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(dramatic string music)
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- First time I got arrested, it was in the back
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of one of these, so, still remember that.
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You never forget, right?
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(engine revving and roaring)
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(rhythmic percussive music)
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- [Producer] It's freedom, baby.
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- Freedom.
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("Muney" by Beiba)
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♪ I clear money ♪
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♪ I clear ♪
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(engine revving and roaring)
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♪ I clear ♪
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- I've never driven it on the highway,
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just from here to the gas station.
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(engine revving and roaring)
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♪ I do what I want, what I want, want ♪
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(engine rumbling)
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(engine roaring)
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- [Jarrod] Okay, now at the risk of stating the obvious,
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I think one of the things
we should address in this film
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is the fact that we are currently sitting
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in your, is it 2007?
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- 2004. - 2004
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Mercury Grand Marquis, which you purchased
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after we started this whole documentary process.
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- Yeah, so like everything I do in life
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is obsessive compulsive based, probably,
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I'm like undiagnosed OCD.
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- Sure are. - And, yeah, sure am, right?
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And, like anything that I get really into,
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like I remember I got into rock balancing
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and I went all in on that.
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- As you do. - I got into barefooting.
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I got into dirt bikes.
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I got into cameras, I got into guitars,
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and I dive in deep with it all.
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So, I mean, it was you, Donovan, that got,
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that decided that this would be a good idea for a film
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because I remember Jarrod
and I were working on so many
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boring, static, gross corporate gigs
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that were really good financially for us,
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but like they weren't getting
our creative juices happening.
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- [Jarrod] We made ones and
ones of dollars from those gigs.
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- Yeah. - Yeah.
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So, I mean, I think it was, I think it was you
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that was like, "Well you're bored, right?"
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"Make a movie." - Make a movie, yeah.
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About the people.
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- Yeah, and I was... Not about the car,
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about the people.
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- [Dale] About the people, the Panther people.
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- And we know the story of how that started.
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- In my opinion, it'd be like one of the most
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recognized cars in North America, I mean, cop cars,
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every department has a Crown Vic
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or had a Crown Vic at one point, they're used for taxis.
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They're just one of the greatest built cars
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in the last 20 or 30 years.
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- Well, it's like riding in your spaceship
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and you're just sitting on a big comfy couch
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while cruising through the galaxy.
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- A ton and a half of American steel.
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You could hit the side of a bus,
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and I know, because I have been hit by a bus.
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- God bless the weirdos who are into these cars.
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- Most of my experiences in the car revolve around
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driving it like a total maniac and crashing it.
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- And, you know, the nice noise of, you know, 4.6,
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and, you know, all that. - Yeah, love it.
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- The Panther community
makes the geometric community
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look normal and well adjusted.
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- Well, everyone like, everyone knows a Vic,
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I mean, you've seen any movie, any, any movie,
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there's one in it, if there's a cop car or something,
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there's something that's driving down the road
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even all the way back to, I mean,
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the name's been around since 1955, I believe, so,
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everyone knows it.
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You could be a soccer mom,
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you don't know anything
about cars, you drive a minivan,
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but you know what a Crown Vic is.
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- [Announcer] The Crown Victoria.
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- [Announcer] The Crown Victoria.
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- [Announcer] Crown Victoria.
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- So we provide predominantly emergency vehicles.
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We do supply some older cars
as well as some sport vehicles,
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but our biggest output to film is the Crown Vics.
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- [Announcer] Crown Victoria.
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- [Announcer] The new Ford Crown Victoria.
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- [Announcer] Crown Victoria.
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(overlapping voices rewinding)
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(atmospheric musical cue)
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- Well, I remember
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there was always this guy at the local grocery store
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who would park his old white P71 that ran on propane
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right in front, in the fire lane.
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He was an old guy, scruffy face.
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He was the type of guy that didn't play by the rules,
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you could tell, always at a smoke in his mouth.
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And I saw him all the time and I said, "You know what?
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Look at that guy, right, he doesn't care."
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That's why I love these cars.
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And even going back, you remember when I was younger,
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that was the, it was the only car I thought that
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we should have for the family.
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- So you were born in oh-three,
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so these cars were still in production
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when you were like, "Get a Crown Vic, get a Crown Vic,"
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'cause... Well I remember-
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- We were gonna buy a Ford Flex, and you were like,
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"How 'bout a brand new Grand Marquis, dad?"
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- I remember, I remember us being at a Ford dealership
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looking for a car and you test drove a Ford Flex,
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and this would've been before they stopped making 'em,
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and you could go into the showroom
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and see a beautiful Grand Marquis
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or a Lincoln Town Car sitting there.
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You could buy a new with zero kilometers on it,
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and I said, "Well get one of those,"
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and you just dismissed it, "It's a grandpa car".
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- And now look where we are. - And I'll always,
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and now look where you are.
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- In full, like not only did we like make a movie
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about these cars and the people who drive these cars,
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but we had to like, I had to go all in again,
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and I had to become one of these people.
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- [Gee] We got the Crown Vic documentary guys here today
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and we're doing a Philly Panther meet, it's,
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it's not about me, it's about Philly and all the fans
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of the Panther platform in Philadelphia.
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- Wish I had like one of those air lifts
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just built into the car.
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- [Driver] Ross, I've already been thinking about it.
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- Everybody knows me as Gee,
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and I am, I'm the host of the Philly Panther meets.
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(impact wrench whirring and clicking)
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- [Producer] If you had to describe a Crown Vic,
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or the Panther platform to someone who's never,
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somehow lived under a rock for all these years,
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tell me what's a Panther platform car?
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- Pretty much almost a bulletproof car
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you can beat the hell out of
and kind of rebuild it cheaply.
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So, you know, it just, they last.
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You know, and there's a lot of customization
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you can do to it, so.
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Just meeting people and
everybody's different taste,
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and it kind of got me more into it, it's like, wow,
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there's this whole scene that I didn't even know about.
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I mean, you know, everybody's
seen Crown Vics driving by,
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whether it was taxis, like, we're in Philly,
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there was police cars everywhere, taxis everywhere,
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you saw 'em every day, you didn't really think about it.
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And now they've like kind of
gone the way to the dinosaur.
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(engine revving)
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(intense atmospheric music)
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- [Driver] There's a definition to hoonigan,
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it means to drive a vehicle
in a very unorthodox manner,
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including drifting, high speed,
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smoking tires.
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Just, yeah, driving a car in a very aggressive manner,
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not how your average person
would usually operate a vehicle.
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(choral harmonizing)
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- [Driver] Rear, a V8 rear wheel drive body on frame,
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it's the last one, the last one of the like American,
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American car, you know, it's just the last of a breed.
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(choral vocalizing)
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(muffled speaking)
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- I'm the founder of Panther Magazine,
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so I run the magazine,
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and create the magazine for the Panther platform.
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Yeah, I feel like people
always appreciate the magazine
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'cause you can scroll all day on Instagram,
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but then when you get tired of it, it's just like,
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hey, I got a magazine in the side of the door, so.
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All different types of bills,
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people from different
communities, different states,
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different countries, they're all in the magazine.
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Well everything seems to be digital,
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and everyone has a following on Instagram.
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You can go on someone's Instagram and see their car,
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but as everything becomes digital it's more like
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having a physical copy is kind of nostalgic kind of
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and people appreciate that, so,
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I feel like having a magazine is just something
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people would appreciate,
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especially when it comes to Panther cars.
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So it's something different in the community.
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If you're not familiar with Panthers,
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once you sit in one you like,
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I kind of like that car, actually, so.
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- Philly's got strong car clubs with a lot of Crown Vics,
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so that's why I wanted to start doing
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the Philly Panther meet thing at the Navy Yard.
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Today it's V8 Ryder'z.
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I hit them up and let them, you know,
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let their club have some love, and you know,
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let them do different parties and tie it in.
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Since we have people in town from the meet,
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V8 Ryder'z, they're doing their event tonight,
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that's what this is, and then Sunday after the meet,
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there's a 808 car club, they do a lot of stuff in Philly
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as far as feeding homeless people,
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clothing drives and stuff, and like,
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and they're gonna do the after party tomorrow.
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- There was a lot of gun violence going on in here
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in the city of Philadelphia,
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even back when I was doing photography back in 2018.
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- Wow. - And my thing was, you know,
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guns down, cameras up.
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- Love it. - I wanted to create a program
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to whereas though, you know, I could teach children
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how to use photography, how to do cinematography.
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- That's awesome, man.
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- But I got into an accident, I
lost all my camera equipment
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and then I just moved into supporting mothers.
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I started a non-profit
organization called Sista Talk PHL.
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But I always drove Vics, I love Vics.
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That's the only thing that I would drive.
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I'd tell anybody, if you catch me in anything
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other than a Vic, it's a rental,
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or it's a car that, you know, I'm messing with somebody.
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- Well, Crown Vics, first of all, they, they hard body,
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like you can get into so many accidents
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and they're easy to fix, so it's like,
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you can't go wrong with a Vic.
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You can't, you don't even wanna Charger
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'cause they fold like aluminum
foil, so we love our Vics,
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they Panthers.
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- In my opinion, the most known car in the world.
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- One of the best vehicles ever produced by mankind.
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- [Announcer] This year Ford introduces the 1992
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Crown Victoria, and it's a big hit with the critics.
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(light atmospheric music)
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- Around the world, almost everywhere you go
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you can see a Crown Vic,
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as an old cab or as an old police car,
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or certainly you used to always be able to.
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Being from St. Thomas, when
you went somewhere you could say
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"I know where that car was built."
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Well certainly at the St.
Thomas production facility
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that Ford had, we built,
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the last car built there was the Crown Vic.
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- Ford people value their jobs
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and know that there are
opportunities for them to grow
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within the company.
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After all, our greatest asset is our people.
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- [Narrator] So does it begin with enormous
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physical capabilities, the might and muscle,
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the brute strength necessary
to make the kinds of cars
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that people want.
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- [Reporter] In 2011, it wasn't GM, but Ford
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that shuttered its assembly plant there,
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putting about 1100 people out of work
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in a city where only about 35,000 live.
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It was the last of the bigs to go
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and it left St. Thomas with one of the highest
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unemployment rates in the entire country.
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- The site of the old Ford assembly plant
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is now the site of an Amazon distribution center.
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I mean, I'm not sure we can ever compare the solidness
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of an automotive assembly job of the '70s, '80s, and '90s
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to what is today's newest
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instant delivery system that Amazon has.
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(gentle atmospheric music)
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- I couldn't believe the amount of Panthers
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that are in this yard right now.
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But how, how did you get into Panthers?
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- It was actually not by choice.
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I'm gonna have to say when I was 16 years old
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and walked into this place to do co-op,
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I kind of never left.
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- [Dale] So how many Panthers do you think you have here?
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- Hundreds. - Hundreds of Panthers.
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- I don't even, I don't even know if I could put
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an actual number on it,
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but I'm gonna say in the hundreds for sure.
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Crown Victorias, Panthers, a
lot of Mopars, lot of Packards,
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but I would say the majority of our stuff
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is Crown Vic Panther-based.
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I guess it's one of those
things where a lot of this stuff
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is beyond the point of repair.
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- [Dale] Yeah, and it's just, you're just looking for
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like parts and anything you can salvage-
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- And that's why... And at least it's here.
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At regular junkyards, it'd all be crushed by now.
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- We don't, we don't shred or crush.
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Through other car rallies and different events,
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I actually met the founder of
Out Motorsports, Jake Thiewes,
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and got invited to an open track event with them
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and it kind of took off from there, and I would say
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my enthusiasm towards like racing in general
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has come from them.
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And the fact that I can take the Crown Vics
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and the Panthers, and go and
do something else with those
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besides Crown Vic meets, it's quite enjoyable.
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We get a lot of interest when the Crown Vics roll up,
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especially the taxi cab, you know, it's a long door.
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I know the one instructor that's down there, you know,
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hadn't seen too many of
them because they're not really
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anything outside of New York City,
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they weren't very popular for taxi cabs,
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they were normally old police cars.
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- [Announcer] And for today's police officers,
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these are the good old days.
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(police siren blaring)
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- Crown Victoria is really a funny story
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because in law enforcement,
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police either loved that car or hated that car.
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And the one thing I always said was
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"The Crown Victoria didn't do anything exceptional,
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but it did everything well."
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And that car took me to places
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it should have never taken me
to and got me home every time.
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Well, I've been a police officer since 1987,
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so I'm in my 35th year.
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Always had the love, love for it,
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my father was a town constable,
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and in the summer after I graduated high school,
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I just was talking to friends
and I was like, I don't know,
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I hate math (chuckles), I hate working inside,
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I'm gonna be a cop, so I went to college for,
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for a degree in criminal justice
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and got fortunate as three months after I turned 21,
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I got hired by the local sheriff's office
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and I worked there till 1993,
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when I became a New York State trooper.
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If I put all my lights on,
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I'm advertising to you that I'm coming.
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And it's riskier,
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in my opinion, it's riskier for you to run
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or for you to have just a
couple second window to decide
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if you're gonna get away or not,
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so that was my traffic mover,
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so I could hit my thumb switch, and flip it back off-
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- Yeah. - I can get through traffic.
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I think the dependability and the reliability and,
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you know, I say bulletproof, but the cars
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were never really a question mark, you know,
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they weren't the fastest car we've ever driven,
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they weren't the biggest car, they weren't the most,
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the best handling car, but
they did everything really well,
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and I think in this line of work,
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there's so many question marks, and to have your car
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not be one of 'em, you know, just, it's just there
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and it just works, you know, and I think that's,
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that's where a lot of people really
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learn to appreciate and love that car.
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I have hit a lot of deer with a Crown Victoria.
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The last one I hit, I was
responding to a shots fired call.
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We get this call and a few minutes later
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he called out with a vehicle
with a carload of people in it,
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so you want to get there, obviously.
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It's scary.
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It's very risky.
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Your adrenaline's going.
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And I was going triple digits when I hit a deer
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that came out of the woods,
and my, one of my best friends,
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or my best friend on the job was right behind me,
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and his car looked like you took a bucket of chum
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and threw it on his car 'cause I vaporized this deer,
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and it totaled the trooper
car, I still made it to the call.
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I had no header panel left, no headlights left.
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The hood was gone, the doors were pinched closed
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because the fenders got
pushed back, and I rolled up and,
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and the deputy had the people at gunpoint
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and was giving them commands,
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and I pulled up and my car was smoking
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and no headlights, and just the cloud.
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I stopped and the cloud kept going,
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and I'm hitting my door to try to get out,
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and when I got out, it made
that (imitates crunching) noise.
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And it was like a cartoon, he's standing like this
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and everybody's just looking at me, you know, it was.
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So that was another one where it shouldn't have got me
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where I got to, but I drove
probably three or four miles
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after I hit the deer to get to where that was
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and that was the last that car drove.
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- [Producer] Wow, that says a lot about that car.
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- Yep. - Yeah.
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- Hi, my name is Al.
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This is the special build of Operation Los Santos.
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Why Los Santos, because this is a GTA V car.
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- [Producer] So what do you
think, what do you think people,
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yeah, what do you think people's reactions,
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how do they feel about it?
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- Majority's all good, you know, they like the car,
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they know it's a GTA V car.
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They smile and laugh.
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I don't want to talk too much about my cancer,
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but I had cancer in the heart.
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I was in hospital when they briefed,
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when they sent me home to recover for five days.
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I had to keep my hands functioning
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and I needed to escape from, from reality,
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so I played GTA while I was home.
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And, so I'd say, well this car means something to me,
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and maybe when this car, its purpose is to
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take it to a Canuck place
where kids are dealing with death
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and maybe they can change their way of thinking
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and maybe fight like I did.
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That's why I built this car as a GTA V car
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because it's something special to me.
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- Some people have the
entire goal to preserve their car
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and wash it with a diaper, and you know,
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because they believe that
every time they take it out,
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they'll make it worse.
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- Mm-hmm. - We are actively
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making our cars worse every
single time we drive them.
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- Yes. Yeah, absolutely.
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(engine revving)
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I was raised on my dad having Mustangs, SN95s, you know,
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Cobras, GTs, and we had a point where we had,
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he after that bought a Mustang GT in '05,
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and he said, "Alright, well we got two cars here
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I'm bored of, take your pick."
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So I was 13 years old, I'm like, wow, okay, we could have,
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I could have a Crown Vic, a land yacht that's slow,
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you know, four-door big,
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not particularly good looking as it is.
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And like any sane 13 year old
would I picked the Crown Vic.
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(engine rumbling)
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("Blood of Garuda" by Carvings)
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(engine revving and rumbling)
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(light chiming music)
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- I am Cody, I'm from Cambridge, Ontario,
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initially from Newfoundland,
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and this is my 2008 Crown Victoria taxi cab.
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- [Producer] Have you had anyone try to flag you down yet?
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- Not yet, I'm waiting for it.
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I bet you I'll just show up to a bar at night
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to play some pool and someone's gonna think
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I'm ready to take some fares.
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But people ask me if it's illegal to drive this
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because you know, technically
I'm impersonating a cab,
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so you know, people could just kind of hop in,
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but I don't have any of the GRT stickers
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or any of like the local plaques
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stuck to the back of the car
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saying that I am a legit like, local taxi driver.
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I look at a car as kind of like a blank canvas
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and you kind of put yourself
and your personality into it.
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Like with my old Beatles and such,
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the way I did those cars up, people looked at the car
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and they're like, yeah, I could absolutely see you
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driving this car. - Yeah.
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- Although some days I kind
of think, man, I'd be better off
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as an alcoholic or a drug addict
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'cause I'd have a savings account,
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or at least more than if I wasn't into cars, but.
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- I was like a raging environmentalist
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because my previous career
was for Greenpeace International.
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I've been all over the world
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and arrested in multiple countries
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and so I have a little bit of exposure therapy
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with the Crown Vics, I've been in the backseat, and,
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I've seen friends and family
being put in the backseat
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of these cars.
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Before I started driving a Crown Vic,
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my body physically com, like,
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almost hurt when I saw a police car.
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Now that I drive one,
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I not only like actually
made friends with lots of cops
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and like they open up and we
have something to chat about,
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I don't have that feeling
anymore when I see a police car,
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even when I'm driving and stuff, my body is calm, and-
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- So for... It makes me happy.
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- [Producer] For you to overcome your trauma
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and to heal from sort of being afraid of cop cars,
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you had to buy a cop car.
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- Basically, yeah.
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There is actually a place in Port Hope
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called Monkey Mountain, and
there's like a legend about it,
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they have all kinds of stories about it,
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that it's been haunted,
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that a circus train crashed there once
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and a bunch of monkeys let loose
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and they went all around in the forest, and,
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all kinds of weird ghost things happening,
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so I thought it would be
great to have that as an origin
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of our creature
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that's in the horror movie, which is the mutant,
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oversized, man-eating chipmunk.
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- [Cameraman] Great.
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- I can't believe. (maniacal laughter)
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Yep. - Hellraiser.
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Is if we could kind of find-
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- [Onlooker] That's what it makes me think.
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- Ready, and action, slowly, Willow.
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My car is almost like an extension of my body.
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When you live out closer to nature, you need a vehicle,
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you know, to have a better life.
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As much as I love electric
cars, and the whole idea of that,
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it still runs off of nuclear power,
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so that's really not a sustain,
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it's not really a sustainable,
500
00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,758
they might wanna call it green or whatever,
501
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,008
but it's still hooked up to a huge grid
502
00:23:22,050 --> 00:23:23,943
that we are all dependent on, so.
503
00:23:24,900 --> 00:23:28,698
Above all of my like
philosophy and political beliefs
504
00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:32,418
and everything like that, freedom is the most,
505
00:23:32,460 --> 00:23:37,460
is held in the highest regard,
and that's what a vehicle is.
506
00:23:37,761 --> 00:23:40,511
(engine revving)
507
00:23:45,908 --> 00:23:48,738
- [Dale] Hoonmerc Racing headquarters, Queens, New York.
508
00:23:48,780 --> 00:23:49,571
- [Rob] Yep.
509
00:23:49,613 --> 00:23:52,038
- [Kenny] And you gotta put your tier one sticker on, Rob.
510
00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,805
- [Rob] I know, you know what the trouble is?
511
00:23:53,847 --> 00:23:55,398
- [Kenny] You don't know where the location.
512
00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:56,928
- It's like someone that's got a million tattoos.
513
00:23:56,970 --> 00:23:58,398
Where do you put the next one?
514
00:23:58,440 --> 00:23:59,748
- [Dale] Tell me about this stuff.
515
00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:01,128
What is this?
516
00:24:01,170 --> 00:24:03,888
- [Kenny] Those planks we plan on building a platform.
517
00:24:03,930 --> 00:24:05,448
- Yeah? - A wooden platform
518
00:24:05,490 --> 00:24:07,438
so we can put Hoonmerc on it for the winter.
519
00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:08,688
- Oh, okay. - So she's off the dirt.
520
00:24:08,730 --> 00:24:10,368
- Yeah. - Plus we could,
521
00:24:10,410 --> 00:24:12,648
I can have a stable jacking spot.
522
00:24:12,690 --> 00:24:13,758
- [Dale] Raise it up.
523
00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,278
- So I can work on it during the winter.
524
00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,748
We have a lot of new modifications
525
00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:19,440
that's gonna be happening to her.
526
00:24:21,510 --> 00:24:25,600
Then you got the collection
of Rob's famous burnout tires
527
00:24:26,610 --> 00:24:27,543
and backup tires.
528
00:24:31,622 --> 00:24:35,539
(engine starting and rumbling)
529
00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,198
- [Dale] How big are his cables?
530
00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,990
- That's, you can, I could have did it from back there.
531
00:24:56,721 --> 00:24:57,813
You got mine?
532
00:24:58,890 --> 00:25:00,939
- [Rob] I got the ones, the last ones.
533
00:25:00,981 --> 00:25:03,427
The ones from, what is that.
534
00:25:03,469 --> 00:25:04,638
- Oh. - Look at how dirty
535
00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,278
that desert engine is.
536
00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:08,598
- [Kenny] Oh, yeah.
537
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,277
Just don't wash it with water like I did.
538
00:25:11,319 --> 00:25:12,252
Yeah, let's go.
539
00:25:12,294 --> 00:25:13,085
(engine coughing)
540
00:25:13,127 --> 00:25:15,877
- Well, it's coming. - It's close.
541
00:25:17,780 --> 00:25:19,653
- [Rob] It's almost ready to fire up.
542
00:25:24,491 --> 00:25:25,587
- [Kenny] I don't know what happened.
543
00:25:25,629 --> 00:25:28,848
- Yeah, that thing, that thing,
it was $3 at Harbor Freight.
544
00:25:28,890 --> 00:25:29,723
It's like.
545
00:25:31,092 --> 00:25:32,210
(engine starting and rumbling)
546
00:25:32,252 --> 00:25:33,987
- [Rob] No problem.
547
00:25:34,029 --> 00:25:34,946
No problem,
548
00:25:37,928 --> 00:25:39,411
- [Dale] See that, I've never had any problems
549
00:25:39,453 --> 00:25:41,051
with that. - The legend does it again.
550
00:25:41,093 --> 00:25:43,338
- [Dale] Who's calling me now?
551
00:25:43,380 --> 00:25:44,213
Greg.
552
00:25:47,550 --> 00:25:49,054
Hey man.
553
00:25:49,096 --> 00:25:50,418
- [Greg] Good morning, man.
554
00:25:50,460 --> 00:25:51,485
- [Dale] Good morning, I'm just here with Kenny
555
00:25:51,527 --> 00:25:54,084
at the Hoonmerc Racing headquarters.
556
00:25:54,126 --> 00:25:54,978
(Kenny laughs)
557
00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,478
- [Greg] Nice. (laughs)
558
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:57,408
- [Dale] What are you saying?
559
00:25:57,450 --> 00:25:59,508
- [Greg] Yeah, I hit, I hit Rob a little while ago
560
00:25:59,550 --> 00:26:01,878
'cause I took back the ceramic pads I bought
561
00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,068
and I got semi metallic for the front pads.
562
00:26:04,110 --> 00:26:06,348
- Oh, beautiful. - Okay.
563
00:26:06,390 --> 00:26:08,028
- [Greg] Yeah, Rob said they'll bite better, so.
564
00:26:08,070 --> 00:26:10,409
- [Kenny] Yeah, they will bite better.
565
00:26:10,451 --> 00:26:12,168
- [Greg] Yeah, so.
566
00:26:12,210 --> 00:26:13,548
Yeah, so I'll throw you some,
567
00:26:13,590 --> 00:26:15,228
maybe Sunday after the meet or something,
568
00:26:15,270 --> 00:26:16,398
I'll throw you some bucks, Kenny,
569
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,138
if you want to throw front pads on my car.
570
00:26:18,180 --> 00:26:20,538
- No problem, I'll do, I'll bang 'em out really quick.
571
00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,730
I could even do it at the meet if you want.
572
00:26:23,577 --> 00:26:25,752
- [Greg] (laughs) Whichever way would-
573
00:26:25,794 --> 00:26:27,948
- It'll make some good, it'll make some good content
574
00:26:27,990 --> 00:26:30,048
for you too, if, at the meet.
575
00:26:30,090 --> 00:26:32,740
- [Dale] Yeah, I'm actually recording this right now.
576
00:26:36,256 --> 00:26:40,006
(engine revving and roaring)
577
00:26:47,767 --> 00:26:50,684
(engines rumbling)
578
00:26:56,065 --> 00:26:58,998
- And just overall the car is set up
579
00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:00,878
from the factory to be a good handling car,
580
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,548
it was designed to chase after speeding vehicles
581
00:27:04,590 --> 00:27:05,381
on the highways,
582
00:27:05,423 --> 00:27:07,728
it was designed to be able to go around corners fast,
583
00:27:07,770 --> 00:27:09,228
and you take a vehicle that was already designed
584
00:27:09,270 --> 00:27:11,838
to do something well and you modify it,
585
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,808
and it's just going to enhance
what that does in so many,
586
00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,898
so many different ways,
and it's, it changes the vehicle
587
00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:20,702
for something that was not designed to be be.
588
00:27:20,744 --> 00:27:24,494
(engine revving and roaring)
589
00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:38,298
- Here we go.
590
00:27:38,340 --> 00:27:40,456
Tail of the dragon, baby.
591
00:27:40,498 --> 00:27:44,498
("Slide Down" by Will Harrison)
592
00:27:45,361 --> 00:27:49,111
(engine revving and roaring)
593
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,718
- [Producer] So we, where are we?
594
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:15,593
Right here.
595
00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,033
That's us.
596
00:28:20,790 --> 00:28:22,128
- [Rob] Rhythm section.
597
00:28:22,170 --> 00:28:23,658
- [Producer] That's where we want to be.
598
00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:26,898
- It's pretty much like driving a really heavy Miata.
599
00:28:26,940 --> 00:28:28,368
- Yeah. - You dump it into the corner
600
00:28:28,410 --> 00:28:30,108
and you just, you feel the weight.
601
00:28:30,150 --> 00:28:32,388
You don't have that light
feeling that the Miata would have,
602
00:28:32,430 --> 00:28:34,608
but that weight kind of helps push the cars
603
00:28:34,650 --> 00:28:36,033
in the ground, so.
604
00:28:36,930 --> 00:28:38,688
It's, I guess it's more eventful,
605
00:28:38,730 --> 00:28:40,968
and takes a little more skill to drive a heavy car
606
00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:42,888
because you're dealing with a lot of weight transfer.
607
00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:43,788
- Right. - And when you have
608
00:28:43,830 --> 00:28:45,918
these switchbacks where the road goes right, left,
609
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:46,848
right, left-
610
00:28:46,890 --> 00:28:47,778
- Very sharp. - You get all that
611
00:28:47,820 --> 00:28:49,998
weight transfer and that,
that's where the car could start
612
00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:51,468
to get like squirrelly on you.
613
00:28:51,510 --> 00:28:54,260
(engine revving)
614
00:29:12,803 --> 00:29:14,018
- [Rob] Kenny, this is fucked up.
615
00:29:14,060 --> 00:29:14,988
- [Kenny] We're right at the edge, right?
616
00:29:15,030 --> 00:29:17,128
- [Rob] How are we gonna get her out of here?
617
00:29:17,170 --> 00:29:19,308
Here take this one here.
618
00:29:19,350 --> 00:29:22,638
- [Kenny] She's hanging, but she's a survivor.
619
00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:23,823
The awesome man.
620
00:29:24,870 --> 00:29:28,998
- Look, the best drivers in the world crash,
621
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,558
race car drivers.
622
00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,628
Sometimes we take it a little too far.
623
00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:34,878
Sometimes you push it a little too hard.
624
00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:38,088
And look, by no means am I the best, you still recording?
625
00:29:38,130 --> 00:29:39,528
By no means am I the best driver in the world,
626
00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:43,368
by no means am I in even the top thousand,
627
00:29:43,410 --> 00:29:45,528
there's drivers out there that are phenomenal,
628
00:29:45,570 --> 00:29:49,473
but every time you push a vehicle to its limits,
629
00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:52,218
this is what, this is what you have to expect.
630
00:29:52,260 --> 00:29:56,688
Especially on roads, where
racetracks have runoffs, catches.
631
00:29:56,730 --> 00:29:58,980
There's no such thing as this on a racetrack.
632
00:29:59,951 --> 00:30:02,312
(tow truck rumbling)
633
00:30:02,354 --> 00:30:03,828
- Yeah. - Right.
634
00:30:03,870 --> 00:30:04,878
- Straighten... Straighten your wheel out.
635
00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:06,533
- [Rob] Straighten her out, Kenny.
636
00:30:09,511 --> 00:30:10,690
- [Onlooker] Wow, (indistinct).
637
00:30:10,732 --> 00:30:12,408
(engine rumbling)
638
00:30:12,450 --> 00:30:14,028
- [Kenny] So Rob, we're back on the road now, eh?
639
00:30:14,070 --> 00:30:18,272
- We're back on the road like nothing happened.
640
00:30:18,314 --> 00:30:22,128
(engine accelerating)
641
00:30:22,170 --> 00:30:23,208
- Alright, first and foremost,
642
00:30:23,250 --> 00:30:26,268
I want to thank each and every single one of you guys
643
00:30:26,310 --> 00:30:28,218
who came out here today.
644
00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:31,428
It's literally like trying
out for the special forces.
645
00:30:31,470 --> 00:30:33,318
All of you guys, all of you guys standing out here,
646
00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,348
ladies and gentlemen, standing out here today,
647
00:30:36,390 --> 00:30:38,418
you are the elite special forces
648
00:30:38,460 --> 00:30:40,878
of the Panther community, okay?
649
00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,128
Some of you're here because your car's been modified
650
00:30:43,170 --> 00:30:44,020
to hell and back.
651
00:30:45,330 --> 00:30:48,408
Some of you're here because
of your superior driving skills.
652
00:30:48,450 --> 00:30:50,598
And some of you're here just from the sheer weight
653
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,808
of your fuckin' balls, okay?
654
00:30:52,850 --> 00:30:55,038
Some of you here have all three of them, alright?
655
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,099
- I'm back for round two.
656
00:30:56,141 --> 00:30:57,201
- [Mr. Random Reviews] Yeah.
657
00:30:57,243 --> 00:30:58,728
(radio feedback) (laughter)
658
00:30:58,770 --> 00:31:00,798
- It's just a really heavy Crown Vic
659
00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:01,938
with all the cop stuff in it.
660
00:31:01,980 --> 00:31:03,258
- It's got prisoner partition,
661
00:31:03,300 --> 00:31:05,298
you guys can see it still has a full blown light bar.
662
00:31:05,340 --> 00:31:08,838
- I have tools in the back, I have the, I have everything.
663
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,458
- These are very heavy cars
664
00:31:10,500 --> 00:31:12,438
and brake fade is a really big issue,
665
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,348
so try to use your brakes
the least amount as possible,
666
00:31:15,390 --> 00:31:17,058
and just manage your speed.
667
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:19,608
- Number five, the general CVPI.
668
00:31:19,650 --> 00:31:20,550
- [Producer] Nice.
669
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,030
- Number six, Hoonmerc.
670
00:31:25,072 --> 00:31:25,905
- Alright.
671
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:29,868
- Alright, number seven
672
00:31:29,910 --> 00:31:31,758
is gonna be the Carolina Interceptor.
673
00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:32,648
- [Onlooker] Whoo.
674
00:31:32,690 --> 00:31:34,098
- Good way to do it man. - Looking forward to it, man.
675
00:31:34,140 --> 00:31:35,581
Thank you for making this happen for everybody.
676
00:31:35,623 --> 00:31:37,488
- Absolutely man, good luck out there,
677
00:31:37,530 --> 00:31:40,098
you're definitely gonna
be part of the tier list event.
678
00:31:40,140 --> 00:31:40,968
- Yeah. - So best of luck
679
00:31:41,010 --> 00:31:41,868
and be safe out there, man,
680
00:31:41,910 --> 00:31:42,888
we'll see what kind of times you get.
681
00:31:42,930 --> 00:31:43,837
- Thanks, brother.
682
00:31:43,879 --> 00:31:44,670
(horn sounding)
683
00:31:44,712 --> 00:31:47,462
(engine revving)
684
00:31:54,270 --> 00:31:59,258
- [Participant] This route is crazy right now.
685
00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:01,648
Wow, that dust is crazy.
686
00:32:01,690 --> 00:32:05,357
("Off Guard" by Edgar Hopp)
687
00:32:18,050 --> 00:32:21,078
- As the sun goes down today
here at the Tail of the Dragon,
688
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,943
literally sunset, that's how long we've been out here,
689
00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:26,298
we're gonna announce the winner,
690
00:32:26,340 --> 00:32:29,838
and as you can see, the trophy
says Tail of the Dragon 2022,
691
00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:33,138
Tier 1, Fastest Panther on the Dragon.
692
00:32:33,180 --> 00:32:36,018
That's something that's not to be taken lightly,
693
00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:37,488
it's a very big deal.
694
00:32:37,530 --> 00:32:40,068
Everybody here pretty much
risked their lives for that.
695
00:32:40,110 --> 00:32:42,438
And we had a good time and we're finally all safe,
696
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,108
so that's all that matters at the end.
697
00:32:45,150 --> 00:32:49,458
- In first place, and the winner of a hundred bucks,
698
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:52,473
is Hoonmerc with 2.22.28.
699
00:32:53,550 --> 00:32:56,718
- [Onlooker] Ohhh-ohh.
700
00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,338
- Wow. - 10 milliseconds.
701
00:32:58,380 --> 00:32:59,778
- Oh my god. - Congratulations.
702
00:32:59,820 --> 00:33:01,212
- That is awesome.
703
00:33:01,254 --> 00:33:02,058
- [Mr. Random Reviews] We gotta write the time
704
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:02,891
on the trophy right there. - Thank you.
705
00:33:02,933 --> 00:33:04,728
- [Mr. Random Reviews] I got the marker right here.
706
00:33:04,770 --> 00:33:06,228
Here babe, write the time on there,
707
00:33:06,270 --> 00:33:07,620
you got better handwriting.
708
00:33:08,964 --> 00:33:10,163
- [Participant] Ah, well.
709
00:33:10,205 --> 00:33:11,128
- [Dale] That's awesome.
710
00:33:11,170 --> 00:33:13,221
- This is awesome.
711
00:33:13,263 --> 00:33:14,838
That was so close. - That's exactly what I think
712
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,308
it was gonna come down to.
713
00:33:16,350 --> 00:33:19,359
You two, some, some real, it was gonna be real close.
714
00:33:19,401 --> 00:33:20,639
- I can't, I can't believe that like-
715
00:33:20,681 --> 00:33:21,554
- Less than a 10th of a second.
716
00:33:21,596 --> 00:33:22,611
- [Dale] Yeah, you're right there.
717
00:33:22,653 --> 00:33:25,488
- I can't believe that I got four seconds between.
718
00:33:25,530 --> 00:33:26,390
- Yeah. - That's awesome.
719
00:33:26,432 --> 00:33:27,438
- [Mr. Random Reviews] To be honest with you guys,
720
00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:29,208
that's the shocker for me of the night.
721
00:33:29,250 --> 00:33:31,818
'Cause I expected both of
you to completely shoot it out.
722
00:33:31,860 --> 00:33:33,018
- Yeah. - But this guy showed up,
723
00:33:33,060 --> 00:33:34,920
18 fuckin' years old. - Yeah, man.
724
00:33:34,962 --> 00:33:36,798
- [Mr. Random Reviews] And
came within four seconds of two,
725
00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,661
two of the best drivers that are standing right here.
726
00:33:38,703 --> 00:33:40,458
- That is awesome. - Which is incredible.
727
00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:44,898
- [Dale] You just took third place in a Panther race
728
00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:46,428
at Tail of the Dragon.
729
00:33:46,470 --> 00:33:48,288
- Yeah. - Against two guys
730
00:33:48,330 --> 00:33:51,258
who are like, you know-
731
00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:53,598
- Top of the field. - Top of the Panther game.
732
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,040
How does that make you feel?
733
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,170
- That feels really good.
734
00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:02,358
With a car that I really thought
735
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,638
really wasn't gonna handle that well,
736
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,263
and is basically completely stock.
737
00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,290
It should serve as some kind of inspiration that
738
00:34:12,330 --> 00:34:14,778
no matter who you are, no matter what you think
739
00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:18,678
your car is capable of, just get out and try.
740
00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:20,988
Go ahead and drive it, and it's,
741
00:34:21,030 --> 00:34:24,708
these cars weren't built to
go over the Tail of the Dragon
742
00:34:24,750 --> 00:34:26,868
as fast as they possibly could.
743
00:34:26,910 --> 00:34:29,778
Even with the modifications that Rob has
744
00:34:29,820 --> 00:34:32,613
and that Carolina Interceptor has,
745
00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:36,528
there's still, there's something about,
746
00:34:36,570 --> 00:34:40,459
it's not built to do that.
747
00:34:40,501 --> 00:34:44,726
(ratchets clacking) (muffled speaking)
748
00:34:44,768 --> 00:34:47,518
(engine roaring)
749
00:34:56,854 --> 00:35:01,187
("Encontrei a Paz" by Clara Mendes)
750
00:35:06,514 --> 00:35:11,026
- Drift around the little one (indistinct).
751
00:35:11,068 --> 00:35:14,189
- We're gonna cut the exhaust, the mufflers,
752
00:35:14,231 --> 00:35:17,814
and the rear catch out of Dale's car today.
753
00:35:20,721 --> 00:35:24,554
(singing in foreign language)
754
00:35:33,382 --> 00:35:34,382
Okay, Kenny.
755
00:35:35,796 --> 00:35:38,864
Cut them (speaker muffled by power saw).
756
00:35:38,906 --> 00:35:43,239
("The Price You Pay" by Jaw Square)
757
00:35:50,882 --> 00:35:53,799
(welder crackling)
758
00:35:54,708 --> 00:35:58,541
(engine rumbling and roaring)
759
00:36:04,855 --> 00:36:05,949
- [Participant] Whoo.
760
00:36:05,991 --> 00:36:08,966
♪ And the home ♪
761
00:36:09,008 --> 00:36:11,591
♪ Of the brave ♪
762
00:36:13,240 --> 00:36:14,271
- Whoo! - Whoo.
763
00:36:14,313 --> 00:36:15,598
- [Participant] A-ooh!
764
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:16,548
- [Participant] Whoo!
765
00:36:16,590 --> 00:36:19,308
- The way my mind works, which is Mr. Random, it's,
766
00:36:19,350 --> 00:36:22,638
I'm sure it's a form of undiagnosed ADHD,
767
00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:25,128
it's like, okay, they look good as cop cars,
768
00:36:25,170 --> 00:36:27,858
but what, what can we do with these things?
769
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:29,886
What, how far can we push?
770
00:36:29,928 --> 00:36:33,168
(engine roaring)
771
00:36:33,210 --> 00:36:35,268
I'm not cool, I'm not a thug or any,
772
00:36:35,310 --> 00:36:37,908
I'm the family from, everybody's
welcome here, everybody,
773
00:36:37,950 --> 00:36:40,608
all kinds of build, whether
it's finished, whether it's not,
774
00:36:40,650 --> 00:36:42,138
whether you're on 26s,
775
00:36:42,180 --> 00:36:44,328
whether it looks like a frickin' Mad Max,
776
00:36:44,370 --> 00:36:46,308
whatever it is, you're welcome here.
777
00:36:46,350 --> 00:36:48,528
I like to let my car speak for me.
778
00:36:48,570 --> 00:36:51,438
And this car, like I said, everybody showed out here
779
00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:52,938
with some of the best cars I've ever seen,
780
00:36:52,980 --> 00:36:56,448
but nobody showed up with something like that, that's-
781
00:36:56,490 --> 00:36:58,585
- No. - Ridiculous.
782
00:36:58,627 --> 00:37:01,627
(light piano music)
783
00:37:05,913 --> 00:37:07,517
- [Child] I like your car.
784
00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:09,228
- [Dale] The way I think about it is
785
00:37:09,270 --> 00:37:11,778
we don't have many years left with these cars, right?
786
00:37:11,820 --> 00:37:14,868
- [Sean] We don't, like they are going away fast.
787
00:37:14,910 --> 00:37:15,858
- [Dale] And the price is going up.
788
00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:18,558
- The prices are going up, you know,
789
00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,058
with fuel being so high and these cars
790
00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:23,598
not being the greatest on fuel,
mileage, demolition derbies.
791
00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,818
I cry every time I have to work a demolition derby
792
00:37:25,860 --> 00:37:27,828
because they're all Panther cars,
793
00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,209
and most of 'em are the police interceptors.
794
00:37:30,251 --> 00:37:31,217
- It's sad. - It is.
795
00:37:31,259 --> 00:37:35,426
- [Dale] I know we shed a tear sometimes for them.
796
00:37:37,470 --> 00:37:39,708
- These things, you can beat on 'em as hard as you want
797
00:37:39,750 --> 00:37:41,568
and they just keep coming back for more.
798
00:37:41,610 --> 00:37:44,988
- And you have people, well, like us,
799
00:37:45,030 --> 00:37:47,358
who drive around old cars because they love
800
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,488
to drive 'em around and they love to work on 'em,
801
00:37:49,530 --> 00:37:51,618
and they love the history of the car.
802
00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:54,078
Not because they want to
stick it to the man or anything,
803
00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:56,748
but because that's, that's what they love.
804
00:37:56,790 --> 00:37:58,908
- This is kind of different because I always just had
805
00:37:58,950 --> 00:38:00,918
a fascination with creating something
806
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,938
and anything that you do to these cars can be your own
807
00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:07,818
if you have the mind and the heart to do it.
808
00:38:07,860 --> 00:38:12,468
And I've always just seen
these in the rearview thinking,
809
00:38:12,510 --> 00:38:14,568
they really look angry and they're trying to, you know,
810
00:38:14,610 --> 00:38:17,238
and I, my personality is kind of like that too, like-
811
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:18,071
- [Dale] Yeah.
812
00:38:18,113 --> 00:38:18,946
- I look like,
813
00:38:19,807 --> 00:38:23,538
I don't know, people, I've, I've, I'm kind of an outcast.
814
00:38:23,580 --> 00:38:27,333
- Each car here, police officer, a firefighter used it,
815
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,618
and we're now rolling what used to be their home,
816
00:38:30,660 --> 00:38:31,897
their workplace... Yeah.
817
00:38:31,939 --> 00:38:34,368
- And we're keeping 'em going to respect the duties
818
00:38:34,410 --> 00:38:35,536
that they did for our country.
819
00:38:35,578 --> 00:38:37,335
- Yeah, yeah. - You know?
820
00:38:37,377 --> 00:38:39,498
- And, you know, it's a very,
821
00:38:39,540 --> 00:38:40,908
it's a once in a lifetime moment.
822
00:38:40,950 --> 00:38:42,528
Everything that we are all seeing here today,
823
00:38:42,570 --> 00:38:43,548
everything we're being part of
824
00:38:43,590 --> 00:38:46,578
is gonna be once in a lifetime, so,
825
00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:50,073
it's, you know, we wanted to take the opportunity, and,
826
00:38:50,970 --> 00:38:53,208
if you don't mind, just hang on to that.
827
00:38:53,250 --> 00:38:55,150
Yeah, we want to christen
828
00:38:56,280 --> 00:39:00,228
baby Maria, at only five months old,
829
00:39:00,270 --> 00:39:02,088
to the Panther family, okay, everybody give her
830
00:39:02,130 --> 00:39:03,232
a round of applause, welcome her.
831
00:39:03,274 --> 00:39:04,191
- Whoo! - Whoo!
832
00:39:04,233 --> 00:39:06,034
- To the Panther family.
833
00:39:06,076 --> 00:39:07,578
She's in good hands.
834
00:39:07,620 --> 00:39:09,948
Okay, we're all, we're all one big extended family,
835
00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:11,448
and there's nobody more passionate right here
836
00:39:11,490 --> 00:39:14,898
than their parents, and we just want to welcome her
837
00:39:14,940 --> 00:39:17,328
and give her all our blessings, guys, she's gonna be,
838
00:39:17,370 --> 00:39:18,708
she's gonna be one hell of a little fighter,
839
00:39:18,750 --> 00:39:19,751
I'll tell you that much. - Aw.
840
00:39:19,793 --> 00:39:20,984
- [Onlooker] Once you come into the Panther club
841
00:39:21,026 --> 00:39:22,272
you can't get out. - And she's gonna be driving
842
00:39:22,314 --> 00:39:23,965
a Crown Vic when she gets older.
843
00:39:24,007 --> 00:39:25,998
- No, Ron, you put that. - No, give me that.
844
00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:27,648
- It's been awhile, I forgot how to hold babies.
845
00:39:27,690 --> 00:39:29,269
- [Onlooker] They told me, they told me to hold it.
846
00:39:29,311 --> 00:39:30,918
Ron? - Mommy, when she turns 18,
847
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:32,268
she can drive to Vic?
848
00:39:32,310 --> 00:39:33,478
- Yeah, right. - There she is.
849
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:34,938
(onlookers calling out and applauding)
850
00:39:34,980 --> 00:39:36,585
- [Onlooker] Baby Panther.
851
00:39:36,627 --> 00:39:39,299
(applause and singing)
852
00:39:39,341 --> 00:39:41,860
- I don't know the rest. - Yeah.
853
00:39:41,902 --> 00:39:44,735
(engine rumbling)
854
00:39:49,814 --> 00:39:50,778
(muffled speaking)
855
00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:53,418
- Hey guys, we're gonna be shooting, okay?
856
00:39:53,460 --> 00:39:54,293
Alright.
857
00:39:55,494 --> 00:39:56,916
Alright man, so,
858
00:39:56,958 --> 00:39:59,938
you know, even if you've handled guns your whole life,
859
00:39:59,980 --> 00:40:01,681
I'll still kind of run you through it.
860
00:40:01,723 --> 00:40:02,556
Huh?
861
00:40:03,410 --> 00:40:04,998
There we go.
862
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:06,028
Then we'll take the safety off-
863
00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:07,238
- Yep.
864
00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:08,530
- And it's hot.
865
00:40:09,539 --> 00:40:11,426
(intense rhythmic music)
866
00:40:11,468 --> 00:40:14,301
(bullets popping)
867
00:40:16,006 --> 00:40:20,423
("Third Banana" by Martin Landstrom)
868
00:40:35,942 --> 00:40:37,338
But I mean, look, this thing will fold
869
00:40:37,380 --> 00:40:39,178
all the way to the top and it's like a fuckin'-
870
00:40:39,220 --> 00:40:41,470
- Said it's 800 horsepower.
871
00:40:44,901 --> 00:40:48,734
(engine roaring and rumbling)
872
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:02,085
- Okay, so in first place,
873
00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:05,910
and the winner of the Best
in Show of Panther Fest 2022,
874
00:41:06,806 --> 00:41:09,817
okay, the winner of the trophy and $500
875
00:41:10,950 --> 00:41:15,438
is gonna go to Robert, car number one.
876
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:16,826
- Whoo! - Robert.
877
00:41:16,868 --> 00:41:18,424
- Thank you, everyone. - Yeah, baby.
878
00:41:18,466 --> 00:41:19,701
- There he is. - Thank you.
879
00:41:19,743 --> 00:41:20,534
- Yeah, man.
880
00:41:20,576 --> 00:41:23,883
Congratulations man, so, there you go, there's that.
881
00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:27,978
And I know this is probably
the best part of it right here.
882
00:41:28,020 --> 00:41:29,808
You're gonna have to count it
up 'cause my math is terrible,
883
00:41:29,850 --> 00:41:34,428
but, 500 bucks man, there's two, three,
884
00:41:34,470 --> 00:41:36,610
four, and
885
00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:40,348
there you go, man.
886
00:41:40,390 --> 00:41:41,251
- Thank you so much.
887
00:41:41,293 --> 00:41:42,780
- Congratulations. - I appreciate you.
888
00:41:42,822 --> 00:41:44,118
- Whoo! - Hell, yeah.
889
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,068
- Thank you for having us, thank you everyone, so much.
890
00:41:46,110 --> 00:41:46,901
I appreciate you all. - Hold that up.
891
00:41:46,943 --> 00:41:48,348
Hold that trophy up, man.
892
00:41:48,390 --> 00:41:51,668
- For anybody wondering, he's
the one that has the Hoonmerc.
893
00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:52,968
So congratulations, man.
894
00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:53,843
- Thank you.
895
00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:58,698
- If you guys want to see something that I can't,
896
00:41:58,740 --> 00:42:01,188
I can't sanction, I can't get behind, but hey,
897
00:42:01,230 --> 00:42:02,838
if you want to see it, you want see it,
898
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,458
go ahead and follow the winner right here.
899
00:42:04,500 --> 00:42:05,799
- [Onlooker] Can I help? (laughs)
900
00:42:05,841 --> 00:42:08,690
- And, best of luck to you, man.
901
00:42:08,732 --> 00:42:12,732
("Late Night Lady" by Carvings)
902
00:42:13,714 --> 00:42:16,047
- [Participant] I'm driving.
903
00:42:37,688 --> 00:42:40,521
(engine starting)
904
00:42:41,517 --> 00:42:45,350
("Night Driver" by Ballpoint)
905
00:42:59,010 --> 00:43:00,603
- For me personally,
906
00:43:01,860 --> 00:43:04,278
it's big and it, I feel safe,
907
00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:07,548
and they're a reliable vehicle,
908
00:43:07,590 --> 00:43:11,718
so, I mean these engines, like, if you maintain 'em,
909
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,145
you're getting at least 500,000 out of 'em.
910
00:43:14,187 --> 00:43:17,748
And I mean, I'm at 276 now and this car's run better than,
911
00:43:17,790 --> 00:43:20,988
than ever, right, and I've got stage two cams,
912
00:43:21,030 --> 00:43:24,798
bigger injectors, an Edelbrock Victor Jr intake.
913
00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,328
That added a little bit of power and just it's mean,
914
00:43:27,370 --> 00:43:29,148
like, they're mean looking cars,
915
00:43:29,190 --> 00:43:31,248
and they're just fun to drive, like.
916
00:43:31,290 --> 00:43:33,390
- My favorite memory driving at Crown Vic?
917
00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,128
Taking this car up to the Appalachian mountains,
918
00:43:37,170 --> 00:43:40,698
driving 650 miles through
nothing but mountainous roads.
919
00:43:40,740 --> 00:43:42,198
Spending two days in the mountains
920
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:44,388
with the most amazing views.
921
00:43:44,430 --> 00:43:47,230
A car that handles like no
other car that I ever driven.
922
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:52,038
Reliable, I'm able to take this car on 800 mile trips,
923
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,102
thousand mile trips,
924
00:43:53,144 --> 00:43:55,439
and I always wind up bringing it back home,
925
00:43:55,481 --> 00:43:57,737
I always wind up pulling it back into my driveway.
926
00:43:57,779 --> 00:43:59,988
(engine rumbling and roaring)
927
00:44:00,030 --> 00:44:02,388
- The fact that I'm able to modify it this heavily
928
00:44:02,430 --> 00:44:06,948
and then drive it for a total of 12 hours at a time
929
00:44:06,990 --> 00:44:08,718
is really a testament to the car.
930
00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:10,638
I don't know of many other modified cars
931
00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:14,718
that would still drive like a,
like a boat on the highway,
932
00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:16,214
and still be able to go around turns
933
00:44:16,256 --> 00:44:18,243
and handle as well as you want them to.
934
00:44:24,210 --> 00:44:25,908
Yeah, it's got a nice little power bang.
935
00:44:25,950 --> 00:44:26,741
- [Producer] Sure does.
936
00:44:26,783 --> 00:44:30,423
- Like around like 2,500 to
like all the way to red line it.
937
00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:33,260
And that's a testament to Marty's,
938
00:44:34,590 --> 00:44:35,756
or Jeff, the guy who tuned it-
939
00:44:35,798 --> 00:44:37,368
- Jeff, yeah. - At Mo's Speed Shop.
940
00:44:37,410 --> 00:44:40,548
He like, he'll give you a balance, like you can,
941
00:44:40,590 --> 00:44:42,445
if you say I want peak horsepower, he'll be like,
942
00:44:42,487 --> 00:44:43,638
"Well, okay."
943
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:44,688
- Yeah, where do you want it? - But if you want
944
00:44:44,730 --> 00:44:46,338
usable horsepower, he'll like,
945
00:44:46,380 --> 00:44:48,530
he'll clean out your power curve, which is,
946
00:44:49,530 --> 00:44:52,758
like, my overall horsepower is
maybe lower than I expected,
947
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:55,638
but the power I have to use
948
00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:58,120
throughout the RPM range is way better.
949
00:44:58,162 --> 00:45:02,579
(tires shrieking and engine roaring)
950
00:45:08,572 --> 00:45:10,398
I just drove it actually
951
00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:13,008
12 hours from Philadelphia to Atlanta
952
00:45:13,050 --> 00:45:15,588
to have Marty do some work to the motor.
953
00:45:15,630 --> 00:45:17,568
- Always got 'em tuned by Marty.
954
00:45:17,610 --> 00:45:19,818
- Tuned by Mo's Speed Shop, Marty Ochs.
955
00:45:19,860 --> 00:45:21,948
- Tuned from Mo's Speed Shop out in Georgia.
956
00:45:21,990 --> 00:45:25,098
You should check them out,
they're, they do some great work,
957
00:45:25,140 --> 00:45:26,740
if you're not already tuned by them.
958
00:45:26,782 --> 00:45:27,667
(engine starting)
959
00:45:27,709 --> 00:45:30,924
(indicator chiming)
960
00:45:30,966 --> 00:45:34,216
(mellow country music)
961
00:46:07,956 --> 00:46:09,103
- This is Rob.
962
00:46:09,145 --> 00:46:13,368
(speakers muffled by music)
963
00:46:13,410 --> 00:46:15,558
- Hi, I am Marty Ochs, I am one of the owners
964
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:17,988
of Mo's Speed Shop in Dallas, Georgia.
965
00:46:18,030 --> 00:46:20,928
We work on and tune cars on a daily basis,
966
00:46:20,970 --> 00:46:23,688
and we do it around the world, literally, now.
967
00:46:23,730 --> 00:46:25,248
- [Dale] Maybe tell us a little bit about
968
00:46:25,290 --> 00:46:27,948
your relationship with, with Marty,
969
00:46:27,990 --> 00:46:30,723
and how you guys kind of came together, and how this-
970
00:46:31,590 --> 00:46:34,149
- The first thing we did was
we built a Marauder together,
971
00:46:34,191 --> 00:46:36,408
the world's fastest Marauder for a long time
972
00:46:36,450 --> 00:46:38,268
until somebody put a big block Chevrolet in one
973
00:46:38,310 --> 00:46:39,528
with a big blower on it.
974
00:46:39,570 --> 00:46:41,148
You know, we built that project together,
975
00:46:41,190 --> 00:46:42,558
became really good friends.
976
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:43,938
He was flying down every weekend,
977
00:46:43,980 --> 00:46:46,218
and we were going car shows and stuff like that.
978
00:46:46,260 --> 00:46:48,948
So then he moved down here and we opened up the shop
979
00:46:48,990 --> 00:46:52,261
together and now we work 24 hours a day.
980
00:46:52,303 --> 00:46:55,338
I was never really a Panther
enthusiast until, you know,
981
00:46:55,380 --> 00:46:57,078
I guess within the last five or six years, really.
982
00:46:57,120 --> 00:46:59,208
- Yeah, what's crazy is how contagious
983
00:46:59,250 --> 00:47:01,788
the Crown Vic stuff is, 'cause Jeff's uncle,
984
00:47:01,830 --> 00:47:06,738
who is also a great friend of mine, you know, he bought-
985
00:47:06,780 --> 00:47:07,571
- He bought his old car.
986
00:47:07,613 --> 00:47:09,648
- [Marty] He bought one of my Crown Vics.
987
00:47:09,690 --> 00:47:11,568
- He's got the most expensive thousand dollar car
988
00:47:11,610 --> 00:47:13,608
in the world. - He's gone completely crazy
989
00:47:13,650 --> 00:47:16,551
with it, you know, with wheels from ADTR
990
00:47:16,593 --> 00:47:19,578
and, you know, other bits and pieces from ADTR.
991
00:47:19,620 --> 00:47:22,368
- I am Chris from ADTR Performance
992
00:47:22,410 --> 00:47:25,638
and we are a, the one stop shop for Crown Vics,
993
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:28,158
Grand Marquis, Town Cars and Marauders,
994
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:30,678
make performance parts for these cars
995
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:33,918
and try and make things go fast
996
00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:35,560
that aren't supposed to go fast.
997
00:47:39,030 --> 00:47:40,795
It's funny though, I mean, like so many people,
998
00:47:40,837 --> 00:47:42,785
like, oh, I want, you know, 400 horsepower,
999
00:47:42,827 --> 00:47:44,568
I want 500 horsepower.
1000
00:47:44,610 --> 00:47:48,528
After a while, it all becomes kind of boring, like you-
1001
00:47:48,570 --> 00:47:49,788
- Yeah. - You want more,
1002
00:47:49,830 --> 00:47:52,465
you want more, and so it's like, people have called me,
1003
00:47:52,507 --> 00:47:56,868
you know, the drug dealer
of Crown Vics because it's like,
1004
00:47:56,910 --> 00:48:00,712
you always gotta have more, like it's never enough.
1005
00:48:00,754 --> 00:48:03,504
(engine revving)
1006
00:48:04,380 --> 00:48:06,858
- [Producer] Do you really need 600 horsepower, no.
1007
00:48:06,900 --> 00:48:09,148
- Well, I mean, the answer to that is yes, obviously.
1008
00:48:09,190 --> 00:48:10,837
(both laughing)
1009
00:48:10,879 --> 00:48:13,629
(engine revving)
1010
00:48:17,884 --> 00:48:21,634
(rhythmic atmospheric music)
1011
00:48:27,510 --> 00:48:31,008
Because there isn't a ton
of after market support for it,
1012
00:48:31,050 --> 00:48:34,878
like the parts are more
expensive than other platforms.
1013
00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:38,688
But I think the appeal is that you're making a car
1014
00:48:38,730 --> 00:48:43,008
that really was intended as a
family driver, grandma mobile,
1015
00:48:43,050 --> 00:48:44,065
like police car, whatever you say,
1016
00:48:44,107 --> 00:48:46,998
you know, whatever you want it to be,
1017
00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:49,428
you're making something that was large,
1018
00:48:49,470 --> 00:48:53,290
either go faster or make
people do like the double take.
1019
00:48:53,332 --> 00:48:56,178
(engine starting and revving)
1020
00:48:56,220 --> 00:48:58,038
- That's kind of like where it all started for me,
1021
00:48:58,080 --> 00:49:01,188
like I just had just this weird infatuation.
1022
00:49:01,230 --> 00:49:02,688
I don't know, like I just love lights
1023
00:49:02,730 --> 00:49:05,118
and anything that doesn't necessarily go or belong,
1024
00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:07,818
I like making that happen, I've always done that.
1025
00:49:07,860 --> 00:49:11,215
2009, 2010,
1026
00:49:11,257 --> 00:49:14,148
you know, the recession hit, I lost my job.
1027
00:49:14,190 --> 00:49:17,343
I lost every, every ounce of income that I had.
1028
00:49:18,390 --> 00:49:21,348
And, so I had to downgrade, downsize everything.
1029
00:49:21,390 --> 00:49:24,318
And that was really my foot in the door
1030
00:49:24,360 --> 00:49:26,568
because at the time those cars were cheap.
1031
00:49:26,610 --> 00:49:29,118
So I bought one of these
things, and I gotta tell you man,
1032
00:49:29,160 --> 00:49:33,618
this was the, still to this day
was one of my favorite cars.
1033
00:49:33,660 --> 00:49:37,368
So, you know, I get, I get the Crown Vic
1034
00:49:37,410 --> 00:49:40,368
and we started hanging out downtown Cleveland
1035
00:49:40,410 --> 00:49:41,598
at this bridge.
1036
00:49:41,640 --> 00:49:42,708
We used to hang out down there.
1037
00:49:42,750 --> 00:49:44,988
That's all we did, we'd go down there, beautiful lights,
1038
00:49:45,030 --> 00:49:49,308
which naturally is my thing, and we'd just hang out.
1039
00:49:49,350 --> 00:49:50,508
We'd go down there and hang out.
1040
00:49:50,550 --> 00:49:55,338
And doing that enough for a couple of years,
1041
00:49:55,380 --> 00:49:59,688
now we're 30-something-plus people with Crown Vics,
1042
00:49:59,730 --> 00:50:03,438
and we officially became
Chapter 21 of the Crown Vic Boys.
1043
00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:08,480
That crowd, when I lost
everything, treated me like family,
1044
00:50:08,580 --> 00:50:11,538
you know, like that made, that gave me the fulfillment,
1045
00:50:11,580 --> 00:50:16,248
that gave me the big empty
space that I just didn't have
1046
00:50:16,290 --> 00:50:18,273
because I literally lost everything.
1047
00:50:19,350 --> 00:50:21,393
Well after getting the Crown Vic,
1048
00:50:22,860 --> 00:50:24,768
I mean, it's no secret at this point,
1049
00:50:24,810 --> 00:50:27,498
they're probably the worst designed headlights
1050
00:50:27,540 --> 00:50:29,298
ever known to man.
1051
00:50:29,340 --> 00:50:32,208
So, I was kind of at a point where I was like,
1052
00:50:32,250 --> 00:50:34,068
okay, I gotta do something about this
1053
00:50:34,110 --> 00:50:36,408
because if I'm gonna drive this car,
1054
00:50:36,450 --> 00:50:38,478
and I'm gonna have to deal with this,
1055
00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:40,458
I'm gonna find a way to remedy this.
1056
00:50:40,500 --> 00:50:45,498
And at the time, there was no market.
1057
00:50:45,540 --> 00:50:48,303
And now with the sealant nice and warm.
1058
00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:53,673
And just flatten it out.
1059
00:50:55,950 --> 00:50:57,550
Doesn't have to be perfect, but,
1060
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:03,378
doing this gives a nice foundation,
1061
00:51:03,420 --> 00:51:05,553
a nice bed for the new sealant to sit on.
1062
00:51:06,690 --> 00:51:07,983
- The details. - Yep.
1063
00:51:09,180 --> 00:51:11,568
There's a lot of 'em. (laughs)
1064
00:51:11,610 --> 00:51:15,048
After finally getting my first set of headlights
1065
00:51:15,090 --> 00:51:17,515
and posting about it, you know, then this guy says,
1066
00:51:17,557 --> 00:51:19,825
"Ooh, I like that. How do you do that?"
1067
00:51:19,867 --> 00:51:22,098
"Oh, I like this," and it just, just ever so slightly,
1068
00:51:22,140 --> 00:51:24,798
they just started popping up one by one.
1069
00:51:24,840 --> 00:51:26,538
And eventually it just kind of sparked,
1070
00:51:26,580 --> 00:51:27,708
duh, what am I doing?
1071
00:51:27,750 --> 00:51:29,838
I mean, it took me years to realize
1072
00:51:29,880 --> 00:51:31,698
that this could be a business.
1073
00:51:31,740 --> 00:51:34,248
So I was doing it on the side for friends and I was,
1074
00:51:34,290 --> 00:51:36,438
you know, random person here and there on the forums,
1075
00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:38,508
like crownvic.net, that kind of thing.
1076
00:51:38,550 --> 00:51:41,268
And then back, you know, in 2018, I made it official
1077
00:51:41,310 --> 00:51:43,758
and decided, you know, I filed for a license,
1078
00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:45,468
and kind of history ever since.
1079
00:51:45,510 --> 00:51:47,087
All right, start up.
1080
00:51:47,129 --> 00:51:48,422
(indicator chiming)
1081
00:51:48,464 --> 00:51:50,323
- [Producer] Ohh.
1082
00:51:50,365 --> 00:51:51,595
Ohhh ohhh.
1083
00:51:51,637 --> 00:51:52,728
(Kevin laughing)
1084
00:51:52,770 --> 00:51:56,256
- [Kevin] Here is your passenger side turn signal.
1085
00:51:56,298 --> 00:51:57,391
(signal clicking)
1086
00:51:57,433 --> 00:51:59,355
- [Producer] What?
1087
00:51:59,397 --> 00:52:01,698
- [Kevin] And I'm gonna fix the timing on this a little bit,
1088
00:52:01,740 --> 00:52:03,693
but that's,
1089
00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:06,258
you get the idea.
1090
00:52:06,300 --> 00:52:07,998
- There's different aspects of it.
1091
00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:10,548
Everybody makes it what they want it to be.
1092
00:52:10,590 --> 00:52:12,528
Everybody has their own target goal.
1093
00:52:12,570 --> 00:52:14,508
There's, you know, there's the Crown Vic guys
1094
00:52:14,550 --> 00:52:16,428
who are in clubs and everything else,
1095
00:52:16,470 --> 00:52:17,808
exclusive Crown Vic clubs.
1096
00:52:17,850 --> 00:52:19,938
If you would have asked me about that 10 years ago,
1097
00:52:19,980 --> 00:52:22,007
I would've said, "You're outta your mind."
1098
00:52:23,220 --> 00:52:25,968
- [Announcer] Many boys like Mel were a public problem
1099
00:52:26,010 --> 00:52:28,578
until in 1950, someone had the idea
1100
00:52:28,620 --> 00:52:30,408
of turning this abandoned airstrip
1101
00:52:30,450 --> 00:52:33,378
into a legitimate test course for hot rods
1102
00:52:33,420 --> 00:52:35,568
Here they compete under strict rules
1103
00:52:35,610 --> 00:52:37,938
designed for safety and fair play.
1104
00:52:37,980 --> 00:52:39,768
This strip was so successful,
1105
00:52:39,810 --> 00:52:42,618
that others were opened up across the country.
1106
00:52:42,660 --> 00:52:45,048
Automatic expulsion faces any member
1107
00:52:45,090 --> 00:52:47,148
who races on the public highway.
1108
00:52:47,190 --> 00:52:49,788
As a result, the juvenile nuisance problem
1109
00:52:49,830 --> 00:52:53,683
has been reduced as much as 90% in some communities.
1110
00:52:54,780 --> 00:52:56,748
- Well, we're eager, we're eager to show you
1111
00:52:56,790 --> 00:52:58,128
a whole different side.
1112
00:52:58,170 --> 00:53:00,468
This weekend's very special because you have people
1113
00:53:00,510 --> 00:53:03,708
from Los Angeles, people
from Texas, people from Detroit,
1114
00:53:03,750 --> 00:53:07,218
people from, yeah, the Bay, you know what I'm saying?
1115
00:53:07,260 --> 00:53:10,158
All, and Vegas as well, it's crazy, there were,
1116
00:53:10,200 --> 00:53:11,358
there's gonna be the people in Arizona
1117
00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:12,938
and we're all gonna be in the
same place at the same time.
1118
00:53:12,980 --> 00:53:13,998
- [Producer] Oh man.
1119
00:53:14,040 --> 00:53:15,258
- [Manny] All the names on Instagram
1120
00:53:15,300 --> 00:53:17,658
that have been like forming
like a good solid network
1121
00:53:17,700 --> 00:53:18,978
of like supportiveness-
1122
00:53:19,020 --> 00:53:20,720
- Yep. - And positivity and whatnot.
1123
00:53:20,762 --> 00:53:23,628
And just joining in through this mafia code
1124
00:53:23,670 --> 00:53:25,908
of like respect and honor.
1125
00:53:25,950 --> 00:53:26,928
Everyone's just getting closer,
1126
00:53:26,970 --> 00:53:28,728
now we all getting to hang out in like real life,
1127
00:53:28,770 --> 00:53:29,688
like real quick. - Yeah.
1128
00:53:29,730 --> 00:53:32,392
- Put our lives on hold, everyone's super excited.
1129
00:53:32,434 --> 00:53:36,851
(engine revving and tires squealing)
1130
00:53:43,368 --> 00:53:45,754
- [Onlooker] Whoo!
1131
00:53:45,796 --> 00:53:49,191
(rhythmic electronic music)
1132
00:53:49,233 --> 00:53:50,235
- All these Panthers, you know what I mean?
1133
00:53:50,277 --> 00:53:51,822
- [Producer] Look at it, right, I got goosebumps.
1134
00:53:51,864 --> 00:53:53,464
- [Participant] And it's still half of 'em ain't up.
1135
00:53:53,506 --> 00:53:54,613
- [Manny] It ain't even half of it.
1136
00:53:54,655 --> 00:53:55,446
- [Participant] Not even half.
1137
00:53:55,488 --> 00:53:57,858
- [Participant] It's like backyard style.
1138
00:53:57,900 --> 00:54:00,600
- [Participant] I'm a baller on a budget, so (laughs).
1139
00:54:02,626 --> 00:54:04,008
- Food, we're going back to the crib.
1140
00:54:04,050 --> 00:54:05,658
We got a crib for everyone to come to
1141
00:54:05,700 --> 00:54:08,928
and it's really spacious, there's
room for everyone to park.
1142
00:54:08,970 --> 00:54:10,518
The house is hella huge,
1143
00:54:10,560 --> 00:54:12,858
so you guys are all welcome to come on over,
1144
00:54:12,900 --> 00:54:15,438
we're gonna be grilling, music, drinking,
1145
00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:17,448
bring booze tonight, too, you know what I'm saying,
1146
00:54:17,490 --> 00:54:18,978
anything you wanna party with.
1147
00:54:19,020 --> 00:54:20,328
That way we can just chill at the house
1148
00:54:20,370 --> 00:54:22,638
for the rest of the night, you know what I'm saying?
1149
00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:24,289
- What was the bill, five?
1150
00:54:24,331 --> 00:54:26,493
- [Producer] 500, 600 bucks?
1151
00:54:26,535 --> 00:54:27,666
Maybe. - Paid seven something
1152
00:54:27,708 --> 00:54:29,215
at Costco.
1153
00:54:29,257 --> 00:54:32,025
- Listen, I think it, and I
think that we're just different
1154
00:54:32,067 --> 00:54:34,463
and it's harder for people to accept it, so,
1155
00:54:34,505 --> 00:54:36,228
you know what I'm saying, it's like,
1156
00:54:36,270 --> 00:54:38,601
you hear all this riffraff about us, ah, they're haters,
1157
00:54:38,643 --> 00:54:41,598
they're mean, they're bullies, they're this, they're that,
1158
00:54:41,640 --> 00:54:44,298
blah, blah, but then you
actually come meet us in person
1159
00:54:44,340 --> 00:54:45,858
and then you're like,
1160
00:54:45,900 --> 00:54:47,448
none of this matches what I was told,
1161
00:54:47,490 --> 00:54:49,690
but I'm actually here, those people weren't.
1162
00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:53,209
Got some merch for people.
1163
00:54:53,251 --> 00:54:55,801
- Came down, riding from LA and made it out.
1164
00:54:55,843 --> 00:54:56,682
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
1165
00:54:56,724 --> 00:54:57,761
- Did you show it? - Hey.
1166
00:54:57,803 --> 00:54:58,745
- And let's go.
1167
00:54:58,787 --> 00:55:00,360
(men shouting and calling out)
1168
00:55:00,402 --> 00:55:02,097
Shot, papa.
1169
00:55:02,139 --> 00:55:04,385
Panther Mafia, baby, (indistinct).
1170
00:55:04,427 --> 00:55:06,408
- People from very dangerous neighborhoods,
1171
00:55:06,450 --> 00:55:08,958
and there's people from, that
have a great, wonderful life,
1172
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:10,248
they just happen to like the car.
1173
00:55:10,290 --> 00:55:12,258
There's different, there's
even different age groups here.
1174
00:55:12,300 --> 00:55:15,048
There's people above 40 and
there's people just over 20.
1175
00:55:15,090 --> 00:55:18,108
And you know what, through the car you develop a bond.
1176
00:55:18,150 --> 00:55:20,898
Everybody comes together
over the most humble thing ever,
1177
00:55:20,940 --> 00:55:23,928
a Crown Vic, and you can
choose to get butt hurt about it
1178
00:55:23,970 --> 00:55:25,518
and have an ego and like try to, you know,
1179
00:55:25,560 --> 00:55:27,498
make up for things here and there and whatnot,
1180
00:55:27,540 --> 00:55:30,118
or you could, you could just accept it for what it is,
1181
00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:32,825
and I never said it was a fast car, it's a fun car.
1182
00:55:32,867 --> 00:55:34,428
I have a lot of fun in it,
1183
00:55:34,470 --> 00:55:38,358
and these people seem to have a lot of fun too, you know.
1184
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:39,768
And it really, it just,
1185
00:55:39,810 --> 00:55:41,832
it brings out the car enthusiast in people.
1186
00:55:41,874 --> 00:55:43,068
And all these people have in common
1187
00:55:43,110 --> 00:55:44,268
is they drive the same car (laughs).
1188
00:55:44,310 --> 00:55:45,828
- And they come to... Always getting everybody-
1189
00:55:45,870 --> 00:55:47,672
- Almost couldn't make it. - They keep coming back.
1190
00:55:47,714 --> 00:55:49,068
- He couldn't make it. - They keep coming back
1191
00:55:49,110 --> 00:55:51,348
every single time, and that says something to you.
1192
00:55:51,390 --> 00:55:52,725
That's not me trying to sell you and tell you,
1193
00:55:52,767 --> 00:55:54,198
oh, my meets are always lit,
1194
00:55:54,240 --> 00:55:56,718
oh, you know, if Maadvic's involved, it's a scene,
1195
00:55:56,760 --> 00:55:58,938
you know, nah, like these people know
1196
00:55:58,980 --> 00:56:00,708
and they come time and time again
1197
00:56:00,750 --> 00:56:03,018
and they have the blast of a lifetime.
1198
00:56:03,060 --> 00:56:05,958
It really started for me when
1199
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:08,748
I would say about 10 years into being into my Vic,
1200
00:56:08,790 --> 00:56:09,978
I was the only person I was into my Vic,
1201
00:56:10,020 --> 00:56:12,648
nobody cared about my Vic, like nobody cared, trust me,
1202
00:56:12,690 --> 00:56:13,848
like nobody cared.
1203
00:56:13,890 --> 00:56:16,158
I thought it was just me, and
then finally I found out about
1204
00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:19,488
a group on Instagram called Bay Area Vics.
1205
00:56:19,530 --> 00:56:23,118
And I'd never seen like 10 or 12 Vics together.
1206
00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:25,188
I thought it was the cool, that's like all I want to do,
1207
00:56:25,230 --> 00:56:27,545
like anybody with a Vic, like we must be friends, like.
1208
00:56:27,587 --> 00:56:29,238
- I just like legit like the body,
1209
00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:31,908
like the fuckin' four door, it's a big sedan.
1210
00:56:31,950 --> 00:56:35,508
And like, for the time, I crashed my old car,
1211
00:56:35,550 --> 00:56:37,758
so I had, didn't have much money.
1212
00:56:37,800 --> 00:56:40,878
I'm like, what can I, what can I get, you know what I mean?
1213
00:56:40,920 --> 00:56:41,711
- That was love.
1214
00:56:41,753 --> 00:56:43,798
I always wanted to be from one of them car club,
1215
00:56:43,840 --> 00:56:46,818
and I always wanted to be a part of something,
1216
00:56:46,860 --> 00:56:48,498
and you made that possible for me.
1217
00:56:48,540 --> 00:56:53,220
Like I said, I'm down right now, but I love you.
1218
00:56:53,262 --> 00:56:56,118
You're like a god to this shit, man, like,
1219
00:56:56,160 --> 00:56:59,598
you inspiration to people that wants to be
1220
00:56:59,640 --> 00:57:02,868
a part of something, a part of a family,
1221
00:57:02,910 --> 00:57:05,838
a part of fuckin'
1222
00:57:05,880 --> 00:57:07,761
greatness, man, like, you feel me,
1223
00:57:07,803 --> 00:57:09,798
like when we pull up to gas stations
1224
00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:13,158
or we pull up anywhere, it's a good feeling
1225
00:57:13,200 --> 00:57:15,978
to see people turn their heads like, damn,
1226
00:57:16,020 --> 00:57:18,288
that motherfucker is clean, or, you know, like, damn,
1227
00:57:18,330 --> 00:57:20,838
look at, look at the unity.
1228
00:57:20,880 --> 00:57:22,915
- I'm just the guy that opened the door and said,
1229
00:57:22,957 --> 00:57:24,968
"Hey yo, there's a boss meeting."
1230
00:57:25,010 --> 00:57:26,568
That's it, that's it. - And that's what I love.
1231
00:57:26,610 --> 00:57:29,058
- It really warms my heart because it's like,
1232
00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:31,008
you know, everything that we, you know what I'm saying,
1233
00:57:31,050 --> 00:57:32,778
went through in life, you know what I'm saying?
1234
00:57:32,820 --> 00:57:34,638
What old cars can do, bro.
1235
00:57:34,680 --> 00:57:36,888
From what, what's the '88 model out there?
1236
00:57:36,930 --> 00:57:38,538
You know what I'm saying, the station wagon?
1237
00:57:38,580 --> 00:57:40,218
- It's beautiful. - To 2011s.
1238
00:57:40,260 --> 00:57:41,178
You know what I'm saying, people don't think
1239
00:57:41,220 --> 00:57:42,738
that's beautiful, I love it, you know what I'm saying,
1240
00:57:42,780 --> 00:57:45,768
because you don't, you know, I take, I take value in it
1241
00:57:45,810 --> 00:57:46,758
because, you know what I'm saying,
1242
00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,348
for it to drive four, five,
1243
00:57:48,390 --> 00:57:49,758
however many hours he drove here
1244
00:57:49,800 --> 00:57:50,958
and it's still sitting here running,
1245
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:53,118
not leaking on the driveway.
1246
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:55,278
You know, people take pride in these old cars.
1247
00:57:55,320 --> 00:57:56,538
It's more than that, you know what I'm saying.
1248
00:57:56,580 --> 00:57:57,648
- It's more than that. - You know, people,
1249
00:57:57,690 --> 00:57:59,891
you can have family and not be your blood, you know,
1250
00:57:59,933 --> 00:58:03,108
and I see that, you know, and
different ethics, and genres,
1251
00:58:03,150 --> 00:58:04,852
you know what I'm saying, like, you know, a lot of people,
1252
00:58:04,894 --> 00:58:07,068
you know, you know, color, color
1253
00:58:07,110 --> 00:58:09,408
kind of deteriorates a lot of things that goes on.
1254
00:58:09,450 --> 00:58:10,659
I don't see color, man.
1255
00:58:10,701 --> 00:58:12,246
- No. - What is color, man?
1256
00:58:12,288 --> 00:58:13,329
Come on now, you know what I'm saying?
1257
00:58:13,371 --> 00:58:15,540
- This dude has like-
1258
00:58:15,582 --> 00:58:17,552
- Shout out Maadvic! - Panther Mafia.
1259
00:58:17,594 --> 00:58:20,808
- He's given up so much of our personal life.
1260
00:58:20,850 --> 00:58:22,083
His work life,
1261
00:58:23,080 --> 00:58:25,128
his home life,
1262
00:58:25,170 --> 00:58:28,818
to make sure that everybody like, who has a Panther,
1263
00:58:28,860 --> 00:58:30,915
feel like you're doing something.
1264
00:58:30,957 --> 00:58:33,480
("Third Banana" by Martin Landstrom)
1265
00:58:33,522 --> 00:58:37,847
Whether you're just driving a fucking soft Panther,
1266
00:58:37,889 --> 00:58:41,786
fucking go with that Panther,
you created that Panther.
1267
00:58:41,828 --> 00:58:43,592
- [Onlooker] Talk that shit.
1268
00:58:43,634 --> 00:58:46,429
(speaker muffled by music and applause)
1269
00:58:46,471 --> 00:58:49,369
- [Speaker] (indistinct) out of that Panther.
1270
00:58:49,411 --> 00:58:52,161
You, if you love it, he loves it.
1271
00:58:54,405 --> 00:58:57,086
- [Onlooker] That's what it's about.
1272
00:58:57,128 --> 00:58:59,170
- That's it. - Hey, on three,
1273
00:58:59,212 --> 00:59:00,650
Panther Mafia.
1274
00:59:00,692 --> 00:59:02,442
One, two, three.
1275
00:59:02,484 --> 00:59:04,411
- [All] Panther Mafia!
1276
00:59:04,453 --> 00:59:06,203
- [Participant] Whoo!
1277
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:14,838
- [Jarrod] I had the assumption that we were gonna meet
1278
00:59:14,880 --> 00:59:17,778
a lot of like, you know, paramilitary guys,
1279
00:59:17,820 --> 00:59:19,908
you know, there wore a lot of camo.
1280
00:59:19,950 --> 00:59:20,891
- Yeah. - Right?
1281
00:59:20,933 --> 00:59:21,724
- Yeah. - And they,
1282
00:59:21,766 --> 00:59:23,838
they wanted to be cops or
they wanted to be like, you know,
1283
00:59:23,880 --> 00:59:25,068
in the military.
1284
00:59:25,110 --> 00:59:27,948
I think the thing that surprised me the most was
1285
00:59:27,990 --> 00:59:31,158
there's a huge fan base for
this car in the Black community.
1286
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:32,143
- [Dale] And old guys who are into-
1287
00:59:32,185 --> 00:59:33,408
- And weirdos. - And weirdos.
1288
00:59:33,450 --> 00:59:34,278
Yeah, well, they're all weirdos,
1289
00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:35,418
doesn't matter if you're Black or white.
1290
00:59:35,460 --> 00:59:36,251
- Yeah, yeah.
1291
00:59:36,293 --> 00:59:37,308
- If you drive a Crown Vic, you're-
1292
00:59:37,350 --> 00:59:39,257
- Yeah, there's something a little off, but it's great.
1293
00:59:39,299 --> 00:59:40,090
It's wonderful. - Yeah, it's great,
1294
00:59:40,132 --> 00:59:42,318
it's wonderful, and I am one of those people, and so-
1295
00:59:42,360 --> 00:59:44,585
- You sure are buddy, you sure are.
1296
00:59:44,627 --> 00:59:45,418
- Ready? - What are you doing?
1297
00:59:45,460 --> 00:59:46,251
- Yeah. - Turning it around?
1298
00:59:46,293 --> 00:59:48,520
- It's in a rut. - Look at that Panther power.
1299
00:59:55,350 --> 00:59:57,618
- They really were the last of the big
1300
00:59:57,660 --> 00:59:59,558
American body on frame car.
1301
00:59:59,600 --> 01:00:02,778
- If you want a car to bully people with, get a Crown Vic.
1302
01:00:02,820 --> 01:00:04,818
- This car is a cheat code.
1303
01:00:04,860 --> 01:00:05,868
The car is a cheat code, man,
1304
01:00:05,910 --> 01:00:07,998
you can make this thing be anything.
1305
01:00:08,040 --> 01:00:11,288
- It's, it's not the cars, it, it's not these,
1306
01:00:11,330 --> 01:00:12,438
don't get me wrong, you look around,
1307
01:00:12,480 --> 01:00:14,778
all of our cars are beautiful, they're all metal, okay?
1308
01:00:14,820 --> 01:00:17,508
We all love the same car, but it's the people every day.
1309
01:00:17,550 --> 01:00:20,358
- The comradery of the Panther platform,
1310
01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:22,638
everyone has that common interest,
1311
01:00:22,680 --> 01:00:25,038
so there's just the community aspect of it, so.
1312
01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:28,908
- The Panther community is,
it's a tightly knit community.
1313
01:00:28,950 --> 01:00:31,488
There used to be dozens of us, now there's hundreds
1314
01:00:31,530 --> 01:00:33,078
to possibly thousands of us.
1315
01:00:33,120 --> 01:00:36,561
- It's the rawness of a Panther owner, it's the rawness.
1316
01:00:36,603 --> 01:00:38,808
- It's an intimate community, like,
1317
01:00:38,850 --> 01:00:41,838
everybody's so different, but
we all share the same thing.
1318
01:00:41,880 --> 01:00:44,328
- I've already made friends with people with Vics,
1319
01:00:44,370 --> 01:00:45,798
and like, if it wasn't for those Vics,
1320
01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:47,538
I'm not sure if we would've ever became friends.
1321
01:00:47,580 --> 01:00:48,858
We're just different people.
1322
01:00:48,900 --> 01:00:51,258
- At the end of the day, it's like this car,
1323
01:00:51,300 --> 01:00:54,798
this platform, the Panther, pulls us all together.
1324
01:00:54,840 --> 01:00:55,998
- But to go back to your question,
1325
01:00:56,040 --> 01:00:57,648
what happens to the Crown Vics,
1326
01:00:57,690 --> 01:00:59,838
you can't separate that from
what happens to the Crown,
1327
01:00:59,880 --> 01:01:02,748
the car market in general, you know.
1328
01:01:02,790 --> 01:01:06,108
For me, I hope gas priced cars keep going up in value
1329
01:01:06,150 --> 01:01:09,018
'cause I'm pretty heavily invested in them.
1330
01:01:09,060 --> 01:01:10,818
The question is whether
you're gonna be able to get gas
1331
01:01:10,860 --> 01:01:13,818
and afford gas, you know, and it's, again, not politics,
1332
01:01:13,860 --> 01:01:17,688
it's just, you know, eventually they're gonna, you know,
1333
01:01:17,730 --> 01:01:20,028
downsize the production of gasoline,
1334
01:01:20,070 --> 01:01:21,770
so that's gonna change everything.
1335
01:01:22,740 --> 01:01:25,428
- I know that there's going to be an end eventually,
1336
01:01:25,470 --> 01:01:28,278
I mean, hopefully it's not too soon,
1337
01:01:28,320 --> 01:01:32,538
but I think with how many Ford made of these cars,
1338
01:01:32,580 --> 01:01:34,548
and now people are getting
1339
01:01:34,590 --> 01:01:37,128
more and more interested into 'em, into them,
1340
01:01:37,170 --> 01:01:39,138
hopefully they won't just,
1341
01:01:39,180 --> 01:01:40,818
you know, end up in a scrapyard somewhere
1342
01:01:40,860 --> 01:01:42,858
and people will actually take care of them,
1343
01:01:42,900 --> 01:01:44,568
or at least they'll live on.
1344
01:01:44,610 --> 01:01:47,538
- Man, I'm a big guy, and I like big cars,
1345
01:01:47,580 --> 01:01:50,598
big American cars, and you know, they don't make 'em,
1346
01:01:50,640 --> 01:01:52,158
they don't make them like they used to.
1347
01:01:52,200 --> 01:01:54,408
- Eventually these cars are gonna fade,
1348
01:01:54,450 --> 01:01:55,908
and when that happens,
1349
01:01:55,950 --> 01:01:59,658
there might not be a surplus
anymore of parts available,
1350
01:01:59,700 --> 01:02:02,418
like there are things now you
can't get from Ford anymore.
1351
01:02:02,460 --> 01:02:05,448
- I don't know, there's allure to these cars, I think.
1352
01:02:05,490 --> 01:02:07,878
They're obviously American cars.
1353
01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:11,373
There's not many long body sedans anymore.
1354
01:02:12,210 --> 01:02:14,478
- It's the last of the big V8 sedans.
1355
01:02:14,520 --> 01:02:17,821
I mean, all companies now are going to SUVs, and,
1356
01:02:17,863 --> 01:02:21,325
you know, I don't want to have an SUV, I like the sedan, so.
1357
01:02:21,367 --> 01:02:23,658
You know, it's a community.
1358
01:02:23,700 --> 01:02:25,938
You know, maybe not everybody gets along,
1359
01:02:25,980 --> 01:02:28,038
but it's just something that we're,
1360
01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:30,978
you know, it just kind of sucked me in.
1361
01:02:31,020 --> 01:02:33,738
It's just, it's an iconic car.
1362
01:02:33,780 --> 01:02:36,512
I mean, you guys are doing the documentary, it's like,
1363
01:02:36,554 --> 01:02:38,178
you know, you used to see 'em every day.
1364
01:02:38,220 --> 01:02:41,088
Now when you see 'em, and the funny thing was,
1365
01:02:41,130 --> 01:02:44,508
I never, I saw 'em as police cars and taxis,
1366
01:02:44,550 --> 01:02:46,338
but it's like after I got mine, then I'd be like,
1367
01:02:46,380 --> 01:02:49,008
every time I see a Vic or a Marauder or whatever,
1368
01:02:49,050 --> 01:02:50,995
or a Town Car, I'm like, oh, there's, you know, and it's,
1369
01:02:51,037 --> 01:02:53,938
you know, it's just an icon.
1370
01:02:53,980 --> 01:02:57,730
(engine revving and roaring)
1371
01:03:00,620 --> 01:03:03,468
("Muney" by Beiba)
1372
01:03:03,510 --> 01:03:06,498
- [Dale] Everyone knows that we live in a polarized time.
1373
01:03:06,540 --> 01:03:10,428
Right versus left, young versus old,
1374
01:03:10,470 --> 01:03:12,483
progress versus the status quo.
1375
01:03:13,380 --> 01:03:14,898
If you believe the media,
1376
01:03:14,940 --> 01:03:16,398
it would seem that our differences
1377
01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:18,708
are almost insurmountable.
1378
01:03:18,750 --> 01:03:20,088
Or are they?
1379
01:03:20,130 --> 01:03:22,848
- I mean, whatever the fuck you're doing, dude,
1380
01:03:22,890 --> 01:03:24,441
it's amazing, man, so. - It's working.
1381
01:03:24,483 --> 01:03:25,488
- It's fuckin' amazing.
1382
01:03:25,530 --> 01:03:26,658
- That should motivate you right there
1383
01:03:26,700 --> 01:03:27,595
to want to just keep building them.
1384
01:03:27,637 --> 01:03:29,358
- [Mr. Random Reviews] Hell yeah, dude.
1385
01:03:29,400 --> 01:03:30,948
- [Dale] When we started filming this movie,
1386
01:03:30,990 --> 01:03:33,408
we didn't know where the road would take us.
1387
01:03:33,450 --> 01:03:35,868
As it happens, it took us everywhere.
1388
01:03:35,910 --> 01:03:38,853
We met all kinds of people from all over the world,
1389
01:03:39,960 --> 01:03:43,698
all united by a common love,
the Ford Panther platform.
1390
01:03:43,740 --> 01:03:47,127
- This is my magnum opus, this is my masterpiece.
1391
01:03:47,169 --> 01:03:49,428
(engine revving)
1392
01:03:49,470 --> 01:03:51,618
- [Dale] If people from different faiths, races,
1393
01:03:51,660 --> 01:03:55,338
backgrounds, neighborhoods,
and ideologies can come together
1394
01:03:55,380 --> 01:03:57,333
over something as weird as a Crown Vic,
1395
01:03:58,290 --> 01:03:59,990
what else could we have in common?
1396
01:04:01,109 --> 01:04:03,942
("Muney by Beiba)
1397
01:04:05,151 --> 01:04:08,901
(engine revving and roaring)
1398
01:04:15,130 --> 01:04:18,880
("April Showers by Big Girl)
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