American Restoration (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Hopalong Rick - full transcript

- UP NEXT ON AMERICAN
RESTORATION...

HOLY CRAP, NOW,
THAT THING'S A PILE.

- I WANT YOU TO FIX
IT UP FOR MY DAD.

- RICK IS ONE OF
OUR TOP CUSTOMERS.

IF I DON'T GET THIS RIGHT, HE'S
GONNA GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

- I LIT THE CARPET ON FIRE.

- WOW, 1950s FULLY LOADED
HOPALONG CASSIDY BICYCLE.

- IT'S A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER.

IT'S FINISHING WHAT
ME AND HIM STARTED

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

- THE BIGGEST ISSUE I'M
GONNA HAVE WITH THIS



IS FINDING PARTS.

REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND

AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?

MY NAME'S RICK DALE,

AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.

EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.

THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,

BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.

HOLY CRAP.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- TAKE IT BACK.

RICK HARRISON HAS A
PAWN SHOP IN LAS VEGAS.

HE BUYS THE BIGGEST
PIECES OF CRAP HE CAN FIND

AND ACTUALLY BRINGS THEM HERE
AND EXPECTS ME TO RESTORE 'EM,



AND THEN HE SELLS
'EM FOR A HUGE PROFIT.

WHAT ARE YOU
WANTING TO DO WITH IT?

- I WANT YOU TO FIX
IT UP FOR MY DAD.

THE OLD MAN'S GOT A
HUGE PIECE OF PROPERTY,

AND THIS'LL GET
HIM AROUND ON IT.

- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT

ABOUT A 1960s
MARKETEER GOLF CART.

THAT THING THERE, IN ITS DAY,

I MEAN, LITERALLY
WAS THE ROLLS-ROYCE.

- NOW WE'RE JUST
LUCKY IF IT ROLLS.

I CAME TO RICK DALE'S TODAY

BECAUSE HE IS A
CERTIFIED MIRACLE WORKER.

I MEAN, I'VE BROUGHT
HIM TURDS BEFORE,

BUT THIS IS DINOSAUR CRAP.

BUT ONCE IT'S RESTORED,
MY DAD'S GONNA LOVE IT.

- WHE THE HELL DID
YOU FIND THIS THING?

- I BOUGHT IT OFF A
GUY FOR 150 BUCKS.

- WOW, WELL, THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.

THREE-WHEEL, WAS
THE VERY FIRST CART.

YOU KNOW, IT'S RARE.

THE MARKETEER GOLF CART

WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST
GOLF CARTS YOU COULD GET.

ONLY THE RICHEST
COULD GET ONE OF THESE,

LIKE, GUYS LIKE ARNOLD PALMER,

AND THEY WERE JUST
TOTALLY AWESOME.

THAT'S DEFINITELY
GOT TO BE REDONE.

- DON'T BREAK IT NOW, RICK.

- MAN, THAT THING'S A PILE.

THIS USED TO BE THE BRAKE.

HAD A LITTLE HANDLE ON IT

LIKE YOU HAVE IN AN
OLD JEEP OR SOMETHING

THAT SNAPP OVER, YOU KNOW?

AS WE THROTTLE, IT
RAISES A LITTLE MORE,

LITTLE MORE, GIVES IT
A LITTLE MORE BATTERY,

A LITTLE MORE BATTERY,
A LITTLE MORE BATTERY.

WHEN THEY FIRST MADE
THESE CARTS BACK IN THE 1940s,

THEY MADE THEM
RUN OFF OF BATTERIES

BECAUSE OF THE GAS
RATIONING IN WORLD WAR II.

- HOW MUCH YOU
THINK IT WOULD COST?

- A FORTUNE.

HOW MUCH YOU GOT?

I'M GONNA NEED TO REPLACE

ALMOST EVERYTHING
INSIDE THIS THING,

I MEAN, ALL NEW BATTERIES,
WHEELS, EVEN A TOP.

YOU PROBABLY ARE GONNA
HAVE $1,500 IN PARTS ALONE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DO THE INTERIOR,

EIGHT HOURS OF PAINT,
AND A TON OF BODY WORK.

WE'RE TALKING AT LEAST 40
MAN-HOURS ON THIS THING.

YOU'RE LOOKING
RIGHT AROUND $6,500.

- $6,500?

IT'S FOR THE OLD MAN.

- I'M GONNA BE AN OLD MAN
BY THE TIME THIS IS DONE.

- THINK YOU CAN GET IT
DONE FOR, LIKE, $5,500,

SINCE I'M NOT GONNA SELL IT,

I'M NOT GONNA MAKE
NO MONEY OFF IT?

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'LL GO $6,000 TO BE
ON THE SAFE SIDE.

SINCE YOU'RE THE
NEGOTIATOR MASTER.

- ALL RIGHT, 6 GRAND.
DO IT UP FOR 6 GRAND.

- ALL RIGHT.

- THANKS, MAN.
- AWESOME.

ANOTHER PROJECT.

- CHUMLEE, UNLOAD THIS THING.

- I'LL GET MY GUYS.

RICK IS ONE OF OUR
TOP CUSTOMERS.

IF I DON'T GET THIS RIGHT, HE'S
GONNA GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THIS ONE HAS TO BE PERFECT,
BECAUSE IT'S FOR THE OLD MAN.

- PIECE OF JUNK.

- MY CREW IS ONE OF A KIND.

- OW.

- BUT SOMEHOW, THEY
GET THE JOB DONE.

- GET ON THE FRONT.

GIRL.

- MY SON TYLER HAS
BEEN WORKING FOR ME

SINCE HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD.

SOMETIMES IMPRESSES
THE HELL OUT OF ME.

- PUSH ME.

- OTHER TIMES, HE IS JUST LAZY.

- COME ON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- THEY'RE AIN'T NO WAY WE'RE
GONNA PUSH THIS OVER THERE

WITH THAT FLAT
TIRE ON THE FRONT.

- PUSH IT ON THE RIM.

- KOWBOY IS THE GRUMPIEST
BASTARD I'VE EVER MET.

- THIS IS WHY I HATE
WORKING HERE.

STUPID KIDS CAN'T
DO ANYTHING RIGHT.

- HE WOULD HAVE A BAD
THING TO SAY ABOUT A BONUS.

- TODAY.

- CHILL OUT.

- LET'S GO.

COME ON.

GO.

- GOD.

HOLY.

- I DIDN'T SAY, "FLOOR IT."

STUPID.

- WANT ME TO DRAG
YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?

- I AIN'T GOING TO NO HOSPITAL.

I'M WAITING ON THEM
TWO BOYS OUT THERE.

- I'VE BEEN RESTORING
ANTIQUES FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.

I BUILT MY BUSINESS
ON ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

I WANT A PATTERN MADE IN
HERE JUST ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

AND EVERY SINGLE DAY IS
A NEW SET OF CHALLENGES.

WHOA.

WOW.
- LITTLE RUSTY, HUH?

- THAT'S AWESOME.

- I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATIONS TODAY

TO HAVE THEM RESTORE MY
1950s HOPALONG CASSIDY BICYCLE.

- DID YOU EVER GET TO RIDE THIS?

- YEAH, I RODE IT WHEN I
WAS ABOUT 11 YEARS OLD.

THE SEAT WAS MADE OUT
OF HORSEHAIR LEATHER,

AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT, BECAUSE
IT USED TO MAKE MY BUTT ITCH.

WHAT WE GOT IS A 1950s ROLLFAST,

HOPALONG CASSIDY, FULLY
LOADED 26-INCH BICYCLE.

LITTLE ROUGH.
- YEAH.

- SO WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

- IT USED TO BELONG
TO MY FATHER.

HE GOT IT FROM MY UNCLE,

AND MY UNCLE GOT IT
FROM MY GRANDFATHER.

- SO WHAT'S IT BEEN
DOING SINCE THEN?

- IT'S BEEN SITTING
OUTSIDE FOR 20 YEARS.

ME AND MY DAD, WE
WERE GONNA RESTORE IT,

AND I TOOK OFF AND
WENT BACK TO MISSOURI,

AND THE BICYCLE GOT
PUT ON THE BACK BURNER,

AND MY DAD DIED LAST OCTOBER,
AND I GOT THE MONEY TO DO IT,

SO I DECIDED TO RESTORE IT.

- IT'S TIME. IT'S TIME.

- YEAH.
- RIGHT ON.

- IN A WAY, IT'S A
TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER.

IT'S FINISHING WHAT ME AND HIM
STARTED WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

- DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY
CALLED IT HOPALONG CASSIDY?

- THEY HAD A TV SERIES
BACK IN THE '50s, 1950s.

- RIGHT, AND THEY CAME OUT WITH
TONS AND TONS OF COLLECTIBLES.

- YES.

- AND THE DEAL IS,

THIS IS THE MOST COLLECTIBLE
OF ALL THE HOPPY STUFF,

AND WHEN IT WAS ALL
PRETTY BACK IN THE '50s,

IT HAD SO MUCH FLASH TO IT.

THEY LITERALLY STUDDED OUT
THE WHOLE FENDER, BOTH SIDES.

IT HAD GAS TANKS ON THE SIDE.

THEY HAD BIG WHITEWALLS ON IT.

EVEN THE CHAIN WAS WHITE.

THESE GUYS PUT A LOT OF PRIDE
AND A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.

NOWADAYS, THEY
DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

NOWADAYS, YOU
JUST GET IT. THAT'S IT.

THE BIGGEST ISSUE I'M GONNA
HAVE WITH THIS IS FINDING PARTS.

LIKE ANYTHING THAT'S OLD,

FINDING PARTS IS
THE HARDEST THING,

'CAUSE PEOPLE THROW 'EM AWAY.

THERE USED TO BE A BIG
LIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THIS,

GAS TANKS ON THE SIDE.

AND THE EMBLEMS,

WE GOT TO FIND
SOME OF THOSE PARTS.

WHEN I RESTORE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

I WANT TO GET ALL THE
ORIGINAL PARTS I POSSIBLY CAN.

I CAN REMANUFACTURE PARTS,

BUT IT TOTALLY TAKES
AWAY FROM ITS AUTHENTICITY

AND ITS VALUE.

- NOW, THE BIG QUESTION.

WHAT IS IT GONNA
COST ME TO RESTORE IT?

- THIS BIKE'S GONNA
TAKE... TAKE A LOT.

I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GO FROM THE GROUND UP.

THE BODYWORK IS GONNA
TAKE PROBABLY EIGHT HOURS.

YOU GOT AN HOUR IN PAINTING
AND EIGHT HOURS IN PINSTRIPING.

WE'RE RIGHT AROUND $2,500...

PLUS PARTS.

- OKAY.

I'M NOT RICH, BUT THIS
IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.

ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S... LET'S
DO IT. LET'S DO IT.

- LET'S GO IN HERE,

AND I'LL TAKE A
LITTLE OF YOUR CASH.

- ALL RIGHT.

- GET THE TORCHES IN HERE

- EARLIER, ONE OF
MY BEST CUSTOMERS

BROUGHT IN A 1960s
MARKETEER GOLF CART.

I KNOW HOW TO DO A LOT OF STUFF,

BUT THE THING I TAKE
THE MOST PRIDE IN

IS KNOWING EXACTLY
WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP.

BEFORE WE TEAR THIS THING DOWN,

I NEED TO GET SOMEBODY THAT
REALLY KNOWS THESE THINGS

INSIDE AND OUT.

HOLY CRAP, THAT THING'S HUGE.

IS THAT 'CAUSE YOU DEAL
WITH GOLF CARTS ALL DAY LONG?

- PRETTY MUCH.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
GOLF CARTS FOR 14 YEARS.

MAN, I LAID ONE
EYE ON THAT THING,

AND THAT THING
IS A PIECE OF CRAP.

- I KNOW IT'S A 1960s MARKETEER.

- YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH
TOP-OF-THE-LINE BACK IN ITS DAY.

- I KNOW THAT WE NEED
TO MAKE IT PRETTY,

AND I THINK WE WANT TO
MAKE IT RUN VERY EFFICIENTLY.

I MEAN, WE CAN DO THE
BODYWORK AND STUFF,

BUT I CAN SEE A LOT MORE
PARTS I'M GONNA NEED.

CAN I FIND PAR FOR THIS?

- YEAH, WHAT WE'RE PROBABLY
GONNA DO IS HAVE TO FIND

A DONOR VEHICLE TO
GET SOME OF THE PARTS

THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND

AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE.

- RIGHT.

IF WE CAN MAKE IT RUN RIGHT

AND WE CAN MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL,

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE
CUSTOMER'S GONNA WANT.

- WE CAN DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.

RICK WANTS THIS CART

TO LOOK JUST LIKE IT
DID BACK IN THE DAY,

BUT IT ALSO HAS TO
BE SAFE AND RELIABLE,

BECAUSE IT'S A GIFT
FOR THE OLD MAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- NO PROBLEM.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT
IN A HOPALONG CASSIDY BIKE.

THE FIRST STEP IN
A PROJECT LIKE THIS

IS TO GET ALL YOUR
PARTS SEPARATED

AND THEN CLEANED UP.

THE PROBLEM IS,

WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE PARTS.

SO WHILE MY GUYS
ARE TEARING IT APART,

TYLER AND I ARE GONNA
GO VISIT MY FRIEND

AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND
SOME OF THE MISSING PARTS.

IN THIS BUSINESS,

IT'S ALL ABOUT FINDING
THE ORIGINAL PARTS.

AND IF YOU DON'T GET LUCKY
AND FIND THEM ON THE INTERNET,

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT
OF LEGWORK TO FIND THEM.

CHEWEE, WHAT'S UP?
- HOW YOU DOIN'?

- GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

CHEWEE'S A BICYCLE PARTS GUY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
HE'S BEEN DOING THIS,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
HE'S BEEN DOING IT

FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

- OKAY, RICK, HAVE I
GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

- LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

- I'M VERY GOOD, VERY
EXCELLENT IN FINDING,

YOU KNOW, ODD THINGS,
ESPECIALLY ON BICYCLES.

- LET'S SEE IT.

- HOPALONG CASSIDY.

- YEAH, THOSE ARE AWESOME.

MAN, ABSOLUTELY.

LOOK AT HOW...
THOSE ARE PERFECT.

- AND THIS IS THE HEADLIGHT.

- RIGHT.
- THE HEADLIGHT.

- FLASH GORDON.

- DOES IT HAVE A
LITTLE BATTERY IN IT?

- YEAH.
- LET'S SEE.

WHAT'S IN THERE?

- A COUPLE OF LITTLE EMBLEMS.

- OH, LET ME SEE THOSE.

OH, MAN.

THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY...
THESE ARE LIKE GOLD.

YOU CAN'T FIND THESE ANYWHERE.

- HOW DO YOU EVEN FIND
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

- OH, I... I CAN'T
REVEAL MY SOURCES.

- OH, COME ON, CHEWEE.

THIS IS WHY I COME TO HIM.

I WOULD'VE TAKEN ME WEEKS
TO TRACK DOWN THESE PARTS,

AND EVERY MINUTE
THAT I SAVE MYSELF

IS MONEY IN MY POCKET.

SO WHAT'S THIS
GONNA SET ME BACK?

- ABOUT $300.

- FOR EVERYTHING?
- FOR EVERYTHING.

- YEAH, I THINK
THAT'S A GREAT DEAL.

THERE YOU GO.
- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- THANK YOU.

I'M PSYCHED CHEWEE WAS
ABLE TO FIND THESE PARTS,

BUT THAT'S ONLY HALF THE BATTLE.

NOW WE GOT TO GET DOWN TO IT

AND START BUILDING THIS BIKE.

GET THE BOX, "T."

- RELAX. I GOT THE BOX.

- DON'T LOSE ANY...
LOOK AT THAT HOLE.

GET IT. GET IT. GET IT UP.

- OKAY, GUYS, THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU, CHEWEE.

- NOW I CAN GO TO THE
BAR AND KEEP COOL.

- RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
WORKING ON A 1960s GOLF CART

FOR RICK HARRISON, ONE
OF MY REGULAR CUSTOMERS.

- GRAB A CRESCENT WRENCH.

- WE KNEW WE WERE
MISSING SOME PARTS,

SO ROBERT SOLD ME A PARTS CART.

A PARTS CART IS AN IDEAL
SOLUTION ON THIS PROJECT.

IT'S GONNA SAVE
ME A TON OF MONEY

GETTING THE MAJORITY
OF MY PARTS ALL AT ONCE.

- PUSH!

- I'M PUSHING.

- WE DON'T NEED THE
BODY OF THIS CART.

ALL WE NEED IS THE BRAKE
ASSEMBLY OFF THE CHASSIS.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT OFF

AND PUT IT ON THE
CUSTOMER'S CART.

WE GOT TO GET...
LOOK, THIS IS WELDED.

RICK.

- YEAH?

- WE'RE RUNNING INTO
A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE.

- WHAT?

- OUR BRAKE, OUR
WHOLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY,

IS WELDED TO THE FRAME...

- OKAY.

- COMPLETELY.

- OKAY, WELL, SINCE
IT'S A PARTS MACHINE,

LET'S GO AHEAD AND
GET THE TORCHES IN HERE

AND CUT THAT OFF,

AND THEN WE HAVE THE PIECE.

I REALLY DO WANT TYLER TAKING
OVER THIS BUSINESS SOMEDAY.

LATELY, HE'S REALLY
BEEN STEPPING IT UP.

- I LIT THE CARPET ON FIRE.

OOPS.

- BUT HE STILL HAS
A LOT TO LEARN.

ONE OF OUR BIG PROJECTS IS
THIS HOPALONG CASSIDY BICYCLE.

NOTHING ABOUT THESE
PROJECTS IS EASY.

THE SEAT IS RUSTED OUT,

SO WE GOT TO BANG
ONE OUT BY HAND.

I GOT A TON OF
PROJECTS GOING ON,

AND MY TEAM IS SWAMPED.

SO I CALLED IN ONE OF
MY FREELANCERS, BOB.

- I'VE BEEN DOING
BODYWORK FOR 38 YEARS.

I CAN TAKE METAL AND HAMMER
IT TO ANY TYPE OF SHAPE.

IF YOU GIVE ME A
PICTURE, I CAN MAKE...

I CAN MAKE THE
PICTURE IN THE METAL.

WHAT DO YOU GOT
FOR ME TODAY, RICK?

- I GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

THIS IS A SEAT OF A BICYCLE,

AND IT...

I KNOW IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE IT ANYMORE,

BUT I NEED YOU TO
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ONE.

- THAT'S ONE HODEOUS SEAT.

- WHEN WE TOOK THE MATERIAL OFF,

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

IT'S TOTALLY DESTROYED.

SO I'M GONNA NEED YOU

TO SEE IF YOU CAN WORK
SOME MAGIC ON THAT.

- I LEFT MY MAGIC WAND AT HOME,

BUT I DID BRING MY HAMMER.

I'LL GET MY STUFF
OUT OF MY BIKE.

- OKAY.

BOB'S LIKE A
MEDIEVAL BLACKSMITH.

HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING WITH JUST
A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL.

- POUNDING METAL IS JUST
LIKE DRAWING A PICTURE.

ALL I DO IS JUST FOLLOW
THE OUTLINES THAT I STARTED,

AND THEN I JUST HAMMER
IT RIGHT INTO THE PART.

I USE PLASTIC MALLETS,

SOME OF THEM LEATHER-WRAPPED,
SOME OF THEM WOOD.

AND I ACTUALLY USE
SOME METAL TOO.

BUT THE BASE IS DONE
MOSTLY ON A SANDBAG.

THE SANDBAG IS
ACTUALLY BB SHOT USED...

TAKEN FROM HUNTING
SHOTGUN SHELLS,

AND IT'S PUT INTO A LEATHER
BAG, AND WHAT IT DOES,

IT CONFORMS TO THE METAL
THAT YOU'RE POUNDING.

- WE'RE TYPICALLY WORKING
ON BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PROJECTS

AT A TIME.

SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY BOUNCING

BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ITEMS.

THE GOLF CART IS A HUGE PROJECT.

WE HAVE MOST OF
THE PARTS TOGETHER.

NOW IT'S JUST A
MATTER OF GRUNT WORK.

THIS IS FOR THE
GOLF CART BACKSEAT.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT
KOWBOY FELL ON AND BROKE,

BENT IT ALL UP.

PERFECT.

AFTER WE GET ALL THE
RUST AND PAINT OFF,

WE DO BODYWORK...

BASICALLY GET ALL THE DENTS
OUT, MAKE IT ALL SMOOTH,

AND THEN WE PRIME AND PAINT IT.

THE HOPALONG CASSIDY
BIKE HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN

SINCE WE FOUND ALL THE
PARTS FOR THIS PROJECT.

WE PAINTED IT UP, PINSTRIPED IT.

NOW WE'RE JUST DOING
SOME FINAL TOUCHES

BEFORE THE CUSTOMER
COMES AND PICKS IT UP.

YEAH, THE CLIENT'S
GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

YOU GOT A LITTLE ROOM ON
THAT, SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD

AND MAKE THAT TIGHT.

THIS BIKE HAS TO BE PERFECT.

IF OUR CUSTOMER ISN'T
TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY,

I HAVEN'T DONE MY JOB.

- HEY, JAMES, HOW'S IT GOING?

- ALL RIGHT, HOW YOU DOIN'?

- GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
- FINE.

- YOU EXCITED FOR THE BIKE?
- YEAH.

- MY DAD LOVES REVEALING ITEMS
TO CUSTOMERS IN CRAZY WAYS.

- OH, MAN.

- SO I AGREED TO
MEET JAMES OUT FRONT

SO HE WOULDN'T LOOK AROUND
AND BLOW THE SURPRISE.

- I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

MY DAD GOT THIS BICYCLE
WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS OLD.

AND WE WERE PLANNING
ON RESTORING IT THEN

AND NEVER GOT
AROUND TO FINISHING IT.

- IT'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

- YEAH?
- I THINK.

- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- YEE-HOO!

YEE-HA!

- WHOO! WOW.

WOW.

- SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- THAT LOOKS LIKE
A BRAND-NEW BIKE.

- WELL, IT PRETTY MUCH IS.

- MY DAD WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THIS BIKE LIKE THIS.

- YEAH, I BET.

THAT BRING BACK A LOT
OF GOOD MEMORIES, HUH?

- YEAH.

- IS IT THE WAY YOU
REMEMBERED IT?

- IT DIDN'T LOOK THIS GOOD.

- NEVER?
- NO.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST
CAME OUT OF THE STORE.

- YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK IN THAT, LET ME TELL YOU.

- TELL ME WHAT YOU DID ON THIS.

- WHAT DIDN'T WE DO?

THE HOPALONG BIKE WAS A
TOTAL FLASHY, ALL-DELUXE BIKE,

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.

WE WANTED TO KEEP
IT... ALL ITS FLASH.

I MEAN, THIS HAS
CHROME, TRIPLE PLATED.

THE SEAT, THIS IS HORSE.
- YEAH.

- IN FACT, IF YOU LOOK
OVER THERE AT MY HORSE,

IT'S MISSING A LITTLE
PATCH ON ITS ASS.

- THESE ARE ALL ORIGINAL.

WE CHROME PLATED IT.

WE HAND PAINTED ALL
THAT INSIDE THERE RED

AND LEFT THE ROLLFAST,

YOU KNOW, ALL THE
CHROME LIKE IT CAME.

- BIKE CAME OUT EXCELLENT.

IT LOOKED TERRIBLE WHEN
I FIRST BROUGHT IT HERE.

NOW IT LOOKS AWESOME.

IT LOOKS TOTALLY COOL.

SO HOW MUCH DID IT COST?

- ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE
RESTORATION WAS...

WAS THE $2,500 TO DO
THE WHOLE THING, OKAY?

IN PARTS, YOU GOT ANOTHER $500.

SO WE'RE RIGHT AT 3 GRAND

TO PUT THE BIKE
TOGETHER JUST LIKE THIS.

THE VALUE ON THIS RIGHT
NOW IS RIGHT AROUND $6,000.

- WOW.

- SO YOU WANT TO RIDE IT?

- YEAH.

- WHAT WE DO IS EXTREMELY HARD,

BUT WHEN YOU SEE A
GUY CLIMB ON HIS BIKE

THAT HIM AND HIS LATE FATHER
WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT TOGETHER,

IT MAKES IT TOTALLY WORTH IT.

THE MOMENT WE SHOW

- ONE OF MY BIGGEST PROJECTS
LATELY HAS BEEN A GOLF CART

FOR RICK HARRISON, A
LOCAL PAWN SHOP OWNER.

MY TEAM'S BEEN
WORKING REALLY HARD,

AND NOW TYLER AND I ARE
PUTTING ON THE FINAL TOUCHES

BEFORE THE CUSTOMER COMES OVER.

OKAY, SEE IF YOU
CAN SLIDE IT UP.

- NO, MORE.

OKAY.
- PERFECT.

WE'RE GOOD.

ALWAYS PUT STUFF
ON FINGER TIGHT FIRST

AND THEN TIGHTEN,
TIGHTEN, TIGHTEN, TIGHTEN.

OKAY?

SO, TYLER, WHAT'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING

WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS STUFF?

- THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

- THAT'S A FACT.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, "T," GREAT JOB.

IT LOOKS... LOOKS AWESOME.
- THANKS.

- THE CUSTOMER IS
GONNA LOVE THAT.

THE MOMENT WE SHOW

A FINISHED PRODUCT
TO THE CUSTOMER

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
MOMENT OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

- WHAT IN THE HELL
WE DOING OUT HERE?

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

- I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
- OH, BULL.

- THE OLD MAN'S IN A
REALLY BAD MOOD RIGHT NOW,

'CAUSE WE TOOK
HIM OUT OF THE SHOP,

BUT I THINK HE'S GONNA BE
HAPPY ONCE HE SEES THIS THING.

HEY, RICK.

YOU AROUND?

- OH, MY GOD.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT, DAD?

THIS IS FOR DRIVING
AROUND YOUR COMPOUND.

- IT COME OUT REAL NICE.

THE ULTIMATE TOY.
- YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, IT
JUST LOOKS BADASS.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
IT WAS SOMETHING

THAT WOULD BE COOL
FOR THE OLD MAN.

I'D CRUISE THIS THING AROUND.

- WELL, I DESIGNED THIS FOR YOU.

"TEE-D OFF," YOU KNOW,
I SEE YOU ALL THE TIME,

AND YOU'RE TEED OFF A LOT.

THAT PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL.

- YEAH, IF HE'S NOT PISSED
OFF, HE'S NOT HAPPY.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- AND I'M PRETTY SURE
I THINK I'VE SEEN YOU

MAKE THAT FACE BEFORE.

- OH, OKAY.

HOW BAD WAS IT WHEN YOU GOT IT?

- IT WAS TRASH.

IT WAS TOTALLY TRASH.

THIS WAS LITERALLY A
GROUND-UP RESTORATION.

WE PAINTED IT GREEN,

AND THEN IT NEEDED
SOMETHING ELSE.

SO WE... THIS IS
ALL ACTUALLY PAINT

THAT LOOKS LIKE
WOOD ON THE SIDES.

THEN WE UPHOLSTERED IT,

AND YOU'LL SEE THE SEATS MATCH
THE TOP BACK UP INSIDE THERE.

ALL THE WOOD, OF
COURSE, WAS ROTTED.

EVERYTHING WAS ROTTED,
SO WE HAD ALL THIS.

THIS IS ALL SOLID OAK.

WE BUILT TS BIMINI TOP,

AND THEN WE UPHOLSTERED IT.

COME ON BACK HERE.

RICHARD, WOULD YOU LIKE...
YOU LIKE A COLD BEVERAGE?

- HEY, THAT'S KIND OF NEAT.

- PUT YOURSELF A
LITTLE COOLER IN THERE.

THERE YOU GO.
- YEAH.

THAT WORK... THAT'LL WORK.

- IN CASE YOU GET
THIRSTY ON THE ROAD.

- I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, RICK.

YOU DID A HELL OF A JOB ON IT.

HE TOOK A PIECE OF TRASH

AND TURNED IT INTO
SOMETHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- SO, OLD MAN, YOU WANT
TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN?

- YEAH, I'LL GIVE IT A TOUR.

THE GOLF CART COME OUT AMAZING.

IT'S CUTER THAN HELL.

I'LL RIDE AROUND IN IT.

I'LLAVE SOME FUN WITH IT.

- FORE!

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, OLD-TIMER.

- JUST HIS SPEED.