<i> - On this episode
of "Counting Cars"...</i> - DeLorean?
- Oh! Wow! - A flux capacitor! - Look at the mass amount
of wiring back here. - This is an insane amount
of work. This thing's sweet. - That's a fresh build. - Yeah, it was one of those
things I offered to Danny. - How much is it now? - Out of respect for your boss
I'm gonna leave that alone. - Some Torq Thrust with the
street slicks on there, it'd get the ass down
a little bit and raise the front end up
a little bit. - That's the disappointed look
of, "You're not listening
and you're talking too much and you should shut up." <i> - Vegas is a gambling town.</i> <i> Most people bet with chips.</i> <i> I bet with rides...</i> <i> Look at this.</i> <i> And I always go all in.</i> <i> Wow.
What would you take for this?</i> [tires squealing] <i> I'm Danny, aka The Count,</i> <i> and this is my all-star team.</i> <i> We find 'em...</i> <i> - Where's the rest
of the car at?</i> <i> - Fix 'em, flip 'em,</i> <i> and sometimes I keep 'em.</i> <i> This thing is sick.</i> [laughs] <i> I want this car.</i> <i> For my crew,
every job's high stakes,</i> <i> and we can't afford to lose.</i> <i> This is "Counting Cars."</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - What's up, brother?
How you doing? - I'm great, how are you?
- Good, good. - I have Jim
and his brother Ty here. - What's happening, Jim?
How are you? Ty? Nice to meet you guys. <i> Kevin just called.</i> Said he's got a couple
of clients who have a really cool project
they want to talk about. Kevin sounds pretty excited
about it and he doesn't get excited
about much, so if he's into it, it's bound
to at least be interesting. - These guys have a '57 T-Bird and they want to restore it
for their father. - Already love it. - Yeah, and it's the E-- - E-code.
- Yeah. - They call 'em E-Birds. That was like, the factory
high-performance version. That's a really rare thing. It makes this car
that much more valuable. - They want to re-do it.
- Yes. - And they want to keep
it all original-- - Perfect. - And then surprise
their father. - Dude, first off, gentlemen,
that's extremely cool that you guys are doing this
for your dad. What's the background
on this car? - I've been hearing
about this car since I was
about five years old. <i> Uh, it's a family car.</i> <i> It was owned I believe
by my dad's father's cousin,</i> <i> and they bought it original
in '57</i> <i> and actually was able to buy it
from still family.</i> - Really? So this car's been
in the family since new? - Right. - This is something my dad has
wanted to have done. He's wanted
to re-build it himself and he's been talking about it
for a lot of years, so this is, uh, this is going to
be something real cool for him. - Is your dad gonna have
any clue of where is this car? Because, I mean,
it's gonna take some time. - He's in Alaska right now and gon' be up there
for a while, so we just used that
and said, "Here we go." - What kind of shape is she in? - It's pretty rough. We--we pulled it
out of a pasture for him, so it's been sitting
in the pasture for a few years. - [laughs]
Oh, boy. Yay. [laughter] - I know.
I worry because of the rust. - Well, it's gon--
it's bound to have some if it's been sitting
in a pasture, number one, number two
it's a convertible car, so they just--even if it has
the top up on it, it--they take on water.
- Yeah. - Hide--hide the story from him
as long as you can and we will do our best
to try to get 'er done in as timely a manner as we can
with a car like this. - Gonna be a challenge
but I think we can do it. - I love it.
Well, I got my challenge. You guys got your challenge.
- Yep, yep. - Let's get this ball rolling.
- All right. - You know man, even though our
name is Count's Kustoms, there's nothing like doing a
proper nut and bolt restoration on a true American classic. <i> But I tell you what,</i> it could be a potential
challenge and possibly
a total rust bucket, and I won't know
until the car gets here, but I'm really hoping that
this project goes super smooth, 'cause I cannot wait to surprise
their dad with a beautiful ride. I dig it. I dig it.
- All right. Do your thing.
Thank you guys. - Thank you, Danny.
- I'll see you guys later. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - Just go straight
to the end of the street. - You got that right.
Straight. - Man, I got this.
- I know. <i> Dumb luck got you this far,
man.</i> - That's right.
I'm the best at dumb luck. -<i> Danny's really been
pushing usto try</i> and bring in more interesting
products to the shop, so Mike and I are gonna circle
back around to a guy named Brent. <i> He actually had one
of the last Pintos, I think,</i> that didn't have
the exploding gas tank, so I went ahead and bought it. Now he says his buddy
down the street has way crazier stuff
than he does, and we're gonna see if we can't
pick some stuff up for the shop. - This is the DeLorean?
Oh, wow. He's got a stock one. - Oh, no, not really.
- Oh, it's not stock? - The front one's electric.
- Holy-- - 100%.
100% electric. - Oh, wow.
- That's a lot of batteries. - That's only half of them.
- That's crazy. - How fast she go?
- 130. - That's impressive
for an electric car. - Very. - Yeah, that really smokes
yours. I mean, really smokes yours. That's almost twice as fast. - We're not comparing
electric cars at this point, so shut up. - But enough of that one, man.
This thing is cool. - I mean, don't get me wrong.
That's cool. But that one looks like it's
right out of the movie. - This one came
out of a junkyard. - Wow. - Mr. Fusion on it. <i> - The DMC-12 or DeLorean
as most people knowit</i> <i> was manufactured for the
American market in 1981.</i> <i> While the release was plagued
from the start,</i> <i> the DeLorean became
engrained in American culture</i> <i> thanks to its role
as the time-traveling ride</i> <i> in the "Back to the Future"
movies.</i> <i> Its appearance
in the '80s trilogy</i> <i> forever secured its place
in history,</i> <i> unlike Ford's Edsel,
Yugo Unique,</i> <i> cars that didn't have
classic films</i> <i> to preserve their legacies.</i> <i> The car conjures up
such nostalgia today</i> <i> that the DeLorean Motor Company
plans on releasing replicas</i> <i> in early 2017.</i> <i> The going price?
Nearly $100,000.</i> <i> Not too bad for a car that's
been out of production</i> <i> for almost 35 years.</i> - Rick, can I look--
can I open the door, man? - Yes, please.
Open the door. - Best part.
This is the best part. This is insane amount of work. - This one came
out of a junkyard. - This guy Brent is some kind
of a car collector mad scientist all rolled into one, <i> so I ended up buying a pinto
off of Brent for $200.</i> <i> And now we're
at his buddy's house</i> <i> to see some more crazy cars.</i> <i> Maybe we can pick something up
for the shop.</i> <i> One of these DeLoreans</i> <i> runs completely off
of yacht batteries.</i> The other one
wouldn't surprise me one bit if it actually runs off of
the flux capacitor and garbage. <i> ♪</i> ♪ Rick, can I look--
can I open the door, man? - Yes, please.
Open the door. - Best part.
This is the best part. - I'm still confused why they don't make cars
like that, though. 'Cause that's just
too much fun. - The flux capacitor. - Look at the mass amount
of wiring back here. - This is insane
amount of work. - Took us a total of eight
years, you know, after work. <i> Guaranteed there's not one
like this.</i> - Look, I look pretty normal
against you guys. - There's a lot
of strange projects around here. <i> - This is awesome, Rick.</i> <i> Thanks for showing us this.</i> <i> Man, these cars are nuts,</i> but I really think they're
a little too far outside Count Kustom's realm. <i> I think if I rolled
back to the shop</i> with these two cars in tow, Danny would send me back in time
to figure out where I lost my brain. Wow. - Once again, thank you.
- That's so cool. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - So how's it going
on that damn bike? - The same way it goes
every time it comes back. It's an aggravation. - Hey, Ryan, what's going on? Figured I would just jump in. Since Mike was talking,
I know it was nothing important. [laughter] Got a car coming in. - What do you got?
- The car's not here yet. - Okay. - Customer sent me photos. This--it's actually
a really cool story. This--this gentleman
and his family are surprising the father. This is the father's car. It's been in storage forever. - That is somebody's surprise?
- Yeah. 1957 T-Bird. - My kids aren't that nice, man.
What the-- - [laughs] - It's--I want to see. - Really cool ride. - I've been dying to do
one of these things. The--rear--radius,
the rear wheel well? Some Torq Thrust
with the street slicks on there, get the ass down a little bit, raise the front end up
a little bit? Do, like, a show bar. You know,
kind of like a street-- - All right,
let me help you out some. That look--that's the
disappointed look of, "You're not listening,
and you're talking too much and you should
shut the [bleep] up." - Bro, I would love to see a car
just-- just like you described--
I would love it. Not this one.
This one's too valuable. This is a challenge. When you customize a car,
you've got leeways. You come up to an obstacle somewhere
along the customization-- - Cut it, chop it.
- There's no rules. Got to chop it, change it,
flake it, panel it, whatever you want to do. It's a valuable car, and the fact that it's
all original and numbers matching makes it only
all the more valuable so to do this car justice, to do
the family's investment justice, and even though it's
a surprise for the father, I guarantee you
he's gonna want to see it like it came
out of the factory in 1957. - Like he remembers it. - So, yeah, man,
that's the story on it. - That's a lot of work
right there. - What's left of the floor?
- Mm- hmm. - These are the worst pictures,
right? - That's all I have.
- That did not sound good. - That's all I have.
Ryan, thank you very much. Mike. - Thanks for the lesson. - Just so hard for me to say
thank you to you. I just don't know why.
It gets caught. Now, I know this isn't the kind
of creative project that we're used to doing, but sometimes you have to
get creative to make sure that you do a car exactly like it was
when it came out of the factory. <i> I know it's not gonna be easy.</i> Just finding the right parts
is gonna be a challenge, but when this baby
is done and gorgeous and their father gets to lay
his eyes on his T-Bird, <i> this will be all worth it.</i> - Here, you ponder on those. I'll get back to painting. That really doesn't require me
at all. <i> [rock music]</i> <i> ♪</i> ♪ - What's up, Kevin Mack? - Hey, fellas. -<i> This T-bird finally came in</i> <i> and the guys have been
cranking on her non-stop.</i> Everything seems to be going
pretty smooth, but Kevin said that they hit
a bit of a roadblock. I don't know exactly what that
is, but I know it can't be good. - Just had some questions
for you on this '57 T-Bird
that we're doing. - Yes.
What a beautiful car. - Yeah, and so they want
it all original. - Absolutely. - And all these parts
are just done. - Oh, dude, it's just rotted. Dude, it's just corroded
all to pieces, dude. That's toast. - The steering wheel's in here
and it's bad. Got the radiator that's bad. - Oh, boy.
- Yeah. - And this they can't use? The intake manifold?
Bro. - Yeah. - The intake manifold,
this is, like, one of the most crucial pieces. - If it's that bad there,
it's way worse everywhere else. That's everything though. - Yeah, I mean, you know, being an E-code Thunderbird,
the E-Bird, came factory
with the dual quad setup. - Right. - And this is the intake
manifold for a '57 T-Bird 312 dual quad. - But that doesn't affect the
numbers matching part of this, right, if we replace it? - No, because--because the numbers we're talking engine
block matching to the car. - Okay. - And this is basically--you
could call it an accessory or a part on the engine, but the problem is, uh, these are kind of
some rare parts, especially this intake manifold. - Yeah, who should we call,
or who do you know who can help us
with this stuff? - You know what, man,
for something bizarre like this, my first call'd be Big Ryan. Big Ryan out in Boulder. But it's not gonna affect
the numbers or the value
or anything like that. It's really
about the engine block itself. - Okay. - To make sure that that stays
with the car in that space. - And I hope that's okay. Nobody said anything about it. - I mean, it would be tragic
to have to change the block. - Okay.
- It would be tragic. - Also, if we change the block then it's not really an E-Bird
anymore and we could do, you know, the gas
or the rear wheel wells and we can do the lettering
down the side and straight axle the front in,
put the roll bar in. - Call Big Ryan. Just call Big Ryan. Stop it.
Just stop it. Call Big Ryan. - We can have--I mean-- - It might be shot. - No, no, it ain't.
It ain't. Just call Big Ryan. Man, if we don't find these
rare parts for this T-Bird we're gonna run
into all kinds of problems. <i> As much as I know Ryan would
like to turn this vehicle</i> into his personal project, I know that our clients
would not like that, so I'm praying that Big Ryan
has the parts we need <i> and he comes through for us.</i> - My fingers are crossed
that the motor's shot. We have fun with this car. <i> ♪</i> ♪ - I go two streets or one?
- One. Two. - Is this two?
- Here, make right. <i> Park right here.</i> Mike and I are headed out
to pick up some rare parts for the '57 T-Bird
from Big Ryan. <i> Hopefully I can keep Mike
from getting sidetracked.</i> There's still a ton of work
to be done on this T-Bird and I'm talking about every nut
and bolt, every inch of wire. Done. Knock on the door. - Is this Ryan's? - I don't know. 1950 Chevy Deluxe. <i> If you actually knew cars,
you would know that.</i> - Yeah.
Where's the doorbell? Here's the doorbell.
- Don't beat on it like that. You beat on Big Ryan's door
nice and soft. [tapping] - What's goin' on, fellas? - What's goin' on, brother? - What's goin' down? - Good to see you.
- Good to see you. - 'Sup, man? - We're here to pick up
some parts for an E-Bird. The intake
and a water pump housing. - Screw the parts, though.
Whose is that? - What about the '50? - This yours?
- That's my buddy Terry's. - This thing's sweet.
- This thing is like Mr. Clean. - I just finished it. - Really?
It's a fresh build. - It's borderline frame-on
because it was completely apart. - Yeah. <i> - But he did a beautiful,
beautiful job.</i> <i> - Yeah.</i> <i> When the 1950 Chevy Deluxe
rolled off the production line,</i> <i> it commanded respect.</i> <i> The car was sleek and stylish</i> <i> and covered with beautiful
stainless trim</i> <i> along the sides
and the fenders.</i> <i> Even a fresh face grill.</i> <i> Top it off, the deluxe
lettering on the front finish.</i> <i> But the car didn't just have
the looks.</i> <i> It was also innovative.</i> <i> It was the first model
that Chevy debuted</i> <i> their new Powerglide
transmission.</i> <i> The first automatic ever
offered in a low-price car,</i> <i> and with the looks and options
like this,</i> <i> it's no wonder Chevy out-sold
the competition this year</i> <i> and was named America's
top-selling manufacturer.</i> - This is too pretty for me. - Yeah, it's way too nice
for me too. - I feel uncomfortable. <i> - She took the 216 out.</i> <i> It's got a fresh 235
dual carbed split manifold,</i> dual exhaust, tires, wheels,
tranny, radiator, interior paint--you want to know
the funniest thing about this? This car--this car
I showed your employer. - Danny? - And you don't even want
to know what he could have had it for. - Is it still for sale
right now? - You didn't even say how much
it was in the beginning, what he offered it to Danny for. - Out of respect for your boss I'm gonna leave that alone,
but uh-- - How much is it now?
- 25 grand. - All right,
before I lose my mind, let's get those parts, man. - You got it. You got it.
Give me a minute, man. Let me get 'em out of the shop. - Oh.
25,000 for this. I would have loved to get
my hands on that '50 Deluxe. That thing was perfect as is. 25 grand may sound
like a lot of money, but I know he's got more into it
than that. <i> Danny rarely passes up
a good deal,</i> so apparently he thought
there was more work into it than there really was. Regardless, time to get
what we came here for <i> and get back to that E-Bird.</i> - All right.
- Nice. - Once again his favors
are answered, man. - Cool. - Bro, these, extremely rare.
Very rare. - Impossible to replace? - I don't know about impossible,
but extremely difficult, so you might want to hold it
from the bottom. - There you go.
- Hug 'em. Hug 'em. - All right? <i> - Jim and his brother Ty
decided</i> <i> to do something really cool
for their dad.</i> <i> They got a 1957 Thunderbird
that's been in the family</i> <i> since new.</i> <i> Their dad hasn't been able
to restore it</i> <i> the way he's wanted to,</i> <i> so they brought it to us</i> <i> and we took this baby
completely apart</i> <i> and restored it to perfection
down to every last nut and bolt</i> <i> just like the factory.</i> <i> And Big Ryan, he came through
for us big time,</i> <i> finding that rare
intake manifold</i> <i> that keeps this car
that way-cool E-Bird.</i> <i> Talk about saving us big time.</i> <i> Well, the car is done</i> <i> and today we're going to give
Jim and Ty's dad Herschel</i> <i> the surprise of his life.</i> <i> He thinks he's here
getting a special VIP tour</i> <i> of Count's Kustoms</i> <i> and that there's
some local news crew here</i> <i> covering that event as well.</i> <i> He has no idea, man,</i> <i> that at the end of this tour</i> <i> he's going to see this gorgeous
T-Bird that's actually his.</i> Being car guys,
do you guys have cars? Do you guys do-- - Well, I do.
- What do you got? - '57 T-Bird. - Oh, seriously?
- Yeah. Dude, I just finished mine.
You'll dig that. It's around the corner.
You'll like that. This is something
I'm really proud of. '71 Cadillac El Dorado
convertible but it is a real genuine Dunham Superfly Coach. Most of them owned by pimps. [laughter] You guys got to see
inside of this thing. Hey, Ryan, what's up? Ryan, this is Herschel. - Nice to meet you, Herschel. - Ty.
- Ty, nice to meet you, Ty. - And Jim.
Good. Herschel, you said
you got a T-Bird, so you'll probably know some
of the things about this car. You got a '57.
Tell me about it. - It was actually my, uh,
my dad's cousin's car. - Really?
- Family car? - Yeah. Hopefully one day
it'll look like this. - Well, it's a challenge,
I can tell you. Uh, there's a lot of unusual
parts on these cars. Like, almost every piece
and part, it's not like they
cross-referenced a lot of the other Fords. She was a real challenge.
What kind of shape is yours in? - One to ten?
- One. - Is it white?
- It used to be. [laughter] - What is it now? - It's got a little rust on it. - I'm kind of smelling that
the car probably is not a one or a two or a three, it's probably a straight-up ten. - Straight ten. - Yeah, I mean,
the bottom line is, I've been lying to you
the whole time. This is your car, Herschel. Your family is a beautiful,
beautiful group of people. - I like your family.
- That's your car. - I wish I had family like that. - You can drive it now. - [sniffles] - You're not mad?
- We're not messing with you. - I always have to say,
no joke, this is your ride. <i> I tell you, when this
little bird finally got to us</i> <i> she was in worse shape
than I thought</i> <i> and had some of the worst rust
problems I've seen in a while,</i> <i> but I've got to say, our team
completely blew me away</i> <i> and left no detail untouched.</i> <i> Now because this baby
is a numbers-matching car,</i> <i> it was important that we kept</i> <i> that same original
engine block,</i> <i> so we got her all cleaned up,
re-built, re-wired,</i> <i> kept the runner
on that same beautiful engine</i> <i> that's kept her alive
since 1957.</i> <i> And Paulie worked his magic
on her interior,</i> <i> restoring her to look
like she just came</i> <i> off the showroom floor.</i> <i> Finally, Ryan finished her off
with a fresh new paint job</i> <i> that'll make anyone stop
and look twice.</i> - I think she's a ten. - I think it's a 12. - I think you're right, bro. We went nuts.
Uh, we really did. It happens to be a two-top car, so it's got the convertible top
tucked away behind the seat and the removable hard top
which is a great option. Look at the interior
of this thing, and under the hood, every nut and bolt
was re-done on this car. All the wiring, every little bit
is exactly as it was. This whole car is just awesome,
you know? Just let 'em shut. Hop on in, man.
Try her on. Duck!
- Yeah. - [laughs]
They're low. - I was a lot younger the last time
that I started one. [engine turns over] Wow. Wow. Gosh. Sweet. - Purrs like a kitten.
- Yeah, and the clock works. [laughter] - How did you notice that? <i> - Man, seeing that look
on Herschel's face</i> <i> when he found out that this
beautiful little T-Bird was his</i> <i> made the project
all worthwhile.</i> Tell you what, man, it made me so happy
that we could make Herschel and his family's day. But pretending that this T-Bird
was mine got me thinking that I might need one of these
in my collection. I better get on that. Ryan, why don't we head
out the front door, my man? - Works for me.
- All right. - So we'll have to get 'er out and get her ready
to ship her to Texas. - Yeah.
