American Restoration (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 11 - Hot & Cold - full transcript

- UP NEXT ON AMERICAN
RESTORATION...

HEY.
- TYLER'S ON THE PHONE.

- WHAT'D YOU DO NOW?

WHENEVER TYLER
CALLS ME FROM SCHOOL,

IT'S NEVER A GOOD THING.

ALL RIGHT. BE THERE IN A MINUTE.

RON! LET'S GO. WE GOT TO RUN.

- I HAVE A LITTLE ICEBOX.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
IT INTO A WINE CHILLER.

- NORMALLY I DON'T
REENGINEER STUFF,

BUT THE CUSTOMER'S ALWAYS RIGHT.



- WHOA!

- MY DAD WANTS US TO GO SEE

IF WE CAN FIND SOME
OF THE MISSING PARTS.

- YOU SEE ANYTHING AT ALL YET?
- NO.

- [sighs] THIS IS HOPELESS.

- 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.

- RICK! RICK!

RICK, TYLER'S ON THE PHONE.



- [sighs] WHAT'D YOU DO NOW?

WHENEVER TYLER
CALLS ME FROM SCHOOL,

IT'S NEVER A GOOD THING.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,

BUT I'M PRETTY DAMN SURE

IT'S NOT ABOUT HIM
GETTING ON THE HONOR ROLL.

ALL RIGHT. BE THERE
IN A MINUTE. BYE.

RON! LET'S GO. WE GOT TO RUN.

WHAT'S UP? WHAT YOU GOT?

- SO WHEN I WAS LEAVING
THE PARKING LOT EARLIER,

I SAW THIS, AND WHEN
I WALKED UP TO IT,

IT SAID, "MAXWELL,"
SO I'M JUST ASSUMING

IT'S AN OLD COFFEE MACHINE.

- HELP ME SPIN IT AROUND.

IT'S COOL!

BY THE PLATE, YOU KNOW,
IT SAYS IT'S A STONER.

NORMALLY WHEN TYLER
CALLS ME FROM SCHOOL,

HE DID SOMETHING WRONG.

BUT I'LL BE DAMNED; I THINK,
THIS TIME, HE FOUND SOMETHING.

WELL, I SEE WHY
THEY THREW IT OUT.

IT'S MISSING A LOT OF PARTS.

IS THAT, LIKE, A THING FOR CUPS?
- I DON'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY MADE
VENDING MACHINES FOR COFFEE.

- YEAH, THEY DID.

WITH THE FIRST COFFEE
MACHINES, A GUY LITERALLY CAME IN,

AND HE POURED COFFEE IN
THE THING, AND YOU PUSHED IT,

AND WHEN IT'D GIVE
YOU COFFEE OUT,

YOU GOT, YOU KNOW,
ALL-DAY-OLD COFFEE.

THE COOL THING
ABOUT THIS MACHINE

IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY
COULD PUT IN A DIME,

AND YOU'D LITERALLY
GET FRESH COFFEE.

THIS VENDING MACHINE WAS
SUCH A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA

WHEN IT CAME OUT.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU
DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT GETTING COFFEE THAT
HAD BEEN SITTING AROUND ALL DAY.

I HAVE NEVER DONE ONE,
BUT I HAVE SEEN A PICTURE.

THIS THING HERE HAD
A GIRL'S FACE ON IT,

AND THEN IT HAD ALL GLASS HERE,

AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE AN
AREA WHERE YOU'D PUSH A BUTTON

TO WHERE YOU'D GET CREAM
OR SUGAR OR HOT CHOCOLATE.

TYLER, I THINK THIS
IS A GREAT FIND.

SOMEBODY ELSE'S
TRASH IS OUR TREASURE.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO
MAKE SOME MONEY ON IT.

- SO THAT MEANS
I GET HALF, RIGHT?

- [laughs]

FINDER'S FEE IS
USUALLY, LIKE, 10%.

- OH, ALL RIGHT.
- IT'S NOT 50%.

- OKAY.
- NICE TRY, THOUGH.

I'M REALLY IMPRESSED THAT
TYLER EVEN FOUND THIS THING.

UNLESS IT'S WEARING A SKIRT,

HE NEVER SEEMS TO
NOTICE A DAMN THING.

TYLER IS REALLY STARTING
TO GET THIS BUSINESS.

HE'S UNDERSTANDING THAT IF
WE CAN GET THIS THING FOR FREE,

WE'LL MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND
PULL YOUR TRUCK UP,

AND WE'LL LOAD IT UP.

READY?
- WATCH THE TOES.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU GIVE
ANYONE A FINDER'S FEE.

- I MEAN, HE DID FIND IT.

- CAN I GET A CUT OF IT IF I
FIND ALL THE MISSING PARTS?

- ISN'T THAT WHAT I PAY
YOU TO DO ANYWAYS?

- [sighs]

- RICK, I'M HUBBA.
- HUBBA, GOOD TO MEET YOU.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATION TODAY.

I HAVE A LITTLE
ICEBOX FROM 1930s,

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
IF RICK CAN MAKE IT

INTO A LITTLE WINE CHEST.

- WHAT IT WAS, IT
WAS AN ICEBOX, RIGHT?

- YES, IT WAS.

I THINK THE ICE WENT
DOWN IN HERE, I BELIEVE.

- ICE WENT RIGHT HERE.

- OH, THE ICE WENT HERE. I SEE.

- THESE WERE IN
PLACES LIKE RURAL AREAS

THAT THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ELECTRICITY.

- RIGHT, RIGHT.

- DOWN HERE IS YOUR
COLDEST PORTION,

SO YOU'D KEEP YOUR
MILK AND YOUR CREAM.

THIS IS MONTGOMERY WARD.

THEY WERE IN BUSINESS
FOR, LIKE, 135 YEARS,

SELLING, LIKE, ALL
KINDS OF GOODIES.

SO WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
ABOUT DOING WITH THIS?

- I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE IT INTO A WINE CHILLER.

- IF YOU'RE WANTING
TO DO THE WINE THING,

IT'S, LIKE, 63 DEGREES
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

CONSTANTLY FOR RED WINE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A
REFRIGERANT UNIT

AND PUT IT IN HERE.

- IS IT 'FRIGERATED TO WHERE
IT'LL ONLY BE SET TO 63 DEGREES,

OR IS IT 'FRIGERATED,
LIKE, LOWER?

- THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION. CAN I ADJUST IT?

- YOU COULD ADJUST IT.

LET'S SAY YOU WANTED
TO GO WHITE IN HERE.

I'LL NEED TO PLAY WITH
THE CIRCULATION OF IT

TO GET IT TO DIAL IN RIGHT,
BUT, YES, YOU CAN ADJUST IT.

I GENERALLY DON'T LIKE
REENGINEERING THINGS,

BUT WHEN A CUSTOMER
WANTS IT, I GOT TO DO IT.

- WOULD YOU CHANGE
THE SHELVES AROUND?

- ACTUALLY, WHAT WE CAN DO
IS, WE CAN PUT OAK INSIDE HERE,

HAVE LITTLE RIBS LIKE THIS.

THEN I DO HAVE SOME
IDEAS ABOUT THE OUTSIDE

AND THE PAINTING AND STUFF.

- YEAH?

- I'D LIKE TO DO IT UP IN,
LIKE, A VINEYARD STYLE.

- THAT'S A NICE IDEA.

ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO
TALK A LITTLE PRICE HERE.

- YEAH, UM, I PROBABLY HAVE
THREE HOURS IN TEAR-DOWN,

MAYBE FOUR HOURS IN BODYWORK,

FOUR HOURS IN REGULAR
SOLID-COLOR PAINT,

AND THEN TEN HOURS
IN CUSTOM PAINTING.

THEN TO GET TO THE INSIDE, I
WANT TO DO ALL THAT IN OAK,

AND, OF COURSE, THE
COMPRESSOR ALONE

PROBABLY COSTS 600, 700 BUCKS.

SO A TOTAL RESTORATION,

YOU'RE RUNNING
RIGHT AROUND 2,500.

- $2,500?
- DOLLARS.

THE THING ABOUT WINE COOLERS...

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
YOURSELF A $200 BOTTLE OF WINE,

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT: IF THAT
THING GETS HOT IN THERE,

YOU JUST RUINED $2,000
WORTH OF WINE LIKE THAT.

- THAT'S VERY TRUE.

- SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT IT'S BUILT CORRECTLY.

- AH, YOU'RE SELLING
ME A LITTLE BIT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A DEAL.
- ALL RIGHT, BUD.

LET'S GO INSIDE
AND WRITE YOU UP.

TYLER, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT IN THE LINEUP.

- THANK YOU, TYLER.
NICE MEETING YOU.

- NICE MEETING YOU.

- OKAY, TY.

THIS WHOLE ENTIRE PLUMBING
IN HERE HAS ALL BEEN WELDED IN.

EARLIER, TYLER CALLED
ME FROM SCHOOL

TO TELL ME THAT HE FOUND
AN OLD COFFEE MACHINE

THAT SOMEBODY THREW AWAY.

IT'S DEFINITELY IN BAD SHAPE,

BUT I WON'T KNOW HOW
BAD OF SHAPE IT'S IN

UNTIL TYLER AND I
START TEARING IT APART.

- HOLY [bleep].

- SO WHATEVER YOU DO, IF YOU'RE
SEEING SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

I WANT YOU TAKING PICTURES OF IT

INSTEAD OF JUST RIPPING IT OUT,
BECAUSE NOBODY'S GONNA KNOW

HOW IT GOES BACK
TOGETHER, ALL RIGHT?

- WHAT IS THAT?
- THAT'S A SWITCH.

THE MAJORITY OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE MISSING ON THIS

ARE THE EXTERIOR PARTS.

- THE GLASS AND THE...

- CHROME AND THE BEZELS AND
ALL THAT STUFF ON THE FRONT.

- THIS COFFEE MACHINE
IS IN ROUGH SHAPE.

I'M STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE WORRIED,

'CAUSE IF WE CAN'T
GET IT WORKING AGAIN,

MY FINDER'S FEE
WILL BE AROUND $0,

AND $0 WON'T GET ME VERY FAR.

IT'S ON FIRE.

- BURNING THAT OIL.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

- IT'S HOT.

BLOW.

WE JUST TORE DOWN
THE COFFEE MACHINE,

AND IT'S MISSING A LOT.

BUT THERE'S ENOUGH FOR KOWBOY
TO START PREP AND POLISHING

AND BRETTLY TO
START SANDBLASTING.

WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT,
I'M STUCK WITH MY UNCLE RON.

MY DAD WANTS US TO GO SEE

IF WE CAN FIND SOME
OF THE MISSING PARTS

FOR THE COFFEE MACHINE.

- TYLER AND I ARE SEARCHING

ONE OF THE LARGEST
FLEA MARKETS IN THE AREA

FOR COFFEE MACHINE PARTS.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME GOOD
LUCK AT FLEA MARKETS IN THE PAST,

AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
SOME OF THESE VENDORS ARE KNOWN

FOR CARRYING OLD
VENDING MACHINE PARTS.

THINK KOWBOY'D HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY IF WE BROUGHT THIS HOME?

OVER OUR BACK LIKE THIS?

- ONE OF THOSE.

- YOU SEE ANYTHING AT ALL YET?

- ACTUALLY, NO.

- EARLIER, WE HAD AN ICEBOX
DROPPED OFF BY A CUSTOMER.

HE WANTS THIS TURNED INTO
A FUNCTIONING WINE COOLER.

SO FIRST THINGS FIRST:

MY GUYS GOT TO
TEAR THIS THING DOWN.

- SO IS THIS A REFRIGERATOR?
- YUP.

CAN'T YOU SEE? IT
SAYS, "REFRIGERATOR."

- OH. SO WHERE'S THE PLUG?

- NO PLUG. IT RUNS OFF OF ICE.

IT'S A ICEBOX.

- ICEBOX?

WHERE DID THEY GET THE ICE FROM?

- FROM WATER.

- WELL, I KNOW THAT.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WENT OUT
TO THE LAKE OR SOMETHING

AND JUST CUT OUT A
PIECE OF ICE OR SOMETHING.

- MOST PEOPLE LEARN
BY ASKING QUESTIONS.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH ASKING A GOOD QUESTION.

BUT DUMB QUESTIONS
IRRITATE THE [bleep] OUT OF ME.

WHAT'S IT MATTER WHERE
THE ICE CAME FROM?

- I'M TEARING IT DOWN.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW, KYLE.

I KNEW KYLE WAS
ANAL, NOT THIS ANAL.

I MEAN, WE JUST GOT STARTED,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE WANTS
TO THROW A WRENCH AT MY HEAD.

TAKE THE FEET OFF.

- NEED TO PUT ALL THAT IN A BAG.

- WHAT, ALL THE SCREWS?

- DON'T JUST THROW 'EM IN THERE.

BAG IT AND TAG IT.

WE WORK ON HUNDREDS
OF MACHINES A YEAR.

THERE'S NO MANUAL TO
PUT THESE THINGS TOGETHER.

YOU JUST THROW
THE [bleep] AROUND,

NOBODY'S GONNA
KNOW WHERE IT GOES.

AND THAT TAKES
TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT,

AND TIME IS MONEY.

- OH, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

CAN WE JUST CUT 'EM OFF?

- EARLIER, WE FOUND A
DISCARDED COFFEE MACHINE

THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RESTORE.

IT'S MISSING A TON OF PARTS,

SO I SENT OUT RON AND TYLER
TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN FIND.

MEANWHILE, I'M HAVING
TED PAINT THIS MIRROR.

- THE MIRROR HAS
INTEGRATED INTO IT

GRAPHICS AND INSTRUCTIONS,

SO WE CAN'T JUST TAKE A
MIRROR, CUT IT TO SHAPE,

AND PUT IT ON THE MACHINE.

WE HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH.

WE HAVE A PIECE OF GLASS.

WE WILL PAINT THE
GRAPHICS ON IT,

AND THEN WE WILL
ACTUALLY SILVER IT.

THE GLASS HAS TO BE
ABSOLUTELY SPOTLESSLY CLEAN.

A LITTLE PIECE OF
DUST CAN LAND IN IT

AND RUIN THE SILVER

WHERE YOU'D HAVE TO REMOVE
IT AND START OVER AGAIN.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW
DIFFERENT CHEMICALS

THAT HAVE TO BE MIXED
JUST AT THE LAST MINUTE.

ONCE THE ACTUAL
SILVERING PROCESS BEGINS,

IT HAPPENS RIGHT
BEFORE YOUR EYES.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE MAGIC.

HERE WE GO.

- TYLER AND I HAVE SPENT

THE LAST TWO HOURS
AT THIS FLEA MARKET,

LOOKING FOR PARTS
FOR THIS COFFEE MACHINE.

SO FAR... BAM!

IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.

- LICENSE PLATES.

[ratchet clicking]

- WE ARE FINDING EVERYTHING
HERE BUT WHAT WE WANT.

- YEAH.

- DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE

IT WOULD GO ALONG
WITH VENDING MACHINES?

- HOW ABOUT THIS BOX OVER HERE?

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
JUST CALL ME, OKAY?

- OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
THROUGH THIS STUFF.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS LOOKS
LIKE IT COULD MOUNT ON IT.

COULD BE A PART OF A CUP HOLDER.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A GRATE
FOR THE FRONT, LIKE A DRIP TRAY.

- THEY DEFINITELY
LOOK LIKE PARTS

THAT GO TO A VENDING MACHINE,

BUT JUST IS IT THE
RIGHT VENDING MACHINE?

- TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

- OH. YEAH.

- RIGHT? FOR THE FILTER?

I'M NOT REALLY SURE THAT
THIS IS FOR OUR MACHINE,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT'LL WORK.

OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS MAKE
THINGS AS AUTHENTIC AS POSSIBLE,

BUT SOMETIMES WE
JUST CAN'T DO THAT.

WE MAY JUST NEED TO
TWEAK 'EM A LITTLE BIT.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M GONNA GET MY CUT.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO
GET THAT LADY OVER HERE,

AND WE WILL SHOW
YOU HOW IT'S DONE.

SO HOW MUCH FOR THE WHOLE BOX?

- I'LL GIVE YOU THE
WHOLE BOX FOR $60.

- UM...

IT'S A HIT-AND-MISS
KIND OF THING,

AND WE REALLY,
REALLY CAN'T SPEND $60

ON SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT A DEFINITE.

HOW ABOUT $40?
- $40?

WELL, I GOT TO TALK TO THE
BOSS AND SEE IF SHE CAN AGREE.

- DO YOUR BEST.

USE THAT SMILE YOU
JUST USED ON ME.

GET HER TO DO IT, OKAY?
- OKAY. OH!

THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THEY CAN
TAKE THE BOX FOR THE VENDERS.

$40 FOR EVERYTHING.

OKAY. SHE SAID OKAY.
- SHE DID?

- WE GOT A DEAL.
- RIGHT ON.

TYLER MAY HAVE FOUND
THE ACTUAL COFFEE MACHINE,

BUT I JUST FOUND THE PARTS

THAT ARE GONNA
BRING IT BACK TO LIFE.

LOOKS LIKE I DESERVE PART
OF THAT FINDER'S FEE AFTER ALL.

SUCK ON THAT, TYLER.

- YOU GUYS HAVE
A GOOD DAY, OKAY?

- BOTTOM LINE IS,

WE'RE EVENTUALLY GONNA
SELL AN ENTIRE MACHINE,

NOT A COUPLE PARTS RON
FOUND AT A FLEA MARKET.

FINDER'S FEE SHOULD
GO 100% TO ME.

I FOUND IT.

- YOU GOT THAT?
- YUP.

- EVERYBODY'S BEEN
WORKING HARD ON THIS ICEBOX.

BRETTLY REMOVED
ALL THE ORIGINAL PAINT,

PHIL SMOOTHED OUT THE BODY,

AND I JUST GAVE THE ENTIRE SHELL

A COUPLE OF FRESH
COATS OF PAINT.

SO NOW KOWBOY AND KYLE
GOT TO BUILD THE INSIDE

AND HOOK UP THE
REFRIGERANT UNIT.

- GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KEEP IT ALL THE WAY OVER HERE

SO THAT WE HIDE MY NAILS.

- OKAY.

- I'M KNOWN AROUND HERE AS
THE PRINCE OF PREP AND POLISH,

BUT I'M REALLY A
CARPENTER AT HEART.

NOW STEP BACK AND LOOK
AT IT, SEE IF IT LOOKS RIGHT.

THAT'S WHERE IT'S
GONNA [bleep] US UP.

- LOOKS LIKE IT'S DOWN A HAIR.

- I MADE THESE FIVE OAK SHELVES

THAT RICK SAYS HAVE
TO TETHER TO THE CORK.

I THINK THAT MEANS
THEY HAVE TO BE SLANTED.

THIS IS WHY I DRINK BEER,

'CAUSE BEER DOESN'T NEED TO
TETHER TO ANYTHING BUT MY MOUTH.

- SOMETIMES RICK WON'T
CALL ME FOR WEEKS,

AND SOMETIMES HE'LL
HAVE ME WORKING

ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AT ONE TIME,

AND NOW IS DEFINITELY
ONE OF THOSE TIMES.

I'M GONNA BE PAINTING
SOME ORIGINAL ARTWORK

ON THE EXTERIOR
DOORS OF AN ICEBOX

THAT RICK IS CONVERTING
INTO A WINE COOLER.

RICK WANTS TO USE SOMETHING
OF AN ART NOUVEAU DESIGN.

ART NOUVEAU USES A
LOT OF TREES AND LEAVES

AND FRUIT AND SCROLLWORK.

MOST OF THE DESIGNS ARE
ACTUALLY QUITE DETAILED.

SO I THINK IT'LL COME
OUT REALLY GOOD,

BUT I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES.

- WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
RESTORE AN OLD COFFEE MACHINE

THAT TYLER FOUND IN A
DUMPSTER BEHIND HIS SCHOOL.

THESE ARE JUST LIKE
THE VENDING MACHINES

USED IN THE EARLY LAS
VEGAS HOTELS AND RESORTS,

LIKE THE EL RANCHO, WHICH
HAD AN OLD WEST COWBOY THEME.

MY GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY
SELL THIS THING,

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT TRIBUTE

TO THE PIONEERING
DAYS OF THIS TOWN

TO GIVE IT THE EXACT SAME
WESTERN LOOK AND FEEL

OF THE FIRST LAS
VEGAS THEMED HOTELS.

BUT WHAT WE DO TO THE
OUTSIDE WON'T MEAN A DAMN THING

IF THE INSIDE OF THIS
THING DOESN'T WORK.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
RIGHT UP TO THE LAST MINUTE,

CONVERTING THIS ICEBOX
INTO A WINE CHILLER.

GOOD TO GO.

THE CUSTOMER'S ON HIS WAY,

AND I'VE NEVER DONE
ONE OF THESE THINGS,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE

WHEN HE SEES IT.

- I CAME DOWN TO RICK'S
RESTORATION TODAY

TO PICK UP MY 1932
MONTGOMERY WARD ICEBOX,

AND I'M READY TO SEE IT.

- HEY, HUBBA. HOW'S IT GOING?

YOU MUST BE HERE
FOR THE WINE COOLER.

- I GOT A CALL FROM YOUR
DAD. HE SAID IT'S READY.

SO HOW DID IT TURN OUT?

- HEY, HUBBA! THIS WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

- WHOA! RICK, LOOK AT THAT.

THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC.

I AM ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED.

THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT SURPRISE.

IT IS PERFECT.

- PRETTY AWESOME, HUH?

- THAT LOOKS
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

WHAT A GREAT JOB.

- SO HOW WE DID IT WAS, WE
SHOT THIS IN THE CREAM FIRST,

AND THEN WE HAD OUR
ART GUY JUST GO TO TOWN

ON THIS RIGHT HERE AND
HAND-PAINTED THE WHOLE THING,

AND IT JUST REALLY
SETS IT OFF, I THINK.

- ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

THE ARTWORK FAR
EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.

I HAVE RED GRAPES, WHITE GRAPES,

A SWIRL GOING DOWN
INTO A WINE GLASS.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

DID YOU GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO...

WE HAVE THE WHITE
WITH ONE TEMPERATURE

AND THE RED WITH THE
OTHER TEMPERATURE?

- WELL, LET ME
SHOW YOU WHAT I DID.

THE OUTSIDE'S PRETTY, BUT
YOU GOT TO SEE THE INSIDE.

- WOW.

- ON THE BOTTOM, THIS IS
THE AREA THAT'S THE COOLEST.

SO THOSE ARE YOUR WHITES.
- RIGHT.

- OVER HERE, IT GOES
FROM WHITES UP TO REDS.

AND THEN WE HANDMADE ALL
OF THESE RACKS OUT OF OAK,

AND WE'VE GOT THEM LEANING

SO THAT THE WINE IS TETHERED
TO THE CORK LIKE IT SHOULD BE.

NOW, IN HERE, THIS IS
ACTUALLY A REFRIGERANT UNIT

THAT WE PAINTED IT WOOD
GRAIN IN THERE TO MATCH THIS,

BECAUSE IT'S PLASTIC.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY THE
PIECE THAT GETS COLD.

- SO THAT'S A COLD PLATE.
- IT'S A COLD PLATE, EXACTLY.

- I GET IT.

- SO THIS AREA HERE
CAN HOLD WHITE.

IT COULD HOLD BEER.

IT COULD HOLD WHATEVER YOU WANT.

- I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THIS OFF.

- WE CAME IN RIGHT AT BUDGET.

- OOH! OOH, SOMETHING
OVER HERE LIKES THAT A LOT.

- ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET
SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU LOAD THAT.

LET'S GO INSIDE, AND WE'LL
TAKE SOME OF YOUR CASH.

[laughter]

- I AM GOING TO DISPLAY
THAT. THAT'S A SHOWPIECE.

AND FOR $2,500, I'M
GONNA TALK A LOT ABOUT IT.

- TYLER, WE TOOK THOSE PARTS
YOU GUYS GOT AT THE FLEA MARKET,

BUT I'M NOT QUITE
SURE THEY'RE GONNA FIT.

WHAT'D YOU PAY FOR THESE?

- ME AND RON GOT THE
WHOLE BOX FOR $40.

- RON AND YOU?
- RON AND I.

IT'S GONNA BE GREAT IF THESE
PARTS FIT IN THE COFFEE MACHINE,

BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE'LL
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK,

WHICH MEANS I MIGHT ACTUALLY
GET A FINDER'S FEE AFTER ALL,

NO THANKS TO RON.

- THESE BRACKETS, I
GOT THOSE ALL MOUNTED.

I DON'T QUITE KNOW
WHICH GOES WHICH, HERE.

- I THINK THIS IS CREAMER,

'CAUSE IT NEEDS TO
BE MIXED THE LEAST.

ONE OF THOSE IS COFFEE,
AND ONE OF THEM IS COCOA.

- THIS ONE HERE ISN'T
GONNA REACH, IS IT?

- NOPE.
- DANG IT.

THE TRICK TO MAKING
THIS THING WORK

IS TO GET ALL THE
CANISTERS TO FIT

AND FEED INTO THE MAIN
LINE INTO THE MIDDLE.

WHERE'S THE LONG ONE GO, AGAIN?

YOU KNOW, YOU
GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT

BY TRIAL AND ERROR, RIGHT?

- BAM! AND ALL OF THEM LINE UP.

- ALL RIGHT, TYLER, YOU DID A
GOOD JOB GETTING THOSE PARTS.

YOU'RE DEFINITELY LEARNING.
- I KNOW.

- YEAH, DON'T LET
IT GO TO YOUR HEAD.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS COFFEE MACHINE

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

WE USED A COMBINATION
OF OLD AND NEW PARTS

IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORK

AND THEN DECORATED IT
WITH A BIT OF NOSTALGIA.

NOW WE NEED A BUYER.

A LITTLE WHILE AGO, I
SOLD A VISIBLE GAS PUMP

AT AN AUCTION TO
A GUY NAME BRENT.

WHILE I WAS THERE, THE
GUY BOUGHT EVERYTHING,

SO I GOT HIS NUMBER
AND GAVE HIM A CALL

TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE
SOMETHING HE'D BE INTERESTED IN.

- WELL.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, FRIEND.

- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

RICK CALLED ME AND TOLD ME
THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS

OF RESTORING A
'50s COFFEE MACHINE.

AND I'M A PRODUCT OF THE '50s,

SO I CAME DOWN TO
LOOK AT HIS RESTORATION,

AND I'M ANXIOUS TO
SEE WHAT HE'S DONE.

WELL, THIS IS A REAL UNVEILING.

- THIS IS AN UNVEILING, YES.

SO YOU READY?
- I'M READY.

- HERE WE GO. VOILA!

- OH, MY GOSH.

WHEN I SAW THIS CREATION,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT,

BECAUSE AS A YOUNG BOY, I
REMEMBER THE EL RANCHO HOTEL.

AND TO THINK WHAT
HE'S DONE TO IT,

THE BEAUTY OF THE THING
IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

- THIS IS ACTUALLY
A 1954 MACHINE.

MY SON CALLED ME ONE DAY
FROM SCHOOL, AND HE SAID,

"DAD, I THINK I FOUND SOME
KIND OF A VENDING MACHINE."

SO MY BROTHER AND I RAN
OVER, AND THERE IT WAS.

IT WAS MISSING A LOT OF
PARTS, THOUGH, A LOT OF STUFF.

THIS IS STEEL, AND WE
MADE IT LOOK LIKE WOOD.

- IT'S INCREDIBLE.

- MY SIGN PAINTER USES DIFFERENT
CHEMICALS AND MADE A MIRROR,

AND THEN HE ENDED UP PAINTING
ALL THIS ARTWORK ON THE FRONT,

ALL THAT ARTWORK ON THE SIDE.

THEN WE ENDED UP
CHROMING THE WHOLE THING

AND POLISHING IT ALL OUT.

- OH, MY GOSH.

- THERE'S A BOX IN THE BACK

THAT HAS A TON OF CAMS IN
IT WITH SWITCHES AND STUFF,

AND WHEN YOU PUT THE
DIME IN, IT WOULD TURN THIS,

DROP THE CUP, AND
IT'D FILL YOUR CUP.

- YOU KNOW, I
REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE

WHAT YOU'VE CREATED HERE.

BUT DOES IT WORK?

- YEAH, OF COURSE.

[coffee gurgling]

THERE YOU GO.

- AND YOU PUT
LOTS OF CREAM IN IT?

- YEAH. IT'S STRAIGHT-UP BLACK.

I THOUGHT THAT'S
THE WAY YOU'D LIKE IT.

- MMM.

OOH, BOY, THAT'S STRONG.
- YEAH?

- THE COFFEE, FOR ME,
WAS A LITTLE STRONG,

BUT THE FACT THAT IT WORKS

WITH MECHANICAL PARTS
AND NOT ELECTRONICS,

I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

OKAY, RICK, YOU CALLED ME
AND INVITED ME DOWN TO SEE THIS.

LET'S START TALKING PRICE.

- I HAVE A LOT OF TIME AND
MONEY INVESTED IN THIS MACHINE.

I'M GONNA SET THE
PRICE ON THIS AT $10,000.

THAT WAY, JUST IN CASE
HE STARTS NEGOTIATING,

I'LL BE ABLE TO GET
BETWEEN 6 AND 8 GRAND.

THE THING IS, WITH
EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THERE,

I REALLY THINK IT'S
WORTH RIGHT AROUND 10.

I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A PIECE
THAT WAS... IT'S ONE OF A KIND.

- YOU TAKE CREDIT CARDS?

- YES.

- DEBIT CARDS?
- YES, SIR.

- WELL...

YOU KNOW...

I'D HAVE TO SAY YES.

- OH, YOU THE MAN.
YOU MADE ME HAPPY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- YOU KNOW, $10,000
IS A LOT OF MONEY,

BUT IT'S ONE OF A KIND.

I'LL CERTAINLY GET
A LOT OF "WOW"S

AND "YOU'RE CRAZY," YOU KNOW,
FROM MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

BUT IT'S THE THING
I ENJOY DOING.

- EARLIER, MY DAD SOLD THAT
COFFEE MACHINE THAT I FOUND,

SO I FIGURE IT'S TIME
FOR HIM TO PAY UP.

I JUST HAVE NO IDEA WHY
MY UNCLE'S FOLLOWING ME.

- RICK?
- HE FOUND PARTS FOR IT.

LAST TIME I CHECKED,
THAT'S HIS JOB.

- WHAT'S UP, MAN?
- WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT?

- WE HEARD THE COFFEE
MACHINE SOLD, DUDE.

I'M HERE TO PICK UP MY MONEY.

- NO, IT'S MY MONEY. I
FOUND THE MACHINE.

- I FOUND THE PARTS THAT
MADE IT AN ACTUAL MACHINE.

- OKAY, BUT YOU COULDN'T
HAVE JUST SOLD THE PARTS.

- HOLD IT. HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

HEY. HEY!

HERE, I'LL SETTLE
THIS RIGHT NOW.

- WHAT IS THIS? LUNCH MONEY?

- 10%.

- THERE'S $30 HERE.
- 10% OF WHAT?

- IT WAS WORTH 300
BUCKS WHEN WE FOUND IT.

NOW, STOP BOTHERING
ME. GET OUT OF HERE.

GET BACK TO WORK.

- [sighs]

- $30.
- THAT BLOWS.

HE'S SO CHEAP.
- HE'S RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP.