1
00:00:01,402 --> 00:00:02,467
- Oh wow!
2
00:00:02,536 --> 00:00:05,470
- I hadn't seen it
since I put it in here
25 years ago.
3
00:00:05,539 --> 00:00:06,738
- Really?
- Yeah.
4
00:00:06,807 --> 00:00:08,206
- John,
you had cars in here?
5
00:00:08,275 --> 00:00:09,541
- A few.
6
00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:10,342
Oh, please be careful.
7
00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:11,210
- Oh yeah.
8
00:00:11,412 --> 00:00:12,411
- Whoa!
9
00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:14,013
Look at that sucker.
10
00:00:15,549 --> 00:00:16,815
- Here's a skull.
11
00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:19,350
I just don't want
that kind of juju, man.
12
00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:20,219
- What the heck?
13
00:00:20,287 --> 00:00:20,819
Wow.
14
00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,687
- ...6-pack
out of there.
15
00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:23,989
- Look at that thing,
jersey.
16
00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:28,994
(rock music)
17
00:00:34,435 --> 00:00:36,502
(phone ringing)
18
00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:38,103
- Dani d, what's up!
19
00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:40,238
- What's up, wolfe,
how's your day been so far?
20
00:00:40,307 --> 00:00:43,041
- I'm actually doing
pretty good, it's pretty warm
down here.
21
00:00:43,110 --> 00:00:46,511
I am about probably...
Four miles from bienville.
22
00:00:46,580 --> 00:00:47,913
Did I say that right?
23
00:00:48,115 --> 00:00:50,649
- Bienville.
Like spanish, like... Muy bien.
24
00:00:50,717 --> 00:00:51,850
Yeah, you said it perfectly.
25
00:00:51,919 --> 00:00:54,253
- Alright.
So refresh my memory again.
26
00:00:54,321 --> 00:00:57,990
- So I'm sending you
to meet wesley
and his grandson, austin.
27
00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:00,058
Wesley has been liquidating
estates for years.
28
00:01:00,127 --> 00:01:01,794
And on top of that,
he's a collector...
- Okay.
29
00:01:01,996 --> 00:01:04,062
- So this dude's got
all the good stuff.
30
00:01:04,131 --> 00:01:06,331
- He's going through
people's estates handling that,
31
00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,334
And then he's keep...
He's also collecting,
he's keeping stuff.
32
00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:12,804
- Yeah. Yes, plus the family's
super deep rooted
in the communities.
33
00:01:12,873 --> 00:01:14,940
So he owns some businesses
around town.
34
00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:17,543
One of those spots was
a convenience store.
35
00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:20,012
Now it's since burned down,
36
00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,280
And they want to rebuild
that convenience store.
37
00:01:21,482 --> 00:01:22,548
- Oh cool.
38
00:01:22,616 --> 00:01:25,017
Alright, let them know I'm
just about four miles away.
39
00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:27,486
- Alright, I'll
give them a heads up,
papa wolfe.
40
00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:28,820
I will see you soon.
41
00:01:28,889 --> 00:01:30,288
- Alright, talk to you soon.
- Bye.
42
00:01:30,357 --> 00:01:31,990
(honks horn)
43
00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:35,827
- Hey, I'm mike.
- Hi, heather.
44
00:01:35,896 --> 00:01:37,696
Nice to meet you.
- Hey, is wesley around?
45
00:01:37,898 --> 00:01:38,564
- Uh, yeah, give me
just a second.
46
00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:39,698
- Okay.
- Hey, dad!
47
00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:41,300
Y'all have somebody here
to see you.
48
00:01:41,502 --> 00:01:42,901
- Hey, I'm mike.
49
00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:44,903
Talked to dani on the phone.
- Yeah. I'm wes.
50
00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:46,638
- Yeah, she said you've been
collecting awhile.
51
00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:48,506
- Austin.
- Hey austin, hey.
52
00:01:48,575 --> 00:01:49,441
Man, I'll tell you what,
53
00:01:49,643 --> 00:01:51,243
If you're opening a convenience
store here,
54
00:01:51,312 --> 00:01:53,378
You're going to do really well,
you probably already know that.
55
00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,914
But I drove for, I don't know
how many miles without seeing
anything.
56
00:01:55,983 --> 00:01:57,715
- We're the only thing
within 15 miles of here.
57
00:01:57,784 --> 00:01:59,451
- No kidding.
Good for you guys.
58
00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:00,919
- Yes, sir.
- Yeah.
59
00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,921
- So dani said that you guys
had an issue before
60
00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:04,656
Where you had a store
and then it burned down?
61
00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:06,791
Or how long ago was that?
- 2005.
62
00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:08,860
- So when is this one
going to open?
63
00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:10,529
- Uh, I'll be open here
in about a week.
64
00:02:10,731 --> 00:02:11,797
- No kidding!
- Yes sir.
65
00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:12,464
- Good for you, dude.
- Yes, sir.
66
00:02:12,533 --> 00:02:13,999
- That's awesome, man.
67
00:02:14,201 --> 00:02:16,468
When you live in the city
or a suburb or a small town,
68
00:02:16,536 --> 00:02:19,671
You take these places
for granted because
there's one on every corner.
69
00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:21,874
But out here in rural america,
70
00:02:22,076 --> 00:02:24,143
A family business like this
is a necessity.
71
00:02:24,345 --> 00:02:30,148
And it's so cool to see someone
so young take on this role.
72
00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:33,485
- I wouldn't call myself a
collector, I-I was a hoarder.
73
00:02:33,687 --> 00:02:35,888
(mike laughs)
- okay.
74
00:02:36,090 --> 00:02:38,089
- If I thought it was
a good deal, I bought it.
75
00:02:38,159 --> 00:02:40,159
It would probably be easier
to say what I don't collect.
76
00:02:40,361 --> 00:02:45,697
I really am interested
in whiskey jugs,
stone crock jugs, signs.
77
00:02:45,765 --> 00:02:48,366
- I've kind of gotten into it
just riding with him throughout
the years growing up.
78
00:02:48,435 --> 00:02:49,901
- Okay, I gotcha.
79
00:02:49,970 --> 00:02:51,303
- You want to see it?
- Yeah, absolutely.
80
00:02:51,372 --> 00:02:52,237
- Let's go.
81
00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:53,305
This was originally built
as a garage.
82
00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:55,307
- Okay.
83
00:02:55,375 --> 00:02:58,377
- It was later turned
into a pool hall, domino hall.
- Uh-huh.
84
00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:00,846
- I moved the stuff out
of the convenience store,
in here to store.
85
00:03:01,048 --> 00:03:03,315
- Yeah, okay, alright,
so this was storage.
86
00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:04,983
Oh wow!
87
00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,853
- Dani said you guys
had a lot of stuff.
88
00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:10,322
So how many years
of accumulation is this?
89
00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:12,391
- Oh... About 35.
90
00:03:12,459 --> 00:03:14,126
- No kidding.
91
00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:18,196
- Well, I bought this
in illinois, kentucky, alabama.
92
00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:20,465
- Okay. So you're... This is you
driving around and buying stuff.
93
00:03:20,534 --> 00:03:24,202
You walk into a space,
first thing, you're looking
around at all the stuff.
94
00:03:24,271 --> 00:03:27,805
But if you're really into the
history, this was a pool hall.
95
00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:31,743
Back roads, tiny spot
in louisiana,
96
00:03:31,812 --> 00:03:33,745
Imagine if the walls
could talk here.
97
00:03:33,814 --> 00:03:36,948
I saw you got
the eagle beer sign.
98
00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:38,883
And that's the tough one.
And then over here...
99
00:03:38,952 --> 00:03:40,218
- That's, yeah, that one's
in worse shape.
100
00:03:40,287 --> 00:03:42,353
- Ugh...
101
00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:46,424
Okay, so this one, obviously,
is in way better condition.
102
00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:47,426
- Correct.
- Right.
103
00:03:47,628 --> 00:03:48,560
- That one over there,
104
00:03:48,628 --> 00:03:51,363
I was actually cleaning
some eagle beer bottles,
105
00:03:51,431 --> 00:03:54,499
Air conditioner man came in
to fix my heating unit
that was out.
106
00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:58,904
And he said, well I know
where there's a sign,
they used it to clean fish on.
107
00:03:59,106 --> 00:04:00,972
So he gave me the address,
I drove over there.
108
00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:03,708
- This was the fish cleaning
sign or that one?
109
00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:04,709
- That one.
- Okay.
(laughs)
110
00:04:04,778 --> 00:04:05,911
- And I went to the lady,
I said,
111
00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:08,246
"ma'am, do you want to sell
that sign?"
112
00:04:08,315 --> 00:04:10,381
She said,
"if you can get it off
the table, you can have it."
113
00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:15,320
Well, I didn't have anything
but a screwdriver
and a pair of pliers.
114
00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:18,323
And I brought it home
in my wife's suburban.
She wasn't pleased but...
115
00:04:18,391 --> 00:04:19,925
(laughing)
116
00:04:19,993 --> 00:04:21,793
So I don't remember
where I got this one.
117
00:04:21,861 --> 00:04:22,861
But you don't find
a lot of these.
118
00:04:22,930 --> 00:04:25,997
These were somewhere
between 1937 and '43.
119
00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:29,534
- I have never seen
this eagle beer sign before.
120
00:04:29,602 --> 00:04:32,671
The fact that I'm finding it
in an old pool hall, you know,
is pretty cool.
121
00:04:32,873 --> 00:04:34,939
And it's a hometown
honey piece.
122
00:04:35,008 --> 00:04:36,608
I'm in louisiana,
this is a new orleans beer.
123
00:04:36,676 --> 00:04:38,209
When you look at the sign,
124
00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:43,548
Immediately it speaks
patriotism: The colours,
the big eagle,
125
00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,083
And the porcelain is like,
126
00:04:45,152 --> 00:04:46,818
I don't know how to describe it,
like very heavy-handed.
127
00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:49,887
Like when you draw your hand
across the sign,
128
00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:53,425
You can feel the ribs
of the eagle's wing.
129
00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,827
Yeah. I have found
some new orleans beer before,
but it's always jax.
130
00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:58,897
- Yes.
- That j-a-x,
I think it was.
131
00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:00,432
Yeah, this is cool, eagle beer.
- Yeah.
132
00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:04,002
- How about... $1,000.
133
00:05:07,374 --> 00:05:08,306
- Yeah.
134
00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:10,575
- If he doesn't want it...
- What do you think?
135
00:05:10,778 --> 00:05:12,443
- Alright.
We're doing that.
136
00:05:12,512 --> 00:05:16,181
Okay. And then let me see
this dr. Pepper, 'cause
that interests me too.
137
00:05:16,383 --> 00:05:19,651
You know, I just got to look at
the condition overall of this.
138
00:05:19,853 --> 00:05:21,253
I mean, dr. Pepper's hot
right now.
139
00:05:21,455 --> 00:05:22,988
1,200 bucks.
140
00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:26,858
- Man, I'd like to keep that.
I...
141
00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,728
- You know what,
I love that you want to keep it.
142
00:05:29,797 --> 00:05:32,196
Because you got the store
coming up,
143
00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:33,865
You're probably going to be
selling this product.
- Right.
144
00:05:33,934 --> 00:05:36,134
- I mean, trust me,
I would love to have it.
145
00:05:36,202 --> 00:05:38,937
- Yes sir.
- Because every sign
right now is getting
146
00:05:39,006 --> 00:05:40,738
Hard to find, 'cause signs
are hot. But I'm...
147
00:05:40,807 --> 00:05:42,874
You got... You got
a good eye, man.
148
00:05:42,943 --> 00:05:44,543
- Right... I'd like to keep it.
Yes, sir.
149
00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:46,011
- Yeah, alright, cool.
150
00:05:51,885 --> 00:05:53,819
- Dude, I keep my bags
in the back.
151
00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:56,822
What's that pizza box
still doing in here?
152
00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:59,090
You ever hear the word
"salmonella"?
153
00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:01,159
- You ain't going
to get that from pizza
to begin with.
154
00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:02,827
- Five days?
- Hey, don't beat on it-
it's just cheese pizza.
155
00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:05,897
New jersey pizza's
the best in the world.
156
00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:09,901
- Happy joe's taco pizza
from le claire, iowa.
157
00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:12,571
The best pizza
you'll ever eat in your life.
158
00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:13,971
- Corn cob pizza, dude?
159
00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,707
Give me a break, man!
- Dude, get outta here!
160
00:06:15,909 --> 00:06:17,041
- Iowa pizza!
- You're kidding me.
161
00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:19,044
- You can't beat jersey pizza,
man. It's the best.
162
00:06:19,246 --> 00:06:22,447
- Alright well,
I'll put it up
against it any day.
163
00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:23,648
Right here, dude.
164
00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:24,916
- You're here,
right there...
165
00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:26,184
- Yeah. Alright, hold on.
- Watch it, robbie.
166
00:06:26,252 --> 00:06:28,319
- Settle down...
- Don't scrape the side
of the van, dude.
167
00:06:28,389 --> 00:06:29,321
- Settle down.
168
00:06:29,523 --> 00:06:30,788
- I think you just scraped
the side of the van.
169
00:06:30,857 --> 00:06:32,323
- I'm an ex...
I'm a expert, jersey.
170
00:06:32,393 --> 00:06:33,592
Look at this!
171
00:06:33,794 --> 00:06:34,726
- Man,
this place is packed.
172
00:06:34,794 --> 00:06:37,061
- Look at the buildings
here.
173
00:06:37,130 --> 00:06:38,997
- A lot of outbuildings,
probably packed full of stuff.
174
00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:41,332
- Look at this dude.
- Whoa, he's on the porch.
175
00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,001
(honks horn)
176
00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:47,339
- You john?
177
00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:48,806
- I'm john, yeah.
178
00:06:48,875 --> 00:06:50,275
- You talked to danielle
on the phone?
179
00:06:50,477 --> 00:06:51,076
- Oh, I did.
180
00:06:51,278 --> 00:06:52,677
- Yeah, rob wolfe,
nice to meet ya.
181
00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:53,812
- Hey.
- Hey, nice to meet you.
182
00:06:53,881 --> 00:06:54,679
- Jon, nice to meet you.
- John and jon.
183
00:06:54,882 --> 00:06:56,013
- John and jon.
- Yeah. Jersey.
184
00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:59,951
- Well, I started at a very
young age collecting
185
00:07:00,019 --> 00:07:02,754
And sometimes it may get
a little out of hand.
186
00:07:02,823 --> 00:07:04,756
- Wow, you're weren't
kidding there...
187
00:07:04,825 --> 00:07:05,490
- Y'all be careful. It's...
- Wooh.
188
00:07:05,692 --> 00:07:07,492
- Snail trails.
- Man...
189
00:07:07,561 --> 00:07:08,627
- I like snail trails.
190
00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:09,828
- We call them pig trails.
- Pig trails around here.
191
00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:12,164
- Why, is there a lot of pigs
down here?
192
00:07:12,366 --> 00:07:15,233
- Actually, I have on
and off had wild hogs
on the property.
193
00:07:15,302 --> 00:07:16,701
- Wow.
194
00:07:16,904 --> 00:07:18,503
- All that's
from a 1958 corvette.
195
00:07:18,572 --> 00:07:19,838
- That freakin' grille?
196
00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,439
- Grille, steering wheel, and
gas pedal from a '58 corvette.
197
00:07:21,508 --> 00:07:23,575
- Ah.
- Oh.
198
00:07:23,643 --> 00:07:24,843
Indian motorcycle, man.
199
00:07:25,045 --> 00:07:27,579
- Can you believe it?
- I love that stuff.
200
00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:29,047
These are record books.
201
00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:31,449
- Well, now those are from
the dealer in jackson.
202
00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:34,786
- These are actually written in,
it says "indian scout,
45 motor number,"
203
00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:36,588
So this was
a... A record of a sale.
204
00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:38,857
- He had
wonderful bookkeeping.
205
00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:42,527
- He bought the bike,
and he... For $274.80.
206
00:07:42,595 --> 00:07:45,330
And he sold it for $355.
207
00:07:45,398 --> 00:07:47,465
They're getting harder
and harder to find,
these record books,
208
00:07:47,534 --> 00:07:48,866
These little memo books.
209
00:07:48,935 --> 00:07:51,870
But to find one with all
the engine numbers
210
00:07:51,938 --> 00:07:53,672
For these bikes
that this dealer sold.
211
00:07:53,874 --> 00:07:55,340
And it's all from the '30s,
man,
212
00:07:55,408 --> 00:07:56,808
It's in the middle
of the depression,
this guy is selling bikes.
213
00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:59,411
He's not making a lot
of money, but he's
making something to survive
214
00:07:59,613 --> 00:08:00,879
And feed his family.
215
00:08:01,081 --> 00:08:02,613
You had a dealership,
a car dealership, right?
216
00:08:02,682 --> 00:08:03,948
- My grandfather and father,
217
00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:07,418
They had the ford dealership
here in laurel,
218
00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:09,020
From 1914 to 1965.
219
00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:11,089
- It was a car dealership,
not a motorcycle dealership.
220
00:08:11,158 --> 00:08:13,558
- Not a motorcycle.
- So why do you have
these books,
221
00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:14,692
These indian motorcycle books?
222
00:08:14,761 --> 00:08:16,828
- Well, this came
from the grandson
223
00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:18,296
Of the original owner,
from jackson.
224
00:08:18,364 --> 00:08:22,366
He opened the dealership,
I believe if I'm correct,
it was 1929.
225
00:08:22,435 --> 00:08:26,504
The guys who'd been riding
harleys forever just saw
these new indians,
226
00:08:26,573 --> 00:08:28,240
And it was, "oh wow."
227
00:08:28,442 --> 00:08:32,643
- Look at that,
here's oden cycle works
from harley davidson.
228
00:08:32,712 --> 00:08:34,779
- He's--
- from reno, nevada.
229
00:08:34,982 --> 00:08:36,581
- That's his grandfather.
- A negative.
230
00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:38,182
- And the guy with the card.
231
00:08:38,252 --> 00:08:40,318
- I've been riding
these motorcycles
for like 30 years now.
232
00:08:40,387 --> 00:08:43,788
I still remember the day when
I found my '29 indian scout,
my 101.
233
00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:46,658
I mean, to find the diary
of a dealership,
234
00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:48,059
It's the same kind
of experience.
235
00:08:48,127 --> 00:08:51,663
Which is what collectors
are dying to find nowadays.
236
00:08:51,732 --> 00:08:53,665
- This book right here,
blank,
237
00:08:53,733 --> 00:08:54,465
They come on the market a lot.
238
00:08:54,535 --> 00:08:56,001
With no writing on it,
239
00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:58,803
They sell for like 85
to 125 bucks for a blank one.
240
00:08:59,006 --> 00:09:00,805
This one here,
I could do 45 bucks on it,
241
00:09:01,008 --> 00:09:02,740
'cause I got to resell it
and make money.
242
00:09:02,809 --> 00:09:03,874
- That's the range
I was thinking.
243
00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:05,410
- Yes, so that's what this goes
in, but--
244
00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:07,812
- I think that one--
- this is a different deal.
It's got, hey man,
245
00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:09,681
It's got the diary of the guy
in there,
246
00:09:09,749 --> 00:09:11,082
It's got a negative in there,
247
00:09:11,284 --> 00:09:13,818
It's got a harley card in it
from some early dealership.
248
00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:14,986
I'll step up
pretty high for this thing.
249
00:09:16,823 --> 00:09:18,489
- It'd probably take 500
for the pair.
250
00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,761
And I'm really not figuring
the other one any lower
than you're thinking.
251
00:09:22,829 --> 00:09:24,829
I'm just, or higher,
I'm just...
252
00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:27,966
I'm putting all my weight
on the diary.
253
00:09:28,035 --> 00:09:31,102
- I'll tell you what,
I'd do 4 for both of them.
254
00:09:31,838 --> 00:09:34,005
- 4-and-a-half,
you got them.
255
00:09:34,641 --> 00:09:35,707
- I'm going for it.
256
00:09:35,776 --> 00:09:37,709
- They're yours.
- Thanks, brother.
257
00:09:37,778 --> 00:09:39,177
- That's an indian
on your shirt.
258
00:09:39,246 --> 00:09:41,646
- Exactly right. That's a real
indian pin, I'm an indian guy.
259
00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:45,516
Man, I love indians. I rode
a 1929 indian 4-cylinder across
the country last year.
260
00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:47,185
- Fantastic.
- Yeah.
261
00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:48,253
Alright.
262
00:09:48,321 --> 00:09:50,522
- What's in this door,
is this the bathroom?
263
00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:52,657
- It's just... Be careful the,
careful the door,
it's just more junk. More...
264
00:09:52,725 --> 00:09:54,392
- More junk, I like more junk.
265
00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:55,326
- Junk, junk.
266
00:09:55,395 --> 00:09:56,928
- Alright.
267
00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:58,997
Man, it's like a hidden
room back in here.
268
00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:05,803
(clanking)
269
00:10:05,872 --> 00:10:07,472
- When was the last time
you saw that?
270
00:10:07,541 --> 00:10:09,541
- It's been a long time.
271
00:10:09,743 --> 00:10:12,076
- I can do 3-and-a-quarter.
272
00:10:12,145 --> 00:10:14,278
Is this something that...
Is this one that you wanted?
273
00:10:14,348 --> 00:10:16,147
- No, sir.
274
00:10:16,215 --> 00:10:17,949
- If he tells me he wants it,
then it's not for sale,
275
00:10:18,151 --> 00:10:20,551
But he said
he's not interested,
it's a deal.
276
00:10:20,621 --> 00:10:21,753
- Okay.
Alright, buddy.
277
00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,822
Alright, thanks, man.
- Yes sir.
278
00:10:24,024 --> 00:10:26,558
- She's my wife now,
but my girlfriend and I,
279
00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,492
After church on Sunday,
280
00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:31,829
We'd go to some of these
old dumps that were around town
and dig for bottles.
281
00:10:31,898 --> 00:10:34,032
So I guess digging
for antique bottles
282
00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:36,568
Was the first thing
that got me really started.
283
00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:37,702
And a good friend of mine
284
00:10:37,904 --> 00:10:39,704
Got interested
in the whiskey jugs,
285
00:10:39,906 --> 00:10:41,506
And I just progressed
from there.
286
00:10:41,574 --> 00:10:42,907
I learned from him.
287
00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:46,578
- "a.P. Simms, fine whiskey,
natchez miss."
288
00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:48,646
Okay, you're the jug guy.
289
00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:50,114
- Strike's pretty good on it.
290
00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:51,783
- Yeah, this is faded,
obviously, that print up there.
291
00:10:51,852 --> 00:10:53,851
- But that's the way it came.
- Yeah.
292
00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,589
- Natchez, mississippi was
founded in 1716,
293
00:10:57,791 --> 00:10:59,991
Two years
before new orleans.
294
00:11:00,193 --> 00:11:02,460
It sits on a high bluff
above the mississippi river,
295
00:11:02,529 --> 00:11:04,062
So it's never flooded.
296
00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:06,597
During the civil war,
none of it was ever burned.
297
00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:08,667
It's a town that time forgot.
298
00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:10,669
What year do
you think it's from?
299
00:11:10,871 --> 00:11:12,404
- I would say the '20s.
- Yeah.
300
00:11:12,606 --> 00:11:13,938
So to find this jug
301
00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:17,876
From a town with so much history
is pretty cool.
302
00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:20,812
- What you thinking?
I know what I'm thinking.
303
00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,279
- You're the jug guy.
- I'm the jug man.
304
00:11:22,348 --> 00:11:25,149
- I know, you're
the jug guy, and you're...
And here's the deal
305
00:11:25,218 --> 00:11:27,886
I'm a southerner by choice,
you're a southerner by birth.
306
00:11:28,088 --> 00:11:30,155
- Yeah.
- So you got to put a number
on it.
307
00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:30,989
- 175.
308
00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:34,993
(exhales)
- 150.
309
00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:40,631
Alright, we're doing it?
310
00:11:40,701 --> 00:11:43,001
Thank you, buddy.
- Thank you.
311
00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,643
- I noticed on your property
here, john, that there's so much
stuff that...
312
00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:55,046
- Buildings.
More buildings.
313
00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:56,847
- Yeah, buildings, you just keep
filling up buildings.
314
00:11:56,916 --> 00:11:57,515
- More buildings,
don't need less stuff.
315
00:11:57,584 --> 00:11:59,117
I need more buildings.
316
00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:04,189
- Hold on here,
hold on here...
Hold the horses, hold up.
317
00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:07,458
- It's a...
- That's a piece to a...
A supercharger.
318
00:12:07,527 --> 00:12:09,994
Look it, look at this.
319
00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:12,530
It's missing this piece
on the top, this is the...
320
00:12:12,598 --> 00:12:13,598
- They're, they're...
321
00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,066
- Yeah.
- ...From the day.
322
00:12:15,135 --> 00:12:17,936
- Do you know where these
came from?
- Oh, definitely.
323
00:12:18,138 --> 00:12:20,939
I knew the driver
and the mechanic
very, very well.
324
00:12:21,007 --> 00:12:24,275
- 1938, 1940,
that's just before the war.
325
00:12:24,344 --> 00:12:28,079
Hot rods are starting
to come out,
people are building things.
326
00:12:28,281 --> 00:12:30,749
These mcculloch superchargers
came out around that time.
327
00:12:30,951 --> 00:12:32,082
They went on top
of a flathead engine.
328
00:12:32,152 --> 00:12:35,620
You know, you're basically
taking air and fuel mixture
329
00:12:35,689 --> 00:12:37,889
And forcing it into the engine.
330
00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:39,824
- The actual car that
they used to race,
331
00:12:39,893 --> 00:12:41,759
Or at least what's left of it...
- Yeah.
332
00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,828
- Flathead v-8 model t.
- Okay.
333
00:12:44,030 --> 00:12:45,763
- It's just a couple
hundred yards from here.
334
00:12:45,832 --> 00:12:46,631
- Oh, you actually
have the car.
335
00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:47,698
- I have the car.
I have a photo--
336
00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:49,634
- Oh.
It's got the motor in it?
337
00:12:49,703 --> 00:12:51,102
- Motor's not in it.
- Okay.
338
00:12:51,171 --> 00:12:53,771
- Nowadays, guys are building
traditional hot rod stuff.
339
00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,707
This is the stuff
they're looking for.
340
00:12:55,909 --> 00:12:57,041
They want to go back
to those days,
341
00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,644
And they want to build it
exactly as those guys did.
342
00:12:59,712 --> 00:13:01,579
- I see these at swap meets,
343
00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:04,648
Typically if they're done,
344
00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:07,385
Running with a carburetor on it,
345
00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:09,587
Hmm... 2,500.
346
00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,723
So it's missing the carburetor,
347
00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:13,524
It's locked up,
needs to be rebuilt.
348
00:13:13,593 --> 00:13:14,993
This is just parts to one.
349
00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:17,996
I'd want to be at...
350
00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:21,065
800 bucks for the pair.
351
00:13:21,268 --> 00:13:24,402
- I was thinking
they were worth
a lot more than that.
352
00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:26,003
- Not on a rebuild.
353
00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:27,739
You could have 1,500 bucks
in a rebuild on this.
354
00:13:27,941 --> 00:13:31,809
So at 800,
I could go buy one for 25.
355
00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:33,611
- I gotcha.
- You see what I'm saying?
356
00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:35,413
And this piece is just a piece.
357
00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:38,082
I mean, you're going
to have to find all the rest
of the pieces to this.
358
00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:42,487
- I, like everyone else,
want to get close at least.
359
00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:46,624
I don't want to squeeze
every nickel you can
out of someone on any deal.
360
00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:47,959
You do me
a grand on the pair?
361
00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:51,762
I think that's about
as low as I want to go.
362
00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,698
I've had them
a really long time.
363
00:13:53,766 --> 00:13:54,766
- I'm doing it.
1,000 bucks.
364
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,434
I'll take them.
- You got them.
365
00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:58,002
- Yeah.
I love it.
366
00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,775
- Alright, let's see here.
367
00:14:03,977 --> 00:14:06,177
- Well, the reason
we contacted you is
368
00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:10,114
I need to clean this out
so he can incorporate it
into his store
369
00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:11,716
And get, you know, I've got
to get rid of the stuff
370
00:14:11,785 --> 00:14:13,451
And I don't have anywhere
to put it.
371
00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:16,520
- Okay. So you want to use it
for the same reason
he did with storage.
372
00:14:16,590 --> 00:14:20,457
- Right. But I'm going to use it
more for my storage
with the convenience store.
373
00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:21,926
- Okay.
I gotcha.
374
00:14:22,128 --> 00:14:23,861
- So since the store burned down
when I was little,
375
00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,863
I've always wanted to re-open
it, run it,
376
00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:28,199
From the memories
I made when I was a child.
377
00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:31,469
Riding my tricycle
up and down the aisle
at their old store.
378
00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,938
- Here's a coke machine.
379
00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:36,807
- The coke machine actually
came from gibsland,
380
00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:39,811
Where bonnie and clyde
met their demise.
381
00:14:40,013 --> 00:14:42,013
- Okay, oh yeah,
they got the museum there.
382
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:43,081
- That's correct.
- Yes, okay, I've been there.
383
00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:44,482
- It was a little country,
a little store there.
384
00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:46,017
- I've been to that town.
385
00:14:46,085 --> 00:14:49,019
Years ago, we picked a guy
that lived in a house
386
00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:51,689
That had the previous
owner's stuff in the attic.
387
00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,824
And the guy that owned it
before him
388
00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,294
Was the editor
of the local newspaper.
389
00:14:56,363 --> 00:15:00,031
So we found some things
that were connected
to bonnie and clyde.
390
00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,900
Alright, so this is
the elephant in the room to me.
391
00:15:02,969 --> 00:15:04,569
I mean, this thing's
in really good shape.
392
00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:05,770
Was this a local piece?
393
00:15:05,838 --> 00:15:08,572
- Bonnie and clyde.
Trade days.
394
00:15:08,642 --> 00:15:10,041
- Oh okay.
- Trade days.
395
00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:11,376
- Okay, so this bonnie and clyde
trade days, it's like...
396
00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:13,244
- It's gone.
397
00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:15,312
- ...But was it like
a huge flea market, like...
- Yes, yes.
398
00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:16,915
- ...Like how many vendors
you guys talking,
like how big was it?
399
00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:20,385
- When it first opened,
there were probably 500.
400
00:15:20,587 --> 00:15:22,386
- Really!
- Yeah.
401
00:15:22,455 --> 00:15:26,590
- My ideal vacation would be
hitting the flea markets,
the garage sales.
402
00:15:26,660 --> 00:15:31,796
- I grew up riding the car seat
in the back seat of...
He had an old black dually.
403
00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:33,597
I've been all
around the world with it,
404
00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:34,532
And I...
I mean I loved it.
405
00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:36,734
- I think it's a '39 model.
406
00:15:36,803 --> 00:15:39,804
- Yeah, right there,
am sign company,
407
00:15:39,872 --> 00:15:41,272
I think it says lynchburg,
virginia.
408
00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:43,407
Yeah, '39.
409
00:15:43,476 --> 00:15:46,010
So what are you thinking
on this then, what
would you have to have for that?
410
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:49,880
- Uh... It's not for sale.
411
00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:51,215
- This is one
you want to keep.
- Yes.
412
00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,817
(laughs)
413
00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:54,218
- That's one I like.
- You got good taste.
414
00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:57,888
- Wesley and austin have
obviously been doing this
for a long time.
415
00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:00,158
They're the grandfather-grandson
picking duo.
416
00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:04,895
And wesley is turning
to austin and going,
do you want this?
417
00:16:04,965 --> 00:16:06,631
Which I think is really cool,
it's respectful.
418
00:16:06,699 --> 00:16:08,832
It's not all about the cash,
419
00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:12,236
It's also about
generational collecting.
420
00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:14,238
So do you want
to do the store like,
vintage in any way?
421
00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:17,308
- I'd like to hang up
some old signs and things
in there, and...
422
00:16:17,376 --> 00:16:18,842
- Yeah.
423
00:16:18,911 --> 00:16:20,178
- I mean, it doesn't
have to be a sign,
424
00:16:20,380 --> 00:16:21,779
It can be something that looks
neat, is old and...
- Yeah.
425
00:16:21,848 --> 00:16:23,981
- I think it's cool
that the family,
426
00:16:24,050 --> 00:16:25,516
With the roots that
they have in the community,
427
00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:27,985
The store 17 years ago.
428
00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:29,987
This is a place that people
frequented all the time.
429
00:16:30,056 --> 00:16:32,657
You know, it's going
to have some old signs in it.
430
00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:34,058
You know, that's really cool.
431
00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:37,061
It's going to create
more of a... More of
a moment when you walk in.
432
00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:39,063
You know what I mean?
It's going to be different.
433
00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:41,666
And it is different because now
this is austin's baby.
434
00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:43,801
- I mean,
it's in great condition
435
00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:46,004
And it's a very rare sign.
- No, it's cool.
436
00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:53,011
- Hey, john.
- Yeah.
437
00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:55,946
- Found a box back there,
it says california redwood.
438
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:59,016
So inside it's got like,
its original contents...
439
00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:01,218
- And, and you have a whole
house full of furniture.
440
00:17:01,287 --> 00:17:02,153
- What?
441
00:17:02,222 --> 00:17:03,754
Oh!
442
00:17:03,823 --> 00:17:04,688
- There's a room
full of furniture.
443
00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:05,823
- This is a
great little piece.
444
00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:07,825
It's like... The whole
thing disassembles.
445
00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:09,226
There's the chair.
- There are chairs.
446
00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:12,029
- It's like a piece that
you would all put together
as a puzzle.
447
00:17:12,098 --> 00:17:14,699
You know, it's like
rubik's cube for furniture.
448
00:17:14,767 --> 00:17:17,968
- And the neatest part is, it
just goes right back into one
little, one little piece.
449
00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:19,837
- Yeah, and it all comes back
together again.
450
00:17:19,906 --> 00:17:21,839
Maybe this was sold
in a tourist shop,
451
00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:24,575
When you went to california
as a tourist,
452
00:17:24,643 --> 00:17:27,378
They would probably sell this
in one of their roadside
attractions or something.
453
00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:28,912
It's really cool.
454
00:17:28,981 --> 00:17:31,716
This redwood tree was harvested
probably around
the turn-of-the-century.
455
00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:32,916
So now they had this
redwood stock
456
00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:34,918
And they're making
these souvenirs out of it.
457
00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:36,854
The redwoods,
they were taken down for lumber,
458
00:17:36,922 --> 00:17:38,923
They were building
buildings with them.
459
00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:41,659
At that time, they were
overharvested for sure.
460
00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:43,728
But today, they're protected.
461
00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:44,394
- It's just a neat
little puzzle box.
462
00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:45,930
- It's different.
463
00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:48,466
- I would gladly pay you
$75 for that piece.
464
00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:50,868
What do you think?
465
00:17:50,936 --> 00:17:52,603
- You make it the 100
and it's yours.
466
00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:53,604
- 100 bucks?
- It's yours.
467
00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:55,673
- Dude, I will do $100
on that.
468
00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:57,008
I love that.
- It's yours.
469
00:18:00,814 --> 00:18:02,346
- Alright, whoa.
470
00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:03,814
Holy crap.
471
00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:05,616
- You may fall
through that bed...
472
00:18:05,818 --> 00:18:06,884
- No, he ain't.
If he does...
473
00:18:06,952 --> 00:18:08,219
- No, that thing,
that's solid oak, baby.
474
00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:12,356
The great thing about this pick
is the amount of discovery.
475
00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:15,693
This is not a big space,
but there are so many
cracks and crevices
476
00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:17,628
That you have to dig stuff out.
477
00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:19,630
- Here,
let's move this neon.
478
00:18:19,699 --> 00:18:20,965
I can see where this is going.
479
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:23,568
- When you look at this many
layers in a building,
480
00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:28,706
You start to think about
the chronological time
of how long it took to do this.
481
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,175
Alright, now I can
get this off...
482
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:33,177
Ah!
483
00:18:33,246 --> 00:18:34,579
Ugh!
484
00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:36,714
The signs go against the wall;
485
00:18:36,916 --> 00:18:38,649
The workbench goes
against the wall;
486
00:18:38,717 --> 00:18:40,384
The display case goes on top;
487
00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:42,653
And then the filing cabinet,
and then the dresser,
and all that stuff,
488
00:18:42,721 --> 00:18:44,856
And all of a sudden, you know,
489
00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:46,524
You're just backing your way out
of the building.
490
00:18:46,592 --> 00:18:48,926
- Alright, here we go.
491
00:18:48,995 --> 00:18:51,395
- So basically I'm digging
for artifacts, man.
492
00:18:51,598 --> 00:18:52,863
Oh, it's a big coke.
493
00:18:52,932 --> 00:18:56,534
- You know, I'm deconstructing
the scene,
494
00:18:56,602 --> 00:18:58,269
To get to the porcelain.
495
00:18:58,337 --> 00:18:59,003
Argh!
496
00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:05,009
There's another one
underneath it.
497
00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:09,079
Alright, we'll put this one
right here, you guys
are getting style-cramped.
498
00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:11,983
Alright, then there's
another sign right here.
499
00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:15,153
Oh, this thing is roached.
500
00:19:15,355 --> 00:19:17,020
Whoo!
501
00:19:17,089 --> 00:19:19,690
- Any more in there?
- Dang! No, I think that's it.
502
00:19:19,759 --> 00:19:21,558
- You got one spot
down there.
503
00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:23,160
- Yeah.
So we got 1...
504
00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:25,429
- And then you got
a little spot
on the end down there...
505
00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:27,231
- 2, 3, 4, 5... Yeah.
506
00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:29,366
Where's the other one,
what's it look like?
- Behind you.
507
00:19:29,435 --> 00:19:31,502
- How about uh...
508
00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:33,704
1,400 for the pair?
509
00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:36,007
They got some whambo-jambos
on them.
510
00:19:37,310 --> 00:19:40,011
- Alright, big daddy,
it's your stuff,
you make the decision.
511
00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:44,715
- Shake his hand.
512
00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:47,251
- Alright, man,
thank you, buddy.
513
00:19:47,319 --> 00:19:47,852
Whoo!
514
00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:49,987
We're moving some stuff here.
515
00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,323
- It needs to go. If he doesn't
want it, move it on.
516
00:19:52,391 --> 00:19:54,458
- Yeah, and I love that,
I love that he's asking you
before too,
517
00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,193
That's pretty damn cool.
518
00:19:56,262 --> 00:19:57,861
- Well, I mean, it's--
- and I love that
you're into it,
519
00:19:57,930 --> 00:19:59,997
'cause not a lot of
young guys into it.
520
00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:04,335
- You're saying there's more
stuff upstairs?
521
00:20:04,404 --> 00:20:05,669
This up here?
522
00:20:05,738 --> 00:20:06,937
- You have to be careful,
but yes.
523
00:20:07,006 --> 00:20:09,940
- I can get up there.
- There's a good bit.
524
00:20:10,009 --> 00:20:11,209
- I'm like a squirrel,
man, in a nutshell.
525
00:20:11,411 --> 00:20:13,211
Once you tell me
there's stuff up here,
I'm going up here, man.
526
00:20:13,413 --> 00:20:16,880
- Now I didn't know
that it got quite
this cluttered somehow.
527
00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:18,682
- Well, you weren't
kidding up here, man.
528
00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:21,986
This place is cluttered,
holy cow!
529
00:20:22,689 --> 00:20:25,089
Some ford headlights
I found.
530
00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:28,960
- My grandfather started the
ford dealership here in 1914.
531
00:20:29,162 --> 00:20:32,897
And he actually was personal
friends with henry ford.
532
00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:36,100
My dad was friends
with edsel, henry's son.
533
00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:38,702
I worked at the ford dealership
two different times.
534
00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:41,772
I never intended
to be a mechanic.
535
00:20:41,841 --> 00:20:44,241
My dream was to design
automobiles.
536
00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:48,379
- And there's some,
there's aluminum heads up here
too, john.
537
00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:49,246
Hey, jersey!
538
00:20:49,315 --> 00:20:50,847
- Yo!
539
00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:52,716
- Let me hand
this stuff down to you.
540
00:20:52,785 --> 00:20:54,385
- Alright, hold on
a second, man.
541
00:20:54,453 --> 00:20:57,121
- The flathead parts,
everybody's looking
for these type of things.
542
00:20:57,323 --> 00:21:00,524
They want to reuse them
and put them
on their flatheads.
543
00:21:00,592 --> 00:21:02,926
- Hey, john!
- Yes.
544
00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,729
- You okay if we haul
some of this stuff down
545
00:21:05,798 --> 00:21:06,731
So we can take
a better look at it?
546
00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:08,932
- That'd be fine.
- Alright, alright.
547
00:21:09,002 --> 00:21:12,002
Seriously, how long has
this stuff been up here?
548
00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:15,339
- I don't think much more than,
maybe 3 or 4 days?
549
00:21:15,407 --> 00:21:18,809
- Well, here there's
a big dead rat
right next to jersey's arm.
550
00:21:18,878 --> 00:21:20,678
- Yeah, it is a dead rat,
all dried up.
551
00:21:20,747 --> 00:21:22,212
- And... I think
he's petrified.
552
00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:24,949
So he's probably been
here for at least...
Yeah, jersey.
553
00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:27,818
- You want that?
- No, it's disgusting, dude.
554
00:21:27,887 --> 00:21:29,487
- Dead rats are better
than live rats.
555
00:21:29,555 --> 00:21:30,421
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
556
00:21:30,490 --> 00:21:32,556
There you go,
hand you some edelbrock heads.
557
00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,224
- Oh, those.
- Oh, yeah.
558
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:36,893
- So leave it to robbie to find
the heavy stuff in the attic,
559
00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,295
And I got to go help him
get it out of there.
560
00:21:38,364 --> 00:21:41,698
But to find old speed shop
equipment anywhere,
it's hard to do.
561
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,834
- Dang, jersey.
Did you get--
562
00:21:43,903 --> 00:21:45,569
- Hey man, I know!
Look at this stuff.
563
00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:46,370
- Look at me!
- Yeah.
564
00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:47,571
- You got one.
565
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,373
- I had two of them, dude!
566
00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:50,174
- Oh, geez.
567
00:21:50,243 --> 00:21:52,309
- This is edelbrock
high performance.
568
00:21:52,378 --> 00:21:53,377
- Yeah.
569
00:21:53,445 --> 00:21:55,512
- This must be the... No,
that's a different brand.
570
00:21:55,581 --> 00:21:57,448
- Yeah, that's a sharp.
571
00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:58,783
- Is that a good one?
572
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:01,052
- Uh, well, it's just
a double manifold.
573
00:22:01,254 --> 00:22:02,586
- Different.
- I mean, these, yeah,
they're different.
574
00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:05,990
This is a... You know,
this is an unmarked
set of aluminum heads here.
575
00:22:06,192 --> 00:22:07,658
You know, we get them down
and I'm looking them over.
576
00:22:07,726 --> 00:22:10,461
They're not in the best shape.
577
00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:11,662
This one's not as bad,
578
00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:13,931
But that one, that's why-
that's why they were taken off.
579
00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:15,666
- Looks like something blew up
in that one.
580
00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:16,734
- Oh yeah.
That piston blew.
581
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:18,736
I don't think these parts
are going to be reusable.
582
00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:21,605
They're going
to be a wall-hanger.
583
00:22:21,808 --> 00:22:23,007
So john,
I love the look of this.
584
00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:25,475
I mean, for the original car
that'd be perfect.
585
00:22:25,544 --> 00:22:26,410
They're ford-marked.
586
00:22:26,612 --> 00:22:27,611
- They have the original
ford name there also.
587
00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,814
- That... This one doesn't.
588
00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:30,748
- That one's
an after-market lens.
589
00:22:30,817 --> 00:22:32,683
- Yep. I can find another
ford lens.
590
00:22:32,885 --> 00:22:34,985
There's a lot
of scratching on it.
591
00:22:36,422 --> 00:22:37,688
To me, I like it,
592
00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:39,290
That's the kind of car you want
to put this on, an original.
593
00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:40,957
- Okay.
594
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:43,294
- A nice set of these will
sell for around 350.
595
00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:44,094
- Okay.
596
00:22:44,163 --> 00:22:45,495
- Everyone's looking
for these things.
597
00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:48,299
Yeah, they got a couple
of dents in them,
but they tell a story.
598
00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:50,300
I'm at 200 here.
599
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:53,437
I don't want to be more
than 200 bucks
in these two manifolds,
600
00:22:53,506 --> 00:22:54,505
'cause of condition.
601
00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:56,240
And the two heads...
602
00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:58,509
575.
603
00:22:58,578 --> 00:23:01,511
I don't even know if I'd be able
to use these, I might just
hang them on a wall.
604
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:02,780
- Yeah, they're unusual.
605
00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:03,647
- They're unusual,
but it's like...
606
00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,983
The fact that those heads are...
607
00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:07,584
- You don't know till
you start playing with them,
608
00:23:07,653 --> 00:23:09,987
You start machining this stuff
down, clean it up,
before you can even use it.
609
00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:11,722
- Well, but everything,
all that costs money.
610
00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:13,323
- The headlights
are the most, to me,
611
00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:18,462
The most valuable pieces,
because I see
possibly using them one day.
612
00:23:18,664 --> 00:23:20,197
The heads and the intake,
613
00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:23,801
I would probably be more like
you if I ever had a nice shop,
614
00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:25,403
They'd probably
be hanging on the wall.
615
00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:27,404
- You got to buy it.
616
00:23:27,473 --> 00:23:30,007
- I'll tell you what,
600 bucks for all of them,
with the headlights.
617
00:23:31,677 --> 00:23:33,477
- I was thinking more like 7.
618
00:23:33,546 --> 00:23:34,545
- Split it with me, 650.
619
00:23:34,614 --> 00:23:36,680
- 6-and-a-half.
- There.
620
00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:37,815
- There you go.
Thank you, john.
621
00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:39,683
- Was that painless?
- My way next time.
622
00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:40,818
- Is that....
Is that painless?
623
00:23:40,887 --> 00:23:41,986
- My way next time.
- Is that painless?
624
00:23:46,025 --> 00:23:48,758
- You got the fonzie pinball
machine here,
625
00:23:48,828 --> 00:23:51,562
And then I saw
this slap stick one.
626
00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:53,230
I've never seen this machine.
627
00:23:53,298 --> 00:23:56,834
So what I'd like to do is,
clear this one off...
- Mm-hmm.
628
00:23:56,903 --> 00:23:58,769
- And take some photographs
of this one.
629
00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:00,971
Because I got a guy
that works for me,
630
00:24:01,039 --> 00:24:02,906
That could bring some light
to this, I think.
631
00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,975
It was a really interesting time
in america,
632
00:24:05,044 --> 00:24:08,846
When pinball was like
at its full throttle, man.
633
00:24:08,914 --> 00:24:10,314
You know,
"pinball wizard," "the who."
634
00:24:10,383 --> 00:24:13,851
We had a place by us called
the land of oz,
you walked in there,
635
00:24:14,053 --> 00:24:16,053
And it was just:
(making pinball dinging noise)
636
00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:17,921
I mean, it sounded like vegas
on a Saturday night.
637
00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:21,926
It's actually got
the key to the coin mechanism.
638
00:24:21,994 --> 00:24:24,928
It's a big rat's nest
in there, a big one.
639
00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:27,598
- Well, it was in there
when I got it then.
640
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:28,732
- I've never seen this machine,
641
00:24:28,801 --> 00:24:30,601
So it was interesting enough
for me
642
00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:32,069
To want to send pics to dave.
643
00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:35,005
We got a guy named dave in
nashville that works for us.
644
00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:38,342
And he's kind of like
the local pinball guru dude.
645
00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:41,144
Dave is a guy that's
been working for us
for a number of years.
646
00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:44,748
He does a lot of mechanical
work on cars and motorcycles.
647
00:24:44,816 --> 00:24:47,684
But he's also a huge
collector,
648
00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:49,487
And he specializes
in a few things.
649
00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:51,822
One of them being pinball.
650
00:24:51,890 --> 00:24:53,991
Alright, cool.
Let me send him these.
651
00:25:00,032 --> 00:25:03,166
- Cars have been kind
of in my blood
since I was a little kid.
652
00:25:03,236 --> 00:25:07,304
Both my brothers were really
big into horses and cows and...
653
00:25:07,372 --> 00:25:08,372
- Really.
654
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,640
- ...Young kid on the back
of a horse after a while
655
00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,909
Wants to sit
on something else.
656
00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:13,643
- Walking through here,
john's got everything.
657
00:25:13,712 --> 00:25:17,047
I mean, he's got model ts
all the way up to dual overhead
cam cars from the '80s.
658
00:25:17,116 --> 00:25:18,849
He's been buying these things
for the last 50 years.
659
00:25:19,051 --> 00:25:21,318
- A lot of pieces, parts
that got covered up
660
00:25:21,386 --> 00:25:23,721
When katrina came through
and knocked the hay barn
on top of them.
661
00:25:23,789 --> 00:25:25,455
- So...
- That building there?
662
00:25:25,525 --> 00:25:28,726
- That building was a nice,
nice little hay barn
till katrina came through.
663
00:25:28,928 --> 00:25:30,860
- And that got knocked down by
katrina.
664
00:25:30,930 --> 00:25:31,662
- Katrina's got...
How far inland are we?
665
00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:34,331
- We're 105 miles
from the coast.
666
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,599
- Holy cow!
667
00:25:35,668 --> 00:25:37,535
- Took a lot of things down...
Tremendous damage to the house.
668
00:25:37,737 --> 00:25:39,603
Almost blew the house down.
669
00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:41,271
- This did
collapse in here.
670
00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:44,808
- What did nasa say,
you're going where
no man's been before?
671
00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:46,410
- Yeah.
- Well, that's what we do.
672
00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:48,212
- Pretty much.
673
00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:49,479
- Ouch.
674
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:51,348
- Oh, please be careful.
675
00:25:51,416 --> 00:25:52,983
- Oh yeah.
676
00:25:53,886 --> 00:25:56,219
- So john,
you had cars in here?
677
00:25:56,288 --> 00:25:57,555
- A few.
678
00:25:57,757 --> 00:26:00,023
You don't still see any, do you?
679
00:26:00,092 --> 00:26:02,960
- No, there's remnants
of some cars, that's about it.
680
00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:05,028
- That was my storage.
That was my building.
681
00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:07,298
I had a couple of cars
in there and a lot of parts.
682
00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:08,498
Had some motors.
683
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:12,169
It had an upper and lower
deck like most buildings do.
684
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:14,037
And of course you store
everything you can
up in the top.
685
00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:16,907
And then you get
a whole bottom of it
completely full.
686
00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:19,042
And then all of a sudden,
it's over on its side.
687
00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:20,444
And there are a lot of good
pieces still in there.
688
00:26:20,513 --> 00:26:21,712
A lot of good stuff.
689
00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:23,647
- There's some engines
back there,
690
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:24,782
But you ain't getting them out.
691
00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,850
There's a bunch
of engines back there.
692
00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:28,852
- What are those seats, robbie?
Desks.
693
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,521
- They're desks.
- They're school desks.
694
00:26:30,723 --> 00:26:31,522
- Yeah.
- From the 1950s.
695
00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,189
- Yeah.
- Alright.
696
00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:34,792
- You ain't getting any of these
freakin' engines out of here.
697
00:26:34,994 --> 00:26:36,660
Katrina did a number
on this place, man.
698
00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:39,330
- Yeah.
What about this grille?
699
00:26:39,532 --> 00:26:40,664
- Let's see here.
700
00:26:40,733 --> 00:26:44,201
Get that thing
outta there...
701
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:46,803
Ugh...
702
00:26:46,872 --> 00:26:48,472
- You need some help there,
robbie?
703
00:26:48,541 --> 00:26:50,474
- No, it's got a nail.
704
00:26:50,543 --> 00:26:53,944
There's a nail right there
and I just can't get
that piece to go beyond it.
705
00:26:54,012 --> 00:26:55,879
- You want me to
pick the building up for ya?
706
00:26:56,082 --> 00:26:58,015
- Yeah, you're going
to pick that up, alright.
707
00:27:00,018 --> 00:27:02,987
- Please just don't get hurt,
is all I ask.
708
00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:06,356
- Oh, I got it.
709
00:27:06,425 --> 00:27:09,226
Man, that is...
710
00:27:09,428 --> 00:27:11,561
(laughing)
711
00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:13,764
I'm looking at this grille.
712
00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:15,366
Yeah, it's in pieces,
it's in shambles.
713
00:27:15,568 --> 00:27:18,769
But you know what,
it'd look cool in a hot rod
shop hanging on the wall,
714
00:27:18,838 --> 00:27:20,904
With pictures of '32s
all around it.
715
00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:26,376
How much is a rusty, gone,
piece of wall art?
716
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:28,245
'32 grille.
717
00:27:29,181 --> 00:27:31,648
- That one piece of chrome
trim looks pretty nice...
718
00:27:31,717 --> 00:27:33,717
(robbie & jersey jon laughing)
719
00:27:33,785 --> 00:27:34,984
- Wait,
there are two pieces!
720
00:27:35,054 --> 00:27:37,654
It has two pieces of nice...
No, that one's bent.
721
00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:39,723
- 10 bucks
for a wall-hanger.
722
00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:42,993
- Deal.
- Cool.
- Appreciate ya.
723
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:47,797
- Alright, what can
you tell me, buddy,
about this machine?
724
00:27:47,866 --> 00:27:49,800
I've never seen
this machine before.
725
00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:51,802
- Well, I mean,
that's not surprising,
726
00:27:52,004 --> 00:27:53,670
I don't think
a lot of people have.
727
00:27:53,739 --> 00:27:54,805
This one is super, super rare.
728
00:27:54,874 --> 00:27:57,474
85 of these,
is what I could find.
729
00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:59,008
And...
- Really!?
730
00:27:59,078 --> 00:28:01,011
- You know... Yes, 85.
- What year is it from?
731
00:28:01,213 --> 00:28:04,214
- '75, '76, I think is
right when they made them.
732
00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:05,548
- Okay.
733
00:28:05,617 --> 00:28:07,350
- The thing about it is,
734
00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:11,088
It's a super rare machine,
it wasn't a super fun machine
to play.
735
00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:12,889
You know, if you can find one,
a bally collector
736
00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:15,358
Is going to be the person
to buy this,
737
00:28:15,428 --> 00:28:17,828
Not like a guy to put it
in his garage or anything
like that, so.
738
00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:21,098
- Okay so what you're saying
basically is,
739
00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:24,034
The person that would spend
the money on this machine
740
00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:26,303
Would be a serious enthusiast,
serious collector.
741
00:28:26,371 --> 00:28:27,905
- Right.
742
00:28:27,973 --> 00:28:29,906
- After going through
all of that effort
743
00:28:29,975 --> 00:28:32,976
To produce a machine,
and they only made 85.
744
00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:34,778
You know, you want to know
the story behind that.
745
00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:37,047
You know, and you start
to speculate,
746
00:28:37,249 --> 00:28:39,316
You know, on why they only made
85 of these machines.
747
00:28:39,518 --> 00:28:41,719
But the thing is,
748
00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:42,986
It's like
their loss is our gain, man,
749
00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:45,456
Because this is the rarest
bally that there is.
750
00:28:45,658 --> 00:28:47,858
So for the first time now
751
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:49,592
I'm seeing on the right-hand
side of the game,
752
00:28:49,661 --> 00:28:52,062
It's extremely scratched up.
753
00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:54,264
The left side that I sent you
the photograph of...
754
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:55,932
- Right.
755
00:28:56,001 --> 00:28:58,268
- Is, I'd say, probably
on a scale from 1 to 10,
756
00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:00,737
I'd say a 7.
757
00:29:00,806 --> 00:29:03,407
The right-hand side
is like...
758
00:29:03,475 --> 00:29:04,808
More like a 4.
759
00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:06,743
- Still, to like
a major collector,
760
00:29:06,812 --> 00:29:10,347
That just means he's going
to have to put it in the far
right corner of his room.
761
00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:12,082
(laughter)
762
00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:13,550
- Alright, so what are you
thinking value-wise, man?
763
00:29:13,618 --> 00:29:14,885
You're the pinball guy.
764
00:29:14,953 --> 00:29:16,887
- I... I'd say the value
to a bally guy,
765
00:29:16,956 --> 00:29:19,689
As it sits right now,
probably 3 grand.
766
00:29:19,759 --> 00:29:21,825
- That's the way
it sits right now,
767
00:29:21,893 --> 00:29:23,761
Without even firing it up
or anything.
768
00:29:23,963 --> 00:29:25,295
- Without doing
anything to it, yep.
769
00:29:25,364 --> 00:29:28,365
- Okay, so this is...
For the bally guy,
this is the holy grail.
770
00:29:28,434 --> 00:29:29,699
- It is. Yep.
771
00:29:29,769 --> 00:29:31,702
- Alright, buddy,
I appreciate you.
772
00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:37,574
- I bought the pinball machine
from the man that I bought
my pool hall equipment from.
773
00:29:37,643 --> 00:29:39,976
I gave him 250 bucks for it,
774
00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:42,312
You know, who knows
it's going to be that rare.
775
00:29:42,514 --> 00:29:43,713
I had no idea.
776
00:29:43,783 --> 00:29:44,781
- You heard
what he had to say.
777
00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:46,984
Is it something
you guys would sell?
778
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:49,452
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
779
00:29:49,522 --> 00:29:51,388
- What are you thinking?
780
00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:53,857
From what he had to say,
what are you guys thinking?
781
00:29:53,926 --> 00:29:56,193
- I'm thinking
we all got to make a profit.
782
00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:57,995
- Um...
783
00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:00,998
Would you do 15 on it?
784
00:30:05,003 --> 00:30:06,870
- That leaves you
a little room, doesn't it?
785
00:30:07,072 --> 00:30:10,007
- That leaves me some...
A decent amount of room.
786
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,014
- How about 1,750?
787
00:30:19,084 --> 00:30:21,618
- Alright, he's got me
excited about it, man.
788
00:30:21,686 --> 00:30:23,020
I've never seen the machine.
789
00:30:23,222 --> 00:30:26,623
And the fact that he said
it was so rare, is a big deal.
790
00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:27,557
So thank you.
- Thank you.
791
00:30:27,626 --> 00:30:29,993
- Yes, sir.
- Alright.
792
00:30:35,768 --> 00:30:37,634
- You know what this is, john?
793
00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:39,636
- I think it was
a western store,
794
00:30:39,705 --> 00:30:40,704
But I don't remember
for sure.
795
00:30:40,773 --> 00:30:42,105
- Here's one panel.
- Aluminum?
796
00:30:42,308 --> 00:30:46,042
- No, there are pieces
still here, ouch... Ouch...
Ugh.
797
00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:47,911
- It might not say anything.
- There's letters here.
798
00:30:47,979 --> 00:30:49,379
- W-a-r...
- Are you okay down in there?
799
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:50,914
- Here I got...
800
00:30:50,983 --> 00:30:52,048
- You got more letters
down there, robbie?
801
00:30:52,117 --> 00:30:54,317
- Yeah, I got an n...
- Give me a couple of vowels.
802
00:30:54,386 --> 00:30:55,785
- An o and an e.
803
00:30:55,855 --> 00:30:58,321
- These letters are like
scrabble to me.
804
00:30:58,390 --> 00:31:01,525
They spell words that
might be the initial
of somebody's first name.
805
00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:03,793
Might be a last name.
806
00:31:03,863 --> 00:31:05,529
But people are always
looking for them.
807
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:06,196
- Yeah, here's the w.
808
00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:08,398
- Right.
809
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:09,799
- Western wear.
810
00:31:09,869 --> 00:31:10,934
- I bet we've got
some missing letters.
811
00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:12,869
- You got a bunch
of missing letters.
- Yeah.
812
00:31:12,938 --> 00:31:14,538
- I don't really care
about the panels.
813
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:15,672
Would you sell the letters?
814
00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:18,408
- If you can purpose it, yes.
815
00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:20,010
- Okay, 75 bucks.
816
00:31:20,679 --> 00:31:23,013
- Oh, okay then.
75.50.
817
00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:26,549
(laughter)
- 75, thanks.
818
00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:27,483
- 75 even.
- 75 bucks.
819
00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:28,986
- I'll come off of that.
820
00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,625
- This is not
a hard piece to find.
821
00:31:35,694 --> 00:31:38,095
You know, an oak filing cabinet.
822
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:41,298
But what's cool about it is,
the robin egg blue paint.
823
00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:44,301
The fact that someone took the
time to pickle it in robin egg
blue
824
00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:46,970
Makes it unique,
825
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:48,305
And it's utilitarian,
it's something you can use.
826
00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:50,374
- I'll take 100.
827
00:31:50,442 --> 00:31:52,009
- 90 bucks.
828
00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:53,576
- Deal.
- Okay.
829
00:31:53,646 --> 00:31:55,979
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
830
00:31:56,047 --> 00:31:57,314
What about this,
would you sell this dog print?
831
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:58,849
- I will.
832
00:31:59,051 --> 00:32:00,049
It should be a metal frame,
shouldn't it?
833
00:32:00,118 --> 00:32:02,585
- Yeah, it is,
you're right, it is metal.
- Yeah.
834
00:32:02,654 --> 00:32:04,921
- There's some holes in it.
835
00:32:04,990 --> 00:32:05,922
The print that I'm looking at
is very common.
836
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:09,792
But the frame on this piece
is so unique.
837
00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,061
It's actually metal,
it's folded over,
838
00:32:12,130 --> 00:32:14,865
And I swear, man, where
the paint is scratched off,
839
00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:17,334
It almost looks like
it's copper underneath.
840
00:32:17,402 --> 00:32:18,735
100 bucks.
841
00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:21,804
- Take it.
(mike laughing): Yeah?
842
00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:23,941
Okay.
Alright, put that in my pile.
843
00:32:24,143 --> 00:32:27,678
- Let's put it this way:
I didn't lose money today.
844
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,479
- And what does
that stuff say?
845
00:32:29,547 --> 00:32:30,346
- I did very well.
846
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:31,614
- Mccormick.
847
00:32:31,684 --> 00:32:34,417
- Oh, mercy broke.
- Yeah.
848
00:32:34,486 --> 00:32:35,619
That piece is gone.
849
00:32:35,687 --> 00:32:36,886
But it's, you know, it's wood,
so you can repair it.
850
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,889
- Mccormick-deering was a line
of tractors
851
00:32:39,091 --> 00:32:40,891
That were produced
by international harvester.
852
00:32:41,093 --> 00:32:43,226
These signs are what hung
inside the dealership.
853
00:32:43,294 --> 00:32:45,996
The cool thing about them, is
that they're made out of wood.
854
00:32:58,844 --> 00:33:00,043
- Oh, there's
that other piece.
855
00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:01,844
- Yeah, that's the piece
off the mccormick-deering.
856
00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:03,046
- Yeah, there's that piece
right there.
857
00:33:03,115 --> 00:33:04,714
- There, there it is.
- Yeah, it's on the ground.
858
00:33:04,783 --> 00:33:06,783
So you have that piece.
- Yeah.
859
00:33:06,852 --> 00:33:07,918
- Do you remember
where you got this?
860
00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,453
Was it from a local building
or something?
861
00:33:09,655 --> 00:33:10,387
- Yeah.
It's local.
862
00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:11,989
Came out of arcadia.
863
00:33:12,191 --> 00:33:15,125
- I think it's really cool
that wes remembers where
he got most of these pieces.
864
00:33:15,193 --> 00:33:19,129
Because that shows how each one
is significant to him.
865
00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:22,532
He remembers where
he found it,
the story behind it.
866
00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:23,199
That's what it's all about.
867
00:33:23,268 --> 00:33:25,535
500.
868
00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,204
It's wood, it's not metal.
869
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:28,005
- I know.
870
00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:31,008
But they're hard to find.
871
00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:33,010
I'll take 6 for them.
872
00:33:34,946 --> 00:33:37,481
- I'll do the 6, alright,
I appreciate ya.
873
00:33:37,683 --> 00:33:38,982
- Deal.
- Thank you.
874
00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:42,018
- Yeah, you got
huge inventory here.
875
00:33:42,087 --> 00:33:44,153
- Literally, I'm just like
looking into the woods,
876
00:33:44,222 --> 00:33:46,155
And they're just like...
- Yeah, it goes on
and on and on.
877
00:33:46,224 --> 00:33:47,958
- ...They're like little
eyeballs looking at me.
- Yeah.
878
00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:49,760
- There are a lot more
that you haven't seen.
879
00:33:49,962 --> 00:33:51,428
- Oh yeah.
There's a lot of cars here.
880
00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:55,298
- I've got to the point
where I've realized
that I'll never finish.
881
00:33:55,367 --> 00:34:00,170
I would like to turn things
that I know
I will not ever get to.
882
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:01,705
- Wow!
883
00:34:01,773 --> 00:34:03,640
- Get this 6-pack out
of here.
884
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:05,041
- Look at that thing,
jersey.
885
00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:07,577
- Don't see a lot
of 6-deuce engines
laying around.
886
00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:09,312
- No. Actually, this is a...
887
00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:10,447
- Rocket 88.
888
00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:12,715
- Yeah, I was going to say
it's a... It's an 88 motor.
889
00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:13,583
- I mean,
this thing's incredible.
890
00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:15,786
It's an oldsmobile rocket motor.
891
00:34:15,988 --> 00:34:17,987
It's the heart and soul
of any hot rod.
892
00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:20,724
- What's this stand
I'm looking here,
this is...
893
00:34:20,926 --> 00:34:22,058
- It was built
to run in as it sits.
894
00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:24,728
- I was going to say, it looks
almost like a run stand,
895
00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:26,062
But it...
I don't know, I can't tell.
896
00:34:26,131 --> 00:34:27,797
- I think it's a homemade
run stand, is what you have.
897
00:34:27,866 --> 00:34:29,666
- Has it got a starter
on this thing?
898
00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:30,734
Yeah, it's got
the starter on it.
899
00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:32,135
It's got a little filter
right there too.
900
00:34:32,203 --> 00:34:33,870
- Starter.
- Right, and I got
a battery cable, yeah.
901
00:34:33,938 --> 00:34:35,605
- Yeah...
- Yeah, that was a test stand.
902
00:34:35,674 --> 00:34:36,406
You guys had this thing running.
903
00:34:36,474 --> 00:34:39,342
- In '54, '55,
904
00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:42,545
It was the fastest automobile
anyone had ever seen
or heard of.
905
00:34:42,614 --> 00:34:44,948
The rocket was not a joke.
906
00:34:45,017 --> 00:34:46,349
- I mean, has this engine
been turned over at all?
907
00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:47,817
Ugh, oh, my god.
908
00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:50,420
- Not within the last...
Year, probably.
909
00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:51,955
- Ugh...
- Ooh-ooh.
910
00:34:52,157 --> 00:34:53,823
- It might be slightly stuck.
- Well, you got a...
911
00:34:53,892 --> 00:34:56,693
- Slightly.
I think it's really stuck.
912
00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:57,828
- Well,
this is mississippi.
913
00:34:58,030 --> 00:34:59,696
You got humidity down here.
- That's true.
914
00:34:59,898 --> 00:35:01,431
- Yeah, a lot
of humidity in here.
915
00:35:01,633 --> 00:35:04,167
- They get into these cylinder
heads and it just...
You got to take this off.
916
00:35:04,236 --> 00:35:06,903
- Yeah, cracked spark plugs on
this side too, robbie, rusty.
917
00:35:06,972 --> 00:35:09,239
- It's got some bling to it.
It looks good.
918
00:35:09,307 --> 00:35:11,575
But you can tell
it's been sitting here
for quite some time.
919
00:35:11,777 --> 00:35:13,109
It's got a little rust on it,
920
00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,846
It's missing some of
the linkage to the carburetors.
921
00:35:16,048 --> 00:35:17,914
We're going to have
to do some work on it.
922
00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:19,382
So is this something
you're looking to sell?
923
00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:20,783
If I can use it?
924
00:35:20,852 --> 00:35:23,853
- Unless you've got
a '32 roadster,
925
00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:25,655
You're going to let me
have to put it in.
926
00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:27,991
My dream today is
before I die,
927
00:35:28,193 --> 00:35:31,861
I want to drive my aunt's
'57 thunderbird over there.
928
00:35:31,930 --> 00:35:33,730
- Are you going to do it?
- I plan on it.
929
00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:36,265
I have every dream of...
Of making it go.
930
00:35:36,334 --> 00:35:40,603
- I think this motor,
sitting in this condition,
right here,
931
00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:44,007
Running, running, is about...
932
00:35:46,545 --> 00:35:49,012
Between 5 and $6,000.
933
00:35:50,549 --> 00:35:52,415
- We're really close.
934
00:35:52,618 --> 00:35:54,817
- But that's retail.
935
00:35:54,886 --> 00:35:55,819
- That's what I was thinking.
- Yeah.
936
00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:57,020
- You got a project
for this, robbie?
937
00:35:57,088 --> 00:36:00,490
- No. But why do you need
a project to... I mean...
938
00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:02,959
- Hey.
I get that, bro.
939
00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:05,161
- Would be fabulous in anything,
closed or open.
940
00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:06,429
- Yeah.
- As long as you're
willing to open that hood
941
00:36:06,632 --> 00:36:08,564
And let somebody look.
942
00:36:08,633 --> 00:36:11,001
- I want to be at 3 grand.
943
00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:21,011
- I was thinking closer to 5,
so we may be too far apart.
944
00:36:29,788 --> 00:36:31,454
- What's this one back
in there...
945
00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:33,189
What's that sign say?
946
00:36:33,258 --> 00:36:36,059
- I don't know if that's
a reverse glass,
that's a big sign.
947
00:36:36,261 --> 00:36:38,528
- What's it say,
do you remember?
- I... I do not remember.
948
00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,196
- You want some help?
949
00:36:40,265 --> 00:36:42,064
- I just want to see...
Well, what
the subject matter is.
950
00:36:42,133 --> 00:36:44,667
I mean, if it's like pantyhose,
I don't care for it.
951
00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:46,870
(all laughing)
- oh my gosh...
952
00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:50,607
- The wood frame and the glass
on this sign,
953
00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:51,941
Adds up
to a lot of weight.
954
00:36:52,010 --> 00:36:54,811
Plus it was stuck
on the bottom, so it's like,
955
00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:58,748
You know, you're excited about
getting something out because
you can see it says something,
956
00:36:58,950 --> 00:37:02,552
You know, and you're pulling it
out and you're pulling it out,
and you're like, what is this?
957
00:37:02,621 --> 00:37:05,221
And then boom...
(grunting)
958
00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:06,990
Wait...
959
00:37:09,961 --> 00:37:13,163
Okay... Let's set it down
on top of here.
960
00:37:13,365 --> 00:37:15,632
Hooh!
961
00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:17,901
Okay, it's a cool sign, man.
962
00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:19,969
But the subject matter
is not that great.
963
00:37:20,038 --> 00:37:21,904
- But it's one-of-a-kind.
- Yeah, there you go.
964
00:37:21,974 --> 00:37:25,108
- It's an early sign,
it's reverse painted.
965
00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:27,911
But man, I can't tell
you how many times in my life
966
00:37:27,979 --> 00:37:30,447
That I've seen just the
corner of a sign,
967
00:37:30,515 --> 00:37:32,715
You could just see like
a piece of wood or a piece of
metal with...
968
00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:34,717
With like part of a letter
on it.
969
00:37:34,786 --> 00:37:37,187
And then you just bird-dog it,
man.
970
00:37:37,389 --> 00:37:39,656
There's nothing
that's going to stop you
from pulling that out.
971
00:37:39,725 --> 00:37:41,524
- Murphy's custom
built furniture.
972
00:37:41,592 --> 00:37:43,393
Upholstering, furniture,
973
00:37:43,461 --> 00:37:45,461
Gifts, lamps,
974
00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:47,464
Pictures, draperies,
975
00:37:47,666 --> 00:37:50,000
Carpets,
and slip covers.
976
00:37:50,202 --> 00:37:52,002
- Mike, that's the heaviest
thing you'll buy in here.
977
00:37:54,005 --> 00:37:56,205
- It is amazing how heavy
that is, isn't it?
978
00:37:56,275 --> 00:37:57,073
- It is.
979
00:37:57,142 --> 00:37:58,741
- Here's what it's
got going for it.
980
00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:00,610
It's reverse painted,
it's early.
981
00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:03,013
I guess kind of seafoam blue.
982
00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:06,816
The frame is... Interesting.
983
00:38:07,018 --> 00:38:08,985
I don't know,
what are you thinking, man?
984
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:12,221
- Make me a price
you can live with.
985
00:38:12,291 --> 00:38:13,756
- Ah...
986
00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:14,757
- That's about as fair
as I can be.
987
00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,093
- I mean, I'm thinking
like, 300 bucks.
988
00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:20,563
I mean it's just, if it was
like gas and oil or something,
989
00:38:20,632 --> 00:38:22,431
We'd be talking thousands.
990
00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:23,966
But...
- Well...
991
00:38:24,036 --> 00:38:26,302
- It's advertising,
it's early, and it's glass.
992
00:38:26,371 --> 00:38:28,838
So can you imagine
it's lasted all these years
without breaking?
993
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:30,773
- Hm.
- I mean,
that's pretty incredible.
994
00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:32,509
- Till you saw it,
I forgot I had it.
995
00:38:32,577 --> 00:38:33,510
- Really?
- Yeah.
996
00:38:33,712 --> 00:38:34,844
- Alright, we're doing it.
997
00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:37,647
- Wes and austin are
moving history forward
998
00:38:37,849 --> 00:38:38,915
In a couple
of different ways.
999
00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:42,519
One, by collecting things,
preserving them,
1000
00:38:42,587 --> 00:38:44,521
And moving them forward;
1001
00:38:44,589 --> 00:38:49,859
And two, by reimagining their
family store again here
in this small town.
1002
00:38:49,927 --> 00:38:51,795
Good luck with this place.
- Yes, sir.
1003
00:38:51,997 --> 00:38:53,062
- I think you're going to do
pretty well,
1004
00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:55,465
There's not a lot of stores
around here.
- Yes sir.
1005
00:38:55,533 --> 00:38:58,601
- So that's great you guys
saw a need in the community
and stepped up.
1006
00:38:58,670 --> 00:38:59,669
I love that.
(honks horn)
1007
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:02,338
- See you guys!
- Thank you, man.
1008
00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:03,006
Be careful!
1009
00:39:08,347 --> 00:39:10,947
- I wouldn't try to turn it
over till I pulled the plugs
and...
1010
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:13,483
- Yeah.
- ...Lube,
lube the cylinders.
1011
00:39:13,552 --> 00:39:16,086
- Yeah, it needs... I mean,
all the linkage on these
carburetors is, I mean,
1012
00:39:16,288 --> 00:39:18,888
It's not only
the linkage is gone.
So it looks to me...
1013
00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:20,223
- I think he was going to run it
as 2 deuces.
1014
00:39:20,425 --> 00:39:23,092
- I was going to say because
a lot of guys back in those
days,
1015
00:39:23,161 --> 00:39:26,029
The older guys,
they wanted all running.
- All working.
1016
00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:27,497
- They wanted all working,
you know that, jersey.
1017
00:39:27,566 --> 00:39:29,098
- A lot of fuel in there.
1018
00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:30,833
- There's a lot, can you imagine
that thing opened up?
1019
00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:32,501
- You'd better hang on.
- Think about it.
1020
00:39:32,570 --> 00:39:33,836
We're in mississippi.
1021
00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:35,438
It's hotter than haiti
down here, man.
1022
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:39,375
Sitting in an open building
like this, the moisture's
getting to this thing.
1023
00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:42,011
I got to save it.
1024
00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:45,014
3,750.
1025
00:39:47,718 --> 00:39:50,786
And I'm going off the thing,
I'm just, I... The big thing
with me right now, john...
1026
00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:52,722
- You're trying to make it work,
so am I.
1027
00:39:52,791 --> 00:39:54,457
We're working
hard at it and I...
1028
00:39:54,526 --> 00:39:55,725
- You guys are close.
1029
00:39:55,927 --> 00:39:56,926
- But I feel like
I know what's there.
1030
00:39:56,995 --> 00:39:59,128
I'm totally confident.
I'm totally confident.
1031
00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:01,598
- You're confident that it's
going to start and not smoke.
1032
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:02,932
- I'm totally
confident it is.
1033
00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:04,801
I'm not going to guarantee
that to you, but I...
1034
00:40:05,003 --> 00:40:06,535
- Well, it's hard
to guarantee it for sure.
1035
00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:07,403
- Yeah.
- It's hard.
1036
00:40:07,472 --> 00:40:09,272
3,750, I'm at.
1037
00:40:09,340 --> 00:40:11,007
- 42.
1038
00:40:12,343 --> 00:40:14,010
- Hooh.
1039
00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,213
3,900 bucks.
1040
00:40:17,282 --> 00:40:19,015
39.
1041
00:40:19,084 --> 00:40:24,354
You know, at $3,900,
I'm taking a huge chance here.
1042
00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:28,091
I'm thinking that
this engine's going to free up
and run perfectly.
1043
00:40:28,159 --> 00:40:30,093
If it doesn't, I've got
to rebuild the whole thing,
1044
00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:33,029
And I'm going to have more money
in it than it's worth.
1045
00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:36,031
I have bought so much stuff over
the last 35 years,
1046
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:39,702
That they say,
that thing'll run,
runs like a top.
1047
00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,637
- Of course, yep.
- I guarantee it!
1048
00:40:41,706 --> 00:40:43,973
And then I'm in mississippi--
1049
00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:44,841
- That's when I get scared:
I guarantee it.
1050
00:40:45,043 --> 00:40:47,109
- Right, you just scared
the heck out of me.
1051
00:40:47,178 --> 00:40:48,978
- I told you, I'm not trying
to scare you by any means.
1052
00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:50,980
- Yeah.
- I'll tell you--
- 3,900 bucks. C'mon.
1053
00:40:51,049 --> 00:40:52,982
- Make it, make it a smooth 4
and we're done.
1054
00:40:53,184 --> 00:40:55,985
- Make it a smooth 39
and we're both feeling good.
1055
00:40:57,255 --> 00:40:59,389
3,900.
1056
00:40:59,591 --> 00:41:01,324
(cheering)
whoo!
1057
00:41:01,393 --> 00:41:02,458
Damn!
See?
1058
00:41:02,527 --> 00:41:03,726
That wasn't so hard.
1059
00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:05,328
- I wanted that other
50 bucks.
1060
00:41:05,397 --> 00:41:07,597
(all laughing)
1061
00:41:07,665 --> 00:41:09,065
- But no, I win, I've won.
1062
00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:11,668
Any time that this is going
to get out for somebody
to see and enjoy.
1063
00:41:11,870 --> 00:41:13,670
- Dude.
Congratulations, brother.
1064
00:41:13,872 --> 00:41:15,071
- Yeah. It's awesome, man.
- Yep.
1065
00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:17,940
- I felt sure I'd get that
other hundred out of rob.
1066
00:41:18,009 --> 00:41:20,810
I said, well, I should
be nice at least once.
1067
00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:22,745
- Thank you, my friend.
Appreciate it.
1068
00:41:22,814 --> 00:41:24,547
- I enjoyed it.
- Happy trails!
1069
00:41:24,616 --> 00:41:25,548
- See you, john!
Thanks!
1070
00:41:25,750 --> 00:41:26,983
(honks horn)
- take care!
1071
00:41:31,556 --> 00:41:35,558
- Be careful 'cause I know
that there's a little
bit of spider webs on it.
1072
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,160
What about now?
Ah! Ahaha!
1073
00:41:37,362 --> 00:41:38,494
Yeah!
1074
00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:39,162
- It works.
- Yes!
1075
00:41:39,364 --> 00:41:40,763
- Yes.
1076
00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:43,032
- Alright, here we go,
here we go.
1077
00:41:43,101 --> 00:41:45,435
Oh... Money, money, money!
- Get it, get it, get it!
1078
00:41:45,637 --> 00:41:48,638
Can you believe this thing
traveled across the country
and it still works?
1079
00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,507
- Oy!
- You lose, it's my turn.
1080
00:41:50,709 --> 00:41:52,709
- Oy, okay.
(laughing)
1081
00:41:52,777 --> 00:41:54,310
- Oh, you
got yourself 300...
1082
00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:55,711
- Whoo-hoo!
1083
00:41:55,780 --> 00:41:58,247
- Yeah, yeah, yeah!
- Come on!
1084
00:41:58,316 --> 00:41:59,848
- Ahh...
1085
00:41:59,918 --> 00:42:01,851
Let's stop while we're ahead.
- Okay.
1086
00:42:02,053 --> 00:42:04,854
- I'm just going to...
I'm actually worried.
1087
00:42:04,923 --> 00:42:07,056
- I win, I win.
- Yeah, I'm unplugging it.
1088
00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,858
- Okay, yeah,
that's not good.
(strange buzzing sound)
1089
00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:09,392
- Yeah, this sound
is not right, right?
1090
00:42:09,461 --> 00:42:10,660
- No!
- Yeah.
1091
00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:12,661
- I don't know
what it was doing.
1092
00:42:12,730 --> 00:42:13,997
- Don't tell mike.
(laughter)