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‐ On this episode of "Counting Cars"...

Well, gentlemen,

we have made it to Palm Springs, California.

‐ [auctioneering]

‐ I like this one.

I'm in. I'll play right now.

‐ Hey, 27.5.

‐ A '61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille...

‐ [indistinct]. ‐ Last and final call.

And we have...sold, sold, sold.

‐ Would you ever consider selling this car?

‐ Now I will.

‐ What would it take to seal this deal?

‐ I never thought I'd be doing this.

How about 23?

‐ The gears are turning.

Ryan, my man,

bring out that beautiful Suburban, my brother.

[engine revving]

‐ Sounds good. ‐ [laughs] Oh, yeah.

‐ It's something I'll be very proud of.

‐ This is "Counting Cars."

[upbeat music]

I love Vegas.

‐ Vegas stole my heart, man.

‐ How many years now here?

‐ 16 years.

‐ That's how long you've been with me.

Maybe it's not Vegas. Maybe it's me.

[laughter]

My man Ryan and I have just finished up

some very important projects, and we're looking for the next,

so there's this old neighborhood

I've been wanting to check out.

I'm hoping we get lucky today.

All right, now we're getting close.

Let's go in here to the right.

Let's just go for it.

Here we go.

What's up here on the right?

'57 Chevy. ‐ Ooh, station wagon.

‐ Is it a wagon? Is it a Nomad?

It's a wagon. It's a four‐door wagon.

♪ ♪

Ehh...ehh...

yeah, it's okay.

♪ ♪

Pickup here on the right.

‐ Long bed.

‐ Yeah.

‐ That's definitely not a quick flip.

‐ No.

Oh, what's here on the right?

Sting Ray,

probably a '64 or '65.

I think we need to find out.

Looks like it needs love.

We could be the guys to love it.

♪ ♪

Yeah, that's an attention‐getter, man.

I think we could do this, man.

♪ ♪

‐ Looks really good on the inside.

‐ Is it nice in there? ‐ Yeah.

‐ This is a very doable car.

I'm gonna knock on the door

before somebody comes out and gets mad.

‐ Yeah. ‐ All right?

[knocking]

‐ Hmm. ‐ Yeah.

♪ ♪

Hey, how you doing?

I hope I'm not interrupting you.

‐ No, I‐‐ ‐ I'm Danny.

This is‐‐this is Ryan, and we're car guys.

Now, what year is this one.

‐ This is a 1966.

‐ 1966 was the second‐to‐the‐last year

for the C2 design of the Corvette.

And to drum up continued interest in this body style,

Chevy introduced a massive Big Block

427‐cubic‐inch engine, 425 horsepower as an option,

making the '66 Sting Ray

one of the mightiest muscle cars ever built.

The '66 could go from zero to 60

in a screaming 4.8 seconds

and topped out at 140 miles an hour.

And how cool is this?

Back in 1966, "Sports Illustrated"

gave actor and all‐around speed demon

Steve McQueen six high‐end sports cars

to test drive, including a '66 Corvette.

He was so impressed with its power and handling,

he called it one of the fastest production cars

for the money, and if this '66 Sting Ray

gets the king of cool stamp of approval,

well, let me tell you something, it gets mine.

How long have you had this car?

‐ I'm the second owner. I've had it for 40 years.

‐ 40 years?

Well, what happened here in the front?

‐ I, uh, sort of hit the back of a truck.

It'll flop back into shape. ‐ Sure.

‐ Let me open the hood for you.

‐ I like the Stinger hood on here.

It looks good.

It's got to be 425, 450 horse.

‐ 420. ‐ 420? There you go.

‐ That's a lot of horsepower for a plastic car.

‐ Absolutely. This car will get up and rock and roll.

I've got to take a closer look.

♪ ♪

This thing's got to sound great, man.

Would it start right now if you fired it up?

‐ The battery is dead right now.

You know, I wish I could. I'd love for you to hear it.

♪ ♪

‐ Diggin' on this.

‐ And, you know, one of the nice things

is that wing window.

‐ I know. I love wing windows.

I do. I think that's‐‐

I think it's one of the coolest things cars used to have.

‐ Before they had air‐conditioning...

‐ Right. ‐ I mean,

you just adjusted the wing window,

and it's no problem.

‐ It's a pretty cool car.

‐ You look like you're growing roots in there.

‐ I am growing roots in here, man.

‐ He's pushing away my old roots in here.

‐ I'm sure you get asked this all the time,

and so I'm gonna be the next guy who asks you.

Would you ever consider selling this car?

‐ Now I will, 'cause I'm in danger of losing my house.

And, you know, it's gonna be either the house or the car.

‐ I understand that feeling.

Have you thought about a number on this car?

‐ Um, 25 seems like a reasonable number

considering the nose damage.

You know, I love this car. ‐ Yeah.

‐ You know, it's been my baby.

People call me Ricky Corvette.

I can't imagine them calling me Ricky Toyota.

‐ [laughs] ‐ There's no pride in that one.

‐ No, no.

This '66's got a ton of potential, man.

I love C2s.

This could be the project I'm looking for.

Plus, I might be able to help a gentleman out of a jam

at the same time.

Brother, I tell you, I know you're Ricky Corvette.

I can see why. It fits you.

Well, let me ask you this,

as is, you don't have to do anything,

don't fix it, don't start it, don't do anything to it,

would you consider a cash offer of 18 grand on this car.

‐ I just got an offer of 18 grand a week ago.

‐ Would 20 do it?

‐ I'd think about it, but, you know,

you're dealing with somebody that has

physical and emotional attachment to the car.

‐ Let me tell you something.

‐ Welcome to the club.

‐ I'm gonna shake your hand on that one,

because I am the same way.

I can imagine the‐‐ the person with this.

And I also completely understand and realize

that this is not necessarily something

you want to do right now, and I respect that.

What would it take to seal this deal?

‐ Somewhere between 20 and 25,

like 24.99 or something.

‐ [laughs]

‐ Would you do 22?

‐ I never thought I'd be doing this.

How about 23?

‐ The gears are turning.

‐ I'd rather you have it, 'cause I don't want to sell it

to one of my neighbors

and have it pass by my house every day.

‐ Oh, don't you hate that?

‐ Right now, money is more important than fun.

[laughs] There's so much love in this car.

‐ Yeah, I can feel it.

Tell you what, man,

I don't know if it's you or the car,

but you have yourself a deal.

‐ All right, sounds good. ‐ Thank you, sir.

Thank you very much.

I will give this car so much love, promise you.

‐ Sounds good.

‐ See you tomorrow, Rick. ‐ All right.

‐ This could be a win‐win all the way around, man.

Picked up a beautiful '66 Vette

to fix up and flip,

and we helped out a gentleman save his house, man.

This is gonna be a great project.

It's got everything I'm looking for, you know?

Now we're just gonna do it up.

‐ I'm not mad at you.

I would have bought it in a sec.

♪ ♪

‐ I thought you'd appreciate this 1971

three‐door Chevy Suburban.

‐ I'm loving this.

And they're cool as all get out, man.

‐ Yeah. ‐ I mean, seriously.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Chevy did a truck

that on one side looks like a four‐door,

on the other side, it looks like a two‐door.

Three‐door truck. They're cool.

Suburbans are not only big, bad,

all‐around utility vehicles.

They're literally pieces of American automotive history.

Initially called Suburban Carryalls,

debuted in 1935, and are still in production today,

making them one of the longest‐running nameplate

in vehicle history.

In years past, a few companies manufactured vehicles

called Suburbans until GMC was awarded

the exclusive trademark in 1988.

They're considered the first SUV,

and the awkward transition from delivery truck

to passenger vehicle included the addition

of a third door on the passenger side in 1967

allowing easier access for the back seat passenger.

The Suburban didn't fully commit

to passenger vehicle status until 1973

when the seventh‐generation Suburban

finally included a fourth door.

What are we doing with it?

‐ He want to repaint it.

‐ It‐‐it already looks like a nice truck,

which is great, but, you know, I also know

that our body guys will be able to get all of these gaps

straightened out

and the body line straightened out,

'cause there's all kinds of funkiness here in the front

that needs to be all dialed in,

so that will give everybody an opportunity to do that.

‐ The client wants us to put a brand‐new wiring harness.

We're gonna check the suspension.

‐ All right, good.

‐ He wants also to price out some new air‐conditioning.

‐ All right, I like that.

‐ Well, does the gentleman have a budget?

‐ That's the only reason it's here.

[laughter]

‐ Well, I like it, so... ‐ Yes. Yes, he does.

‐ You know, I'm happy that it's here,

'cause it's cool as can be, but he's got a good budget?

‐ Yeah, absolutely, absolutely. ‐ Okay, 'cause‐‐

'cause we could do some really cool stuff with this truck.

‐ Yeah, I know it's above 50,

the budget. ‐ Okay.

What I'm really digging is the fact that the gentleman

brought us a nice vehicle.

‐ Yeah. ‐ We're not gonna spend

gazillions of hours doing all kinds of, you know,

fab work on repairing rust or replacing quarter panels

or all this kind of stuff... ‐ That's right.

‐ This is just we can get into the fun part.

On a personal level, I love Suburbans, man.

I've owned a Suburban for years,

but the shop has never worked on a three‐door.

So on a creative level, I love this truck.

The clients got a great budget.

The truck looks like it's in fantastic shape.

We're gonna have a ball doing

some really cool stuff with this.

I believe that the shop is gonna make some money on it.

This is a win‐win all the way around.

Cool truck. ‐ Fantastic.

‐ Get me more. ‐ You got it.

‐ Get me more. ‐ All right.

‐ Awesome. Awesome. ‐ All right, thank you.

‐ You got it.

[upbeat rock music]

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, Bobby.

‐ Oh, dude. What's crackin'?

‐ I'm nervous.

A few months back, Danny bought a 1966 Corvette

to fix up and shockingly enough flip.

Know that we've got all the old bodywork and paint

stripped off of it, the first job to tackle

is fixing that smashed‐up front end.

Danny decided to remove the factory flip‐up headlights

on the Corvette and replace them

with racing‐style plastic lenses.

Ghetto Bob decided he was gonna volunteer for that,

so I'm gonna see how that's going.

‐ What you nervous about?

‐ I'm nervous as hell about these.

We might as well be making a Bubbletop Roadster.

‐ Well, basically, that's what I'm doing.

‐ In fact, I'd rather make a Bubbletop Roadster than‐‐

‐ Well, I'm mean, just‐‐just‐‐ ‐ These...

‐ You know these fit, like,

I don't even know what they're for,

'cause they're not close.

‐ They're for race cars.

You know as well as I do,

race car stuff is junk.

They're made for '66 Corvette, but...

‐ Yeah, as usual, Ryan.

This is‐‐this is something we bought online.

And everything that we buy online

that's "supposed to fit..." ‐ Yeah.

‐ Doesn't fit.

‐ Like, for a race car, you throw some rivets in there,

bam, your headlights‐‐ ‐ Well, yeah.

‐ Wow, these are garbage.

‐ That's why I made this big, giant block of wood.

‐ Dude, how's that gonna fit? ‐ So look‐‐

‐ You can put that in the hole, serious?

‐ Yeah, of course.

[groans]

♪ ♪

See how good this fits?

Once I get this straight...

‐ Oh, you're pulling a mold off of this.

‐ This is my plug.

‐ So we're gonna heat the acrylic up,

You got the plug, and you got the mold.

‐ Well, I got the plug, and then because it's acrylic,

it works differently.

So I've got to add on here.

And I've got to add on the sides the same shape.

Once this is all straight, what we want,

put this in the old oven... ‐ Right.

‐ Lay the acrylic on it.

It will start to slowly bend down.

‐ Right. ‐ Then we clamp it on the back.

Then we trim it to where we want it.

‐ Okay.

‐ See? See, it's all easy.

Here's the other thing.

I'm gonna need a pretty big oven.

‐ So who are we gonna use?

‐ I think we're gonna try to call the old powder coater

and see if we can sweet‐talk him into borrowing his oven

for an hour or so.

‐ That's a good idea.

Still gonna keep it the 1/8 inch acrylic?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ That way it's basically what this was supposed to have been.

‐ So when you get 'em done, I want to watch this.

I want to see how this is done. ‐ Okay.

‐ Pull us out of this one, Bobby.

‐ I'm trying. I'm trying.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

‐ Well, gentlemen,

we have made it successfully

to Palm Springs, California.

‐ A few weeks back, I bought a gorgeous

'61 Cadillac to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

To say that car was a hit was an understatement, man.

Everybody loved it, especially me.

I'm kicking myself for pre‐committing

to sell this car at auction, but I've got to say,

I'm at the McCormick Auction in Palm Springs.

It's one of my favorite auctions of all times.

So I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of reaction

the car builds and how much money she gets.

‐ Hopefully Danny understands that we're here

to sell, not buy. ‐ Right.

[laughter]

I gotcha.

My concerns for today is this.

Most of the iron that you see at the auctions here are,

like, you know, really high‐end, classy,

expensive, nice things, you know.

‐ Yeah.

‐ We show up with this crazy, custom, insane,

slam, lowered, outrageously painted,

rumbling '61 Bubbletop Cadillac...

‐ Right. ‐ You know, the good news is,

it will probably be the only thing like it there.

The bad news is,

it will probably be the only thing like it there.

[laughter] ‐ Yeah, I gotcha.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, yeah.

‐ Olds Toronado. ‐ Oh, boy.

Is that front‐wheel drive too?

‐ That's front‐wheel drive.

If you look at this car,

you will see one of the greatest body styles

that General Motors came out with, 1967.

This car was... ‐ The headlights.

It was a spaceship.

‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Way ahead of its time.

‐ You know, I think we could pile all four of us in this.

‐ Oh, easily. ‐ Oh, definitely, yeah.

‐ Easily.

Beautiful car.

I like it a lot.

I like this a lot.

‐ Now, what year is this?

‐ This is an '06, so just a great car.

Sometimes you fly coach.

Sometimes you fly business class.

But in an '06 Bentley Continental Flying Spur,

it's always 100% first‐class.

Marketed as the fastest four‐door production car,

this beauty maxes out at around 200 miles per hour.

The world‐famous interior is wrapped

in 11 hides of leather

with built‐in heating and cooling systems

that are the height of modern comfort.

Inside and out, when you're soaring high

on an '06 Flying Spur, you're always on cloud nine.

But you've got to see it in my head.

‐ Oh, it's not done.

‐ No. This is a perfect start.

I'd black out the wheels.

I'd slam it down to the ground. ‐ Yeah.

‐ I would do the Mulliner paint,

where I would go silver across the nose and the roof

and down the back, and that's about it.

‐ And that's it? ‐ And that's it.

‐ So this thing's a V‐12 twin‐turbo?

‐ Twin‐turbo V‐12, 561 horse.

‐ Jeez.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Hey‐hey.

♪ ♪

‐ No way.

That's Allen Grant from Shelby.

♪ ♪

How are you, gentlemen?

‐ Awesome. How about yourself? ‐ I'm great. Danny Koker.

It's‐‐it's‐‐this is an honor to meet you.

‐ It's my honor. Thank you. ‐ [laughs]

‐ With Kevin Mack. ‐ Kevin, yes.

‐ How are you? Very nice to meet you.

‐ I love your haircut.

[laughter] ‐ Hey.

‐ To say that Allen Grant is a living legend,

let me tell you, folks, that's an understatement.

This guy is huge in the world of motor sports.

He was a key player in Carroll Shelby's racing team.

It does not get any bigger than this.

I'm a huge Shelby fan, huge Shelby fan.

Much respect. ‐ Yes.

‐ And it's huge to be standing here hanging out with you.

How are you feeling about today?

‐ Oh, so much fun.

And the Cobra just sold for 145,000.

‐ Congrats on that.

You're living the life. ‐ I've been blessed.

‐ Hey, man, that's the word. ‐ Yep.

My pleasure. ‐ I know.

‐ I've got to do this. ‐ Are you kidding?

‐ You're‐‐you're amazing. ‐ Thank you.

‐ You're amazing. You're amazing.

‐ Oh, there she is.

‐ Looks good, man.

Man, everything you see in this is...

‐ Yeah. ‐ It just keeps...

‐ Yeah. ‐ Keeps changing.

‐ Kev, we've got to find out where my bidding pass is.

‐ I've got to get you a bidder's pass.

‐ Because I might just buy it back.

[laughter]

‐ We'll have none of that. ‐ We can do that.

‐ Take a peek at the auction room and come back.

‐ Okay.

‐ [auctioneering]

‐ This is the car I've been waiting for, dude.

It's that '06 Bentley.

It's the last thing I need, but boy do I like it.

‐ [laughs]

‐ [auctioneering]

‐ Are we in?

‐ I'm in. I'll play right now.

‐ Hey, 27.5. ‐ 27.5.

‐ Do it. ‐ 27.5.

‐ [auctioneering]

‐ 35.5.

♪ ♪

‐ Man, I really dig this car,

and the bidding's not that out of control.

I'm not sure what I'm gonna do on this.

‐ Cheaper than a Cadillac.

‐ I know. I know.

‐ You're in, right?

‐ [groans]

[upbeat rock music]

♪ ♪

‐ Are we in?

‐ I'm in. I'll play right now.

‐ Hey.

‐ 32.5. 32.5.

‐ I'm here in Palm Springs

at the fabulous McCormick Auto Auction,

but I'm here to sell my '61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.

I'm not here go buy a 2006 Bentley.

But I can't help it.

I'm diggin' on this car.

‐ 35.5.

Cheaper than a Cadillac.

‐ I know. I know.

‐ You said you wanted to get involved.

‐ I know. I know. I know.

‐ You're in, right?

Going in? The reserve's off.

‐ No, I'm gonna let it go. ‐ Well, thanks anyway.

‐ But that doesn't mean I'm done for the day.

‐ No, that's okay. ‐ [laughs]

‐ Sold, sold, sold, 34,000.

‐ You know, as much as I was diggin' on the Bentley,

I have to admit my knowledge of exactly what it's worth,

I'm not too sure.

'69 Camaro, I'd have known exactly what to do.

But I wasn't too sure, so I kind of had to back out.

‐ I did good, right? ‐ You did. I'm so proud of you.

‐ I did not buy the Bentley.

‐ [auctioneering]

♪ ♪

‐ Somebody buy this thing and have some fun with it.

‐ Right now.

‐ The McCormick Auction is always a lot of fun,

and it's special to me too, man.

I love it.

That '06 Bentley had me a bit distracted for a minute,

but it's go time.

My '61 Caddy is going up on the block.

I'm a little bit conflicted, man.

I want to see what she goes for,

but I hate to see her go.

‐ A '61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.

I tell ya, Frank,

I have never seen paint quite like that.

So I don't think this man needs introduction.

Say, I want everybody in the building to say,

"Hello, Count."

‐ What's up? all: Hello, Count.

‐ [indistinct]. ‐ Excuse me, sir.

‐ I've got to just tell you, my Cadillac here is fresh.

Just got through building her.

She is a frame wall restoration.

Bid with confidence.

God bless McCormick's.

‐ Thank you. Thank you, Danny.

‐ Here we go. [auctioneering]

‐ See what we can do. ‐ $40,000 now.

He said 35,000.

‐ Yeah!

‐ The fine lady at 45,000.

Who's gonna bid $50,000?

[auctioneering]

We're at 50,000 bid now.

[auctioneering]

‐ Man, I am stressed out.

My car's up on the block right now.

I've never really done this before.

I'm hoping I get around 65 for it.

If it's anywhere in that neighborhood, I'll be okay.

I'm just nervous.

‐ [auctioneering]

‐ 57.5.

‐ 57.5 is now bid.

Are you bidding, sir? 60,000.

Now it's 62.5.

Who wants to buy that car for 62.5 now?

[auctioneering]

60,000 going once.

I've got a $60,000 bid going twice.

I have 60,000. Last and final call.

And we have...sold, sold, sold at 60,000.

Thank you, Count.

‐ Let's‐‐let's go find the car and the buyer,

and let's go say hi.

‐ All right. ‐ All right, we gotcha.

Here we go.

‐ Was that your wife who bought this?

‐ No, I bought it, but‐‐

‐ What's your name? ‐ Barry.

‐ Where's your wife? I want to make sure she knows.

‐ There she is. ‐ Come here, darlin'.

‐ [laughs] ‐ How are you?

Very nice to meet you. What's your name?

‐ Sandra. ‐ Sandra.

‐ Very nice to meet you. ‐ It's very nice to meet you.

Obviously, you got a great car.

‐ Well, you did a great job.

‐ We‐‐we truly appreciate it. ‐ Appreciate it.

‐ You did a beautiful job. Thank you.

‐ And if you ever need anything on it or whatever, we're just‐‐

we're just‐‐ we're just over the mountain.

Should try it on.

Get in, hon. Check it out.

‐ Ahh!

‐ That's you. Come on.

[laughs] ‐ Whoo!

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ I'm gonna get out of the way.

‐ Oh, dude, dude. No, make yourself at home.

‐ Ahh. ‐ [laughs]

Man, I'm gonna miss this car, but these are some cool people,

and it's going to a good home, man.

And that feels great.

‐ [laughs]

Whoo‐hoo!

‐ Great auction, great people, great time.

And now it's time to get back to Vegas

and get back to work.

♪ ♪

Ryan, my man. ‐ What's up, Danny?

‐ I heard it's back.

The '71 Suburban was coming along just fine

till my boys informed me

she's got some major rust issues.

She's back from the sandblaster,

and even though she looked to be in great shape,

you never know what it's gonna look like

until you get it down to bare metal.

I'm hoping this is not a major setback.

Not even looking up yet.

I just want to hear the tone in your voice before I look up.

♪ ♪

Ohh.

‐ That is a gaping hole.

‐ Oh.

‐ Not even looking up yet.

I just want to hear the tone in your voice before I look up.

♪ ♪

Ohh.

‐ That is a gaping hole.

‐ The '71 Suburban is back from the sandblaster,

and man, let me tell you, it ain't good.

This is definitely gonna impact the budget.

The question is, how much?

It's like an outdoor glove box.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Good Lord.

‐ I already knew we were cutting this out,

but I didn't know that it definitely needed it like that.

‐ Dude, was it just all mud?

I mean, it just had to just be all mud.

‐ This piece had a chunk of aluminum

riveted on there and bondo'd over.

‐ Wow.

This panel here I thought was toast, so...

‐ Yeah, and that one, it's just on the top of it.

‐ Okay.

‐ Even around here, this is all small, minute stuff.

‐ Right, right. ‐ It was just

not patched correctly the last time it was done.

‐ Okay.

‐ The only surprises I got is,

there's a couple little pinners,

little pinhole right there in that doorjamb.

‐ I see it.

This is not a problem. ‐ This is exactly

what I expected.

‐ But is it what the client is prepared for?

You know, he was kind of just coming along with a,

"Let's freshen up my cool truck."

‐ Right. ‐ And‐‐and it's more now,

and I just want to make sure

that he's aware and knows and he's cool.

‐ I think if we keep the fab at or below 100 hours,

I think we're solid.

We are not blowing his budget out of whack.

‐ He knew that there were gonna be some issues.

He did not know to what extent.

You know, I just want to make sure that this gentleman

doesn't go through a shock factor,

and that's why I'm just kind of easing along with him

and making sure that he's aware of every step of the way

and that he's cool with it, you know?

‐ Show him the pictures after it's done.

‐ Right. [laughter]

I know. I know. ‐ After it's done.

‐ But we're cool. ‐ Yeah.

This is‐‐this is very simple patch panel work,

and I've got renderings and paint colors

going out to him next week.

‐ You know, the thing about working on classic rides

for a living is, it changes from day to day.

You never know what's gonna happen.

So now this Suburban's got a whole lot of rust to fix,

and even though the owner's got a good budget,

a big part of that is gonna be going to fix the rust.

The time line on the Suburban has definitely changed.

I've got to get with the client and let him know

what's going on.

It's definitely gonna take a bit longer

to get this thing done, but I guarantee you

in the long run it's gonna be a badass ride.

I dig it.

The truck is so cool.

It's so worth whatever gets put into it

that he'll be thrilled in the long run, so...

‐ Oh, yeah. It's a saver.

‐ Right. ‐ This is not a junk.

‐ Oh, dude, this is a mucho saver.

Thank you, bro.

I feel good about it.

I'm just gonna make sure that he feels good about it too.

♪ ♪

[laughs] That's got to be him.

Look at that.

Look at that.

Wow.

Man, my good friend Greg called,

said he's coming down here to the shop

to show me something he's been working on.

I got no idea what it is, but I do know this.

If it's something that Greg's got,

it's worth looking at.

Greg, my brother.

‐ Hey, Danny.

‐ Look at you.

‐ How do you like it? ‐ Dude.

‐ How are you? ‐ I'm great, brother.

How are you? ‐ Fabulous.

‐ Wow, '63 Impala SS.

This is beautiful.

Introduced in 1959,

the Chevrolet Impala became an instant hit for Chevy.

And by 1963,

the Impala became one of Chevy's top‐selling models.

The 1963 Super Sport model screams cool.

Its aluminum trim and SS badging

complementing the redesigned front grille.

Even though the Impala was marketed

as an everyman's car,

under the hood, it was all business.

The Impala's 327‐cubic‐inch V‐8 motor

was able to produce 300 horses.

The '63's low and sleek appearance

makes it a popular car in the low‐rider scene,

but these babies also look amazing

as custom hot rods or even bone‐stock original.

‐ And it runs beautiful,

and I want to take you for a ride in this thing.

‐ Bro, I got time.

♪ ♪

So we've got a '63 Impala SS,

factory air, black‐on‐black.

It's a money car. ‐ Yes.

‐ Where did you find it?

‐ Locally. ‐ Here in Vegas?

‐ Absolutely. ‐ So it's a dry desert car.

‐ Yes.

‐ I appreciate you showing me this ride.

‐ No problem. ‐ And I will definitely

tell people that are looking we've got one.

We've got a really nice one.

Speaking of beautiful cars,

I'm building a car right now for a customer

that is not going to be able to come to Vegas,

so here's what I'm thinking.

I'm in love with the car.

I'm‐‐I love everything that we've done to it.

It's a magnificent car.

It's a '66 Corvette.

‐ Okay. ‐ But before I ship it,

I was wondering if maybe you wouldn't mind swinging by

and laying a set of eyes on it,

because I've been staring at it for so long.

My guys have been staring at it for so long.

‐ Critique deal.

‐ Yes, a fresh set of eyes. ‐ Yeah.

Yeah, and try and‐‐ ‐ To take a look‐‐right.

‐ I'm really interesting in, you know, seeing.

‐ I think you'll get it. ‐ Yours is a Coupe, right?

‐ It's‐‐it's‐‐yes, it's a Coupe.

‐ Yeah, which is kind of cool. ‐ It's a '70 hot rod. Right.

‐ Which is kind of cool.

‐ You know, if you were a cat in the '70s,

this is what you would be driving.

‐ Mm‐kay. ‐ You know.

It will probably done here in the next few days,

handful of days, whatever. ‐ Just call me.

‐ Yeah, swing by, please.

I want you to check it out and tell me what you think.

♪ ♪

‐ Come on, boss. ‐ Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness, Ghetto Bob. What are we looking at?

Ryan over her, the golden boy.

‐ The golden man. ‐ [laughs]

‐ Dr. Golden Man.

‐ What's up, golden child?

How are you, brother?

I knew this Corvette was a cool car,

and I was right, man.

And I've got a buyer. He's letting me build it

just the way I want to.

Something I really wanted to change

was those pop‐up headlights that were beat to death.

That's why I decided, "Man, let's go old‐school,

L88 racing lights."

So Ryan and Bob, they had some issues

with the fit on these headlights, man.

I get it, so I'm gonna go check on 'em

and see how it's coming out.

How bad are we?

‐ We're a lot better than we were when we started.

‐ So when me and Ryan went to Henderson

and used old boy's magic hotbox oven

that almost killed both of us...

‐ It was ridiculous. ‐ Man it was tough.

‐ Seriously? ‐ Yeah.

‐ 450 degrees sounds hot

until you're standing in it, and it's too hot.

‐ It was a... [groans]

‐ Wait a minute. You guys stepped into an oven?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Correct.

‐ Whoo. ‐ You got it?

‐ That's warm. ‐ Mm, it's hot, hot, hot.

Almost like a paint booth, but even in two foot

to grab these and pull them out,

can't even open your eyes.

‐ Make you want to get right with the Lord, don't it?

‐ Correct. [laughter]

‐ First time around, we went out there with this.

Because we figured we'd heat it up,

fold it over, shape it nice and pretty.

Just wasn't getting that radius right here.

‐ Got it. ‐ Came back.

And Bob made the female part. ‐ Right.

‐ That way, we heat it all up, and then...right on top of it.

‐ And then sat on it.

‐ Nice. How'd that go?

‐ In going from extreme 450 degrees

to 80‐something degrees,

it‐‐it gets a little away, because it gets cool too quick.

‐ 'Cause I mean, it's close, so what's the plan

to get this better than close.

‐ A little bit of torching to work out some of the waves,

and the rest of it is block, sand, and clear.

‐ Okay. ‐ Go over it

with a hard block 80,

work out any of the imperfections,

then re‐clear everything.

‐ I get it. I'm seeing it. And I'm feeling the warmth.

So I know you're still shaping it.

But is this gonna work?

‐ This has to work.

The whole front of the car is shaped to these bucks,

to these headlight lenses. ‐ Okay.

‐ That's that.

To go back to the pop‐ups,

just cut the front off, start all over again.

‐ Okay, all right. ‐ So this gonna work.

‐ 'Cause I think this is a really,

you know, crucial part of the face of that Corvette.

Um, eliminating the pop‐ups and doing the, you know,

the racing headlights and stuff is just way cool on that car.

So if you guys think this is gonna work...

‐ If not, I'll make another trip to Henderson

and get in another 450‐degree oven again, I guess.

‐ This headlight assembly, man,

it's gonna be a little bit tricky.

It's something we have not done before,

so there's gonna be a bit of trial and error,

but with that being said,

the end product has got to be perfect.

It is a little nerve‐racking, man.

But I've got all the faith in the world in Bob and Ryan.

I'm just hoping that they can pull this off

without baking themselves.

Gentlemen, couldn't be in better hands.

Rock and roll.

I'm cool. I'm cool. ‐ Right on. We'll get this.

‐ Thank you, guys. ‐ See you later.

‐ Thank you. Knock it out the park.

♪ ♪

When our client sent us this '71 Suburban, man,

this thing looked like it was gonna be a piece of cake.

But then we stripped it down to bare metal,

found a whole lot of rust,

and the whole bed of this thing

is rotten plywood.

So what started out at what was gonna be

a quick and easy refresh, man,

turned into a full‐on restoration.

But I got the client on board for the extra time

and the extra budget, and man,

this thing came out beautiful.

Dwayne, Kiersten, and their daughter Rebecca

are here today to see how

their brand‐new old Suburban turned out.

Let's talk about this truck for a minute.

‐ All right. ‐ '71.

‐ Right. ‐ Suburban.

‐ Right. ‐ Three‐door.

‐ Yes.

‐ A lot of people don't even know that that exists.

‐ Right. ‐ I find them extremely cool.

I mean, I think‐‐ I think they're wicked trucks.

Truck looked good when it got here.

Till y'all took the paint off. ‐ As you know‐‐

as you know, older vehicles,

they like to hide things.

Boy, did we find everything that was hiding.

‐ [laughs]

‐ But the good news is,

this is the most solid '71

three‐door Suburban on the planet.

There's not an ounce of rust anywhere on this truck anymore.

Everything is all steel and gorgeous.

So let's get down to the fun part.

‐ Whenever you're ready.

‐ Come on up. Come on up here.

Come on up here and join me on this.

What are you gonna do with this truck?

‐ Well, me and the wife are gonna do car shows.

I work on everybody else's hot rods,

but I didn't have my own.

‐ Well, you got one now, and it's time.

Ryan, my man,

bring out that beautiful Suburban, my brother.

[engine revving]

‐ Sounds good. ‐ [laughs] Oh, yeah.

♪ ♪

‐ Wow.

That is totally different.

[engine revving]

Wow, that's amazing.

‐ It's something I'll be very proud of.

‐ It was all hands on deck for this build,

and man was it worth it.

We took this cool old three‐door

and turned her into a family treasure.

We updated the front grille,

replaced the rusted‐out side panels

with clean, rust‐free American steel,

then did the same with that rotted‐out wooden truck bed.

And that massive Big Block motor?

Whew, we freshened it up, tuned it,

brought it back to that clean,

straight off the showroom floor look,

so it looks as good as it runs.

Ryan really went nuts with the paint

with a mallard blue and white paint scheme

that perfectly complements this old girl's body lines

and threw in some ghost flames

that really pop in the Vegas sun.

Man, this thing is cool.

And let's get up here under the hood.

‐ I like how you blacked out that front

so it has that '70s muscle,

"I want to punch you in the mouth" kind of look.

‐ Right, replaced the whole grille

with a blacked‐out billet grille,

blacked out the headlight buckets,

so the face has got that wicked face on it.

But let's get up under here.

‐ Looks good already.

Oh, wow.

‐ We've got your fast fuel‐injection setup.

We added a complete serpentine belt setup on the front.

We added Restomod air‐conditioning in it,

so now you've got your big AC compressor,

and, of course, you know, you brought us

a Big Block 454.

What's to complain about?

[laughter]

‐ Man, this is outstanding.

‐ Well, let's move on. [hood thumps]

Thump like it's supposed to.

Let's go around the passenger side

and open those doors,

because we have, you know, more doors over here.

‐ And when I was growing up, they always referred to that‐‐

they used to call that the mother‐in‐law door.

‐ The mother‐in‐law door.

♪ ♪

The fun continues up here.

Yeah, why don't you sit down in that passenger seat there

for a minute there, Dwayne?

♪ ♪

‐ Feels good. ‐ Feels good, don't it?

‐ Yeah, that's the same thing as on‐‐

tattooed on my arm.

‐ It was very important to someone

standing close to me here that‐‐

that that made it onto the truck here.

‐ Yeah, that's‐‐ that means a lot to me.

‐ Amen.

So you've been a lineman how many years, brother?

‐ I did it for 32 years. ‐ 32 years.

‐ And now I've been teaching people for ten.

‐ Now you're teaching people for ten.

‐ Put 42 years in that business.

‐ Wow.

How's it feeling in there, brother?

‐ It's awesome.

‐ It's just beautiful.

‐ It's outstanding.

I mean, it's classy, but yet it's still says

'70s muscle, and that's what I wanted,

that it's gonna "punch you in the mouth.

You know, that's...

‐ That's what I like too. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Dwayne, I've just got to say

thank you for trusting with your ride.

In all the years that we've been in business,

we've never had the opportunity to do a three‐door Suburban,

and I appreciate you trusting us with this rig,

and I'm glad you're happy, brother.

Thank you. ‐ Oh, absolutely, absolutely.

‐ Thank you so much. Amen.

Well, let's go in the office.

Let's finish up a little paperwork

and get you on the road.

‐ All right. ‐ All righty.

‐ This thing turned out to be a bit of a more challenge

than we thought it was gonna be,

but when a family comes together like this

to do something this special, well, I've just go to say,

it means that much more to all of us.

Dwayne, Kiersten, and Rebecca's reactions, man,

it just made it all worthwhile.

To see that kind of pride in people's face,

it's a wonderful feeling.

We did this truck and this family proud.

[engine turning over]

‐ [laughs]

‐ That's outstanding.

‐ A while back, we scored a '66 Corvette

that needed a little of love, man.

This thing had been banged up in the front end

a few times over the years.

Once we got a buyer, man, we went to town

and built a beautiful '66 Corvette

the way I would have done it for myself.

The original pop‐up headlights on this 'Vette were shot, man.

So I had this thought.

"Let's do some old‐school L88 racing‐style headlights."

It fixes the solution of the headlight issue,

plus gives it a great racing vibe.

Then my man Ryan came out swinging

on the paint on this thing.

I'll tell you what, ain't no factory 'Vette

ever looked this good.

This classic beauty is done, man,

so I called my buddy Greg to come over

and lay his eyes on it, because this guy

knows cars, and he's got good taste.

Still driving the Impala.

What up, Greg?

‐ Hey, Danny.

‐ If I get his stamp of approval,

I know the owner is gonna love it.

‐ What is the guy expecting from you?

What kind of car did he want?

‐ He just really wanted just a fun car,

a muscle car, sports car, hot rod car.

To me, that says Corvette.

I just kind of did it how I would do it

for the amount of money that he had.

‐ Right, right.

‐ So come look at this.

‐ Let me see it. ‐ And tell me what you think.

So‐‐ ‐ It's basically ready to ship?

‐ Yeah, we're down to it. ‐ So you're down to‐‐

‐ Oh, we're down to it.

‐ There's something you don't like.

I don't have a lot of time. ‐ Oh, my gosh.

‐ Ryan, bring it out, man. Come on.

♪ ♪

Come on. Look at that.

[engine revving] ‐ Wow.

That's fantastic.

[engine revving]

♪ ♪

Wow.

‐ We took this gorgeous '66 'Vette

and went all the way nuts on her.

We kept the timeless C2 styling

and gave it an updated

Count's Kustoms‐style makeover.

And man, this thing is smokin'.

We deleted the front bumpers and changed out the grille

creating a sleeker look on this 'Vette's pretty face.

We kept that 427 Stinger hood, because it's just too cool.

And onto that hood we installed a blueprint

383 Stroker engine and paired it with side pipes

that make her sound mean.

Lastly, we replaced those pop‐up headlights

for those cool SCCA road course

L88‐inspired headlight assemblies.

I love 'em.

Man, this thing is sure to turn heads

of 'Vette lovers and everyone else too.

First impressions. ‐ First thing is the color.

‐ Chili red. ‐ Fantastic.

It's not wild,

but it's clearly a custom. ‐ Perfect.

‐ But the best part is, coming out,

those headlights are just phenomenal.

‐ Agreed. ‐ That makes the car pop.

‐ I couldn't agree with you more, man.

I love the L88 racing headlights.

♪ ♪

This makes it different than every other one

at a car show. ‐ Yep, agreed.

‐ Wow, and it will always work,

instead of those stupid roll‐up deals...

‐ Vacuums and electric motors. ‐ That half the time

that are‐‐get stuck, right.

Great choice. ‐ Yeah.

‐ These aren't an off‐the‐shelf kit.

‐ No. ‐ They're one‐off?

‐ We made these lenses.

‐ So he has a one‐off set. ‐ One‐off lenses...

‐ That's insane. ‐ And one‐off lights.

We made these in a powder coat oven here in town.

‐ This guy's gonna be so happy with these headlights.

‐ They're gorgeous

How do you feel about the other mild custom touches?

‐ Period wheels. ‐ Yes.

‐ Beautiful side pipes. ‐ Yes.

We put the '67 Big Block hood on a '66 car...

‐ Right.

‐ Actual, real side mount headers,

as you would have.

‐ What's it got for a motor?

‐ Let's check it out. You're gonna dig it.

You're gonna like this too.

You're really gonna like this too.

It has got a 383 Stroke.

Clean. Look at this.

‐ Wow.

‐ About 475 horse‐ish give or take

backed up with the four‐speed, big aluminum radiator.

Got to keep it cool.

Nice electric fans.

Got to keep it cool.

Brand‐new Restomod air‐conditioning.

You know, I've got to put AC in everything.

Disc brakes all the way around on the car,

power steering,

the side mount headers and side pipes.

♪ ♪

‐ Nice stuff.

‐ I'ma close the hood, show off the interior.

‐ Let me see.

‐ No more, no less than is absolutely necessary.

‐ All Dakota Digital on the gauges,

the wood wheel,

factory, you know... ‐ Simple, clean.

‐ Style interior seats.

Dude, it's‐‐

‐ Simple, clean.

♪ ♪

‐ It's a pretty cool ride, ain't it?

‐ Yeah. ‐ So you're the client.

You're sitting there at your house.

The doorbell rings.

There's a big shipment truck out front.

They roll up the door. They back this baby out.

Boom. How do you feel?

‐ A tourist might think the car isn't correct.

‐ Right. ‐ Because it's missing

all the flaws that the car came with.

‐ Right. ‐ But I guy that just wants

a really nice car, you've made the car

what it should have been from the beginning.

Honestly, I wouldn't change a thing.

Yeah, absolutely amazing.

‐ That's how we felt. ‐ Yeah.

‐ But we needed a fresh set of eyes, man.

I love this car. ‐ Well, this is how

I would drive it, so... ‐ Speaking of driving it...

‐ Yeah.

‐ You took me for a ride in your '63 a few days ago.

‐ Oh, yeah; yeah, take me for a ride in this.

‐ Let's... ‐ Sure.

‐ Let's drive this thing. ‐ Let's go.

‐ Let's see what it's like. We'll be back.

♪ ♪

Ohh, I love this car.

♪ ♪

[engine turning over]

[engine revving]

Nothing beats seeing a happy client

when they lay their eyes on their Count's customized car

for the first time and they smile so big,

but, Greg, he's a car guy.

The man's got good taste.

I get his stamp of approval,

I know that the client's gonna be diggin' this ride.

‐ Wow, this car drives great, Danny.

[engine revving]

‐ This '66 is done exactly the way

I would have done it for myself.

I really hate to see this car go.

But I know it's going to a great home.

I know it's going to somebody who's gonna love it

just has much as I do.

‐ [laughs]