Car Masters: Rust to Riches (2018) s05e05 Episode Script
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1
[upbeat music playing]
Dude, where is this place?
There's tumbleweeds goin' across the road.
[Shawn] It should be
just up here a little bit.
Yeah, well, you better pay attention
because I don't want to miss it.
You worry too much.
This Tesla that I brought into the shop
has been a major setback financially,
and right now
we have a potential trade on the table
that just might get this car
out from underneath us once and for all.
Originally, Mark wanted to sell
this car for 90 grand.
But if I can pull off
a trade for some cars,
plus a significant amount of cash,
I might just be able to get him on board.
That car is worth 90 grand.
So this guy better be willing
to throw down some cash
on top of his cars,
or this deal is never gonna happen.
You don't need to worry.
-Just let the master go to work.
-Yeah.
-[Tony] So this is it, Jimbo.
-Is this Shawn?
[Shawn] Hey, Jimbo. How's it going?
-What's happening?
-And this is Mark.
-How you doing?
-Good, good.
When I met Tony and Caveman
and they told me about this Tesla
[clanks]
I said, "Man, I gotta see that thing."
This is the brand-new 383 Stroker motor.
[Jimbo] You weren't lying.
Nowadays, all you see are people
converting gas cars to electric.
So to have a car go the other way,
from electric to gas,
that has major appeal
to a hot rod lover like me.
Well, looks good.
Let's hear how it sounds.
That's the best part of this thing.
It's the only Tesla that makes a racket.
[laughing] Yeah.
[engine revving]
[exciting rock music playing]
It sounds really good.
-[Mark] So you liking a Model 383?
-Yeah, I like it a lot.
I hear you have a Chevelle
somewhere around here I'd like to look at.
-Right inside.
-Let's go take a look.
Let's do some deals, Jimbo.
[clicking]
[whirs]
[engine stalls]
[heavy rock music playing]
[Jimbo] Got a '69 Chevelle.
-[Caveman] Wow.
-[Jimbo] 12 block Chevy. Turbo 350.
[Mark] That's pretty clean, man.
The motor looks like it's brand-new.
[Jimbo] Every piece you don't see
is in the trunk.
Perfect trunk, no rust.
That's pretty impressive.
I can't see the gas tank from the top.
-[laughs]
-[Mark] Super clean.
[Shawn] It's not
the belle of the ball just yet,
but it's a nice clean blank slate
that you guys can go crazy on.
Yeah, it's pretty hard
to go wrong with a Chevelle.
It's not really about that.
It's more about what else
does Jimbo got laying around out here?
[Jimbo] We got boats. We got trucks.
-[Mark] I like boats.
-[Shawn] Don't say boats.
-[Mark] It's like a cornucopia.
-Shawn, what do you think about a tuk-tuk?
[Shawn chuckling] No.
Okay, there's a lot to look at here.
Why don't we spread out?
[intriguing music playing]
-That's a pretty cool truck.
-[Caveman] Four-door.
Caveman, there's some shiny
under the hood.
Shiny? Oh yeah.
Nice pretty radiator. I can see myself.
-[Tony] Yeah.
-I look good.
[Tony] These mid-70s square body trucks
are super popular right now,
and I know that
the crew cab versions are pretty rare.
Abracadabra alakazam.
[engine rumbles]
[Tony] We do pretty well on truck builds,
so if we can get this for a good value,
it might be a good option
to throw into the deal.
-This has my vote.
-I give it my vote too.
This ain't too bad.
All I'm seeing is
one badass Gotham Garage starter kit.
This thing could be anything right now.
It ain't gonna be expensive, I know that.
Oh, well, I'll just point out the hole.
Oh, there's something I like.
-[mellow dance music playing]
-A pontoon boat.
It's seen some partying, that's for sure.
It's got all the hardware in it.
That's a good thing.
I could seriously make
some money off of this thing.
Shawn's gonna have a heart attack.
Oh yeah.
All I'm missing is a beer.
-What have we got over here?
-I got a '35 Ford.
Believe it or not,
I need a body for a tank.
And man, this fits the bill.
Jimbo's got the kind of stuff we like,
and he obviously likes the Tesla.
Yeah, Jimbo's got
some cool stuff out here,
but it really all boils down to
how much cash
is he gonna cough up for this deal?
Remember, we've still got
eight people at the shop
that need to get paid out on this car.
Let me round up the guys
and see what they came up with.
But he knows that we got to get
at least 90 grand in value for this Tesla.
So I'll start by hitting him high,
but my end goal is
to shoot for a 60-30 split.
At least 60 grand in cash
and 30 grand in vehicles.
Let's just hope there's no surprises here.
That's all.
So, Jimbo, we're definitely
interested in the '69 Chevelle.
-[Jimbo] Chevelle's good.
-And the truck that Caveman and I found.
A Chevy crew cab. Fired right up.
-It's nice.
-[Mark] Oh, really?
I really like that one.
-Is that on the table?
-That one is.
-What about the pontoon boat?
-The boat? No!
Tell me you're in love with the boat,
and you just wanna hang on to it forever.
[Jimbo] The pontoon boat is on the table.
[all chuckling]
Thanks, Jimbo. I appreciate that.
I'll guess then,
you don't really care too much
about that Volkswagon bus body back there?
The yard art?
I had a project for it,
but that one can go too.
This car is pretty cool.
We got one more car. The '35 Ford?
That one's got
a little bit of sentimental value,
but it depends
where we end up on the cash.
Well, with all these cars,
if I do the quick math in my head,
then we're around 35 grand in value,
give or take.
Obviously, we're not even close
to what this thing's worth.
Throw in a measly 70 grand,
and you got yourself
a one-of-a-kind Tesla.
Well, 70 grand's not gonna happen.
-[suspenseful music playing]
-But I'm maybe somewhere around 50 grand.
[Shawn] Jimbo, this isn't a cheap build.
Hit me with a little better number.
We're We're a little flexible on this.
-I know you want this.
-I want it.
How about 60?
How about 65? Sixty-five is totally fair.
62-5 would have to be my final price.
Then we could do that in cash today.
[suspenseful music continues]
I'm good with that, Jimbo.
-You got a deal.
-Good deal, man. Thank you.
[Shawn] Now, that was a trade deal.
We turned that Tesla
into over 95 grand in value.
-How do you like me now, Marky boy!
-Don't ever call me that again.
[both chuckle]
And I'mma get you a new cowboy hat too.
Thanks for pointing out the fact
-that I got a cheap-ass cowboy hat.
-[laughing]
[Mark] In all seriousness,
this is a really good deal,
but it's really gonna be a good deal
when we actually start turning
these vehicles into cash.
And this whole deal, it could be worth
about 120 to 130 grand.
No doubt. I'm just glad
this whole thing's over with.
Oh my God. Me too, man.
Having to fire you
over something like this?
That'd have been an awkward conversation.
You weren't gonna fire me
over this, were you?
I'll show you the text.
I had it written down.
Oh Let me see.
[man laughing]
[upbeat rock music playing]
-[Constance] What is that?
-[Jake] Oh, no way.
[Constance] We traded a Tesla
for a farm truck?
[Tony] Oh, there's more.
[Shawn] Very solid. Sweet truck.
What do you think?
You stoked on this deal?
Oh, wait till you see what's coming.
-[Jake] It's just the start?
-[horn blares]
-Wait. Is that a boat?
-[Jake] What is that?
Pontoon boat!
This parking lot's gonna be
a salvage yard in about ten minutes.
Obviously, we've never seen
one of these big trades.
I've just heard about 'em.
-[Tony] Check out the '35 Ford.
-[Jake] Wow. Just pourin' in!
So I'm really excited
to see what shows up here.
-You're excited?
-Yeah.
I'm nervous.
You know everything that comes in,
we have to build it?
-Right?
-That's fine.
All right.
-[Tony] Oh, here comes Mark!
-[Shawn] Here's the finale.
-[Caveman] Listen to that kitten purr!
-[Jake] Right on.
That does sound good.
[Mark] We have a few new additions
to the Gotham Garage family.
Not only that, but I have $62,500
in dead presidents in my wallet.
-No way.
-[all talking excitedly]
Which makes this about 95 grand
sitting here in the parking lot right now.
Whoo! Yeah!
[Mark] So here's the plan.
The boat, the VW bus body,
and the Chevelle,
I wanna save those for a rainy day.
I think the easiest thing to do first
is gonna be that truck.
You're really good
at doing these trucks, Tony.
I'll give it to you, Jake, and Constance.
And I'm gonna give you ten grand,
and you gotta do
what you can with ten grand.
Yeah, I think we can do that.
Then we got the '35 Ford.
Caveman, Ryan,
that's gonna go back over to Gotham
because we're gonna put that
on that tank we have.
-[Caveman] That'd be sick. [laughing]
-[Mark] That's what'll happen with that.
-Whoo-hoo!
-[all laughing]
[Mark] And while we handle these projects,
Nick, you get with Shawn
and start thinking about
our next high-end build.
-[Nick] All right.
-[Mark] Cool. Now the Tesla is behind us,
I wanna target something big.
-[Jake] Cool.
-[Shawn] Let's do it.
[Mark] Just because we have
a bunch of shiny new junk,
that doesn't mean
we can lose sight of our bigger goal
with Nick and this new business venture.
Take it off the frame,
drop it on the tank,
put a gun turret, flamethrower,
a bazooka maybe.
[Mark] Now that the Tesla
is out of the way,
I fully expect Nick to get us
our next big high-end client very quickly.
And when that happens,
we're definitely gonna have to dedicate
all of our resources to that project.
So that's why I wanna put
most of these vehicles in storage
and focus on getting that truck done fast.
Watch yourself.
[clanks]
And that's exactly why
I'm only giving Tony, Jake, and Constance
ten grand on this truck project.
Straighten it out.
If I know anything about Tony,
burning through ten grand
shouldn't take him any time at all.
So he's gonna have to get creative.
I'm gonna help Caveman and Brian
get that '35 Ford over to Gotham
so we can get it mounted up on that tank.
[Tony] All right, let's
[Constance] This is
a pretty nice truck, guys.
-[Jake] Oh yeah.
-Everybody wants a bricknose truck.
So what's the ten grand plan here, Tony?
Definitely short bed.
Short bed changes this whole truck.
[Jake] Absolutely.
And these squared bodies
look great lowered.
It's the only way they look good.
-Yeah.
-[Constance laughs] New wheels and tires?
Well, we gotta have
wheels and tires if we lower it.
I mean, it's not gonna be cool
lowered on these wheels and tires.
And anybody that's
gonna spend 30, 35 or more
is gonna want a decent interior.
What's in there is not decent,
so we have to do something with it.
-Okay.
-Now, I can paint it.
So paint's free 99.
Free 99 plus materials.
Ten grand might seem like a ton of money,
but, honestly,
when you're buying car parts,
it goes like that.
-Nothing's off-limits.
-We can have it.
[Constance] I mean, just the basics.
You're talking materials,
small parts, interior,
that can take away
half that budget easily.
It'd be cool to airbag it.
If we can put this thing on the ground,
that'd be next-level.
Okay, well, that's expensive.
If we're talking about
an air ride kit to lower this car,
that could be $5,000 right there.
I might have to regulate this whole budget
because if I leave this
up to Tony and Jake,
they're definitely gonna burn through
that ten grand before lunch.
We're gonna be really tight
on that $10,000 budget.
If we can get creative, maybe find
some deals and some good parts.
I actually think I saw
an airbag kit in storage
when I was there a few months ago.
Yeah?
I could swing by
and see if it's still there.
-[Tony] That'd be huge.
-[Jake] That'd save a bunch of money.
[Tony] So I think the best place to start
is we'll get this long bed unbolted
and off the truck.
-Challenge accepted.
-[chuckles]
[Constance] I'll be counting
every dollar, guys.
-[exciting rock music playing]
-[tool whirring]
We're clear.
I think this is the easy part.
Alright, look. Full disclosure.
I might not be the best
at managing a build on a tight budget,
but I think we have a pretty good plan
to make a badass Gotham Garage truck.
First up,
we're gonna blow this truck apart.
We're gonna lift off the long bed
and drop out the suspension.
To give it a shorter bed,
we need to chop down the frame
and then mount up a shorter bed to fit.
[cash register dings]
And if Constance can track down
that airbag suspension kit in storage,
that'll be our big modification.
We're gonna make this truck sit
low to the ground at the push of a button.
After that, I'm gonna paint it
with a '60s color scheme.
Then we'll finish it off
with some brand-new wheels and tires,
a custom interior, plus give it
a couple of unique Gotham touches.
If we can stick to that plan,
it should land us right at
or even under ten grand.
Looking good, but we just made
a lot more work for ourselves.
[Jake] Yeah, we sure did.
[Tony] We need to start
figuring out our short bed,
figure out our suspension,
where to cut the bed,
-where the axle is gonna land.
-Yeah.
Of course, the big thing,
Constance, is airbags.
[Constance] So what you're saying is,
I need to go rummage around
in our dusty storage facility.
[Tony] Yeah.
-Please.
-And come back with really good news.
-I will do my best.
-And thank you.
[anthemic rock music playing]
[shutter rasping, rattling]
[Mark] So what we need to do is
we need to work on mounting
that '35 Ford body on top of this tank.
Okay, good.
Everybody grab a Sawzall.
We need to cut the roof off of it.
[heavy rock music playing]
While Tony, Jake, and Constance
overhaul that '70s Chevy truck,
Caveman, Brian, and I are gonna
move forward on our tank car build.
Our client on this project
is a guy named Fred,
who's a buddy of Nick's,
and he owns a huge motorsports park
up in Lake Elsinore.
He's given us 55 grand
to turn this thing into a rat rod tank car
to promote his park.
That's what I'm after.
And about a week from now, Fred's having
a huge motocross event up there
and he wants to put this car on display.
-Roll cage for sale.
-[laughs]
[Mark] Even though we've got it
running and driving,
we still have a lot left to do
if we're gonna meet that deadline.
All right, so this car
goes on top of that tank.
[Brian] I thought we were
supposed to do something.
-[Mark chuckles] Yeah.
-[chuckles]
[Mark] First things first,
we gotta mount this '35 Ford body
on top of this M29 Weasel.
Now we drive this outside
like Fred Flintstone.
Not only does this '35 Ford body
match the look we're going for,
but it also seems like
it'll fit pretty good on top of this tank.
[Brian] Go, go, go!
[Mark] That's the whole reason
we got it during the Tesla trade.
That's a good place to stop.
But the question now becomes
just how good of a fit is it?
All right, Caveman. Go down.
A few inches off here and there
could bury us with a lot of welding
and grinding just to make it fit right.
Why does it have to be off center
that much? It's, like, that much.
[suspenseful music playing]
Ooh, here we go, Brian.
[Caveman] We might
have to finagle it a bit.
[Mark] Go ahead and go your way, Brian.
Go, go, go, Gomez.
Hold on. Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Go ahead and set it down.
There you go.
[Caveman] Hell yeah!
[Mark] I can't believe
I'm about to say this,
but this car sits down
on this tank perfectly.
We need bazookas and flamethrowers.
[both laugh]
[Mark] It looks cool.
We're off to a good start.
The next step is to weld this body
to the tank and lock it down.
Yeah.
But our bigger issue is gonna be moving
all those steering controls upwards
so they'll fit.
-[scoffs]
-So let's get started on it.
All right.
[Caveman] Where's the flamethrower
and the bazooka going?
[Mark] No mounted firearms.
Man
[exciting rock music playing]
[Shawn] So, Nick, tell me,
what are we looking at here?
Some great options
of some projects that have come up.
Yeah.
Been talking to some clients
interested in having work done.
For instance,
a guy I know with a Lamborghini
wants to put a body kit on it.
[Shawn] That's a lot of work.
-This is an interesting one.
-An old Jag there.
Yeah, he's interested in
making a restomod out of it.
Man, that would really
tie up the shop for quite a while.
Now that we finally got
the Tesla trade off our back,
and the shop is moving full steam ahead,
Mark wants Nick to track us down
our next high-end project.
And it's a race car,
so it doesn't have to be perfect.
Mark would love that,
to be honest with you.
It's amazing.
[Shawn] He wants something big,
something that can make a statement
and get our new business venture
with Nick back on track.
[Shawn] Some good options here.
Uh, they are.
Um, there's another option
that's available.
I've been calling around clients
and there's one word that keeps popping up
when we start talking custom cars.
What's that word?
People are talking about
a super-modified over-the-top Ferrari.
-[clicks tongue] Oh geez. Ouch.
-Too soon?
-I'm still a bit puckered
-Yeah
from the last situation
that involved a Ferrari.
We just got off the phone
with the Ferrari owner and, uh
the deal's off.
-Really?
-[Jake] What?
[Tony] You gotta be kidding.
-I mean
-But this is different.
This would be a car that we buy outright
and then sell on spec.
Mark wanted a build
that would make a statement,
and a Ferrari
would definitely do just that.
If we buy a Ferrari,
do the modifications to it,
I think that we can make some great money,
-and there'll be a lot of interest in it.
-Mm-hmm.
[Nick] Not many shops
have the fortitude to modify a Ferrari,
but if Mark can put his thumbprint
on a build like this,
not only would it be a huge payday,
but it would also be
the type of signature build
that'd get my entire client list talking.
I know that there's not
a lot of custom Ferraris out there.
-And we're trying to establish this shop.
-No doubt about that.
I thought my clients would trust
my faith in Gotham right off the bat,
but that's not happening
as quickly as I wanted.
So if the goal's been to establish
Gotham within my circle of clients,
then this car will accelerate
that process exponentially.
Well, as long as you think
you've got buyers for this
-I do. There's a market for this.
-Yeah.
I like it. So what do you think
is the next step here?
Well, I'm gonna have to beat the bushes
and see if I can find a deal on a Ferrari.
So if you find the right Ferrari,
I guess the next step
will be just selling it to Mark.
-Ah, piece of cake. We can do that.
-Easy.
-Okay, so we got a plan.
-Yeah.
You know,
I really gotta get a binder like this.
-What do you call this, a dossier?
-You should!
[Shawn] Is Is that titanium?
[mellow funk music playing]
[Jake] So fill me in on what we're doing.
We have to shorten this
to fit the new bed on the original frame.
So if we cut the back half
of the frame and set it on top,
we're gonna get eight inches of lift.
That's gonna give us all the room we need
to lay this thing out on the ground.
-[trolley approaching]
-What?
-What is that?
-[Constance] Everything you asked for.
I had to go through so much dust,
but I found all of this stuff in storage.
No way. That's bags?
-Controllers?
-Everything.
Look at all this wiring
that I know you love so much.
-[Tony] We got brackets in here too?
-Everything.
Oh, that's a score.
Yup, not too shabby, huh?
-[Jake] Good job, Constance.
-[Constance] Thanks.
[Tony] Okay. So let's cut the frame.
We'll get the shorter bed mounted first,
then we'll move on
to setting up the airbags.
[Jake] Awesome.
[suspenseful electronic music playing]
[Tony] As far as I know,
this model year crew cab truck
never came as a short bed.
-[Jake] Perfect. Oh yeah.
-[Tony] It looks better already.
So for us to completely modify the frame,
it's gonna make this a very unique truck.
Spin it that way.
Up to the side of the truck,
and then we'll let it down.
And even though this is
a labor-intensive modification,
it's pretty cost-effective.
The only hard cash we need to spend
is getting a new bed,
and that was only about 1,500 bucks.
-Okay.
-[Jake] It's a short bed now, Tony.
[Tony] This truck is already
worth more money.
[Jake] Oh, for sure.
[Tony] All right.
So, now, let's get our airbags mounted
and see if we can
drop this thing on the ground.
[Constance] Sounds good.
[mellow rock music playing]
Airbags on a truck
are a super desirable feature.
One, they're actually
a really functional modification.
Depending on where you're driving,
you can raise and lower your car
to fit whatever environment you're in.
I think we're good, Jake.
Come down a bit and see what happens.
And two, honestly,
it just looks freaking cool.
[Tony] That's it right there.
I think it all looks pretty good.
All right, let's test our work here.
First try? No problems?
-[Constance] Have fun.
-Hopefully. All right.
[air hissing]
-This is what I've been waiting for here.
-[Constance chuckles]
Well, tire's gone. Passing the wheel.
[Tony] All right, we'll stop there.
That's where, uh, the tire hits.
So we'll just mount the tank,
compressors, some air lines.
We're pretty much done.
So next up, I think
we can start body working this thing.
Very nice.
[exciting rock music playing]
[Caveman] Why you gotta be like that?
I wanna cut
-Tony got me my parts.
-Mark's got some new parts.
So basically,
it's this drawing right here.
These are the upper arms.
These are the lower arms.
These are together
like this and like that.
And then we have left and right steering,
but all of this gets made
so it can sit above all that mechanism.
Okay.
[Mark] We've only got a few days left
until this motocross event.
And our biggest issue right now
is that everything in the cockpit
has to be moved up about three feet
just so you can see
out of the windshield when you drive.
Our biggest challenge
is moving the steering controls.
-From paper to reality.
-[Mark] Just like that.
So next, we'll cut some handles,
and then bend them, and weld them on.
If you guys
wanna make steps to get in this
because it's high off the ground.
That can get done.
[pleasant country music playing]
There's a whole lot of geometry
and a whole lot
of engineering going on here.
So hopefully this works
because we don't have a whole lot
of time left to figure this out.
Let's give it a whirl.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Caveman] Damn. It's a lot easier
to maneuver now, huh?
Well, that should get it. That's working.
It's got all the full throw in it.
Hell yeah.
-[Mark] All right, good deal.
-Right on!
Oh, watch the pretty lights. Yay!
Well, we have a few cosmetic things to do
and then we're ready for paint.
All the mechanical is done.
And if all goes well,
we should be able to deliver
this tank on time.
-[Brian] Sweet.
-Right on.
[Mark] But right now, I know Tony's
about ready to paint that Chevy truck,
so I'm gonna go help him with that.
So once he's done,
I wanna go all hands on deck
and help those guys finish that project.
[intriguing rock music playing]
[Tony] For the paint on this truck,
I wanna go with a classic '60s-style look.
We're gonna do white on the top
so it looks super clean,
and then I'm going turquoise
on the bottom.
And I want to give it
an orange stripe right down the middle
so it looks super symmetrical.
The best part is
that we're only into the paint job
for the cost of the materials,
which is about 1,500 bucks.
Not too shabby
for a custom hot rod paint job.
I think the truck turned out
pretty badass, myself.
-Where'd you land on budget?
-[Tony] Just under.
Really? Under ten grand to get all this?
-Yep.
-Well, I'm stoked.
I can't wait to see it put back together
and rolling down the road.
-Yeah, there's not much left.
-Let's get it done.
[Tony] I think Mark's a little surprised
that we came in under ten grand,
but that is exactly what we did.
We gotta be careful. If anything breaks,
we're going over budget.
[clicks tongue] No pressure.
[Tony] Even with these last few pieces,
the interior, the wheels and tires,
and our final touches,
we still came in at $9,857.
And 32 cents for anyone that's counting.
I think for the money we spent,
we totally changed
the whole look of this truck.
Yeah, it came out really nice.
[Tony] But more importantly,
this truck turned out wicked.
[upbeat rock music playing]
Sometimes when we push ourselves
around here,
that's when the best work comes out.
We started with an old '70s Chevy truck,
and then went OG Gotham Garage.
[dramatic music playing]
We gave it the shorter bed.
A super clean paint job.
Made it look fresh inside and out.
And dropping it low to the ground
took it over-the-top.
[upbeat rock music continues]
This is a lot of truck
for a ten grand budget,
and now you can cruise
in this thing all day long.
This came out really nice.
I love how low it sits.
Did we stay on budget on this?
-You were talking about only ten grand
-Tony hit the budget.
-Ten grand?
-Yep.
I think our potential buyer's
gonna love it.
Our buyer, Gabby,
is absolutely perfect for this truck.
She's a drift driver,
but she's recently been in the market
for a hot rod truck just like this,
and I think it fits her to a tee.
Hey, Gabby. This is Mark.
-Hey, Gabby. Mark. Nice to meet you.
-Hey, Mark. Nice to meet you.
Based on what Tony and the team did,
I feel like this truck is worth 35 grand,
no problem.
So I'm thinking
this truck is gonna sell itself.
And this is the truck
we were talking about.
[Gabby] Wow!
As you can tell,
a whole lot's been done to it.
We started by putting a '60s grill on it
off of an old Chevy truck.
Had 'em modify the whole front end.
All the chrome is new,
all the stainless down the side is new.
-It's got 22-inch wheels on it.
-[Gabby] Okay.
[Mark] It's got
a badass TMI interior in it,
custom steering wheel.
Here's one of the coolest things
about this truck,
is that it's full-air ride.
[Gabby] Oh!
-Look at that.
-[Mark] Yeah.
Here's the best part.
So underneath the trapdoor
is how you access everything.
-Fuel cell.
-Two compressors, a tank, fuel cell.
So it's pretty much a race hot rod truck,
but it's a daily driver.
So what do you think?
[Gabby] I love the truck.
It'd be great for what I need now.
I know we talked a little bit
about price over the phone,
but what was the asking price for this?
Because we ended up airbagging it
and doing a lot more than we thought,
we think a really super fair value
for you is 40 grand.
[suspenseful music playing]
[exhales] Forty is
a bit of a stretch for me.
My budget was around 30.
I don't think we could do it for 30.
I mean, 30 is pretty low
for this kind of truck.
Why don't we go to 37?
I mean, I appreciate you coming down,
and I get it's not just a lot of truck,
but a lot of time and effort
to build something as unique as this.
But I just don't quite have
the budget for 37.
Meet you around 32-5?
You think you could come up
a little bit more and do 35?
What do you think?
I really just can't move
from 32-5 right now.
I know you like the truck.
I know you're gonna appreciate it.
I know people are gonna see it.
So I think there's
enough profit in it for us
if I sell to you for 32-5,
so you just got yourself a truck.
Awesome. I really appreciate that.
I'm in love with this truck.
I really love that it has
that Gotham Garage flair,
but I can drive it around every day
and parking'll be
a bit easier with a short bed.
-Appreciate it.
-You got a heck of a deal.
I didn't think
that Tony, Constance, and Jake
were gonna build that truck
under ten grand.
So to get 32-5, that's a pretty good deal.
Why don't you go in the office,
and I'll get this thing dolled up
and outside so you can drive it home.
Come on with me.
That's a win-win all the way around
because at 32-5,
we make over 17 grand in profit.
Not too bad for a car
that we got in a trade, huh?
32-5, you stole it.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Nick] So tell me,
what kind of condition is this car in?
[man] From what I'm told,
it's a really solid car, mate.
Well, that's a pretty good start.
Isn't it?
After making quite a few calls,
I was able to track down
a promising lead on a Ferrari.
-[tires squeal]
-It's a 360 Spider,
and it's the perfect blank slate
for Mark to unleash his imagination
and the team to go wild on.
Now, there aren't many comps
for a modified Ferrari.
You just don't see many shops do it.
But my best guess
that a car like this, once modified,
it could bring upwards of $200,000.
I mean, you go to any of the big auctions
and you see all sorts of modified Broncos,
Corvettes, and Camaros.
They're selling for $200,000 all day long.
A one-off Ferrari
should easily match that.
So when do you think you'll have the car?
I'm expecting the guy
to drop it off in the next few days.
But from what I'm told,
it's got some baggage.
Really?
I'm not sure what that means, exactly,
but the owner says he's gonna explain
all that when he drops it off.
[Nick] One minor concern I have is that
my friend Graham
is selling this car on consignment,
which means he's acting as
a broker for the owner of the car.
And right now, he obviously doesn't have
a ton of reliable information on it.
I've gotta be honest with you.
I'm not really partial
to the word "baggage."
Look, mate, whatever it is, he says it'll
all get accounted for in the sales price.
-You might be able to get a killer deal.
-Yeah.
I definitely think it's gonna be
worth taking a look at.
It might be the perfect car for you guys.
All right.
But I've done a lot of deals
with Graham in the past,
and if he believes that
this is gonna be a good, solid car for us,
and it's worth checking out,
then I'm gonna trust that.
Plus, finding a deal on a Ferrari
just doesn't come around every day,
so if there's a deal to be had,
you just have to jump on it.
How about this?
Send me a text when you get the car in.
And I'll get the guys together,
and we can come down and have a look.
Does Does that work? All right?
-Perfect, mate.
-All right. Thanks, man.
-See you later.
-Be in touch. Bye.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Mark] We've only got two days left
to finish off this tank car
and get it delivered in time
for this big motocross event.
Since this M29 personnel carrier was noted
for going anywhere on the battlefield,
I wanna paint this thing
with a rugged truck bedliner.
[heavy rock music playing]
Back in the day, these vehicles
were virtually indestructible.
So I want this rat rod tank car
to look tough as nails.
One last push,
and we should have the super unique
rat rod tank car finished.
Everybody grab something. Let's get going.
But we still need to give it
those wild and over-the-top touches
that make it a Gotham Garage original.
[Tony] It's a pretty slick
gold badass chain.
[Mark] I wanna put
a massive gold chain on the front
[Caveman] Oh-ho-ho!
add some custom seats,
and give it tons of Gotham Garage badging.
When Fred puts this absolutely insane
vehicle on display at his park,
it's gonna be
an immediate attention grabber.
But first, I can't let this thing go
without taking it
for at least one test drive.
[music ends]
[insects trilling]
[wind whistling]
[distant rumbling]
[military drum beat playing]
[Mark] Back in the day on the battlefield,
these vehicles used to go anywhere
and haul anything.
And although our version looks
a lot different now than it did back then,
there is still no stopping this thing.
[exciting rock music playing]
We started with
an old M29 personnel carrier
that was virtually left for dead.
We gave this thing a shot of adrenaline
and brought it right back to life.
It's a one-of-a-kind vehicle
that's loud and over-the-top.
And it has the edge and style
that this shop is known for.
[music fades]
[chuckling] Well
when Fred came to me for a tank car,
I hope he was expecting this.
You guys killed it. Look.
It's a tank. And a car. It's a tank car.
Let's hope we blow him away with this
[chuckling] because I think
this is outrageously cool.
[Nick] For Mark and the team
to deliver on this wild of a build
in this kind of timeline
I have to say, that's really impressive.
Oh, look, he's here.
-We're about to find out.
-Alright.
I'll go get him.
But the bottom line is
Fred let Mark go crazy with this build.
And when a client is completely hands-off
throughout the entire process,
you just don't know how they're
gonna react to the final product.
-Remember Fred?
-[Shawn] Fred, how's it going?
Shawn and Mark.
-How ya doing, Fred?
-How are ya?
Nice to meet you. Good, good.
This is what we did to your Weasel.
[Fred] Let me take a good look at it.
I'm really excited
to see what they came up with
'cause I know
I gave them a tough deadline,
but I really hope
it meets our expectations
because I wanna show it off
at our Dream Extreme
racing event tomorrow.
We put this 1935 Ford on the top of it.
Got you four seats,
it's like stadium seating in the back,
so everybody gets a good view.
We actually had to extend
the sticks and the pedals.
Turns out that it's a lot more complicated
than just welding
a car down on the top of it.
We had to re-engineer everything.
I sorta took a lot of creative license
for this build,
so I'm hoping that I got at least close
to whatever he had envisioned in his head.
[engine rumbling]
-[Shawn] Like brand-new, Fred.
-[Fred] Yup.
-[Nick] Looks like a nice, smooth ride.
-Yeah.
[Mark] Not bad once you're rolling.
So you talked to me about something
that would turn heads. Did we deliver?
[suspenseful music playing]
[Fred] Um, I didn't know what to expect.
I just really crossed my fingers
hoping you guys could put something
together that I really liked.
And you made it happen.
[upbeat music playing]
This thing is, uh It's amazing.
I know it was a tough request,
especially with the deadline I gave them,
with such short notice,
but Mark and the crew at Gotham Garage
just knocked it out of the park.
I was just looking for something
that would draw the crowd.
But, um, with this thing,
I think I'm gonna
have to charge for rides.
-[Mark] Yeah.
-I cannot wait to get it out at the track.
I think it's gonna be a big crowd draw.
I'm glad we made you happy.
I'd say bring us your next one,
but this one was
quite the headache to figure out.
-[chuckles]
-[Mark] If you get your trailer ready,
I'll get inside this thing,
drive it out, and get it loaded.
-Cool. Thank you. Thanks again.
-Thanks, Fred.
At 55 grand,
we're bringing in over 23-5 in profit.
That's pretty damn good
for a three-week rat rod project, I think.
-Nothing like a happy client.
-[Shawn] Oh yeah.
[Mark] Wait a minute.
Weren't you the guy dissing
this whole thing all the way along?
"We'll never make money.
We'll never get it done on time."
No, that that wasn't me.
I think he forgot you're filming us.
You wanna roll that back for a second
and let him view it?
[chuckling] That is not necessary.
It wasn't me.
-Are you sure about this?
-We're gonna make 55 grand in three weeks.
It'd be lucky if we get that thing
operable in three weeks. Come on.
Three weeks to get something running
around here? I don't think so.
That was extremely satisfying.
You forget that they film everything.
True.
Full steam ahead.
[chuckles]
Whoo!
[exciting rock music playing]
You know, when I asked Nick
to get us a high-end build,
he took it and ran with it.
Oh yeah. He sure did.
And he actually found a Ferrari?
-Well, I guess we're gonna find out.
-Yeah.
After a little bit of hunting,
Nick was able to track us down a Ferrari.
So right now we're on our way
to meet up with Nick and Graham
to check out the car.
Did he give you any idea
on the condition of the car?
This is a car that his buddy Graham
just got in late yesterday.
And Nick didn't have
a ton of information on it.
-Supposed to be in pretty good shape.
-Yeah.
But it does have a little baggage.
-[Mark] Wh What does that mean?
-I have no idea.
But I guess it's all getting folded
into the sale price.
So it could be an incredible deal.
[Mark] Hmm.
[Shawn] Now here's the thing.
Nick thinks if we could
put our spin on a Ferrari,
it could be the perfect high-profile build
that gets a ton of attention
within his circle of clients.
So I'm just hoping
whatever issues this car has
aren't gonna be a deal-breaker.
[exciting surfer rock music playing]
-There they are.
-Mark, Shawn, this is Graham.
-[Shawn] Hey.
-How're you doing?
-[Mark] Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
-I think I got the car you're looking for.
-[Mark] Yeah?
-[Graham] Let's check it out.
-Let's cut to the chase.
[Graham] Here she is.
360 Spider resale red Ferrari.
[Mark] That's a good-looking car.
Nice. My kind of car.
Looks good, doesn't it?
Real nice.
We got it yesterday.
I've checked it out, I've driven it.
We've run it. We've been through it.
It's good. It's solid.
-[Shawn] Wow.
-[Nick] That's not bad Oh.
-[Mark] You're missing a few pieces here.
-Think we're missing some seats here.
[Mark] Taillight panel and the bumper.
[Shawn] Oh man.
[Nick] So you mentioned baggage.
Is the missing pieces
the extent of the baggage?
That's part of it,
but that's the reason I wanted you here.
There's a little more to it.
It's actually a theft recovery.
Oh
[tense music playing]
[Graham] That's why
part of the stuff is missing.
[Mark] Mm.
A theft recovery vehicle means
pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
It's a car that was stolen
and then recovered by the police.
And more often than not,
these theft recovery vehicles
are stripped down for their parts.
Looks like somebody just started
taking it apart in their garage,
but they didn't cut or break anything,
and everything is unplugged.
Now this car is in excellent condition
for a theft recovery vehicle.
They barely took much at all,
but there's always a chance
that the car has a very checkered past.
So, Ferrari or not, we're gonna need
to know a lot more detail about this car
before we can even think about buying it.
What are you thinking?
[tense music building]
[music fades]
[closing theme music plays]
[upbeat music playing]
Dude, where is this place?
There's tumbleweeds goin' across the road.
[Shawn] It should be
just up here a little bit.
Yeah, well, you better pay attention
because I don't want to miss it.
You worry too much.
This Tesla that I brought into the shop
has been a major setback financially,
and right now
we have a potential trade on the table
that just might get this car
out from underneath us once and for all.
Originally, Mark wanted to sell
this car for 90 grand.
But if I can pull off
a trade for some cars,
plus a significant amount of cash,
I might just be able to get him on board.
That car is worth 90 grand.
So this guy better be willing
to throw down some cash
on top of his cars,
or this deal is never gonna happen.
You don't need to worry.
-Just let the master go to work.
-Yeah.
-[Tony] So this is it, Jimbo.
-Is this Shawn?
[Shawn] Hey, Jimbo. How's it going?
-What's happening?
-And this is Mark.
-How you doing?
-Good, good.
When I met Tony and Caveman
and they told me about this Tesla
[clanks]
I said, "Man, I gotta see that thing."
This is the brand-new 383 Stroker motor.
[Jimbo] You weren't lying.
Nowadays, all you see are people
converting gas cars to electric.
So to have a car go the other way,
from electric to gas,
that has major appeal
to a hot rod lover like me.
Well, looks good.
Let's hear how it sounds.
That's the best part of this thing.
It's the only Tesla that makes a racket.
[laughing] Yeah.
[engine revving]
[exciting rock music playing]
It sounds really good.
-[Mark] So you liking a Model 383?
-Yeah, I like it a lot.
I hear you have a Chevelle
somewhere around here I'd like to look at.
-Right inside.
-Let's go take a look.
Let's do some deals, Jimbo.
[clicking]
[whirs]
[engine stalls]
[heavy rock music playing]
[Jimbo] Got a '69 Chevelle.
-[Caveman] Wow.
-[Jimbo] 12 block Chevy. Turbo 350.
[Mark] That's pretty clean, man.
The motor looks like it's brand-new.
[Jimbo] Every piece you don't see
is in the trunk.
Perfect trunk, no rust.
That's pretty impressive.
I can't see the gas tank from the top.
-[laughs]
-[Mark] Super clean.
[Shawn] It's not
the belle of the ball just yet,
but it's a nice clean blank slate
that you guys can go crazy on.
Yeah, it's pretty hard
to go wrong with a Chevelle.
It's not really about that.
It's more about what else
does Jimbo got laying around out here?
[Jimbo] We got boats. We got trucks.
-[Mark] I like boats.
-[Shawn] Don't say boats.
-[Mark] It's like a cornucopia.
-Shawn, what do you think about a tuk-tuk?
[Shawn chuckling] No.
Okay, there's a lot to look at here.
Why don't we spread out?
[intriguing music playing]
-That's a pretty cool truck.
-[Caveman] Four-door.
Caveman, there's some shiny
under the hood.
Shiny? Oh yeah.
Nice pretty radiator. I can see myself.
-[Tony] Yeah.
-I look good.
[Tony] These mid-70s square body trucks
are super popular right now,
and I know that
the crew cab versions are pretty rare.
Abracadabra alakazam.
[engine rumbles]
[Tony] We do pretty well on truck builds,
so if we can get this for a good value,
it might be a good option
to throw into the deal.
-This has my vote.
-I give it my vote too.
This ain't too bad.
All I'm seeing is
one badass Gotham Garage starter kit.
This thing could be anything right now.
It ain't gonna be expensive, I know that.
Oh, well, I'll just point out the hole.
Oh, there's something I like.
-[mellow dance music playing]
-A pontoon boat.
It's seen some partying, that's for sure.
It's got all the hardware in it.
That's a good thing.
I could seriously make
some money off of this thing.
Shawn's gonna have a heart attack.
Oh yeah.
All I'm missing is a beer.
-What have we got over here?
-I got a '35 Ford.
Believe it or not,
I need a body for a tank.
And man, this fits the bill.
Jimbo's got the kind of stuff we like,
and he obviously likes the Tesla.
Yeah, Jimbo's got
some cool stuff out here,
but it really all boils down to
how much cash
is he gonna cough up for this deal?
Remember, we've still got
eight people at the shop
that need to get paid out on this car.
Let me round up the guys
and see what they came up with.
But he knows that we got to get
at least 90 grand in value for this Tesla.
So I'll start by hitting him high,
but my end goal is
to shoot for a 60-30 split.
At least 60 grand in cash
and 30 grand in vehicles.
Let's just hope there's no surprises here.
That's all.
So, Jimbo, we're definitely
interested in the '69 Chevelle.
-[Jimbo] Chevelle's good.
-And the truck that Caveman and I found.
A Chevy crew cab. Fired right up.
-It's nice.
-[Mark] Oh, really?
I really like that one.
-Is that on the table?
-That one is.
-What about the pontoon boat?
-The boat? No!
Tell me you're in love with the boat,
and you just wanna hang on to it forever.
[Jimbo] The pontoon boat is on the table.
[all chuckling]
Thanks, Jimbo. I appreciate that.
I'll guess then,
you don't really care too much
about that Volkswagon bus body back there?
The yard art?
I had a project for it,
but that one can go too.
This car is pretty cool.
We got one more car. The '35 Ford?
That one's got
a little bit of sentimental value,
but it depends
where we end up on the cash.
Well, with all these cars,
if I do the quick math in my head,
then we're around 35 grand in value,
give or take.
Obviously, we're not even close
to what this thing's worth.
Throw in a measly 70 grand,
and you got yourself
a one-of-a-kind Tesla.
Well, 70 grand's not gonna happen.
-[suspenseful music playing]
-But I'm maybe somewhere around 50 grand.
[Shawn] Jimbo, this isn't a cheap build.
Hit me with a little better number.
We're We're a little flexible on this.
-I know you want this.
-I want it.
How about 60?
How about 65? Sixty-five is totally fair.
62-5 would have to be my final price.
Then we could do that in cash today.
[suspenseful music continues]
I'm good with that, Jimbo.
-You got a deal.
-Good deal, man. Thank you.
[Shawn] Now, that was a trade deal.
We turned that Tesla
into over 95 grand in value.
-How do you like me now, Marky boy!
-Don't ever call me that again.
[both chuckle]
And I'mma get you a new cowboy hat too.
Thanks for pointing out the fact
-that I got a cheap-ass cowboy hat.
-[laughing]
[Mark] In all seriousness,
this is a really good deal,
but it's really gonna be a good deal
when we actually start turning
these vehicles into cash.
And this whole deal, it could be worth
about 120 to 130 grand.
No doubt. I'm just glad
this whole thing's over with.
Oh my God. Me too, man.
Having to fire you
over something like this?
That'd have been an awkward conversation.
You weren't gonna fire me
over this, were you?
I'll show you the text.
I had it written down.
Oh Let me see.
[man laughing]
[upbeat rock music playing]
-[Constance] What is that?
-[Jake] Oh, no way.
[Constance] We traded a Tesla
for a farm truck?
[Tony] Oh, there's more.
[Shawn] Very solid. Sweet truck.
What do you think?
You stoked on this deal?
Oh, wait till you see what's coming.
-[Jake] It's just the start?
-[horn blares]
-Wait. Is that a boat?
-[Jake] What is that?
Pontoon boat!
This parking lot's gonna be
a salvage yard in about ten minutes.
Obviously, we've never seen
one of these big trades.
I've just heard about 'em.
-[Tony] Check out the '35 Ford.
-[Jake] Wow. Just pourin' in!
So I'm really excited
to see what shows up here.
-You're excited?
-Yeah.
I'm nervous.
You know everything that comes in,
we have to build it?
-Right?
-That's fine.
All right.
-[Tony] Oh, here comes Mark!
-[Shawn] Here's the finale.
-[Caveman] Listen to that kitten purr!
-[Jake] Right on.
That does sound good.
[Mark] We have a few new additions
to the Gotham Garage family.
Not only that, but I have $62,500
in dead presidents in my wallet.
-No way.
-[all talking excitedly]
Which makes this about 95 grand
sitting here in the parking lot right now.
Whoo! Yeah!
[Mark] So here's the plan.
The boat, the VW bus body,
and the Chevelle,
I wanna save those for a rainy day.
I think the easiest thing to do first
is gonna be that truck.
You're really good
at doing these trucks, Tony.
I'll give it to you, Jake, and Constance.
And I'm gonna give you ten grand,
and you gotta do
what you can with ten grand.
Yeah, I think we can do that.
Then we got the '35 Ford.
Caveman, Ryan,
that's gonna go back over to Gotham
because we're gonna put that
on that tank we have.
-[Caveman] That'd be sick. [laughing]
-[Mark] That's what'll happen with that.
-Whoo-hoo!
-[all laughing]
[Mark] And while we handle these projects,
Nick, you get with Shawn
and start thinking about
our next high-end build.
-[Nick] All right.
-[Mark] Cool. Now the Tesla is behind us,
I wanna target something big.
-[Jake] Cool.
-[Shawn] Let's do it.
[Mark] Just because we have
a bunch of shiny new junk,
that doesn't mean
we can lose sight of our bigger goal
with Nick and this new business venture.
Take it off the frame,
drop it on the tank,
put a gun turret, flamethrower,
a bazooka maybe.
[Mark] Now that the Tesla
is out of the way,
I fully expect Nick to get us
our next big high-end client very quickly.
And when that happens,
we're definitely gonna have to dedicate
all of our resources to that project.
So that's why I wanna put
most of these vehicles in storage
and focus on getting that truck done fast.
Watch yourself.
[clanks]
And that's exactly why
I'm only giving Tony, Jake, and Constance
ten grand on this truck project.
Straighten it out.
If I know anything about Tony,
burning through ten grand
shouldn't take him any time at all.
So he's gonna have to get creative.
I'm gonna help Caveman and Brian
get that '35 Ford over to Gotham
so we can get it mounted up on that tank.
[Tony] All right, let's
[Constance] This is
a pretty nice truck, guys.
-[Jake] Oh yeah.
-Everybody wants a bricknose truck.
So what's the ten grand plan here, Tony?
Definitely short bed.
Short bed changes this whole truck.
[Jake] Absolutely.
And these squared bodies
look great lowered.
It's the only way they look good.
-Yeah.
-[Constance laughs] New wheels and tires?
Well, we gotta have
wheels and tires if we lower it.
I mean, it's not gonna be cool
lowered on these wheels and tires.
And anybody that's
gonna spend 30, 35 or more
is gonna want a decent interior.
What's in there is not decent,
so we have to do something with it.
-Okay.
-Now, I can paint it.
So paint's free 99.
Free 99 plus materials.
Ten grand might seem like a ton of money,
but, honestly,
when you're buying car parts,
it goes like that.
-Nothing's off-limits.
-We can have it.
[Constance] I mean, just the basics.
You're talking materials,
small parts, interior,
that can take away
half that budget easily.
It'd be cool to airbag it.
If we can put this thing on the ground,
that'd be next-level.
Okay, well, that's expensive.
If we're talking about
an air ride kit to lower this car,
that could be $5,000 right there.
I might have to regulate this whole budget
because if I leave this
up to Tony and Jake,
they're definitely gonna burn through
that ten grand before lunch.
We're gonna be really tight
on that $10,000 budget.
If we can get creative, maybe find
some deals and some good parts.
I actually think I saw
an airbag kit in storage
when I was there a few months ago.
Yeah?
I could swing by
and see if it's still there.
-[Tony] That'd be huge.
-[Jake] That'd save a bunch of money.
[Tony] So I think the best place to start
is we'll get this long bed unbolted
and off the truck.
-Challenge accepted.
-[chuckles]
[Constance] I'll be counting
every dollar, guys.
-[exciting rock music playing]
-[tool whirring]
We're clear.
I think this is the easy part.
Alright, look. Full disclosure.
I might not be the best
at managing a build on a tight budget,
but I think we have a pretty good plan
to make a badass Gotham Garage truck.
First up,
we're gonna blow this truck apart.
We're gonna lift off the long bed
and drop out the suspension.
To give it a shorter bed,
we need to chop down the frame
and then mount up a shorter bed to fit.
[cash register dings]
And if Constance can track down
that airbag suspension kit in storage,
that'll be our big modification.
We're gonna make this truck sit
low to the ground at the push of a button.
After that, I'm gonna paint it
with a '60s color scheme.
Then we'll finish it off
with some brand-new wheels and tires,
a custom interior, plus give it
a couple of unique Gotham touches.
If we can stick to that plan,
it should land us right at
or even under ten grand.
Looking good, but we just made
a lot more work for ourselves.
[Jake] Yeah, we sure did.
[Tony] We need to start
figuring out our short bed,
figure out our suspension,
where to cut the bed,
-where the axle is gonna land.
-Yeah.
Of course, the big thing,
Constance, is airbags.
[Constance] So what you're saying is,
I need to go rummage around
in our dusty storage facility.
[Tony] Yeah.
-Please.
-And come back with really good news.
-I will do my best.
-And thank you.
[anthemic rock music playing]
[shutter rasping, rattling]
[Mark] So what we need to do is
we need to work on mounting
that '35 Ford body on top of this tank.
Okay, good.
Everybody grab a Sawzall.
We need to cut the roof off of it.
[heavy rock music playing]
While Tony, Jake, and Constance
overhaul that '70s Chevy truck,
Caveman, Brian, and I are gonna
move forward on our tank car build.
Our client on this project
is a guy named Fred,
who's a buddy of Nick's,
and he owns a huge motorsports park
up in Lake Elsinore.
He's given us 55 grand
to turn this thing into a rat rod tank car
to promote his park.
That's what I'm after.
And about a week from now, Fred's having
a huge motocross event up there
and he wants to put this car on display.
-Roll cage for sale.
-[laughs]
[Mark] Even though we've got it
running and driving,
we still have a lot left to do
if we're gonna meet that deadline.
All right, so this car
goes on top of that tank.
[Brian] I thought we were
supposed to do something.
-[Mark chuckles] Yeah.
-[chuckles]
[Mark] First things first,
we gotta mount this '35 Ford body
on top of this M29 Weasel.
Now we drive this outside
like Fred Flintstone.
Not only does this '35 Ford body
match the look we're going for,
but it also seems like
it'll fit pretty good on top of this tank.
[Brian] Go, go, go!
[Mark] That's the whole reason
we got it during the Tesla trade.
That's a good place to stop.
But the question now becomes
just how good of a fit is it?
All right, Caveman. Go down.
A few inches off here and there
could bury us with a lot of welding
and grinding just to make it fit right.
Why does it have to be off center
that much? It's, like, that much.
[suspenseful music playing]
Ooh, here we go, Brian.
[Caveman] We might
have to finagle it a bit.
[Mark] Go ahead and go your way, Brian.
Go, go, go, Gomez.
Hold on. Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Go ahead and set it down.
There you go.
[Caveman] Hell yeah!
[Mark] I can't believe
I'm about to say this,
but this car sits down
on this tank perfectly.
We need bazookas and flamethrowers.
[both laugh]
[Mark] It looks cool.
We're off to a good start.
The next step is to weld this body
to the tank and lock it down.
Yeah.
But our bigger issue is gonna be moving
all those steering controls upwards
so they'll fit.
-[scoffs]
-So let's get started on it.
All right.
[Caveman] Where's the flamethrower
and the bazooka going?
[Mark] No mounted firearms.
Man
[exciting rock music playing]
[Shawn] So, Nick, tell me,
what are we looking at here?
Some great options
of some projects that have come up.
Yeah.
Been talking to some clients
interested in having work done.
For instance,
a guy I know with a Lamborghini
wants to put a body kit on it.
[Shawn] That's a lot of work.
-This is an interesting one.
-An old Jag there.
Yeah, he's interested in
making a restomod out of it.
Man, that would really
tie up the shop for quite a while.
Now that we finally got
the Tesla trade off our back,
and the shop is moving full steam ahead,
Mark wants Nick to track us down
our next high-end project.
And it's a race car,
so it doesn't have to be perfect.
Mark would love that,
to be honest with you.
It's amazing.
[Shawn] He wants something big,
something that can make a statement
and get our new business venture
with Nick back on track.
[Shawn] Some good options here.
Uh, they are.
Um, there's another option
that's available.
I've been calling around clients
and there's one word that keeps popping up
when we start talking custom cars.
What's that word?
People are talking about
a super-modified over-the-top Ferrari.
-[clicks tongue] Oh geez. Ouch.
-Too soon?
-I'm still a bit puckered
-Yeah
from the last situation
that involved a Ferrari.
We just got off the phone
with the Ferrari owner and, uh
the deal's off.
-Really?
-[Jake] What?
[Tony] You gotta be kidding.
-I mean
-But this is different.
This would be a car that we buy outright
and then sell on spec.
Mark wanted a build
that would make a statement,
and a Ferrari
would definitely do just that.
If we buy a Ferrari,
do the modifications to it,
I think that we can make some great money,
-and there'll be a lot of interest in it.
-Mm-hmm.
[Nick] Not many shops
have the fortitude to modify a Ferrari,
but if Mark can put his thumbprint
on a build like this,
not only would it be a huge payday,
but it would also be
the type of signature build
that'd get my entire client list talking.
I know that there's not
a lot of custom Ferraris out there.
-And we're trying to establish this shop.
-No doubt about that.
I thought my clients would trust
my faith in Gotham right off the bat,
but that's not happening
as quickly as I wanted.
So if the goal's been to establish
Gotham within my circle of clients,
then this car will accelerate
that process exponentially.
Well, as long as you think
you've got buyers for this
-I do. There's a market for this.
-Yeah.
I like it. So what do you think
is the next step here?
Well, I'm gonna have to beat the bushes
and see if I can find a deal on a Ferrari.
So if you find the right Ferrari,
I guess the next step
will be just selling it to Mark.
-Ah, piece of cake. We can do that.
-Easy.
-Okay, so we got a plan.
-Yeah.
You know,
I really gotta get a binder like this.
-What do you call this, a dossier?
-You should!
[Shawn] Is Is that titanium?
[mellow funk music playing]
[Jake] So fill me in on what we're doing.
We have to shorten this
to fit the new bed on the original frame.
So if we cut the back half
of the frame and set it on top,
we're gonna get eight inches of lift.
That's gonna give us all the room we need
to lay this thing out on the ground.
-[trolley approaching]
-What?
-What is that?
-[Constance] Everything you asked for.
I had to go through so much dust,
but I found all of this stuff in storage.
No way. That's bags?
-Controllers?
-Everything.
Look at all this wiring
that I know you love so much.
-[Tony] We got brackets in here too?
-Everything.
Oh, that's a score.
Yup, not too shabby, huh?
-[Jake] Good job, Constance.
-[Constance] Thanks.
[Tony] Okay. So let's cut the frame.
We'll get the shorter bed mounted first,
then we'll move on
to setting up the airbags.
[Jake] Awesome.
[suspenseful electronic music playing]
[Tony] As far as I know,
this model year crew cab truck
never came as a short bed.
-[Jake] Perfect. Oh yeah.
-[Tony] It looks better already.
So for us to completely modify the frame,
it's gonna make this a very unique truck.
Spin it that way.
Up to the side of the truck,
and then we'll let it down.
And even though this is
a labor-intensive modification,
it's pretty cost-effective.
The only hard cash we need to spend
is getting a new bed,
and that was only about 1,500 bucks.
-Okay.
-[Jake] It's a short bed now, Tony.
[Tony] This truck is already
worth more money.
[Jake] Oh, for sure.
[Tony] All right.
So, now, let's get our airbags mounted
and see if we can
drop this thing on the ground.
[Constance] Sounds good.
[mellow rock music playing]
Airbags on a truck
are a super desirable feature.
One, they're actually
a really functional modification.
Depending on where you're driving,
you can raise and lower your car
to fit whatever environment you're in.
I think we're good, Jake.
Come down a bit and see what happens.
And two, honestly,
it just looks freaking cool.
[Tony] That's it right there.
I think it all looks pretty good.
All right, let's test our work here.
First try? No problems?
-[Constance] Have fun.
-Hopefully. All right.
[air hissing]
-This is what I've been waiting for here.
-[Constance chuckles]
Well, tire's gone. Passing the wheel.
[Tony] All right, we'll stop there.
That's where, uh, the tire hits.
So we'll just mount the tank,
compressors, some air lines.
We're pretty much done.
So next up, I think
we can start body working this thing.
Very nice.
[exciting rock music playing]
[Caveman] Why you gotta be like that?
I wanna cut
-Tony got me my parts.
-Mark's got some new parts.
So basically,
it's this drawing right here.
These are the upper arms.
These are the lower arms.
These are together
like this and like that.
And then we have left and right steering,
but all of this gets made
so it can sit above all that mechanism.
Okay.
[Mark] We've only got a few days left
until this motocross event.
And our biggest issue right now
is that everything in the cockpit
has to be moved up about three feet
just so you can see
out of the windshield when you drive.
Our biggest challenge
is moving the steering controls.
-From paper to reality.
-[Mark] Just like that.
So next, we'll cut some handles,
and then bend them, and weld them on.
If you guys
wanna make steps to get in this
because it's high off the ground.
That can get done.
[pleasant country music playing]
There's a whole lot of geometry
and a whole lot
of engineering going on here.
So hopefully this works
because we don't have a whole lot
of time left to figure this out.
Let's give it a whirl.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Caveman] Damn. It's a lot easier
to maneuver now, huh?
Well, that should get it. That's working.
It's got all the full throw in it.
Hell yeah.
-[Mark] All right, good deal.
-Right on!
Oh, watch the pretty lights. Yay!
Well, we have a few cosmetic things to do
and then we're ready for paint.
All the mechanical is done.
And if all goes well,
we should be able to deliver
this tank on time.
-[Brian] Sweet.
-Right on.
[Mark] But right now, I know Tony's
about ready to paint that Chevy truck,
so I'm gonna go help him with that.
So once he's done,
I wanna go all hands on deck
and help those guys finish that project.
[intriguing rock music playing]
[Tony] For the paint on this truck,
I wanna go with a classic '60s-style look.
We're gonna do white on the top
so it looks super clean,
and then I'm going turquoise
on the bottom.
And I want to give it
an orange stripe right down the middle
so it looks super symmetrical.
The best part is
that we're only into the paint job
for the cost of the materials,
which is about 1,500 bucks.
Not too shabby
for a custom hot rod paint job.
I think the truck turned out
pretty badass, myself.
-Where'd you land on budget?
-[Tony] Just under.
Really? Under ten grand to get all this?
-Yep.
-Well, I'm stoked.
I can't wait to see it put back together
and rolling down the road.
-Yeah, there's not much left.
-Let's get it done.
[Tony] I think Mark's a little surprised
that we came in under ten grand,
but that is exactly what we did.
We gotta be careful. If anything breaks,
we're going over budget.
[clicks tongue] No pressure.
[Tony] Even with these last few pieces,
the interior, the wheels and tires,
and our final touches,
we still came in at $9,857.
And 32 cents for anyone that's counting.
I think for the money we spent,
we totally changed
the whole look of this truck.
Yeah, it came out really nice.
[Tony] But more importantly,
this truck turned out wicked.
[upbeat rock music playing]
Sometimes when we push ourselves
around here,
that's when the best work comes out.
We started with an old '70s Chevy truck,
and then went OG Gotham Garage.
[dramatic music playing]
We gave it the shorter bed.
A super clean paint job.
Made it look fresh inside and out.
And dropping it low to the ground
took it over-the-top.
[upbeat rock music continues]
This is a lot of truck
for a ten grand budget,
and now you can cruise
in this thing all day long.
This came out really nice.
I love how low it sits.
Did we stay on budget on this?
-You were talking about only ten grand
-Tony hit the budget.
-Ten grand?
-Yep.
I think our potential buyer's
gonna love it.
Our buyer, Gabby,
is absolutely perfect for this truck.
She's a drift driver,
but she's recently been in the market
for a hot rod truck just like this,
and I think it fits her to a tee.
Hey, Gabby. This is Mark.
-Hey, Gabby. Mark. Nice to meet you.
-Hey, Mark. Nice to meet you.
Based on what Tony and the team did,
I feel like this truck is worth 35 grand,
no problem.
So I'm thinking
this truck is gonna sell itself.
And this is the truck
we were talking about.
[Gabby] Wow!
As you can tell,
a whole lot's been done to it.
We started by putting a '60s grill on it
off of an old Chevy truck.
Had 'em modify the whole front end.
All the chrome is new,
all the stainless down the side is new.
-It's got 22-inch wheels on it.
-[Gabby] Okay.
[Mark] It's got
a badass TMI interior in it,
custom steering wheel.
Here's one of the coolest things
about this truck,
is that it's full-air ride.
[Gabby] Oh!
-Look at that.
-[Mark] Yeah.
Here's the best part.
So underneath the trapdoor
is how you access everything.
-Fuel cell.
-Two compressors, a tank, fuel cell.
So it's pretty much a race hot rod truck,
but it's a daily driver.
So what do you think?
[Gabby] I love the truck.
It'd be great for what I need now.
I know we talked a little bit
about price over the phone,
but what was the asking price for this?
Because we ended up airbagging it
and doing a lot more than we thought,
we think a really super fair value
for you is 40 grand.
[suspenseful music playing]
[exhales] Forty is
a bit of a stretch for me.
My budget was around 30.
I don't think we could do it for 30.
I mean, 30 is pretty low
for this kind of truck.
Why don't we go to 37?
I mean, I appreciate you coming down,
and I get it's not just a lot of truck,
but a lot of time and effort
to build something as unique as this.
But I just don't quite have
the budget for 37.
Meet you around 32-5?
You think you could come up
a little bit more and do 35?
What do you think?
I really just can't move
from 32-5 right now.
I know you like the truck.
I know you're gonna appreciate it.
I know people are gonna see it.
So I think there's
enough profit in it for us
if I sell to you for 32-5,
so you just got yourself a truck.
Awesome. I really appreciate that.
I'm in love with this truck.
I really love that it has
that Gotham Garage flair,
but I can drive it around every day
and parking'll be
a bit easier with a short bed.
-Appreciate it.
-You got a heck of a deal.
I didn't think
that Tony, Constance, and Jake
were gonna build that truck
under ten grand.
So to get 32-5, that's a pretty good deal.
Why don't you go in the office,
and I'll get this thing dolled up
and outside so you can drive it home.
Come on with me.
That's a win-win all the way around
because at 32-5,
we make over 17 grand in profit.
Not too bad for a car
that we got in a trade, huh?
32-5, you stole it.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Nick] So tell me,
what kind of condition is this car in?
[man] From what I'm told,
it's a really solid car, mate.
Well, that's a pretty good start.
Isn't it?
After making quite a few calls,
I was able to track down
a promising lead on a Ferrari.
-[tires squeal]
-It's a 360 Spider,
and it's the perfect blank slate
for Mark to unleash his imagination
and the team to go wild on.
Now, there aren't many comps
for a modified Ferrari.
You just don't see many shops do it.
But my best guess
that a car like this, once modified,
it could bring upwards of $200,000.
I mean, you go to any of the big auctions
and you see all sorts of modified Broncos,
Corvettes, and Camaros.
They're selling for $200,000 all day long.
A one-off Ferrari
should easily match that.
So when do you think you'll have the car?
I'm expecting the guy
to drop it off in the next few days.
But from what I'm told,
it's got some baggage.
Really?
I'm not sure what that means, exactly,
but the owner says he's gonna explain
all that when he drops it off.
[Nick] One minor concern I have is that
my friend Graham
is selling this car on consignment,
which means he's acting as
a broker for the owner of the car.
And right now, he obviously doesn't have
a ton of reliable information on it.
I've gotta be honest with you.
I'm not really partial
to the word "baggage."
Look, mate, whatever it is, he says it'll
all get accounted for in the sales price.
-You might be able to get a killer deal.
-Yeah.
I definitely think it's gonna be
worth taking a look at.
It might be the perfect car for you guys.
All right.
But I've done a lot of deals
with Graham in the past,
and if he believes that
this is gonna be a good, solid car for us,
and it's worth checking out,
then I'm gonna trust that.
Plus, finding a deal on a Ferrari
just doesn't come around every day,
so if there's a deal to be had,
you just have to jump on it.
How about this?
Send me a text when you get the car in.
And I'll get the guys together,
and we can come down and have a look.
Does Does that work? All right?
-Perfect, mate.
-All right. Thanks, man.
-See you later.
-Be in touch. Bye.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Mark] We've only got two days left
to finish off this tank car
and get it delivered in time
for this big motocross event.
Since this M29 personnel carrier was noted
for going anywhere on the battlefield,
I wanna paint this thing
with a rugged truck bedliner.
[heavy rock music playing]
Back in the day, these vehicles
were virtually indestructible.
So I want this rat rod tank car
to look tough as nails.
One last push,
and we should have the super unique
rat rod tank car finished.
Everybody grab something. Let's get going.
But we still need to give it
those wild and over-the-top touches
that make it a Gotham Garage original.
[Tony] It's a pretty slick
gold badass chain.
[Mark] I wanna put
a massive gold chain on the front
[Caveman] Oh-ho-ho!
add some custom seats,
and give it tons of Gotham Garage badging.
When Fred puts this absolutely insane
vehicle on display at his park,
it's gonna be
an immediate attention grabber.
But first, I can't let this thing go
without taking it
for at least one test drive.
[music ends]
[insects trilling]
[wind whistling]
[distant rumbling]
[military drum beat playing]
[Mark] Back in the day on the battlefield,
these vehicles used to go anywhere
and haul anything.
And although our version looks
a lot different now than it did back then,
there is still no stopping this thing.
[exciting rock music playing]
We started with
an old M29 personnel carrier
that was virtually left for dead.
We gave this thing a shot of adrenaline
and brought it right back to life.
It's a one-of-a-kind vehicle
that's loud and over-the-top.
And it has the edge and style
that this shop is known for.
[music fades]
[chuckling] Well
when Fred came to me for a tank car,
I hope he was expecting this.
You guys killed it. Look.
It's a tank. And a car. It's a tank car.
Let's hope we blow him away with this
[chuckling] because I think
this is outrageously cool.
[Nick] For Mark and the team
to deliver on this wild of a build
in this kind of timeline
I have to say, that's really impressive.
Oh, look, he's here.
-We're about to find out.
-Alright.
I'll go get him.
But the bottom line is
Fred let Mark go crazy with this build.
And when a client is completely hands-off
throughout the entire process,
you just don't know how they're
gonna react to the final product.
-Remember Fred?
-[Shawn] Fred, how's it going?
Shawn and Mark.
-How ya doing, Fred?
-How are ya?
Nice to meet you. Good, good.
This is what we did to your Weasel.
[Fred] Let me take a good look at it.
I'm really excited
to see what they came up with
'cause I know
I gave them a tough deadline,
but I really hope
it meets our expectations
because I wanna show it off
at our Dream Extreme
racing event tomorrow.
We put this 1935 Ford on the top of it.
Got you four seats,
it's like stadium seating in the back,
so everybody gets a good view.
We actually had to extend
the sticks and the pedals.
Turns out that it's a lot more complicated
than just welding
a car down on the top of it.
We had to re-engineer everything.
I sorta took a lot of creative license
for this build,
so I'm hoping that I got at least close
to whatever he had envisioned in his head.
[engine rumbling]
-[Shawn] Like brand-new, Fred.
-[Fred] Yup.
-[Nick] Looks like a nice, smooth ride.
-Yeah.
[Mark] Not bad once you're rolling.
So you talked to me about something
that would turn heads. Did we deliver?
[suspenseful music playing]
[Fred] Um, I didn't know what to expect.
I just really crossed my fingers
hoping you guys could put something
together that I really liked.
And you made it happen.
[upbeat music playing]
This thing is, uh It's amazing.
I know it was a tough request,
especially with the deadline I gave them,
with such short notice,
but Mark and the crew at Gotham Garage
just knocked it out of the park.
I was just looking for something
that would draw the crowd.
But, um, with this thing,
I think I'm gonna
have to charge for rides.
-[Mark] Yeah.
-I cannot wait to get it out at the track.
I think it's gonna be a big crowd draw.
I'm glad we made you happy.
I'd say bring us your next one,
but this one was
quite the headache to figure out.
-[chuckles]
-[Mark] If you get your trailer ready,
I'll get inside this thing,
drive it out, and get it loaded.
-Cool. Thank you. Thanks again.
-Thanks, Fred.
At 55 grand,
we're bringing in over 23-5 in profit.
That's pretty damn good
for a three-week rat rod project, I think.
-Nothing like a happy client.
-[Shawn] Oh yeah.
[Mark] Wait a minute.
Weren't you the guy dissing
this whole thing all the way along?
"We'll never make money.
We'll never get it done on time."
No, that that wasn't me.
I think he forgot you're filming us.
You wanna roll that back for a second
and let him view it?
[chuckling] That is not necessary.
It wasn't me.
-Are you sure about this?
-We're gonna make 55 grand in three weeks.
It'd be lucky if we get that thing
operable in three weeks. Come on.
Three weeks to get something running
around here? I don't think so.
That was extremely satisfying.
You forget that they film everything.
True.
Full steam ahead.
[chuckles]
Whoo!
[exciting rock music playing]
You know, when I asked Nick
to get us a high-end build,
he took it and ran with it.
Oh yeah. He sure did.
And he actually found a Ferrari?
-Well, I guess we're gonna find out.
-Yeah.
After a little bit of hunting,
Nick was able to track us down a Ferrari.
So right now we're on our way
to meet up with Nick and Graham
to check out the car.
Did he give you any idea
on the condition of the car?
This is a car that his buddy Graham
just got in late yesterday.
And Nick didn't have
a ton of information on it.
-Supposed to be in pretty good shape.
-Yeah.
But it does have a little baggage.
-[Mark] Wh What does that mean?
-I have no idea.
But I guess it's all getting folded
into the sale price.
So it could be an incredible deal.
[Mark] Hmm.
[Shawn] Now here's the thing.
Nick thinks if we could
put our spin on a Ferrari,
it could be the perfect high-profile build
that gets a ton of attention
within his circle of clients.
So I'm just hoping
whatever issues this car has
aren't gonna be a deal-breaker.
[exciting surfer rock music playing]
-There they are.
-Mark, Shawn, this is Graham.
-[Shawn] Hey.
-How're you doing?
-[Mark] Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
-I think I got the car you're looking for.
-[Mark] Yeah?
-[Graham] Let's check it out.
-Let's cut to the chase.
[Graham] Here she is.
360 Spider resale red Ferrari.
[Mark] That's a good-looking car.
Nice. My kind of car.
Looks good, doesn't it?
Real nice.
We got it yesterday.
I've checked it out, I've driven it.
We've run it. We've been through it.
It's good. It's solid.
-[Shawn] Wow.
-[Nick] That's not bad Oh.
-[Mark] You're missing a few pieces here.
-Think we're missing some seats here.
[Mark] Taillight panel and the bumper.
[Shawn] Oh man.
[Nick] So you mentioned baggage.
Is the missing pieces
the extent of the baggage?
That's part of it,
but that's the reason I wanted you here.
There's a little more to it.
It's actually a theft recovery.
Oh
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[Graham] That's why
part of the stuff is missing.
[Mark] Mm.
A theft recovery vehicle means
pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
It's a car that was stolen
and then recovered by the police.
And more often than not,
these theft recovery vehicles
are stripped down for their parts.
Looks like somebody just started
taking it apart in their garage,
but they didn't cut or break anything,
and everything is unplugged.
Now this car is in excellent condition
for a theft recovery vehicle.
They barely took much at all,
but there's always a chance
that the car has a very checkered past.
So, Ferrari or not, we're gonna need
to know a lot more detail about this car
before we can even think about buying it.
What are you thinking?
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