Original subtitles

>> Narrator: THERE ARE MORE

SALVAGED AND ABANDONED VEHICLES

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAN

ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.

>> [ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> Narrator: THOUSANDS HIT THE

AUCTION BLOCKS EACH WEEK.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

IT'S A GOLD MINE FOR THOSE

WILLING TO STOMACH THE RISK.

>> WHOA [BLEEP]

>> Narrator: THE RIGHT FLIP CAN

TURN A CLUNKER INTO

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS...

>> OW! [ LAUGHS ]

>> Narrator: ...OR LEAVE YOU

SADDLED WITH A PILE OF SCRAP

METAL.

>> OH.

>> Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF

"TEXAS CAR WARS"...

THE CAR AUCTIONS GET DOWNRIGHT

UGLY.

>> IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT I

WANT, I'M LEAVING WITH IT.

>> ARE YOU JACKING WITH ME?

>> I'M EITHER GONNA WIN THIS CAR

AND TAKE IT HOME OR I'M GONNA

HURT YOU BAD TRYING TO GET IT.

>> Narrator: SOME GARAGES LEARN

TO WORK TOGETHER.

>> DON'T SPEND MONEY ON THINGS

WE DON'T NEED.

>> YOU BREAK MORE [BLEEP] JUST

BY BEING YOU.

>> I'M FROM JERSEY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE

[BLEEP] WITH.

>> Narrator: AND OTHERS JUST TRY

TO GET THE JOB DONE.

>> I CAN FLIP THIS AND NOT EVEN

BREAK A SWEAT.

>> HOW ARE WE LOOKING?

>> NOT GOOD.

THIS THING LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]

>> Narrator: CENTRAL TEXAS, ONE

OF THE CAR-AUCTION CAPITALS OF

THE COUNTRY.

EVERY WEEK, GARAGES FROM ALL

AROUND TEXAS COMPETE TO TURN

JUNKED CARS INTO PAY DIRT.

THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF GARAGES

THAT YOU COULD CALL REGULARS

HERE, AND SOME OF THEM WILL GIVE

YOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY.

TAKE BARRETT AUTO CARE.

THEY'RE A MOM-AND-POP SHOP WITH

BEEP AND HOLLEY AT THE REINS.

BUT DON'T LET HOLLEY'S GOOD

LOOKS FOOL YOU- SHE'S JUST AS

TOUGH AS ANY OF THEM.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY AN ADVANTAGE

THAT I'M A WOMAN AT THESE

AUCTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T

KNOW WHAT I'M THERE FOR.

I LOOK LIKE I'M THERE JUST TO

KEEP THE HUSBAND COMPANY, AND

THEN I SNEAK IN AND I STEAL A

CAR FROM THEM.

>> Narrator: NOW,

RODRIGUEZ ROD & CYCLE IS AN

INTERESTING BUNCH.

THEY'RE A BACKYARD OUTFIT WITH

JOSH LEADING THE CREW.

>> LET'S GO MAKE SOME MONEY.

>> HELL, YEAH. LET'S GO.

>> Narrator: THEY AIN'T A FANCY

SHOP, BUT THAT DOESN'T KEEP THEM

OUT OF THE GAME.

>> I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT A CAR

AND TELL YOU WITHIN TWO MINUTES

WHETHER THAT THING IS WORTH

RESTORING OR WHETHER IT'S JUST A

HEAP OF JUNK.

>> Narrator: I'D WATCH OUT FOR

HIM.

DON'T GET ME STARTED ON

OLD SKOOL KUSTOMS.

THEIR KINGPIN IS FRANK, AND HE

IS FLUSH WITH MONEY.

>> LET'S BUTTON EVERYTHING UP

AND HEAD TO THE AUCTION.

>> COME ON, TIGGER.

LET'S GO SPEND SOME OF FRANK'S

MONEY.

>> I GOT IT.

>> Narrator: NOW, I'M NOT GONNA

SAY FRANK'S RUTHLESS, BUT LET'S

JUST SAY YOU DON'T GET RICH IN

THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT STEPPING

ON A FEW TOES.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

IF I SEE SOMETHING I WANT,

NOBODY'S GONNA STAND IN MY WAY.

I'M GONNA OWN IT.

>> Narrator: LAST, WE HAVE

ATOMIC GARAGE.

THEY'RE THE NEW GUYS IN TOWN.

>> LET'S GO BUY A DAMN CAR.

>> CAN WE PLEASE GET A DOUGHNUT?

>> NO.

>> NICE THINKING.

>> Narrator: THEY MAY NOT BE THE

MOST EXPERIENCED OF THE BUNCH,

BUT WHAT THEY LACK IN

EXPERIENCE, THEY MAKE UP FOR IN

CONFIDENCE.

>> AT THESE AUCTIONS, YOU GOT TO

KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,

YOU GOT TO HAVE MONEY, AND MOST

OF ALL, YOU GOT TO HAVE BALLS.

>> Narrator: THIS WEEK, THE

GARAGES ARE HEADED TO A SALVAGE

YARD IN SOUTH AUSTIN, WHERE

THEY'RE EACH HOPING TO FIND

THAT ONE JUNKER THEY CAN FLIP

FOR A COOL PROFIT.

BUT FLIPPING CARS IS RISKY

BUSINESS, AND AUCTION RULES ARE

STRICT.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF Y'ALL

FOR COMING OUT HERE TODAY TO THE

AUCTION.

WE'VE GOT A NICE GROUP OF CARS

FOR YOU TO LOOK AT TODAY.

MY AUCTION FOLLOWS A SIMPLE SET

OF RULES.

POTENTIAL BUYERS HAVE EXACTLY

10 MINUTES TO LOOK AT EACH CAR

BEFORE IT HITS THE AUCTION

BLOCK.

THEY CAN OPEN THE HOODS.

THEY CAN OPEN THE DOORS.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO TRY TO

START THE ENGINES, 'CAUSE IF

SOMETHING BLOWS, WE DON'T WANT

IT TO HAPPEN ON OUR WATCH.

EVERYTHING HERE TODAY IS SOLD

AS-IS, WHERE IT IS.

IF YOU BUY THEM AND THEY BREAK

IN TWO HALVES, YOU OWN BOTH

HALVES, SO YOU'RE BUYING WHAT

YOU SEE.

CAR NUMBER ONE IS A

'64 THUNDERBIRD.

YOU TALK ABOUT A HARD-TO-FIND,

RARE ITEM, WE GOT IT HERE.

>> Narrator: THE THUNDERBIRD WAS

FORD'S ANSWER TO THE

CHEVY CORVETTE.

THE FIRST YEAR FORD MADE THE

T-BIRD, THEY OUTSOLD CORVETTE

23 TO 1 AND ARE STILL POPULAR TO

THIS DAY.

THEY CAN BE EASY MONEY IN THE

RIGHT HANDS.

BARRETT AUTO CARE IS THE FIRST

GARAGE TO CHECK OUT THE T-BIRD.

>> SMELLS LIKE IT'S RUN

RECENTLY.

>> GOT FRESH COOLANT, FRESH GAS

IN IT.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE

AFTERMARKET FLOWMASTERS ON IT.

>> YOU CAN MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY

ON A CLASSIC CAR THAN A

LATE-MODEL CAR.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS IT TAKES A

LOT MORE MONEY AND A LOT MORE

TIME, BUT I'M INTERESTED.

IF WE CAN GET THIS THING AT THE

RIGHT PRICE, I THINK WE CAN MAKE

A LOT OF MONEY ON IT.

>> Narrator: SOUNDS LIKE HOLLEY

AND BEEP ARE GONNA MAKE A PLAY

FOR THE T-BIRD.

WE'LL SEE IF ATOMIC HAS THE SAME

IDEA.

>> THE CURVES ON IT ARE GOOD.

>> LOOK AT THE INTERIOR, DUDE-

IT'S ALL THERE.

THAT'S WHAT'S HARD TO FIND ABOUT

THESE CARS.

I MEAN, THAT INTERIOR IS

AWESOME.

>> THE T-BIRD IS A BADASS CAR.

WE COULD SELL IT FOR A HUGE

PROFIT.

>> POP THAT HOOD.

DUDE, THIS IS THE FOUR BARREL.

THIS MEANS THIS IS THE BIGGER

ONE.

THIS IS THE ONE WE WANT.

>> I'M WONDERING IF THESE GUYS

ARE EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT

THIS IS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

WITH THIS ENGINE.

>> THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THIS

ENGINE WITHOUT A FOUR-BARREL

CARB.

>> THIS IS ACTUALLY A

SOUGHT-AFTER T-BIRD.

>> "OH, IT'S A FOUR-BARREL

CARBURETOR.

IT'S THE BIG ONE."

I DON'T THINK HE EVEN KNOWS WHAT

HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

>> ATOMIC KNOWS CLASSIC CARS.

AND THIS CAR IS GONNA MAKE A TON

OF MONEY.

>> Narrator: WELL, ATOMIC MAY

TRY AND GIVE HOLLEY AND BEEP A

RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.

>> HEY, DENNIS, YOU'RE OLD

ENOUGH TO REMEMBER HOW THE HOODS

OPEN ON THESE THINGS.

THE OIL'S WHERE THE OIL'S

SUPPOSED TO BE.

ON THAT T-BIRD, I'D HAVE TO

DROP AT LEAST 5 GRAND IN IT TO

MAKE IT A SELLABLE CAR.

THERE'S JUST NO MONEY TO BE MADE

ON IT.

IT'S NOT WORTH MY TIME.

>> Narrator: OLD FRANK'S NOT

GONNA BITE.

JOSH AND HIS CREW ARE THE LAST

TO ASSESS.

>> BUT THIS T-BIRD BEING

RESTORED PROPERLY AND GETTING

ALL THE LITTLE BELLS AND

WHISTLES THAT IT NEEDS TO MAKE

THIS THING SHINE- I COULD

DOUBLE MY MONEY OFF OF THIS CAR

PRETTY EASY.

>> WE GOT CAPS, A RIM OR TWO.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BUY

THIS THING AT A CHEAP PRICE SO I

CAN MAKE CASH OFF OF IT AND MAKE

EVERYBODY HAPPY.

>> Narrator: SO, JOSH IS IN.

NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE WHICH OF

THESE SHOPS IS GONNA TAKE IT

HOME.

SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING

AUCTION.

>> ALL RIGHT, WHO WILL START ME

OUT HERE?

[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A

HAPPY HOUR THAT I MISSED, BUT

THESE GUYS ARE GOING STUPID OVER

THIS CAR.

>> $2,700.

>> $2,700.

[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> $3,500.

>> $3,500. $3,750?

$3,500. $3,750?

>> [BLEEP] ARE YOU DOING?

RODRIGUEZ, YOU CAN'T AFFORD

THIS.

YOU'RE RAISING THE PRICE UP.

>> SEEING ATOMIC BID ON THIS

CAR, I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA TAKE

IT TO THEIR SHOP AND JUST

DESTROY THIS THING.

I'M NOT GONNA LET THESE GUYS

SCREW UP A CLASSIC CAR.

>> I'M FROM JERSEY.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE

[BLEEP] WITH.

>> [ CALLING CONTINUES ]

>> $3,750.

>> $3,800.

>> $3,800. NOW $3,900.

>> ATOMIC AND RODRIGUEZ ARE

GOING CRAZY.

DO THEY NOT KNOW THE RESALE OF

THESE CARS?

>> THERE'S A BUYER FOR THIS CAR.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW THEM 'CAUSE

YOU'RE OLD.

>> $3,850.

>> [ CALLING CONTINUES ]

>> I'LL GO $4,000.

>> $4,000 NOW.

>> I'M EITHER GONNA WIN THIS CAR

AND TAKE IT HOME, OR I'M GONNA

HURT YOU BAD TRYING TO GET IT.

>> THEY'RE [BLEEP] IDIOTS.

>> [ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> $4,100.

>> RODRIGUEZ- ALL HE KNOWS HOW

TO DO IS PAINT.

THIS ISN'T YOUR CAR- NOT

HAPPENING.

>> [ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

ALL IN, ALL DONE AT $4,100.

I HAVE IT.

SOLD AT $4,100. $4,100.

>> YOU KNOW, ATOMIC SPENT WAY

TOO MUCH MONEY ON THAT CAR, AND

THEY FELL FOR MY TRAP.

I BID THOSE SUCKERS UP.

NOW THOSE TURKEYS GET TO TAKE

THAT PIECE OF JUNK HOME AND TRY

TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF ALL THAT

MONEY THEY JUST GOT DONE

SPENDING.

>> IS THERE GOLD IN THE TRUNK OF

THAT CAR?

DID I MISS SOMETHING?

>> GO, YEAH? SO, 4,100?

OKAY.

>> WE JUST SPENT $4,100 ON THIS

T-BIRD.

I HAVE FIVE KIDS.

I DIPPED INTO THEIR COLLEGE

FUND.

WE DON'T SELL THIS CAR [BLEEP]

GONNA HIT THE FAN.

>> COOL.

>> HOOK IT UP, MARTY.

SEE IF IT CRANKS.

>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO IDEA IF

THIS CAR WILL EVEN START.

>> WE BLEW OUR LOAD ON THIS CAR,

AND NOW I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M HOOKED UP.

>> UNTIL WE HEAR THIS CAR TURN

OVER, WE'RE SWEATING BULLETS.

>> TO YOUR LEFT.

>> TURN IT ALL THE WAY LEFT.

CAN'T HOLD THE SHIFTER TOO LONG.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

>> OH!

>> YEAH!

HELL, YEAH!

>> THAT'S IT.

[ HORN HONKS ]

>> OH, THAT IS AWESOME!

[ ENGINE REVS ]

>> BEAUTIFUL, BABY!

>> [ LAUGHS ] WHOO!

>> Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME FOR

ATOMIC GARAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT

THEY'VE GOT THEMSELVES INTO.

>> TURN.

>> TURN, TURN.

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> WOMEN DRIVERS.

>> ATOMIC GARAGE HAS ONLY BEEN

AROUND FOR THREE MONTHS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

HONK THE HORN, I'M GONNA STAB

YOU.

[ HORN HONKS ]

MARTY- HE DOES BODY WORK.

MIKE- METAL AND PAINT.

ME- ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL.

AND MY WIFE, SARAH- SHE'S THE

ACE IN THE HOLE.

SHE HANDLES ALL LOGISTICS.

SHE DOES THE BOOKS AND SAVES US

A TON OF MONEY.

>> THESE GUYS WOULDN'T KNOW

WHAT'S IN THE BANK ACCOUNT IF IT

WASN'T FOR ME.

THEY ARE SO JUVENILE.

OH!

>> WE KNOW HOW TO PLAY HARD, BUT

WE ALSO KNOW HOW TO WORK HARD.

>> THERE YOU GO.

COOL.

>> MARTY- YEAH.

>> I DON'T THINK THESE DOOR

PANELS ARE GONNA CUT IT, MAN.

>> OHH, MAN.

LOOK HOW BAD THAT IS.

>> WE'LL PROBABLY END UP JUST

REDOING THEM.

>> THAT SUCKS.

>> I DON'T THINK WE CAN FIX

THESE.

>> THERE'S A WIRE WITH TAPE

AROUND IT JUST HANGING OFF THE

IGNITION.

>> HEY, GUYS, WANT TO PUT THE

LIST TOGETHER?

LET'S KIND OF LIKE JUST ROUGH

LIST, THROW IT UP ON THE BOARD,

AND THEN WE'LL NUMBER IT, AS FAR

AS PRIORITY GOES.

>> [ IMITATES COMPUTER BEEPING ]

>> WE CAN GO TWO WAYS- RESTORE

THIS CAR- MAKE IT BORING, SELL

IT TO AN OLD GUY, OR PUT A COOL

PAINT JOB ON IT, DROP IT ON ITS

BALLS, AND SELL IT TO THE KID

THAT'S GONNA CRUISE IT EVERY

DAY.

I'D RATHER GO THAT WAY.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO, REALLY, THE

FIRST PRIORITY IS DOING ALL THE

BODY WORK.

DINGS AND DENTS- GET ALL THAT

STUFF PULLED OUT.

>> DINGS AND DENTS.

>> AND NUMBER TWO IS A BADASS

PAINT JOB.

>> MAN, SEAFOAM GREEN-

SOMETHING BRIGHT.

>> SWEET.

>> I WAS VOTED TO BE THE PAINT

AND BODY GUY.

MAN, THIS T-BIRD'S GONNA COME

OUT AWESOME.

>> WHATEVER MIKE SAYS GOES.

>> SO, THE GUYS WANT TO PAINT

THE CAR SEAFOAM GREEN WITH A

SILVER TOP.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

THEY PICKED A GREAT COLOR.

>> GONNA HIDE ALL THE DINGS AND

DENTS.

>> RIGHT ON.

>> AND REALLY, THE LAST THING IS

GONNA BE THE AIR RIDE- GET THE

SUSPENSION ALL SET UP.

>> THE SUSPENSION'S WHAT'S GONNA

MAKE THIS CAR SO VISUALLY

APPEALING.

AN AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION REPLACES

THE OLD STEEL SPRINGS WITH SOME

SWEET AIR BAGS THAT YOU CAN

LOWER AND RAISE THE CAR.

IT ALSO HELPS THE RIDE.

>> Narrator: THE GUYS HAVE BIG

PLANS FOR THEIR FIRST FLIP

TOGETHER.

ATOMIC'S BUDGET ON THE REBUILD

IS CLOSE TO $4,500, BRINGING

THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT TO

$8,600.

IN 14 DAYS, THEY'RE HOPING TO

SELL THIS CAR FOR $15,000.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THEY'RE HOPING FOR A PROFIT OF

OVER 7,000 BUCKS.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS STAY

FOCUSED.

>> AH, PREMATURE. PREMATURE.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> Narrator: THESE BOYS JUST MAY

BE IN OVER THEIR HEADS.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER AUCTION IN

TEXAS.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S BACK FOR

ANOTHER GO, INCLUDING THE BOYS

FROM ATOMIC.

SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN

TO QUIT.

>> OUR NEXT LOT IS LOT

NUMBER 28.

WE HAVE A 2002 NISSAN XTERRA.

>> Narrator: THE XTERRA WAS

NISSAN'S FIRST COMPACT S.U.V.,

WITH REAL OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES

AND RUGGED STYLING.

>> THIS AUCTION TODAY, MAN, IF

IT WERE A BEAUTY CONTEST, THERE

WOULDN'T BE A WINNER OR A

RUNNER-UP.

I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A POSSIBILITY HERE.

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING SEXY

ABOUT THE XTERRA, BUT I CAN MAKE

SOME FAST MONEY ON IT.

>> WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE JUST

TICKLES THE HECK OUT OF ME.

>> Narrator: LOOKS LIKE FRANK

FOUND SOMETHING HE LIKES.

>> ALL THESE LATE-MODEL CARS,

THEY'RE CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS.

I'M NOT A COMPUTER NERD.

I WORK ON REAL CARS AND GET MY

HANDS DIRTY.

THIS THING AIN'T GOING HOME WITH

US.

WE AIN'T GOT ENOUGH METRIC TOOLS

IN OUR SHOP TO EVEN TOUCH THIS

THING.

I DON'T SIT THERE AND TYPE

BUTTONS ALL DAY TRYING TO FIGURE

OUT WHY MY CAR IS NOT RUNNING

GOOD.

>> Narrator: JOSH DOESN'T SEEM

TO HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR

COMPUTERS.

HE LIKES HIS CARS PRETTY AND

DUMB.

THAT LEAVES BEEP AND HOLLEY TO

DECIDE TO GO UP AGAINST FRANK IF

THEY WANT THIS CAR.

>> HOW'S THAT LOOKING?

>> CHECK THE TRANNY FLUID MAYBE.

>> IT'S FULL.

>> THIS NISSAN IS OUR BREAD AND

BUTTER.

IT'S WHAT WE DO DAY-IN AND

DAY-OUT.

>> I CAN FLIP THIS NISSAN XTERRA

IN A FEW DAYS, MAKE A FEW GRAND,

AND NOT EVEN BREAK A SWEAT.

>> Narrator: BEEP AND HOLLEY ARE

GONNA PUT THEIR MONEY ON THE

XTERRA.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE NOT TOO

GOOD WITH A POKER FACE.

FRANK CAN SEE THEY'RE CLEARLY

INTERESTED.

>> HEY, BEEP, IS THAT THE WINNER

RIGHT THERE?

I'M WATCHING THE BARRETTS.

THEY'RE ACTING LIKE TOURISTS

LOOKING AT THIS THING.

SEE, WHAT YOU DO, YOU DON'T

HOVER YOU'RE IT 'CAUSE THEN

SOMEBODY KNOWS YOU WANT IT.

THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE SHOWN THEIR

CARDS, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A

LITTLE FUN WITH THIS XTERRA.

I'M GONNA MAKE THEM PAY FOR IT

IF THEY WANT IT.

>> ARE WE READY TO GO?

LET'S SELL THE CAR.

[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> $500.

>> THEY CAN HAVE THAT STUPID

THING.

THERE'S A REASON IT'S ALREADY IN

A JUNKYARD, AND IT'S NOT EVEN

10 YEARS OLD.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

>> I CAN TELL HOLLEY REALLY

WANTS THIS CAR.

I'M GONNA PLAY THE GAME WITH HER

FOR A LITTLE BIT.

>> MY PROBLEM WITH FRANK IS HE'S

GOT DEEPER POCKETS THAN ME.

I DON'T LIKE GETTING IN A

BIDDING WAR WITH FRANK.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

>> SHE'S NOT GETTING AWAY THAT

EASY.

$2,100.

>> ARE YOU JACKING WITH ME?!

I COULD KILL FRANK RIGHT NOW.

I THOUGHT HE WAS OUT!

>> IF HOLLEY WANTS THE XTERRA,

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT FRANK

THINKS HE'S DOING, BUT I AM NOT

LETTING HIM HAVE THIS CAR.

>> YOU'RE BEING OUT-BID BY A

WOMAN.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> SOLD. $2,150. SOLD. $2,150.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT NICE

LITTLE RIDE THERE.

>> I MADE HOLLEY PUT HER MONEY

WHERE HER MOUTH WAS.

SHE PAID FOR THE CAR.

>> HI.

>> $2,150, CORRECT?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO

WITH THAT XTERRA?

THEY GONNA PUT SOME BARS ON THE

TOP, THROW ONE OF THOSE FANCY

GIZMOS ON THE INTERIOR THAT

PLAYS THE FLAT DISCS?

>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE

THIS THING OUT.

JUST HIT THE KEY.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> NOTHING.

>> NOTHING?

>> WHEN WE BUY A CAR FROM AN

AUCTION, IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS

WHETHER IT'S EVEN GONNA START OR

NOT.

>> THIS IS THE NERVE-WRACKING

PART WHERE WE'RE ALL ON EDGE.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

CHECK THAT STARTER CONTACT DOWN

THERE.

HEY, TRY THAT.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

>> Narrator: UH-OH.

LET'S HOPE BARRETT AUTO DIDN'T

JUST BUY A $2,000 BOAT ANCHOR.

COMING UP ON "TEXAS CAR WARS"...

ATOMIC HAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE

OF OPINION.

>> WHY ARE YOU GONNA CRY NOW?

>> I'M NOT CRYING.

YOU BREAK MORE [BLEEP] JUST BY

BEING YOU.

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS

BATTERY'S ANY GOOD OR NOT.

>> Narrator: BARRETT AUTO JUST

BOUGHT A NISSAN XTERRA AT

AUCTION FOR JUST OVER $2,000.

A GREAT DEAL- IF THEY CAN GET

IT TO START.

>> HEY, TRY THAT.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS, TURNS OVER ]

>> Both: WHOO!

[ HORN HONKS ]

>> IT'S LIKE HEARING YOUR CHILD

SAY "MOMMY" FOR THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUND.

>> WE SCORED!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> Narrator: BUYING THE CAR IS

THE EASY PART.

NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE WHAT REAL

WORK IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FLIP

THIS XTERRA.

[ HORN HONKS ]

>> I'M BEEP KITCHEN, AND I RUN

THE SHOP.

MY WIFE, HOLLEY, RUNS THE

OFFICE.

AND I HAVE A CREW OF GUYS THAT

WORK FOR US.

>> WE ARE A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS.

AND WHEN BEEP AND I VERY FIRST

TALKED ABOUT HAVING KIDS, WE

AGREED- NO DAYCARE.

>> [ SCREAMS ]

>> HEY, LET'S NOT PLAY IN

ELECTRICITY.

BOBBY, HEY, THAT'S ENOUGH.

>> [ CRIES ]

>> AND I'M RETHINKING THAT NOW.

>> [ CRIES ]

>> I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT IT

UP ON THE LIFT.

>> IS IT GOING UP, BUDDY?

>> YEAH.

>> THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME.

>> THAT'S GOOD, BUDDY.

THANK YOU.

>> BOY, SHE'S OILY.

>> IT'S COMING RIGHT OUT OF

THERE, WHICH IS PROBABLY REAR

MAIN SEAL AND VALVE COVERS.

>> WHY DON'T WE COME OVER AND

RUN THE NUMBERS REAL QUICK ON

THE BOARD?

>> WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

>> LET'S WRITE EVERYTHING WE

NEED, WHAT WE WANT TO PUT INTO

IT.

THE NISSAN NEEDS TIMING BELT,

WATER PUMP, TUNE-UP.

>> THERE'S SOME DENTS THAT WE

WANT TO FIX.

WE WANT TO GET THAT REPAINTED.

THE SEATS NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.

WE'RE GONNA REPLACE THE

HEADLINER IN THE CAR.

IT'S THE TOP PART INSIDE THE

CAR.

THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF

OF IT.

AND WE'RE GONNA REPLACE IT WITH

BLACK FELT.

WE'RE GONNA PUT DANNY IN CHARGE

OF THAT BECAUSE HE CAN DO A

GOOD JOB.

DANNY, GO GET THE BLACK FABRIC

FOR THE HEADLINER.

>> YOU CAN HAVE CARS THAT ARE IN

PERFECT MECHANICAL CONDITION BUT

LOOK BAD, AND THAT MAKES IT A

TOUGH SELLER BECAUSE THEY'RE

LIKE, "EW, IT DOESN'T LOOK

RIGHT."

>> Narrator: IN ADDITION TO

PAINT AND INTERIOR WORK, BEEP

AND HOLLEY ARE ALSO GONNA DO

CUSTOM ENGRAVING ON THE XTERRA'S

ROOF RACK.

>> SHOULD WE DO "NISSAN" OR

"XTERRA?"

>> I THINK "XTERRA."

>> Narrator: THEY'RE BUDGETING

JUST UNDER $1,000 FOR THE

REBUILD, BRINGING THE TOTAL

INVESTMENT TO JUST OVER 3 GRAND.

THEY'RE HOPING TO SELL IT IN A

WEEK FOR $6,500, WHICH WILL

BRING THEM A QUICK PROFIT OF

IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY,

BUT IT'S WORTH IT IF THEY CAN

FLIP IT QUICKLY.

>> LET'S GO, GUYS.

WE GOT TO HUSTLE.

>> Narrator: IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR

A CAR AUCTION.

IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT,

YOU CAN MAKE A KILLING.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU LAND YOURSELF

SOME PRICEY NEW LAWN ART.

>> OUR NEXT LOT IS A 1955 FORD

FAIRLANE.

IT'S LOT OF THREE.

YOU CAN PUT ALL THREE OF

THESE TOGETHER AND MAKE YOU ONE

GENUINE CLASSIC RIGHT HERE.

>> Narrator: THE FAIRLANE WAS

AMERICA'S FAMILY CAR.

TWO-DOOR COUPE TO A FOUR-DOOR

STATION WAGON.

NOWADAYS A MINT CONDITION

FAIRLANE CAN BRING TOP DOLLAR.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THREE, YEAH.

>> I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR

FAIRLANES, BUT THE ENGINES

AREN'T ANY GOOD IN ANY OF THEM.

THERE'S NO MONEY TO BE MADE.

>> Narrator: BEEP DOESN'T SEE

ANY POTENTIAL IN THESE THREE

FAIRLANES.

>> OH, THIS ENGINE'S HURTING,

MAN.

>> LET'S RUN AROUND AND LOOK AT

THE OTHER ONES.

THE FIRST ONE IS OKAY.

THIS ONE HAS ALL THE CHROME,

WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE YOU

CAN'T REALLY FIND IT.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

>> IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME FOR THAT.

>> IF IT WAS A TWO-DOOR

FAIRLANE, NO-BRAINER- YOU BUY

IT BECAUSE IT'S DESIRABLE.

BUT THIS IS A FOUR-DOOR FAIRLANE

THAT NO ONE WANTS.

>> Narrator: THE SAME SEEMED TO

BE THE CASE FOR ATOMIC, LEAVING

IT TO FRANK AND JOSH TO MAKE A

GO FOR IT IF EITHER OF THEM

WANTS THESE FAIRLANES.

>> [ Laughing ] HMM, I CAN SMELL

THE VARNISH GAS FROM HERE.

FORDS OVERALL ARE A HARDER CAR

TO SELL THAN A GM.

THE OLD FORDS.

IF I TAKE HOME THESE FAIRLANES,

I WON'T PUT THEM TOGETHER.

I'LL PART THEM OUT, AND THAT'S

HOW I'LL MAKE MY MONEY.

>> Narrator: FRANK IS INTERESTED

BUT DOESN'T SEE POTENTIAL IN

REBUILDING THESE CLASSIC CARS.

THE MONEY MAN MUST NOT BE ONE

FOR NOSTALGIA.

>> WHOO-HOO! LET'S GO, BOYS!

WE CAN TAKE ALL THREE OF THESE

FAIRLANES AND MAKE ONE BADASS

CAR AND DO IT CHEAP AND MAKE A

LOT OF MONEY OFF OF THIS

PROJECT.

>> [ SCOFFS ] GOOD LUCK, SUCKER.

>> Narrator: RODRIGUEZ THINKS

THEY CAN PIECE TOGETHER ONE GOOD

FAIRLANE OUT OF ALL THREE AND

TURN A BIG PROFIT.

LOOKS LIKE FRANK IS GONNA HAVE

SOME COMPETITION AFTER ALL.

>> SHOULD WE FALL IN LOVE WITH

THIS ONE AND THROW THEM OFF?

>> YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

[ Laughing ] THIS ONE'S MINE.

>> OKAY.

>> Narrator: SO, THAT LEAVES IT

TO FRANK AND JOSH TO DUKE IT

OUT.

>> LET'S GO.

[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]

>> I DON'T THINK ANY OF THESE

SHOPS THAT ARE OUT HERE CAN

AFFORD TO COMPETE WITH FRANK.

THAT GUY HAS GOT MORE MONEY THAN

GOD.

>> IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT I

WANT AND I KNOW I CAN MAKE MONEY

ON IT, I'M LEAVING WITH IT.

>> BUT LITTLE DOES HE KNOW I'M

GONNA PULL THE SNEAK ATTACK ON

HIM AND TAKE HIM OUT.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

MY PLAN ON GETTING THIS FAIRLANE

IS TO JUST COME BACK IN AT THE

LAST SECOND AND PULL THE CARPET

OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.

>> LAST CALL.

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

SOLD. $800.

>> $800.

I GUESS JOSH KNOWS SOMETHING

THAT I DON'T.

MAYBE THE PRICE OF SCRAP METAL

HAS GONE UP.

>> HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

>> I'M DOING A LOT BETTER NOW.

>> JOSH ONLY PAID $800 FOR THOSE

FAIRLANES, BUT HE'S GONNA HAVE A

LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.

THERE IS A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED

IN THOSE.

>> WHOO-HOO! SCORED BIG, MAN.

>> I THINK THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE

MONEY OFF THAT IS THERE.

>> Narrator: AFTER ALL THE

AUCTIONS, OLD SKOOL KUSTOMS IS

GOING HOME EMPTY-HANDED.

>> I GOT TO SAY, I FEEL GOOD.

TIGGER FEELS GOOD, TOO.

WE BOTH FEEL GOOD ABOUT NOT

BUYING ANYTHING.

BUDDY, I'M GONNA GO HOME AND

MELT LIKE A FAT STICK OF BUTTER.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> I'M GONNA GO HOME AND SLEEP

LIKE A FAT BABY.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> Narrator: JOSH AND THE

RODRIGUEZ BOYS MADE IT OUT OF

THE AUCTION WITH THREE CLASSIC

FAIRLANES.

IF THEY CAN GET ONE OF THE THREE

TO FIRE UP, THEY JUST MIGHT BE

IN BUSINESS.

>> I'M JOSH RODRIGUEZ.

I OWN RODRIGUEZ ROD & CYCLE.

I'VE GOT A GREAT CREW HERE-

JAMES AND RITCHIE ARE MY

RIGHT-HAND MEN.

RITCHIE'S GOOD AT MAKING THINGS

LOOK PRETTY AND GO FAST.

JAMES IS A GOOD ELECTRICIAN AND

A TECHNICIAN.

I'M DOING THIS OUT OF MY DIRTY

BACKYARD.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

>> DINNER'S READY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ARE YOU GONNA COME INSIDE?

>> WORKING AT HOME?

IT'S DEFINITELY GOT ITS PERKS.

WE MAY NOT BE A BIG, FANCY SHOP,

BUT WE MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN NO

MATTER WHAT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL PUSH.

Y'ALL RECEIVE.

CUT IT.

THE RED-AND-WHITE FAIRLANE IS IN

THE BEST SHAPE, SO THAT'S THE

CAR WE'RE GONNA END UP TRYING TO

FLIP.

>> DADDY!

>> YES, DUDE. WHAT'S UP, MAN?

WE'RE WORKING ON THIS OLD CAR.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE MOTOR

IN THIS CAR IS GONNA WORK.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT A NEW

ENGINE IN THIS FAIRLANE.

THE THING PROBABLY AIN'T RAN IN

ABOUT, AT LEAST 30-SOME YEARS,

IT LOOKS LIKE.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

>> THAT PUMP'S DEAD.

>> IT'S NOT PULLING?

>> NO. NOTHING.

[ HORN HONKS ]

>> WE GOT THE OTHER TWO

FAIRLANES HERE.

SO, NOW WE GET TO TEAR THESE

THINGS APART.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GET A FUEL

PUMP AND SOME NEW FUEL LINES

FOR IT.

HEY, CAN WE HURRY UP AND GET

THOSE HOSES?

MY CREW, WE'RE JUST LIVING FLIP

TO FLIP.

IF WE CAN'T GET THE MOTOR ON

THIS CAR TO TURN OVER, WE'RE

JUST SCREWED.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> GOING HOT.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

>> WHOA.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ ALL CHEER ]

>> THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW.

>> THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

>> THAT'S BADASS, DUDE.

>> RIGHT ON.

>> GOOD JOB.

>> THAT'S AWESOME.

>> WE GOT A RUNNING CAR, FELLAS.

LET'S NOT GET ALL HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

YET, THOUGH.

LET'S WRITE IT DOWN AND FIGURE

OUT WHAT WE GOT TO GET.

THE BIGGEST SPLURGE ON THIS CAR

IS GONNA BE THE INTERIOR WORK.

I'M GONNA GUESS 1,600 BUCKS.

>> YEAH.

>> Narrator: THE RODRIGUEZ BOYS

ARE FIXING TO RESTORE THIS

FAIRLANE'S ORIGINAL LOOK WITH A

TWO-TONE PAINT JOB.

THEY PLAN TO SAVE A HEAP OF CASH

BY POACHING OFF THE OTHER TWO

FAIRLANES.

TIME IS MONEY, SO THEY GOT TO

GET IT DONE QUICK.

>> LET'S JUST START ORDERING

SOME STUFF AND SEE HOW FAST WE

CAN BURN UP THIS BUDGET.

>> Narrator: RODRIGUEZ GARAGE

PLANS TO KEEP THEIR BUDGET TO

$2,500 ON THE BUILD, BRINGING

THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT TO

$3,300.

IF THEY CAN SELL THE FINISHED

FAIRLANE FOR $10,000, THEY HOPE

TO WALK AWAY WITH A PROFIT OF

>> WHOO, MAN!

THERE'S A LOT OF COBWEBS UNDER

THIS DASH HERE.

>> KEN, CAN YOU PUT MY TOOLS

BACK, MAN?

YOU DID THE REAR BUMPER, YOU

IDIOT, AND YOU LEFT-

>> MAYBE YOU LEFT THEM THERE

FROM YESTERDAY.

>> I SO DISLIKE YOU.

>> IF YOU GUYS CAN'T PLAY NICE,

DON'T PLAY AT ALL.

>> WE'RE BROKE. WE GOT NO MONEY.

IT'S MANDATORY WE SELL THE

T-BIRD.

IF WE DON'T, WE ACTUALLY CAN'T

PAY THIS MONTH'S RENT.

WE HAVE TO WATCH EVERY PENNY WE

SPEND.

>> COME ON, MAN.

JUST [BLEEP] THINK.

>> DUDE, WE JUST STARTED, AND

YOU'RE ALREADY HAVING A [BLEEP]

ATTITUDE.

>> MAYBE IF I HAD SOMEBODY

HELPING ME...THE REST OF THE

FRONT.

>> [BLEEP] YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE

TALKING ABOUT.

>> THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD.

THE GUYS ARE FIGHTING WAY MORE

THAN USUAL.

WE GOT TO GET THIS DONE.

[ CRASH, GLASS SHATTERS ]

>> OHH!

>> WAH-WAH.

>> SON OF A [BLEEP] MAN.

>> YEAH, ALL $15 OF THAT LIGHT.

>> COME ON, KEN.

>> I'M GONNA RUB YOUR FACE IN

IT.

GET THE [BLEEP] HANDLE OUT.

>> NO, NO. DUDE, BE CAREFUL.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF RUSHING IF

WE'RE GONNA SPEND MORE MONEY

NOW?

>> DON'T WORRY.

YOU'LL BREAK MORE [BLEEP] THAN I

WILL, I PROMISE.

>> NO, IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE.

WELL, [BLEEP] MAN. 15 BUCKS NOW.

AND LIKE 20 BUCKS TOMORROW.

>> MY ATTITUDE? MY ATTITUDE?

>> YEAH, YOUR ATTITUDE.

>> [BLEEP] YOU, ALL RIGHT?

FIRST OF ALL, YOU BREAK MORE

[BLEEP] JUST BY BEING YOU.

>> WHY YOU GONNA CRY NOW, HUH?

>> I'M NOT CRYING.

>> YOU NEED A HUG?

>> SHUT UP ABOUT THE LIGHTBULB.

>> YOU'RE AN IDIOT, MAN.

>> Narrator: UH-OH.

THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

COMING UP ON "TEXAS CAR WARS"...

>> WHOA!

>> Narrator: ...JOSH SHARES HIS

ARTISTIC VISION.

>> DON'T SPEND MONEY ON THINGS

WE DON'T NEED.

>> Narrator: PROGRESS IS

STARTING TO BE MADE AT

BARRETT GARAGE.

THE GANG'S FIXED ALL THE LEAKS

AND DEALT WITH A PESKY CHECK

ENGINE LIGHT.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FIX THE

A.C., MAKE THE XTERRA LOOK GOOD,

AND THEY MAY JUST PULL OFF THIS

FLIP.

>> PUSH IT BACK IN OR...?

>> NO.

>> CAN WE JUST CHIT-CHAT FOR A

MINUTE?

>> YEAH.

>> OKAY.

>> WE'RE THERE.

>> YESTERDAY ONE OF THE THINGS I

WAS TOLD TO GO GET FOR THE

HEADLINER IS FABRIC.

WHEN DANNY CAME TO TELL ME, I

WAS TOLD TO GET GRAY.

>> WE SAID BLACK.

WE SAID BLACK FROM THE

BEGINNING.

>> SO, INSTEAD OF THE HEADLINER

GETTING ASSEMBLED THIS MORNING,

I GOT TO GO THROW THIS AWAY AND

NOW I GET TO GO WASTE ANOTHER

HOUR GOING AND GETTING FABRIC.

NOT POINTING FINGERS, BUT I'M

POINTING FINGERS.

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, OKAY?

ARE WE GOOD?

>> WE'RE GOOD.

>> ALL RIGHT. NOBODY CRY.

>> COMMUNICATION'S NOT REALLY

GOING WELL BETWEEN HOLLEY AND

BETWEEN US.

I CAN TAKE GETTING YELLED AT BY

BEEP, BUT WHEN HOLLEY COMES OUT

THERE AND FUSSES, IT'S JUST

LIKE- I MEAN, IT HURTS.

THE FIRST RULE IS DON'T MAKE

HOLLEY MAD.

RULE NUMBER TWO- DON'T MAKE

HOLLEY MAD.

RULE NUMBER THREE- DON'T

FORGET RULE NUMBER ONE AND TWO.

>> MM.

>> Narrator: NEXT TIME YOU SEND

HOLLEY ON AN ERRAND, YOU BEST

REMEMBER THAT, DANNY.

JOSH IS GETTING BIG IDEAS ABOUT

THIS CAR.

SO HE'S CALLED OVER HIS FRIEND

ARTURO TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DREAM

UP FOR THE INTERIOR.

>> MAN, WE GOT A HELL OF A JOB

FOR YOU.

THIS IS THE INTERIOR HERE THAT

WE'RE GONNA PULL OUT FOR YOU AND

SEND YOUR WAY.

>> THE SEATS ARE COMPLETELY

GONE.

THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE YOUR

EXPENSE.

>> GOT SOME RATS IN THERE THAT

MADE THEMSELVES AT HOME

UNDERNEATH THERE AND ALL THAT

STUFF.

>> WE'LL LEAVE THE RATS HERE.

WE'LL TAKE THE SEATS HOME.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

MY NAME IS ON THE LINE.

I DON'T WANT THAT CAR TO LEAVE

LIKE SOME SLAPPED-TOGETHER,

PAINTED PIECE OF CRAP.

>> WE'RE GONNA DO RED HEADLINER,

RED CARPET.

>> WHICH RED?

>> ARREST ME RED.

RED HOT, BABY.

WE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER,

BROTHER.

I'M SUMMONING YOUR INNER EVIL

POWERS.

ARTURO SAID THE INTERIOR OF THE

CAR IS GONNA BE 2,500 BUCKS.

THAT'S ABOUT $1,000 MORE THAN

WHAT I HAD ORIGINALLY

ANTICIPATED FOR THE CAR.

I JUST HAD TO MAKE AN EXECUTIVE

DECISION WITHOUT CONSULTING THE

GUYS.

I'VE GOT THIS ONE BY THE HORNS.

>> Narrator: SINCE JOSH HAS THIS

ONE "BY THE HORNS," THEN

EVERYTHING SHOULD TURN OUT JUST

FINE.

BACK AT ATOMIC, THE BOYS ARE

READY TO PUT IN THE NEW AIR RIDE

SUSPENSION.

BUT FIRST, THEY GOT TO GET THE

OLD ONE OUT.

>> I CAN DROP THE CAR ON THE

OTHER SIDE JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> THAT WASN'T GOOD.

>> YEAH, I KNOW.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD CUT THE

COIL OUT.

>> I'M SCARED [BLEEP] TO CUTTING

THAT [BLEEP] COIL OUT.

THE '64 THUNDERBIRD WAS KNOWN

FOR HAVING ONE OF THE HARDEST,

STIFFEST SPRINGS ANY VEHICLE HAS

EVER HAD.

>> WHAT'S THE OLD SAYING, KEN?

NO GUTS, NO GLORY?

>> YEAH, IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO NO

HAND.

>> THE SPRING IS UNDER TENSION,

AND IT'S A BOMB THAT YOU'RE

BASICALLY RELEASING.

>> WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY

TO BUY THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEED,

YOU HAVE TO IMPROVISE.

>> IF THE GRINDER GETS KNOCKED

OUT OF MY HANDS, JUST UNPLUG IT

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA RUN ACROSS

THE FLOOR.

DUDE, IT'S GONNA GET ANYWHERE

NEAR YOU.

>> GOT THIS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT

VERY PROFESSIONAL TO BE CUTTING

THE SPRING OUT OF THE CAR.

ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN

HAPPEN- SOMETHING EITHER

MONEY- OR BLOOD-ORIENTED.

>> YOU JUST HOPE AND PRAY IT

DOESN'T CRACK YOUR SKULL OPEN.

[ THUDS ]

>> YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> YEAH. IT'S NOT CUTTING RIGHT.

[ BANG ]

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

>> [ LAUGHS ] DAMN.

>> THAT WAS KIND OF SCARY,

ACTUALLY.

>> YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> YEAH, I'M FINE.

COULD HAVE BROKEN MY HAND, MAN.

>> I KNOW.

YOU WANT SOME DOUGHNUTS?

>> I COULD ACTUALLY USE ONE.

>> YEAH.

I THINK YOU DESERVE SOME

DOUGHNUTS TODAY, BIG GUY.

>> Narrator: RODRIGUEZ AND HIS

CREW ARE HARD AT WORK STRIPPING

DOWN THE FAIRLANE TO GET IT

LOOKING NICE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE A GARAGE

WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY.

>> WELL, THE UPHOLSTERY GUY TOOK

A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND SAID,

"I'LL HAVE IT DONE IN 10 DAYS."

>> THAT WILL WORK.

>> PRETTY GOOD DEAL OR WHAT?

>> YEAH, SMOKING DEAL.

>> YEAH?

>> THAT'S COOL.

>> HE SAID IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT

$2,500.

WE NEED TO GET IT TO HIM AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE.

HE ALREADY ORDERED THE MATERIAL

TODAY.

>> $2,500 FOR SEATS?

I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN JOSH

GOES OFF AND MAKES DECISIONS ON

HIS OWN WITHOUT CONSULTING THE

REST OF US.

>> I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE PART OF

IT, BUT IT'S STILL MY NAME AT

THE END OF THE DAY THAT'S BEING

THROWN OUT THERE WITH THIS CAR.

>> NO, NO, NO.

WE'RE ALL PART OF THIS.

>> I KNOW.

>> IT'S NOT JUST YOUR NAME.

DON'T GET CONFUSED WITH THAT

BECAUSE WE'RE ALL PUTTING OUR

TIME IN THIS.

I'VE GOT JUST AS MUCH TO LOSE.

>> WELL, LOOKING AT IT ANOTHER

WAY, TOO, WHO PUT THE MONEY OUT

FOR THE CAR?

>> HUNKY-DORY. I OWE YOU $270.

I'LL GET YOU $270.

QUIT SWEATING.

DON'T SPEND MONEY ON THINGS WE

DON'T NEED.

I'M DONE. I'VE SAID MY PIECE.

I'M NEED GET A BEER AND A

MARGARITA, AND I'M GONNA TAKE

OFF.

I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T REALLY GIVE A [BLEEP]

BEER AND MARGARITA [BLEEP]

BEER AND MARGARITA, YEAH.

THAT'S IT. [BLEEP]

>> Narrator: I GUESS JOSH FORGOT

TO TELL THE BOYS THAT HE HAD

THIS THING "BY THE HORNS."

COMING UP ON "TEXAS CAR WARS"...

BARRETT AUTO HITS A SPEED BUMP.

>> THIS THING LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]

WE ARE NOW RUNNING BEHIND.

>> LOVELY.

>> Narrator: BARRETT AUTO IS

STILL ON TRACK WITH THE XTERRA.

THEY GOT THE AIR CONDITIONER

WORKING, SO NOW ALL THEY HAVE TO

DO IS TO MAKE IT LOOK REAL NICE.

>> WOW. LOOK AT THE HEADLIGHTS.

>> MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE OUR

SLOGAN- "WE TAKE IT FROM TURD

TO NOT TURD."

>> IT'S GOOD.

>> Narrator: THEY FOUND A

POTENTIAL BUYER THAT WANTS TO

CHECK OUT THE REBUILD.

SO THEY HAVE TO MOVE FAST IF

THEY WANT TO MAKE THIS SALE.

>> I HAVE GOT THE BUYER COMING

BY, BRINGING HIS ENTIRE

FAMILY- HIS WIFE AND HIS THREE

CHILDREN.

NOBODY BUYS A CAR WITHOUT

TEST-DRIVING IT, AND IT'S NOT

READY.

>> WE GONNA HAVE THIS WRAPPED

UP?

>> I'M GONNA WRAP IT.

TWO OUT. THREE MORE TO GO.

THAT ONE'S DONE.

>> LOOKS AWESOME.

>> DANNY'S OUR DETAIL GUY.

HE'S FINISHING UP THE ENGRAVING

ON THE BARS, AND IT'S THE LAST

PIECE TO GO ON BEFORE OUR

CUSTOMERS GET HERE.

>> HMM.

>> IT'S GOT TO GO.

THIS ONE IS FIXED.

>> HOW ARE WE LOOKING?

>> NOT GOOD.

>> BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE GOT

30 MINUTES.

>> YEAH. WE GOT A SITUATION

WE'RE TRYING TO SORT OUT HERE.

>> AND THAT IS?

>> THE RACK'S NOT GOING ON

RIGHT.

THE HOLES DON'T LINE UP.

>> WELL, THE XTERRA WAS TO THE

OUTSIDE.

>> I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

AND THE ENGRAVING IS ON THE

WRONG SIDE.

THIS THING LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]

THE "XTERRA" IS GONNA BE ON THE

INSIDE.

>> Narrator: UH-OH.

THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

>> LOVELY.

THEY'RE COMING IN 25 MINUTES.

LET'S HOPE THEY BUY THE THING

WITH IT LOOKING STUPID.

>> Narrator: DANNY, I'D RUN IF I

WERE YOU.

>> WELL, CHUMPS.

>> Narrator: WITH A NEW

SUSPENSION IN AND THE T-BIRD

SANDED, IT'S READY FOR ITS NEW

PAINT JOB.

WHAT WAS IT THEY LAST DECIDED

ON?

SEA FOAM GREEN?

>> SEA FOAM GREEN IS THE PERFECT

CHOICE FOR THIS CAR.

>> I THINK WE'RE THINKING

SOMETHING LIKE AN ORION SILVER.

>> OKAY.

>> SO, WE DON'T WANT TO DO-

WAIT. ARE WE CHANGING IT NOW?

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHANGING IT?

>> WE'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THE

GREEN?

>> YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GO FROM THE

GREEN, DUDE.

JUST TRUST ME ON THIS.

IT'S A GAMBLE, BUT IT'LL BE

COOL.

>> DON'T LOOK AT ME.

I GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

>> DUDE, YOU TALKED HIM INTO

SILVER, DIDN'T YOU?

>> I DIDN'T TALK HIM INTO

SILVER.

>> WHAT DID YOU DO?

>> I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, MAN.

THE SEA FOAM GREEN, SILVER, I

DON'T CARE.

WE CAN PAINT THIS CAR PINK FOR

ALL I CARE AT THIS POINT.

>> AND WHAT'S THE TOP GONNA BE?

>> I THINK WE'LL GO- WELL,

LET'S PICK SILVER FIRST, AND

WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE THIS

OUTSIDE?

>> NO. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

>> ALL WE'RE GONNA DO IS ARGUE

ANYWAY.

>> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU.

SUPPOSEDLY I WAS PICKED TO BE

THE PAINT-AND-BODY GUY, BUT

RIGHT NOW THESE GUYS AIN'T

ACTING LIKE IT.

SEA FOAM GREEN?

IT'S AN OLD MAN COLOR.

MARTY JUST NEEDS TO TRUST ME AND

LET ME PICK THE COLORS.

>> SO, WHAT'S THE CONCEPT, MAN?

>> THE CONCEPT IS GONNA BE COOL.

JUST TRUST ME.

>> I'M KIND OF FEELING A BIT

PISSED OFF.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN THIS

WHOLE TIME?

WHY HAVEN'T I BEEN LET IN ON

THIS CONVERSATION?

IT'S JUST CRAZY.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT WE WERE

TALKING GREEN, SILVER ROOF.

I JUST DISAGREE.

>> YEAH. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> I JUST NEED A COLOR.

PICK A DAMN COLOR. REALLY.

>> Narrator: BARRETT GARAGE WAS

ALREADY RACING TO FINISH THE

XTERRA.

BUT AFTER DANNY'S ROOF RACK

HICCUP, THEY'RE OFFICIALLY DOWN

TO THE WIRE.

>> WE ARE STILL ASSEMBLING THE

VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOT WHAT I

LIKE.

THEY'RE HERE.

>> GO TELL THEM YOU'LL BUY THEM

A DOUGHNUT OR SOMETHING.

>> YEAH, WELL, A DOUGHNUT'S NOT

GONNA DO ME VERY MUCH GOOD RIGHT

NOW.

>> Y'ALL BEEN BUSY GETTING

EVERYTHING READY?

>> [ SIGHS ] YES.

YOU ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THE

TRANSFORMATION OF THIS VEHICLE.

>> ALL RIGHT, I AM GOOD WITH

THAT.

LET'S LET THEM TAKE IT.

>> READY?

WE'RE READY.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO SEE THIS

CAR.

>> Narrator: I GOT TO SAY,

BARRETT DID A DAMN FINE JOB ON

THE REBUILD.

THIS XTERRA SURE LOOKS NICE,

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WHERE IT

CAME FROM.

>> THERE'S THE KEYS.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HAVE A GOOD TEST DRIVE.

YOU'LL LOVE IT.

OH, MY GOD.

>> THIS TEST DRIVE HAS TO GO

WELL OR WE COULD LOSE THE SALE.

>> Narrator: AFTER SOME TIME TO

COOL OFF, JAMES IS BACK AT THE

GARAGE, HARD AT WORK ON THE

FAIRLANE.

>> ESSENTIALLY RIGHT NOW WE'RE

JUST WORKING FOR FREE.

UNTIL THIS CAR SELLS, I'M GONNA

BITE MY TONGUE.

I'LL PLAY NICEY-NICEY AND NOT BE

THE [BLEEP] THAT I NORMALLY AM.

>> Narrator: WITH A NEW FUEL

PUMP IN THE FAIRLANE, JOSH NEEDS

TO REINSTALL THE GAS TANK BEFORE

THEY PAINT IT AND PUT THE NEW

INTERIOR IN.

>> THE GAS TANK IN THIS

FAIRLANE'S A BIG ISSUE.

WE'VE BEEN WALKING PAST THIS

THING FOR TWO WEEKS.

JAMES TOLD ME IT WAS GOOD TO GO

BACK IN.

NOW THAT WE'RE DOWN TO PUTTING

IT IN THE CAR, THIS THING'S FULL

OF RUST AND CRUD.

IT'S NOT GONNA RUN.

>> OH, MAN. IT'S [BLEEP] CAKED.

>> IS IT BAD?

>> IT'S PRETTY CAKED UP.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IN THERE.

>> Narrator: WITH ALL THE MONEY

JOSH HAS ALREADY SUNK INTO THIS

BUILD, HE BETTER HOPE ONE OF THE

OTHER TWO CARS HAS A TANK HE CAN

USE.

>> OH, DAMN, RITCHIE.

>> SMELL BAD?

>> NO. LOOK AT THE NECK.

IT'S GOT WORSE...THAN THAT ONE

DOES.

CAR NUMBER THREE.

WE'RE SCREWED.

WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND ANOTHER

TANK CHEAP OR USED THAT'S IN ANY

GOOD SHAPE.

>> NEW TANK'S GONNA BE

200 BUCKS.

>> OHH!

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

THAT ONE MIGHT BE SALVAGEABLE.

LET'S GET A GALLON OF VINEGAR

AND A THING OF BAKING SODA AND

JUST DUMP IT IN THERE.

JUST FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP AND

LET IT SIT AND EAT ALL THAT

STUFF OUT.

>> DAMN IT.

>> I KNOW.

>> Narrator: LET'S HOPE JAMES'

HOMEGROWN IDEA WORKS HERE, OR

THESE BOYS ARE OUT A LOT OF

CASH.

BEEP AND HOLLEY HAVE BROUGHT

THIS XTERRA A LONG WAY SINCE

BEING IN THE JUNKYARD.

>> YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> YEAH. I'M GOOD.

>> Narrator: NOW IS TIME TO SEE

IF ALL THEIR HARD WORK PAYS OFF.

>> WE'RE MISSING A VISOR UP

HERE.

>> YEAH.

WE CAN GET THE VISOR.

WE'RE MISSING THE LIGHTER.

>> Narrator: AND HOPEFULLY THEY

DON'T NOTICE THE ENGRAVING ON

THE WRONG SIDE.

ALL IN, BARRETT SUNK $3,150 INTO

THE XTERRA.

AND NOW THEY'RE HOPING TO FLIP

IT FOR $6,500.

>> WHY DON'T WE STEP IN HERE AND

TALK SOME MONEY?

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY, PERFECT.

>> WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR IT?

>> $6,500.

>> WOW.

>> FOR YOU, $6,500.

>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT MAYBE

$5,400.

I'VE BEEN ONLINE DOING A LITTLE

RESEARCH.

>> I KNOW. I KNOW.

SO, WOULD YOU GO $6,000?

>> IT DOES HAVE HIGH MILEAGE.

>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A

HIGH-MILEAGE CAR.

>> NO. THAT'S TRUE.

>> I GOT TO TURN SOME KIND OF

PROFIT ON IT, AND I CAN'T REALLY

LET IT GO LOWER THAN $5,800.

>> OKAY.

I TRUST YOU GUYS, AND I KNOW

YOU'RE GONNA STAND BEHIND YOUR

WORK.

>> YES. WE DEFINITELY WILL.

OKAY? DEAL?

>> SOUNDS GREAT.

>> YAY!

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> Narrator: BARRETT NEGOTIATED

A FINAL SALE PRICE OF $5,800,

BRINGING THEM A PROFIT OF NEARLY

3 GRAND.

THAT'S $700 LESS THAN THEIR GOAL

PRICE, BUT THEY'RE NOT

COMPLAINING.

>> AWESOME.

>> YEAH?

>> AWESOME.

AND YOU SMELL GOOD.

>> I KNOW, RIGHT?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> I PUT SOME GOOD STUFF ON

THIS MORNING.

>> Narrator: COMING UP ON

"TEXAS CAR WARS"...

THE THUNDERBIRD'S READY TO LEAVE

THE NEST.

>> OH, THAT'S NICE.

>> MARTY, DON'T [BLEEP] THIS UP.

>> I DECIDED TO KIND OF PULL A

LITTLE PRANK ON MY NEIGHBOR

MICKEY DOWN THE ROAD.

I'M GONNA GO DUMP SOME JUNK OFF

IN HIS FRONT YARD INSTEAD OF

KEEPING IT IN MINE.

I'M DOING ABOUT 40 MILES AN

HOUR.

PARTS AND PIECES FLYING OFF OF

IT.

WHEN I LOOK AND SAW...IN THE

BACK OF THAT CAR, I THOUGHT HE

KEPT SAYING, "YOU BASTARD, YOU

BASTARD," BUT IN MY MIND, I JUST

KEPT HEARING HIM SAY, "GO

FASTER, GO FASTER."

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> HOLY MOLY!

>> THIS IS ALL YOURS NOW,

MICKEY.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

>> Narrator: JAMES' LITTLE

VINEGAR TRICK ENDED UP DOING THE

JOB ON THE GAS TANK.

THAT JUST LEAVES THE PAINT AND

THE INTERIOR, AND THE FAIRLANE

IS READY TO FLIP.

>> WHEN I SEE THE INTERIOR IN

THE FAIRLANE, I REALIZE THAT

JOSH DID MAKE THE RIGHT CALL ON

THAT.

HELL YEAH.

>> Narrator: NOW THAT THE

FAIRLANE IS DONE, LET'S SEE IF

THESE BOYS CAN SELL IT.

>> ARE YOU BOBBY?

>> JOSH? YEAH.

>> Narrator: JOSH GOT AN INQUIRY

FROM A POTENTIAL BUYER ONLINE.

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET ME GO

SHOW YOU THE CAR.

>> YEAH, I WANT TO CHECK IT OUT.

>> Narrator: THIS FAIRLANE'S

LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

I HAVE TO SAY, I'M A LITTLE

SURPRISED THIS GARAGE PULLED IT

OFF.

>> WOW.

>> ALL ORIGINAL FACTORY

EQUIPMENT.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S BRAND-NEW

ON THIS CAR IS THE PAINT AND THE

INTERIOR.

>> IS THAT LEATHER, OR IS

THAT...?

>> NO, IT'S VINYL.

YOU WANT TO BUY A CAR, OR YOU

WANT TO BUST MY BALLS?

>> NO, MAN, I'M NOT TRYING TO

BUST YOUR BALLS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I

GET A GOOD DEAL.

>> A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE

JUST QUACKS.

THEY JUST WANT TO TAKE A RIDE IN

THESE OLD CARS.

THIS GUY IS NITPICKING, BUT I

KNOW WHAT'S GONNA SHUT HIM UP.

IT'S THE 272 Y-BLOCK.

WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

>> YEAH. YEAH.

>> THESE THINGS ARE TORQUE

MONSTERS.

>> YEAH, BABY!

>> Narrator: AFTER SPLURGING ON

THE INTERIOR AND ENGINE WORK,

JOSH SPENT $4,300 REBUILDING THE

FAIRLANE.

HE'S HOPING TO SELL IT FOR

10 GRAND.

>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING

ABOUT!

WHAT'S YOUR ASKING PRICE ON

THIS?

>> I'M ASKING $12,000.

>> I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE

$9,000.

>> OH, MAN, WE'RE NOT EVEN ON

THE SAME PAGE.

THESE CARS ARE EASILY BRINGING

UP TO ABOUT $15,000 RIGHT NOW.

>> EVEN THE FOUR-DOORS?

>> YEAH.

>> I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW I

CAN'T DO $12,000.

>> GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT.

>> WOULD YOU MEET ME AT $10,000?

>> THAT'S COMING DOWN QUITE A

BIT STILL.

I TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL COME DOWN

TO $11,000.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE APART RIGHT NOW

A GRAND.

IF YOU REALLY WANT THIS CAR,

LET'S JUST BITE IT AND MEET IN

THE MIDDLE- $10,500.

>> I CAN MEET YOU AT $10,500.

>> YOU OWN A NEW FAIRLANE, MY

BROTHER.

>> [ LAUGHS ] ALL RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO- $10,500.

>> Narrator: RODRIGUEZ SOLD THE

'55 FORD FAIRLANE FOR $10,500,

MAKING A PROFIT OF 6,200 BUCKS.

THAT'S $500 MORE THAN THEIR GOAL

PRICE.

NOT TOO SHABBY.

>> THERE'S A LITTLE PART OF ME

THAT'S SAD TO SEE THE FAIRLANE

GO.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SELL THIS

THING FOR ABOUT 10 GRAND HITS A

HELL OF A HOME RUN.

>> Narrator: ATOMIC PAINTED THE

T-BIRD AND IS PUTTING ON THE

FINISHING TOUCHES TO PREP FOR

THEIR POTENTIAL BUYER.

>> HEY, KEN. NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> OH, THAT'S NICE.

>> Narrator: WELL, THEY PULLED

IT OFF.

IT MAY HAVE TAKEN AWHILE, BUT

THIS T-BIRD SURE DID CLEAN UP

NICE.

>> ALL RIGHT, YEAH, LET'S

HEAR IT.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

>> WHOO!

>> THE AIR CONDITIONING'S NOT

WORKING.

DID IT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT

IN THE AD?

>> NO, NOT THAT I REMEMBER.

>> Narrator: ATOMIC'S TOTAL

INVESTMENT WAS AROUND $9,000 ON

THE T-BIRD.

THEY WANT TO TRY TO SELL IT FOR

$15,000.

>> WE'RE ASKING $15,000 FOR IT.

IF YOU GO ONLINE AND DO

RESEARCH, WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE

A FAIR DEAL.

>> IT'S A DECENT PRICE, BUT I

DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA END UP

WITH WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.

THAT COULD BE A $2,000 JOB QUITE

EASILY.

AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS.

I GOT TO FIX OTHER THINGS, SO

I'LL GO $11,000, $11,500.

>> LISTEN, WE'LL KNOCK OFF A

GRAND.

THAT GRAND YOU COULD DUMP INTO

GETTING THE A.C. RUNNING.

BASICALLY $14,000.

>> MAN, YOU'RE KILLING ME.

>> MARTY, DON'T [BLEEP] THIS UP.

>> ALL RIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT.

I'LL GO $12,500, AND THAT'S AS

HIGH AS I CAN GO.

THAT IS MY LIMIT.

>> $12,500.

>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> Narrator: WITH A FINAL SALE

PRICE OF $12,500, ATOMIC

SUCCEEDED IN MAKING A STATEMENT

WITH THEIR FIRST FLIPPED CAR,

TURNING A PROFIT OF 3,400 BUCKS.

THAT'S $2,500 SHY OF THEIR GOAL

PRICE.

BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO MIND.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> Narrator: AFTER ALL WAS SAID

AND DONE, OF ALL THREE GARAGES,

SCRAPPED THEIR WAY TO THE

BIGGEST PROFIT.

>> BARRETT AND THE XTERRA?

ALMOST WHAT'S THE POINT?

WE KNOW YOU CAN BUILD A

LATE-MODEL CAR.

BRAVO. GOLD STAR. WHOOP-DE-DO.

>> ATOMIC IS NEW TO THIS.

THEY ARE IN WAY OVER THEIR

HEADS.

AND I THINK THEY'VE GOT A LOT TO

LEARN.

>> RODRIGUEZ SOLD THE FAIRLANE

FOR OVER 10K, HUH?

WELL, I'D HAVE TO SEE THE

PAPERWORK.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.

ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M

"SURPRESSED"- THAT'S

"SURPRISED" AND "IMPRESSED."

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