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Narrator: Tonight on lost car rescue...

Matt: We're up here hunting pre-war era cars.

What do you want for it?

I wouldn't take less than twenty-five, probably.

This is the kind of stuff you can't get access to.

What are you thinking on that? Seven or eight.

Oof! Hundred, I hope.

I'm all believer here for the pre-war cars,

but we all know how hard they're to find.

You're going to drive this truck down that hill with no brakes?

Yeah.

Jess: Hello? Anyone here?

Matt: Holy cow.

I'm Brooke. And I'm Chloe.

Yeah, we actually have a '20s essex.

Matt: Oh, really?

Jess: And how did you acquire it?

With money.

With money?

Steve: Chill out and let's actually...

Dave: No! You guys chill out too (bleep) Much.

Lee: Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys!

Guys!

No! No! No! No!

Narrator: In northern Canada,

there are thousands of valuable classic cars

abandoned in ravines, swamps, and barns -

a hidden goldmine, out of reach...

Until now.

Matt: I'm a treasure hunter. That's what I do.

I hunt classic cars that others can't get.

Yeah, go, go, go, go, go, go!

Yes! Give me a hug!

It takes a team to achieve the impossible,

and I have the best.

Pilot Jess is our eye in the sky.

My brother Steve's our wrench.

Dave is an expert body man.

And Lee sets cars free.

And me? I set the mission, and I pay the bills.

Yes! Said it couldn't be done...

They rescue cars that were lost to history...

we got 'er done.

And sell them all over the world.

Matt: People say we're crazy,

but I say, "we're just crazy enough."

Narrator: Matt and his team have travelled 1700 kilometres

to the far reaches of saskatchewan,

hunting for classic cars.

Their mission - to save pre-war era vehicles

that are forgotten in the north.

We're up here hunting pre-war era cars

because my clients are starved for good projects.

Pre-world war ii cars, they're like a multi-tool.

You can choose a plethora of things to do with it.

You can go rat rod.

You can go big motor, fast, slow.

You could race them. You can chop them.

You can do hundreds of different variations.

Some of these cars are pushing 100 years old.

I know they're out there

and we got to save them before they're gone.

The team arrives in northern saskatchewan

in the dead of night and set up camp.

After a short sleep,

they study a 70-year-old map of railway lines

that were ripped out after world war ii.

This is the kind of stuff you can't get access to.

Now, we have the only eyes on it.

They believe it provides a clue

to finding long-lost classic cars.

Matt: Jess came across this awesome map in an antique shop.

It's one of a kind,

and it's information you can't find anywhere on the web.

Jess: These are all railways

and all little towns among these railways.

It's crazy how many towns were created among those railways.

Matt: The map shows where people would have lived in the pre-war era.

That's exactly where we got to go.

It's exactly where the cars are going to be.

We're going to fly those ghost railways,

we're going to find those old towns,

and we're going to track down where those cars still are.

Giddy up! Let's go!

While Jess and Matt fly the rail lines in search of leads,

the rest of the team follow up on a classic truck

that was spotted from the air.

You don't just go on someone's property and look for a truck.

We're going to find the owner, make sure it's even there,

and, hopefully, even buy it.

(Knocking)

Hello.

Hey. How's it going? Good.

My name's Steve. I'm Daniel.

Me, my brother and a couple other people

are just in the area, looking for cars.

We had noticed from up on the ravine over there

that you had a truck.

Is that close to you at all or are you willing to part with it?

It's been there for years, so it really has no meaning to me.

Yeah? What would you want for it?

$750?

Do you mind if I just take my truck up there and have a look?

Yeah, just be careful as you go up there.

If you need me to help pull you out,

it's going to cost you extra. All right.

I'm joining the guys

because we're going to go take a look at the truck

that they found to see if it's actually worth saving.

I've got about 45 years of my own body shop experience

and usually, the first time I look at a vehicle,

I know if it's worth it or not.

Lee: Is that it?

Steve: That's it.

Lee: Holy (bleep)

Yeah, no kidding, holy (bleep).

It's like on top of a pyramid or some darn thing.

This is crazy. (Chuckling)

I swear, that thing is up about 250 feet up there.

It's high. It's scary high.

Steve: Yahoo!

(Engine revving)

(Chuckling)

Dave: Right on!

Right here. That's good, guys. Holy (bleep).

Hey, this is a lot nicer than I thought.

Yeah.

Dave: It's a Mercury.

Lee: Like nothing's been shot up or anything.

No, it's good.

It looks like it's got a motor in it.

Lee: Really?

Here we go.

Dave: God, it's complete, too.

Steve: Wow!

Dave: That is amazing.

It's incredible that the motor and everything is intact

and the engine bay, nothing's been touched or taken off.

Yeah, it looks like a 292. I mean, it's the later years.

So, like, the hot-rodders love them.

It's worth $750 all day just sitting there.

It's actually in really good shape.

Yeah, this damn thing is wild.

Yeah, but look at it,

it's got fantastic cap, fantastic door.

The truck is actually a 1948 Mercury.

It was a work truck and that's what they were built for.

Whoever owned it definitely took care of it,

and that's unusual because they got banged up.

There's a lot of people out there and a lot of folks

who would restore it for their businesses.

Somebody is going to be really happy with this truck.

What's the other side? Check it out here.

The tires missing, so obviously had a tire problem.

There is no rust on this baby.

It's a very good find, guys.

It's a great truck.

Now, how the hell are we going to get it out of here?

(Sighing) My theory is,

do we attach the line to the Mercury truck?

We take that line, we wrap it around the snatch block.

The snatch block is attached to the tree,

then the line continues on down the hill

and is attached to the power wagon.

It acts as a counterweight to control the truck

as we drive up and the Mercury comes down.

This is like 200 feet

and I've got like 100 feet of winch cable,

and I don't have enough straps even to, like,

Daisy chain all the way down.

But you've got to change it up

a couple of times before we go down.

When we go down the hill, stop and rerig?

Yep.

But now you're stopping and, like,

I just think there's too many variables.

Yeah, just scares me, the idea of being on the hill

with this truck and those trees being our anchor.

I think it's a little too overly complicated,

this plan that Dave's got.

So, what's the other options then?

Well, it looks like it's going to roll.

There's no breaks, but it can still go into gear.

I just take my time and I just go down the hill.

You're going to drive this truck down that hill with no brakes?

Yeah.

I want to see you after today.

Steve is saying he'd like to go into the truck

and ride her down.

Well, once he kills himself,

how am I going to explain that to his brother?

You know? This is not the way we're going to do it.

If the thing kicks out sideways, you're flipping down the hill.

I'll freewheel. I'll put it in neutral.

Steve's insane. He's lost his mind.

It's not worth risking your life for that truck.

We're thinking way too hard into this.

We've got a power wagon. It's got a winch.

Let's just winch it down the hill

with as much straps as we have.

We've got three different ideas.

I know my plan is going to work,

and we're going to get everybody down the hill safe

and we're going to get that vehicle down the hill safe.

Either way, I got to put this tire back on.

Dave: Yes, you do.

And you've got to figure out if you even have the straps.

So, why don't I do the tire? Okay.

And you guys dig up some straps.

Very good.

♪

Narrator: While the guys are dealing with the truck,

Jess and Matt are flying high

above the ghost railroad tracks,

hoping to spot something good.

Matt: So, you can see these old railways,

they almost look like the backbone of the world.

Well, it's crazy how,

like, at subsections, you could see it

and then it just, like, ends.

Like, it's literally a ghost railway.

What's that over there?

Matt: There looks like an old school.

Jess: Yeah, but look at it,

there's a whole bunch of like equipment, cars.

Yeah. It looks like a storage yard or something,

and someone's taking over the old school site.

Maybe land right here and we'll check it out.

I can't land there, I'm sorry.

Matt: You can't land there?

Well, look at it, Matt. It's short,

power lines and the crop's long.

Okay, okay, fine. Let's beeline it back

and we'll head out on the ground.

Okay, sounds good.

Steve: I kind of lost you at counterweight.

Lee: Counterweight, what is it going around? The trees?

Dave: A tree.

We've been on this hill for hours

and we're still arguing how are we going to get this truck down.

This hill is 220 feet, and that's a big bank.

I don't know if we have enough straps.

Yeah, we got enough straps here, guys,

because we're going to do it a couple of times.

We're going to hook up, release, hook up.

I just don't get this whole re-rigging, rigging, you know?

This plan is getting more complicated by the minute.

Honestly, Dave, with the amount of straps that we have,

even with the winch... guys!

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys!

Guys! Holy! (Bleep)! Guys!

Jack! No, no, no, no, no!

No!

No!

Narrator: The team has travelled 1700 kilometres to saskatchewan

in search of classic cars from the '20s and '30s.

What's that over there?

Matt: Looks like an old school.

Jess and Matt have spotted

a potential gold mine from the sky,

but the guys have run into some serious trouble

while trying to rescue an old farming truck.

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys!

Guys! Guys! Guys!

(Bleep) Guys! Jack!

No, no, no!

No!

Dave: No!

(Crashing)

Jesus, you guys...

Did you not block the tire?

Oh, it was in gear. Man...

Truck's a standard, I left it in gear.

It should have held it back.

Like, the motor, over the years, lost compression

and just couldn't hold it,

and it just ran the motor down the hill.

Well, it looks like we're buying this truck,

whether we like it or not.

Boys, I think we lucked out.

Oh, yeah!

That bumper saved it.

I think we found out how we're going to be doing

more hill extractions.

The guys are joking around and whatnot.

But you know what? That thing could have rolled.

It could have been just a pile of junk.

We're feeling very lucky that the truck is down safely.

What do you say we get this thing out of here and go buy a lottery ticket?

Yeah.

While the guys have ultimately been successful

with the Mercury truck,

Matt and Jess are driving

to the school building they spotted from the sky.

The door is open.

Jess: Hello?

Anyone here?

Matt: Wow, look at it, it's like a hang out.

Jess: Yeah, with all the couches.

Matt: Pool table.

What is in there?

Oh, Jess, a baby snake.

Stop it.

I hate snakes, and you know that.

Why are there dead creatures in formaldehyde?

It is.

No, it's not. It's a snail.

Stop it.

This is so weird.

Matt: It's a really weird vibe in here.

It's like the bell rang

and everybody walked out and never came back.

Both: Hello?

Matt: Finally, we found the front office.

If there's going to be anyone, likely, it'll be here.

Both: Hello?

Man: Oh, what the heck?

Success - we found someone.

But I think we woke him up.

I'm Jess.

Hello. I'm Mark.

Jess: Nice to meet you, Mark.

Matt. Matt.

Nice to meet you. How's it going?

Honestly and sincerely, we're so sorry.

We didn't mean to trespass at all.

Yeah, we're just looking for cars

and we saw your stuff outside.

We figured you might have something for sale.

You know, I might have one tucked away.

We'll go for a walk. I'm awake now, so...

Sorry about that.

Sorry.

So, the car's in the school?

Mark: Yep, it's in the gym.

We all actually went to school here and our mothers,

aunts and cousins all went to school here.

I take care of the place for my cousin - owns the place.

Matt: What do you use it for?

Mark: Storage.

Matt: This is a big school.

It's got to be 100 lockers.

Goes to the other end and then both sides of the other end.

Then, we walked into the gym.

Holy cow.

Jess: You even got the decorations up still.

Matt: So cool!

Jess: Wow.

Matt: You must have some great memories in here,

like school dances.

Oh yeah, for sure.

I've become the principal. (Laughing)

You showed them, eh?

And I was in the office quite a few times as a student, so...

Oh, I love that. And look at this.

What have we got here?

That's a '57 two-door.

Mark: And the other one's a '57 continental.

And then, the other ones a '57 four-door.

That's the one for sale.

It's got a great patina. I love that white and blue.

It was super common colour of the day.

The '57 Chevy is such a classic car.

'57 is the most desirable of the 5-6-7 era

because it has the wings.

It was the first year in the space race era.

It's a nice big car.

You can put your family in it,

but also full-frame, so it could take big horsepower.

They used them for drag racing. They used them from cruising.

They're just a great car.

I just love these '57s.

They've got those big old tridents on the hood

and big bumperettes.

Mark: Yep.

Matt: Big wings at the back.

The interior is in great shape. Yeah, it's a cool ride.

But, you know, it is a little rougher.

It's got a little bit of rust in it.

What are you thinking price-wise?

Well, we were trying to hold pretty fast at three.

Three grand.

Motor? No motor?

No motor. No motor.

No tranny. Jeez.

No engine - that brings the price down.

I can't pay three grand for this.

I don't want to cut you at the knees,

but I'd have to be closer to,

you know, $1400-$1500.

How about like two grand?

Two grand?

This car is going to sell

because of the patina and the colour.

You can't reproduce these burnt little top lines, you know.

It's one of a kind.

50-plus years of wear and tear.

70.

70-plus. Yeah.

Yeah. I didn't quite make it through my math.

Maybe we should go back to math class.

Yeah, let's do it. Two grand, you got a deal.

Thank you. You got a deal.

Thank you.

All right. Matt: I like it.

I never thought in my life I'd be making a deal

on a '57 Chevy inside a school gym.

But this is exactly what we do,

and we do it for these crazy moments.

You wouldn't know of anybody else who's got anything old?

You know, early, like pre-war stuff,

like late '30s, early '40s?

There's an old guy up by spirit wood named Glenn

that might have an old Plymouth up there, so...

Oh, okay.

I think he lived near an old abandoned schoolhouse somewhere.

Okay, Glenn, schoolhouse, spirit wood...

Old cars.

Well, hey, thanks again. This is great.

♪

When you said school, I thought it was, like,

more of, like, a recent school, like it'd been open. Yeah.

'57.

Give it a little test push, see if it's got any brakes.

Brake loose. Oh, yeah.

No problem.

(Straining)

Steve: Straighten out.

Lee: Okay, we got some speed going.

Steve: Keep going! Keep going! Faster!

Lee: Stay left, stay left. Stay left, Steve.

Good job.

Okay, get in there.

Steve: No, we're good. Oh, it's beautiful.

Steve: Okay, stop it right there, yeah.

♪

Narrator: Jess is hoping to track down any possible leads

along the old railway towns.

Good day. How are you?

Good. How are you?

Pretty good for an old feller. I'm bill.

Welcome to bill's general store.

Jess: Got so many beautiful things here.

Bill: There's merchandise here

from three different provinces right now.

How long have you been here for?

Bill: Since 1964.

That's dating me back. I'm pretty old already, you see?

No, you aren't. Don't look old at all.

Bill: Well, thank you.

Antique stores are a great place to start

when we're car searching from ground zero -

they have connections,

they know where all the good old stuff is,

and they've been in this area for a long time.

There's a crew of us hunting old cars.

You being the man that probably knows everything and anything...

Actually, there might be a Datsun...

Datsun?

About 20 miles south of here.

The guy's name is Hugh, if you want to look him up.

Hugh? Okay. Hugh, Datsun,

and it was about twenty miles south from here.

Right on. One last quick question,

I'm looking for a Glenn who,

apparently, lives near a schoolhouse.

You don't have a name for the schoolhouse?

I don't, no. That's kind of the...

My advice would be to go to town office.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Billy came up with a couple of really great tips

that's really going to help our team.

Small town people are the best.

Narrator: The team is on the hunt for pre-war cars -

classics from the 20s and 30s.

Steve and Lee are now following up

on what looks like an old train station spotted from the plane.

Steve: How's it going?

Man: How bad?

Steve: My buddy and I were just driving

and I wanted to settle a bet with him that this was a...

Well, an old rail yard.

Man: It's the train station, yep.

Lee: What do you use it for?

Man cave.

I put a wood Clay oven in it.

Steve: Wow.

Actually, had the Clay oven before the station

and I was looking for somewhere to put it.

(Both laughing)

And I thought, "hey, that might work."

It's an old railway station.

There probably was a town here. This is a great place to stop,

see if there's some cars.

You guys look like you're a long way from home.

Oh, the b. C. Plates? Yeah.

(Both chuckling)

Yeah, we're just out for a day trip, you know,

looking for cars,

pre-war cars, you know, '30s, '40s.

I got a couple. Most of them in their 50s,

but I had a couple that are older than '40.

Really? Oh, really? Okay.

I don't know if I want to sell them or not,

but you can have a look at them if you want.

Steve: You look like a buick guy.

Grant: All buicks, except for the one in the back corner.

This one's a buick McLaughlin.

It's a 1936. There was only 50 of them ever built.

Steve: Wow.

Grant: Rumble seat.

Steve: Yeah. Grant: Convertible top.

It's a nice car. It's all together.

It's been well kept.

I mean, this is exactly what we want.

It's a pre-war car.

And when this car was built, buick was,

you know, at the top of their game.

Buick was the luxury brand.

It was high quality and high price.

This is a convertible.

This is the most limited car they would have made,

and therefore, it's the rarest car.

This is a big find out here in the prairies.

If we can get this car out of here and make a deal,

that would be amazing.

Now, I have to ask, what do you want for it?

Even the way it is, I wouldn't take less

than twenty-five, probably.

Lee: Twenty-five? Yeah.

Hundred?

Yeah, you wish.

But I got a '86 mustang convertible,

if you want to spend that kind of money.

(All laughing)

Twenty five grand is just way out of reach.

I definitely see what your saying, it's rare.

I've seen more buick buggies,

like horse buggies, than I've seen of these cars.

Oh, yeah.

But I mean, I've got a...

You know, it's sitting here, it's been here a while.

I mean, I don't want to insult you,

but would you be able to go for ten?

Dave: Yahoo! (Chuckling)

Narrator: Matt and his team are hunting for cars

in a remote area of saskatchewan.

So, far, they've rescued a 1948 Mercury truck

and bought a 1957 Chevy 150.

And now, Steve and Lee are hoping to make a deal

on an extremely rare 1936 buick.

What do you want for it?

Grant: Even the way it is,

I wouldn't take less than twenty-five, probably.

Would you be able to go for ten?

Ten grand is a lot to offer,

but we're going for it.

I almost paid that for it 20 years ago,

and I imagine it's getting more rare by the year.

It's a nice offer, but I'd stick closer to the twenty-five.

Steve: That's too high for us.

Ten grand is like a really generous offer,

but it's not even close to what Grant wants for it.

This is a rare car. He knows it's rare.

It's obviously special to him.

I don't even think he really wants to sell it.

He's just going for a ridiculous price

and seeing what he can fetch.

I appreciate you showing us the car.

Yep. You bet. Lee: Absolutely.

♪

Narrator: After picking up leads from the antique dealer,

Jess calls the team to share her news.

Jess: I've got some good news for the whole team.

Do you remember when Mark told us that there was a gentleman

named Glenn that owned a Plymouth near the schoolhouse?

Yeah.

Well, I was chatting with Billy -

really kind gentleman that owns the antique store -

he's got a friend at the municipality

who has information on old schoolhouses.

Very cool.

So, he sent me this picture

and it's old schoolhouses in the area.

Matt: Oh, cool. Jess: From that...

Matt: Look at the detail, eh?

We could definitely use this piece of information

and hopefully find Glenn a lot easier.

Matt: Great find by Jess.

This old directory shows us

where all the old one-room schools would be.

So, now, we can focus our hunt on those areas

and hopefully find that old Plymouth

that Mark was telling us about in that school.

Dave: I love cars from the 30s.

We want to see those pre-war cars on the semi.

Billy also told me

there was a Datsun owned by a Hugh

that's south about 20 miles from here.

Oh no.

I know where this is going.

I don't mind Datsun,

as long as it's the right Datsun.

They made a lot of different datsuns.

So, we're having a conversation about a Datsun.

We're looking for '30s cars and we're talking datsuns.

As a body man, I do prefer the 30s cars.

The quality of the metal is excellent -

it's thick, you can work with it,

you can weld it, you can form it, you can bend it.

After the word, the Japanese cars came into the market

and the quality of the metal wasn't there.

If you had to do any welding, you'd burn holes through it.

You had to replace it. You can't fix it.

Well, Dave, I'm all believer here for the pre-war cars,

but we all know how hard they are to find.

Sometimes our best finds,

honestly, come from the unexpected.

So, I understand that Dave's a little bit hesitant,

but we honestly don't know where this is going to lead us.

But you never know where it could lead us, Dave;

you of all people know this.

Dave does this for a living.

He knows that following these unexpected leads

could lead us to something great.

For myself, I was pretty stoked on the '30s and stuff,

and that's... the attitude in me is just burning away real quick.

Narrator: So, far, the team have scored a vintage truck and a 150,

but they're not the pre-war cars that they're really after.

Billy also told me there was a Datsun south,

about 20 miles from here.

And now, a lead on a Datsun is dividing the team.

I was pretty stoked on the '30s and stuff,

and that's... the attitude in me is just burning away real quick.

The Datsun is not what it came for, definitely not.

I know that Matt has a market for this kind of car,

but I came for the 30s to the 40s, that's what I'm here for.

We might have found one, though.

Everything is not lost.

We've got this really great schoolhouse lead.

We follow up on that and, apparently,

there's a '30s Plymouth there.

I just got a really good lead on this Plymouth -

a pre-war vehicle.

This is exactly what we need.

I feel like that's our only lead right now

for an early '30s car.

Lee: Well, when we were down at Grant's place,

he gave us a lead of a family

that might have some older cars, as well.

So, me and Steve, maybe we'll look into that.

Dave, why don't you go check on the schoolhouse lead?

I'm on your side, Dave.

I just want to make sure we're in the right area, right?

I know. I'm just frustrated, buddy. But, yeah.

And then, Matt and I,

we just hop on the plane and go find the Datsun.

♪

The team is split into three groups

to try to find those elusive pre-war cars

from the '20s and '30s.

Steve and Lee have driven 200 kilometres north,

following up on a lead on an old car

that might be hiding out on a farmer's land.

Steve: Hello there.

Yeah, hi. Hey.

I'm Steve, this is Lee.

I'm Brooke. I'm Chloe.

Steve: Oh, nice to meet you.

This is obviously your guys' farm here.

It's actually our grandfather's farm.

We're the third generation.

Steve: Wow. Brooke: Yeah.

What are you guys working on?

Servicing our bailers up for hay-ing time?

Do you guys drive the tractors and everything, as well?

We do. Yeah.

Really? Both: Yeah. Wow. Very cool.

Okay.

Driving and trucks, driving farm equipment,

(bleep), I can't even do that.

That's amazing.

I don't see that a lot in b. C.

We hunt old cars, so...

Okay. Cool.

We'd heard that you guys might have,

like, an old car sitting around.

Yeah, we actually have a '20s essex.

Oh, really? Yeah.

Is it close by at all or do we need a drive?

I think we'll have to drive.

Yeah, better drive; It's a far distance.

♪

Lee: It might be tight with all four of us in the cab,

so, Steve, why don't you ride in the back?

Chloe: I can hop in the back.

♪

Yeah, it's just in the bush here.

Through here?

Through here.

It's pretty dense.

You guys want to take a look...

Yeah, Lee, lead the way.

Yeah. We're going to go get our grandpa because it's his car.

Okay, sounds good. Oh, that makes sense.

Here it is, right here.

Wow.

Brooke got it right; It's a 1928 essex.

It's unique.

Different than the classics - the fords, the chevys.

It's a wood car, right? Lee: Yeah.

Steve: Just the fact that the car is still here

and hasn't rotted with the wood,

it's a good sign.

My great grandfather was a doctor

and he had a '28 essex sedan, just like this one.

I can imagine him driving around in it in that era,

and it's always kind of had a nostalgic spark

of maybe one day finding the one that he had.

But I'll, you know, settle for this one.

You have all four fenders tied into the running boards.

You never get that.

The fact that the windshield liner is in here

and the visor because, like, this is a specific-sized car;

like you're not going to be able to just put

any kind of thing on here.

And like, lots of space in the front for a bigger motor.

The more original you can keep it,

the more options someone buying it can have, right?

They can go hot rod, they can go rat rod,

they can go original even right?

I like cars from this era. I love the simplicity of it.

I love the longer nose from that six-cylinder motor

that was in there and the slightly lower roofline.

It just makes it look sharp,

it makes it look like work has already been done to it.

This car is complete.

I'm positive we can find a buyer for this,

but we got to get it at a good price.

Hey, guys, this is my grandpa Morris.

Morris: Hello. Steve.

What did you think of it? It's all complete.

I thought it was just going to be an old chassis or something,

sitting in the bush.

You're planning on driving it home tonight?

I know it's been in there for a while.

I mean, is there a reason you've kept it there or are you...?

Well, it's there for safekeeping.

It's been there for 45 years.

Probably took me a while to grow the trees around it,

so no one could steal it.

Morris: Oh, they grew on the own.

We're definitely interested in the car.

Is that something you would sell?

I'm not using it. I haven't used it for a while.

What do you think it's worth to you?

I was hoping maybe around, like, $500?

As the car sits right now,

it's a project, it's a pile of metal.

This sort of being a car without a name -

it's not a Ford, it's not a Chevy -

I think $500 is a fair price for it.

Well, you know,

that's possibly pretty close

because it possibly only sold for $500

when it was brand new.

So, I guess I could take $500.

Steve: Awesome. Lee: Oh, right on.

Thank you very much.

It's a great car. I'm happy to get it.

And I think there's gonna to be someone out there

that's gonna appreciate it the exact same way.

We bought it,

now we've got to get it out of there,

and we got to deal with all the trees that could mess it up.

What's wrong with this tree?

It's growing kind of on an angle underneath the car,

but it's good that we're pulling it that way.

So, I think we're just going to peel away from it.

♪

Steve: Okay. Ready? Yep.

Lee: Nothing.

This car just won't budge.

It's got to be hung up on something.

It's your tree.

I didn't realized it was pinching the Fender.

Like, it's literally holding on to the car.

It's never simple, so we're putting our heads together.

Could we tap it?

What do you mean?

Just tap with a block and a hammer.

And try and just...

Ready?

Come on, you devil tree.

Oh my gosh, that might actually work.

Wow!

It's working. It is.

Okay, now, you got to pop it out of the ground.

Right there.

There we go.

That's it.

All right, Lee, bump it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

♪

Lee: Big win for Lee and Steve!

First pre-war.

Hey!

I mean, they're never going to expect

that me and you are the guys that...

Came out with the pre-war car first.

Matt overpaid for a Chevy

and Dave pushed that thing down a hill - you saw him.

We got this. This is our win.

Yeah. Our time up here.

This is our time to shine.

We did it. It's me and you, buddy.

No. Not yet. All right. Whatever, right?

(Laughing)

♪

Oh...

While Steve and Lee have scored

the first pre-war car for the team,

Jess and Matt are in the air,

following up on the Datsun lead.

This spot, it's got to be right here.

My new buddy Billy from the antique store was very kind

and called the owner of the Datsun ahead of time

to give him a warning that we were on our way.

Yeah, he said about 20 miles from him,

and that's where we are right now.

Matt: It's got to be 10-15 cars, trucks down there.

Looks like '40s, '50s, maybe little '60s.

That's a Datsun.

Jess: Sweet. Well, let's land and check it out.

♪

Hello.

I'm Matt and this is Jess.

And what's your first name, sir?

Hugh. Nice to meet you, Hugh.

Oh, this is it right here. Yep.

Nice. I like it. It's a '72.

What's the story on this one, Hugh.

It came to the end of its useful life.

Jess: And how did you acquire it?

With money.

With money, as every good car comes.

Hugh: When the owner parked it, he was finished with it.

Matt: I like how it hasn't been touched inside.

There's a little rust. The floor has got a hole in it.

But it's still got the tranny and the original rally gages.

It's actually in really good shape.

This car, in its day, was one of Japan's pride and joys

for the rally scene. It used to be a race car.

So, it's worth restoring 100%.

Datsuns are great and to boot,

the 510 model and two-door,

can't get better than that, really.

Datsun hadn't really made landfall on North America

in a big way until the Datsun 510.

So, it really took those producers,

like Chevy and Ford by surprise,

when this little Datsun came out of nowhere.

Nimble, handled great,

didn't break-out in corners because it was light,

well-balanced, affordable.

Why wouldn't you buy it?

Hell, my dad had one in high school.

What kind of goal would you want for it?

Well...

What's the first number that comes to mind?

Two grand.

Matt: Two grand - oof!

Jess: You okay?

I'm just hyperventilating over here.

Lee: Big win for Lee and Steve!

First pre-war.

Narrator: Steve and Lee scored a pre-war car.

And now, Matt is hoping to add to the haul...

What's the first number that comes to mind?

Two grand.

Matt: Two grand - oof!

By making a deal on 1972 Datsun.

Jess: You okay?

I'm just hyperventilating over here.

I'm thinking closer to $500.

It would be worth a little more

if I didn't have to deal with these floors, Hugh.

Oh, yeah.

Matt: I can see the ground through them

like a flintstone. Hugh: Yes.

Matt: Who knows? When we pick this thing up, it might just fold right in half.

$650.

I'm going to be an old man by the time we've finished here.

$900 - pay it or walk.

I'm not walking. I'll do it.

I'll do nine, if you're gonna hold on nine.

You gave me a good run.

That Hugh, he can drive a good bargain.

But at the end-of-day, I think he got what he wanted.

An there's a lot of people who love these cars

and this car is gonna be restored

and gonna be loved again. It's great.

♪

Okay.

I think we're still safe in first place.

Like, these are two Matt's cars.

The Steve and Lee duo are still wining over, right?

Team Lee-ven.

Team Lee-ven - I like it.

Steve: We're on the podium, still.

Yeah. I think we should be Lee-ven.

♪

Narrator: With the rest of the team having found success,

Dave is hoping to do the same

by tracking down a farmer named Glenn,

who lives by an abandoned schoolhouse

and may own a vintage car from the '30s.

How are you today?

Good. My name's Dave.

Pleased to meet you, Dave. I'm Glenn.

Oh, you're the guy I'm looking for.

There's a group of us hunting for pre-war cars.

Got a tip that you may be the guy to talk to in this area,

and possibly have something.

There's only one that's a Jewel,

but it's pretty, pretty valuable little.

♪

It's early '30s Plymouth coupe.

Look at this thing - suicide doors...

frickin' rumble seat in it. Wow!

The running boards are here, the Fender's here,

the gauges for Pete's sake are still in here.

They're in great shape.

No rust to speak of at all.

We're looking at a 1933 Plymouth five-window coupe.

They're actually hard to find. It's gorgeous car all around.

It may appear to look rough,

but when you get close to it,

there's no rust on the bottom end.

Our climate up here,

there isn't quite as much humidity as it is elsewhere.

The cars just don't rust away.

The fenders, the back fenders themselves, are very, very rare;

beautiful shape, workable. It's a winner.

This is the car that we've been looking for.

I got to ask you, my friend, what are you thinking on that?

Because definitely,

that's what we're in the market for right now.

Yeah. Got to get up seven or eight.

Oof! Hundred, I hope.

No, no. That'll be one more zero.

Well, like you said yourself, it's all there.

Eight grand. I almost fell on my bum,

you know, he scared me when he said that.

The car is worth money, there's no doubt about it,

but it's not an $8000 car,

and he's trying to fish a price out

and we'll get the true price out of him yet.

So, I'm thinking like three grand.

Oh, no, I couldn't let it go for that, no.

Maybe... maybe five.

Ahh...

Top end I can give you is 35.

Can't go to four?

I can't go to four.

I have to stick at the price of $3500.

Now, he average person will say, "okay, five, what's $500?"

But when you have five or six vehicles on the truck,

$500 is very important

because that pays for our transportation.

We're hauling thousands of miles

to get a vehicle back to market.

35 is our Max.

Okay, okay. If you want to get it out of here,

you know, you look after that part of it.

Oh, definitely.

Okay, deal.

Yes! Okay! Really cool.

You just bought yourself a car.

Oh, right on.

Glenn: I think it was a good deal. I'm sure he will,

you know, do what's right, do it proud.

So, yeah, I'm glad he bought it.

Seems like a pretty nice guy, too.

You made my day, pal. Oh, well, that's good.

You made my week, honest to god.

That is a beautiful, beautiful machine.

What a gentleman he is.

Like, you know, he realizes, too,

when I'm telling him about the travel, the time and whatnot,

and he appreciates that,

and he made a good dollar on the car, too.

I'm so happy, he's happy, and that that's all that matters.

Steve: Wow, Dave!

Dave: It's a '33 Plymouth.

Lee: Plymouth? '33 Plymouth.

We got two side doors, guys.

Yeah!

Rumble seats!

And we own it.

Dave, I mean, he's getting excited. I'm getting excited.

The guy's like a kid in a candy store

when he starts to see these things.

I don't even have to know the car

to tell by when you're smiling like that, it's good.

Now, we've got to get it out in one piece.

Guys, we've got to be super, super careful with this.

No dents anywhere on the damn thing.

It's got to come out just like a newborn baby.

If we're dragging it, are we going to run the risk

of twisting something?

Maybe we can use that hood as toboggan underneath it.

Glenn's giving us permission to use anything we can find

to help move this vehicle.

There's an old hood sitting right here;

perfect toboggan that we can use to get this car out.

Let's get 'er going.

You guys are the chainsaw experts,

so I'll let you deal with that.

♪

You see another one of these?

Uh, no, I didn't.

How's it going, guys?

Going great, Dave! We're doing great up here!

(Motor revving)

I'm gonna start cutting trees around the Plymouth,

just to kind of clear space and make it so we can move around.

♪

There we go. We're clear.

So, we've got the car jacked up.

We're going to slide this hood underneath.

We're going to put some blocks of wood

on top of the hood and the car on top of that,

tie it down, use it as a sled.

Lee: Well, the logs are there to, like, basically pinch the frame

because metal on metal skids.

So, the wood basically allows the frame

and the hood to not move around.

We're gonna strap it all together

and make it one solid unit.

Do you want it on the steering or you want it on the axle?

Anywhere where it's going to hang on.

Aren't you worried the front of the hood's

going to steer its way out?

I don't think so.

Where we position the log is crucial.

If we're too far forward, then it's going to want to dig in.

If we're too far back,

the hood's going to want to track left or right

and it's going to steer the car into the trees.

Right in the middle or the perfect spot,

it's going to track all the way out, nice and straight.

The further you have the hood forward

and the point of where the frame is touching the hood,

it's going to want to spin.

It's like sitting on the back of a kneeboard

and hoping it goes straight.

Tell you what,

let's stop talking, let's go for some action,

let's put that in there.

Give it a go. Put this underneath here,

set 'er down, let's give it a rip.

You wanna try it just the way it is? Dave: Yep.

Okay.

Slow down. You're gonna hurt yourself.

I'm fine.

Lee: Me and Steve, we always like to keep things light.

But maybe Dave kind of seeing how we're acting

and we're kind of goofing off,

he's looking at it like we're not taking it serious, when,

in actuality, we care just as much as him.

Put this to the front. Okay.

Come on, guys, enough of this crap.

Let's get the car out.

Lee: I don't know what the huge rush is right now.

Chill out.

No! You guys chill out too (bleep) Much.

Enough. Let's get the job done and stop talking.

Tell you what, let's stop talking,

let's go for some action, let's put that in there.

Narrator: The guys are working hard to extract

a 1933 Plymouth buried deep in the woods.

Slow down. You're gonna hurt yourself.

Dave: I'm fine.

It's proving to be tougher than expected

and Patience is wearing thin.

Lee: Chill out.

No! You guys chill out too (bleep) Much.

Steve and Lee spent more time talking than working.

Get in there and let's get your paws dirty.

How 'bout the straps? Have we got some of them around?

Steve: Yeah, we can dig something up.

Let's do it. Let's get some straps on this thing.

Dave loves this car

and he wants to get this thing out perfectly.

But at the same time, he's starting to get heated.

He needs to relax.

He's gotta trust that me and Steve are gonna help him,

we're gonna get it out.

Dave: Good.

I like that.

Lee: I wanna put a little bit of tension in there.

I get worked up with the guys occasionally.

They spend more time chatting and talking

and laughing and giggling than actually getting into work.

I wanna see that car come out of the bush safely.

I want the job done the right way.

I'm sure that, you know, I was pushing you earlier on,

but that looks really good.

Yeah. Looks okay.

Oh, it's always great to hear a compliment from Dave.

I mean, he gets heated, but he's the first one to apologize.

Any time he gives you a thumbs up, you love it.

♪

How are you over there, Dave?

Dave: Great here.

Lee: I got lots on my side.

Dave: You wanna come here and give me a push?

Lee: At the end of the day, we're all on the same team,

we're all working for the same common goal.

Dave: You know, I hassled them and I gave 'em a rough time.

We got the car out safely, they did a great job.

Beer's on me, guys.

Nice work, Dave.

♪

Dave, you did it. Look at it.

Jess: It looks good. Dave: Yeah, it's awesome.

Lee: That's a big win for us.

If this was a podium,

which one would get the gold medal right now?

Matt: The highest one.

Steve: The highest one! The essex!

Lee: Lee-ven car.

Yeah, dude.

Both: Ha-ha!

Team Lee-ven.

Matt: Guys, like, you nailed it.

Steve and Lee really came through on this trip.

It's probably their best trip yet.

It was good teamwork, that's all that matters.

Dave: You betcha.

Oh, you got something in your teeth.

(All laughing)

I know the whole load wasn't pre-war,

but that doesn't concern me

because everything has good value on this load.

We met a ton of great people,

new friends,

and had some awesome stories.

A load like this will likely fetch upwards of 30 grand easy.

Nice little prize for everybody.

It gets us back out there and doing it all again.

It's an awesome load, it's exactly what we came for.

For sure.

I'm proud of us. We did good.

Yeah. I think we should be 'Lee-ven'.

(All laughing)