So a guy called the shop
saying that he had a 1950 Chrysler Town and Country. I've never seen one in
person, so I really have to go check this thing out. Hey, how's it going?
- Good, man. How are you? Man, you got a
really nice car here. JOE: Thank you. It's a Town and
Country, right? 1950 Chrysler Town
and Country Newport. COREY: Sweet. JOE: You ever seen one? COREY: In pictures. JOE: It's all
steel, and the wood is all original handcrafted. COREY: It's got to weigh
as much as a train. JOE: It is a boat. COREY: Yeah, you definitely
wouldn't want to get hit by this in your Honda Civic. JOE: I called the pawn shop
today because I wanted to sell the 1950 Chrysler Newport. The car is in
excellent condition, and I don't think you can
find another one like it. I'd like to sell the car. I originally bought it because
I fell in love with it, but now it's more of
an investment, though. COREY: No one makes
anything like this anymore. At one point, Chrysler
made cars that were more expensive than Rolls Royces. I think this was their second
most expensive car at the time that they built it. Actually, you're right. Yeah, in 1950 this
was the most expensive car in the Detroit lineup. COREY: The 1950 Chrysler
Town and Country-- it was about $500 more than
a Rolls Royce back then. So no one could afford them. They barely made any of them,
and it was kind of the car that made Chrysler go bankrupt. There's really not much for
me to complain about it. Do you mind if I take
a look around it? No, go ahead. It's got the marble
steering wheel. COREY: That is super cool. JOE: It's pretty different. COREY: I'm shocked at
what good shape it's in. It's kind of sad to see where
the company is at today. You know, they make, like,
midsize sedans that look like every other car out there. Is it all original, or-- Mostly. Some stuff's been redone. I believe it's
original miles, 65,000. You know, some of the interior
and headline been redone, but the wood's original,
engine's original. COREY: I've got
to tell you, man. I'm rarely impressed. Normally, they send me
out to go see a car, and I'm not into it at all. So what are you
looking to get for it? I'm looking at around $50,000. $50,000? JOE: Yeah. Honestly, man, I really
don't know what it's worth, so do you mind if I have
a buddy of mine come down and take a look at it? I'd really like him
to drive it, too. He's a-- he's a lot better
at this stuff than me. JOE: Go for it. All right. I'm going to jump in my
car and give him a call. I'll be right back.
All right? JOE: Sounds good. I don't mind having an
expert come in at all. He'll see the value in the
car and how unique it is. And I enjoy negotiating, anyway. So-- So this is it, man. Man, that's a cool ride. I like it. 1950 Town and Country. You weren't kidding, man. That thing's pretty clean. You know, it's
interesting-- in 1949, Chrysler dropped from being
number two out of the big three to number three. And so what they
did to scramble back in place is they kind
of took all the chrome and wood they could find, and
kind of threw it at this car, trying to push luxury, you know? COREY: Well, I already asked him
if we can go for a test drive. You want to jump in?
BILL: Yeah, I'm ready. Let's drive.
Let's do this. And the boat is a-sail. The Town and Country
is a pretty unique car, especially the 1950,
because it was a really low-production vehicle. They really tried to
build a super deluxe car, but it was the right
car at the wrong time. Holy-moley. You feel the pulsating
of the 135 horsepower pushing a 5,000 pound vehicle? Seriously. I really, really like the car. Everything about
the car is amazing. The inside looks amazing. I mean, it drives amazing. It sounds great. Now I just hope I can get
it for the right price. If you buy it, I'll--
you know, I'll drive it every now and again for you. COREY: Definitely
drove smooth, man. What do you think it's worth? BILL: I mean,
realistically, because it's such a limited
production vehicle and the collectability
on it isn't super, super high, I'd say you'd probably
got to be between 35 and 40 grand on the car. Oh. COREY: I appreciate it, man. Thank you very much.
- Yeah. No problem.
Hey. Hey, it's nice car, man. You know?
- Nice meeting you. Yeah. BILL: It's a solid,
nice, original car. If Corey can buy
this car right, he stands to make a lot of money. COREY: I really don't think
I've ever been in this situation before, man. I mean, you have a
really, really cool car. It's just that--
you know, it's not a Mustang where there's millions
of guys out there buying it. I'd have to offer you,
like, 22 grand, dude. I paid way more
than that for it. I mean, that's-- I think your guy said 35 to 40? And that's even too low. The lowest I'd go on
the car would be 45. You couldn't do 28? Naw, I think 45 would
be the best I could do. COREY: I'm really sorry, because
I really do like the car. I'm just-- we're not going
to be able to make a deal. Yeah. Well, I appreciate
you coming out. I appreciate it, man. Take care. I'm declining the
offer of $28,000 because I just think it's
too low for what this car is and the condition that it's in. We didn't make a
deal, so I think I'm going to roll the
windows down, get in there, and go for a spin.
