[tools whir]
[engine revs]
-[car door slams] -Thought this was a turnkey vehicle.
[Rabbit sighs] This is a long shot from turnkey, sir.
Anything but. God Almighty.
I swear, the more you look at it, the worse it gets.
We came 250 miles to Chihuahua because one of my contacts promised me
that there was a '52 Chevy Fleetline in good condition.
I'm starting to suspect that we got screwed.
-Hey. -[man speaking Spanish]
[Scooter speaking Spanish]
Santiago.
[in Spanish] They told us you have a '52.
[speaking Spanish]
-Is there another one over there? -No, we don't have another.
[Scooter, in English] My contact lied to us. I need to make a phone call.
[ringing tone]
[man answers in Spanish]
[in Spanish] Hey, you owe me-- Because the car is a piece of junk and no good.
[Rabbit, in English] You don't understand what I'm sayin', but he's pissed.
[in Spanish] Bastard, it has no transmission, no seats, nothing!
Rabbit and I hauled our asses all the way to Chihuahua,
spent all this time and money.
And we have nothing to show for it.
[man, in Spanish] Okay, look…
I admit I didn't see the car for myself.
But I was told it was basically good to go.
But there, in that car place, I remember that…
Do you fix motorcycles or not?
[Scooter] Anything that falls into the workshop. Why, what's up?
[Rabbit, in English] Fender's rusted. Grille's bent.
-Hey, Scooter. -Yeah.
You see the grille on this thing?
[man, in Spanish] They had a classic Indian there.
I don't know if it's still there.
[Rabbit] Scooter?
[Scooter] A classic Indian?
-[in English] I can see through the floor. -Hang on. I got this. Give me a second.
[in Spanish] Are you sure it was an Indian?
Those bikes are worth a fair amount.
Well, I tell you, it was a classic Indian.
If I had had the money, I would have bought it.
-Okay. -[man speaks Spanish]
[Scooter, in Spanish] You've got to offer more, bastard. Bye.
[in English] That was Cabe, my contact, man.
He said that there's a classic Indian motorcycle here.
-You know those are worth a lot of money. -We're not a motorcycle shop.
[theme music playing]
There's always potential for everything. You know that.
[Scooter, in Spanish] I was told by my contact
they had an Indian motorcycle here.
Yes, there was a motorcycle.
[Scooter, in English] Let's check it out.
[Rabbit] Hopefully, there's some light at the end of the tunnel. This is a bust.
[Scooter, in Spanish] Come on!
[in English] Look at this, Rabbit. This is it.
-Whoa, careful. Don't hurt yourself. -[Rabbit] Whoa.
[Scooter] Looks like an original chassis.
[Rabbit] Indian Motorcycles was America's first motorcycle company,
beating Harley-Davidson to the punch by a full two years.
They were also the first to produce the V-twin engine,
which, back in the early 1900s,
was a bit like strappin' a rocket to a bicycle.
Word is that Mexico's own Pancho Villa
used the Indian's legendary speed to conduct motorcycle raids
during the Mexican-American War, just over the river here in El Paso.
With its iconic skirted fenders, left-hand throttle,
hand-operated gear shift, and foot-pedal clutch,
this bike was a beefy bad boy of the time.
[Rabbit] There's not a lot here.
-[Scooter] I see… Yeah. -I mean, this is gold for someone.
[Rabbit] Compared to that '52 Chevrolet, this is the belle of the ball.
Maybe we can make him an offer for both, man. What do you think?
[Rabbit] At the end of the day, whether we bring back a bike, a Chevy,
or a goat, if we can make money off it for the team,
that's a win.
[Rabbit] Ask him what year that Indian is.
[speaking Spanish]
[responds in Spanish]
[in English] '47, '48.
I am a long shot
from a connoisseur of these bikes, but I think it's worth the gamble.
Ask him would he take 6,000 for the pair.
[in Spanish] How about $6,000 for the pair?
For the bike and the '52. $6,000. We get them out of here.
It's just that…
It's a good deal at $8,000 for me. For me.
The weather conditions are going to take them away.
[speaks Spanish]
[in English] He says seven. He wants seven.
[in Spanish] That's a good offer.
[Rabbit, in English] We're doing him a big favor, because we're taking junk.
I wouldn't call it junk in front of his face, though, but yeah.
6,500 bucks, or we're walkin'.
[speaking Spanish]
So what? Deal or no deal? He brought the money, we square up and bounce.
Uh…
It's good.
He says yes. Buenos. Shake on it.
[speaking Spanish]
We were expecting Christie Brinkley.
-And we got her grandmother. -[Scooter] We got Roseanne Barr.
But that's the thing about this business. You gotta move fast.
Every minute we're here we're costing the shop more money,
so we gotta bring cars back.
-[Scooter] You gotta call Jaime. -[Rabbit] No, no, no.
After many marriages, I've learned we're better off with a surprise attack.
[Scooter chuckles]
[upbeat music playing]
[car horns blaring]
[car horn beeping]
[Wes] What is this?
-[Rabbit] You said you wanted a '52 Chevy. -[Scooter] '52.
Really? This car is rough.
-It's your '52. -I have eyes. I know.
[Jaime] All the chrome is rusted. The rocker panels are rotted out.
The door is crinkled. Does it even run?
-[Rabbit] No! Hell no. -[Wes laughs]
Look at this damn thing. Let's get it unloaded,
-We'll go from there. -Ándale.
[motor running]
-[Scooter] There it goes. -[Wes] We're good. Keep rolling.
-Got a lot-- -[Rabbit] Stop!
[motor stops]
-[Rabbit] Let me show you something. -[Jaime] I'm ready.
Check this out.
[Scooter] Ta-da!
A motorcycle?
It's not just any motorcycle. This is a 1947 Indian Chief.
-Extremely rare. Extremely valuable. -[Scooter] Original.
-Original engine. -Now I'm really pissed.
We're talking about apples and oranges here.
-Completely. -We're still a fruit stand.
We don't work on motorcycles here!
[Wes] I do.
-[Rabbit] That's my guy. -[Jaime] You've worked on bikes?
-Yeah. It's been a while, but-- -[Rabbit] He's a biker dude.
Look at that. You don't grow that if you're not riding bikes.
I can see him in chaps.
Let me see this thing. That's the original engine, frame.
How much would you guess this would sell for alone, Wesley?
Mmm, ten grand.
We paid 6,500 for the pair.
[Wes] If we find the rest of the original parts, this could be big money.
[Jaime] The thing about this bike is you cannot rebuild it
with remanufactured parts.
Otherwise, it's just a copy of a classic, and restoration is the entire point.
How hard is it to find the parts?
[Rabbit] If anybody can, we can.
-[Wes] Yes. -Okay.
But I am like up to here with all of this.
Luckily, you're not that tall, so it's really not a lot.
-[laughter] -[Wes] Let's get it in.
[Rabbit] All right, this thing's been handled rough, obviously.
But there's somethin' you gotta understand when buildin' a '50s custom.
These cars take people back.
Everything's bright, diners, sock hops, American Bandstand.
The person that buys this thing
was probably made in the back seat of one of these things.
[Rabbit] The 1952 Chevy Fleetline is one hell of an all-American dream machine.
Part of Chevrolet's Special Deluxe series,
the Fleetline debuted in 1941 and was famous for its sloping roof
and trunk fastback silhouette.
Chevy ceased production in 1952,
and nowadays, they are pretty much always modded for rodding.
But if you're lucky enough to sight one out in the wild,
it'll bring a star-spangled tear to your eye.
And these cars, when they're done right and got that look,
they can easily sell for 60,000.
If we're gonna do this, we're really gonna do it.
So I'm figuring, for Fleetlines, hot-rodding is where the big money's at.
People want power and the look. What we can do is chop the top
and drop a monster 454 engine into this thing.
Buyers will come flocking.
[Wes] '50s theme, chop top's where it's at.
-[Jaime] Let's bring it down three inches. -[Wes] That'd be good.
We're gonna have to have custom glass made for this thing.
[Jaime] Now, under the hood, I'm thinking a Chevy big-block in this, 454.
You know, I love Zodiac vinyl. I'm sure Lucky could handle that on the seats.
[Lucky] We gotta find some seats first, 'cause, uh, it doesn't have any!
[Jaime] I don't want one piece of chrome on this car, either.
I want everything to be painted.
[Andy] Being that it's curvy, what we ought to do
is really accent that with contouring.
-Kind of like women do it with makeup. -[Rabbit] I like it.
A lot of money has to go in this car to make it right.
I'm guessing we're gonna have to sink about 20 grand into the rework.
Like you say, we might as well go all out. But it's gonna set it apart.
At the bottom, all we can do is go up.
-From here. -That's it.
Yup.
Growing up, I would help my father build cars because he was a body man
and he did have a Chevy Fleetline.
And I remember sitting there with him while he body-worked it.
So, yeah, I mean, this one hits close to home with me.
[Rabbit] Before I join Scooter looking for parts,
we should probably talk about this motorcycle and get it out.
[Wes] I'm kinda excited about it.
So, I'm more of a Harley guy,
but these old Indians, they're really cool.
You know, it's gonna take a steady hand
and a lot of TLC to get this thing back together right.
[Jaime] Well, Wes, you're the bike expert, so what do you think we should do with it?
This style of bike, it would be crazy to try to do something custom with it.
-[Rabbit] No. No. -[Andy] Yeah.
[Wes] These bikes are rare and valuable,
and we've got a mostly original skeleton to work with.
Fully restored, I'll bet we could sell this bike for 40,000, maybe even $50,000.
It needs to be preserved, go back all original.
Lucky can do somethin' on the seat.
We need the forks, front wheel, fenders, tank.
[Jaime] Half the bike.
Let's try to stay below a five or $6,000 budget on it, though.
You know, I have a lot of work to do, so I'd better get busy.
But first, Scooter and I have to hit up the car show to sell the Lincoln.
-[Scooter] Hey. -Have fun. See you, boys.
Both these projects require a lot more work than advertised.
We put a lot into outfitting this shop, plus we left all of our own businesses,
and we have a lot of ground to cover to make this venture profitable again.
[Andy] Brooms are not always for sweeping.
[Wes] Man, it's a mess in here.
[Lucky] It's a mess, dude. It's a mess, it's nasty.
[Jaime] This car is not just a mess. It's a wreck.
The car's been sitting who knows where, probably out in a field.
[Wes] This thing's full of rat [bleep].
[Andy] That's been a home for many right there.
[Jaime] Every molding is completely either smashed, dented.
There's no pattern for the interior. That's what Lucky's concerned about.
-This stuff is just horrible, man. -[tool whirs]
Hood comin' off.
[Jaime] Normally, I wouldn't even mess with a car in this condition.
But the parts are common enough, and I think we can source them cheap,
which means we should be able to flip this Fleetline and make a great profit.
If we play it just right.
[Jaime] Oh, wow, there's vice grips on the brake line.
[Andy] What?
[lively rock 'n' roll playing]
[Rabbit] The south Texas sun is shinin', and I'm feeling good about this car show.
[Scooter] This is the perfect time to show our Lincoln Continental
because they don't come to look, they come to buy.
[Rabbit] Collectors are serious about their cars.
And you can't be serious about cars unless you got serious money.
[Scooter] I guess we'll see what people really think about Andy's dragon too.
-Let's get to sellin'. -[Scooter] All right.
[Rabbit] Gentlemen, this here is a 1966 Lincoln Continental
with suicide doors.
-Rare as they come. -Oh yeah.
We just finished it up.
[Scooter] If you're buying, we're selling.
Check it out.
[Rabbit] Leon. Check out that custom interior,
lovingly rendered in-house
by our dedicated Borderland Customs artist, Lucky.
How much did you want for this?
Ninety thousand, sir.
-Cool car, but not for me. Thank you. -Thanks for lookin', bud.
It's not my style. It's really nice, though.
[Scooter] What's your style?
If you got a Fox Body Mustang, you give me a call, I'm your guy.
-[Scooter] Oh, all right. -We'll keep that in mind, sir.
Picture yourself steppin' out of these suicide doors, Zeke.
You roll up in one of these things, life rolls out the red carpet for you.
-Okay. -Looks like you like this thing.
I guess you saw through my glasses. I do like it, man.
It's a good year.
But, damn, I'm having a hard time with this dragon, man.
-[Scooter] It matches your shirt, kind of. -No, no, no.
-[Scooter] No? -[Zeke] Good luck to you, man.
[Rabbit] Thanks for looking.
[Scooter] Okay, thanks, Zeke.
[collector 1] It's a big engine. I don't know about that.
That red interior really works, though.
It's just a little different for me, but, um…
A nice job on it, though, really nice job.
-Well, thank you for looking. -[Jerry] Uh-huh.
[Rabbit] Give us a holler if you change your mind.
[engine starts]
There's a buyer for this car and I know it. It's just Andy's dragon…
I don't think's bringin' the heat.
Yep. It got people's attention.
But there's attention and there's this kind of attention.
[Rabbit] It's not exactly what we were looking for.
Between this and trying to find the parts for the Indian…
striking out all the way around.
You know, El Paso's pretty big on the motorcycle club scene.
I know a couple of guys that belong to separate clubs.
-Plus, I know where they hang out. -[Rabbit] Why haven't we done this?
[Scooter] Because we're here!
Damn it, Scooter, let's get in the car.
[jaunty music playing]
[Wes] We got the '52 Chevy in today.
All the door glass is out. We're gonna chop this top.
How much of a chop are we thinking?
[Jaime] What does this line signify?
[Wes] This is the cuts.
-The center section's gonna come out. -[Jaime] Okay.
So, it's gonna bring the window down
12 and three-quarter inches.
Maybe bring it down to about ten.
So, you don't think, like, eight would look best?
-For a short person, maybe. -Okay.
It could limit buyers. We don't want a mailbox slot, I don't think.
Yeah, but is it still gonna be noticeable that it has a chop?
They're gonna know it was chopped, but it's not gonna be an aggressive chop.
Okay.
[Jaime] On this '52 Chevy, it's super important that we get this chop right.
You know, he wanted more of a conservative chop.
I wanted more of an aggressive. So we're gonna go with what Wes says.
It would take away from the car if the top was too short.
[Jaime] If we cut too much off of it first,
there's no way we can go back to it later.
You know, I appreciate you talking to me about this.
-Unlike what Rabbit does. -Uh-huh.
Just goes for it and asks for forgiveness later?
-That's not gonna work much longer. -[chuckles]
[upbeat country music playing]
[Jaime] You really know how to mess up a car, don't you?
-[metal grinding] -[Jaime] Oof!
This is kinda scary looking at it like this.
I say we just keep it a convertible. My job's done.
[both laugh]
There's a lot of work left.
[Spanish-language pop song playing]
[Lucky] This is the second top to bottom interior design
I've had to do since comin' to the shop.
This car had nothin', not even seats.
So it's, like, double the work. It's trial by fire, baby.
The thing about sewing is
you gotta go slow.
-Boom. -[Jaime] Hey.
-What's up? -[Jaime] It's just so quiet in here.
I haven't heard anything hit the wall lately.
That's 'cause I gotta go slow right here when I'm doing all this sewing.
Man, is that looking good!
It's very bling.
-All this, sparkly when the light hits it. -[Jaime] Yeah. Mm-hmm.
-That's the era, it's from the '50s. -So blingy.
-Yeah. It belongs in this car, you know? -Yeah.
We got the sparkly vinyl inserts right here.
So it's basically going to sit like this.
It's so full custom. You can't just buy anything like that.
-Oh no. -This is, like, one of a kind.
-One of a kind. -[Jaime] Mmm.
[Lucky] Anybody cravin' some chicken?
[rock music playing]
[Lucky] First time I had chicken and waffles with bacon,
but I'm not complaining.
-Anything with bacon on it is good. -[Lucky] I can live off bacon.
I'll tell you that.
I don't know about y'all, but it's freaking cold here in El Paso.
-[Wes] It's gettin' chilly. -[Jaime] Are you kiddin' me?
You would not survive in Chicago for one minute, then.
-This is-- -[Wes] I can do the heat, not the cold.
This is vacation weather to us.
It's so cold, when you breathe in, your nose hairs freeze.
-Yeah, I skip that. -[Jaime laughs]
[Wes] Yeah, I'm good on that.
Why don't you go ahead and just move your whole family down here,
so that way, you don't have to go through those harsh winters anymore?
[Jaime] I definitely thought about it.
[Jaime] My family's still in Chicago,
and I struggled a lot missing them last year.
I really feel like we're doing something great here
with Borderland Customs,
so I'm trying to talk my husband into moving down here.
It is a huge decision.
I have so much up there.
My roots are up there. I have a family business up there.
So I have to be 100% sure
that Borderland Customs
is doing what it needs to do, it's on the right path,
because to uproot my life like this and move this direction, it's a lot.
-[Wes] Oh, look here. -[Andy] I see you…
[Rabbit] What's goin' on?
-[Wes] We tried to wait on y'all, but-- -But we didn't.
-[laughs] -Yeah, we didn't.
-So, how was the show? -[Rabbit and Scooter] It was great.
We had a lot of people looking, taking pictures, all that good stuff.
-[Andy] We're just lookin' for a buyer. -[Rabbit] We didn't find that.
Don't tell me it's the dragon on the side of it did that. There's no way.
[Rabbit] People love to look at it.
We just gotta find that one who wants to look at it in his driveway.
[Jaime] We've been at it for three weeks,
we're burning through our cash reserves, and we've only sold the Camaro.
One car, Jaime. We hit a little bump in the road.
[Scooter] It's a high-end gorgeous car, but for a specific audience.
It's like the glass slipper. You gotta find the right foot to put it on.
Have I ever dropped the ball yet? Have I not delivered?
Rabbit, we don't want to hear fairy tales, we just want to hear the plan.
The plan is just keep the course, and we'll move this car.
You guys stay busy in the shop, me and Scooter got work to do now.
Guys, come on. Get this sold.
-We will. We'll get it sold. -We will.
[upbeat music playing]
Little bit of heatin' and a beatin'.
[Wes] What's up?
[Jaime] Looks like you got some progress on this thing.
[Wes] Actually, I was able to make a few calls back in Dallas,
and I was able to find us a front wheel, fender, forks, and the handlebars.
And these beautiful lights.
Problem is, I'm having trouble finding pretty much the rest of the bike.
I've had a few leads, I've found a tank, but it's not painted. It's bare metal.
In reality, how many pieces are we really missing?
-Well, I've started a list here. -Oh no.
Fuel tank, rear fender, gauges, engine cover,
the signature Indian Chief nose trim,
the tool box, kick-starter pedal, floorboards, crash bar.
[sighs]
Okay, so are we trying to hold out
to keep searching to see if maybe Rabbit and Scooter can find something?
-It would be great, yeah. -[both laugh]
They gave us a mess, they're gonna have to figure this out. 100%.
Let me see your list.
[laughs]
-Oh my gosh. -[Wes] Yeah.
-[Jaime] Okay. -[Wes] That's their homework.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Wes] You got it, Jaime? -I'm holding it.
[phone ringing]
Borderland Customs. This is Rabbit.
Hey, Rabbit, how's it going? This is Zeke. How're you doing, man?
[Rabbit] Doin' great, Zeke.
We are workin' the phones trying to unload this Lincoln
to get the shop back in the black.
I'll tell you somethin'. This dragon has went from attention-getter
to a first-class customer killer.
[Rabbit] How's the world treatin' you today?
We're doing pretty fair to middling. I was at a car show a while back.
You guys had a '66 Lincoln Continental.
[Rabbit] Looks like you like it.
I guess you saw through my glasses. I do like it, man.
It's a good year,
but, damn, I'm having a hard time with this dragon, man.
-[Zeke] What are you asking for it, man? -[Rabbit] It's a high-end car.
We're asking 90 grand.
Which is… That's a lot of money, but it's a lot of car.
Yeah. It's just that dragon, man. It's a little bit too much out there.
-[Rabbit] It's out there, for sure. -Yeah.
We can change that dragon. I mean, that's an expense.
[Zeke] Yeah. Yeah.
[Rabbit] How serious are you about buyin' this car?
[Zeke] I'm serious.
[Rabbit] I tell you what.
Would you give 90 grand for that car if I calm the dragon down?
[Zeke] I believe I can.
-Right. -Let me touch base with my painter.
But I'm 99.9 we just put a deal together, sir.
-That's what I'm talking about. -What I'm screamin'.
-Zeke, I'll give you a buzz, sir. -Yes, sir. Bye-bye.
Yes!
-Now we gotta paint it. -No, Andy has to paint it.
-I'm not gonna tell him. You tell him. -The customer's always right.
Good luck, Rabbit.
[edgy music playing]
[sanding]
[Rabbit] This is what I love!
-The sound of sandpaper against metal. -[Andy] What up, Rabbit?
Caught me playin' in the sand. Look what the cat dragged in.
-I'm tellin' you, man. -What's happenin'?
-What's up? -[Rabbit] Lincoln is sold.
-That is good news. -There's a little catch. Um…
Oh, that usually comes with bad news. What you got?
So, you remember that… that fancy fangled paint job?
Yeah, I'm pretty proud of it.
The new owner likes it. He just doesn't love it.
-Oh… -So he wants to repaint it.
He wants to repaint it. Wow.
But we did get full asking price. For the car.
-Which is? -90 grand.
-[Andy] 90 grand. -[Rabbit] Think about it.
A lot of eyeballs saw that fancy dragon and all that stuff,
and there's somebody that wants that.
One of them deals where it all worked out, just on the wrong car.
We gotta make it where they're happy with it.
It's not about us, it's about them.
You're right. Whatever color they want, I don't care.
-I'm good. -Smear more paint and take more money.
[Andy] All right, here we go.
I'm proud of the dragon, but I get it. We've got a business to run.
We sunk 25 to $26,000 in this Lincoln.
And if Rabbit can get 90 grand for it,
that puts us in a profit margin of around $60,000.
So, still hurts a little bit that I've gotta, you know, slay the dragon.
But I'll take one for the team. Let's do it.
[jaunty music playing]
[whooshing]
[Wes] Let's put this thing in there.
I think this will be a good selling point for the car also.
-I mean, if-- -The engine and transmission combo's epic.
This is a far cry from that six-cylinder.
-It's gonna make it move. -[Wes] For sure.
[Jaime] It's in.
Let's get it to Andy and put that cool fade paint job on it.
[Scooter] Rabbit, great news! Come on. You're gonna like this, man.
-They're almost here, man. -[Rabbit] What? Who's almost here?
[Scooter] I got us the Indian parts, man.
I was at Shooter's, and I met two guys, Rocket and Santos.
They said they had the parts for the Indian bike.
-[motorcycles approaching] -That's them.
[Rabbit] Holy Hells Angels.
[Scooter] Nice.
-[Rabbit] They just keep coming. -It was just two of 'em when I met 'em.
Scooter, you never cease to surprise me.
You're telling me you found the parts for that Indian motorcycle
by cosplaying the biker scene from Pee-wee's Big Adventure?
What can I say, man? "Tequila!"
[Rabbit] Remind me to call my mom and tell her I love her.
[Scooter laughs]
-[Rabbit] Scooter, what the hell? -[Scooter] They said they were in a club.
[Rabbit] These guys aren't collecting damn stamps.
-[Scooter] This is Rocket. -[Rocket] How you doin', brother?
-[Scooter] Good. This is Santos, man. -[Rabbit] Nice to meet you, bud.
You guys brought the cavalry! Goodness gracious.
What you guys got over here?
You said you needed parts. Prospect.
[Santos] Nice rear fender.
-[Rabbit] It's even the right colors. -[Scooter] Merry Christmas.
-[Rocket] You needed parts. -[Scooter] Oh yeah.
You got the signature Indian seat. Don't worry, that's not blood.
[Rabbit] Yeah, I think this is a score. These've been impossible to find.
-They're matching '47 Chief parts? -Yeah.
[Scooter] Did Scooter just hit a home run?
[Rocket] Hang on. They're not yours yet.
-You know how hard they are to find. -Oh yes, we do.
So what do you guys want for the whole lot?
Give me 15.
[Scooter] Fifteen hundred dollars.
[laughing] No.
-Thousand? -Uh, yeah.
-[Scooter laughs] -[Santos] That's pushing it.
Ugh.
-That's more than we paid for the bike. -[Scooter] Yeah.
We got ourselves in a fix here. We need these parts bad
[Scooter] Yeah, and Jaime put us on a six grand budget.
-15,000? That would have doubled it. -That's more than double.
-Right? -[groans]
Any way, uh… you guys can, you know, shave off some?
Do we look like people that shave off some?
What else you got? I can't just give it away.
All right, so hear me out.
You cut us a deal on these parts, and we'll help you with your next build.
How much of a sweet deal are you talkin'?
The whole lot. We'll give you six grand.
We'll build you guys a badass Harley here or whatever you want.
What do you guys think?
Are you good with that?
Say you make it seven.
See the seven on my hat?
-[sighs] -[Rocket] Make it seven.
[nervous music playing]
I'm not even gonna argue.
-You got a deal. -[Scooter] Shake the man's hand.
Wow, halving the price? You said we were taking a big risk here.
It is a big risk. I don't know how I feel about being indebted to a biker gang.
Did you see Rocket and Santos? Those guys weren't exactly Boy Scouts.
Next drink's on you. You got all that cash.
-Show me the bike, I'll buy you a beer. -[Scooter] Ándale.
[Rabbit] Hell, for that kind of deal, we'll let you ride it first. All right.
I'd rather roll the dice
than have Jaime on my ass for the next three months.
-On our ass. -Scooter, you did a good job.
-[Scooter] Thanks, man. -Good job. Never do that to me again.
What?
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Damn, get your hands in the air And say yeah ♪
-You've come a super long way on this. -[Wes] Yeah.
They got us all the parts. It's going together.
-That's what'll bring the money on this. -[Jaime] Mm-hmm.
[Wes] We owe for these parts?
Okay. So the Grimlords,
who I guess is like a biker gang or something here in El Paso,
sold the parts to Rabbit and Scooter.
But now we have to build them a bike.
We're buildin' them a bike for free?
-That's-- -For these parts?
That's the way it sounds to me.
[Jaime] I gotta hand it to 'em.
Scooter and Rabbit coming through with these Indian parts was clutch.
Even if they did strike a deal to build a free motorcycle in the future.
But now that we have our first bike finished,
we need to get it in front of a buyer.
[Jaime] You got a manual for a '47 Indian you're workin' out of?
[Wes] This is old-school, when people knew how mechanics work.
The owner's manual shows you how to start it,
set the timing, the valves.
Nowadays, the owner manual tells you not to drink the battery acid.
Mm-hmm.
-[dramatic Western-style music playing] -[pigeon cooing]
[Scooter] We finished the Indian Chief,
and we need to hold up our end of the bargain
and let the Grimlords take it for its first ride.
This Indian Chief is our shop's first motorcycle restoration.
But it was more like a skeleton when we found it.
And tracking down the right parts was a journey in itself.
But once we got our hands on 'em, Wes brought this bike back from the dead.
Now it guzzles gasoline, breathes fire, and smokes the open road.
It's restored to the true glory
of an all-original Indian Chief motorcycle.
With the Grimlords' seal of approval, all that's left to do is to sell it.
[upbeat music playing]
[Andy] The Fleetline is primed and ready, so it's time to slap some paint on it.
It's particularly ideal to fade paint on this '52 Fleetline because it's round.
There are no hard lines.
We can fade black and candy apple red, but you gotta have an eye for color.
A fade can be very difficult, but candies help hide the fade somewhat.
A candy creates darkness with each layer.
It's gonna get darker and darker until it goes black.
If it goes black, it's a true candy.
Now, that's a sweet-lookin' paint job.
[Jaime] Your pipe there is awful close.
Now you're gonna have to push a little bit.
[Wes] We are in.
[Jaime] We just got the car back from paint about an hour ago.
Notice all the sparklies? Looks really good.
-[Wes] Let's see what we got. -[metal clatters]
[Wes] As you can see, we're wrenchin' away on this thing,
tryin' to get it all buttoned up and together.
Get this thing out for a test drive so we can get it sold.
We're super excited for this one. We put a lot of work in it.
We want big Texas dollars for this thing.
[Jaime] This car is such a diamond. My dad would be so proud.
[lively rock'n'roll playing]
[Jaime] This '52 Chevy Fleetline is finally complete,
and we could not be happier.
When it first rolled into the shop,
it barely seemed like it was worth our time or effort.
But we chopped the top,
gave it a brand-new top to bottom custom interior,
dropped in a 454 big-block engine,
and slapped a candy red metal flake paint job onto the exterior.
After a full custom rebuild, this thing's like a time machine,
bringing it back to '50s Americana.
I'm tempted to keep this Fleetline all to myself.
But there's money to be made, and she's gotta find a new home.
[Scooter] Oh! What's up, Conejo?
Check it out, man. I got 'em both placed and ready to sell.
Man, this thing shines like a… like a diamond, dude, like the sun.
-It's not a two-for-one sale, right? -No, no, no.
-[Scooter] Okay. -No, no.
Two awesome vehicles ready to go.
The '52 chop-top Fleetline and our Indian Chief motorcycle.
What's goin' on, fellas?
Anybody in the market for a good-lookin' motorcycle or a classic custom?
I tell you what, Scooter and I made some calls.
It's time to get some money flowin' in.
-[man] It's a nice car. -[Rabbit] It's a 1952.
[Scooter] Everything's new, man.
[Rabbit] Chop top, pancaked hood, French headlights, shaved door handles.
I'm lovin' all this leather.
[Rabbit] Built here at Borderland Customs.
Normally, we're only selling one car at a time.
And that's how most small garages do.
But now we have two vastly different vehicles
that should seriously bring in some diverse customers.
How about a little '47 Indian?
Completely original with all original Indian parts.
[Scooter] Oh, hey, Leon. Fox Body guy.
-That is a beautiful bike. -Wow.
-What are you asking for it? -80 thousand.
[Scooter] Dollars.
-Not pesos? -Not pesos.
No pesos.
How much you askin' for the bike?
We're askin' 60 on the Indian.
This is a little out of my price range right now.
Very nice. Very nice. Thank you for having me out, guys.
-[Scooter] Thank you. -[Rabbit] Thank you for coming.
-Thank you, sir. -[Rabbit] See you.
[man] All right, it's clean. It looks cherry, man.
Sit in it. It looks even better from behind the wheel.
Best way to look.
You'd turn a lot of heads in this car, man.
-[Robert] Oh yeah. -Definitely.
I'm digging it, man. I'm digging it.
Talk to me. How much are you looking for on this?
We're asking 80,000 for it.
-[Scooter] 80 Gs. -Is that negotiable?
-What are you lookin' to spend? -I was looking at about 65, 70.
You know, when I hear 65 to 70, I automatically go to 70.
We're sittin' at 80. How about 75?
If you take 70, I'll take this off your hands right now.
It's a beauty. I love it.
But I got 70.
-Cash? -70 cash.
You just bought yourself a '52 Chevrolet, sir.
-[Scooter] Ooh! -[Robert] Thank you.
-Thank you. -[Scooter] Congrats.
We paid 6,500 for the Fleetline and the Indian.
So let's say 3,250 in that old Chevy.
We put about $28,000 in upgrades.
But considering we sold it for 70 grand, that's a profit of $38,750.
-We're gonna go do a bit of paperwork. -[Scooter] Send in the paperwork.
I'll wipe it up for you so you can drive off with a clean car.
[Rabbit] Scooter, there should be one more guy comin' to look at the Indian.
I do hope Rabbit makes it back. I'm not that much of a salesman.
Maybe I can just bluff my way through it.
[Scooter humming]
Uh-oh.
-Hey, how you doin', sir? -[man] Pretty good.
-I'm Dave. -Scooter.
-Welcome. -Nice to meet you.
-I can tell that you're an Indian fan. -Yeah. Oh yeah. That's what I ride now.
-Nice. -Now, tell me about the bike.
Give me some specs on it. Has it been touched inside?
Hold that thought. Uh, Wes!
-Wes! There's Wes. This guy knows bikes. -[Wes] All right?
-He rides bikes too. -[Wes] Where's Rabbit?
-He went to finalize the sale on the '52. -[Wes] Nice.
-This gentleman-- -I'm Dave.
-Wesley. -Nice to meet you.
-Wes. Dave. So you're a bike guy. -[Wes] Oh yeah.
-All original paint. -[Dave] Wow.
We searched high and low
to make sure we found all the pieces to put this back together,
down to the fasteners.
I mean, this is about as original as you're gonna get.
Well, you did a heck of a job, man. And have you put a price on it, Wes?
Yeah, we're wantin' to get about 60 for it.
-You know, this ain't no starter bike. -Oh no.
-[Scooter] Or scooter. -[Dave] Oh no.
-Work with me. -What are you at?
I'd probably be interested in comin' in at around…
maybe about 45.
[Scooter] Ooh-ee.
Yeah, we… I just… We just can't go that low.
-50 grand, cash money. -[Scooter] 50.
You can ride this outta here today.
So you can't do less than 50?
-[Scooter] No! -We need… 50's our bottom dollar.
-50 grand. -I'll meet you at 50.
-Shake the man's hand. -You got a deal.
-Thanks! -Bought some history.
-[Rabbit] What's goin' on? -Sure I'll love it.
-Hey, Conejo! -What's up, Rabbit? Just sold the bike.
-How much of this man's money did we take? -[Wes] 50 grand.
-50 thousand. -[Wes] 50 thousand.
He's gonna ride this puppy home.
Damn, Wes. I didn't know you was a salesman.
There's a lot of things about me you don't know.
[Rabbit] Apparently so.
What a saga it's been with the chop-top Chevy
and the Indian Chief,
but we got 'em both sold.
We bought 'em both together for $6,500 in a two-for-one deal.
We put 40 grand in the two of them, but we sold them for 120,000 together.
With the sale of the Lincoln at 90K, we're in the black at $147,250,
which is a big step towards our goal of a half a mil.
-[Scooter] Dave. -[Rabbit] Dave.
We gotta take your money and do some paperwork.
-All right. Let's go. -Follow me.
[phone buzzing]
[Scooter] Oh, it's Cabe.
[in Spanish] What's up, Cabe?
[Cabe] So, how are you? Ready to buy another car or what?
Hmm…
Well, last time you made me look bad.
[Cabe] I have a buddy who was betting.
Uh-huh.
And they paid him with an Apache 1961 Chevrolet C10.
Let me explain to Rabbit, because he's looking at me like, "What the hell?"
[in English] It's my friend Cabe, and he's given me information on a '61 C10.
-Won it in a bet. Wants to get rid of it. -[Cabe speaks Spanish]
-What do you think? -Is it a solid car?
-I mean, is it rough? -[Scooter] Uh…
Does it run? Does it not?
[in Spanish] How's the truck? Have you seen it?
[Cabe] I haven't seen it.
But I feel like it's gonna be a good bargain, you know?
-[Scooter] Yes. -[Cabe] I feel it.
But that's what you said last time. And what happened with the '52?
I have Rabbit here. He's still angry.
[in English] He says he's not… he's unsure of the conditions of the truck,
but he… the guy, he just wants to get rid of it.
Well, is it close?
[in Spanish] Where is the address?
[Cabe] It is in Juarez.
[in English] The vehicle's in Juarez.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, that ain't happenin'.
[Cabe, in Spanish] I will text you the information now.
I have a good feeling about this.
[Scooter] Let's see if you redeem yourself, you bastard.
[laughs]
[in English] But Apache trucks, stylish, cool, and versatile.
You can restore 'em, hot-rod 'em, trick 'em out any way you like.
We'd be crazy not to check this tip out, if it's real.
[Spanish-language rap playing]
[Rabbit] He won it in a bet. Odds are he doesn't want it.
-He's not attached. Maybe we get it cheap. -[Scooter] Yes.
[Scooter and seller speaking Spanish]
-[Rabbit, in English] What's goin' on? -[Scooter and seller speaking Spanish]
[Scooter, in English] This is the truck here.
What do you think, Rabbit? Potential?
There's potential there. It just needs a lot of work.
So first thing off the bat, it don't have a '61 hood on it.
[Scooter speaking Spanish]
-[in English] Oh! No engine. -[Rabbit] No.
[Scooter] Or transmission.
[Rabbit] I can definitely see some potential here, though.
[Scooter] The guys at the shop are gonna like it.
[Rabbit] Oh yeah. Everybody loves buildin' trucks.
[Rabbit] I think, at the end of the day, the little short-bed C10 will be a winner.
Short-bed trucks are so popular,
they're taking long-bed trucks, cutting them in half and shortening them
because we're running out of short-beds.
They are the choice of anybody that's customizing,
building a hot rod, or whatever.
-[Scooter] Potential. -[Rabbit] There is potential there.
I mean, it's a short-bed Chevrolet truck either way you twist it.
These trucks sell good. Extremely desirable.
So when you can get an OG original short-bed first gen C10,
that's gonna be a win.
They're pretty hot in the Borderland.
Very, very hot, extremely popular vehicles.
-Ask what he wants for his half a pickup. -Oh! Okay, yeah.
[Scooter and Daniel speaking Spanish]
He wants 2,500 bucks.
-[Rabbit] 2,500? -Yeah.
Give 1,500 bucks for it.
[Scooter and Daniel speaking Spanish]
He wants 2,500 because he's got two other people coming.
[Rabbit] But they're not here to pay for it. Does he have the title for it?
[Scooter and Daniel speaking Spanish]
He doesn't have it with him, but he'll make a phone call and get it.
[Rabbit] 2,000, we'll buy it.
[both speaking Spanish]
He's… he's rock-solid at 2,500, man.
We'll do 2,500 if he can produce the title.
[Scooter speaking Spanish]
[speaking Spanish]
He's gonna make a phone call, and he's gonna get it for us.
-Shake on it. -[Daniel speaks Spanish]
-[Rabbit] We got a project. Here's 2,500. -[Scooter] Pay the man.
-Let's get this thing loaded up. -[speaks Spanish]
[Rabbit] Get the deed to this thing and get on back to the shop.
This takes me back to the days when I was workin' new car dealerships,
and you get that guy that's just gonna, you know, get the best deal
and, "I'm gonna work you over!"
But at the end of the day, though,
I guarantee we'll be the big winners on the other end with this Apache.
That's right.
[Scooter grunts]
-[Rabbit] Are you even pushin', Scooter? -[Scooter] I'm pushing.
[Scooter speaks Spanish]
[in English] Who's this guy?
[truck door slams]
[in Spanish] What are you doing?
I sold the truck.
-But it's mine. It's not yours. -No, it's not yours anymore.
-You lost it. -I'm waiting for a chance to get it back.
[in English] He says, "You lost the truck. You lost the hand in the card game."
"I don't care. I'm not gonna give you the title."
[Rabbit] So this guy sold us a truck he doesn't own.
Oh boy.
No, no. Not on me here.
[upbeat music playing]
[music fades]