[upbeat rock music] So, thanks for
meeting me down here. You know, I always get
nervous when you ask me to meet you down here
in the collection, 'cause I know something's up. Right. We're talking about
the Yenko Tribute. The Nova. Yeah. I have a buyer. Really? Yeah. I knew something
was up when Kevin wanted to talk to me in the
showroom, man, about my Nova. I just got this car, man. She's only been
here for a minute. Now, he wants to
sell it already? He's got some serious
convincing to do. I thought of this
vehicle because I was just feeling like maybe
you haven't connected yet. You don't have a bond. I had the hardest time
keeping my muscle cars. I just got this not
too terribly long ago. And it's a really cool car. And I am really not
interested in selling it. But, you know. He's got a fantastic budget. He's just a super nice guy. Is this guy just like-- he just wants to have an
old muscle car and have fun? It's a charity. Oh. And so he wants
to do an auction, like a charity auction. What's the charity? The charity is Camp Freedom. They support disabled
veterans and first responders. Tugging at my
heartstrings now. Yeah. You know, I showed him
pictures of this car. And I told him it's
not a really Yenko. And he said, would Danny have
a problem changing this car? Since it's a '69 Nova that has
just been dressed up in Yenko trim, there's no rules. There's no harm. There's no foul. It's already a wicked
car, so changing it-- I got no qualms about it. And I think really, after
talking to the gentleman, the only thing he really wants
to change are the wheels, and drop the front a little bit. And then maybe some graphics. OK, yeah. I mean, we can definitely
eliminate the Yenko vibe on it. There's a lot of things
I can do with it, but I guess what I need
to know from you is I want you to crunch the numbers-- OK. --and then how
much I've got to play with to make the changes
that he's looking for. OK. So if you'll
work on that stuff, you know what I'm gonna do is
I'm gonna take it for a spin. OK. A couple of reasons. I want to get it
out of my system. Yeah. But I also want
to check it all out and make sure that
everything mechanically is tight and right
before we start getting into cosmetics on it. I gotta be honest, man. I was ready to put my foot down. I was gonna say, no, this
Nova is not for sale. But when Kevin explained
to me who the client is-- and this is for
such a great cause. This is helping wounded vets,
man, wounded first responders. You know I'm in on
that, so yeah, I'm gonna sell the car 'cause
this is for the right cause, but I think I need a little
one-on-one time with the car before she goes. [engine rumbling] [tires squealing] [laughs] [sighs] Man, it is a nice car. [upbeat rock music] No rattles, no
squeaks, no nothing. [vehicle squeaks] It just lays rubber at will. Aw, boy, this car
is too much fun. You know, luckily for us, this
baby was perfect mechanically, man. So we just got to get down
with the fun on this thing and make it gorgeous. Now, today the guys
from Camp Freedom are here to check this baby out. Come on, come on. Come on, it's a beautiful day. I cannot wait to see the looks
on their face, and what this car is gonna do for our heroes. We've got veterans here. Yeah. Thank you from the
bottom of our hearts. May I ask what branches? I was United States Army. - Amen.
- Navy. Amen. Army. Amen.
Love it. It's nice to see that
y'all are getting along. Absolutely. - [laughs]
- Occasionally. Occasionally. I don't hold it against them. [laughter] I want to know
about Camp Freedom because what's hiding
behind that door over there has a purpose more than
just building a cool car. So tell me a little bit
about Camp Freedom please. We have 1,800 acres in
Northeast Pennsylvania. And we do all outdoor adventures
for disabled veterans, disabled first responders,
and their family members. If it can be done
outdoors, we do it. This is all a
charitable organization-- 100%. --that is basically
therapy for our vets and first responders.
- First responders, yeah. I love-- And it's all free
of charge, 100%. And that's the therapy. That's what we
bring to the table for people who are struggling. Now, you can see why I fell
in love when I got the call. Absolutely. Again, we're blessed to be
able to be a part of this. So thank you guys for
trusting us with it. What is the end game
for this ride that we're getting ready to see? We're gonna raffle it off. And it's gonna raise
great funds for us. It's gonna enable us to
keep our mission going. Believe me, we would
love to keep it and just keep it on the property. So would I. But that's not the purpose. It was built for the purpose
of funding what we're doing. You guys ready
to see this thing? We're excited. Bring it on. Come on up here. We're just gonna
hang out right here. You got to see this. It's proper. Ryan, my man! Come on! Bring out that Nova! [engine rumbling] Listen to that. Oh, that sound was bad. Oh yeah. Oh! Oh, look at this. Unbelievable. [laughs] Unbelievable. Outstanding. You guys killed it. Take your time. [laughs] Wander around this
beautiful beast. Oh my god. This 1969 Chevy Nova is
bare bones, old school muscle. Under the hood, she's got a
wicked Big Block 427 V8 engine backed up with a sweet
four-speed transmission and 411 Posi rear end. In other words, this thing is
a street-legal rocket ship. We updated the dash
gauges, but still kept it old school with Cragar S/S
wheels and those BFGoodrich radial T/As. As for the paint, well, my man
Ryan really outdid himself-- laid down some sweet,
spectacular '70s-style paint job that looks
absolutely stunning, especially in the daylight. Ryan kept this '70s vibe
going on the hood and deck lid with some tasty pin striping,
which takes this car to a whole 'nother level. And for that little
extra something, we even etched the back
window with some line work and added the Camp
Freedom logo that'll definitely make any new owner
proud to be behind the wheel. Now, if that ain't cool,
I don't know what is. Ryan, these are the men. Steve. Thank you for your service. Nice to meet you. Thank you for your service. All the markings are
delicate and fits right in. Great job. Well, this thing
is a ball, gentlemen. It's what an old school
muscle car is supposed to be. This car is a light-to-light
beast, a quarter-mile rocket. It's just all the old, cool
stuff that the cool guy would have had back in the day. So we got to peek under the hood
'cause you're gonna love this. It's so proper, so proper. Are you ready for this? I'm ready. It just came out gorgeous.
Bam. Ah. Are you kidding me? Ah, man. Big Block old
school Chevy 427-- it's perfect.
- Yeah. [laughs] That is unbelievable. I know. Backed up with a
four-speed transmission and that her shifter. We kept with the old school
BFGoodrich radial T/As with the raised white letters. You can't go wrong with it.
- No. Beautiful. And this color. Tell us about the color, Ryan. The color that the car
came in-- it's a beautiful, stunning color, but
it's kind of a challenge to figure out what colors
aren't gonna clash with that. So that's where we kind of
came up with the brandy wine on the bottom, a charcoal
color in the middle. It splits everything up
without them clashing. And then pop the hell out of
it with a bunch of pinstriping. And that's what they
did back in the '70s. This is a dream car. I mean, this is-- anybody who is in my
era of life and beyond-- they know what this is, but this
is only a step up from anything we would have seen. Absolutely. Inside this crazy thing, again
we went old school muscle car. It is as clean as can be--
no frills, no nothing. This is the toy
that the guy gets in and goes light to light. And the only time he
stops is at the gas station every 10 minutes.
- Yeah. Let it go.
[laughter] Yeah. Let it go. Back then, the gas
was 25 cents a gallon. Right. The dash, the gauges-- that's all updated, but they're
all analog, full suite gauges. You got all that in there. Yeah, I understand. That's what this
crazy beast is. On the back, some old
school '70s touches, which is etching the glass. We put the Camp
Freedom logo in it. Graphics and the
pin striping was done with so much good taste. I love the back window. You know, Camp Freedom's
so important to my life-- That's cool. --that to see that
on there forever-- I mean, that's something. But man, this right here--
helping American heroes. That's what the whole
thing is for us. You guys have hit this
out of the ballpark. I really appreciate it. I could not be more pleased. When I thought of what
we were going to do, this is so far beyond anything
that I ever thought of. This is incredible. Gentlemen, your stamp of
approval means the world to us. Thank you.
- Thank you very much. - God bless.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. Thank you, sir.
God bless. Thank you very much. This car is sick, man. It's lean, mean, and wicked
machine from the '70s. And I love that. And the fact that this thing
is going to Camp Freedom, and it's gonna help out
our wounded warriors, and it's gonna help
out first responders-- it doesn't get any better
than that for me, man. I'm stoked.
