Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - Ready, Set Pawn - full transcript

Male announcer: ON THIS
EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

- I CAME UP HERE TO TRY
TO SELL MY DRAGSTER.

- WHAT'S THE TOP
SPEED ON THIS THING?

- 190.
- HOLY.

- YOU CAN BET I'M GONNA
TAKE IT FOR A TEST-DRIVE.

- IT'LL BE ALL
RIGHT, UNCLE RICKY.

- ♪ IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME ♪

♪ IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME ♪

- HOWDY DOODY WAS
THE FIRST KIDS' TV SHOW.

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN MY RIGHT
ARM TO BE IN THAT PEANUT GALLERY.

- HEY, CAN I HELP YOU?



- I'VE GOT FOUR
JAPANESE LAND MINES.

- SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR,
THERE'S NO EXPLOSIVES.

- THEY ARE REAL.

- I'M RICK HARRISON, AND
THIS IS MY PAWN SHOP.

I WORK HERE WITH MY OLD
MAN AND MY SON, BIG HOSS.

EVERYTHING IN HERE
HAS A STORY AND A PRICE.

ONE THING I'VE
LEARNED AFTER 21 YEARS,

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS
GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.

- GUYS READY FOR THIS?

- YEAH.

HOLY.

- THAT THING LOOKS FAST.

- OH, YOU THINK YOU CAN
DRIVE THIS THING, CHUM?

- HELL, YEAH.



- ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS GREASE YOU UP.

WE'LL JUST STUFF YOU IN THERE.

TODAY I CAME UP HERE
TO THE PAWN SHOP

TO TRY TO SELL MY DRAGSTER.

THEY CLOSED DOWN THE
DRAG STRIP IN THE HIGH DESERT,

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE
SOMEONE GET THE CAR

THAT COULD USE IT ALL THE TIME.

AND I'D LIKE TO GET 30 GRAND
FOR THE DRAGSTER AND TRAILER.

- SO LET'S WHEEL THIS THING
OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

- DRAG RACING BECAME
POPULAR IN THE 1940s

WITH GIs RETURNING
FROM WORLD WAR Il.

BUT THOSE CARS
WERE JUST STREET CARS

SOUPED UP FOR RACING.

NOW WE HAVE CARS
BUILT JUST FOR RACING,

AND THEY'RE FAST.

- THIS THING WAS BUILT FOR ME.

- THIS THING WOULD HAVE TO
BE BUILT AROUND YOU, CHUM.

- YEAH.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THAT THING IS NASTY, DUDE.

LOOKS FAST.

- VERY FAST.

- WHAT'S THE TOP SPEED
ON THIS THING SO FAR?

- 190. YEAH, IT'S A
ROCKET, ALL RIGHT.

- WHERE DID YOU GET THIS THING?

- I TRADED A BLOWN ALCOHOL
CAR THAT WAS JUST WAY TOO FAST.

- OKAY.
- IT WAS KIND OF SCARY.

- SO 190 MILES AN
HOUR ISN'T TOO FAST?

NO.

- ANYWAY, IT'S GOT
NASCAR HEADS ON IT,

SMALL-BLOCK CHEVY.

IT'S ALL COMPUTERIZED.

THIS IS A AMIREZ FRAME.

THIS IS A $10,000 MARK
WILLIAMS REAR END.

GOT THE BEST OF
EVERYTHING IN IT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- HOW MUCH YOU
SELLING THIS THING FOR?

- WELL, THE DRAGSTER
COST $60,000 TO BUILD.

I'D LIKE TO GET
$30,000 OR BEST OFFER

ON THE DRAGSTER AND TRAILER.

- WHILE THERE MIGHT NOT BE

A HUGE MARKET OUT
THERE FOR DRAGSTERS,

THE PEOPLE WHO DO COLLECT THEM

ARE WILLING TO
SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.

LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW
ENOUGH ABOUT THIS

TO EVEN MAKE YOU AN OFFER ON IT.

I GOT A BUDDY WHO KNOWS
ALL ABOUT THESE THINGS.

WE CAN RUN IT UP TO THE STRIP
AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

AND HAVE HIM TAKE A LOOK AT IT

BEFORE WE EVEN
START TALKING NUMBERS.

- WE CAN DO THAT.

YOU CAN RUN IT DOWN
THE TRACK IF YOU WANT.

- LOAD IT UP, GUYS.
I'M GOING INSIDE.

HEY, CAN I HELP YOU?

- YES, I'VE GOT AN ITEM I'D
LIKE TO SHOW YOU TODAY.

I'VE GOT A WORLD WAR Il, 1945,

U.S. JAPANESE LAND
MINE TRAINING SET,

FOUR JAPANESE LAND MINES.

- ALL RIGHT. THAT'S
DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.

- I CAME TO THE PAWN SHOP

BECAUSE I HAVE A WORLD WAR Il
JAPANESE LAND MINE TRAINING SET

THAT I FOUND AFTER MY
FATHER PASSED AWAY.

I WANT TO SELL IT

BECAUSE IT'S JUST TAKING
UP SPACE IN THE GARAGE.

I THINK IT'S WORTH
PROBABLY $2,000 TO $3,000,

AND I'D LIKE TO GET
ABOUT $2,500 FOR IT.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW
THIS, I WAS A LITTLE KID.

DAD TOOK IT DOWN OUT
OF THE GARAGE AND SAID,

"I WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING INTERESTING."

HE SAID, "BUT YOU
CAN'T EVER SPEAK OF IT,

AND YOU CAN NEVER TOUCH IT."

AND HE OPENED IT UP AND SAID,

"THESE ARE LAND MINES,
AND THEY ARE REAL."

SO ALL MY LIFE, I
GREW UP THINKING,

"DAD HAS LAND MINES IN
THE ATTIC OF THE GARAGE,"

SO I DIDN'T SPEAK ABOUT IT.

- SO YOU JUST GOT UP THERE
AND TRIED TO GET RID OF THEM.

YOU DIDN'T CALL THE
BOMB SQUAD OR NOTHING?

- WELL, WE WEREN'T
EXACTLY SURE WHAT WE HAD.

I GOT MY COUSIN'S HELP,
WHO HAD DONE BOMB DISPOSAL.

- SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR,

THERE'S NO EXPLOSIVES
IN HERE, RIGHT?

- ABSOLUTELY NO EXPLOSIVES.
- ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY, WELL, IT'S EASY TO TELL.

ALL YOU GOT TO
DO IS OPEN THEM UP.

THERE'D BE... SEE,
THERE'S NOTHING INSIDE IT.

BESIDES, YOU NEED
DETONATORS FOR THEM.

- WELL, YOU MAY BE
A LAND MINE EXPERT.

I'M NOT.

- OVER 300 MILLION LAND MINES
WERE USED DURING WORLD WAR Il.

THAT'S WHY THE U.S.
MILITARY CREATED

TRAINING KITS LIKE THESE.

THEY WOULD HELP A SOLDIER
LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY,

DEFUSE, OR DESTROY
JAPANESE MINES.

- IT'S GOT THE ORIGINAL
MANUAL WITH IT.

IT'S GOT A PICTURE INSIDE HERE
TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY ARE.

YOU'VE GOT A YARDSTICK MINE.

YOU'VE GOT AN ANTITANK MINE

AND THIS BIG ONE...

- TYPE 97.
- TYPE 97.

AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT A MAGNETIC MINE.

THIS ONE HAS FOUR MAGNETS ON IT.

THIS ONE ALWAYS HAD
ME THE MOST WORRIED,

BECAUSE THERE WAS
DETONATORS ON THE TOP OF IT.

BUT AFTER WE LOOKED CLOSER,

I FOUND OUT IT'S JUST A
BLOCK OF WOOD INSIDE.

- OKAY.

- SOME OF THESE VERSIONS
HAD JAPANESE GRENADES IN THEM.

THE FEW SETS I HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO FIND LIKE THIS

DON'T SHOW THEM IN THEM EITHER,

SO I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY'RE MISSING.

- SO WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO DO WITH IT?

DID YOU WANT TO
PAWN IT OR SELL IT OR...

- I THINK WE'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- I WANT TO KNOW
IF IT'S COMPLETE.

THAT'S THE WHOLE PROBLEM HERE.

THESE TRAINING
MINES LOOK AMAZING,

AND THEY'RE THE KIND OF THING

THAT COLLECTORS
WILL GO NUTS FOR.

BUT EVEN THOUGH I'M
PRETTY SURE THEY'RE RARE,

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW RARE.

I GOT A FRIEND.

HE'S THE CURATOR OF THE
CLARK COUNTY MUSEUM.

LET ME GET HIM DOWN HERE.

LET ME HAVE HIM TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS STUFF.

- OKAY. SOUNDS FAIR.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
- THANK YOU.

- WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE, SON?

- WELL, I GOT A BIKE
THAT'S DATED FROM 1883.

- I DON'T KNOW.

THERE MIGHT BE A FEW HIPSTERS
INTERESTED IN THIS THING.

- WHAT IN THE HELL'S
A HIPSTER, CHUMLEE?

- DRESSED, TIGHT PANTS,

AND THEY WEAR VESTS
OVER THEIR SHIRTS,

AND THEY HAVE THE
LITTLE COMB-OVER

AND DO THIS.

YOU KNOW, A HIPSTER.

- OH, A HIPSTER, OKAY.

SPEAK MORE CLEARLY.

- I'VE DECIDED TO COME
TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY HIGH-WHEEL BICYCLE.

I GOT THIS... I ACTUALLY DO A...

I HAVE A BUSINESS
THAT I CLEAN HOUSES,

SO IT WAS ABANDONED
BY A FORMER OWNER,

AND WE WERE ABLE TO
TAKE IT FROM THE PROPERTY.

AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN MAKE A DEAL ON IT.

IT SAYS IT'S FROM 1883
ON THE PLATE HERE.

I BELIEVE SOME OF THE PARTS
ARE OBVIOUSLY ORIGINAL.

I MEASURED IT. IT'S
A 48-INCH WHEEL.

I KNOW OTHERS DO GO HIGHER,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
THEY DECIDED THAT.

- THE SIZE OF THE WHEEL
S PROBABLY DETERMINED

BY THE HEIGHT OF THE
PERSON WHO WAS GONNA RIDE IT,

AND THE BIGGER THE WHEEL,
THE FASTER YOU COULD GO.

AND ACTUALLY, THEY WERE
BUILT, ONE THING, FOR SPEED.

YOU COULD GO PRETTY FAST
ON ONE OF THESE DAMN THINGS.

OF COURSE, YOU'D KILL
YOURSELF AT THE SAME TIME.

THE FIRST PEDAL BICYCLES
WAS MADE IN FRANCE IN THE 1860s.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE NO BRAKES,
AND YOU SIT UP HIGH ON 'EM.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD
WAY TO BREAK YOUR NECK.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO WITH THIS, SON?

- I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- AND WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT?

- I'VE SEEN SOME ARE ROUGHLY
BETWEEN $900 TO $1,500,

SO SOMEWHERE IN
THERE WOULD BE NICE.

- IT'S NOT FROM THE 1800s.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT
BY JUST LOOKING AT IT.

THIS FRAME THING IS
BUILT WITH A TUBE BENDER,

WHICH THEY DIDN'T
HAVE BACK THEN.

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S
OFF OF A MODERN BIKE.

THE PEDALS COULD BE ANYWHERE
FROM THE '30s TO THE '70s.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SON.

THE MOST I'D PAY FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WOULD BE ABOUT $150.

- OKAY.

- IF IT WAS AN ORIGINAL ONE,
IT'D BE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

- WELL, I'LL PROBABLY...
I'LL PASS ON THAT,

BUT MAYBE I'LL FIX IT
UP MYSELF A LITTLE BIT.

- WELL, I APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING IT IN.

LEARN TO RIDE IT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT.

- ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO THAT.
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR DROPPING BY.

- THANK YOU.

- IF THIS THING WAS A
GENUINE 18TH-CENTURY BIKE,

YOU COULD SELL IT TO A
COLLECTOR IN ALMOST ANY CONDITION,

BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A
MARKET FOR A REMAKE OF AN OLD BIKE.

- HEY, YOU GUYS.

I NEED TO... I NEED TO
GET SOME BUSINESS CARDS

WITH MY NAME ON THEM.

- WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?

- NO, I DON'T THINK SO, CHUM.

I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU
REPRESENTING THE PAWN SHOP

WITH, LIKE, BUSINESS
CARDS AND STUFF.

- COME ON, MAN. I NEED
TO BUILD UP MY CLIENTELE.

- IF YOU HAD A BUSINESS
CARD, YOU'D HAVE A TITLE.

HE DOES HAVE A TITLE, RICK:

VILLAGE IDIOT.

- CHUM, GET BACK TO WORK.

- YOU TOO, COREY.

- AT LEAST THINK ABOUT IT.

- GET HIM SOME BUSINESS CARDS.

DON'T PUT A TITLE ON THEM,

BUSINESS CARDS
THAT SAY "CHUMLEE."

- WITH ONLY 600
HAVING BEEN MADE,

- HERE'S YOUR BUSINESS
CARDS, MR. LEE."

- YEAH!

THANKS, BIG HOSS.

YOU SPELLED MY NAME WRONG.

- OH, I'M SORRY, DUDE.

- YOU DID IT ON PURPOSE.

I CAN TELL BY THE
LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

- COREY.
- HE SPELLED MY NAME WRONG.

THIS AIN'T FAIR. LOOK.

- SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

- HE PUT A SPACE
IN IT. IT'S ONE WORD.

- IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.

IT'S CHUM LEE.

- NOW I LOOK LIKE A JACKASS

WHEN I'M TRYING TO FLIRT.

- THE ONLY REASON YOU GOT CARDS
IS, YOU WANT TO PICK UP CHICKS?

- SO?
- OH, GOD.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I ACTUALLY LIKE
BEING CALLED MR. LEE.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT
IN A SET OF TRAINING MINES

FROM WORLD WAR Il.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE
SET IS COMPLETE,

AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THEY'RE RARE.

SO I CALLED DOWN MY
BUDDY MARK TO TAKE A LOOK.

- HEY, MARK, HOW'S IT GOING?

- HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
CLARK COUNTY MUSEUM SYSTEM.

I STARTED WORKING IN
CLARK COUNTY IN 1993,

SO I'VE BEEN HERE 17 YEARS.

WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

- BROUGHT IN A
1945 WORLD WAR Il...

- YEAH, THE SET NUMBER TWO.

- JAPANESE LAND
MINE TRAINING SET.

- VERY NICE.

SO HOW DID YOU END UP WITH
A JAPANESE MINE TRAINING KIT?

- WELL, MY FATHER RETIRED
AFTER 42 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY.

HE PASSED AWAY.

I FOUND THIS CASE
UP IN THE ATTIC.

- IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO
HAVE LAND MINES IN THE ATTIC.

- SO WHAT'S WORSE,
LAND MINES IN THE ATTIC

OR SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET?

- I THINK LAND
MINES IN THE ATTIC.

THEY DO A LOT MORE DAMAGE.

- NOT NECESSARILY.

- THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE.

OKAY, SO WHAT
YOU HAVE IN THE SET

ARE THE FOUR MAIN
MINES THAT YOU'D RUN INTO

IF YOU WERE GOING TO BE
INVADING A JAPANESE-HELD AREA.

THE YARDSTICK MINE IS USED

FOR BLOWING HOLES
THROUGH FENCES,

FOR BLOWING HOLES
THROUGH BARRIERS,

THAT SORT OF THING.

THE TYPE 93, THIS IS AN
ANTIPERSONNEL MINE.

THAT IS ONE THAT,

IF YOU STEP ON
THIS, IT GOES OFF.

THE CERAMIC LAND MINE,

THE REAL PROBLEM
WITH THAT ONE IS,

YOU COULDN'T PICK IT
UP WITH A MINE DETECTOR,

RATHER THAN A
METAL LIKE THIS ONE.

AND THEN MAGNETIC MINE,

YOU COULD ADHERE THAT
TO THE SIDE OF A VEHICLE.

IT WOULD DIRECT THE BLAST
WHERE YOU WANTED IT TO GO.

- IS IT ALL HERE?

- SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.

YOU HAD FOUR FUSES.
THAT WAS NORMAL.

YOU HAD THIS FUSE.

YOU'VE GOT THE MANUAL WITH IT.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S
MISSING IS THE GRENADE.

IT'S NEARLY A COMPLETE SET HERE

WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE GRENADE.

WITH ONLY 600 HAVING BEEN MADE,

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T
SEE A LOT OF THESE SETS.

THEY ARE NOT BY
ANY MEANS COMMON.

- THANKS, MARK.
- THANK YOU.

- THANKS, I APPRECIATE IT.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, COREY.

- THERE'S NOT ANY
WAY I CAN TALK YOU

INTO GIVING ME A
PRICE FOR IT, CAN I?

- NO, YOU CAN'T. I
DON'T DO PRICES.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.

- HAVE FUN, NOW.

- ALL RIGHT, SO THE
BIG QUESTION IS,

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR IT?

- I'D LIKE TO HAVE
$2,500 FOR IT.

- WHAT DO YOU
REALLY WANT FOR IT?

- I'D TAKE $2,000 TODAY.

- IT'S A SPECIALTY,
SPECIALTY, SPECIALTY ITEM.

I'LL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS.
- HOW ABOUT $1,800?

- I WILL GIVE YOU 800 BUCKS,
AND IT IS A SHOT IN THE DARK.

THESE MINES ARE INCREDIBLE,
AND THEY'RE THE KIND OF THING

THAT COLLECTORS
WILL GO NUTS FOR.

BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
LONG I'M GONNA SIT ON THEM.

- OKAY.

$800 IT IS.
- ALL RIGHT, 800 BUCKS.

- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

- APPRECIATE IT, MAN.
- THANK YOU.

WELL, I'D HOPED TO GET
A LITTLE MORE OUT OF IT,

BUT I THINK $800
WAS A FAIR PRICE.

I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE
IT BACK HOME WITH ME.

NOW MAYBE IT'LL HAVE A NEW
HOME AND SOMEBODY CAN ENJOY IT

AND APPRECIATE
IT FOR WHAT IT IS.

- HOW YOU DOING?

YOU NEED TO BUY
SOMETHING, LET ME KNOW.

CHUM LEE'S THE NAME.

I'D LOVE TO SELL YOU A
DIAMOND. NAME'S MR. LEE.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU
NEED TO BUY SOMETHING.

NAME'S MR. LEE.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT
IN A DRAGSTER FROM THE '70s.

THE PROBLEM IS, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT IT'S WORTH

OR IF IT'S SAFE,

SO I'M BRINGING IT OVER TO
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

TO HAVE MY BUDDY
MARK CHECK IT OUT,

AND IF EVERYTHING'S COOL, I
MIGHT JUST DRIVE THIS THING.

- HEY, GUYS. HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MAN. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M PRESIDENT OF NEVADA CLASSICS
AND SHELBY CARS NORTHWEST.

I'M AN EXPERT IN CLASSIC
AND PERFORMANCE CARS

AS WELL AS DRAG RACING.

SO THIS IS THE BEAST, HUH?
- THAT IS THE BEAST.

I'VE NEVER HAD ONE OF
THESE THINGS BEFORE,

SO I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

- THIS IS A SUPER COMP DRAGSTER.

THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS GOT...

LOOKS LIKE A SMALL-BLOCK GM V-8.

THIS CAR WOULD PROBABLY
RUN A 8.5, 8.6 ELAPSED TIME.

THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TAKES FROM A STANDING START

TO GET TO THE END
OF THAT 1/4 MILE.

- YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY FAST.

- UNLIKE INDYCAR AND NASCAR,

DRAG RACING IS
LIMITED TO 1/4 MILE.

IT'S FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN SECONDS OR MORE

OF VERY INTENSE, EXTREME SPEED,

AND IT HAPPENS REALLY QUICK.

- IS THE CAR UP-TO-DATE?

- IT'S GONNA NEED SOME WORK.

IT'S GONNA NEED
QUITE A BIT OF WORK.

SO THE ENGINE HAS
BEEN REBUILT RECENTLY.

- YES.

- AND IS EVERYTHING
IN CERTIFICATION?

- THE FRAME NEEDS RECERTIFIED.

- HOW ABOUT THE FLEXPLATE?

- THE FLEXPLATE NEEDS
RECERTIFIED ALSO.

- RICK, THIS IS KIND OF AN
OLD-SCHOOL-STYLE FRONT END.

WE DON'T USE THE
WISHBONES ANYMORE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE ROLL
CAGE, THESE HAVE BEEN ADDED,

THESE HELMET PADS ON
EITHER SIDE, THE SUPPORTS,

BUT THERE'S ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE

A SUPPORT DOWN
HERE THAT I CAN'T SEE,

AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO CONNECT
THE REST OF THIS ROLL CAGE

DOWN TO THE BASE,

AND I DON'T SEE ANY
EVIDENCE OF THAT ON THIS ONE.

- SO HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST
ME TO GET IT ALL UP TO CERT

AND EVERYTHING
ELSE SO IT'S RACEABLE?

- YOU'RE PROBABLY
LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE

BETWEEN $5,000 AND $7,000
TO BRING IT BACK UP TO SPECS.

- THAT MUCH, HUH?

- BUT FOR A GUY THAT IS
LOOKING FOR A WEEKEND TOY,

IT'S REALLY NOT
A BAD LITTLE CAR.

- ONCE YOU DRIVE THIS,

YOU'RE GONNA REALIZE
IT'S WORTH EVERY DOLLAR.

- WE'LL SEE.

NOW I KNOW THIS CAR
NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

$5,000 TO $7,000
IS A LOT OF MONEY,

AND IT COULD HAVE EATEN
AWAY MY ENTIRE PROFIT MARGIN.

DON'T GET ME WRONG,
I'M STILL VERY INTERESTED,

BUT THE PRICE HAS TO BE RIGHT.

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO
DO IS, I WANT TO RIDE IT.

- I THINK THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.
- IS THIS THING SAFE TO DRIVE?

- DRAGSTERS, GENERALLY SPEAKING,

ARE A LOT MORE
DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

THAN YOUR AVERAGE STREET
CAR, BUT THIS ONE SHOULD...

AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT
POINTED IN A STRAIGHT LINE,

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

- WELL, LET'S GO TAKE
THIS THING TO THE TRACK.

- WE'VE LOOKED THE VEHICLE
OVER PRETTY CAREFULLY,

AND IT APPEARS TO BE SOLID.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S
GONNA BE ANY PROBLEM,

BUT YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW.

- EARLIER, A GUY
BROUGHT IN A DRAGSTER.

MY BUDDY MARK SAYS
IT NEEDS SOME WORK,

BUT OVERALL, IT'S IN
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

SO NOW THAT I'VE
KICKED THE TIRES,

YOU CAN BET I'M GONNA
TAKE IT FOR A TEST-DRIVE.

WELL, AFTER I DRIVE THIS
THING, WE'LL TALK MONEY.

I JUST WANT TO EXPERIENCE
IT AND MAKE SURE IT WORKS.

- RICK, IN CASE
ANYTHING HAPPENS,

WE GOT THE FIRE TRUCK OVER HERE,

AND WE GOT AN
AMBULANCE FOR YOU, SO...

- SO IF YOUR HEART STOPS,
THEY CAN GET IT GOING AGAIN.

- OKAY.

THIS IS THE FUN PART OF MY JOB.

I JUST HOPE I MAKE IT OUT ALIVE,

BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY COREY
AND CHUM COULD RUN THE SHOP.

- QUICK, HEY, JUST
VERBALLY AGREE

THAT I GET YOUR SHARE OF THE
PAWN SHOP IF ANYTHING HAPPENS.

- YEAH, WHATEVER.

- I HEARD IT.
- YOU HEARD IT.

- WATCH YOUR HEAD
WHEN YOU COME BACK.

STRETCH YOUR LEGS OUT. YEAH.

- YOU'RE IN THERE.

- NOD UP AND DOWN
IF YOU'RE SCARED.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT, UNCLE RICKY.

- ALL RIGHT, RICK, YOU READY?

I'M GONNA FLIP THE SWITCHES.

AIM IT STRAIGHT AND GO FOR IT.

IT'S ALL YOU.

- THAT WAS AWESOME.

NOW I KNOW HOW ASTRONAUTS FEEL

WHEN THEY GET
LAUNCHED INTO SPACE.

- WAS THAT FUN OR SCARY?

- A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

SO MUCH WERE YOU
LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?

- WELL, I'D LIKE TO GET $25,000
FOR THE CAR AND THE TRAILER.

- THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

FOR ME TO EVEN COME NEAR THAT.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN
GONNA LIKE MY OFFER.

- WHAT WOULD BE YOUR BEST OFFER?

- I'D GO, LIKE,
$6,000 FOR THE CAR

AND, LIKE, $5,000
FOR THE TRAILER.

- NO, I COULDN'T DO THAT.

- IT NEEDS A LOT OF STUFF.
IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED.

IT'S GOT AN ANTIQUE FRONT
END. IT'S JUST NOT THERE.

- THE CHEAPEST YOU
CAN GET THE ENGINE BUILT

IS, LIKE, $30,000.

THE MARK WILLIAMS
REAR END COST $10,000.

THAT AIN'T COUNTING
NOTHING ELSE.

THE BEST I COULD
DO IS, I'D LIKE TO GET

AT LEAST $18,000 FOR
THE CAR AND THE TRAILER.

- I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. I'LL GO $12,000.

- GOD, THAT'S JUST
GIVING IT AWAY.

$16,000... I COULD DO $16,000
FOR THE CAR AND THE TRAILER.

THAT'S GIVING IT AWAY.

- I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL,
DID YOU HAVE FUN?

- I HAD FUN ANYWAY,
MAN. THANKS A LOT.

I THOUGHT AFTER HE DROVE IT,

HE'D SEE THE POTENTIAL
IN THE DRAGSTER,

AND I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED
WE COULDN'T MAKE A DEAL,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.

- HOW YOU DOING
TODAY, YOUNG LADY?

- I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

- WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

- I BROUGHT SOMETHING
IN TO SHOW YOU TODAY.

I GOT IT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER.

SHE GOT IT FROM THE
STORE AS AN ADVERTISEMENT.

- I WONDER WHAT KIND
OF DEAL THEY SIGNED

TO SELL WONDER BREAD.

- I HAVE NO IDEA, SON.

- YEE-HA!

- I DECIDED TO COME TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY TO SELL MY HOWDY DOODY
WONDER BREAD ADVERTISEMENT.

I THINK IT'S WORTH
PROBABLY ABOUT $350,

AND I FIGURE I'LL TAKE
ABOUT $150 FOR IT.

- HOWDY DOODY, THIS IS
PROBABLY FROM THE LATE '50s,

MAYBE '55, PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

TORE A LITTLE BIT UP HERE
WHEN THEY PULLED IT DOWN.

YOU REMEMBER THE
OLD HOWDY DOODY SONG?

- I REMEMBER PART
OF IT:, IT WENT...

♪ IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME ♪

♪ IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME ♪

AND THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

- HOWDY DOODY WAS A KIDS'
SHOW THAT STARTED IN THE LATE '40s.

IT FEATURED A PUPPET,
A COWBOY, AND A CLOWN.

SOUNDS JUST LIKE SOME OF
THE CHARACTERS I WORK WITH.

- HOWDY DOODY WAS A REAL THING?

IT WASN'T JUST, LIKE, AN INSULT?

- HOWDY DOODY /i> WAS
THE FIRST KIDS' TV SHOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SPONGEBOB
AND ALL THAT CRAP NOW.

EVERY KID IN THE WORLD WATCHED
HIM ON SATURDAY MORNING.

PEOPLE FORGET THAT HOWDY
DOODY WAS A GROUNDBREAKING SHOW.

IT HAD A PEANUT GALLERY

WHERE THE KIDS COULD
SING ALONG AND STUFF.

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN MY RIGHT
ARM TO BE IN THAT PEANUT GALLERY.

SO ARE YOU WANTING TO
DO WITH IT, YOUNG LADY?

YOU WANT TO SELL IT OR PAWN IT?

- I'D LIKE TO SELL IT.

- AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU
TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT?

- I'D LIKE TO GET $500 FOR IT.

- NO.

IT MIGHT GO AT $500 IN
AN AUCTION SITUATION

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHEN WE BUY STUFF, WE
HAVE TO MAKE A PROFIT ON IT.

- CAN YOU MAKE ME AN OFFER?
- I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'D LIKE TO BE IN AT ABOUT $125.

- CAN YOU DO $150?

- I CAN DO $100.

- CAN YOU DO $150?

- I CAN DO $100.

- CAN YOU DO $150, PLEASE?

- COREY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- THIS IS ALL YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE
ANY BLAME FOR THIS.

I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

- OH, SHUT UP.

YEAH, I GUESS I
CAN GO UP TO THAT.

WE GOT A DEAL, YOUNG LADY.

- SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- LOOKS LIKE A
CARDBOARD CUTOUT TO ME.

- THANKS AGAIN.

I SOLD IT FOR $150.

IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE
DRAWER TAKING UP SPACE,

SO I MADE A GOOD DEAL.

- RICK, I NEED SOME
MORE BUSINESS CARDS.

I ONLY GOT THREE LEFT.

- I BOUGHT YOU A WHOLE
BOX OF THEM THE OTHER DAY.

- I USED THEM ALL.

- USED THEM ALL DOING WHAT?

- HANDING THEM OUT TO
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS

WHEN I SEE THEM WALK
THROUGH THE DOOR.

- NO.

- BUT I ONLY GOT THREE LEFT.

- YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY MORE.

- GREAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I LIKE
BEING CALLED MR. LEE.

CHUM LEE.