Pawn Stars (2009–…): Season 3, Episode 30 - Chummobile - full transcript

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

- SO WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
- IT'S A DESK.

- THAT'S A LITTLE DESK.

- BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A GUN.

- IT'S A SHIP DOCUMENT
OF SOME KIND.

IT LOOKS LIKE JAMES MADISON'S
SIGNATURE DOWN THERE.

- YEAH, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON.

THIS IS THE REASON WHY
THE WAR OF 1812 STARTED.

GOLD & SILVER PAWN SHOP.

A REAL BATMOBILE?

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.



- HELL, YEAH. I CAN'T WAIT.

- YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

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.

SO WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

- WELL, IT'S A DESK,

BUT IT'S NOT REALLY A DESK.

IT'S ACTUALLY A GUN.

- IT'S A GUN DESK?
- YES.

WHEN YOU PUSH
DOWN ON THE INKWELL,

A BULLET FIRES OUT
THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR.



- SWEET, THAT MEANS I GOT A GUN

AIMED AT MY RIGHT NOW.

- I'M COMING DOWN TO
THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO TRY AND SELL MY GUN DESK.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
MUCH IT'S WORTH.

I JUST REALLY AM CURIOUS
WHAT IT WAS USED FOR

AND HOW OLD IT IS.

IF I SELL IT, THAT'S FINE.

IF I DON'T, I'M OKAY
WITH THAT TOO.

- WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU GET THIS?

- I GOT IT AT AN ESTATE SALE.

I WAS JUST LOOKING
FOR A NICE LITTLE DESK

TO PUT A GUESTBOOK ON.

WHEN WE GOT IT HOME,

I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO OPEN IT

AND HAD A REALLY
GOOD LOOK INSIDE.

I SAID, "YOU KNOW, THIS
ISN'T A DESK:, THIS IS A GUN."

- I'VE SEEN GUNS CONCEALED
IN ALL KINDS OF THINGS...

SWORDS, CANES, EVEN CAMERAS.

I'VE SEEN DESKS WITH
HIDDEN GUN COMPARTMENTS,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN
A DESK AS A GUN.

IT'S SOMETHING STRAIGHT
OUT OF A JAMES BOND MOVIE.

- WHY ARE YOU STICKING
YOUR FACE IN THERE?

- THIS IS WHY I'M KEEPING
IT AT AN ANGLE HERE.

- I JUST DON'T GET IT.

I MEAN, YOU'RE REALLY
NOT GONNA STOP ANYBODY

IF YOU SHOOT THEM IN THE
THIGH WITH A SMALL .22 LIKE THAT.

- WELL, IT'S NOT
EVEN A REGULAR .22.

IT'S A .22 SHORT OR
SOMETHING, IT LOOKS LIKE.

I MEAN, THE PROBLEM IS,
THERE'S NO BARREL THERE.

THE BULLET IS NOT GONNA
COME OUT WITH A LOT OF POWER,

BECAUSE THERE'S NO BARREL
FOR BACK PRESSURE TO BUILD UP

TO SEND THE BULLET FLYING.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.

I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THIS THING IS.

I ONLY BUY GUNS THAT
ARE MADE 1898 AND BACK.

THAT MAKES IT AN ANTIQUE FIREARM

THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
REGISTERED WITH THE ATF

OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

THE PROBLEM I HAVE HERE IS,

I DON'T KNOW THE DATE
THIS THING WAS MADE.

DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE A
BUDDY LOOK AT THIS THING?

BECAUSE I AM JUST
COMPLETELY LOST HERE.

- NOT AT ALL. THAT'S GREAT.

- THANKS.

I REALLY WANT THIS DESK.

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

BUT UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE
IT WAS MADE 1898 OR BEFORE,

I CAN'T LEGALLY BUY IT.

GOLD & SILVER PAWN SHOP.

LIKE, A TOY CAR OR...

WHERE IS IT LOCATED AT?

OKAY.

OKAY, A REAL BATMOBILE
FROM THE MOVIE.

OKAY, THIS IS NOT A
PRANK PHONE CALL?

YEAH, I'D TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

CAN I COME BY TOMORROW MORNING?

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

- BATMOBILE?

- HELL, YEAH. I CAN'T WAIT.

- YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

- IT'S THE BATMOBILE.

HELL, YEAH, I'M GOING.

- NO, YOU'RE NOT,

BECAUSE WE'LL GO OVER THERE,
AND YOU'LL ACT JUST LIKE THIS.

ALL YOU'LL WANT TO DO IS JUST,

"I WANT IT. I WANT IT.
I WANT IT. I WANT IT."

IT'LL BE A NIGHTMARE.

- WHEN YOU'RE
NEGOTIATING FOR SOMETHING,

YOU GOT TO LET THE GUY THINK

THAT YOU'RE NOT
INTERESTED IN IT.

- WE'LL PLAY, LIKE, THE
GOOD COP-BAD COP ROUTINE.

- NO, WHEN YOU'RE
BUYING SOMETHING,

YOU'RE THE BAD COP,
AND HE'S THE BAD COP.

- I COULD BE THE GOOD COP.

- NO, WE DON'T PLAY THAT.

WE'RE NOT ARRESTING SOMEONE.

WE'RE BUYING SOMETHING.

- DAMN IT, CHUMLEE,
IF YOU GO OVER THERE,

YOU WILL SCREW IT
UP LIKE HOGAN'S GOAT.

- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

- GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
- ALL RIGHT.

- I'VE GOT A DOCUMENT HERE.

IT'S A SHIP DOCUMENT
OF SOME KIND,

AND IT'S GOT A COUPLE
SIGNATURES ON IT.

NOT SURE WHAT IT'S WORTH.

- SWEET. IS THAT A PIRATE SHIP?

- NO, THAT'S NOT A PIRATE SHIP.

- OH.

- I'M COMING TO THE
PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY ANTIQUE
SHIP DOCUMENT.

IT WAS GIVEN TO ME
BY MY GRANDFATHER.

I'VE HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME

AND JUST THOUGHT I'D TRY
TO GET SOME MONEY OUT OF IT.

I'M REALLY NOT SURE
WHAT IT'S WORTH,

AND I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT.

- "TO PASS WITH HER COMPANY,
PASSENGERS, GOODS, MERCHANDISE,

WITHOUT ANY HINDERANCE,
SEIZURE, OR MOLESTATION."

THIS IS MADE THE
12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1805.

THIS WAS BASICALLY
A PAPER SAYING

THAT THIS IS A
UNITED STATES SHIP

AND THAT THAT SHIP
IS UNDER PROTECTION

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS,

THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME

HAD NO REAL WAY OF
PROTECTION ITS SHIPS.

WE HAD A VERY, VERY SMALL NAVY.

THIS IS BASICALLY THE REASON
WHY THE WAR OF 1812 STARTED,

BECAUSE THE ENGLISH DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE THESE PAPERS AT ALL.

- OKAY.

- THEY WOULD STOP AMERICAN
SHIPS ON THE HIGH SEAS,

AND THEY WOULD BOARD THEM.

THEY WOULD JUST
TAKE THEIR SAILORS

AND PRESS THEM
INTO THE ENGLISH NAVY.

"PRESSED" WAS, MORE OR
LESS, TAKEN INTO SLAVERY.

YOU WERE FORCED TO
WORK ON A NAVY SHIP.

- YEAH, I GOT PRESSED HERE.

- LIFE ON A BRITISH NAVAL
SHIP IN THE EARLY 1800s

WAS MISERABLE,

AND YOU WOULD GET PAID HALF

OF WHAT YOU WOULD
ON A MERCHANT SHIP.

NATURALLY, THEY HAD A
SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS,

SO THE BRITISH NAVY
FORCED PEOPLE INTO SERVICE.

- THE REASON I THINK THAT
IT HAS SOME VALUE HERE IS,

IT LOOKS LIKE JAMES MADISON'S
SIGNATURE DOWN THERE.

- MM-HMM.

- SO I'M ASSUMING THAT
MIGHT BE WORTH SOMETHING.

- YEAH, AND THOMAS
JEFFERSON RIGHT HERE.

YOU HAVE THOMAS
JEFFERSON, THE PRESIDENT,

AND MADISON, WHO
LATER BECAME PRESIDENT.

THIS IS NEAT.

I MEAN, I CAN TELL IT'S A
REAL SHIP'S DOCUMENT.

IT'S DONE ON VELLUM,

AND PRESIDENTIAL
SEAL RIGHT THERE.

THIS DOCUMENT IS
REALLY SOMETHING.

IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SIGNATURE
OF ONE FOUNDING FATHER.

IT HAS TWO.

THIS MUST HAVE BEEN
STORED IN A DRAWER OR A FILE

FOR 200 YEARS.

IT'S IN THAT GOOD OF SHAPE.

MY INSTINCT TELLS ME

IT'S GONNA BE WORTH
A LOT OF MONEY,

BUT I HAVE TO GET IT CHECKED
OUT BY A PRO JUST TO BE SURE.

SO DID YOU WANT TO PAWN THIS,
SELL THIS, DONATE IT TO CHARITY?

- I THINK I'M
LOOKING TO SELL IT.

- OKAY, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA
WHAT YOU WANTED FOR IT?

- NO, I DO NOT HAVE AN IDEA.

- FIRST OFF, I GOT TO FIND OUT
IF THE SIGNATURES ARE REAL.

I DON'T KNOW IF, LIKE,

A SHIP'S PAPERS WAS
DONE BY THE PRESIDENT

OR DONE BY JUST HIS SECRETARY.

BEFORE I MAKE YOU AN OFFER,
I WANT SOMEONE TO COME IN.

I WANT HIM TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS THING,

AND LET'S GET IT FIGURED
OUT, WHAT IT'S WORTH.

I'VE NEVER HAD ONE
OF THESE BEFORE.

- OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I'M HOPING THAT THE EXPERT

WILL ACTUALLY HAVE
MORE INFORMATION FOR ME

SO I CAN WALK OUT OF
THERE WITH SOME MONEY.

- EARLIER, A GUY BROUGHT
IN A SHIP'S DOCUMENT

THAT APPEARS TO BE
SIGNED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON

AND JAMES MADISON.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LEGIT,

SO I INVITED MY BUDDY DANA DOWN

TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.

WELL, THIS IS WHAT
I CALLED YOU ABOUT,

A WADDED-UP PIECE OF PAPER.

- I'M DANA.

I'M PRESIDENT OF EARLY
AMERICAN HISTORY AUCTIONS.

OKAY, WELL, I RECOGNIZE THIS.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WHAT'S
KNOWN AS A SHIP'S PASSPORT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF
REALLY INTERESTING THINGS

ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR FORM.

THAT'S EDWARD SAVAGE,

THE SCULPTOR WHO ENGRAVED
THE DESIGN OF THE SHIPS.

IT'S A USS CONSTITUTION
STYLE WARSHIP.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE
THE SCALLOPED TOP.

THIS IS WHERE IT'S CUT
FROM THE REST OF ITS FORM,

WHICH CONTINUED OUT TO HERE.

AND WHEN THE FORM GETS
TURNED BACK IN TO THE TREASURY,

THE BOOK COPY WOULD
HAVE THE OPPOSITE CUT,

MATCHING THAT PERFECTLY.

ONE PROBLEM IS THAT
THE WRITING IS VERY FADED,

AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ.

THAT'S AN ISSUE TO DO MOSTLY

WITH THE FACT
THAT IT'S ON VELLUM.

IT'S ALMOST A
SHEEPSKIN MATERIAL,

AND THE INK DOESN'T
REALLY GET ABSORBED,

AND SO IT TENDED TO
FADE VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

BUT THE ORIGINAL
IMPRINTING IN BLACK

THAT WAS MADE ON
A PRINTING PRESS

REMAINS SHARP AND FRESH.

AND SO IT SAYS YOU HAVE A
SHIP BY THE NAME OF MADISON

AND A DOCUMENT
THAT'S ALSO SIGNED

BY JAMES MADISON AS
SECRETARY OF STATE.

I THINK THAT'S
PRETTY REMARKABLE.

- OKAY, WELL, MY BIG CONCERN
IS, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS, LIKE,

JUST SIGNED BY A SECRETARY.

- RIGHT, OH, ABSOLUTELY.

THOMAS JEFFERSON HAD A VERY
FINE AND ELEGANT SIGNATURE,

SO THE SIGNATURE
APPEARS TO BE...

ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC

AND IN CHARACTER WITH
OTHERS THAT I HAVE SEEN.

- WOW. REALLY?

- ABSOLUTELY.

AND JAMES MADISON HERE
IS MUCH EASIER TO SEE,

AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC.

- WOW, THAT'S AMAZING.

- THIS DOCUMENT IS A
VERY IMPORTANT PIECE

OF NAUTICAL HISTORY.

IT WAS SIGNED BY
THOMAS JEFFERSON,

THE THIRD PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES,

AND JAMES MADISON, THE FOURTH
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

- SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT'S WORTH?

- THIS DOCUMENT ITSELF
IS IN FABULOUS QUALITY.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT
HERE THAT'S PRETTY EASILY,

IN TODAY'S MARKET,
WORTH $5,000 TO $6,000.

- HOLY COW.
- YEAH.

- OKAY.

- THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.

YOU'RE THE BEST, DANA.

SO WHAT DO YOU
WANT FOR THIS THING?

- I DON'T KNOW, $5,000?

- WELL, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL,
MAKE ME AN OFFER.

- I'LL GIVE YOU
2,500 BUCKS FOR IT.

- CAN YOU DO $3,500?

- I MEAN, I'LL GO $2,800.

- I MEAN, HE SAID IT WAS
WORTH $5,000 TO $6,000.

- UNLESS YOU HAVE A
PAWN SHOP SOMEWHERE,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GET THAT KIND OF MONEY.

I'LL GO 3 GRAND. I
WON'T GO A PENNY MORE.

AND I REALLY THINK
THAT'S A FAIR DEAL.

AND IT'S CASH MONEY.

- ALL RIGHT. I
THINK I'LL TAKE IT.

- OKAY, GOOD.

YOU WANT TO WRITE HIM UP, CHUM?

I'M PUMPED I GOT THIS PIECE.

IT'S AMAZING.

THIS IS EXACTLY
THE KIND OF THING

I LOVE HAVING ON MY WALL.

EARLIER, A WOMAN
BROUGHT IN A DESK

WITH A HIDDEN GUN BUILT INTO IT.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S
FOR OR WHEN IT WAS MADE,

SO I INVITED MY BUDDY
SEAN DOWN TO TAKE A LOOK.

- SO WHERE'S THE GUN?
- THIS IS THE GUN.

- WHAT?

MY NAME IS SEAN RICH.

I OWN TORTUGA
TRADING INCORPORATED,

AND I SPECIALIZE IN
ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR.

- THIS THING IS A GUN.

YOU PRESS THERE.
THERE'S THE TRIGGER.

THAT FALLS DOWN,
HITS THE HAMMER.

THE BULLET FLIES OUT THIS WAY.

YOU EVER SEEN ONE?

- I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS.

WHAT IS THE
PRACTICAL APPLICATION?

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING
THROUGH MY HEAD.

- I DON'T SEE ONE, MYSELF.

- TO HAVE THIS ALL BUILT IN
LIKE THIS IN A TINY LITTLE DESK,

NOBODY'S GONNA BUY
THIS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING
GUNS AND WEAPONS

SINCE I WAS TEN YEARS OLD.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S BEEN
BROKEN IN HALF ONCE BEFORE,

BUT I DO NOT THINK

THAT A BULLET HITTING
THIS BROKE THAT IN HALF.

AND IF IT DID, IT WOULD HAVE
BLOWN THIS COMPLETELY OFF,

OR IT WOULD HAVE PUT A
HOLE IN IT, AT THE VERY MINIMUM.

THE REALM THAT
THIS ITEM FALLS INTO

IS A COLLECTOR'S NOVELTY.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN
EVEN JUST A ONE-OFF

FOR MAYBE A MOVIE
PROP, WHAT HAVE YOU.

WHO KNOWS WHAT IT
WAS REALLY USED FOR?

- THE OTHER THING IS,

I DON'T KNOW HOW
OLD THIS THING IS.

- ANYTHING MANUFACTURED
BEFORE 1898 IS OKAY.

YOU CAN SHIP IT.

YOU CAN BUY AND
SELL, NO PROBLEM.

ANYTHING AFTER 1898
HAS TO BE REGISTERED

THROUGH AN FFL-LICENSED
DEALER WITH THE ATF.

THE BARREL IS SO TINY,
BUT IT'S OPEN-ENDED.

MEANS THAT IT COULD
SHOOT A PROJECTILE,

AND THAT'S AN ISSUE.

AND THE OTHER PART
OF THIS IS THAT, OKAY,

IT'S ONE TO HAVE A GUN,

BUT NOW YOU HAVE A
CONCEALED WEAPON

BECAUSE IT'S A HIDDEN GUN.

HAVE YOU HAD IT APART?

- YES.

- OKAY, WAS THERE ANY
NAME OF MANUFACTURER

OR ANY KIND OF MARKINGS
ON THE FIRING MECHANISM?

- THERE WAS THE BEGINNINGS
OF A PATENT NUMBER.

IT SAID, "PATENT 1,"

AND THEN YOU
CAN'T READ THE REST.

- UGH.

IT LOOKS TO BE IN THAT
1890s TO ABOUT 1910 ERA,

BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

FOR ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.

SO IF I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT,

IT'S A GRAY AREA FOR YOU,

AND IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK.

HERE'S AN OPTION.

YOU'D HAVE TO BRING
IT TO A GUNSMITH

AND HAVE HIM PROFESSIONALLY
DEACTIVATE THE MECHANISM.

THEN IT CAN BE LEGAL
TO BUY AND SELL.

- OH, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT,
THEN. THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

- I WISH I COULD
HELP YOU OUT MORE.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

THANKS FOR BRINGING IT IN.

- OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

- I REALLY WISH I COULD
HAVE BOUGHT THIS,

'CAUSE THE ODDS OF ANOTHER
GUN DESK COMING IN HERE

ARE SLIM TO NONE.

BUT THE LAW IS THE LAW.

HOPEFULLY SHE'LL GET IT
DEACTIVATED AND BRING IT BACK,

'CAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT.

YESTERDAY I GOT
A CALL FROM A GUY

WHO WANTS TO SELL
ME THE BATMOBILE,

SO COREY AND I ARE ON
OUR WAY TO GO CHECK IT OUT.

OH, MAN, THIS THING LOOKS SICK.

- I CALLED THE GUYS FROM
THE PAWN SHOP DOWN

TO COME TAKE A LOOK
AT THE BATMOBILE

THAT I'VE GOT FOR SALE.

I'M HOPING TO GET AT
LEAST $20,000 FOR IT.

I THINK THE LOWEST
I'LL GO IS $15,000.

I MEAN, IT'S THE BATMOBILE.

- SO DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

- IT'S A REPLICA OF THE ONE

THAT WAS IN THE MOVIE
WITH MICHAEL KEATON.

A FRIEND OF MINE GOT
IT ON THE INTERNET,

AND HE ASKED ME
TO FIX IT UP FOR HIM.

I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU EXPECT ME TO DO WITH IT,

BUT LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT."

SO HE BRINGS IT
OVER TO ME, AND I SAID,

"WELL, I CAN MAKE IT RUN."

SO IT RUNS.

THEN HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
MONEY TO PAY ME FOR IT,

SO I DECIDED TO, YOU
KNOW, SAY, "WELL, HEY,

JUST GIVE ME THE CAR."

BATMAN IS ONE OF
THE FEW SUPERHEROES

WITH NO SPECIAL POWERS.

HE JUST USES HIS
WITS AND HIS GADGETS,

AND HIS COOLEST GADGET
BY FAR IS THE BATMOBILE.

- SO WHAT KIND OF
CHASSIS DOES THIS HAVE?

- WELL, IT'S A...
- RICK!

HERE ARE YOUR SUNGLASSES.

- THOSE AREN'T MY SUNGLASSES.

- ARE YOU SURE?

- CHUM ALWAYS FINDS
NEW WAYS TO SURPRISE ME,

BUT I CAN'T BE TOO
UPSET WITH HIM.

IT IS THE BATMOBILE, AFTER ALL.

- WHATEVER, HE'S ALREADY HERE.
CHUM, GO STAND OVER THERE.

- YEAH, I'LL JUST
STAND OVER HERE.

- SO CAN WE SEE
THE INSIDE OF IT?

- YEAH.

- SO DO ANY OF THESE SWITCHES
OR GAUGES OR BUTTONS WORK?

DO THEY HAVE ANY
FUNCTION AT ALL?

- WELL, A COUPLE OF
THE GAUGES WORK,

BUT MOST OF THE SWITCHES ARE...

- JUST DUMMY SWITCHES?

THIS IS AN AMAZING REPLICA.

SOMEONE OBVIOUSLY
SPENT A LOT OF TIME

GETTING ALL THE DETAILS RIGHT.

BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT
THE ORIGINAL BATMOBILE,

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S WORTH.

CAN I LOOK AT THE ENGINE?

- YEAH, SURE.

- OOH.

- IT'S GOT A 327
IN IT, SINGLE CARB,

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T FIT TOO
MUCH UNDERNEATH THERE.

- I THOUGHT THE BATMOBILE
HAD A ROCKET ENGINE.

- THIS THING IS REALLY COOL,

BUT I GOT A FEW
CONCERNS WITH IT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT KIND
OF CAR IT WAS BUILT OUT OF,

SO I REALLY NEED SOMEONE
TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK.

BUT I'M ALREADY THINKING,
"HOW COOL WOULD IT BE

TO DRIVE THIS UP AND
DOWN THE VEGAS STRIP?"

LET ME CALL MY BUDDY.

HE DEALS IN A LOT OF EXOTIC
CARS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING
WE CAN DO WITH THIS, OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT.

- HEY, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

- WELL, I GOT SOME
SIGNED MEMORABILIA

FROM WILLIE MOSCONI,
THE 9-BALL CHAMP.

I ACTUALLY PLAYED A
GAME WITH WILLIE MOSCONI.

- OKAY, DID HE BEAT YOU?

- WELL, WE'RE NOT
BUYING MY SIGNATURE, SO...

WE DECIDED TO COME
INTO THE SHOP TODAY

TO SEE ABOUT SELLING OUR
WILLIE MOSCONI CUE CASE.

I'M FIGURING IT'D PROBABLY
BE WORTH ABOUT $1,200.

I'LL PROBABLY TAKE $400 TO $500.

- SO HOW DID YOU GET THIS?

- I WAS RAISED UP
NORTH IN NEW JERSEY,

AND I WAS SEEING WILLIE MOSCONI

IN ALL THE POOL HALLS MY
DAD USED TO TAKE ME TO.

AND HE SIGNED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF STUFF FOR ME.

- OH, OKAY.

- MOSCONI WAS THE KING OF POOL.

HE WAS THE MICHAEL
JORDAN OF THE POOL CIRCUIT.

- HE WAS CHAMPION FOR,
LIKE, 15, 16 YEARS IN A ROW?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- YEAH.

- MOSCONI WAS A
POOL-PLAYING LEGEND

BACK IN THE '40s AND '50s.

I MEAN, THE GUY TAUGHT PAUL
NEWMAN HOW TO PLAY POOL

IN HIS CLASSIC ROLE
IN THE HUSTLER.

NOW, THAT IS COOL.

- I HAVE A WILLIE MOSCONI BOOK,

SIGNED 9-BALL,

PICTURE SIGNED BY HIM,

AND A CUE CASE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY.

- OKAY, AND DID
HE SIGN THE STICK?

- NO, JUST PUT THIS
IN THERE TO SHOW.

- IF YOU HAD HIM SIGN A STICK,

I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE
THINGS THAT ARE WORTH MONEY.

WE JUST HAVE A SIGNED CASE HERE.

EVEN THOUGH THE
POOL CUE ISN'T SIGNED,

THIS IS STILL A
GREAT COLLECTION.

MOSCONI WAS A LEGEND,

AND IN A TOWN LIKE
VEGAS, IT'LL SELL QUICK.

- WHAT YOU WANTING
TO DO WITH IT, GUY?

- WELL, WE'RE LOOKING
TO PROBABLY SELL IT.

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

- HOW ABOUT $600?

- OH, UM...

IT'S A REALLY NICE
CASE AND EVERYTHING.

ONE PROBLEM WE HAVE,
THIS ONE'S PERSONALIZED.

TOUGH TO SELL
PERSONALIZED AUTOGRAPHS.

I'LL GIVE YOU, LIKE,
400 BUCKS FOR IT.

- OKAY, UH...

HOW ABOUT $500?

- ALL RIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT. I'LL GO 450 BUCKS ON IT.

THAT'S REALLY THE
TOP OF THE RANGE.

- UH...

OKAY, I'LL GO $450.

- OKAY, SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL.

- THANK YOU.
- THANKS A LOT.

- I SETTLED FOR $450.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

LIFE'S LIKE A POOL TABLE.

THERE'S ALWAYS A SHOT.

SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO
WALK AROUND ONCE OR TWICE,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A
SHOT, AND YOU GOT TO TAKE IT.

- EARLIER, I CHECKED OUT A
REPLICA OF THE BATMOBILE.

IT LOOKS COOL,
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA

IF IT'S WORTH ANYTHING,

SO I CALLED MY BUDDY
DANNY TO TAKE A LOOK.

HEY, DANNY, WHAT'S UP?

- I OWN COUNT'S KUSTOMS
HERE IN LAS VEGAS,

WHERE WE BUILD WICKED HOT
RODS AND WAY COOL CHOPPERS.

KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
A BATMOBILE TO ME.

- CAN'T SLIDE ONE PAST YOU.

- I DON'T KNOW... I MEAN, I KNOW
YOU DEAL IN A LOT OF WEIRD CARS,

SO I FIGURED YOU
COULD HELP ME OUT HERE.

- SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW, CARS LIKE THIS
ALWAYS WILL CARRY A VALUE

BECAUSE THEY'RE SO RECOGNIZABLE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SO MANY
FAMOUS MOVIE CARS AND TV CARS.

THE GENERAL LEE,
DUKES OF HAZZARD.

YOU GOT K.I.T.T.
FROM KNIGHT RIDER.

NOW, THE ORIGINAL BATMOBILE,

THAT WAS A '57 LINCOLN FUTURA,

BUT THIS ONE, THIS WAS A
TOTAL CONCEPT FROM SCRATCH.

THIS CAR WAS AN ORIGINAL
DESIGN FROM THE GET-GO,

AND IT'S A REALLY
WICKED BODY STYLE,

EXTREMELY COOL-LOOKING CAR.

THIS ONE IS A REPLICA, RIGHT?
- RIGHT.

- DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT, LIKE, WHAT THE CHASSIS IS,

ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

- NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE CHASSIS CAME FROM.

- OKAY.

- HOW'S IT LOOKING DOWN THERE?

- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE

IS PROBABLY A...

EARLY '80s GM CHASSIS,

LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING,
LIKE, MAYBE ON A CAPRICE

OR A BIG BUICK OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S WHAT THE FRAME
AND CHASSIS LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT'S... WHAT DO WE
GOT UNDER THE HOOD?

CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT?

ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT A SMALL-BLOCK CHEVY, 327.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT, LIKE, A
TURBO 350 TRANS BEHIND IT,

AUTOMATIC TRANS.

CAN WE FIRE THIS THING UP?

I WANT TO HEAR
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

- YEAH, WE CAN START IT.

- ALL RIGHT, COOL.

- YEAH, LISTEN TO HER PURR.

- SOUNDS ALL RIGHT.

- SOMEBODY PUT ENDLESS
AMOUNT OF HOURS INTO MAKING THIS.

THIS CAR WAS ALL HANDMADE.

IT WAS A LABOR OF LOVE.

THEY PUT SO MUCH EFFORT

INTO GETTING IT THIS FAR.

YOU KNOW, GUYS, THIS IS
A REALLY TOUGH ONE HERE,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MAN.

THIS IS A HARD CALL.

TO GET IT TO A LEVEL WHERE
IT'S, LIKE, SHOW-WORTHY,

YOU'RE GONNA BE WEEKS,
FRANKLY, IN BODYWORK.

TO FLIP THIS OVER, YOU
GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY

THAT REALLY JUST
WANTS IT FOR THEMSELVES.

THIS IS A CATCH-22, AS
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

THERE'S A TON OF
WORK TO BE DONE TO IT,

BUT WHERE ARE YOU
GONNA FIND ANOTHER ONE?

THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE OF
IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND
ONE OF THESE FOR SALE,

SO IT'S...

- YOU KNOW, I MEAN, DANNY'S
GOT A LOT OF VALID POINTS.

IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL BATMOBILE.

THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK TO BE DONE.

IT'D BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO
SELL IN THIS KIND OF SHAPE.

THERE'S JUST NOTHING
I CAN DO WITH IT.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY FOR
TAKING UP YOUR TIME.

- WELL, HEY, LET'S
TEST-DRIVE IT FIRST.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

- CHUM, IT'S NOT FOR ME.
- CAN WE TEST-DRIVE IT?

- YEAH, YOU CAN
TEST-DRIVE IT, SURE.

- YOU GOT TO LOVE CHUM.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA
MAKE A DEAL ON THIS THING,

BUT WHO WOULDN'T WANT
TO SEE THE BATMOBILE RUN?

IF YOU WANT TO LET HIM
TAKE IT FOR A TEST-DRIVE,

IT'S UP TO YOU.

- SURE.
- LET'S DO THIS.

TO THE BATCAVE.

THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.