American Restoration (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 26 - Surfing the Strip - full transcript

- UP NEXT ON AMERICAN
RESTORATION...

SO WHAT DO WE GOT?
- A CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

THEY'D PUT A GLASS JAR IN
THERE THAT HAD SULFURIC ACID.

- IF THAT HAD GOT IN
YOUR EYES, YOU'D GO BLIND.

- TYLER AND I ARE GONNA
CHECK OUT A COLLECTOR'S STASH.

- I GOT SO MUCH JUNK, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I GOT.

- IT'S A MODEL OF THE BOUNTY.

- DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE BOUNTY IS?

- THIS MIGHT BE A
WASTE OF AN AFTERNOON.

- YOU GONNA LET THIS
THING FALL ON MY HEAD?

- PERFECT.
- WHAT A FREAKING... EH!



- 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.

I LOVE WHEN SOMEONE
SHOWS UP OUT OF NOWHERE

WITH A HUGE ITEM ON
THE BACK OF A TRAILER.

I'M RICK DALE. GOOD TO MEET YOU.

- RICK, JED BLOCK.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU. I'M A
LITTLE UNDERDRESSED, MAN.

SO WHAT DO WE GOT?
WHAT IS THIS THING?

- SO THIS IS A CHEMICAL
ENGINE, AND IT WAS OWNED



BY THE CARSON AND TAHOE
LUMBER AND FLUME COMPANY

BETWEEN 1873 AND 1900.

I CAME DOWN TO RICK'S
RESTORATIONS TODAY

TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A
CHEMICAL ENGINE RESTORED.

I WANT TO START A CARSON
CITY HISTORY MUSEUM,

AND THIS IS GONNA BE THE KICKOFF

FOR THE MUSEUM
FUND-RAISING PLAN.

- THIS IS A CHEMICAL
ENGINE, RIGHT?

- YES.

- THAT'S WHAT THEY
CALLED IT BACK THEN,

BUT IT WAS A PIECE
TO PUT OUT FIRES.

YOU KNOW, THEY'D
LIFT THIS THING UP,

AND THEY'D JUST CARRY
IT DOWN THE ROAD.

- THEY'D JUST CARRY
IT DOWN THE ROAD.

THERE'S TWO PIECES
OF PIPE THAT STICK OUT.

CAN'T IMAGINE PULLING IT
THROUGH THE DIRT AND THE MUD...

- NO, THAT'S RIGHT,
DIRT STREETS,

NO PAVEMENT, YEAH.

I'VE WORKED ON FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS BEFORE,

BUT THIS ONE IS MUCH OLDER,

AND IT'S BUILT LIKE
AN ABSOLUTE TANK.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY GUYS
IT'D TAKE TO WHEEL IT AROUND,

LET ALONE FIGHT A BIG FIRE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS?

- THEY'D FILL THIS 45-GALLON
TANK UP WITH SODIUM BICARBONATE.

THEY'D OPEN THIS HANDLE UP,

AND THEY'D LIFT
THE LID OFF OF IT,

AND THEY'D PUT A GLASS JAR IN
THERE THAT HAD SULFURIC ACID.

- THAT'S A PRETTY
NASTY CHEMICAL.

IF THAT HAD GOT IN YOUR
EYES, YOU'D GO BLIND.

BACK WHEN THIS
CHEMICAL CART WAS MADE,

I DOUBT ANY OF THESE
GUYS WERE USING GLOVES,

AND IF ANY OF THE SULFURIC
ACID MIXED WITH THE MOISTURE

IN SOMEONE'S SKIN, IT
WOULD BURN RIGHT THROUGH.

- AND THEN YOU PUT THIS
BACK ON, TIGHTEN THIS DOWN,

AND THEN YOU USE THIS,
AND IT'S LIKE A HAMMER,

AND IT SMACKS THE
BOTTOM OF THE GLASS THING,

AND THE SULFURIC ACID GOES
IN THE SODIUM BICARBONATE,

AND THERE'S YOUR REACTION.

- IT'S GOT, LIKE, A
LITTLE HAMMER IN THERE.

AS YOU DO THIS, LOOKS
LIKE A HEAD OF A HAMMER.

YOU JUST PULL THAT UP.

- AND THEN IF YOU MOVE
THIS HANDLE, IT'S LIKE A MIXER.

- YEAH, IT STIRS
WHATEVER'S IN THERE.

- THEN THEY'D OPEN UP THE VALVE,

AND IT'D COME
RIGHT OUT THAT HOSE.

- THAT'S COOL.

DANGEROUS BUT COOL.

140 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO
SUCH THING AS COMPRESSED AIR.

THEY RELIED ON SULFURIC
ACID AND SODIUM BICARBONATE

TO ACT AS A PROPELLANT.

THAT IS SOME NASTY STUFF.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TO THIS?

- I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD LOOK

BRAND-SPANKING-NEW
OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.

- RIGHT, I MEAN, THERE'S THE
RESTORING FOR MUSEUMS,

AND THEN THERE'S RESTORING
FOR SHOW, A BIG DIFFERENCE.

- IT'S GONNA BE USED IN A
MUSEUM AND STUFF LIKE THAT,

BUT YOU DON'T
NEED TO MAKE IT LOOK

LIKE IT WAS A FANCY
WORKING CART.

- RIGHT. OKAY.

WELL, BECAUSE
THIS IS IN THE 1800s,

TEARING THE THING APART IS
NOT GONNA BE AN EASY TASK.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
- OKAY.

- AND WE'LL TAKE IT DOWN.

WE'LL GET THE
PIECES SANDBLASTED.

BLASTING WILL
PROBABLY TAKE SIX HOURS.

THE BODY GUY WILL PROBABLY
HAVE A COUPLE HOURS IN IT

AS LONG AS THERE'S
NO MAJOR THING.

'CAUSE I'M PERSONALLY SEEING

THE WHEELS BEING
THE BIGGEST DEAL.

SO ALL THAT SAID AND DONE...

THE WHEELS, THE
PAINT, THE BODYWORK...

WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT AROUND
BETWEEN $5,500 AND $6,000.

- WOW.

SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN

KIND OF MINIMIZE
THE COST A LITTLE BIT?

WE DON'T WANT THIS TO
LOOK LIKE A GOLD RING

IN A PIG'S NOSE OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

- RIGHT. RIGHT.

IF I CAN STAY, YOU
KNOW, BELOW 5,500,

I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT, OKAY?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE
WHERE YOU'RE AT.

YOU GOT A DEAL?

- YEAH, IF WE CAN KEEP THE
COST DOWN, WE GOT A DEAL.

- OKAY. I'LL DO MY BEST.

I'LL DO MY BEST.
- THANK YOU.

- OKAY, COME ON INSIDE, AND
WE'LL DO SOME PAPERWORK.

- I THINK HE'S RIGHT ON BOARD
WITH WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

WE DON'T WANT IT TOO
FLASHY LIKE IT'S A SHOWPIECE.

WE KIND OF WANT TO MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE IT'S SEEN SOME FIRES,

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
REALLY LOOKING AT,

JUST TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY
AND KEEP THE HISTORY ALIVE.

- SO WHAT'S NEW?

MY TOOTH IS HURTING, JACK.

- KOWBOY AND I ARE GONNA TAKE
APART THIS 1800s CHEMICAL CART.

THE OLDER THEY ARE, THE
HARDER THEY ARE TO GET APART.

- YOU GONNA LET THIS
THING FALL ON MY HEAD?

- ALL THAT'S GONNA FALL
RIGHT NOW IS THE RACK.

- ONLY THING THAT'S
GONNA FALL IS THE RACK.

- PERFECT.
- WHAT A FREAKING... EH!

THAT'S MY FOOT!

- TYLER AND I ARE HEADED
OVER TO THIS GUY LOU'S PLACE.

WE'VE WORKED WITH HIM IN
THE PAST ON SOME CRAZY ITEMS.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GONNA
TRY TO BUY SOME OF THE STUFF

HE'S COLLECTED
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

READY TO GET SOME JUNK, TYLER?

- NO, 'CAUSE THAT MEANS I
ACTUALLY HAVE TO WORK.

- WHAT'S GOING ON, LOU?
- HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I GOT A LOT OF STUFF I'M
LOOKING TO GET RID OF.

- WE LOVE LOOKING
THROUGH OLD STUFF.

- TAKE A LOOK, AND SEE
IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING.

- YOU GETTING RID OF
THAT SHIRT? I LOVE IT.

- I COLLECT LICENSE
PLATES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

- I BELIEVE IT.

- SOMETIMES WHEN WE GO
TO A COLLECTOR'S HOUSE,

WE STRIKE GOLD.

- LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

- OTHER TIMES, WE GET CRAP.

- AFTER YOU. I DON'T
WANT TO GET BIT.

- THIS MIGHT BE A
WASTE OF AN AFTERNOON.

- WHAT'S THAT?
- THIS IS HOW WE MAKE DEALS.

- PULL THE TRIGGER.
- I AIN'T PULLING THE TRIGGER.

- LOOK AT THAT CAN.
- PETE ROSE CAN?

RC... both: ROYAL CROWN.

- WHAT'S UP?
- NICE.

- I HAVE AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING.

- YOU KNOW WHO PETE ROSE IS?
- SOME BASEBALL PLAYER.

- VERY FAST, VERY GOOD PLAYER.

WHAT'S THAT BIG ORANGE
THING DOWN THERE?

- PROBABLY SOMETHING
ELSE WE DON'T NEED.

- ACTUALLY LOOKS
LIKE A SURFBOARD

FOR ONE BIG DUDE.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
TRY TO LIFT THIS THING UP.

- OH, MY GOD, WHY DO
I GET THE HEAVY END?

MY ARM IS GONNA GIVE OUT.

- OH, YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

- OH, OW. OH.

- YOU ACT LIKE YOU'VE NEVER
SURFED BEFORE, HOMES.

- DID YOU SEE THAT
HIT ME IN THE FACE?

- COME ON. COME ON.
- OH, MY GOD, THAT HURT.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT SURFBOARDS,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO WEIGH

MORE THAN A TRUCK.

- OH, THAT'S AN OLD SURFBOARD.

- FOR WHAT, A DINOSAUR?

- OH, GOD. WHAT IS THAT?
- THAT'S THE MOTOR.

- RON, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A
MOTOR IN A SURFBOARD BEFORE?

- I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN IT,
BUT I KNOW THAT THEY DID DO

SOME SORT OF MOTORS,
I THINK, IN THE '60s,

FOR GUYS THAT DIDN'T
WANT TO PADDLE OUT.

LOU, I GOT TO ASK YOU,

WHERE THE HELL DID
YOU GET THIS THING?

- ASKED ME IF I WANTED IT.

I SAID, "WHAT THE HELL AM I
GONNA DO WITH IT IN THE DESERT?"

- YEAH, THAT'S OBVIOUS.

THINK THERE'S VERY MANY.
- I NEVER SEEN ONE.

- IT'S GOT SO MUCH POTENTIAL.

CAN YOU IMAGINE DOING THIS
ALL UP IN, LIKE, WOOD GRAIN,

LIKE A REAL SURFBOARD,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

- THAT'D BE SICK.
- THIS IS SOME PIECE HERE, BOY.

THE MORE I LOOK AT IT,
THE MORE I REALLY LIKE IT,

BUT I CAN'T KEEP EVERYTHING.

I'M LOOKING AT $350.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- IT'S ALL THERE, DUDE.

UM... I THINK IT'LL
BE ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT. YEP. $350 WILL DO.

- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
- YES.

- $350. YOU OWN IT.

- I REALLY DON'T
KNOW THE GOING RATE

FOR A BEAT-UP
MOTORIZED SURFBOARD,

BUT $350 SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD DEAL

FOR SOMETHING AS BIG, HEAVY,
AND WEIRD-LOOKING AS THIS.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAN.
- MY PLEASURE.

- THANK YOU, SIR.
- OKAY. THANK YOU.

- SURF'S UP, PAL.

- HELLO, THIS IS RICK.

- YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE
THE FIRST ONE TO RIDE THIS.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

- RON AND I ARE JUST
GETTING BACK FROM PICKING UP

THIS REALLY COOL
MOTORIZED SURFBOARD

THAT WE BOUGHT OFF
A LOCAL COLLECTOR.

NOW IT'S TIME TO START
MAKING SOME WAVES.

- WHAT THE...
- LOOK WHAT WE GOT.

WE'RE HANGING TEN, BRAH.

- SEE, THIS THING IS BADASS.

I MEAN, THIS HAS
A JET MOTOR IN IT.

- THIS WAS, LIKE, FROM THE '60s?

- YEAH, IT WAS ACTUALLY
DESIGNED FOR THE LAZY SURFER,

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
WANT TO PADDLE OUT.

- SO THEY SHUT IT OFF
WHEN THEY GOT ON THE WAVE

OR KEEP THAT THING
RUNNING TO KICK ASS?

- NO, YOU CAN SHUT IT OFF.

IT'S GOT A LITTLE TWO-STROKE
MOTOR INSIDE OF IT,

LIKE A LITTLE
MOTORCYCLE MOTOR IN IT.

- IT HAD RACING STRIPES.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKED.

- THIS THING IS SO COOL.

I CAN'T SAY I HAVE MUCH
EXPERIENCE RESTORING SURFBOARDS,

BUT THIS SHOULD BE
WORTH A PRETTY PENNY

TO THE RIGHT COLLECTOR
ONCE IT'S ALL DONE UP.

IN THE '60s, I MEAN, THIS
THING WAS 1,000 BUCKS.

- JEEZ.

- WHAT'D YOU TWO
HOOLIGANS PAY FOR THIS?

- $350.

- AS LONG AS THE
MOTOR ISN'T SEIZED UP,

$350'S NOT BAD.

THEY ONLY PUT OUT
600 OF THESE THINGS.

- SO AFTER WE RESTORE THIS,

HOW MUCH DO YOU
THINK IT'LL BE WORTH?

- I THINK, TO RESTORE IT...

I DON'T KNOW... BETWEEN
$4,500 AND $6,500 TO RESTORE IT.

FOR AS RARE AS IT IS, I
BET WE CAN GET TEN...

THOUSAND.

- NICE.
- I KNOW.

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD

AND GET THIS THING
UNLOADED, AND AWAY WE GO.

PULL IT IN.
- ALL RIGHT.

- DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE GONNA
DO THIS BY YOURSELF THIS TIME, RON?

- NOPE. SORRY, PAL.

IT'S HOW YOU GET
BIGGER AND STRONGER.

- YOU'RE FREE.

- THESE ARE KIND
OF STRANGE SCREWS.

- YEAH.

I JUST HAD RON HELP KYLE

TEAR DOWN THE
SURFBOARD WE JUST GOT IN.

AND NOW JEFF AND I ARE GONNA
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS MOTOR

TO SEE IF THIS
THING'S STILL KICKING.

THERE'S A LOT OF.

IT'S DEFINITELY SALTWATER.

- YEAH, THIS WHOLE
THING'S PRETTY CORRODED.

- RON AND TYLER BOUGHT THIS
SURFBOARD FROM A COLLECTOR

AND GOT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL,

ASSUMING THIS MOTOR'S
IN WORKING CONDITION,

BUT IF WE HAVE TO
BUY A NEW MOTOR,

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT HARDER
TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT.

SO WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO FIX WHAT WE GOT

AND HOPEFULLY GET
THIS THING RUNNING AGAIN.

- KOWBOY, YOU GONNA
HAVE TIME TO PREP THE...

- KYLE, MY TOOTH
HURTS. GET AW FROM ME.

- WHY DON'T YOU
GO SEE A DENTIST?

- NO.
- OH, JEEZ.

I'LL GET SOMEBODY ELSE
ON IT. THANKS, KOWBOY.

- YOU DO THAT.

- PHIL. WHAT'S UP, MAN?

- HEY, MAN. YOU KNOW,
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY.

WE'RE WORKING ON RESTORING
THIS CHEMICAL CART THAT RICK GOT IN.

- THIS NEEDS TO BE, WHAT,
SCUFFED OUT AND CLEANED UP...

- YEAH.
- A LITTLE BIT MORE?

- BRETTLY SANDBLASTED
ALL THE PARTS.

NOW HE'S GONNA HELP
ME WITH THE BODYWORK.

- HEY, PHIL, THINK SHE'S
READY FOR PRIMER.

- YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

- ♪ I LIKE WORKING WITH PHIL ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WE GOT
TO PAY OUR BILLS ♪

♪ I LIKE WORKING
WITH PHIL, PHIL, PHIL ♪

- NORMALLY I LIKE TO MAKE ITEMS

THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY.

HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER
FOR THIS CHEMICAL CART

WANTS IT TO LOOK A LITTLE
WORN AND LIKE IT'S SEEN SOME USE.

SO INSTEAD OF A
GLOSSY FIRE ENGINE RED,

I'M GONNA COVER IT IN A
MATTE BURGUNDY FINISH.

ONCE THIS DRIES, WE CAN START
PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

EARLIER, RON AND
TYLER WENT PICKING

AND FOUND A REALLY COOL
OLD MOTORIZED SURFBOARD.

I PLAN ON SELLING THIS
THING TO A COLLECTOR

OR MAYBE EVEN SOMEBODY
WHO MIGHT WANT TO USE IT,

SO BEFORE I SPEND TIME AND
MONEY WORKING ON THE MOTOR,

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE
IT'S WATERPROOF.

HEY, BRETTLY, SEE
THAT SURFBOARD?

I NEED YOU TO
MAKE SURE IT FLOATS

AND THAT IT DOESN'T LEAK.

- ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT.

- HMM.

RICK WANTS ME TO TEST
OUT THIS SURFBOARD,

BUT THERE'S NO OCEAN IN VEGAS,

SO I'M GONNA GO TO
ONE OF THESE HOTELS

WITH A BIG SWIMMING POOL.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT

WHEN I PUT THE
SURFBOARD IN THE WATER...

PRETTY GOOD.

BUT IT FLOATED,
AND LIFE WAS GOOD.

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WHOA.

WHOA.

OH!

- SIR.

SIR, I NEED YOU TO COME
OVER TO THE SIDE, PLEASE.

YOU CAN'T USE THAT HERE.
- ALL RIGHT. THAT'S FINE.

WORKED GREAT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE BEST DAY OF WORK.

I'M GONNA ASK IF I CAN
TEST MORE ITEMS OUT.

- HELLO, THIS IS RICK.

- HI. GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH
THE 1800s CHEMICAL CART RESTORATION,

AND I GOT A CALL
FROM THE CUSTOMER

RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE.

- OKAY.

CUSTOMERS ARE ALWAYS
CALLING ME DURING A RESTORATION.

THEY WANT UPDATES.

THEY HAVE IDEAS OR
CONCERNS, ET CETERA.

BUT THE CHEMICAL CART
IS ALMOST HALF DONE,

SO I REALLY AM HOPING THIS
ISN'T SOMETHING TOO BIG.

IT'S SHINY. IT'S
NOT A FLAT PAINT.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE WANTING?

- YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO STRIP THIS THING DOWN,

TAKE IT APART AGAIN.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO CLEAR IT, AND
THAT'S GONNA TAKE, YOU KNOW,

A COUPLE DAYS TO DRY
BEFORE I CAN REASSEMBLE IT,

AND THEN ANY OF THE
BRASS THAT'S EXPOSED,

WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND POLISH THAT OUT,

AND THEN WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND PINSTRIPE IT UP.

ALL RIGHT?
- YES.

- RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT
A DAY OF EXTRA WORK.

ALL THIS EXTRA WORK IS
GONNA MAKE IT EVEN HARDER

TO STAY IN HIS BUDGET,

BUT IF THIS GUY'S
HAPPY IN THE END,

HE COULD BRING ME
A LOT MORE BUSINESS

FROM HIS MUSEUM DOWN THE ROAD.

KOWBOY!

NEED TO START
POLISHING YOUR KNOB.

- RICK HAD TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE
TO POLISH ANYTHING ON THIS CART.

NOW HE'S TELLING ME I DO.

I WISH HE'D MAKE
UP HIS DAMN MIND.

BANG.

- NOW THAT BRETTLY
TESTED THE SURFBOARD

TO MAKE SURE IT'S WATERPROOF,

IT'S TIME TO PUSH FORWARD
WITH THE RESTORATION.

OLD-SCHOOL SURFBOARDS
WERE HANDCRAFTED OUT OF WOOD,

SO I'M GONNA DO A CUSTOM
PAINT JOB ON THIS ALUMINUM BOARD

TO GIVE IT A WOOD GRAIN
LOOK, AND WHEN IT'S DONE,

IT'LL LOOK LIKE A
CLASSIC '60s LONG BOARD,

WHICH WILL APPEAL TO A
LOT OF SERIOUS COLLECTORS.

- KNOW HOW TO PUT THIS
THING BACK TOGETHER?

- WORKING ON IT.

- WE'RE FINISHING
THE RESTORATION

ON THE CHEMICAL CART TODAY,

AND THE CUSTOMER'S ON
HIS WAY DOWN TO PICK IT UP.

THIS THING TOOK A LITTLE
LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD,

'CAUSE THE CUSTOMER
CHANGED HIS MIND

HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROJECT.

MY CREW PULLED IT
TOGETHER AS USUAL,

SO I CAN'T WAIT TO
SHOW THIS THING OFF.

HEY.

- I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATIONS TODAY

TO PICK UP MY CHEMICAL CART.

- SO YOU READY?

- YES, I'M READY.
- ARE YOU NERVOUS?

- I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

IT WAS IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT.

- ALL RIGHT. HERE
WE GO. COME ON IN.

- OH, MAN.

- CHECK IT OUT.
- THAT'S AMAZING.

DUDE, THIS IS COOL.

- THIS IS AWESOME.

- WE USED ALL THE ORIGINAL
PARTS... EVERYTHING, OKAY?

- AWESOME. THAT'S SO COOL.

- THE WOOD ON THE BOTTOM,
EVERYTHING WE USED,

WE JUST CLEANED
IT ALL UP, FIXED IT,

AND THEN SHOT IT BURGUNDY.

- WHEN I FIRST
WALKED IN THE ROOM,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

IT JUST LOOKS AMAZING,
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I'M JUST SO EXCITED OF
WHAT A GREAT JOB HE DID.

HOW'D YOU FIX THE WHEELS, MAN?

THOSE SPOKES WERE ALL
TWISTED AND EVERYTHING.

- THESE ARE ALL ORIGINAL,

EXCEPT WE HAD TWO OR THREE
THAT WERE KINKED OUT AND WARPED.

WE HAD A BIG BEND IN HERE, IF
YOU REMEMBER, FROM A DING.

WE USED THE ORIGINAL STEEL.
- THAT'S AWESOME.

- THIS PIPE WORK THAT
WE REDID BACK HERE,

WE ENDED UP PUTTING
REAL STEEL IN HERE,

THIS LIFTS UP...

OKAY, GETS OUT OF THE WAY.
- SWEET.

- AND THEN YOU LOCK
OVER, AND YOU'RE OFF.

- ALL THE BRASS...
EVERYTHING'S POLISHED.

MAN, YOU JUST TOOK WHAT LOOKED
LIKE A PIECE OF USELESS JUNK

AND JUST MADE IT INTO
A BRAND-NEW THING.

THIS IS JUST SO COOL.
- THANKS.

- THIS IS GONNA BE THE
SHOWPIECE FOR OUR MUSEUM.

THIS IS AWESOME.

RICK, I KNOW WE KIND OF CHANGED
MIDSTREAM AND EVERYTHING,

BUT WERE WE ABLE
TO STAY IN BUDGET?

- YEAH, YOU KNOW,
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

AND THEN PULLING IT
APART AND THEN CLEARING IT

AND THEN RE-PUTTING
IT TOGETHER AGAIN,

REASSEMBLING IT...

WE'RE STILL IN BUDGET.

WE ENDED UP THERE.

RIGHT ON.

FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE
TO COME RIGHT IN AT BUDGET

FOR THE CUSTOMER.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T MAKE
ANY MONEY ON THIS RESTORATION,

BUT SOMETIMES IT'S
BETTER BUSINESS

TO BREAK EVEN AND
KEEP A CUSTOMER HAPPY.

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT
THIS GUY IS SO PLEASED

THAT HE BRINGS BACK MORE
ITEMS FROM HIS MUSEUM

FOR US TO WORK ON IN THE FUTURE.

- MAN, AWESOME.
- AW, THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST...

THIS IS COOL.

YOU JUST BROUGHT 110
YEARS AGO BACK TO LIFE.

THANKS.
- LET'S GO IN THE OFFICE.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF
SOME PAPERWORK.

- I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT.

WHEN WE GET THIS BACK TO CARSON,

I THINK EVERYBODY'S
GONNA BE SO EXCITED.

IT'S GONNA GET PEOPLE
BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT

TO START FUND-RAISING
FOR A BIGGER MUSEUM

TO HONOR ALL THE FIREMEN
FROM THE PAST AND THE HISTORY.

WE'RE GONNA KNOCK THE
SOCKS OFF OF EVERYONE.

- THIS IS MY WRENCH FOR...
- I GOT THREE OF THOSE.

- WELL, DON'T THROW 'EM AWAY.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER, KOWBOY?
- MY TOOTH HURTS.

- WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU GO TO THE DENTIST?

- 'CAUSE I AIN'T PAYING NO
DENTIST TO PULL MY TOOTH

WHEN I CAN DO IT MYSELF.

- WELL, THEN GO PULL IT.

- I GOT THIS REAL
BAD LOOSE TOOTH.

I'M NOT GOING TO THE DENTIST.

I'M GONNA KOWBOY UP,

STICK A PAIR OF
VISE GRIPS ON IT,

AND JUST YANK IT OUT.

HURTS LIKE A SON OF A BITCH.

YOU READY?

. THEY WON'T CLAMP ON IT.

- UGH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE DOING THIS.

- AAH.

HOW'S THAT?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT.

FEEL BETTER?
- HELL, YEAH.

- I'M DISGUSTED.

- I WON'T BE OPENING A
DENTAL PRACTICE ANYTIME SOON,

BUT IF YOU GOT A LOOSE
TOOTH, I'LL PULL IT, 50 BUCKS.

THAT'S 50 BUCKS
CHEAPER THAN A DENTIST.

IT DIDN'T IMPROVE MY SMILE.

- NOTHING WILL.

- LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

- NOW HOPEFULLY YOU'LL
BE IN A BETTER MOOD.

- JEFF AND I ARE JUST
PULLING UP TO THE LAKE

WITH THIS SURFBOARD.

AND SINCE I DID SUCH A GOOD JOB
TESTING THIS THING OUT BEFORE,

RICK SAID I COULD DO THE HONORS
BY TAKING IT OUT FOR THE REVEAL.

- HEY, I'M RICK.
- HOW YOU DOING, MAN? ANTHONY.

- ANTHONY, GREAT TO MEET YOU.
- GREAT TO MEET YOU, MAN.

I CAME DOWN TO LAKE LAS
VEGAS TODAY TO MEET WITH RICK

TO LOOK AT A SURFBOARD
THAT HE'S RESTORED

THAT I'M POTENTIALLY
INTERESTED IN BUYING.

- THIS THING'S OUT OF,
LIKE, THE '60s, YOU KNOW?

HERE WE GO.

- MAN, I LOVE ANYTHING THAT YOU
HAVE TO SUMMON WITH AN AIR HORN.

THAT MEANS SOMETHING, MAN.

THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT THE THOUGHT

OF A MOTOR ON A SURFBOARD...
LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

AND I JUST... I'M
REALLY ANTICIPATING

HOW COOL THIS IS GONNA BE.

THE SUSPENSE HAS
DEFINITELY GOT ME.

YUP. YUP.

- SOMETHING'S COMING.
- YEAH.

OH, MY GOD, MAN.
- HEY!

- CHECK IT OUT.
- OH, MY GOD.

- YEAH!
- THAT THING IS SICK.

RICK, THAT IS AWESOME, MAN.

- IS THAT BADASS?
- OH, MY GOD.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WHEN I SAW THAT THING,

RIGHT THEN, I WANTED
TO RIDE THAT THING.

IT'S A TOTAL
THROWBACK TO THE '60s,

AND THE WAY HE DID IT

WITH THE RACING STRIPE
DOWN THE CENTER...

IT'S ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE
COOLEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN.

- HERE IT IS.
- OH, MAN.

- CLEAN OUT OF THE WATER.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST
THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN, MAN.

- IT'S GOT A LITTLE
TWO-STROKE MOTOR INSIDE OF IT.

THIS IS THE THROTTLE, SO
WHEN YOU'RE STANDING ON IT,

YOU CAN JUST USE YOUR FOOT.

- SO WHEN YOU GOT THIS,
DID IT LOOK SIMILAR TO THIS?

- IT WAS BASICALLY AN ORANGE
COLOR, REAL FLAT, UGLY.

IT'S GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT
KINDS OF PAINT ON IT

TO GET THIS WOOD GRAIN GOING ON.

AND THEN WHAT WE ALSO
DID IS... IT'S ALUMINUM,

SO WE POLISHED OUT
THE WHOLE CENTER

AND THEN PAINTED
AROUND IT AND FINALIZED IT

WITH THIS PINSTRIPE IN THERE,

AND IT GAVE IT
THAT LATE '60s LOOK.

- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
WHEN IT WAS COMING OUT.

I WAS LIKE, "THAT'S AN
OLD-SCHOOL-LOOKING BOARD."

- RIGHT, IT WAS DONE IN '69.
THEY WENT OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

SO IT'S A VERY, VERY RARE PIECE.

- THIS IS JUST... I
GOT TO HAVE IT, MAN.

THIS IS AWESOME.
- YEAH?

- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME AN OFFER?

- THE TIME THAT
WE'VE GOT INTO IT,

ALL THE PAINT, THE MOTOR WORK,

I'M WANTING ABOUT
$8,500 FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.

- I DON'T... IS THERE ANY WAY
YOU COULD DO, LIKE, $6,500?

- $6,500, MAN, THAT'S, LIKE...

- $6,500, I'LL BUY
IT. I'LL SAVE UP.

- I'LL COME DOWN,

BUT I'M THINKING MORE
OF, LIKE, MAYBE 8 GRAND.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GO TO ANY BEACH...

I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU GO...

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIND ONE OF THESE.

- OH, MAN.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT, MAN.

- AWESOME, AWESOME.
- AWESOME.

- I'M GONNA GET BRETTLY
BACK IN THE WATER.

IF YOU'LL MEET
US IN THE TRUCK...

GO DOWN THERE...
HE'LL RUN UP TO YOU,

AND THEN YOU GUYS
LOAD IT IN THERE.

- SOUNDS GREAT, MAN. THANK YOU.

THE BOARD IS AWESOME.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE
THAN I CAN SPEND...

- HANG TEN, BROTHER.

- BUT I HAD TO HAVE THAT BOARD.

I'LL MAKE IT WORK.