07x11 - Frustrated with a '32 Ford; Return to Pikes Peak, Part 2

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Right now on "fast n' loud"...

We're going to pebble, b*tches.
Boom!

Hot rod hunter Richard rawlings

and master mechanic
Aaron Kaufman

reach for the stars...

As Richard gambles

that the most expensive car
in gas monkey history...

Here is my 1929 packard.

...will win him a spot

at the most exclusive car show
in the world.

I'm gonna get a license plate
with this one that says

"the great gas monkey."

And while Richard
goes high-class,

the monkeys go badass...

Damn, somebody's shot!

...when motorcycle mayhem
arrives at the garage...

That might've
caused the problem.

...as the monkeys compete
to build the best bike.

I'm currently stuck.

But with the packard raising
Richard's blood pressure...

We could be opening
a can of worms, couldn't we?

Absolutely.

...and Aaron going rogue...

You're just starting to
with me now.

...just when they need
to pull it all together,

Richard and Aaron
might be torn apart.

Write down what is it you want
so that we get it right.

If I have to write it down,
it'll be on your last check.

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somebody get me some coffee.

Screw the coffee!
Somebody get me a beer!

Daphne?! Christie?!

Get you some of that.
Get Aaron and everybody.

What is it?

We're going to pebble.
Bam!

- Vacation, yes!
- No.

Pebble beach
concours d'elegance is, uh,

up in, uh, monterey, California.

And it is the show.

The concours d'elegance
at pebble beach

has been going on
since 1950-something.

They got auctions.
They got exhibitions.

But the main thing they got is
a competition where the cars

are judged and given awards
in different classes

with the chance
to be the best in show.

A long time ago, I made
it my goal to get there,

but only if I went
with my own car.

And it's exclusive,
by invitation only.

You have to send in the specs,
pictures,

the history,
where the car's been.

They only accept the best.

So I'll be playing
with the top guys out there,

guys like Ralph Lauren
and Jerry Seinfeld.

And then guys
that you don't even know

that have some of
the best collections

in the world...
$30-, $40-, $50-million cars.

The best cars in the world
are invited.

You don't just say,
"hey, I wanna come show my car."

For me, getting
this invite to pebble

actually started
about a year ago.

I first saw this packard 645
at the auburn auction last year,

one-of-a-kind, three-owner car,
excellent condition.

I really wanted to buy it.

But they had hung
a huge price tag on it...

Roadster,
one of the most beautiful cars

in the room tonight.

$750,000 to $850,000.

I definitely couldn't
spend that much.

Here to be sold tonight.
Begin $600,000.

$300,000.

But it didn't sell.
And they closed the bidding.

I close it right here
at $400,000 in the front.

So after all the hoopla
and the show was done,

I sat down with the owner
and ended up negotiating

a price for the car.

Turned out he was ready to sell.

I was ready to buy.

$400,000.
I wasted no time.

I sent in my application
to pebble,

shipped the packard
off to deep storage,

and waited for an answer
from the selection committee.

And well, we got in.

I wanna do it right.
I want a house.

I want you to do
all the cooking.

You to be there
to take notes.

You're insane.
I'm not doing that.

This is big-time.
This puts me on the field

with the richest of the rich
and the best of the best.

- Okay.
- Pow!

I don't really fit that.

So I get to stay here, right?
So maybe I could...

No. Everybody's going.
This is gonna be a party.

We're gonna have gas monkey
out there showing off its wares

and getting new customers.
So how do ya like that, dude?

- That sounds good.
- You get to go to California.

- Yup.
- Vacation time.

It's not vacation.
It's work.

But it'll be fun.

Now, Richard's brand of fun
is a little different than mine.

I'm happier popping
engine covers than collars.

But if Richard's footing
the bill, I guess I'll go.

- Uh, what car ya gonna take?
- The packard.

- The packard? Cool.
- The good one.

That's a great car for that.

So we gotta drag it out.
You find a house.

- House.
- You find provisions,

make sure it's stocked full
of beer and everything else.

We need to get
the detailer guy, Nick,

over here
and start working on the car.

It's gotta be
flawless and perfect.

Okay.

And then me and Aaron
are outta here

'cause we gotta go get
a motorcycle.

Sure. See ya.

Ha! Told ya I knew
what I was doing!

Why do we always
have to do work?

- Vacation.
- He told you, you have to cook.

- I'm not cooking at all.
- Vacation.

- I don't cook.
- Vacation.

It is not vacation.

**

You know what, man?

Now that I know that
we've gotten into pebble beach,

I feel like we should do
something a little different

around the shop.
You like motorcycles, right?

True.

We've done
some tough builds lately.

And I think it may be
starting to take its toll

on the bearded wonder.

So I wanted to give him

and the monkeys
and chance to have some fun

and take a break
from four wheels,

not to mention, keep the guys
out of my hair

while I get this packard
ready for pebble beach.

So anyways, uh,
Aaron mather at, uh,

the old bike shop said he had,
uh, a trade-in.

Heritage softail, it's
the 100-year anniversary

so it has all the dingles
and dangles and bags and...

Yeah. Two... two-tone,
'03, yup.

Yeah.
I figure if we could, uh,

get it cheap enough,
throw a little spin on it,

and, uh, you know,

we'd be in good shape
for, uh, flipping it.

Here we go.
The old bike shop.

Let's see what he's got.

- What's up?
- What's going on, man?

It's a good morning for,
uh, hanging out

and riding
and what-have-you.

I hear ya.

Hi, I'm Aaron mather.

I own the old bike shop.

That's my rap.

So, uh, where's this
motor-scooter you got for me?

It's in the back.
You ready to look at it?

- I'm always ready.
- You brought money, right?

- You like cash?
- I love cash.

- Well, then let's do it.
- All right.

Let's go check it out.

Oh, here we go.
Look at that.

Nice, cleaned up,
ready to rock 'n' roll.

The first motorcycle
hit the streets in 1894.

But it wasn't until the 1950s

that they really
hit their stride.

Harley-Davidson
set the cool standard

for an entire generation
of easy-riders.

And its custom choppers
are still proving

that when it comes
to badass wheels,

two is more than four.

- Can I start it?
- Yeah.

What do you think, Aaron?

Bike looks nice.
It sounds good.

It's got no miles on it.

It's my favorite bike
in the lineup.

Uh, it really
just needs some help

in the, you know,
the appearance department.

But I think the bars
are ugly on it.

But other than that,
I don't think there's anything

to hate on it at all.

So it runs.
And it's in decent shape.

But it's still
just a big twin bike.

And I mean, these bikes
are cheap right now.

There's too many of 'em.

So if we want a prayer
of making any money at all,

I gotta be in this one
for $5,000 or $6,000.

So what are ya
thinking on this bad boy?

You know, Richard, I...
I... I'm in it kinda...

Kinda cheap.
I could... I could...

I could get rid of it
relatively cheap.

I'm looking to get
$7,500 out of it.

Meh.

$7,500's
a little steep for me.

Well, what can you do?

You know, if you're
a retail buyer,

that's probably the number
on the motorcycle.

And it might even be
a little bit more there

if you really just had
to have that motorcycle.

But we don't need it.

If I can get it cheaper,
that's what I'm gonna do.

If not, I'll walk away.

How 'bout 5 grand?

I... man...

I wanted to start at $4,000,
but I didn't...

I'm trying to land at $5,000
and just be... be at five.

I tell Richard $7,500.
He hits me with 5 grand.

Who does he think he is?

Meet me at $6,000.

Well, you know what I'm
gonna say... $5,500.

Cash money?

- Oh, yeah.
- $5,500?

I don't like it.
But I'll do it.

Cool. Let's go do
some paperwork.

I got some cash.

All right.
Let's do it.

I only gave 3 grand for the bike
to begin with,

so I can live with that.

Aaron, I'ma drive
that thing home.

You take the truck.

At $5,500, I can turn it
right now and make some money.

So I'm super safe
with that.

If we throw
a couple grand at it,

I think I can still make
at least the same amount

of money,
if not a little bit more.

- Thanks for the deal, man.
- No problem.

- I appreciate you.
- All right.

And if I can time it right

and maybe get it
into an auction, somebody

might get really excited
that it's a gas monkey bike

and pay a little bit more
than that for it.

Wow.

- Yeah.
- Good-looking bike.

Well, you were with me
when I bought it.

It's good-looking then,
it's a good-looking bike now.

It's probably better now
that I'm off of it.

Yeah, that's true.

So Richard rolls in with
the Harley we bought.

And I'm really excited for this
because it doesn't matter

if it's a dirt bike
or a full-on race replica,

I love anything on two wheels.

This'll be a nice change
of pace for a bit.

Motorcycle mayhem, guys.

We've been working on, uh,
cars a little too much.

So, uh, I just figured,
build a motorcycle.

I'm down.
I love bikes.

Am I the only one wondering

how we're all gonna
work on that?

What do you work on
anyways?

Well, I work on hiding
from you, but...

Funny you should ask, though.
I have a really cool idea

and, uh, a little bit
of a surprise.

We're gonna have some fun.

So why don't y'all go ahead
and go to lunch.

It's lunch time.
I'll get the surprise ready.

And then I'll come back
and show you

what y'all are all
gonna do.

Go to lunch!
He said go to lunch.

You're in a good mood.

And you say you're gonna
give us a surprise.

We're gonna have
some fun for once.

That's why we're nervous.

- Yeah.
- I wouldn't eat too much.

You're gonna be busy.

Well, the guys are
right to be a little nervous.

I'm trying out
something new for the shop.

With the packard showing up soon

and the trip
to pebble beach next week,

I need to keep the guys busy
while I'm gone.

This is way more work
than it should be.

Well, this heritage
got me thinking.

I've got five bikes

that have been sitting
in storage for a while.

And... that I've been meaning
to fix up and get 'em sold.

And if the monkeys
can make these things cool,

then I'm making some money
while I'm off in pebble.

That'll do it.
Then when these dummies

get back from lunch,
it's motorcycle mayhem.

- Yeah. I'm stuffed.
- Oh, boy.

Dang, man.
Y'all take some long lunches.

Wow. You been busy.

- Having lunch.
- Who pushed all these in here?

- Yeah.
- Dude, I'll tell ya.

I actually did
the first time.

Is that why you're
laying down?

So we get back from lunch
and Richard's pushed in

five more bikes in addition
to the '03 heritage softail.

For Richard to put in this much
physical work makes me nervous.

They were heavy, man,
especially that BMW

with the flat tires.

So here's the deal.
We got a Honda 750.

But it's really a 50.
But it just says 750.

This bike it just...
It appeared here.

It needs to get back
to running and driving.

Aaron's on a t120 triumph.

I don't know what the BMW is.

It's a toaster-oven thing,
is what they call it.

- R75.
- R75.

And then you, Mr. Coy,

are on an amf sportster.

It's back when the foreigners
owned Harley.

- Baddest of the bunch.
- I don't think so.

- I don't either.
- This one's more my speed.

Why?

Well, I've never
ridden a motorcycle, so...

- What?!
- Oh, my god.

You've never ridden
a motorcycle?

No.

That might be the silliest thing
I've ever heard.

I know.

Okay. Well, I guess I'm
gonna have to teach ya.

The deal is this...

Um, I thought
we'd have some fun.

We got that packard coming.
And I'm heading to pebble beach.

And instead of leaving
you guys here to get in trouble,

we're gonna have
a little contest.

You're each gonna pick
one of these lovely bikes

except for the Harley
we just bought.

Aaron's gonna work on that one
since he's coming up

to pebble beach
with me for a bit.

Also, Mike,

you get the 50 'cause
you're gonna

have to help Aaron the most
with the paint on that one.

Man, Aaron, did I make
you mad or something?

I'm trying to even up
your time,

'cause you're gonna have to
help Aaron paint.

Anyways, y'all got two weeks
to build 'em.

And everybody gets
up to $1,000.

You can build it
any style you want.

I don't care if you
go back to original.

I don't care if you get crazy.
You've just only got 2 weeks.

And you only got a grand.

There will be a prize
for the best-looking bike.

I'd be willing to bet

that Richard hasn't come up
with a prize yet.

Um, yeah.

I probably should've came up
with a prize, right?

- All right. Any questions?
- No, I don't have no questions.

I already know
what I'm stuck doing.

I'm gonna go back to my position
and drink my beer

and watch y'all fight
over who gets what.

The sportster is mine.

I guess I'll take the triumph
since Aaron's got the Harley.

That's got Jason written
all over it, I think.

Yep. Let me adjust
my mirrors.

Yep. This is what
you'll see me

laying on the side
of the road in.

That's not how you sit
on that bike, dude.

I don't care.

You gotta try
and look cooler.

You lay on that bike,
actually.

Yeah.
I'm not gonna do that.

Jason, if you don't
learn how to ride...

- I ain't doing that.
- I got ya.

Who's building this one?
Keenan?

Hey, this one would be rad.

Well, there ya go, keke.

Well, sleeves,
that just leaves you.

Now that everyone's
got their bike, here's the plan.

We're gonna turn the Harley
into a gas monkey original.

We're gonna get
some fresh wheels,

get a new seat that pops,

drop the back down low,
handlebars up high

and a paint job that screams
louder than the pipes.

Or at least something like that.

As for the other five bikes,

it's up to the guys to use
their two weeks and $1,000

to make a motorcycle fit
for the boss-man.

May the best monkey win.

Coming up
on "fast n' loud,".

Richard's new delivery
elevates his social status...

It's the largest car
we've ever bought

and the most expensive.

...while his new project
for the monkeys

is keeping them down.

I'm currently stuck.

**

I'm done for today.

Richard came up with this

to keep the guys
around the shop busy.

They each have their own bike.

And they have two weeks to build
it however they want.

And I guess whosever bike
impresses trip the most,

well, they'll win
some sort of a prize.

Right now
I'm just getting the bike.

I'm gonna assess what's missing.

Um, I'm just gonna kinda
go through it and make a list

of all the stuff
that I need and,

in my mind, go over
what I wanna change on it.

It's so pathetic.

I kinda got
the short straw here.

And I didn't even
get to choose straws.

I don't even get
a motorcycle lift.

I get this crap.

Spark plugs don't look too bad
at all, so that's a good sign.

My mama says I'm a winner.

So I'm probably gonna win.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Here's my baby.
It's a 1929 packard 645.

It's the largest car
we've ever bought

and the most expensive...
$400,000.

You can say that again,
the most expensive.

- It is sick.
- Who did the restoration on it?

It hasn't been
really restored.

It's been lightly upkept
and painted.

It's never been torn apart.

So I bought this packard
a year ago

and part of the purchase price

in buying this 645 packard
was to go to pebble beach.

Get you some of that!

He can come down.

I needed a car
that was gonna qualify,

being rare, being expensive.

And guess what?
It did.

Is that frigging
gorgeous or what?

God, these headlights
are insane.

They turn with the freaking
steering wheel, too.

- Jump on in, Aaron.
- It's so quiet.

- Is it electric?
- I have no idea.

Does it have
a prius motor in it?

In the 1920s, packard was
the biggest name in luxury cars.

The 1929645 deluxe eight model

was offered
in 21 different body styles

for the base price
of around 3 grand,

which was around five times
the cost of a Ford.

This bad boy I've got here is
a one-off with custom coach work

that bumped the original price
by $9,000.

All that is a long way to say

there's no other car
like it on this earth.

And that's enough to make
even your old buddy, trip,

a little weak in the knees.

I've always had a fascination
with Pre-w*r,

one-off, coachbuilt cars.

They're big.
They're giant.

I mean, think I
like that gatsby guy,

you know, rolling around,
lots of money, big cars.

That is so badass.
I love this car.

I remember when Richard
bought this car.

Just looking at a picture of it,

I didn't question for a second
whether it was worth 400 grand.

And now seeing it in person,

it's a beautiful example
of American craftsmanship.

It is the great gatsby of all.

I mean, this thing
is super cool.

I'm gonna get a license plate
with this one that says,

"the great gas monkey."

Damn it.

What the heck, man?

Ain't nothing about
this bike American.

That's it?

So while the guys
are busy building bikes

for Richard's motorcycle
competition,

I've been working
on the heritage Harley

that we bought
from Richard's friend.

Thank you very much.

Now, Richard wanted to make this
thing a full-on custom-build.

But once I started
looking at it

and thinking about it,
I didn't agree.

In order to make money
and get noticed with this bike,

it needs to be a classy build.

So I'm thinking
a simple paint job,

subtle modifications,
and new badging.

A mild drop in the front rear,
new whitewall tires...

Ah, there's a bunch
of crap on here.

...and a set of apes that
aren't over-the-top.

That's what this bike
wants to be.

And if Richard wasn't so
focused on pebble beach,

he'd see it, too.

Let's get ya
some new shoes, buddy.

I'm currently stuck.

Well, I've just got
this damn thing torn apart.

So my next step is paint.

And since I don't really
have a game plan,

I wanna try to maximize
my chances of winning

by painting it Richard's
favorite color, which is green.

Ooh, that's hot. If I ever
get this thing running,

my plan is to turn
this ugly beast

into a badass dirt bike.

Does that count as running?

But the way things are going,

I may just put some pedals on it
and call it a mountain bike.

If I run with it,
does that count as running?

It made smoke.
There was combustion and smoke.

Good god. At this rate,

I'll have this thing
done next year.

So I'm planning
on restoring this triumph.

But it's been sitting a while,
and it doesn't run.

Just like a car, the first step
is to clean the carbs.

Yeah, those have been there
a long time.

At one time in its life,
that's what it looked like.

I don't have near
the other guys' experience

working on bikes.
Oh, man.

So, uh, I'm gonna try
to push it in, hopefully,

the fabrication area.
That's what I'm better at.

As long as this motor
will run and everything,

I don't care about
anything else than that.

I have no idea
what I'm doing.

So what's happening, man?

Why are you making a mess?

Well, the engine was seized up
when I got it.

So I decided to get
the jump box and, um,

see if this thing
would break loose,

crank over or do something.

But what I wasn't thinking about
is where the fluid would go.

- Well, it would go out.
- Yeah.

Right here, if you're
standing directly over it.

Is that...?

I don't know if that was...
Could cause a problem

or it could burn or...

It's not burning right now,

but I think I'm gonna have
to do something quick about it.

So where exactly
were you standing?

I was standing about...

I'm gonna go clean
the up.

I don't have any pants.

Coming up,

Aaron builds Richard's Harley
Aaron's way...

...and the monkeys wage
the battle of the bikes.

**

- Richard.
- Oh, you're just in time.

I was just fixing to have
you get me a beer.

- No, I'm not getting you a beer.
- Why?

I need you to explain
a bunch of nonsense

that's happening
in my office right now.

It's your office.
I don't wanna know about it.

So I have about 800 receipts.

There's a couple for a Harley.

There's a couple for a 50.
There's...

- Yeah, cool.
- Not cool.

- All right.
- What is all this crap?

We're building motorcycles.

So, um, I gave all the guys
their own motorcycle.

I'm gonna k*ll you.

No, this is fun! They're
having a blast out there.

And I get to pick
which one I like the best.

Okay.

And then we're gonna have
a bikini, uh,

motorcycle car wash.

And you and Daphne
are gonna get

to clean all the bikes
in bikinis

like they do at... at,
like, the motorcycle shows.

So you got it, or what?

Yeah. So back to
this prize thing.

Is it something that I need
to be concerned with?

I'm just trying
to keep 'em motivated.

There's really not
a prize at all.

There better be a prize.

I'll give 'em a Popsicle
or something.

- It's motorcycle mayhem.
- You're an idiot, I swear.

- Enjoy it.
- Bye.

- Hey, can I have that beer?
- No.

**

There's that beautiful face.

Four billion pounds
of air pressure.

Oh! Somebody's shot.

It wasn't by Richard.

When Harley built
the '03 heritage softail,

they built a pretty
good-looking bike,

regardless of
what Richard thinks.

But in order to improve
on their design,

we're going to lower the bike

starting with
the front suspension.

Oh, there we go.
All right.

Uh, basically, we're gonna put
a shorter spring in it

and add more
top-out spring to it.

Basically, just
move the position

that it lifts higher up,

so that the bike
will sit lower.

That's gonna look
a lot better.

All right, sirs.
Here is my, uh, 1929 packard.

I got this, uh, in auburn

because I just wanted
to go to pebble.

And I wanted something
that could compete

at a high level
at pebble beach.

Let's push it out where
we can see the whole car.

At $400,000, this packard

is the biggest risk
I've ever taken.

Rolls pretty easy
for a big, giant car.

It rolls real easy.

But winning an award
at pebble beach

would really help raise
the value on this baby.

On the flip side, if it tanks,
word's gonna get around.

And I may not be able
to make my money back.

So I brought in the guy
who specializes in packards

to give it to me straight.

This happens to be
a reproduction

of the original
packard accessory book for 1929.

Wow.

My name is Mike ames.

I'm a collector-enthusiast
of vintage cars.

And I'm a chairman of the board

of the concours d'elegance
of Texas.

All this around
this metal around here.

Richard asked me
to come by today

to look at a very special,

rare car that he has acquired
and offer up some advice

and help Richard get it the way
it should be for pebble beach.

My biggest goal
was to get into pebble.

And we have now achieved that.
So we're in.

But it's in pebble beach,
Richard,

because it's so special.

They don't get any rarer
than one of one.

No, they don't.

Mike ames came out today.

He know the car,
the history of the car

and, most importantly,

he has a very large library
that'll help us find the parts

we need to make sure this car's
perfect and ready to go.

And then Nick and Mike
from Nick's detailing,

they are the go-to guys.

I mean, they clean cars
and get them ready

for concours d'elegances
all over the world.

These are the guys.

This car has
the optional stone guard

on the front.

That was a $24 option.

- Try to buy one today...
- Yeah, I can only imagine.

A '32 Ford grille's worth
about 4 grand.

So I can only imagine
what that's worth.

Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, it's a fortune.

This car has a golf door
on the side there

to open up to put
your golf clubs in.

It would be a great place
for your cooler.

Exactly.
That's probably more like me,

reaching to grab a beer
once I get there.

But, uh...

Now, let me put pebble beach
into perspective for you.

The $400k I spent
on this packard

is the most
I've ever dropped on a car.

Have you had the top up on it
and looked at the top?

No, I haven't.

When I roll into pebble,
this is probably gonna be

one of the least expensive
cars there.

Oh, man.
Look at that little back glass.

So I'm kinda gonna be
like the little Leaguer

pitching against the rangers.

And it appears
to be perfectly maintained.

It doesn't look
worn or used at all.

Yeah, I've always been
afraid to put it up.

'Cause I was like, "I don't
wanna know what's under there."

But it looks really good.

Now, just because
I didn't spend $10 million

on this thing doesn't mean
I don't stand a chance.

But it does mean this car
is gonna have to be

more than perfect to stand out
against the six other cars

that are competing in its class

and be a candidate
for best in show.

Well, Mike, you got
work to do, buddy.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Well, it's gonna need some basic
maintenance manual stuff.

And, if the pressure
to look good's not enough,

I'm also driving the car
in the concours tour d'elegance,

a 70-mile cruise
down the monterey coast.

If you don't take 'em out
and drive 'em,

then all you got is
what they call a trailer queen.

And nobody wants a trailer queen

because they sit around
and they get fat.

All right, guys. Well,
I'm gonna let y'all get started.

Next stop... pebble.

Good. It's beautiful.

- Cool. Thanks a lot.
- Okay.

Man, this whole pebble beach
thing is giving me an ulcer.

**

With coy busy working
on his own motorcycle,

I thought I'd try my hand
at painting my own bike.

I decided to go with black,

which can be tricky to paint

because it shows
all the imperfections.

But if I pull this off,

it might give me the upper hand
in this competition.

I ain't worried about sleeves.

How's it going
back here, man?

You hiding
in your own little corner

not showing anybody
what you're doing?

Yeah. Actually,
you're just in...

- I like the color.
- Thanks.

Every time I look
at that packard, all I see

is an empty spot
where 400 grand used to be.

And since the only place
in the shop

where I can't see
it is in the body shop,

I figured I'd check
in on Mike coy.

I mean, he's always
good for a laugh.

You're just in time.
I need your help.

What do you need my help for?
What is that?

Uh, it's a takegawa
full-on race motor.

So factory motor...


new motor... 14 horsepower,

seven times what
the original was.

On this thing?

That's not it...
Hey, hey. Okay.

That's nothing.
That's the bread.

- Let me show you the butter.
- All right.

- Show me some butter, Holmes.
- Let me show you the butter.

I need your help picking it up,
anyways.

The guys don't know
about this yet.

Are you kidding me?

Full-on custom-built
trike set.

Well,
it looks a little used.

It is used.
I'm on a budget.

So now that I've seen
coy's bike,

I got a good idea on how to end
this motorcycle mayhem.

I need to k*ll two birds
with one stone.

So I'm gonna
sell 'em at auction.

One, I make a ton of money.

Two, whichever one
makes the most money,

well, they win a prize.

I mean, it's like the birds
are just piling up around here.

I got new shocks.

So these are...
I'll take these off.

I just needed some help
getting it up here. But...

Coming up
on "fast n' loud"...

Is this metal
I'm seeing in there?

...Richard gets some bad news
about his packard...

Man, that's scary.

...and the Harley build
turns into a battle.

At this point, I just wanna get
my bike built the way I want it.

And if I lose money, that's my
problem. I'm the business guy.

The answer when we come back.

**

Topping out at a blistering


the first Harley-Davidson
in 1903

used an empty tomato can
for a carburetor.

**

The orange towels
are in here.

We need these,
a red bucket, the steamer.

Um, we need all of these here.

Dang. We should just
park this thing inside.

Get all this,
the box machines, the suitcase.

We're not expert pebble beach

concours d'elegance
show detailers.

I mean, there's guys
that specialize in this.

And the team that I brought in
from Nick's detailing,

it's exactly what they do.

And they're gonna spend almost
as many hours on this car

as we do completing
an entire build.

I mean, we're talking about


A lot of man-hours.

Every nut, bolt, and cranny
in this thing

will be detailed to the Max.

Now, we're just gonna
go through and touch

every single area of the car.

We're gonna Polish the paint,
Polish all the...

All the bright work,
the chrome,

the aluminum,
gonna get in the motor

and really start
cleaning the motor up.

We're gonna treat
the leather in the interior,

really go crazy with it.

We're using
a defelsko paint Gage.

It measures the individual
layers of the paint

to tell us exactly
how thick the paint is

and how much
we have to work with.

We're gonna go back over it
with 2,500,



And level some of the paint
out a little bit.

Should be, uh,
an incredible transformation,

a lot more shine,
a lot more depth in the paint.

I think I got the right
team going on for pebble beach.

This car is gonna be shining
like a diamond in a goat's a*s,

as I love to say,
when we hit the lawn at pebble.

Uh, we've got one spot
back here that the, uh,

the paint was a little too
thin here where...

Oh, you got through it?
It's very, very thin.

We've been real gentle with it.
But we've got one spot.

We've got coy
on, uh, standby.

If you wanna get this,
uh, resprayed.

He's gonna go
all the way around

and all the way up to
the front.

But coy says he can do it
with the car all together.

Man, that's scary.

I agree.

Is this metal I'm seeing
in there?

That's primer.

Dadgum.

And when we start
polishing that,

it's only gonna
get lighter.

That's danger, man.
That's is a lot of danger.

The paint's a little bit thin

on the rumble-seat side
of the car.

And, um, it needs to be painted.

We could be opening
a can of worms, couldn't we?

Absolutely.
But this is pebble beach.

So we need it to look right.

The tiniest little problem
can blow your chances

of winning anything
at pebble beach.

This was something I couldn't
see when I bought the car.

I'm not too concerned
about fixing this.

What I'm more worried about
are the things

we don't catch before
we hit the lawn at pebble.

Man, dadgum.

Um, fine.

Do what ya gotta do.
Y'all get after it.

**

This is, hopefully, how I make
sure it all goes back together.

I'll probably break my phone
in the next couple minutes.

So what we did is, we've got
the front end assembled.

We're 2 inches lower.

Um, it already looks a heck
of a lot better.

And we went ahead
and put these bars on.

Typically, when we build 'em,
we try and make 'em the width

of the, uh,
the triple trees.

But it's really not
for everybody.

So this is kind of
a nice medium.

The fuel system
on my triumph is clogging up.

And as much as I hate to,
I've gotta cut open the gas tank

to find out
what's going on in there.

Oh, my.

Hey, Keenan.

Oh, my god.

Yeah. Look at the gift
I had inside my tank.

Once we dumped
the tank out, I mean,

literally half the tank is full
of rusty metal chips.

That might've caused
the problem.

It is the worst gas tank
I've ever

seen on anything
I've ever worked on.

So that tank's scrapped.

I mean, it goes
beyond layers and layers.

I mean, there's nothing
I could do with this tank.

Well, that'll make
a good wall ornament, so...

Yeah.

How is it going?

Incredibly well.

Rear's been...
I lowered the back 2 inches.

Front... lowered the front


So between the stress
of trying to get

a half-a-million-dollar car
ready for pebble beach,

uh, which is a show that, uh,

the difference between a win
and a loss could mean a swing

of maybe hundreds of thousands
of dollars,

I haven't had time
to even check on Aaron

and how he's doing
with my Harley-Davidson.

What about all this


like the plate over here and
the stuff that's on the fenders

and all that?
Are we just ditching all that?

I've got...
I've got no, uh, you know,

ambition on getting
rid of it.

The two things that bother
me are the factory, uh,

the light in
the front Fender.

And I'll probably replace it
if I can find one, uh,

with older tin badge.

I thought we said we were
gonna get rid of it all.

Well, I mean...

Seems to me Aaron Kaufman
might've gone rogue on this one.

And with pebble beach
right around the corner,

I'd call that bad timing.

I thought you told me that
we were losing all our buttons.

And if these are the wide bars,
these are the wrong ones.

They're not the ones
that we were supposed to order.

All right.
Well, I look into it.

You know, I thought we had
a plan, a custom gas monkey

original with none
of the 100-year-anniversary crap

and none
of the chrome doohickeys.

And I don't think
he's on the same page.

I think we should relace
the wheels and get rid

of just, uh, the dirty spokes
and go with chrome ones.

You want this to be
a... I mean, uh,

this wasn't what we
discussed initially.

Lowering, making
a good-looking bike

was what we discussed
originally.

But also, I wanna be able
to make money off of it.

Considering where you
got the bike,

and the least amount of hours
that we put in this thing

is the most amount of return
we'll get from this thing.

I don't agree.

Look, this was
a good-looking bike

whenever we bought it.

And I didn't think it needed
a big, custom overhaul

to bring out its best.

Plus, even though it didn't
factor into my decision,

the way that I'm building it
now will save him more money

over his original plan.

And isn't that all he usually
cares about anyway?

Since we didn't sit down
and actually spec-out

what it is we're
gonna do before,

tell me right now what it is
you want on this thing.

We did sit down
and spec it out.

We didn't.

So tell me
what you want changed

so we get
the right stuff now.

Last time I checked, Aaron
was in charge of the details.

I mean, we come up
with a general idea.

And he takes it
and runs with it.

I'm not in the position to come
up with an itemized to-do list.

Tell me what you want.

I want chrome spokes,
chrome...

All 16s or 18s?

What do ya wanna do with
the hubs? They're machined.

Do you wanna rechrome the hoops
that are on there

or put the new spokes
on the old chrome?

You're just starting
with me now.

He takes care
of those specifics.

I take care of the business.

How much money do you think
you're gonna make on this?

You know what?
At this point,

I just wanna get my bike
built the way I want it.

And if I lose money,
that's my problem.

- Then tell me...
- I'm the business guy.

Then tell me
what it is you want.

So that we know because
I can't start a build

that you're involved in
if you don't tell me

exactly what it is
that you want.

What I'm telling you is
you're not doing anything.

It's looking like
a stripped-down regular bike.

That's not what
gas monkey does.

At the end of the day,

the way I'm taking this build
will be less expensive.

And we'll end up
with a much-nicer bike.

I don't see what he has
to object to about that.

Don't worry about
the finances.

You do need to write down
what it is you want

so that we get it right.

You can get it right.
And if I have to write it down,

it'll be on your last check.

Well, then write
on my last check

what it is you want done
to the bike.

I really don't need
this right now.

I mean, the only reason
I'm letting him undermine me

on this is because the packard's
gotta ship out tomorrow.

So the Harley-Davidson,
small potatoes right now.

Coming up,

Aaron and Jeremy
pen the tale of two seats...

This looks so bad.

...while Richard
attempts to write himself

into the history books.

It's a different car, man.
It's unbelievable.

**

So we're out here
at the gas monkey bar n' grill

and riding academy because
Jason aker doesn't know how

to ride a motorcycle.

So just, uh,
turn the key on,

make sure it's in neutral.

A green light will light up.

All right.

And then just ease out
on the clutch

enough to where you
get rolling.

See?

Hey, you're the world's
greatest teacher.

How you get to be
that old, have kids, a wife,

and all kinds of stuff and don't
know how to ride a motorcycle?

But he is learning.

Look at that monkey go.

See? How's that?

- Did ya get to third?
- Yeah.

You're riding
a motorcycle, man.

I don't know why
I waited so long to learn.

Practice all you want and then
ride it back to the shop.

I'll take your truck.

Really?

**

Richard got his panties
all in a bunch

because he thinks I've
gone rogue on this Harley.

First, he didn't
like the handlebars.

Fine, they're gone.

Then, he didn't
like the emblems.

Okay, I'll delete the emblem.

Maybe the pressure
of this pebble beach excursion

has him stressed out,
but the Harley's talking to me.

And at this point, I'd rather
listen to the bike than Richard.

I think I know
what this bike wants.

In fact, it's been asking me
for a new seat.

Where do I start?

I'm not exactly a shoo-in
when it comes

to winning this contest.

I'm pretty clueless
when it comes to bikes

big, wide, single seat
for my big a*s.

But I'm hoping
my fabrication skills

can impress Richard, starting
with this seat.

That sucks.

Or maybe not.

This looks so bad.

Okay. So modifying the seat
from a double

down to a single
looked terrible.

I'm

start over.

I'm gonna replace the taillight,
which was pretty hideous,

with a way cooler,
tombstone-style taillight.

I'm trying to get the bike
ready for paint in a hurry

because I'm about to leave
for pebble beach with Richard.

Based on the way
we're bickering about this bike,

should be an interesting trip.

God dang, this thing's heavy.

Oh, god. Oh, god.
Oh, god.

Okay. Straight back.

Mike coy painted the back, uh,

because, uh, you know, the paint
was real thin back here.

So we needed to respray it

and get some more color back
here and be able to buff it

and make it look good.

When we're done, this thing's
gonna be at its top level

that we can possibly get it to.

Check it out, front and back,
front and rear.

This is hard to find.
Matching set Texas 1929 plates.

- Cool.
- Look at that. Bam!

Pebble beach is the most
important thing

in the world to me right now.

The whole thing with Aaron
and the Harley-Davidson, well,

I'll figure that out
after pebble.

We're ready to go.

We're gonna start bagging it
here in a minute, cover it up.

It's a different car, man.
It's unbelievable.

- Completely different.
- Get it on the truck.

If I'm here,
I'll wave it good-bye.

If not, I'll see it
when I get there.

Pebble beach has been, like...

That's my holy grail,
if you will.

Thanks for the line, Dennis.

But pebble beach is the big one.

They only accept and invite
cars that are the best.

Let's do it.

And this one is the best.

And it's the only one.

Left turn, Clyde.

Feel like we need some
grey poupon

or something, though.

I've got well over 400 grand
in this packard.

And that's a whole heck
of a lot of money

no matter how you slice it,

"make my pits sweat"
kind of money.

But compared to some
of the other cars there,

this is chump change.

And you'll see things
that roll across that are

$30-, $40-, $50-million cars.

So if I can get
in the middle of those guys,

rub some elbows, you know,

buy 'em a couple
of Miller lites.

I sure as hell can't
afford their scotch.

Off to California.

Movie stars and fast cars.

So here we come, pebble beach.




doesn't get any cooler than that

except it's supposed
to be nice weather,

should be a cold beer, right?
Where's the beer assistant?

Oh, thank you.
What is this?

So this is how
the rich people live.

Coming to pebble.

Next week
on "fast n' loud"...

...Richard takes on pebble beach

when beer and burnouts
meet champagne and caviar.

I'm still from Texas, sir.

Richard turns on the Texas charm
to win over the judges.

Will they crown
his coveted car...

...or send the packard packing?

I don't wanna talk
to anybody. I'm out.

And back at the garage,
motorcycle mayhem continues.

Oh, this is dangerous.

The monkeys go all out
for a big win...

This is a great bike.

...or a final wipeout.

Ooh! That looks like
it hurts.