain, and it's in very nice condition. 430 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,502 RAFE: Can you get through there? Or I have to go around this way? 431 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:11,370 MIKE: I think we can get through here this way. 432 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:13,239 ROBBIE: I'm going to move the bomb end here. 433 00:16:13,406 --> 00:16:14,807 RAFE: You guys have a bomb disposal crew 434 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:16,709 that'll come and pick this up? ROBBIE: Yeah. 435 00:16:16,876 --> 00:16:18,010 (Mike laughs) 436 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:20,546 MIKE: How about this Delco, man? Look at that, Robbie. 437 00:16:20,713 --> 00:16:22,682 You see that? Look at the shape this is in. 438 00:16:22,782 --> 00:16:24,383 ROBBIE: Self-framed. MIKE: This chair's pretty cool. 439 00:16:24,550 --> 00:16:26,419 ROBBIE: Yeah. RAFE: The chair's way cool. 440 00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:28,287 MIKE: What are you thinking on that? 441 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:30,223 RAFE: Uh... MIKE: Is this aviation? 442 00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:31,224 RAFE: It could be. 443 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:32,592 (group laughing) 444 00:16:32,692 --> 00:16:33,793 MIKE: Is this out of the cockpit? 445 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,194 RAFE: It could be a... 446 00:16:35,361 --> 00:16:37,830 an old air traffic controller probably sat on that chair. 447 00:16:37,930 --> 00:16:39,031 MIKE: What are you thinking on it? 448 00:16:39,131 --> 00:16:41,234 RAFE: But... uh 275. 449 00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:44,237 MIKE: Two-and-a-quarter. RAFE: 250. 450 00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:49,175 MIKE: How much is this? RAFE: Um... could we do 750? 451 00:16:51,577 --> 00:16:53,846 ROBBIE: 500 on that and 250 on the... 452 00:16:55,748 --> 00:16:56,649 RAFE: Deal. ROBBIE: Yeah, yeah. 453 00:16:56,749 --> 00:16:57,750 MIKE: Alright, cool. 454 00:16:58,217 --> 00:16:59,719 Alright, what else? what about this? 455 00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:01,187 RAFE: I honestly, I don't know. 456 00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:03,589 I've only seen another one in pictures 457 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:05,591 from other collections in... ROBBIE: Yeah. 458 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:07,593 MIKE: So this is an Associated Gas and Oil. 459 00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:08,995 ROBBIE: Yep. RAFE: Right, Flying A. 460 00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:11,030 ROBBIE: That sign right there probably retail, honest, 461 00:17:11,130 --> 00:17:14,967 about 3,200. The only downfall to that sign is size. 462 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:16,836 ROBBIE: The Associated Gas sign would be the marquee 463 00:17:17,003 --> 00:17:18,371 going across the gas station. 464 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:20,439 The Flying A sign would be above that. 465 00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:22,708 So they were the same company, basically. 466 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,277 MIKE: What are you thinking on something like this? 467 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,478 RAFE: Like 2,000? 468 00:17:25,578 --> 00:17:26,879 ROBBIE: How bad is it? Is there any... 469 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:29,048 On the edges, Mike, down below? MIKE: No, it's not bad. 470 00:17:29,148 --> 00:17:30,483 ROBBIE: Yeah, that's nice. MIKE: Okay. 471 00:17:30,583 --> 00:17:31,918 ROBBIE: But what's the other side look like? 472 00:17:32,018 --> 00:17:33,953 The other one down there. MIKE: It's pretty much the same thing. 473 00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:36,422 ROBBIE: Just got a couple of chips on it. 474 00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:38,391 MIKE: Got a whammo right there. ROBBIE: Yeah, that's about it. 475 00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,593 ROBBIE: But it'll clean up. Has good color to it. 476 00:17:40,693 --> 00:17:41,794 MIKE: Alright, shake his hand, Robbie. 477 00:17:41,961 --> 00:17:43,663 ROBBIE: Two grand. Awesome. 478 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:44,764 RAFE: Amazing. MIKE: Cool. 479 00:17:44,864 --> 00:17:46,599 RAFE: I'm glad to know that there are still 480 00:17:46,699 --> 00:17:50,836 a lot of people that are eager to collect petrolania. 481 00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:10,990 ROBBIE: What are these? There are a whole stack of them right here. 482 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,959 RAFE: Okay, um... 483 00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:17,063 Back in the old days, those were runway markers 484 00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:20,666 and they often were painted bright yellow on a grass field. 485 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,868 ROBBIE: They're actually pretty crude made, that's just lid. 486 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:25,972 RAFE: Well, it is a lid, there was a jar on the top, 487 00:18:26,072 --> 00:18:27,907 so they could put an electric light bulb, 488 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:29,508 and it would be weather-proof. 489 00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:31,277 ROBBIE: Alright, I see. RAFE: Mm-hmm. 490 00:18:31,377 --> 00:18:32,612 ROBBIE: Huh. RAFE: And so I thought, 491 00:18:32,712 --> 00:18:34,447 well I'm going to paint those yellow someday, 492 00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:36,048 when I have more floor space, 493 00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:38,417 I'll probably have them set up around an antique airplane. 494 00:18:38,584 --> 00:18:41,120 ROBBIE: You know, I love that idea too, 495 00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:43,322 but I'm looking at them as a repurposed piece. 496 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,591 These would make awesome lights hanging. 497 00:18:45,758 --> 00:18:47,026 RAFE: Oh well... ROBBIE: Like that. 498 00:18:47,193 --> 00:18:48,594 RAFE: Uh-huh. ROBBIE: I mean, literally, 499 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:49,829 look at the size of that. 500 00:18:49,996 --> 00:18:51,497 RAFE: Yeah, it's a... it's pretty big. 501 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:53,032 ROBBIE: Can I throw you a number at them? 502 00:18:53,132 --> 00:18:55,601 RAFE: Well, sure, go ahead. ROBBIE: I think there's six of them here. 503 00:18:55,768 --> 00:18:56,969 275. 504 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:00,439 RAFE: Could you do 3? 505 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:06,145 Wrap them up, last opportunity, Robbie. 506 00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:08,014 ROBBIE: I'll do it, I love stuff like this. 507 00:19:08,114 --> 00:19:09,648 RAFE: 300, $300. ROBBIE: 300 bucks, I'll do it. 508 00:19:09,749 --> 00:19:10,716 RAFE: Done. ROBBIE: I'll do it. 509 00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:12,284 RAFE: Shake hands, sir. (laughs) 510 00:19:12,385 --> 00:19:13,753 ROBBIE: Alright, appreciate you, man. Thank you, thank you. 511 00:19:13,919 --> 00:19:14,954 RAFE: You're welcome. 512 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:16,489 RAFE: I was going to paint those yellow, 513 00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:18,557 and then I thought, are you going to get to that soon? 514 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:20,593 No. If it's not going to happen soon, let's move it, 515 00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:22,995 and that was what changed my mind right at the time. 516 00:19:23,095 --> 00:19:25,464 ROBBIE: Let's keep looking 'cause there's a lot of stuff to look at here. 517 00:19:25,631 --> 00:19:27,800 (upbeat music) 518 00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:36,075 MIKE: Where's that Shell sign at you were talking about? 519 00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:37,710 RAFE: Oh, it's right back here. 520 00:19:41,647 --> 00:19:43,649 MIKE: What are you thinking on this thing? I mean, it's rough. 521 00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:46,519 RAFE: It is rough, Robbie what do you think? 522 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:47,953 ROBBIE: It's missing the brackets on it right here. 523 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:50,356 ROBBIE: It's got a little big bend in it too. 524 00:19:50,456 --> 00:19:51,991 There's no way you're going to straighten that out. 525 00:19:52,091 --> 00:19:53,025 RAFE: Aw, you can't... 526 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,727 ROBBIE: Well, this is one of the signs 527 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:56,662 that doesn't have a frame, you know, a round one 528 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:59,031 you could put it in a frame, boom, it straightens right out. 529 00:19:59,131 --> 00:20:00,866 But this sign actually hung right here. 530 00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:02,201 RAFE: Right, I got it. 531 00:20:02,368 --> 00:20:04,770 ROBBIE: I'd say retail number on this, in this shape, 532 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:07,440 Shell's one of those ones that's very popular, 533 00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:09,241 probably 1,400 bucks. RAFE: Okay. 534 00:20:09,408 --> 00:20:11,243 ROBBIE: Would be retail. RAFE: Yeah, retail, so... 535 00:20:11,343 --> 00:20:13,946 MIKE: You had that other sign over there. 536 00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:16,248 RAFE: So, okay so if we did 7 537 00:20:16,348 --> 00:20:18,184 and I threw in the other two, including those? 538 00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:20,219 MIKE: Okay, so I'll give you 8. RAFE: 8? Okay. 539 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,688 That's a good bundle. That's a good bundle. 540 00:20:22,788 --> 00:20:23,789 (Mike laughs) MIKE: Alright, thank you. 541 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:25,591 MIKE: Alright, I appreciate it. ROBBIE: It's cool. 542 00:20:40,039 --> 00:20:41,107 DANIELLE: Hey guys, I'll be right back, 543 00:20:41,273 --> 00:20:44,710 I think the appraiser might be here. Adrian? 544 00:20:44,877 --> 00:20:47,813 ADRIAN: Hey, you. DANIELLE: Hey! 545 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:49,615 You look so good for being on the road. 546 00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:51,517 ADRIAN: Well, not too long of a drive, 547 00:20:51,617 --> 00:20:53,352 big long flight, though. DANIELLE: Aw... good. 548 00:20:53,519 --> 00:20:54,954 ADRIAN: It was still... finally glad to meet you. 549 00:20:55,121 --> 00:20:56,956 DANIELLE: Ah, so nice to meet you in person. 550 00:20:57,056 --> 00:20:58,791 Yeah, I love your jewelry. 551 00:20:58,891 --> 00:21:00,392 Southwestern is the theme of the day. 552 00:21:00,493 --> 00:21:01,994 ADRIAN: Yeah, I hear. DANIELLE: Mm-hmm. 553 00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:04,764 ADRIAN: You got some amazing Dude Larsen paintings, 554 00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:07,633 postcards, I don't... how did you get all this? 555 00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:09,368 DANIELLE: Wait till you see. ADRIAN: Okay. 556 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:12,037 DANIELLE: C'mere, I'll show ya. I'll tell you the whole story. 557 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:14,473 So if you take a right here... 558 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,409 Here we go. So as you can see, there's quite a lot. 559 00:21:17,510 --> 00:21:19,945 ADRIAN: Oh, wow... Oh my God. 560 00:21:20,112 --> 00:21:22,515 DANIELLE: Yeah. So as we kind of went through 561 00:21:22,681 --> 00:21:24,750 the place that we picked, we realized like, 562 00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,186 there's just endless amounts of artwork in here. 563 00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:28,954 ADRIAN: Where did you get all this? DANIELLE: New Mexico. 564 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:31,824 TEAKO: I bought the entire estate of Dude Larsen. 565 00:21:31,991 --> 00:21:34,593 He was a famous western painter, 566 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,128 back in the late '30s, 567 00:21:36,228 --> 00:21:38,397 all through the '40s and the early '50s. 568 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:40,633 ROBBIE: We want to do a deal with ya. 569 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,668 I just think we have to be at $10,000. 570 00:21:42,835 --> 00:21:43,903 Dillon: Wow. Teako: I'm a happy guy. 571 00:21:44,069 --> 00:21:46,405 DANIELLE: Yay! (clapping) 572 00:21:46,505 --> 00:21:48,107 We love them! TEAKO: We're there! 573 00:21:48,274 --> 00:21:49,808 ADRIAN: His stuff, it's hard to find. 574 00:21:49,909 --> 00:21:52,244 DANIELLE: We were trying to find anything we could 575 00:21:52,344 --> 00:21:55,247 on his history, so I'm just glad to have you here, 576 00:21:55,347 --> 00:21:57,650 not only to tell us the value, 577 00:21:57,750 --> 00:22:00,619 but to also just give us a little bit of his story. 578 00:22:00,786 --> 00:22:03,722 ADRIAN: Dude Larsen was a part of an estate that I liquidated 579 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,392 out of Woodland, California for his son. 580 00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:07,960 Whenever you have somebody's personal property 581 00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:09,361 and you're responsible for selling it, 582 00:22:09,461 --> 00:22:10,629 you have to know what you're selling, 583 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:12,832 you have to absolutely have a value 584 00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:14,400 before you can even market it. 585 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:15,935 ADRIAN: He was just a really interesting guy. 586 00:22:16,035 --> 00:22:19,672 In 1933, his family had a ranch Kanab, Utah. 587 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:24,210 And him and his dad got busted for cattle rustling. 588 00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:26,645 They went 50 miles away, and then they came down 589 00:22:26,745 --> 00:22:28,814 and they had about 80 cattle altogether 590 00:22:28,914 --> 00:22:31,050 that didn't belong to them, they actually rebranded them. 591 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:32,351 So yeah, yeah... DANIELLE: Wow. 592 00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:35,154 (laughs) DANIELLE: That is the ultimate no-no, anywhere. 593 00:22:35,321 --> 00:22:36,589 ADRIAN: Yeah, it is. DANIELLE: Yeah, that's crazy. 594 00:22:36,755 --> 00:22:38,591 ADRIAN: And authorities got involved, and so, 595 00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:40,993 they took off on horseback, him and his dad, 596 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,596 and went down to a local gas station 597 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:45,831 and borrowed a car at gunpoint. 598 00:22:45,931 --> 00:22:47,633 But the car unfortunately went off the road 599 00:22:47,733 --> 00:22:49,602 and his dad was fatally injured, and... 600 00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:51,570 DANIELLE: Wow. ADRIAN: ...Dude and him went 601 00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:53,839 to the hospital, his dad died in the hospital, 602 00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:55,407 and he took off. 603 00:22:55,507 --> 00:22:57,276 He evaded the police for I don't know how long, 604 00:22:57,443 --> 00:22:59,211 I think at least 14 days, and then from there, 605 00:22:59,311 --> 00:23:02,548 it just stops. So the next thing you hear about Dude Larsen, 606 00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:04,950 he's in Washington painting murals, 607 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:06,485 probably through the WPA program, 608 00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:07,987 which is an important program... DANIELLE: Wow... 609 00:23:08,153 --> 00:23:09,755 ADRIAN: ...that was to help beautify 610 00:23:09,922 --> 00:23:12,057 and create public works. There was a lot of painters 611 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:13,792 that got their start through that program 612 00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:15,127 that the Roosevelts had started. 613 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:18,163 And by 1940, 614 00:23:18,264 --> 00:23:19,832 he had not only come back, 615 00:23:19,999 --> 00:23:21,667 he had a thriving postcard business. 616 00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:23,435 DANIELLE: Okay, so he went from muralist 617 00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:26,005 to printing postcards. Why? 618 00:23:26,105 --> 00:23:28,207 ADRIAN: Well, he wasn't the best painter, 619 00:23:28,307 --> 00:23:31,477 because his compositions were very flat and tight, 620 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,012 but the were illustrative and they were energetic, 621 00:23:33,112 --> 00:23:34,713 and they really captured Americana. 622 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,082 DANIELLE: His art makes more sense on a postcard. 623 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,351 ADRIAN: hmm. Yep. That's why he didn't sell his paintings. 624 00:23:39,451 --> 00:23:41,820 But they were perfect for cards. 625 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,956 ADRIAN: Not only that, there was a lot of postcard 626 00:23:44,056 --> 00:23:46,592 printing companies all over the place, 627 00:23:46,692 --> 00:23:48,027 and Germany was one of the biggest. 628 00:23:48,193 --> 00:23:50,596 But when World War I happened, they stopped that, 629 00:23:50,696 --> 00:23:51,897 there was tariffs put on. 630 00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:54,233 So that killed part of the market, 631 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:55,934 and then printing had changed, you know? 632 00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:58,804 ADRIAN: And now, you could take a card like this, 633 00:23:58,904 --> 00:24:00,506 look how shiny, and this was printed 634 00:24:00,673 --> 00:24:02,675 in the '30s. It's gorgeous. DANIELLE: Still beautiful. 635 00:24:02,841 --> 00:24:05,144 ADRIAN: That painting that's huge now is down, 636 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:06,845 and it doesn't look so bad on a card. 637 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:08,013 ADRIAN: He never sold this artwork, 638 00:24:08,113 --> 00:24:09,915 there was no auction prices. 639 00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:12,151 This was only for postcards. 640 00:24:12,251 --> 00:24:15,421 DANIELLE: Okay. So basically, this market opened up, 641 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:16,922 and he kind of saw an opportunity. 642 00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:18,624 ADRIAN: Yep. DANIELLE: Possibly or probably. 643 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:20,592 ADRIAN: And the cheapest way to communicate in the '30s, 644 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:22,027 for sure. DANIELLE: No kidding. 645 00:24:22,194 --> 00:24:24,029 ADRIAN: Yeah, and then his wife, Dot Larsen, 646 00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:26,298 her paintings were very similar to his, 647 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:28,167 and I think that's 'cause of his influence. 648 00:24:28,267 --> 00:24:30,202 DANIELLE: Man, that just smacks of 1950, doesn't it? 649 00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,237 ADRIAN: But these made great cards, and people loved them. 650 00:24:32,404 --> 00:24:34,239 ADRIAN: And these were all made into cards. 651 00:24:34,406 --> 00:24:36,008 This Pomeranian, yeah. DANIELLE: Is that a Pomeranian? Yes. 652 00:24:36,108 --> 00:24:39,345 (laughs) ADRIAN: So, how many postcards do you have? 653 00:24:39,511 --> 00:24:41,146 DANIELLE: We have this box right here, 654 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:44,116 which if you just pull the lid off of that one, 655 00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:45,984 you see how packed that is. 656 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:47,920 And I have four more boxes just like it. 657 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:50,823 ADRIAN: It was really exciting to see all this collection 658 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,191 of Dude's together. 659 00:24:52,291 --> 00:24:53,625 It's unique. 660 00:24:53,792 --> 00:24:55,594 DANIELLE: So what would these cards go for? 661 00:24:55,694 --> 00:24:57,830 What's a good price to sell them for? 662 00:24:57,996 --> 00:24:59,264 ADRIAN: Depends on the subject matter. 663 00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:01,000 The likely numbers for these is $5. 664 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:04,036 DANIELLE: Okay. ADRIAN: And then these ones here, 2 to $3. 665 00:25:04,136 --> 00:25:05,771 DANIELLE: Okay. ADRIAN: Um... one of the things 666 00:25:05,871 --> 00:25:08,006 that's going to happen when you have that many cards is, 667 00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:09,208 you're going to flood the market, 668 00:25:09,308 --> 00:25:10,642 it's going to take years to sell them. 669 00:25:10,743 --> 00:25:12,077 ADRIAN: So you definitely, you know, 670 00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:14,246 how much did you pay for the whole collection? 671 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:24,356 DANIELLE: 10 grand. 672 00:25:28,227 --> 00:25:30,195 RAFE: You want to take a look at some of the wardrobe things 673 00:25:30,295 --> 00:25:31,864 that I use in here? MIKE: Oh my God, yeah. 674 00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:33,432 MIKE: So like, old leather coats and stuff? 675 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:35,367 RAFE: Come on back. MIKE: Oh, wow! You got a lot. 676 00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:39,271 RAFE: This is what I use when I do my airmail impression. 677 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:41,507 MIKE: Okay. (laughs) 678 00:25:41,673 --> 00:25:44,143 It's very theatrical. Look at you! 679 00:25:44,309 --> 00:25:45,310 It's legit. 680 00:25:45,477 --> 00:25:47,312 RAFE: My collection is centered around the era 681 00:25:47,413 --> 00:25:48,914 post-World War I, 682 00:25:49,081 --> 00:25:51,383 up to and including World War II. 683 00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:53,385 RAFE: I wore this a couple of years ago 684 00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:56,588 when the US Post Office came out with a new airmail stamp. 685 00:25:56,755 --> 00:25:58,891 MIKE: Okay. RAFE: I played the part of an airmail pilot. 686 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:00,692 MIKE: So you're in front of the lens of the camera, 687 00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:02,060 not behind it. RAFE: That's right. 688 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,596 MIKE: Okay. Where did you find this at, man? 689 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:07,332 RAFE: Well, I bought this from a college professor. 690 00:26:07,499 --> 00:26:11,637 It's a solid cast model of the Boeing 314. 691 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:14,273 MIKE: And this is what, '30s? RAFE: Yeah, this would be late '30s. 692 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,074 MIKE: This is one of the crown jewels. 693 00:26:16,175 --> 00:26:17,676 MIKE: This isn't for sale. RAFE: No. 694 00:26:17,843 --> 00:26:19,711 MIKE: In his eyes, this is the best part 695 00:26:19,878 --> 00:26:21,780 of his collection that he enjoys the most, 696 00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:23,115 and he wanted to share that. 697 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:24,716 Which is really cool, because you know, 698 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:26,585 as collectors, a lot of times we don't get to talk 699 00:26:26,685 --> 00:26:27,920 to like-minded people. 700 00:26:28,020 --> 00:26:29,822 MIKE: So much of this stuff, whether you drive an old car 701 00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:32,591 or ride an old motorcycle or put on a coat like that, 702 00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:35,360 or what you're wearing now, it becomes lifestyle. 703 00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:37,863 RAFE: Exactly, exactly. MIKE: It becomes part of who we actually are. 704 00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,331 You might scare some people at night 705 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:40,933 walking around like this. RAFE: Well... 706 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,601 MIKE: They might think you're a ghost! (laughs) 707 00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,403 MIKE: They're like, what? Did you see that guy? 708 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:45,938 MIKE: Rafe is living it, man. 709 00:26:46,104 --> 00:26:48,273 RAFE: This is my squadron patch from my airplane. 710 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,708 MIKE: Oh, wow! RAFE: And I... 711 00:26:49,875 --> 00:26:51,543 MIKE: He loves aviation so much 712 00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:54,746 that he's presenting himself from a different time period. 713 00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:56,682 MIKE: These are all originals? RAFE: Oh, sure, yeah. 714 00:26:56,782 --> 00:26:58,350 MIKE: I know, I can tell by looking at them. 715 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,352 MIKE: I mean, where would you even find a poster like this? 716 00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:02,554 RAFE: I'll tell you what, I have not had an opportunity 717 00:27:02,654 --> 00:27:05,124 to buy a three-sheet like this in years. 718 00:27:05,257 --> 00:27:07,459 But these posters are from like, 1926. 719 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,628 MIKE: I know. RAFE: These are silent movies. 720 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:11,830 MIKE: Okay, so... which one of these are for sale? 721 00:27:11,930 --> 00:27:13,432 RAFE: Oh, oh gosh, I couldn't, I mean... 722 00:27:13,532 --> 00:27:15,234 (chuckles) RAFE: These, these are, uh... 723 00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:16,635 RAFE: The personal satisfaction, 724 00:27:16,802 --> 00:27:18,937 it's something you don't really share with other people, 725 00:27:19,104 --> 00:27:21,039 but it really pleases me. 726 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:23,108 MIKE: You had a bicycle out there with a sidecar on it. 727 00:27:23,275 --> 00:27:24,943 RAFE: Mm-hmm. Sure! MIKE: Can I look at that? 728 00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:32,784 (Mike grunting) 729 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:37,456 RAFE: So I bought this sidecar down at Huntington Beach. And... 730 00:27:37,623 --> 00:27:38,790 MIKE: Okay, yeah, it says... 731 00:27:38,891 --> 00:27:41,460 "Seaplane Corp., Madison, Wisconsin." 732 00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:43,629 RAFE: Mm-hmm. MIKE: "Mohs Sidecar." 733 00:27:43,795 --> 00:27:44,863 Interesting. 734 00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:46,832 MIKE: This looks like a later fender though, 735 00:27:46,932 --> 00:27:48,467 I mean, I know it's... 736 00:27:48,634 --> 00:27:50,035 I don't know, this is off a Schwinn. 737 00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:51,370 It's got a Schwinn wheel on it, 738 00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:53,071 it's a Schwinn middle-weight that somebody put a heavy 739 00:27:53,238 --> 00:27:54,706 gauge spoke in. 740 00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:56,675 Obviously, they changed the hub out. 741 00:27:56,775 --> 00:28:00,979 To me, the bike is obviously more valuable than this. 742 00:28:01,146 --> 00:28:03,248 It's a Schwinn, it's original paint... 743 00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:05,250 RAFE: Mm-hmm. MIKE: I mean, you can see the pinstripe 744 00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:08,020 on the scallops here, you know. RAFE: Yeah, and it cleans up pretty well. 745 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:11,156 MIKE: Yeah, and it's got a Majestic head badge on it. 746 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:13,625 You know, I probably even have a tank for that. 747 00:28:13,725 --> 00:28:15,194 (Mike exhales) 748 00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:16,828 I don't know, on the bike, I mean, I'm like 749 00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:20,632 300 on the bike. The sidecar, to the right person, 750 00:28:20,732 --> 00:28:23,969 the sidecar could be, I don't know, maybe 6-700 bucks. 751 00:28:24,069 --> 00:28:28,340 RAFE: Years and years ago, I paid 400, 752 00:28:28,507 --> 00:28:29,675 which was the asking price. 753 00:28:29,775 --> 00:28:31,443 MIKE: Yeah, I mean, what would you want for both 754 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,111 together, would you think? 755 00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:37,316 RAFE: Could you do 5 for both together? 756 00:28:38,383 --> 00:28:40,252 It's an Iowa bike. 757 00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:41,820 MIKE: It's an-- Oh, the bike came from Iowa? 758 00:28:41,987 --> 00:28:43,388 (laughing) 759 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:45,624 RAFE: This is the big circle, it's all going back. 760 00:28:45,791 --> 00:28:47,659 MIKE: If we're able to do a deal on this, 761 00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:50,295 I'm going to sell the sidecar off, and keep the bike. 762 00:28:50,462 --> 00:28:51,697 MIKE: Alright, let's do it. RAFE: Okay. 763 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:53,232 MIKE: 500 bucks for the sidecar and the bike. 764 00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:55,033 RAFE: ...and the bike. MIKE: If you have parts 765 00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:56,268 and other accessories for this bike, 766 00:28:56,435 --> 00:28:57,836 you're looking for that chassis. 767 00:28:58,003 --> 00:28:59,638 Sometimes you only find frame and fork, 768 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,607 that's it, and then you got to build it from there. 769 00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:04,543 This is a complete bike that I can really move forward. 770 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:05,911 MIKE: I like the little dainty windshield 771 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,080 that it's got going on here too. 772 00:29:11,683 --> 00:29:13,919 ADRIAN: You have a lot more paintings here than I realized. 773 00:29:14,019 --> 00:29:16,188 I think that each one's going to bring a different price. 774 00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:18,323 This is about an $800 painting. 775 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:20,425 ADRIAN: I did a lot of research and found that nobody 776 00:29:20,525 --> 00:29:22,160 knew anything about this guy, Dude Larsen, 777 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:24,396 except for his postcards side of his business. 778 00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:26,098 What are you going to do with the paintings? 779 00:29:26,264 --> 00:29:27,532 ADRIAN: Labs are always popular. DANIELLE: Yeah. 780 00:29:27,699 --> 00:29:29,234 ADRIAN: But where you kind of lose it is there's this... 781 00:29:29,401 --> 00:29:30,769 bad curtain in there. 782 00:29:30,869 --> 00:29:33,272 DANIELLE: No, I love the bad curtain, and the geese too. 783 00:29:33,372 --> 00:29:35,307 ADRIAN: Nevertheless, this is at least a few hundred dollars. 784 00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:37,843 This one here is definitely going to bring some money, 785 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:39,378 just because of the subject matter. 786 00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:41,913 The Native Americans. So this one here, 787 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,182 I could easily see getting about 5 to $600 for it. 788 00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:46,585 DANIELLE: Okay, great. ADRIAN: Based on the historical reference. 789 00:29:46,752 --> 00:29:48,754 DANIELLE: Yeah. ADRIAN: And actually, it's a pretty good painting. 790 00:29:48,854 --> 00:29:51,156 ADRIAN: Unfortunately, the paintings aren't as valuable 791 00:29:51,256 --> 00:29:53,191 as people would want them to be, 792 00:29:53,292 --> 00:29:54,660 but based on the history, 793 00:29:54,826 --> 00:29:57,029 along with the cards that were produced from those paintings, 794 00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:58,430 that's a lot. That means a lot. 795 00:29:58,597 --> 00:30:01,099 ADRIAN: Yeah, there's about 13, and I'd say, you know, 796 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:02,668 they're all going to be different, 797 00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:05,103 so you got these are different priced than these, 798 00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:06,672 and, of course, then the larger ones... 799 00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:08,140 but I'd say you have about... 800 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:11,877 3,500 to 4,000 max worth of paintings... 801 00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:13,845 DANIELLE: Wow... ADRIAN: ...in paintings, we have that. 802 00:30:13,945 --> 00:30:15,113 DANIELLE: That's not a lot. ADRIAN: Yeah. 803 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,982 (laughs) DANIELLE: Okay. Alright. 804 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:20,185 ADRIAN: So... DANIELLE: Well, there's something to think on, right? 805 00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,854 ADRIAN: True. But you have, you have the story boards. 806 00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:25,157 These are amazing, and these were illustrated by Hoke, 807 00:30:25,257 --> 00:30:27,459 and then Dude usually did the funny part of it. 808 00:30:27,626 --> 00:30:29,227 DANIELLE: Okay. ADRIAN: You know, he wrote the poems, 809 00:30:29,394 --> 00:30:32,864 he wrote the verbiage. These were very popular. 810 00:30:32,964 --> 00:30:34,733 They always said something very edgy here, 811 00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:37,769 and he had way more edgier one than this. 812 00:30:37,869 --> 00:30:39,805 "How come you're through with Jim? 813 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:42,107 I heard him tell Tommy he tried Ethyl in his car last night, so..." 814 00:30:42,274 --> 00:30:43,308 DANIELLE: Ha! Ethyl gas. 815 00:30:43,475 --> 00:30:44,676 (laughs) ADRIAN: Yeah. So, 816 00:30:44,843 --> 00:30:47,713 what makes them worth money is not only the content, 817 00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:50,449 but also if they're real, if there's pixels, 818 00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:52,517 and even way back then, 819 00:30:52,617 --> 00:30:54,186 you could see it under a loop. 820 00:30:54,352 --> 00:30:55,587 So you would just look real close, 821 00:30:55,754 --> 00:30:58,123 and look for that, 822 00:30:58,223 --> 00:30:59,825 and I could tell you this is definitely done 823 00:30:59,991 --> 00:31:02,427 on watercolor paper and it's hand-inked. 824 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:03,595 DANIELLE: That's so exciting though! 825 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:06,298 ADRIAN: Yep. So remember, putting it in perspective, 826 00:31:06,465 --> 00:31:08,433 not worth a whole lot, 827 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,502 but definitely these story boards are going to bring 828 00:31:10,669 --> 00:31:13,071 around 75 to $150 apiece. 829 00:31:13,171 --> 00:31:14,473 DANIELLE: So, okay, alright. 830 00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:16,007 ADRIAN: They're like a story board. 831 00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:17,609 DANIELLE: Okay. ADRIAN: You lay it out, I mean, 832 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:18,977 there's not different scenes, 833 00:31:19,144 --> 00:31:21,480 but this is a scene that's going to get rendered down 834 00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:24,149 to a small card. And there's a lot of them here. 835 00:31:24,316 --> 00:31:25,517 DANIELLE: 36. 836 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:27,619 ADRIAN: If we were to round it to 100, and you have 36, 837 00:31:27,786 --> 00:31:30,555 $3,600 is about what you can expect. 838 00:31:30,655 --> 00:31:32,557 DANIELLE: We're still coming in under what we paid for it. 839 00:31:32,657 --> 00:31:34,226 ADRIAN: But you have all the postcards. 840 00:31:34,392 --> 00:31:37,662 DANIELLE: Yeah. ADRIAN: And you said you had like five times this amount. 841 00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:41,066 DANIELLE: Yes. ADRIAN: So, you have at least what, 3,000 cards? 842 00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:42,834 DANIELLE: Could be more, could be less. ADRIAN: Okay. 843 00:31:43,001 --> 00:31:44,269 DANIELLE: I don't know the exact amount, 844 00:31:44,436 --> 00:31:46,104 I haven't counted them out, but we do have a lot. 845 00:31:46,271 --> 00:31:48,607 ADRIAN: I see about 5 to 7 grand in profit, for sure. 846 00:31:48,707 --> 00:31:49,808 DANIELLE: Okay. ADRIAN: Yeah. 847 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,076 DANIELLE: We're going to make a profit. 848 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:52,511 ADRIAN: Yes. DANIELLE: Over the next 20 years. 849 00:31:52,677 --> 00:31:53,745 ADRIAN: And sometimes, especially... 850 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:55,914 You know, that's the way investments are. 851 00:31:56,014 --> 00:31:57,449 DANIELLE: Yeah. ADRIAN: Especially with art. 852 00:31:57,549 --> 00:31:59,584 DANIELLE: That is the way investments are, man. 853 00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:02,721 It's so frustrating. That's why Mike always told me 854 00:32:02,821 --> 00:32:04,790 from the very beginning, buy what you love, 855 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,658 'cause you're... you could get stuck with it. 856 00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:08,293 ADRIAN: You're gonna be looking at it for a while. 857 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:09,461 (laughs) DANIELLE: Right? Exactly. 858 00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:11,296 ADRIAN: I know it's gonna take a long time for these 859 00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:14,499 cards to be sold, to realize a profit. 860 00:32:14,666 --> 00:32:16,368 The truth is, the profit on the cards 861 00:32:16,468 --> 00:32:18,403 is far more than the paintings. 862 00:32:18,503 --> 00:32:20,739 DANIELLE: Well, I mean, we're going to fall above, 863 00:32:20,906 --> 00:32:22,641 eventually... (laughs) 864 00:32:22,741 --> 00:32:25,310 DANIELLE: Someday... someday, we're going to fall above 865 00:32:25,477 --> 00:32:26,745 what we paid for it. 866 00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:31,249 Look, as long as I can tell him that we're coming out on top 867 00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:33,785 in some way or another, I'm happy. 868 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:35,787 Even if it takes 20 years to get there. 869 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,856 ADRIAN: It's going to take a lot to squeak it out, 870 00:32:38,023 --> 00:32:39,024 but it's going to happen. 871 00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:40,258 ADRIAN: Matching these cards up 872 00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:42,460 with each, and to show that provenance. 873 00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:44,095 DANIELLE: Yeah. ADRIAN: That's golden. 874 00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:45,430 You don't get that often. 875 00:32:45,530 --> 00:32:47,132 DANIELLE: I think it's still an incredible find. 876 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:49,100 I'm still equally as thrilled to look at it 877 00:32:49,267 --> 00:32:50,669 as I was when we walked in the door. 878 00:32:50,836 --> 00:32:52,103 ADRIAN: It's an amazing collection. 879 00:32:52,270 --> 00:32:53,271 DANIELLE: Now this has been incredible, 880 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:54,673 I really appreciate your time. 881 00:32:54,773 --> 00:32:56,741 That's everything right there. ADRIAN: Hey, I'm glad 882 00:32:56,908 --> 00:32:59,144 to be here, glad to help. You're welcome. 883 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:16,494 MIKE: Agh... 884 00:33:17,896 --> 00:33:19,030 RAFE: Not too bad. 885 00:33:19,130 --> 00:33:20,866 MIKE: Yeah, that's cool. Here you go. 886 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:22,067 RAFE: Wow, look at that. 887 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:23,502 MIKE: A lot of these areas in this building 888 00:33:23,668 --> 00:33:26,004 you can't get to them unless you crawl under 889 00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:28,006 something or you crawl over something. 890 00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:29,741 MIKE: You got it? 891 00:33:29,908 --> 00:33:30,876 MIKE: So just him coming back 892 00:33:31,042 --> 00:33:33,311 there with me was a feat within itself. 893 00:33:33,478 --> 00:33:36,581 MIKE: I think even in this condition, 894 00:33:36,748 --> 00:33:38,550 this not being a super rare can... 895 00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:40,785 RAFE: Right. MIKE: ...it's probably still worth like 450 bucks 896 00:33:40,886 --> 00:33:42,420 retail in this shape. 897 00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:43,722 MIKE: What are you thinking? 898 00:33:43,822 --> 00:33:45,323 RAFE: Uh... gosh... 899 00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:48,894 250, can we do 250? How about 225? 900 00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:50,829 MIKE: How about 250? RAFE: How about 250? 901 00:33:50,929 --> 00:33:51,863 (laughs) MIKE: Okay. Alright, 902 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,465 thank you very much. 903 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:55,333 RAFE: I'm a better buyer than a seller. 904 00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:56,401 (laughs) 905 00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:58,403 RAFE: I'm turning over a new leaf in this place. 906 00:33:58,503 --> 00:33:59,938 ROBBIE: You're going to turn over a new leaf? 907 00:34:00,105 --> 00:34:01,106 RAFE: Oh, I've already turned it. 908 00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:02,440 RAFE: You guys are here. (laughs) 909 00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:03,642 ROBBIE: Oh, okay. 910 00:34:03,742 --> 00:34:05,443 RAFE: I made a resolution this year 911 00:34:05,544 --> 00:34:09,648 that this was going to be a year of organization, 912 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:10,715 re-organization, 913 00:34:10,882 --> 00:34:12,951 and getting some of these projects done. 914 00:34:15,086 --> 00:34:16,354 RAFE: And... 915 00:34:16,454 --> 00:34:17,556 that's what we're doing. 916 00:34:17,656 --> 00:34:19,057 MIKE: What are you thinking on this, buddy? 917 00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:20,592 RAFE: Make me a low offer. 918 00:34:20,692 --> 00:34:22,394 MIKE: 150 bucks. RAFE: Done. 919 00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:24,763 MIKE: This is an early Texaco sign. 920 00:34:24,863 --> 00:34:27,265 I mean, yes, entry-level collector, but also, 921 00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:29,901 somebody that wants to hang this on the exterior 922 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,703 of a property, not inside. 923 00:34:31,870 --> 00:34:33,238 You know, it's not a super expensive sign, 924 00:34:33,371 --> 00:34:35,040 but when I buy these, 925 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:36,875 the joy I get, man, is cleaning them up 926 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:38,743 and seeing what will come out of that. 927 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:41,146 RAFE: That's all uncharted territory over there. 928 00:34:41,313 --> 00:34:43,148 MIKE: I know, I see that. I love that! 929 00:34:43,315 --> 00:34:44,582 (laughs) MIKE: I love that. 930 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,351 ROBBIE: Hey, Rafe! RAFE: Yeah. 931 00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:48,453 ROBBIE: Believe it or not, I got myself back in here, 932 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:49,588 I got to ask about these. 933 00:34:49,754 --> 00:34:51,356 RAFE: Oh my goodness, you found the bombs. 934 00:34:51,456 --> 00:34:52,590 ROBBIE: Well, there's three of them, 935 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:54,259 but they're not all the same. 936 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:56,828 RAFE: Well, I have to keep the bigger ones, but there's a-- 937 00:34:56,995 --> 00:34:58,496 ROBBIE: This one? RAFE: There's a smaller bomb 938 00:34:58,663 --> 00:34:59,965 back there, that... 939 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,000 ROBBIE: There's two of these, they look like they're the same size. 940 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:05,036 RAFE: Yeah, see the little black one there? 941 00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:07,405 ROBBIE: Yeah? RAFE: Yeah I could do business with that one. 942 00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:09,841 ROBBIE: So, this one right here? It looked... yeah. 943 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:12,877 RAFE: Yeah, that one. That's a nice bomb, actually. 944 00:35:12,978 --> 00:35:14,379 ROBBIE: Man, you're a heck of a sales guy. 945 00:35:14,546 --> 00:35:15,513 You're like, that's a nice... 946 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:17,282 Is that as nice as the other two that I want? 947 00:35:17,382 --> 00:35:19,017 RAFE: A better bomb you'll never find, Robbie, 948 00:35:19,184 --> 00:35:20,552 I promise. (laughs) 949 00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:21,987 ROBBIE: It's got a great look to it. 950 00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:25,123 RAFE: It does. ROBBIE: So were these displays? 951 00:35:25,223 --> 00:35:27,025 I mean... RAFE: Well no, those were practice bombs. 952 00:35:27,192 --> 00:35:28,693 ROBBIE: Okay. RAFE: Yeah, and they would 953 00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:31,262 either fill them with sand or water, and... 954 00:35:31,429 --> 00:35:33,098 ROBBIE: But what was the hooks for? 955 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:35,300 They all had hooks on them? RAFE: Where they hooked underneath the plane. 956 00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:36,835 ROBBIE: Underneath the wing. RAFE: Right, and they were 957 00:35:37,002 --> 00:35:38,636 on a bomb shackle, and then the pilot could 958 00:35:38,737 --> 00:35:40,138 release them and they would... ROBBIE: This one actually 959 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:43,074 says something on it here. "US Navy practice bomb." 960 00:35:43,241 --> 00:35:45,276 ROBBIE: These guys were flying the airplanes, 961 00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:47,312 they had to practice what they were hitting. 962 00:35:47,479 --> 00:35:49,781 So they would fill this thing up with sand, 963 00:35:49,948 --> 00:35:51,950 stick them up in the air, put a target on the ground 964 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:54,352 and go, okay, let's see how close you can get to it 965 00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:56,454 from 20,000 feet in the air. 966 00:35:56,621 --> 00:35:58,189 ROBBIE: So, what do you gotta have 967 00:35:58,289 --> 00:35:59,457 out of a practice bomb, Rafe? 968 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:02,193 RAFE: Mm, that's a really nice example. 969 00:36:02,293 --> 00:36:03,962 ROBBIE: Yeah, I like this. 970 00:36:04,062 --> 00:36:06,865 RAFE: Yes. Could you do four? 971 00:36:08,266 --> 00:36:12,037 ROBBIE: Yeah, the... I have found these before. 972 00:36:13,104 --> 00:36:15,040 I want to say the most I ever got out of them 973 00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:17,475 is like 4-and-a-quarter, 450. 974 00:36:17,575 --> 00:36:19,310 I mean, this has got nice writing on it, though, 975 00:36:19,477 --> 00:36:21,146 I mean, it's bigger. RAFE: Yes. I'll tell you what, 976 00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:23,114 how about... 977 00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:25,684 you guys have bought so much stuff, how about $300, 978 00:36:25,784 --> 00:36:27,052 is that good? 979 00:36:27,218 --> 00:36:28,787 ROBBIE: Rafe, I appreciate it, man. 980 00:36:28,887 --> 00:36:30,155 RAFE: Excellent. ROBBIE: Thank you, buddy. Thank ya. 981 00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:30,955 RAFE: Thank you. 982 00:36:39,330 --> 00:36:42,767 MIKE: This is... this is some sort of gauge. 983 00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:43,868 What's it from? 984 00:36:43,968 --> 00:36:45,070 RAFE: I don't know. 985 00:36:45,236 --> 00:36:47,439 It went on the top of something, 986 00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:49,641 but it is cooler than cool. 987 00:36:49,741 --> 00:36:50,942 MIKE: Ugh... 988 00:36:51,109 --> 00:36:53,845 Oh, yeah, look at that, Electric Laboratory. 989 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:56,081 MIKE: I've never seen this piece before, 990 00:36:56,181 --> 00:36:58,316 I think it was some sort of engine analyzer. 991 00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:01,453 But what's really grabbing me is the look, 992 00:37:01,619 --> 00:37:04,389 the design, the ring around the face itself 993 00:37:04,489 --> 00:37:06,858 is nickel-plated, which is early, you know, 994 00:37:07,025 --> 00:37:08,993 this is an early piece. It's different 995 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:10,295 and it's very unusual. 996 00:37:10,462 --> 00:37:12,430 RAFE: I just thought this thing was the coolest thing ever. 997 00:37:12,530 --> 00:37:14,566 MIKE: It is neat. RAFE: And... I've never seen-- 998 00:37:14,732 --> 00:37:16,468 MIKE: I mean, the gauges, this one's lost some 999 00:37:16,634 --> 00:37:18,002 of its face, you know. 1000 00:37:18,103 --> 00:37:19,704 I don't know, what are you thinking? 1001 00:37:20,672 --> 00:37:22,474 RAFE: Gosh, um... 1002 00:37:23,341 --> 00:37:25,510 $400? MIKE: I was thinking $300. 1003 00:37:25,677 --> 00:37:31,349 RAFE: Okay, I paid like $250 for it 25 years ago. 1004 00:37:31,516 --> 00:37:33,218 MIKE: Alright. RAFE: I mean I guarantee-- 1005 00:37:33,384 --> 00:37:35,687 MIKE: How about I do 400 if you throw in these? 1006 00:37:37,455 --> 00:37:39,023 RAFE: Done. But I really like those. 1007 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:40,758 (Mike laughs) MIKE: I like them too. 1008 00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:42,260 Alright, we're doing it. 1009 00:37:43,561 --> 00:37:44,829 ROBBIE: Maxoil. 1010 00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:47,966 MIKE: Hmm... 1011 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:49,934 ROBBIE: 25 bucks. RAFE: Done. 1012 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:51,002 ROBBIE: Okay. 1013 00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:52,203 (phone ringing tone) 1014 00:37:52,303 --> 00:37:53,338 RICK ON PHONE: Hello? 1015 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:54,906 MIKE: Hey, did you get pics of that plane? 1016 00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:55,940 RICK ON PHONE: Yeah. 1017 00:37:56,107 --> 00:37:57,375 MIKE: I know, the thing's insane, right? 1018 00:37:57,542 --> 00:37:59,043 RICK ON PHONE: I like it. 1019 00:37:59,144 --> 00:38:01,412 MIKE: So do you remember about a year ago, 1020 00:38:01,579 --> 00:38:03,148 when you told my brother and I 1021 00:38:03,314 --> 00:38:04,949 that you were looking for an airplane? 1022 00:38:05,049 --> 00:38:08,086 RICK ON PHONE: I do. MIKE: Okay. So now this is that moment 1023 00:38:08,253 --> 00:38:10,688 that we found you an airplane. (laughing) 1024 00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:12,824 And we're calling to see if you want it. 1025 00:38:13,658 --> 00:38:16,394 RICK ON PHONE: First question, will it hang in my museum? 1026 00:38:16,494 --> 00:38:18,696 MIKE: How many feet high is the ceiling in the museum? 1027 00:38:18,863 --> 00:38:20,465 RICK ON PHONE: Only 35 feet. 1028 00:38:20,565 --> 00:38:21,533 ROBBIE: What's the ceiling in here? 1029 00:38:21,699 --> 00:38:22,867 RAFE: These are like 25 here? 1030 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:24,702 ROBBIE: Oh, heck yeah, Rick, this thing will go easy. 1031 00:38:24,869 --> 00:38:26,237 MIKE: The reason I thought of you on it 1032 00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:28,506 is because of the patina on it, I mean, it's like a survivor, 1033 00:38:28,673 --> 00:38:31,276 it's untouched. The gentleman that's... 1034 00:38:31,376 --> 00:38:33,478 interested in selling it, he's standing right here. 1035 00:38:33,578 --> 00:38:35,680 He can probably tell you something about it. 1036 00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:39,050 RAFE: It was made in Los Angeles, Rick, in 1930. 1037 00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:40,818 There were three of them made. 1038 00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:43,454 This one was owned by a fellow in San Bernardino, 1039 00:38:43,621 --> 00:38:46,858 and he left me the airplane in 1980 when he died. 1040 00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:48,526 It's a two-seat biplane. 1041 00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:52,230 It's got a seven-cylinder Warner Scarab Junior, 1042 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:54,499 I think it's 115 horse. 1043 00:38:54,666 --> 00:38:57,035 A nice wooden propeller, and it's olive drab-colored 1044 00:38:57,135 --> 00:38:59,304 fuselage with yellow wings. ROBBIE: Yeah. 1045 00:38:59,470 --> 00:39:00,805 RICK ON PHONE: What do you want for it? 1046 00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:02,574 RAFE: I'm looking for 35. 1047 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:04,709 RICK ON PHONE: And it's a complete airplane, 1048 00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:06,144 ready to hang? 1049 00:39:06,311 --> 00:39:08,947 RAFE: It's a complete airplane, ready to hang, that's right. 1050 00:39:09,047 --> 00:39:10,548 MIKE: It's pretty cool, buddy. ROBBIE: It is. 1051 00:39:10,648 --> 00:39:12,283 It would look amazing in your museum. 1052 00:39:12,417 --> 00:39:14,219 RICK ON PHONE: And I've been looking for an airplane 1053 00:39:14,385 --> 00:39:17,021 to hang in there for the last three or four years. 1054 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,290 RAFE: Well, it's a pretty unique one, for sure. 1055 00:39:19,457 --> 00:39:20,592 MIKE: Yeah. 1056 00:39:20,758 --> 00:39:22,527 RICK ON PHONE: Sounds like it's got some history behind it, 1057 00:39:22,694 --> 00:39:23,862 I'd be interested in it. 1058 00:39:23,962 --> 00:39:25,997 If you could help him line somebody up 1059 00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:27,665 that would load it up, 1060 00:39:27,832 --> 00:39:29,267 and get it to Utah, 1061 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,069 I would buy it, and then I'd hang it. 1062 00:39:31,169 --> 00:39:32,804 RAFE: Okay, alright, well, let me get to work 1063 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:34,539 on it and see what we can do. MIKE: Alright, Rick, 1064 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,674 I'm going to put you in contact with each other, 1065 00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:38,710 and hey, congratulations, man, 1066 00:39:38,810 --> 00:39:39,777 it's a really cool piece. 1067 00:39:39,944 --> 00:39:41,079 RICK ON PHONE: It does look nice. 1068 00:39:41,179 --> 00:39:43,214 MIKE: I know, right? It's nuts, it's nuts! 1069 00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:44,616 ROBBIE: It is, it's mind-blowing. 1070 00:39:44,782 --> 00:39:46,351 MIKE: Hey man, if I had about, I don't know, 1071 00:39:46,451 --> 00:39:48,486 20 feet more of my ceiling, I'd buy it. 1072 00:39:48,653 --> 00:39:50,388 (laughs) ROBBIE: Yeah. 1073 00:39:50,488 --> 00:39:53,625 MIKE: Thank you, buddy. I'll put you guys together. 1074 00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:54,692 RICK ON PHONE: Hey, thanks. 1075 00:39:54,859 --> 00:39:55,994 MIKE: Alright. ROBBIE & RAFE: Thanks, Rick. 1076 00:39:56,094 --> 00:39:57,662 MIKE: Okay, bye. RICK ON PHONE: Bye. 1077 00:39:57,762 --> 00:39:59,931 MIKE: Hey, congratulations! That's awesome! 1078 00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:01,966 ROBBIE: You got the space! RAFE: I think the Populair 1079 00:40:02,133 --> 00:40:05,737 will be a great addition to Rick's museum in Utah. 1080 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:08,106 It sounds like a wonderful location 1081 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:11,509 with his collection of motorcycles and vehicles. 1082 00:40:11,676 --> 00:40:14,946 I mean, it's a very appropriate place, and yeah... 1083 00:40:15,046 --> 00:40:16,581 my best wishes. 1084 00:40:16,748 --> 00:40:18,016 MIKE: You've done your due diligence, my friend. 1085 00:40:18,182 --> 00:40:20,385 RAFE: I think so. MIKE: You've given it a hell of a life. 1086 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:22,253 MIKE: And I'm telling you what, you gotta go visit it. 1087 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,255 It's the perfect place. RAFE: Oh, it is. 1088 00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:26,024 ROBBIE: When you get the trailer back on the road... 1089 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:27,392 ROBBIE: First stop. RAFE: Oh, there you go. 1090 00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:28,860 ROBBIE: You can camp out in Rick's parking lot. 1091 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,628 RAFE: There you go. MIKE: I'm just glad we were able 1092 00:40:30,728 --> 00:40:31,996 to put these two together. 1093 00:40:32,096 --> 00:40:34,299 This is perfect for Rafe, now he has the room 1094 00:40:34,465 --> 00:40:36,834 to do what he wants to in his building, 1095 00:40:36,934 --> 00:40:39,504 and that's a huge thing. That's one of the reasons he called us. 1096 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:41,706 MIKE: Alright, you got the sign? 1097 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:43,308 Easy, don't scratch it! 1098 00:40:45,410 --> 00:40:46,511 Alright. 1099 00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:48,579 ROBBIE: I can't imagine what Rafe is going to uncover 1100 00:40:48,746 --> 00:40:51,149 the day he pulls this airplane out of the hangar. 1101 00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:53,584 I mean, we were in snail trails all day, 1102 00:40:53,751 --> 00:40:56,421 there's still a ton of stuff there. 1103 00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:57,555 MIKE: Alright, okay. 1104 00:40:57,655 --> 00:40:59,223 ROBBIE: Well, it's been a very interesting day. 1105 00:40:59,324 --> 00:41:01,159 RAFE: It has been. MIKE: I love this sign. 1106 00:41:01,259 --> 00:41:02,660 RAFE: Sharing my enthusiasm 1107 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:04,696 and my love of vintage items 1108 00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:05,663 is great fun. 1109 00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:06,831 ROBBIE: I appreciate your passion, man. 1110 00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:08,099 MIKE: Yeah. ROBBIE: Seriously. 1111 00:41:08,199 --> 00:41:09,901 RAFE: I mean, when someone comes in and they're interested 1112 00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:11,903 in that, I'm interested in them, 1113 00:41:12,070 --> 00:41:15,106 because they have an interesting story too. 1114 00:41:15,873 --> 00:41:17,475 MIKE: Thanks for sharing your history with us, buddy. 1115 00:41:17,575 --> 00:41:18,943 RAFE: All good. MIKE: I mean that. 1116 00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:21,112 RAFE: Thank you guys. MIKE: Hey, from one bicycle guy to another... 1117 00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:22,780 MIKE: Appreciate you. RAFE: It was a pleasure. 1118 00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:24,115 MIKE: Alright, thank you. RAFE: Thank you! 1119 00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:25,984 MIKE: Rafe is one of those collectors that understands 1120 00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:29,020 that his collection is bigger than himself. 1121 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:30,455 He's interested in teaching. 1122 00:41:30,621 --> 00:41:32,890 He's a guy that's never kept both feet on the ground, 1123 00:41:33,057 --> 00:41:35,326 and obviously, dreams big. 1124 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:36,861 (honks horn) 1125 00:41:37,028 --> 00:41:38,096 ROBBIE: See ya, see ya Rafe! 1126 00:41:38,262 --> 00:41:39,597 (laughing) RAFE: Bye-bye! 1127 00:41:39,697 --> 00:41:41,099 ROBBIE: Thank you! 1128 00:41:47,972 --> 00:41:48,873 (Mike laughs) 1129 00:41:48,973 --> 00:41:50,308 (sighs) 1130 00:41:52,276 --> 00:41:53,578 MAN OFF-CAMERA: Do it. Alright. 1131 00:41:53,745 --> 00:41:55,913 MIKE: So, I'm going to say this soap opera style. 1132 00:41:56,014 --> 00:41:57,281 This looks like... 1133 00:41:57,382 --> 00:41:59,384 MIKE: You still got it going on. 1134 00:41:59,484 --> 00:42:00,618 (laughs) RAFE: It's the mustache. 1135 00:42:00,785 --> 00:42:01,686 ROBBIE: That's what it is, man. 1136 00:42:01,853 --> 00:42:03,187 ROBBIE: It's like the golden nuggets 1137 00:42:03,287 --> 00:42:04,756 just keep dropping. 1138 00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:09,026 (laughing)