1 00:00:02,069 --> 00:00:03,070 MIKE: You need to go see 2 00:00:03,237 --> 00:00:05,439 either an orthopedic guy or a chiropractor. 3 00:00:05,539 --> 00:00:07,441 ROB: I got nothing wrong with me. No. 4 00:00:07,541 --> 00:00:09,610 MIKE: Remember when Captain Augustus McCrae 5 00:00:09,710 --> 00:00:12,312 from Lonesome Dove? ROB: Yeah. He ends up dying. 6 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:14,448 MIKE: Yeah. And then Tommy Lee Jones 7 00:00:14,548 --> 00:00:15,749 who plays Woodrow Call... ROB: Yeah. 8 00:00:15,916 --> 00:00:17,784 MIKE: Had to haul Robert Duvall's body 9 00:00:17,951 --> 00:00:19,586 all the way back to Georgia. ROB: Yeah. 10 00:00:19,753 --> 00:00:21,955 MIKE: Remember the way that Robert Duvall was walking? 11 00:00:22,055 --> 00:00:23,590 ROB: Yeah, he had septics in his leg. 12 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:25,325 MIKE: Well, that's how you walk anymore. 13 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:28,662 ROB: No. I don't drag my foot. I can go run right now. 14 00:00:28,829 --> 00:00:29,863 MIKE: You can run a circle. 15 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,431 ROB: What are you talking about, man? 16 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:32,666 (laughing) 17 00:00:42,175 --> 00:00:44,077 (phone rings) 18 00:00:47,948 --> 00:00:49,082 MIKE: Dani D, what's up? 19 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:50,918 ROB: Dani, do I walk weird? 20 00:00:51,018 --> 00:00:52,519 DANIELLE: Do you walk weird? 21 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:53,754 ROB: Well, because my brother said 22 00:00:53,921 --> 00:00:56,456 that I walk like I dragged my foot. 23 00:00:56,623 --> 00:00:57,724 DANIELLE: I don't know, man. 24 00:00:57,824 --> 00:01:00,227 Why are you asking me questions like this? A little bit. 25 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:01,995 ROB: You guys are, you guys are... 26 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:03,664 ROB: I don't even know what you're talking about. 27 00:01:03,830 --> 00:01:05,365 DANIELLE: It's not that you walk weird, 28 00:01:05,465 --> 00:01:07,134 you walk like you have a hitch in your giddy up. 29 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:08,835 ROB: A hitch in my giddy up? 30 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:11,238 MIKE: That's right! Because I compared him to a cowboy. 31 00:01:11,405 --> 00:01:13,774 ROB: Hey, you know what? DANIELLE: Here's the thing. 32 00:01:13,874 --> 00:01:15,642 I was watching you go up the stairs the other day 33 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:18,478 to the office. Looked a little Frankenstein-ish. 34 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:20,948 ROB: Frankenstein? What are you talking about? 35 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:23,050 You guys, I don't know what's wrong with you guys. 36 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:24,885 DANIELLE: I'm gonna teach you a real valuable lesson here, 37 00:01:24,985 --> 00:01:28,188 Robbie. When you're dealing with a Colby girl, 38 00:01:28,288 --> 00:01:30,791 if you don't want to know, don't ask. 39 00:01:30,958 --> 00:01:32,192 (laughing) ROB: Hey, I-- 40 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:33,727 MIKE: True story. ROB: Okay. 41 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,495 MIKE: What do you have? Do you got anything? 42 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,364 DANIELLE: I have a really fun place for you to go. 43 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:39,232 Actually, it's not only a pick but it's a roadside attraction. 44 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:40,968 MIKE: Ooh. You got my attention. 45 00:01:41,068 --> 00:01:43,270 Remember when we drove Route 66 and we saw 46 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:45,706 all those roadside attractions? DANIELLE: I love Route 66! 47 00:01:45,872 --> 00:01:48,275 I love doing Route 66 with you, Mike. It's so fun. 48 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:49,676 We need to do that again soon. 49 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:50,944 MIKE: Woo! 50 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:52,679 DANIELLE: Woo! MIKE: Yeah, there you go. 51 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:54,715 Hey, there's the Blue Whale! There's the Blue Whale! 52 00:01:54,881 --> 00:01:56,116 DANIELLE: There's the Blue Whale! 53 00:01:56,216 --> 00:01:57,384 MIKE: Oh my gosh, this is cool. 54 00:01:57,551 --> 00:01:58,819 DANIELLE: Look at his little teeth! 55 00:01:58,986 --> 00:02:00,821 MIKE: Route 66 history, baby. 56 00:02:00,988 --> 00:02:02,556 DANIELLE: Holy cow, that looks amazing. 57 00:02:02,656 --> 00:02:05,993 MIKE: Yeah, look at this. DANIELLE: One, two, three. 58 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:08,628 MIKE: I love a roadside attraction! 59 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:11,198 DANIELLE: Are you boys ready? Because I am sending you 60 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:15,435 to the Crystal Onyx Cave. You know what that is? 61 00:02:15,602 --> 00:02:18,238 ROB: I guess it's a cave? DANIELLE: Yes, you're on it! 62 00:02:18,405 --> 00:02:21,074 You're on it. The owners are Scott and Sara. 63 00:02:21,174 --> 00:02:23,477 Lovely people. You're going to really enjoy them. 64 00:02:23,577 --> 00:02:25,746 ROB: We're literally picking a cave today? 65 00:02:25,912 --> 00:02:27,347 DANIELLE: Obviously there's not gonna be much to pick 66 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:29,750 in a cave, right? But they are super collectors. 67 00:02:29,916 --> 00:02:31,618 But they don't really have a rhyme or reason 68 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:33,820 to their collecting, so you're gonna go in there 69 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:37,457 and you're just going to see a bunch of very different items. 70 00:02:37,624 --> 00:02:39,126 MIKE: Alright, send us the address. 71 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:42,062 DANIELLE: Alright. I love you guys. Have fun out there. 72 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:44,498 (upbeat music) 73 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:55,342 ROB: "Left a quarter of a mile for an adventure." 74 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,477 MIKE: The roadside attraction experience 75 00:02:57,577 --> 00:02:59,880 starts at the billboard that draws you in, 76 00:03:00,047 --> 00:03:02,049 that takes you off of the highway 77 00:03:02,149 --> 00:03:03,617 that sparks the interest. 78 00:03:03,784 --> 00:03:05,952 MIKE: Just think, we could be driving over the cave right now. 79 00:03:06,119 --> 00:03:08,588 ROB: Oh yeah. Look at the spider. 80 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:11,425 Look at the spaceship and freaking giant ants. 81 00:03:11,591 --> 00:03:13,427 MIKE: Look at those ants. ROB: Yeah. Man. 82 00:03:13,593 --> 00:03:14,628 Look at the Martian. 83 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:16,196 MIKE: Let the randomness begin. 84 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:17,397 ROB: Look at the giraffe. 85 00:03:17,497 --> 00:03:20,100 MIKE: All of these things have absolutely nothing 86 00:03:20,267 --> 00:03:22,302 to do with the cave, but that's what's so cool about 87 00:03:22,469 --> 00:03:24,404 the roadside attraction. 88 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:26,973 MIKE: This is awesome, man. ROB: Yeah, look at this place. 89 00:03:27,074 --> 00:03:28,642 MIKE: Look at this. (laughing) 90 00:03:28,742 --> 00:03:29,943 MIKE: Look at this, man. 91 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:32,012 ROB: Definitely a roadside attraction. Look at the shark. 92 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:33,680 MIKE: That's a hot shark. ROB: Yeah. 93 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:34,714 ROB: Hello? 94 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:35,882 MIKE: Hey. SARA: Hi! 95 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:37,417 ROB: How are you doing? MIKE: Hey, I'm Mike. 96 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:40,120 SARA: Pretty good. How are you guys? You guys here for a cave tour? 97 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,055 MIKE: No, no. You talked to Dani on the phone? 98 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:43,924 SARA: I talked to Dani on the phone, yes. 99 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:45,759 MIKE: This is some of the stuff she might've went over. 100 00:03:45,859 --> 00:03:48,161 SARA: Oh, okay. MIKE: Are you one of the owners? You work here? 101 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:49,963 SARA: Yes, my name is Sarah. MIKE: Okay. 102 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,631 MIKE: How long have you guys had this? 103 00:03:51,798 --> 00:03:53,233 SARA: Uh, since 2010. 104 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:55,669 MIKE: How far is it from Mammoth Cave? 105 00:03:55,836 --> 00:03:57,037 SARA: We're about 15 miles from Mammoth Cave. 106 00:03:57,137 --> 00:03:58,438 MIKE: No kidding? 107 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:00,674 MIKE: Cave City has always been a tourist town 108 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:02,275 full of roadside attractions. 109 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:04,911 And it's home to Mammoth Cave National Park, 110 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:07,948 the longest known cave system in the world. 111 00:04:08,115 --> 00:04:10,984 Almost 500 miles of cave 112 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:14,254 discovered right here in the hills of Kentucky. 113 00:04:14,421 --> 00:04:16,189 But not just Mammoth Cave, 114 00:04:16,289 --> 00:04:18,391 the smaller family-owned ones too. 115 00:04:18,558 --> 00:04:21,194 All of this has an economic ripple effect 116 00:04:21,294 --> 00:04:24,231 to this little town, Cave City, Kentucky. 117 00:04:24,397 --> 00:04:25,565 MIKE: So, where are you guys from originally? 118 00:04:25,665 --> 00:04:27,400 You from this area? SARA: Michigan. 119 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:29,569 MIKE: Oh. So, you moved all of that stuff here 120 00:04:29,669 --> 00:04:31,404 from Michigan? The whole collection? 121 00:04:31,505 --> 00:04:33,406 SARA: Yes. That's part of the problem, 122 00:04:33,507 --> 00:04:35,509 is all that stuff we have down here. 123 00:04:35,675 --> 00:04:37,511 MIKE: Okay. SARA: That's why we called you guys in. 124 00:04:37,677 --> 00:04:39,479 SARA: My husband's down there waiting for you guys. 125 00:04:39,579 --> 00:04:40,914 We'll take you down there. MIKE: Alright, cool. 126 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:42,516 ROB: Lead the way. 127 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:45,485 MIKE: So, who discovered the cave in the 1960s? 128 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:46,786 SARA: Cleon Turner. 129 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:49,556 And then they opened it up to the public in 1965. 130 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:51,391 MIKE: Okay. So, where did you get all this stuff, 131 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:53,660 like the rocket and the aliens and the ant? 132 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:54,995 SARA: A lot of that, Scott made those. 133 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:56,429 MIKE: Really? ROB: He built that rocket? 134 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:57,964 SARA: Yep. MIKE: Did he make this ant? 135 00:04:58,064 --> 00:05:00,567 SARA: Nope. That there is from Mexico. 136 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:01,802 MIKE: Oh, it's aluminum. SARA: Yep. 137 00:05:01,902 --> 00:05:04,237 MIKE: I saw some of these when we came in. 138 00:05:04,404 --> 00:05:05,839 Look at that thing, Robbie. 139 00:05:06,006 --> 00:05:07,107 (laughing) 140 00:05:07,274 --> 00:05:09,476 MIKE: This is exactly the kind of thing you would see 141 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:12,512 in the roadside attraction playbook if there was one. 142 00:05:12,679 --> 00:05:14,314 Something that's bigger than life, 143 00:05:14,481 --> 00:05:17,083 grabs your attention, and makes you smile. 144 00:05:17,184 --> 00:05:19,553 MIKE: Have you ever sold an ant? What do you get for an ant? 145 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:22,622 SARA: About 450. MIKE: Okay. 400. 146 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:25,725 SARA: 400... Sounds like something we can do. 147 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:27,127 MIKE: You want to do it? SARA: Yeah. 148 00:05:27,227 --> 00:05:28,662 MIKE: Alright, I'm doing it. SARA: Alright. Thank you. 149 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:30,597 ROB: It's not the oddest thing I've ever seen him buy. 150 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:31,765 (laughing) 151 00:05:31,865 --> 00:05:34,167 MIKE: Something like this that's so unique 152 00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:37,237 and interesting I think is going to be easy to sell. 153 00:05:37,404 --> 00:05:39,472 SARA: Let's go see Scott. ROB: Alright. 154 00:05:39,639 --> 00:05:42,008 MIKE: Dang. That's cool. Oh, wow. 155 00:05:42,108 --> 00:05:43,877 SARA: This is our storage. 156 00:05:43,977 --> 00:05:45,512 ROB: Man, they got some gas pumps. 157 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:47,514 MIKE: Yeah. SARA: Alright, Scott, are you here? 158 00:05:47,681 --> 00:05:49,449 SCOTT: Back here. MIKE: Look at that. 159 00:05:49,549 --> 00:05:53,119 ROB: Wow. Holy cow! MIKE: Hey, hey, hey. 160 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:54,921 SCOTT: Hey. ROB: That thing's cool. 161 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:56,223 MIKE: How are you doing, buddy? 162 00:05:56,389 --> 00:05:57,524 SCOTT: Pretty good. How about yourself? 163 00:05:57,624 --> 00:05:59,192 MIKE: I just bought an ant off your wife. 164 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:01,027 SCOTT: Oh, did you get the 600 for it? 165 00:06:01,127 --> 00:06:02,195 MIKE: No. (laughing) 166 00:06:02,295 --> 00:06:03,797 ROB: 600? I don't know. MIKE: She said she started 167 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:05,398 at 450. We did 4. 168 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:06,766 SCOTT: That's coming out of your pay. 169 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:08,034 (laughing) 170 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:10,403 MIKE: So, where are you guys from in Michigan? 171 00:06:10,503 --> 00:06:11,705 SCOTT: Thumb. MIKE: Okay. 172 00:06:11,872 --> 00:06:13,039 SCOTT: Right below the thumb. MIKE: Okay. 173 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,342 SCOTT: Before we bought this cave, for about 40 years, 174 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:18,044 the wife and I travelled around the country to the swap meets 175 00:06:18,144 --> 00:06:20,914 dealing in automotive vintage speed equipment. 176 00:06:21,014 --> 00:06:22,882 SCOTT: I deal mostly in intake manifolds and valve covers. 177 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:24,317 Vintage speed equipment. 178 00:06:24,417 --> 00:06:25,552 MIKE: Okay. So you specialize in that? 179 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:27,153 SCOTT: Yeah. But I like the oddball stuff. 180 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:28,588 MIKE: Yeah, I saw that. SCOTT: Like an alien 181 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:29,823 or something like that. Flying saucer. 182 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:31,758 MIKE: Yeah. And I saw you got some gas pumps and stuff. 183 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:33,393 SCOTT: Oh yeah. SARA: I'm gonna let you guys talk. 184 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:35,028 I got to get back to work. MIKE: Okay, hey. 185 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:36,763 Thank you so much. It was nice to meet you. 186 00:06:36,863 --> 00:06:38,365 SARA: Nice to meet you too. ROB: Thank you. 187 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:39,833 MIKE: What's going on with the, um... 188 00:06:39,933 --> 00:06:41,434 Where'd you get that cutaway at, man? That's pretty cool. 189 00:06:41,601 --> 00:06:43,837 SCOTT: Oh, I picked it up at a little show called Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 190 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:45,572 Swap meet out there. ROB: Oh yeah. 191 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:47,674 MIKE: That's a little one. What's the tag say? 192 00:06:47,774 --> 00:06:50,143 Carolina County School. 193 00:06:50,310 --> 00:06:53,246 ROB: So this was in-- MIKE: So this was in a school 194 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:54,948 in the US and it's a Fiat. 195 00:06:55,115 --> 00:06:56,716 SCOTT: I think the diminutive size. 196 00:06:56,883 --> 00:06:58,285 You couldn't do this with a Cadillac. 197 00:06:58,385 --> 00:07:00,553 ROB: You couldn't do it with a Chevy or any of that stuff. 198 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,188 SCOTT: You can do it with a little Fiat. 199 00:07:02,355 --> 00:07:03,790 And this is its actual drivetrain right here. 200 00:07:03,957 --> 00:07:05,725 MIKE: The last time I found a Fiat cutout 201 00:07:05,825 --> 00:07:07,827 was in its homeland in Italy. 202 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,095 MIKE: Looks like a cutout. 203 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:10,764 (speaking Italian) 204 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:12,565 WOMAN: It's for the driving school. 205 00:07:12,666 --> 00:07:14,434 ROB: Can I turn this? SCOTT: Yes. 206 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:17,437 ROB: Let's turn this thing. I want to turn it out this way. 207 00:07:17,537 --> 00:07:19,639 SCOTT: Okay. ROB: And look at what you're talking about. 208 00:07:19,806 --> 00:07:22,042 ROB: You're saying this motor right here ran the whole thing? 209 00:07:22,142 --> 00:07:24,344 MIKE: This is where it was. SCOTT: But the gearbox is all there. 210 00:07:24,511 --> 00:07:25,946 You could put a motor back on it. 211 00:07:26,112 --> 00:07:28,181 ROB: So, it's missing the power plant that drove everything. 212 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:30,317 SCOTT: Right. They did quite a good job 213 00:07:30,417 --> 00:07:32,152 cutting away the muffler. MIKE: Oh, it's done really well. 214 00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:33,520 SCOTT: The shocks. ROB: Yeah. 215 00:07:33,620 --> 00:07:34,788 SCOTT: Even the wheel cylinders are cut down. 216 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:36,589 They cut down very detailed on this. 217 00:07:36,756 --> 00:07:39,192 ROB: I like how they angled the motor in there, you know? 218 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:41,227 I mean, is it something you want to sell? 219 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:43,830 SCOTT: Uh... I probably could be persuaded. 220 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:45,498 MIKE: What are you thinking on it? 221 00:07:45,665 --> 00:07:47,367 SCOTT: About 3,800. MIKE: Okay. 222 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,069 Let me see the front of it a little bit more. 223 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:50,437 MIKE: Obviously, likeminded people, 224 00:07:50,603 --> 00:07:51,972 we've been to a lot of the same shows. 225 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:53,840 It sounds like he's a pretty big dealer. 226 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:56,076 But that doesn't discourage me because, you know, 227 00:07:56,242 --> 00:07:58,645 we all get to a point where we've got too much 228 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:01,648 inventory or we're just changing gears in life. 229 00:08:01,748 --> 00:08:03,683 ROB: If you turn this wheel, 230 00:08:03,783 --> 00:08:04,984 it's moving the rear end, 231 00:08:05,151 --> 00:08:07,354 but is it moving the interior and transmission? 232 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:08,621 SCOTT: The gear shift is not there. 233 00:08:08,788 --> 00:08:10,190 ROB: That's what I'm saying. 234 00:08:10,357 --> 00:08:12,826 It's gotta be in gear to make it happen. 235 00:08:12,992 --> 00:08:15,962 MIKE: It would be really cool if you could get some sort 236 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:17,831 of power plant over here and just be able 237 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:19,232 to flip a switch with the lights on 238 00:08:19,399 --> 00:08:22,602 and see all of this operating. It'd be insane. 239 00:08:22,702 --> 00:08:24,237 Does this whole thing pivot on here? 240 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:25,505 Because look, you turn this knob. 241 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:27,273 SCOTT: Turn that. MIKE: You got it? 242 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,008 ROB: Hold on. (grunts) 243 00:08:29,109 --> 00:08:31,044 SCOTT: You getting it? ROB: I'm getting it. 244 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,481 MIKE: Alright, let's see if we can lift it now. 245 00:08:34,581 --> 00:08:36,116 ROB: There it goes. MIKE: Yeah, there we go. 246 00:08:36,216 --> 00:08:37,417 Look at that. Keep going, keep going. 247 00:08:37,584 --> 00:08:39,552 ROB: Keep going. Right there. MIKE: Oh wow, look at it now. 248 00:08:39,652 --> 00:08:42,622 That's really cool, man. ROB: What'd you say, 3,800? 249 00:08:42,789 --> 00:08:44,190 SCOTT: 3800. 250 00:08:45,291 --> 00:08:46,626 ROB: Three grand. 251 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:50,630 I mean, it looks to me like the sprocket here 252 00:08:50,797 --> 00:08:53,666 is there, but there's a gearbox, it's missing the top sprocket 253 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:55,268 in the motor. 254 00:08:55,435 --> 00:08:57,971 It's gonna need some work. I want to get it going. 255 00:08:58,071 --> 00:09:00,273 SCOTT: Uh... you know what, I'd probably do 32 on it. 256 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:05,678 ROB: I'm not gonna argue with you. 3,200. Yeah. 257 00:09:05,845 --> 00:09:07,013 MIKE: Very cool. SCOTT: Good deal. 258 00:09:07,113 --> 00:09:08,782 MIKE: I love it, man. SCOTT: Well, let's pull her outside 259 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:10,283 so you can see the good stuff back there. 260 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:11,751 ROB: Alright. 261 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:14,854 ROB: It's very unusual to find a full-sized car in a cutaway. 262 00:09:15,021 --> 00:09:16,456 Fiat did it right here. 263 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:18,792 If you were working on one of these and you this model 264 00:09:18,892 --> 00:09:21,428 next to you, you'd be able to fix anything on it. 265 00:09:21,594 --> 00:09:23,029 Leave it to the Europeans to design something 266 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:24,898 so cool and so simple. 267 00:09:25,064 --> 00:09:26,466 ROB: Wow! MIKE: It's so cool, man. 268 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:28,034 ROB: This thing looks better outside. 269 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:30,770 MIKE: It's so cool that it's on this articulating stand 270 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:32,005 so you can move it around 271 00:09:32,105 --> 00:09:33,673 and see all the different angles. 272 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,509 It's really well thought out, it's very well made. 273 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:38,678 It's basically industrial art 274 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:40,680 that's a hands-on teaching aid. 275 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:41,915 MIKE: That's awesome. 276 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:43,683 SCOTT: Oh, I thought you'd want your money back now. 277 00:09:43,783 --> 00:09:44,284 (laughing) 278 00:09:57,664 --> 00:10:00,633 MIKE: So, is a lot of this stuff like pieces and parts 279 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:02,836 where you're making things out of? Because, you know, 280 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:04,671 we pull up, you've got little spaceships... 281 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:08,274 SCOTT: Mm-hmm. When I see a shape or an object, I think, 282 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:11,110 "How could I make an alien or a dinosaur out of it?" 283 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:12,479 It's just good photo ops 284 00:10:12,645 --> 00:10:13,880 and people love that kind of stuff. 285 00:10:13,980 --> 00:10:16,182 SCOTT: Route 66. That's what I'm trying to go for. 286 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:18,985 A roadside attraction. We get a lot of families here, 287 00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:20,753 a lot of children. And I'm just hoping 288 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,422 when they get older, they say, 289 00:10:22,589 --> 00:10:23,723 "I remember that!" 290 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,658 Maybe they'll bring their kids down here. 291 00:10:25,825 --> 00:10:28,027 SCOTT: I remember parents taking me out on trips, 292 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:30,196 seeing the biggest ball of twine or whatever, 293 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,632 the biggest Coke bottle and all that. 294 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,834 And you know, those all went by the wayside. 295 00:10:35,001 --> 00:10:37,470 MIKE: He is the perfect curator for this property 296 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:41,174 because he hasn't forgotten what's interesting to a child. 297 00:10:41,274 --> 00:10:43,209 He's still a big kid at heart. 298 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:44,878 SCOTT: We've this big cave about a half a dozen 299 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:46,279 different times before we bought it some 300 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:48,214 20 or 30 years ago. It's our favorite cave. 301 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:49,682 MIKE: As a tourist? SCOTT: Yeah, as a tourist. 302 00:10:49,782 --> 00:10:51,684 So, it's, you know, amazing that we're able to get it. 303 00:10:51,784 --> 00:10:53,820 SCOTT: We have just about every type of formation 304 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:56,256 you could want to see here at Crystal Onyx Cave. 305 00:10:56,422 --> 00:10:58,925 And it's up close. You're not standing 50 foot away 306 00:10:59,025 --> 00:11:00,226 looking through plexiglass. 307 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:02,762 You're literally walking through some formations. 308 00:11:02,862 --> 00:11:05,465 We spent about eight years refurbishing the cave. 309 00:11:05,632 --> 00:11:07,800 I did the work that it deserved. 310 00:11:07,901 --> 00:11:09,202 SCOTT: This cave belongs to everybody. 311 00:11:09,302 --> 00:11:11,638 We want to protect the cave for future generations. 312 00:11:11,804 --> 00:11:13,239 MIKE: What a blessing. SCOTT: Yes, it is. 313 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:14,507 ROB: That's awesome. 314 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:15,842 MIKE: There's not a lot Scott can do 315 00:11:15,942 --> 00:11:18,077 to upgrade the experience in the caves. 316 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:19,612 God made that perfect. 317 00:11:19,712 --> 00:11:22,248 But up here, this is Scott's playground. 318 00:11:22,348 --> 00:11:26,186 This is his blank canvas of whatever he dreams up. 319 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:27,954 (upbeat music) 320 00:11:31,457 --> 00:11:33,760 MIKE: Ooh, there's Rat-- How much is Rat Fink? 321 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:36,829 SCOTT: Uh, those go for around 400 bucks. 322 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:38,264 They're cast aluminum. 323 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:40,500 MIKE: Rat Fink is kind of like the Mickey Mouse 324 00:11:40,667 --> 00:11:42,835 of the hotrod world, which is ironic, 325 00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:45,872 because Big Daddy Roth created Rat Fink 326 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,308 because of his dislike for Mickey Mouse. 327 00:11:48,474 --> 00:11:50,710 He came up with this character in the 1950s, 328 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:54,013 and ever since then, Rat Fink has been one of the most 329 00:11:54,113 --> 00:11:57,317 recognized mascots of custom car culture. 330 00:11:57,517 --> 00:11:58,952 MIKE: All the old guys know what it is. 331 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:00,119 SCOTT: The old guys and, you know, 332 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:01,588 we're trying to teach the young guys about it. 333 00:12:01,754 --> 00:12:03,356 MIKE: 350. 334 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:07,060 SCOTT: Uh, man... I'm pretty cheap at 400 on those. 335 00:12:07,226 --> 00:12:08,928 MIKE: You're cheap on it? Alright, I'm doing it. 336 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:11,064 I'm doing 400. SCOTT: Alright! 337 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:14,234 MIKE: We have a cars and coffee event at Columbia Motor Alley 338 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:16,169 the third Saturday of every month. 339 00:12:16,269 --> 00:12:18,171 So I want to put this outside 340 00:12:18,271 --> 00:12:20,607 where kids can get their picture taken next to it. 341 00:12:20,707 --> 00:12:22,408 ROB: I saw some gas pumps. 342 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:24,844 This is an American and this is a Gilbert. 343 00:12:24,944 --> 00:12:26,279 These are visibles. SCOTT: Yes. 344 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:27,880 ROB: What are you going to do with these? 345 00:12:27,981 --> 00:12:29,382 SCOTT: I'd probably be, uh, willing to sell them. 346 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:32,018 ROB: I'd be more interested in this one right here. 347 00:12:32,185 --> 00:12:33,386 SCOTT: Ah, yes. 348 00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:34,954 They actually had a barn fire, 349 00:12:35,054 --> 00:12:37,924 so you can see it kind of got a little smoke color to it. 350 00:12:38,024 --> 00:12:40,526 ROB: What do you think you gotta have on all three of them? 351 00:12:40,627 --> 00:12:42,862 SCOTT: I probably would have to get around 7,000 352 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:46,399 for all three. 25, 25, 2. ROB: Yeah. 353 00:12:46,499 --> 00:12:48,201 I'd have to be around four grand. 354 00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:50,236 I mean, because this one is missing the cylinder, 355 00:12:50,336 --> 00:12:52,672 it's missing the top. The condition. 356 00:12:52,839 --> 00:12:55,208 SCOTT: I'm afraid I can't quite do four grand on those. 357 00:12:55,308 --> 00:12:56,876 ROB: Okay. SCOTT: But I do have a couple more, 358 00:12:56,976 --> 00:12:58,311 if you want to take a look at them. 359 00:12:58,478 --> 00:13:00,079 Maybe we can do a package deal on all of them. 360 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:02,081 ROB: Where are they at? SCOTT: Walk this way. 361 00:13:02,181 --> 00:13:03,383 ROB: Alright. 362 00:13:03,549 --> 00:13:04,751 ROB: Wow. MIKE: Dang, man. 363 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:06,085 Did you move these up here? 364 00:13:06,185 --> 00:13:07,954 SCOTT: Yeah. Dragged them up with a tractor. 365 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:09,656 SCOTT: When I moved out of Michigan, it was like 366 00:13:09,822 --> 00:13:12,659 condensing five gallons into a gallon container, 367 00:13:12,825 --> 00:13:14,861 and those shipping containers were just really handy. 368 00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:18,564 MIKE: Ooh. SCOTT: This one you might not even be able to walk through. 369 00:13:18,665 --> 00:13:20,867 MIKE: Oh, yeah. Look at that Amoco sign. 370 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,502 SCOTT: I know it's rough, but I was thinking probably 371 00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:25,805 around 1,200 on it. You got the surround for it, the top. 372 00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:33,279 MIKE: Don't scratch it. 373 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:34,814 SCOTT: Flaming the ring. I'll throw those in. 374 00:13:34,914 --> 00:13:36,516 Let me grab the ring for it. 375 00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:38,618 MIKE: Alright. He's trying to talk us into it, Robbie. 376 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:40,286 He's getting the ring. ROB: The ring looks like 377 00:13:40,386 --> 00:13:42,755 it went through a tornado! Look at that. It's all... 378 00:13:42,855 --> 00:13:45,258 I mean, it could be heated up and put back in. 379 00:13:45,425 --> 00:13:47,326 SCOTT: How do you go about straightening stuff like that? 380 00:13:47,427 --> 00:13:49,429 ROB: You run the forklift on it and then you let it sit 381 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:50,830 for two days, then it'll be fine. 382 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:53,099 MIKE: You know as well as I do, as soon as you flatten it, 383 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:54,567 more porcelain comes off. ROB: It could. 384 00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:56,436 You have to do... It's a slow process. 385 00:13:56,602 --> 00:13:59,505 MIKE: 800 bucks. SCOTT: If it was missing pieces, I could say that. 386 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,374 But I got the flame for the top... 387 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:03,076 MIKE: But what about the condition? 388 00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:04,877 SCOTT: Ah, patina. That's all it is. 389 00:14:04,977 --> 00:14:06,879 MIKE: Get out of here. SCOTT: 1,000 bucks. 390 00:14:09,716 --> 00:14:11,184 MIKE: 850. 391 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:12,485 SCOTT: 950. 392 00:14:15,254 --> 00:14:16,789 MIKE: What do you think, RJ? 393 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,424 ROB: I'm doing the work. 394 00:14:18,591 --> 00:14:20,460 MIKE: I guess we're doing it. ROB: It's there. 395 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:22,228 SCOTT: I was thinking about, you know, straighten that out 396 00:14:22,395 --> 00:14:23,996 a little bit. But I kind of realized, 397 00:14:24,097 --> 00:14:26,232 you know what, I got so many projects, 398 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:29,202 I'll probably never get around to it. So, time to let her go. 399 00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:31,404 MIKE: Robbie. Right here is a Mae West. 400 00:14:31,504 --> 00:14:33,239 Oh, it's rough on the backside of it. 401 00:14:33,339 --> 00:14:34,774 ROB: Yeah, that thing is rougher than a corncob. 402 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:36,909 MIKE: Yeah. ROB: Is that one of the ones you were talking about? 403 00:14:37,076 --> 00:14:39,112 SCOTT: Yeah, unfortunately. MIKE: Yeah, that thing... 404 00:14:39,278 --> 00:14:41,214 ROB: That thing's rough. MIKE: I can see what you're saying. 405 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,716 I've never seen one rotted that bad. 406 00:14:49,756 --> 00:14:51,991 MIKE: Ah. Okay, this is the other one you were talking about? 407 00:14:52,091 --> 00:14:53,593 SCOTT: Yes. ROB: Oh, it's a Tokheim, 408 00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:55,027 but it's got the dial on it. 409 00:14:55,194 --> 00:14:56,829 This one's probably the best condition one you got. 410 00:14:56,929 --> 00:14:58,631 SCOTT: It is. MIKE: This is the best one you got. 411 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:00,767 ROB: Yeah. Where you at with all five? 412 00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:03,803 SCOTT: Ah... 413 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:07,473 MIKE: You don't really want to sell them, do you? 414 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,642 SCOTT: Not really. (laughing) 415 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:11,878 ROB: I just gotta walk away. 416 00:15:11,978 --> 00:15:13,012 There's three other containers here 417 00:15:13,112 --> 00:15:14,614 and I need to dig into these. 418 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:18,618 SCOTT: That's my favorite light. ROB: Look at that. 419 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,686 MIKE: Favorite light? SCOTT: It's so unusual. 420 00:15:20,787 --> 00:15:22,221 I'm not even sure what it's for. 421 00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:24,157 MIKE: Huh. Where'd you find this at? 422 00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:26,159 SCOTT: Hershey. ROB: And that could've had-- 423 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:29,996 MIKE: Of course. ROB: That could've had a glass piece for the-- 424 00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,031 MIKE: It did. Because look, there's a reflector right there. 425 00:15:32,198 --> 00:15:33,766 MIKE: I don't think it was for automobiles. 426 00:15:33,866 --> 00:15:35,401 I mean, I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring 427 00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:37,837 and say possibly trolly car. 428 00:15:38,004 --> 00:15:39,272 MIKE: What are you thinking on that? 429 00:15:39,438 --> 00:15:41,107 ROB: It looks like it's missing a post on the bottom. 430 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:42,809 SCOTT: You know, that thing's probably around 1,200. 431 00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:45,211 MIKE: Really interesting with this orbital light on top, 432 00:15:45,311 --> 00:15:47,880 but yellow lenses on traffic lights 433 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:49,849 didn't come out until the 1920s. 434 00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:52,785 There were also traffic lights called silent cop lights 435 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,420 where basically, there was an officer 436 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,656 at the intersection, and he was working 437 00:15:56,823 --> 00:15:57,957 with the light itself, 438 00:15:58,057 --> 00:16:00,326 so there's a lot of different possibilities. 439 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,562 It's just so intriguing and so different, 440 00:16:02,662 --> 00:16:04,096 I'm not going to pass it up. 441 00:16:04,263 --> 00:16:05,431 MIKE: 800 bucks. 442 00:16:06,132 --> 00:16:08,601 SCOTT: Ah... can't do that. 443 00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:10,203 MIKE: Work with me some. 444 00:16:11,871 --> 00:16:14,207 SCOTT: Bottom line, thousand bucks. 445 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:18,077 MIKE: Hold that. 446 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:20,947 Thousand bucks. 447 00:16:21,914 --> 00:16:24,484 ROB: Condition. SCOTT: That's patina. 448 00:16:24,584 --> 00:16:25,985 ROB: I don't know about that. That's beyond patina. 449 00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:27,987 MIKE: That's beyond. ROB: Yeah. 450 00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:29,989 SCOTT: Okay, a thousand bucks. MIKE: Okay. 451 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:33,759 MIKE: Thanks, man. Whoa, hey! Don't scratch that! 452 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,162 SCOTT: I always say when I buy something, 453 00:16:36,262 --> 00:16:37,663 that's like a fate worse than death. 454 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,432 It's just going to get locked away in one of my 455 00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,167 storage containers. So, I'm glad that somebody 456 00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,069 bought it that will enjoy it. 457 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:45,504 SCOTT: There's even a more rare one way back there, 458 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:46,973 it's called a Mushroom. 459 00:16:47,073 --> 00:16:48,674 ROB: There's another one that's next to it 460 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,643 that looks a little bit more ornate than it. 461 00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:52,678 SCOTT: Those are Old Town, Chicago lights. 462 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:54,947 ROB: Are those two something you'd want to sell? 463 00:16:55,114 --> 00:16:56,916 SCOTT: Uh, yeah, I'll sell them, but you probably 464 00:16:57,083 --> 00:16:59,585 ain't gonna like the price. ROB: Three grand for the pair. 465 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:01,554 SCOTT: I'm gonna have to come back there and take a look. 466 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:02,788 ROB: Alright. 467 00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:04,390 ROB: Back in the early days when traffic lights 468 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:06,526 were getting more and more prevalent in cities, 469 00:17:06,626 --> 00:17:08,628 they were made out of solid cast iron, 470 00:17:08,794 --> 00:17:11,030 really ornate. But as time went on, 471 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:14,100 they just casted them aside and then put ugly ones in. 472 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:15,368 SCOTT: I believe this is the Mushroom. 473 00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:16,869 ROB: Yeah. It says Mushroom right on it. 474 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:19,372 So, what are you thinking on the pair? 475 00:17:19,472 --> 00:17:21,407 SCOTT: 4,500 for the pair. 476 00:17:22,909 --> 00:17:24,944 ROB: I think that's closer to the retail number. 477 00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:26,479 SCOTT: For how unusual those are, 478 00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,881 that's a pretty decent price. 479 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,550 ROB: I'm at three grand. 480 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:32,552 This would've had like, a white globe on it. 481 00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:34,587 You're gonna have to find the poles for the bottom of them. 482 00:17:34,754 --> 00:17:37,657 The base itself would've been ornate too. I'll come up some. 483 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:40,660 SCOTT: How much? 484 00:17:40,826 --> 00:17:43,029 ROB: Can I dig them out and actually look at...? 485 00:17:43,129 --> 00:17:45,831 I want to make sure all the glass is actually intact on them. 486 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:48,534 SCOTT: It ain't gonna be an easy job, but I think we can get them out. 487 00:17:48,634 --> 00:17:51,203 (grunting) 488 00:17:54,140 --> 00:17:56,075 ROB: Up, up. There we go. 489 00:17:56,242 --> 00:17:58,678 Watch your hand. Coming down. 490 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:01,514 Alright. SCOTT: Ready? 491 00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:02,481 ROB: There you go. 492 00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:06,552 MIKE: You've got them? ROB: Yeah, I got it out. 493 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,788 So, that's just a base that it's sitting on. 494 00:18:08,955 --> 00:18:10,923 MIKE: Yeah. Somebody made that. How many more are there? 495 00:18:11,023 --> 00:18:12,959 ROB: There's one. I can get it out of here. 496 00:18:13,059 --> 00:18:14,393 MIKE: Let me see. I'll help you. 497 00:18:14,493 --> 00:18:15,828 Want me to get the bottom? ROB: Yep. 498 00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:17,563 We got to go up, up, up. 499 00:18:17,663 --> 00:18:20,433 (grunts) Okay. And then that down. 500 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:23,202 ROB: These streetlights got thrown into the dump 501 00:18:23,302 --> 00:18:25,871 when they were done with them. Or they got crushed. 502 00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:28,841 The fact that these two exist and they're still here? 503 00:18:29,008 --> 00:18:30,343 That's what's mind-blowing. 504 00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:31,677 MIKE: I mean, that's a work of art. 505 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:33,412 ROB: These things don't have a mark on 'em. 506 00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:34,680 They're not cracked, they're not broken, 507 00:18:34,847 --> 00:18:36,549 the lenses are intact. When you talk about 508 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:40,820 100-year-old traffic light, that is absolutely amazing. 509 00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,221 ROB: 3,700. 510 00:18:44,423 --> 00:18:45,791 SCOTT: Sounds like a deal. 511 00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:49,395 ROB: Alright. Man. MIKE: That's cool, brother. 512 00:18:49,495 --> 00:18:51,030 Do you remember where this one came out of? 513 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,965 SCOTT: Old Town, Chicago. ROB: Old Town, Chicago. 514 00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:54,767 Both of these would. MIKE: Oh my gosh. 515 00:18:54,867 --> 00:18:56,268 MIKE: My brother and I both floated 516 00:18:56,435 --> 00:18:58,237 in and out of Chicago for years. 517 00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:00,106 The fact that these are from Chicago 518 00:19:00,272 --> 00:19:02,908 and that Robbie's into transportation history 519 00:19:03,075 --> 00:19:05,878 really drives it home on how cool they are to us. 520 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,279 MIKE: There you go. ROB: You got it? 521 00:19:07,446 --> 00:19:08,481 MIKE: Drag her in. 522 00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:09,849 SCOTT: I have respect for them. 523 00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:12,084 I mean, uh, they treated me fair. 524 00:19:12,184 --> 00:19:14,954 It's unfortunate we couldn't come to grips on some items, 525 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:17,590 but, no, I'm very happy with how it went. 526 00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:18,958 It was a fun day. 527 00:19:19,058 --> 00:19:20,960 MIKE: I love what you're doing for not just your family, 528 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:22,461 but for your community. ROB: Yeah. 529 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:24,697 SCOTT: Thank you, appreciate it. MIKE: So cool to have a place like this. 530 00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:26,298 MIKE: When most people are at the point 531 00:19:26,465 --> 00:19:27,767 where they're settling down, 532 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:29,702 Scott and Sara uprooted their whole lives 533 00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:31,837 and moved to Cave City, Kentucky 534 00:19:31,937 --> 00:19:33,839 to be the caretakers of something 535 00:19:33,939 --> 00:19:36,042 that they were extremely passionate about. 536 00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:38,010 I think what continues to drive them 537 00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,879 is not only their love for each other, 538 00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:42,248 but also their love for adventure. 539 00:19:42,348 --> 00:19:44,383 (honking) ROB: Come see us in Nashville! 540 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:59,465 ROB: Dude, Dani just sent me pictures of the truck. 541 00:19:59,632 --> 00:20:01,634 MIKE: Which one? The guy is Mr. Truck we're going to. 542 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:03,602 ROB: Look at that. It's a Coe truck. 543 00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:05,871 MIKE: Why's she sending you pictures of that truck? 544 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:07,440 ROB: Because I'm the truck guy. 545 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,275 Hey, it doesn't even get any better than that. 546 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,677 Look at the advertising on the side of that thing. 547 00:20:11,777 --> 00:20:13,212 MIKE: Look at it. ROB: Look at that. 548 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:14,480 MIKE: Here, we're getting close. 549 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:15,881 ROB: Right here? 550 00:20:15,981 --> 00:20:17,783 MIKE: Gate's closed. ROB: There's a dude. 551 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:19,318 MIKE: Look at all those trucks too. 552 00:20:19,418 --> 00:20:20,319 (Rob laughing) 553 00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:21,353 (honking) MIKE: Are you freaking? 554 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,089 ROB: What is up? MIKE: Look at you. 555 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:26,592 Yeah. Alright, here we go. 556 00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:29,028 ROB: Got it? I'm under control. I'm jonesing out here. 557 00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:32,164 MIKE: Settle down, Truck Boy. ROB: Come on. Come on. 558 00:20:32,665 --> 00:20:34,567 These aren't just regular trucks here. 559 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:36,402 MIKE: I know. 560 00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:39,205 ROB: What's going on? 561 00:20:39,939 --> 00:20:41,173 You Dick? 562 00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:43,642 How you doing, man? DICK: Morning. 563 00:20:43,776 --> 00:20:45,845 ROB: Rob Wolfe. MIKE: What's going on? I'm Mike. 564 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:47,646 ROB: Nice to meet you. MIKE: Nice to meet you. 565 00:20:47,746 --> 00:20:49,415 DICK: Pleased to meet you. MIKE: Hit him with a flyer. 566 00:20:49,515 --> 00:20:50,649 MIKE: Right there. Trucks. 567 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:53,018 You have no idea how excited my brother is about trucks. 568 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:55,788 MIKE: You guys are cut from the same cloth. 569 00:20:55,955 --> 00:20:57,356 DICK: I like trucks. ROB: Yeah, I like trucks. 570 00:20:57,456 --> 00:20:58,591 (laughing) 571 00:20:58,691 --> 00:21:01,327 MIKE: How many trucks you got? DICK: I don't know, 50? 572 00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:02,461 MIKE: 50?! ROB: 50?! 573 00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:04,096 DICK: That's part of the reason I called you guys. 574 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,766 I got a precious little girl by the name of Bria. 575 00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:08,167 MIKE: Okay. DICK: She's eight. 576 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:09,869 And I'm hanging out with her all the time now. 577 00:21:10,035 --> 00:21:11,370 MIKE: Okay, you got a granddaughter. 578 00:21:11,470 --> 00:21:12,872 DICK: You know, she's got a couple vehicles 579 00:21:13,038 --> 00:21:14,607 in here she wants Papa to make sure she gets. 580 00:21:14,707 --> 00:21:15,975 ROB: Yeah? MIKE: Okay. 581 00:21:16,075 --> 00:21:17,877 DICK: And the rest of this stuff probably is gonna go away. 582 00:21:18,043 --> 00:21:19,411 MIKE: So, priorities are changing? 583 00:21:19,512 --> 00:21:20,613 DICK: Bria is my granddaughter. 584 00:21:20,713 --> 00:21:23,449 That's a lot more important than a '65 Chrysler. 585 00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:25,084 So, I came up with a five-year plan 586 00:21:25,184 --> 00:21:26,552 to sell 20 cars a year, 587 00:21:26,719 --> 00:21:28,420 because I gotta downsize somehow. 588 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:29,955 DICK: I'm ready to go to Hangar 5. 589 00:21:30,055 --> 00:21:32,358 MIKE: Alright. How many hangars you got? 590 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,393 DICK: Uh, that's the only one next to the airport. 591 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,228 MIKE: Did these used to be hangars, though? 592 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:37,963 DICK: No. MIKE: Were they connected to the airport? 593 00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:39,698 DICK: It was a funeral home. MIKE: Okay. 594 00:21:39,865 --> 00:21:41,767 MIKE: There's a lot of people that are in the same exact 595 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:43,202 position as Dick. 596 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:44,470 ROB: Dude, were you in the towing service? 597 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,105 DICK: It was my own rig for my own stuff. 598 00:21:46,272 --> 00:21:48,407 MIKE: They're starting to reevaluate things, 599 00:21:48,507 --> 00:21:49,875 priorities change. 600 00:21:50,042 --> 00:21:51,277 But he's way ahead of the game 601 00:21:51,443 --> 00:21:54,113 because he's making these decisions himself. 602 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,148 He's not waiting until the last minute 603 00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:59,718 when sometimes these decisions are made for us. 604 00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:02,421 ROB: Who's Dean? DICK: Uh, he ran a copy service 605 00:22:02,588 --> 00:22:04,190 here before the funeral home. 606 00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:06,258 So, we're working on projects in here. 607 00:22:06,425 --> 00:22:07,860 MIKE: What's going on with this thing, man? 608 00:22:08,027 --> 00:22:09,161 This is crazy. Look at this, Robbie. 609 00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:11,030 DICK: That's an Airporter made by Checker. 610 00:22:11,197 --> 00:22:12,565 MIKE: This thing running? DICK: It would run, 611 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,700 but it's probably been sleeping here for 10 years. 612 00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:16,569 MIKE: Robbie, take a picture of me with this thing. 613 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:17,670 ROB: Hold on there. 614 00:22:17,836 --> 00:22:19,438 MIKE: Believe it or not, we have come across 615 00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:22,241 these Checker Aerobuses over the years. 616 00:22:22,408 --> 00:22:24,143 They started making them in the early '60s, 617 00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:27,313 and really, they were produced to transport people 618 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:30,950 on the tarmac. They're so unique looking and different, 619 00:22:31,116 --> 00:22:34,353 a lot of times they end up as a promotional vehicle. 620 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:35,921 MIKE: This Cadillac limousine, man. 621 00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:38,757 DICK: This is a '57 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo. 622 00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:41,627 Back in the day, Governor Brown from California 623 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:43,796 rode in this car. ROB: Wow! 624 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:45,831 MIKE: You got a Singer. Look at that, Robbie. 625 00:22:45,931 --> 00:22:47,800 ROB: So, you have all these cars. 626 00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:49,969 What'd you do for a living? DICK: I drilled wells. 627 00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:51,804 ROB: Oil and gas? DICK: Yeah, I started it 628 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:53,839 in 1970, '71. 629 00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:55,441 My brother Brad and I did that. 630 00:22:55,608 --> 00:22:57,610 I did the production and Brad did the rigs. 631 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:58,911 MIKE: So, when you first started that, 632 00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:00,880 what was your background? How did you know to get into that? 633 00:23:00,980 --> 00:23:01,947 DICK: We're engineers. 634 00:23:02,114 --> 00:23:03,816 DICK: My dad went to Yale University. 635 00:23:03,949 --> 00:23:06,485 He was an engineer. Of course, he had four boys, 636 00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:08,287 and every one of us wanted to be an engineer. 637 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:10,723 And that's what happened to us. We all went off and did that. 638 00:23:10,823 --> 00:23:12,925 DICK: I was in the South working for General Electric 639 00:23:13,025 --> 00:23:16,195 on power plants. And I got exposed to the oilfield 640 00:23:16,362 --> 00:23:19,298 and I said, "No, no. I know what I want to do." 641 00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:20,633 DICK: You know, after a while, 642 00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:22,201 you figure out what you want to do. 643 00:23:22,368 --> 00:23:23,669 MIKE: That's exactly right. DICK: It was like magic. 644 00:23:23,836 --> 00:23:25,838 Every day, I'd get up and I'd be ready to jump in. 645 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:27,239 MIKE: You loved it that much? DICK: Yes. 646 00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:29,842 DICK: The biggest compliment my dad ever gave me 647 00:23:29,942 --> 00:23:33,912 is later in life, he said, "You are a risk taker 648 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:37,049 more than I ever was. You'll try anything." 649 00:23:37,149 --> 00:23:38,984 And I was. I mean, I tried a lot of stuff. 650 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:41,920 It didn't always work, but I was gonna give it a shot. 651 00:23:42,021 --> 00:23:43,522 MIKE: So, what are you asking for the Singer? 652 00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:45,557 DICK: Your first lowest offer. 653 00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:47,626 (laughing) 654 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:49,595 MIKE: The only reason I'm asking about the Singer 655 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,163 is because I'm a sponge 656 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:52,831 and I want to know the value of things. 657 00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:54,033 DICK: I wanted six. 658 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:55,934 Five sounded too good, I'll take four. 659 00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:57,303 ROB: And if my lowest offer was two? 660 00:23:57,469 --> 00:23:59,104 DICK: You own it. MIKE: Yeah? 661 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:00,472 (laughing) 662 00:24:00,639 --> 00:24:01,774 MIKE: I'm always wanting to learn, 663 00:24:01,874 --> 00:24:04,109 and that's the cool thing about our job, man. 664 00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:05,644 ROB: This is a '56, isn't it? 665 00:24:05,744 --> 00:24:07,846 DICK: It is. The engine's a new 312. 666 00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:10,516 Once the ignition is finished, it'll drive again. 667 00:24:10,683 --> 00:24:11,917 MIKE: What's this worth running down the road? 668 00:24:12,017 --> 00:24:13,485 DICK: $39,000. 669 00:24:13,585 --> 00:24:15,354 MIKE: And it's not like you're sitting in school 670 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:17,356 falling asleep at your desk. 671 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:19,591 You know, this is all hands-on history. 672 00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:21,026 MIKE: This is from our area right here. 673 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:22,594 ROB: You weren't just buying trucks, 674 00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:25,230 now you're buying tractors. DICK: It happens. 675 00:24:25,397 --> 00:24:27,666 MIKE: Look at this, RJ. Got some stuff. 676 00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:29,668 ROB: Hey, Dick, you want to sell this propeller? 677 00:24:29,835 --> 00:24:31,970 DICK: Yeah. ROB: I mean, it's non-useable. 678 00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:34,306 It looks like the plane actually crashed. 679 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,875 DICK: It's a prop. If you were ever a pilot, 680 00:24:37,042 --> 00:24:39,211 which I was, I flew planes for 20 years. 681 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:40,713 You just have to buy something like that. 682 00:24:40,879 --> 00:24:42,648 DICK: What do you want to give me for it? 683 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:45,751 ROB: 125. 684 00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:47,152 DICK: You want to try a little harder? 685 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:48,487 ROB: I threw the number out there, 686 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:50,622 you gotta come back at me. DICK: Okay, 200. 687 00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:53,392 ROB: 160. DICK: Yeah. 688 00:24:53,559 --> 00:24:54,727 (laughing) 689 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:55,928 ROB: That was simple! 690 00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:57,963 ROB: Everybody typically wants the wooden propellers. 691 00:24:58,063 --> 00:25:00,265 The aluminum ones I find quite often. 692 00:25:00,432 --> 00:25:03,168 This is just a prop. It's gonna go up in someone's home, 693 00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:04,703 or it's gonna go in a business. 694 00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:06,405 MIKE: So, Dick, what mounts on here? 695 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:07,673 What is this stand for? 696 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,175 K.R. Wilson, Buffalo, New York. 697 00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:12,678 DICK: It's an engine stand, but I don't know what it fits. 698 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,246 MIKE: It looks early. DICK: It looks like-- 699 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:15,681 MIKE: Model A, Model T era. 700 00:25:15,781 --> 00:25:17,583 DICK: It would take an old 4-cylinder flathead something. 701 00:25:17,750 --> 00:25:19,084 MIKE: Yeah. What are you thinking on 702 00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:21,787 it? Would you sell it? DICK: Oh, sure. 100 bucks. 703 00:25:22,721 --> 00:25:23,989 MIKE: Alright, I'm gonna do that. 704 00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:25,624 That'll be cool to display something on there. 705 00:25:25,791 --> 00:25:27,159 MIKE: This is missing a few pieces, 706 00:25:27,259 --> 00:25:29,561 but I think we can find them. And once we do, 707 00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:31,463 we can start displaying some of the engines 708 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:33,499 that we have in a better way. 709 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:34,867 MIKE: I love it. 710 00:25:45,511 --> 00:25:47,279 DICK: Let me show you this building next door. 711 00:25:47,446 --> 00:25:49,548 MIKE: Okay, cool. DICK: Flight Line Roadhouse. 712 00:25:49,715 --> 00:25:51,083 I'll show you where the airplane's at. 713 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:53,152 MIKE: Oh, I'd love to see that. What year is it? 714 00:25:53,252 --> 00:25:55,287 DICK: It's a '34 Pietenpol. 715 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:58,390 MIKE: Okay. ROB: Pietenpol. Wow. 716 00:25:58,557 --> 00:26:00,526 MIKE: Nice! I haven't seen this side of you, Dick. 717 00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:01,760 You got glass cases. 718 00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:03,462 DICK: There's some good stuff in here. 719 00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:05,297 MIKE: He's got a bar right in his office here. 720 00:26:05,464 --> 00:26:06,565 MIKE: I like your style, man. 721 00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:08,300 DICK: So, this bar was a soda fountain 722 00:26:08,467 --> 00:26:10,335 at Lloyd's Landing at Cross Lake. 723 00:26:10,436 --> 00:26:11,804 That sign was on it. 724 00:26:11,904 --> 00:26:14,807 ROB: "Closed for violation of National Prohibition Act." 725 00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:16,775 MIKE: Wow! 726 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:18,877 DICK: I was a member of an antique car club 727 00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:20,679 here in town. And I bought a wrecker. 728 00:26:20,846 --> 00:26:22,047 Then the word got out, you know, 729 00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:23,715 and then people would call me and say, 730 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:25,717 "Well, my aunt, she's got this old car. 731 00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:27,686 She can't drive it anymore. Why don't you come look at it?" 732 00:26:27,786 --> 00:26:29,488 Of course, I'd buy it. The next thing I know, 733 00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:31,623 it got crazy and I just kept buying stuff. 734 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:34,193 It was a hobby that went astray. 735 00:26:34,293 --> 00:26:35,961 MIKE: Pietenpol. DICK: '34 Model. 736 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:38,130 It was all in pieces. It wasn't hard to assemble it. 737 00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:40,632 ROB: Wow. MIKE: Look at this! 738 00:26:40,732 --> 00:26:42,568 DICK: I drove it last month. I drive it often. 739 00:26:42,668 --> 00:26:44,803 MIKE: Did you really? DICK: Yes. Six volts. 740 00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:49,241 Same thing. Positive ground. 3-speed. It stills burns rubber. 741 00:26:49,341 --> 00:26:51,243 MIKE: This thing's all sweaty. Who painted it? 742 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:53,479 DICK: We did the fenders. The body has never been painted. 743 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:55,047 MIKE: The dash and everything is original paint? 744 00:26:55,147 --> 00:26:56,114 DICK: Yes. MIKE: No doubt. 745 00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:57,483 MIKE: Every once in a while, 746 00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:00,552 you come across something that is in original paint 747 00:27:00,652 --> 00:27:04,756 and it's so nice that it just blows your mind. 748 00:27:04,857 --> 00:27:06,758 MIKE: How long ago did you paint the fenders on this thing? 749 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:08,193 DICK: '85. 750 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,128 MIKE: No kidding. So you wouldn't do that now would you? 751 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:12,264 DICK: I can sandblast the fenders and beat them up for you. 752 00:27:12,431 --> 00:27:14,066 (laughing) 753 00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:17,369 DICK: So, anybody knows, if you're a car guy 754 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,838 and you want to buy a car and you've got a wife, 755 00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:21,073 you might have a problem. 756 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,275 I got it home, it was Valentine's Day. 757 00:27:23,442 --> 00:27:26,345 MIKE: Oh... DICK: And I said, um, 758 00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:28,480 "Happy Valentine's Day." 759 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:30,849 And she looked at it and she said, "It's beautiful! 760 00:27:30,949 --> 00:27:32,184 Give me the title." 761 00:27:32,351 --> 00:27:33,485 (laughing) 762 00:27:33,585 --> 00:27:35,087 ROB: She wanted to make sure it was hers! 763 00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:37,156 DICK: That's right. And I did. I had to. 764 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:38,190 MIKE: No doubt, man. 765 00:27:38,357 --> 00:27:39,992 ROB: I've been in those predicaments before. 766 00:27:40,092 --> 00:27:41,393 MIKE: So, this is a keeper? 767 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,929 (sighs) DICK: Well, I lost Sherrie. 768 00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:45,764 MIKE: Okay. I'm sorry. DICK: So, well... 769 00:27:45,864 --> 00:27:47,399 MIKE: How long ago? DICK: Last year. 770 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,402 MIKE: I'm sorry. DICK: And I'm thinking about, 771 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,237 yeah. It's time. 772 00:27:52,404 --> 00:27:53,839 MIKE: How long were you with Sherrie? 773 00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:55,974 DICK: 46 years. MIKE: Oh my gosh. 774 00:27:56,074 --> 00:27:58,844 DICK: Sherrie loved nice looking cars, 775 00:27:58,944 --> 00:28:01,346 and she loved to ride and go somewhere with me. 776 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:03,115 We'd stop and eat ice cream in the afternoon 777 00:28:03,282 --> 00:28:05,817 and go to dinner at night and meet people all over. 778 00:28:05,984 --> 00:28:07,553 She loved that. That was fun. 779 00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:10,289 DICK: I'm seven years into my five-year plan 780 00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:12,724 to sell 20 or 25 cars a year. 781 00:28:12,824 --> 00:28:14,826 ROB: Of 20 to 25 cars? MIKE: Okay. 782 00:28:14,993 --> 00:28:15,928 DICK: I'm behind. 783 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:17,462 MIKE: It's an emotional journey 784 00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:20,699 to have this much history around you. 785 00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:22,935 It's a big deal that he's thinking about 786 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,304 selling the cars that are connected 787 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:27,372 to some of the biggest moments. 788 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:29,041 MIKE: Don't you love being around this stuff too? 789 00:28:29,208 --> 00:28:30,809 Like, when I go into where my motorcycles are, 790 00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:32,477 I love being around it. DICK: Absolutely. 791 00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:34,680 MIKE: I love being around it. DICK: Well, I never felt like 792 00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:36,748 I should pay a psychiatrist. I could sit in this 793 00:28:36,915 --> 00:28:38,283 and try to start it, and I'm okay. 794 00:28:38,417 --> 00:28:39,618 ROB: Yeah, there you go. (laughing) 795 00:28:39,785 --> 00:28:41,486 MIKE: It's humbling to be with Dick 796 00:28:41,587 --> 00:28:43,322 at this point in his life 797 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:46,391 because I'm kind of approaching that stage too, 798 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:48,360 like, you know, we're all gonna be there. 799 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,162 MIKE: This is a man's car right here. 800 00:28:50,262 --> 00:28:52,064 ROB: This is a Starliner. 801 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:53,398 Look at that. 802 00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:54,700 DICK: Four speed, disc brakes, 803 00:28:54,866 --> 00:28:57,936 locker rear end, three tube barrels on a 390. 804 00:28:58,036 --> 00:28:59,504 ROB: Wow. MIKE: I know, man. 805 00:28:59,671 --> 00:29:01,073 So, what do you value this thing at? 806 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:02,507 DICK: 50. MIKE: What do you value 807 00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:04,109 the '35 at? DICK: Same. 808 00:29:04,276 --> 00:29:05,444 ROB: Dick wasn't screwing around when he said 809 00:29:05,544 --> 00:29:07,279 he was a car collector. I mean, there's some bad 810 00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:09,748 (bleep) cars in here, man. 811 00:29:09,915 --> 00:29:12,017 But where are the trucks? 812 00:29:12,184 --> 00:29:14,353 MIKE: What age do you think that used car sign has on it? 813 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:16,555 DICK: Oh, it's probably '50s or '60s. 814 00:29:16,722 --> 00:29:18,023 MIKE: Is it wood or metal? 815 00:29:18,190 --> 00:29:19,825 DICK: It's metal, I'm pretty sure. 816 00:29:19,992 --> 00:29:21,326 We'll know when we get there. 817 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,161 MIKE: No, it's metal. 818 00:29:23,262 --> 00:29:25,797 And it's got a, uh, metal frame, too. 819 00:29:25,897 --> 00:29:27,966 Not a wood frame. It's metal on metal. 820 00:29:28,066 --> 00:29:30,202 What are you thinking on that? 821 00:29:30,369 --> 00:29:32,504 DICK: 300 bucks. MIKE: I'll give you five. 822 00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:35,440 DICK: That's more than generous. MIKE: Alright. 823 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:37,209 DICK: Thank you. MIKE: Hey, thank you. 824 00:29:37,309 --> 00:29:38,310 DICK: It's yours. 825 00:29:38,477 --> 00:29:39,878 DICK: That used cars sign, in my mind, 826 00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:41,313 it wasn't worth $500, 827 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,915 so when he went up to 500, I needed to say, yes, sir. 828 00:29:44,082 --> 00:29:46,184 ROB: So, Dick, I saw this over here. 829 00:29:46,351 --> 00:29:48,820 Chevy service. Where'd that sign come from? 830 00:29:48,987 --> 00:29:50,355 DICK: I have no idea. 831 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:53,759 ROB: Is that something you want to sell, Dick? 832 00:29:53,859 --> 00:29:55,560 DICK: Yep. ROB: Let's see the other side of it here. 833 00:29:55,661 --> 00:29:57,462 DICK: Yeah, it's two sides. 834 00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,665 ROB: Um, it's in pretty good shape. 835 00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:03,335 I mean, it's got some whammies on it, but it's cool. 836 00:30:03,435 --> 00:30:04,636 What are you thinking on this thing? 837 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:05,837 DICK: 750. 838 00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:08,206 ROB: I'm gonna do one better for you than that. 839 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:10,909 I'll give you 1,000 bucks. DICK: It's yours. 840 00:30:11,076 --> 00:30:13,011 DICK: He could've just bought it for 750 841 00:30:13,111 --> 00:30:14,212 and I probably would've been happy, 842 00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:15,547 but now I'm impressed. 843 00:30:15,714 --> 00:30:16,948 It tells me something about him. 844 00:30:17,115 --> 00:30:18,684 His brother's the same way. ROB: That work? 845 00:30:18,784 --> 00:30:19,217 DICK: Yes, sir. 846 00:30:29,027 --> 00:30:30,729 ROB: Is this the boardroom? DICK: It is. 847 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:32,330 MIKE: Here we go. Look at this. 848 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:36,201 Super Chevy Service flat rate schedule. '50 to '54. 849 00:30:36,368 --> 00:30:38,970 I have a dealership from '47. DICK: Did you? 850 00:30:39,071 --> 00:30:40,439 MIKE: Yeah. No, I still do. DICK: Wow. 851 00:30:40,539 --> 00:30:42,874 MIKE: What do you want for this? DICK: 25 bucks. 852 00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:45,177 MIKE: Alright, I gotta get it. I'll put it on the shelf, man. 853 00:30:45,277 --> 00:30:48,213 MIKE: This book is the service rates from the 1950s, 854 00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:50,549 so this would've been on the desk in someone's office 855 00:30:50,716 --> 00:30:52,084 in like the building I own. 856 00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:54,352 So, we're kind of bringing it on home. 857 00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:56,488 ROB: Packard. MIKE: Okay, that's cool. 858 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:58,757 What are you thinking on that? Packard chassis? 859 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:00,025 DICK: 25 bucks. 860 00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:01,660 MIKE: No, I'll give you 50 bucks. 861 00:31:01,827 --> 00:31:02,828 You're low on it. 862 00:31:02,994 --> 00:31:04,362 DICK: You know, that's what I like about you. 863 00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:05,597 MIKE: Yeah? 864 00:31:05,697 --> 00:31:07,232 DICK: It was just sitting there not doing any good. 865 00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:08,967 I figured he needed it more than I did. 866 00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:11,970 MIKE: This is a cottage chair, all hand-painted. 867 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:14,639 1870s, 1880s. 868 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:16,374 This is all handmade, man. 869 00:31:16,475 --> 00:31:18,043 ROB: Dude, Jersey is wearing off on you. 870 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:19,811 MIKE: I know, he is. ROB: You're buying chairs now. 871 00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:22,414 MIKE: Hey. You know what? Jersey's my furniture mentor, dude. 872 00:31:22,514 --> 00:31:24,116 MIKE: I know enough to be dangerous 873 00:31:24,282 --> 00:31:26,818 just because I'm putting in literally hundreds of miles 874 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:29,554 with Jersey talking about furniture, 875 00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:32,290 so some of this stuff that I used to walk by, 876 00:31:32,390 --> 00:31:33,825 I'm starting to pick it up now 877 00:31:33,992 --> 00:31:36,928 because of my mentor furniture guy, Jersey Jon. 878 00:31:37,028 --> 00:31:38,330 MIKE: 150 bucks. 879 00:31:39,097 --> 00:31:40,465 DICK: 300. 880 00:31:41,199 --> 00:31:43,068 MIKE: 170. DICK: 170. 881 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:45,470 That's more than I wanted. MIKE: Okay. 882 00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:46,671 (laughing) 883 00:31:46,838 --> 00:31:47,639 MIKE: Alright. Very cool. 884 00:31:47,806 --> 00:31:49,174 DICK: I figured it was worth 20 bucks. 885 00:31:49,274 --> 00:31:50,642 But he liked it and he offered me 886 00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:53,445 a handsome price. Of course, I had to say yes. 887 00:31:53,545 --> 00:31:56,081 MIKE: I noticed this car when I was standing over there. 888 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:58,116 ROB: A bright orange Studebaker. MIKE: What year is it? 889 00:31:58,283 --> 00:31:59,918 DICK: '14. ROB: Wow. 890 00:32:00,018 --> 00:32:02,354 DICK: It's like a tractor. You got hand controls. 891 00:32:02,454 --> 00:32:04,956 Back in the day, you had primer cups. 892 00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:07,392 You'd dribble a little down each one of these little... 893 00:32:07,492 --> 00:32:09,795 MIKE: We all benefit from guys like Dick in the hobby. 894 00:32:09,895 --> 00:32:13,231 The ones that really dive into and research 895 00:32:13,331 --> 00:32:15,500 the mechanical aspect of everything. 896 00:32:15,667 --> 00:32:17,169 DICK: So then we do this, close them. 897 00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:19,137 MIKE: Not just to fix things, 898 00:32:19,237 --> 00:32:23,308 but also to help us understand the evolution of what we have. 899 00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:24,242 DICK: Alright, you ready? 900 00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:25,410 ROB: Yeah. MIKE: Yep. 901 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:27,479 (engine sputters) 902 00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:32,284 (engine starts) 903 00:32:32,384 --> 00:32:33,685 ROB: Bam, starts right up! 904 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:35,420 ROB: There was never a cover on that. 905 00:32:35,587 --> 00:32:37,789 Look at how that flywheel spins down there. 906 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:40,392 ROB: It's a magnificent piece of machinery. 907 00:32:43,595 --> 00:32:44,596 MIKE: Yeah. 908 00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:51,269 ROB: So, are we ever going to go see that truck? 909 00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:52,604 MIKE: Robbie, did you see this sign? 910 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:53,672 MIKE: Patience has never been 911 00:32:53,839 --> 00:32:55,440 one of my brother's strong suits. 912 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:57,042 MIKE: It looks like it's been through a fire. 913 00:32:57,209 --> 00:32:58,643 Are you familiar with where it was? 914 00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:00,612 DICK: No. MIKE: Because you can see some char on this side. 915 00:33:00,712 --> 00:33:02,681 And you can see how this sign is bent. 916 00:33:02,848 --> 00:33:04,449 ROB: Well, what happened was the porcelain 917 00:33:04,549 --> 00:33:05,784 kind of heated up. You'll never get it 918 00:33:05,951 --> 00:33:07,118 to straighten out because the heat... 919 00:33:07,219 --> 00:33:08,553 MIKE: Look at this patch that melted. 920 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:10,288 Look at this side of it, Robbie. Or right there. 921 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:11,156 ROB: Oh yeah. 922 00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:12,357 MIKE: Porcelain is pretty much 923 00:33:12,457 --> 00:33:14,426 indestructible, but this one has been in a fire. 924 00:33:14,593 --> 00:33:17,762 The damage that it sustained is irreversible. 925 00:33:17,863 --> 00:33:19,798 MIKE: The retail on it is like 700 bucks. 926 00:33:19,931 --> 00:33:21,766 I'll tell you what, I'll do five. 927 00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:23,201 DICK: Let's go. MIKE: You want to do it? 928 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:24,402 DICK: Yeah. MIKE: Okay. I mean-- 929 00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:25,537 DICK: That's fine. MIKE: Here's the deal. 930 00:33:25,637 --> 00:33:27,572 It's like there's always an entry-level collector. 931 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,241 MIKE: This is a really rare sign 932 00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:31,042 and it does have the original bracket, 933 00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:33,044 but condition is everything. 934 00:33:33,144 --> 00:33:34,546 ROB: Hey, Dick, can I see those trucks? 935 00:33:34,713 --> 00:33:36,281 DICK: Oh, right. Next building over. 936 00:33:36,381 --> 00:33:37,949 ROB: You weren't even kidding here. 937 00:33:38,116 --> 00:33:40,518 You got a B Mack there, this is an Autocar. 938 00:33:40,619 --> 00:33:41,786 You got a Ford in the middle. 939 00:33:41,953 --> 00:33:43,154 DICK: That's why we named it Big Truck. 940 00:33:43,321 --> 00:33:44,756 MIKE: What's this project you're working on here? 941 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:46,124 What are you doing to this Chrysler? 942 00:33:46,224 --> 00:33:48,360 DICK: That is a '35 Chrysler. ROB: Wow! 943 00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:50,729 Dick, you weren't kidding! DICK: '35 Chrysler. 944 00:33:50,829 --> 00:33:53,965 Eight cylinder. One of the high-end cars for '35. 945 00:33:54,065 --> 00:33:55,100 MIKE: He's freaking right now, Dick. 946 00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:56,234 DICK: He likes trucks. 947 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:57,869 ROB: I owned my own business my entire life. 948 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,906 Trucks are for people that want to get stuff done in the world. 949 00:34:01,072 --> 00:34:03,642 And you wonder why my brother always calls me. 950 00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:05,844 ROB: That's the one. Forty... 951 00:34:05,944 --> 00:34:07,412 DICK: Seven. ROB: Seven. 952 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:08,914 MIKE: This is hand-painted right here. 953 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,082 Valentine's 86 proof. 954 00:34:11,182 --> 00:34:14,352 ROB: Does this thing run? DICK: Yes. It's a cabover. 955 00:34:14,452 --> 00:34:16,221 ROB: Yeah. DICK: So, the engine sits 956 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,224 between the driver and the swamper, okay? 957 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:20,926 ROB: What'd you say? The driver and the who? 958 00:34:21,026 --> 00:34:22,394 DICK: Swamper. (Rob laughing) 959 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:23,995 DICK: You know, the guy that does all the work. 960 00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:25,397 The driver sits here and steers. 961 00:34:25,497 --> 00:34:26,831 MIKE: Oh yeah, baby. 962 00:34:28,633 --> 00:34:30,235 Look at this, RJ Wolfe. 963 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:32,404 ROB: Yeah, look at that. Crank the window out. 964 00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:34,105 That's the AC right there. MIKE: I know. 965 00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:37,042 DICK: Dwight Renard, who loved Fords bought it, 966 00:34:37,142 --> 00:34:39,044 and he and my friend Jack Thomas 967 00:34:39,144 --> 00:34:40,879 would drive this to the Pate Swap Meet 968 00:34:40,979 --> 00:34:43,048 from Shreveport with all their junk in the back. 969 00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:44,649 ROB: So, what is Pate, like two and a half, 970 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:45,917 three hours from here? 971 00:34:46,017 --> 00:34:47,752 DICK: He's stuck. ROB: Door's locked. 972 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:49,754 You got to bump it now. Bump it. 973 00:34:49,854 --> 00:34:51,489 (laughing) DICK: I could get you out. 974 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,691 (Rob laughing) ROB: Alright, 975 00:34:52,791 --> 00:34:55,427 Dick says you can get out. MIKE: How about this side? 976 00:34:57,462 --> 00:35:00,165 (laughing) 977 00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:01,967 ROB: Dude, it's right here. 978 00:35:03,068 --> 00:35:04,369 I got him. 979 00:35:04,469 --> 00:35:06,905 You're trying to tell me that these guys drove this 980 00:35:07,072 --> 00:35:08,773 every year to the Pate Swap Meet? 981 00:35:08,873 --> 00:35:11,042 DICK: They did. ROB: Did you sleep in the back? 982 00:35:11,209 --> 00:35:13,044 MIKE: How far is it? DICK: 300 miles. 983 00:35:13,144 --> 00:35:14,612 MIKE: Can you imagine, Robbie? ROB: No. 984 00:35:14,713 --> 00:35:16,448 MIKE: Seeing this thing go down the road. That'd be nuts! 985 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:18,083 DICK: You know, it drives 40 or something. 986 00:35:18,249 --> 00:35:19,918 ROB: It has no rust in it whatsoever. 987 00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:21,419 MIKE: Robbie, look at this! There's a different liquor 988 00:35:21,586 --> 00:35:24,022 on the other side. Look at that. That's all hand-painted. 989 00:35:24,189 --> 00:35:26,157 Oh, wow. ROB: Look at that. 990 00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:27,592 MIKE: Man. 991 00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:30,195 This thing is so solid, it's crazy. 992 00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:31,997 ROB: So, do you got a title to this thing? 993 00:35:32,097 --> 00:35:33,431 DICK: Yeah, I got a title. 994 00:35:34,733 --> 00:35:36,234 MIKE: The condition of the signage on this truck 995 00:35:36,401 --> 00:35:38,803 is incredible. It's all hand-painted. 996 00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:40,305 The graphics, the color. 997 00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:43,041 MIKE: I think this might be the coolest cabover I've seen. 998 00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:44,642 MIKE: It's a real time capsule. 999 00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:47,145 I could see why my brother is geeking out over it. 1000 00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:48,847 ROB: 48,000 miles on it. 1001 00:35:48,947 --> 00:35:50,949 DICK: The first engine was the '47. 1002 00:35:51,116 --> 00:35:53,685 Lloyd put that '53 flathead in there 1003 00:35:53,785 --> 00:35:55,720 with a distributor and a much better engine. 1004 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:57,822 ROB: Dick is one of those guys, you wanna call him a savior 1005 00:35:57,989 --> 00:36:00,325 because this truck, had it been sitting outside, 1006 00:36:00,425 --> 00:36:03,128 all the advertising on the side of it would've been gone. 1007 00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:04,596 It's not even faded out. 1008 00:36:05,063 --> 00:36:06,765 ROB: Let me look at the other side of this thing. 1009 00:36:06,865 --> 00:36:09,401 ROB: Then you got the condition of the Coe itself? 1010 00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:10,935 I mean, it's magic. 1011 00:36:11,036 --> 00:36:14,039 ROB: This is for sale? DICK: Yes. I'm thinking 30. 1012 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:16,107 ROB: 30,000? DICK: Mm-hmm. 1013 00:36:16,274 --> 00:36:17,876 ROB: You're thinking 30 because of the advertising? 1014 00:36:18,043 --> 00:36:19,010 DICK: Yes. 1015 00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:20,278 DICK: The paintings on the back 1016 00:36:20,445 --> 00:36:22,714 are something nobody can do over. 1017 00:36:22,881 --> 00:36:24,115 It's a time capsule. 1018 00:36:24,282 --> 00:36:26,317 ROB: I was thinking like 17. 1019 00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:33,725 Just because of the work that's going to go back into it. 1020 00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:35,860 I'm not gonna put it back on the street the way it is. 1021 00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:37,195 I can't drive 40. 1022 00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:40,298 ROB: The fact that the truck engine has been changed to a '53 1023 00:36:40,465 --> 00:36:43,334 with a distributor, big plus. Easy to work on. 1024 00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:46,838 DICK: I'll come down a little, but not 17. 1025 00:36:46,938 --> 00:36:48,239 You gotta... 1026 00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:50,241 You got to pick your game up a little bit there. 1027 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:55,647 ROB: I'm gonna come back and think about this, okay? 1028 00:36:55,747 --> 00:36:57,849 ROB: Dick kind of blew me out of the water at 30 grand. 1029 00:36:57,949 --> 00:36:59,484 DICK: Get a toothpick and chew on it. 1030 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,019 ROB: Does that help? DICK: Yes, sir. 1031 00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:02,153 ROB: Okay. 1032 00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:03,421 ROB: And I understand where he's coming from. 1033 00:37:03,588 --> 00:37:04,556 It's got the original advertising. 1034 00:37:04,656 --> 00:37:06,558 But no one is gonna drive this thing 1035 00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:08,827 40 mile an hour. Especially me. 1036 00:37:16,468 --> 00:37:19,404 MIKE: I saw something over here when we first walked in. 1037 00:37:19,504 --> 00:37:22,040 So, is this Oldsmobile? 1038 00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:23,808 Is that what I'm looking at here? 88? 1039 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,443 DICK: That's the Rocket 88. ROB: Rocket 88. 1040 00:37:25,610 --> 00:37:28,146 DICK: Those hung on the wall at Roundtree Oldsmobile 1041 00:37:28,313 --> 00:37:29,481 in Shreveport. 1042 00:37:29,581 --> 00:37:31,082 DICK: The 88 was on the side of their building. 1043 00:37:31,182 --> 00:37:34,519 It was put up when the Rocket 88 was the thing to buy. 1044 00:37:34,619 --> 00:37:36,488 MIKE: If you kind of gauge the age of them, 1045 00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:38,623 I mean, the Rocket 88 came out '49. 1046 00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:40,625 DICK: Probably '52. MIKE: That was the first year. Yeah. 1047 00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:42,227 DICK: '53, '54. MIKE: And then a lot of people 1048 00:37:42,393 --> 00:37:43,828 consider it the first muscle car. 1049 00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:46,865 ROB: They consider it the beginning of crazy hotrod times. 1050 00:37:47,031 --> 00:37:48,233 DICK: The Rocket 88 motor 1051 00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:49,868 was used in drag cars all the time. 1052 00:37:50,034 --> 00:37:52,637 MIKE: And first NASCAR too. DICK: That's correct. 1053 00:37:52,804 --> 00:37:53,805 They were bumping a hemi. 1054 00:37:53,972 --> 00:37:55,907 MIKE: The Rocket 88 was so influential 1055 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:58,176 that it wasn't just dominating on the track. 1056 00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:01,246 It was also dominating on the airwaves. 1057 00:38:01,346 --> 00:38:03,615 MIKE: So, imagine if these things were lit up, man. 1058 00:38:03,715 --> 00:38:04,883 It's like, there'd be smoke 1059 00:38:05,049 --> 00:38:06,351 coming off of these suckers, man. 1060 00:38:06,518 --> 00:38:08,620 ROB: Turn that, Mike. DICK: Well, the glass is somewhat broken. 1061 00:38:08,786 --> 00:38:10,955 MIKE: No, I know. You'd have to do the work, 1062 00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:12,624 you'd have to pay the money to do the work. 1063 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,193 MIKE: But still. ROB: Porcelain is still in good shape. 1064 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:18,830 MIKE: A thousand apiece. 1065 00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:20,632 DICK: How about three? 1066 00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:22,600 MIKE: How about 25? 1067 00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,369 DICK: They're worth 25. 1068 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:26,004 MIKE: Would you do that? DICK: Yeah. 1069 00:38:26,104 --> 00:38:27,438 MIKE: Okay. Alright. I'll do 25. DICK: I'm good. 1070 00:38:27,605 --> 00:38:30,175 MIKE: Alright. I love them. I think they're really cool. 1071 00:38:30,275 --> 00:38:32,477 MIKE: To have the porcelain 88 1072 00:38:32,644 --> 00:38:35,547 off an original dealership is epic. 1073 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:39,284 It really elevates the value and interest of the sign. 1074 00:38:39,384 --> 00:38:41,486 MIKE: How about this one? DICK: It's a '48. 1075 00:38:41,586 --> 00:38:44,222 It's got a small block Chevy and a standard four-speed. 1076 00:38:44,389 --> 00:38:46,157 MIKE: So, what could you cruise this at, then? 1077 00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:47,525 DICK: 55. 1078 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:48,826 ROB: Let's stay focused on this thing. 1079 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:51,729 DICK: I'm with you. ROB: Okay. I'm here, 1080 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:53,398 I gave you a number. 1081 00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:54,832 Your number's here, 1082 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:57,202 I'm right here. Where does it need to be? 1083 00:38:58,036 --> 00:38:59,370 DICK: 26,000. 1084 00:39:02,073 --> 00:39:03,641 ROB: No.... 1085 00:39:03,741 --> 00:39:05,243 I want to be at 20 grand. 1086 00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:08,079 DICK: How about 26 and I'll haul it to your house? 1087 00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:09,247 ROB: For free? 1088 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,015 DICK: Well, how far do I have to go? 1089 00:39:11,115 --> 00:39:12,150 MIKE: Iowa. 1090 00:39:12,317 --> 00:39:15,086 DICK: It's about $1000 to haul it up there, probably. 1091 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:18,389 ROB: I think I'm pretty good at-- 1092 00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:20,325 MIKE: Dick. What do you think of this, Dick? 1093 00:39:20,425 --> 00:39:23,328 If he's at 20. 1094 00:39:23,428 --> 00:39:25,396 I know he has to come up a little bit. 1095 00:39:25,496 --> 00:39:29,834 I'm looking right through him staring at this cool motor sign. 1096 00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:34,239 Okay? How about if I did uh, you know, 1097 00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:36,641 because condition is everything on that. I... 1098 00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:39,477 There's a little bit of whammy, I'd do four grand on the sign. 1099 00:39:39,644 --> 00:39:41,679 MIKE: I'm just gonna throw my hat in the ring 1100 00:39:41,846 --> 00:39:45,083 and see if I can bring this deal together for these guys. 1101 00:39:45,250 --> 00:39:49,187 This is a 1930s Koolmotor clover-shaped sign. 1102 00:39:49,354 --> 00:39:52,957 Very rare sign. They also had an earlier version 1103 00:39:53,124 --> 00:39:54,592 that they called the kite sign. 1104 00:39:54,759 --> 00:39:56,461 A lot of the cool motor stuff, 1105 00:39:56,628 --> 00:39:59,831 especially in this condition is extremely hard to find. 1106 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:01,432 MIKE: 4,000 for the sign, 1107 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,801 and would you come up a grand? 1108 00:40:03,902 --> 00:40:05,203 ROB: 21,000. 1109 00:40:06,437 --> 00:40:08,406 DICK: Bingo. MIKE: We're doing it? 1110 00:40:08,506 --> 00:40:09,507 DICK: You're alright. (laughing) 1111 00:40:09,674 --> 00:40:11,242 ROB: That work? DICK: It worked! 1112 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:12,477 ROB: Alright. DICK: I wasn't sure 1113 00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:14,045 how it would twist, but it twisted. 1114 00:40:14,212 --> 00:40:15,613 ROB: It twisted right? Is that how it works? 1115 00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:16,714 DICK: That's okay, I can do that. 1116 00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:18,149 ROB: Okay. MIKE: You owe me 500. 1117 00:40:18,316 --> 00:40:20,351 (laughing) 1118 00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:22,620 DICK: As far as I'm concerned, Mike saved the day. 1119 00:40:22,787 --> 00:40:24,622 (laughing) 1120 00:40:24,789 --> 00:40:26,357 I don't know if I want to tell him that. 1121 00:40:26,457 --> 00:40:27,358 (laughing) 1122 00:40:27,525 --> 00:40:28,660 ROB: Alright, so I gotta ask. 1123 00:40:28,826 --> 00:40:30,995 Were you serious about hauling it for 1,000 bucks? 1124 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:33,398 DICK: Yes. I'll make a trip to Iowa. 1125 00:40:33,564 --> 00:40:35,300 ROB: So, if it's a little bit more than that, 1126 00:40:35,466 --> 00:40:36,868 I would be glad to pay it. DICK: Okay, 1127 00:40:37,035 --> 00:40:38,603 so if it's $2,500, that's okay? 1128 00:40:38,703 --> 00:40:39,971 (Mike laughing) 1129 00:40:40,071 --> 00:40:41,706 ROB: There's a cap on it there. MIKE: Wouldn't you crap 1130 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:43,675 your pants if he showed up and drove this up there? 1131 00:40:43,841 --> 00:40:45,643 (laughing) 1132 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:48,079 MIKE: I got to look at this sign now that I bought it. 1133 00:40:48,246 --> 00:40:49,747 ROB: It's cloverleaf. MIKE: Yeah, man. 1134 00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:51,950 ROB: How's the other side? MIKE: It's got some whammies on it. 1135 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:54,452 On the edges of it. But still. 1136 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:56,721 It's amazing, it's got the original sign frame 1137 00:40:56,821 --> 00:40:58,156 and bracket here. 1138 00:40:58,323 --> 00:41:00,491 DICK: You need a bigger truck. ROB: We need a bigger truck? 1139 00:41:00,591 --> 00:41:03,594 We could fill that truck up and you could haul it up there for us. 1140 00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:04,962 (laughing) 1141 00:41:05,063 --> 00:41:06,764 MIKE: I think he has you leaving tonight. 1142 00:41:06,864 --> 00:41:08,966 DICK: I'm ain't going to live long enough to... 1143 00:41:09,067 --> 00:41:10,268 move all this stuff out. 1144 00:41:10,435 --> 00:41:13,805 I'm not really interested in calling auction company ABC 1145 00:41:13,905 --> 00:41:16,007 to come in and swipe it all out of here in a week. 1146 00:41:16,107 --> 00:41:17,175 That's no fun. 1147 00:41:17,275 --> 00:41:19,210 ROB: Hey. I appreciate you taking the time, buddy. 1148 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:21,245 It's been a good day. DICK: It's been a good day. 1149 00:41:21,346 --> 00:41:22,647 ROB: That truck went to a good home. 1150 00:41:22,747 --> 00:41:24,682 DICK: I had a lot of fun. It's been a good day. 1151 00:41:24,782 --> 00:41:26,184 DICK: Thank you. Thank you for coming down. 1152 00:41:26,351 --> 00:41:27,919 MIKE: I appreciate it. ROB: Dick's one of those guys 1153 00:41:28,019 --> 00:41:30,088 you want to inspire to be like. Maybe in a couple months 1154 00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:31,689 I'll go back there, knock on the door, and see 1155 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:32,957 how many other trucks he wants to sell. 1156 00:41:33,057 --> 00:41:34,959 (honking) MIKE: See you, buddy! 1157 00:41:35,059 --> 00:41:36,594 DICK: Yo! (honking) 1158 00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,572 SCOTT: How do you go about straightening stuff like that? 1159 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:49,607 ROB: You run the forklift on it, and then it'll be fine. 1160 00:41:49,707 --> 00:41:51,876 MIKE: You know as well as I do, as soon as you flatten it, 1161 00:41:52,043 --> 00:41:53,845 more porcelain comes off. ROB: It could. 1162 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:55,880 (forklift beeping) 1163 00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:01,552 (beeping)