Tex Mex Motors (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

[drill whirs]
[engine revs]
[Scooter] Oh… [bleep]
[in Spanish] What are you doing here?
This is private property.
-Get away from here.
-No. It's my partner Rabbit and I.
A friend of mine recommended
a vehicle here, and we came to see it.
[in English] Tell him we're good guys.
[Scooter speaks Spanish]
And we don't want no trouble.
We just wanna look at the Bronco.
-[Scooter speaking Spanish]
-[Rabbit] What's he saying?
-[in Spanish] Come in if you have money.
-We got money.
[in English] Show it to him.
-[Rabbit] We got money.
-[in Spanish] Money makes the dog dance.
-[in English] Watch it. Another knife.
-[Rabbit] Hey, no more knives.
-No.
-[Rabbit] No machetes.
-Okay.
-[Scooter] I'll get the door.
A little greenery
always changes the scenery.
[theme music plays]
[Scooter] There it is.
[man speaks Spanish]
[Scooter] Let's unveil it, huh?
[Scooter] It's always an adventure
to come to Juárez looking for cars.
But if this turns out to be
a classic Bronco,
the near-death experience
is gonna be worth it.
[Scooter in Spanish]
We have to be careful.
[in English] Broncos are super hot
now in the U.S.
Plus, they're worth a ton of money.
But in Mexico, these early Broncos
are still used for utility,
so they're easier to find
at a much lower price.
There it is.
[Rabbit] So a '71 model Bronco.
Great year. We got a lot of missing parts.
[Scooter] Uh-huh. What do you think?
Gang's gonna like this?
[Rabbit] I think they're gonna love it.
It's a very popular item right now.
[Rabbit] Broncos were introduced in 1965
as a competitor to the Jeep
and attracted buyers who were looking
for more out of their Sunday drive
to pop that removable top
and excitement to those seeking
outdoor adventures in rough terrains.
Broncos of the 1970s are
standard workhorses all across Mexico.
Today, early Broncos
are now considered collectibles,
with restored models
fetching upwards of $150,000.
You know what they call this?
-What, Rabbit?
-It's an Alabama racing seat.
-[Scooter in Spanish] He likes the seat.
-[man] The seats?
He really likes the seats.
What's it gonna take cash today to buy?
[speaking Spanish]
-[man speaking Spanish]
-[Scooter in English] This car
has sentimental value to him.
But if we want it,
we need a lot of money.
What's his idea of a lot of money?
-[in Spanish] Twenty thousand.
-[in English] Twenty thousand dollars.
All right, very important.
Does he have a title?
[speaking Spanish]
-[scooter in English] Sure he does.
-We'll put $15,000 in his hand right now.
[speaking Spanish]
-Perfecto.
-Perfecto.
-[speaking Spanish]
-He says, "Perfect. Where's the money?"
Right here.
[Scooter] Whoo. That's a lot of cash.
-There's ten thousand.
span style="style2"-Ten thousand.
Ooh.
[Rabbit] All right. And that's five.
-So--
-Ay.
Okay.
[man] So you had a stack of $15,000
in your pocket.
-[Rabbit] You speak English now.
-[man] With this kind of money,
-I speak French if you wantspan style="style2".
span style="style2"-[laughing]
-Oui, oui.
-Oui, oui. Oui, oui.
-Let's get this loaded up.
span style="style2"-Oui get out of here.
[man] Okay.
[exciting music plays]
[horn honks]
-[Jenicio] Look at that.
-[Mike] Pretty sweet piece.
[Wes] I like it.
[Mike] It sounds good.
It seems to run good.
Oh, yeah, that's actually pretty nice.
[Rabbit] Small block, aluminum intake,
Holley four-barrel.
-[Scooter] What do you think?
-Love the truck.
But the engine needs an upgrade.
I hate to pat myself on the back,
but I think I knocked a home run.
I hate it when you pat yourself
on the back too. But you did good.
-[Wes] What's with these headlights?
-[Rabbit] Why you gotta be negative?
I like them.
We're gonna get rid of those, though.
All right.
[Rabbit] Find me a speck of rust on here.
Well, it's kind of hard to see it
with all the dirt.
-[Rabbit] Well…
-The seat's not quite safety regulation.
[Rabbit] Beggars can't be choosers.
-The back looks pretty good.
-[Jaime] Yeah, it is.
We definitely need to do something
about the roll cage.
It's missing half of the bottom here.
[Wes] Yeah, it's not real safe.
It's more for cosmetic.
[Mike] Yeah.
-[Rabbit] It'd roll up like a newspaper.
-Yeah.
[laughing]
I've got a buyer in mind.
His name is Mike. He's a doctor.
-He's been looking for a Bronco for years.
-Okay.
-[Rabbit] Older gentleman, mild, cool.
-[Mike] Okay.
What are you thinking
for something like this?
[Mike] Let's go with, like,
a high-end desert toughie.
I love the idea
of us extending the roll bar.
Do a basket up top.
-Lights in the front. We can do flares.
-[Rabbit] How about a half door?
[Mike] Why don't we do our own style door?
[Rabbit] That'd be wild.
[Wes] I say we do a full roll cage.
Bring it all the way to the rear.
[Rabbit] Spoiler rack. The bougie Bronco.
[Mike] Yes. Reach out to Dr. Mike
and see what color he'd be interested in.
Question. What did you pay for it?
What do you think we paid for it?
-[Mike] In this condition, 30.
-[Scooter] Tell him.
Fifteen grand.
That's real good, actually.
Good job, dude.
This will sound like a lot,
but to get the most out of our money,
we're gonna have to put a lot into it.
I think we should go
all in on our profits,
put up 50 grand, so we can
upgrade the hell out of this thing.
So, what do you think
this buyer is willing to pay?
[Rabbit] If we put
that much money into it,
I think we're gonna be north of 130 grand.
-What?
-You're kidding.
I didn't stutter.
[Mike] Putting all of our profits
into this Bronco to make it awesome
is definitely a huge gamble.
But if Rabbit's buyer pulls through,
we'll not only make
at least 50 grand in profit,
but this'll be huge
in helping us get our name out there.
If we screw this up
or the buyer falls through,
it'll be a major setback for the shop.
All right, let's get to work.
[Mike] This Bronco got its ass kicked
by the Mexico desert.
So we need to go through,
see what we can save, and trash the junk.
The less parts we have to purchase,
the better for our budget.
[Wes] I'm gonna get
the shifters disconnected
and get ready to pull
the transmission and transfer case.
[drill whirs]
-And it's a nasty mess under here.
-That's why I don't like mechanicking.
[Wes] Don't wanna get
them pretty nails dirty?
That is like 30 years of crud
built up on these U-joints.
Thought you were talking
about Wesley's beard.
[Wes chuckles]
-[creaking]
-[Jaime] That's not sounding too hot.
Oh my gosh. You should see what's in here.
-[Wes] Dirt, grime.
-[Jaime] It's even in the vents.
That's why it's not moving.
-There she goes.
-There you go.
[Wes] It's seen its better days.
[Mike] No, it hasn't.
We're about to show it its better days.
[Jaime] Oh yeah.
[upbeat music plays]
How about a Volkswagen truck
or a Volkswagen Bus? Shorty.
Look there.
There's a Galaxie 2 convertible.
Yeah, but that's not a good one.
Hola, span style="style1"Camaro.
-Yeah, no.
-[Scooter laughs]
Maybe not so much what we're doing.
[Scooter] When it comes to chasing cars,
sometimes you hunt, sometimes you fish.
I don't have any hot leads now.
So today we decided to come to Mexico
to do a little leisurely fishing.
Oh, look at that, Rabbit. Hang on.
Slow down. Back up. Did you see that?
[Scooter speaks Spanish]
Look.
Oh man. Look at that.
-Shall we get out?
-[Rabbit] We should take a look.
[Scooter] Shall we?
-Why don't you go knock on the door?
-span style="style2"Buenos días.
-Buenos días.
span style="style1"-[Rabbit] These buildings look abandoned.
[Scooter] Let's check it out.
-Wow. What is this?
-It ain't half bad.
-[Scooter] Sixty, what? '63? '64?
-[Rabbit] So this could be a '63 Carryall.
Sixty-five, they went
to the flat windshield.
-This is definitely cool, though.
-Yeah, it's perfect, man.
[Rabbit] Introduced in 1935,
the Chevy Suburban continues to be
one of the most popular utility vehicles
of all time.
Also called the Carryall,
these are meant to travel long distances
and are the go-to hauler for everything
from building materials
to tourists to large families.
Today, these gems
are getting increasingly hard to find.
And to the right collector,
they're revered like a rare baseball card.
It appears to be pretty solid,
which is a good thing.
[Scooter] It used to be
a tour vehicle, man.
[Rabbit] A lot of hotels and stuff
back in the day had these things.
It's a C10 truck that hauls nine people.
It's like a new Tahoe.
This would be badass to build.
Now we just got to find the owner.
Maybe we should ask
at a place like Plaza De Armas?
[Rabbit] Where is this?
Plaza De Armas? That would be like
the town square and the old market.
San Lorenzo is a famous church in Juárez.
And then the Dunas De Samalayuca,
but that's like an hour and a half away.
I'll be honest.
Between the location, this name,
somebody's gotta know about this thing.
I think the market will be our best bet.
-[Scooter] Yeah, take a picture.
-[camera clicks]
[Rabbit] So we got the name.
Maybe ask around.
-Do some snooping.
-[Scooter] Yes.
We should write a book of our adventures.
No, thank you.
Yeah, I'm gonna write my own book.
You know what it's gonna be called?
span style="style2"Self-control: How I Didn't Kill Scooter.
[laughs]
-Let's find our owner.
-All right, let's go.
-Rabbit and I, Super Scootspan style="style1" ♪
span style="style1"-[Rabbit] No, thank you.
[upbeat music plays]
[Mike] Now we gotta take it apart.
Y'all wanna get it over to my side
and get it stripped?
How's that happening?
We're gonna push it.
Ain't got no motor in it.
-[Jaime] We have no brakes.
-We don't need brakes.
-[Jaime] We have no steering wheel.
-Don't need it.
-We got muscles and we got bump stop.
-And we got cars that we can't hit.
That's what makes it exciting.
[Jaime] Oh no.
-[Mike] Are there any cars coming?
-We got it.
-[Mike] Steer it. Steer it. Steer it.
-[Jaime] Oh man.
[Mike] Where's the horsepower?
There we go.
-Like a couple of girls up there.
-[Jaime] Right?
-[Mike] Come on, Jenicio.
-[Jenicio] It's really bottomed out.
[Jaime] The steering box
is leaking all over the place.
-[Mike] Straighten it out.
-Straighten it out.
-Faster. We're not gonna make it up.
-[Wes] Go. Hurry up.
-[Mike] Straighten it out.
-[Jaime] Oh my goodness.
[Mike] That's good. It's good.
All right. Well, unless you guys
wanna stay and sand,
I suggest you get back over to your side.
It's all on you.
-[Mike] You don't wanna stay and sand?
-Nope.
-[Jaime] No.
-[Mike] Should've said it nicer.
Would y'all like to stay and sand?
-[Wes] We're all good.
-Please?
[Jaime] Yeah, no.
[Mike] Let's get the paint off of it,
strip it down, and see what we got.
[heavy rock music plays]
[upbeat music plays]
[Scooter laughs]
[Rabbit] We wanna find
who knows about this damn Carryall.
[Scooter] We'll find the people
who know the owner.
[in Spanish] How are you?
I'm Scooter. This is Rabbit.
We are looking for a lady
called Aunt Conchita.
[in English] Show him.
[in Spanish] Maybe you know her?
Heard of her?
Mm…
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] We need to buy
in order for him to give us info.
Oh, but I need a belt.
[speaking Spanish]
[Rabbit] I've been to markets
like this before.
It's just a crowd
of salespeople everywhere.
Being a salesperson myself,
I know it's their job to make sure
we don't leave empty-handed.
But I'm determined to find that owner.
Let's hope we brought enough cash.
He doesn't know Tia Conchita,
but he knows who might.
-You pay that man.
-[Scooter] Okay.
How does it look?
[Rabbit] Like an idiot with a belt.
-[in Spanish] 100 pesos.
-[Rabbit in English] No.
They're not for me.
For the women in our lives.
-[in Spanish] How much for this? Fifty.
-[responds in Spanish]
-[in English] Does he know about this?
-[speaking Spanish]
-[in English] They don't know her.
-[speaking Spanish]
She says the neighbor
might have some info.
Get your things.
Do you know where we're going today?
Take your hat, take your bags. Let's go.
[humming]
-Gracias.span style="style1" We can try our luck here.
span style="style1"-I didn't sign up for a shopping spree.
Whoo-hoo! I did. Look at me.
I scored some great deals.
[speaking Spanish]
[in Spanish] We're looking for information
about a lady called Aunt Conchita.
Aunt Conchita… I know her nephew.
-You know him?
-Yes.
[in English] Yeah! She knows the nephew.
She knows Tía Conchita's nephew.
I'll tell you the name and everything,
but you have to buy something from me.
Uh-oh.
[laughs]
-[Rabbit in English] Get what you need.
-Let's get some luchador masks.
I'm a big fan.
-[in Spanish] How much?
-[woman] Thirty dollars.
[Scooter in English] $30.
-[Rabbit] There you go.
-span style="style2"Bueno.
Can you give me that number?
[Scooter] Give her the phone
so she'll dial it.
-[in Spanish] You type it.
-[Rabbit in English] Thank you.
-[in Spanish] He said thank you.
-[in English] We gotta call him.
[mellow rock music plays]
You can't run out ♪
Hey, run out that door… ♪
[Jaime] Today on the Bronco,
I am working on getting
both of the gas tanks out.
We have two tanks in this vehicle,
one main and a fuel reserve.
I'm trying to make it
so I don't… spill fuel.
After I get done with that,
we're gonna pull the body mounts off
and lift the body off the frame,
so Mike can have his paint section,
and we can have the chassis
to do the work we need to do on it
with the engine fitment
and everything that's going in.
[Wes] There we go.
[Mike] Will you figure out the chassis?
Soon as you're ready, I'll paint it.
Let's get busy.
[rock music plays]
[Jaime] Like the 4th of July.
Look at that.
The frame on this Bronco is
in excellent shape,
but we're gonna have to replace
some suspension items
due to wear and tear and age.
This is a high-end vehicle,
so our goal is to make sure
that the owners can have fun with it
on the roughest terrain
and still have
a good ride on the regular street.
So the best of both worlds.
All right.
[Wes] All right, I better get started
on these doors.
-[jaunty rock music plays]
-[dog barks]
We found some original '71 Bronco doors,
but we're gonna
change them up a little bit.
We're gonna notch these doors down a bit.
It's gonna give it a more open feel,
but the bottom of the door will still
be there to protect you from the elements.
It's gonna look sexy.
-[Mike] How's the doors looking?
-[Wes] Good.
As soon as you're done,
we can use them and finish the bodywork.
-They look good, though.
-Thank you.
[Wes] This is a tricky design.
I just gotta make sure that I mirror-image
the right from the left.
The team won't be happy
if I screw this up,
so we're gonna do it right.
[Jaime] Hey, hey, hey.
-Quite a bit of work.
-It's looking good, though.
I'm impressed. I don't think
I've ever seen metalwork this good ever.
But it is taking you a while.
-Yeah.
-[Jaime] Yeah.
-Perfection takes time.
-I guess it does. [laughs]
[upbeat music plays]
[Jenicio] These doors are pretty cool.
-What's up?
-[Wes] How you like my doors?
They look pretty awesome, actually.
Let's put this one on.
[mellow rock music playing]
Oh.
Dude, I actually freaking love
the way we did this.
I might have to add another bolt in it.
Let's see what it looks like.
-It's gonna change the look.
-[Mike] Is that not awesome?
It's different than what you normally see.
Open cockpit design.
-[Wes] Yeah.
-[Mike] In my book, it's an easy sell.
You don't see doors like this often
because they take
serious time and skill to fabricate.
Wes is one of the best fabricators
I've ever worked with.
So I'm not surprised,
but I'm still impressed.
The best part is they're gonna work
perfect with the mural I have planned.
Just gotta figure out
the roll cage and some bumpers.
-All right, cool.
-[Mike] Cool.
Looks good, dude.
[Wes] Thank you. Bodywork looks great.
[Mike] Well, of course it does. [chuckles]
[mellow rock music plays]
-[Jaime] One and done on this.
-[Wes] Yeah.
One time it's gonna slip right in.
-Fingers crossed.
-Yeah.
[Jaime] We decided to go big
and get a $10,000 Coyote Mustang engine.
It's a 400-horsepower V8,
which is much more powerful
than the engine we took out of it.
And that'll not only sound great,
but it will haul ass too.
[Wes] All right. Now come down.
Man, this is a big engine.
[Jaime] It looks like everything
is clearing on this side okay.
What's going on on your side over there?
'Cause I see you break out the tape.
-Which isn't good.
-Right.
Well, we've got a problem here.
The valve covers cannot be touching
the inner fenders
because the engine actually moves around
in here on the rubber mounts.
So, we'll need to take
at least three-quarters of an inch
out of this fender
and move it away from the engine.
Okay.
Man, we were so close.
Let's get this engine out of here
so I can get everything fitted.
-And we'll get it to paint.
-I'm gonna do the lifting.
[Wes] This is why
we mock everything up first.
If we would've figured this out
after paint,
Mike would've had to repaint it
and probably thrown a fit.
Plus, it'd be a huge
waste of time and a waste of materials.
We're about 10 feet in the air right now.
[chuckles]
[Wes] We definitely don't
wanna drop this thing.
Taking the engine in and out,
there's a lot of risk involved.
We could damage something,
break something.
We don't wanna do this multiple times,
especially with the expensive engine.
Perfect.
All right, I'm gonna get to cutting.
[sighs]
[upbeat music plays]
[Scooter] Rabbit, look.
I think we're here, man.
-Oh, look.
-[Rabbit] Oh my God.
-[Scooter] It's guarded by chihuahua dogs.
-[dog barks]
-[Scooter] Hey, buddy.
-[Rabbit] I wonder if anybody's home.
-[Scooter] We have to speak to him first.
-[dog barks]
-He says, "Come on in."
-[rabbit laughs]
-[Scooter] Let's go knock.
-[Rabbit] I'm gonna stand back here.
-[knocking]
-[Scooter] span style="style2"Buenos días.
-[Rabbit] Security's out.
-span style="style2"Buenos días.
Yeah, security's out.
[speaking Spanish]
-I'm asking them about the owner.
-[Rabbit] Hey, how you doing?
[Scooter in Spanish]
Hey, good morning. How are you?
We're the ones that called.
My name is Scooter and this is Rabbit.
-Mucho gusto.
-[in English] Nice to meet you.
[Scooter] His name's Juan.
[in Spanish] We're here 'cause we were
told there was a Suburban around here.
We're looking for the owner.
-[in English] The blue one.
-[in Spanish] Yes, it's ours.
[Scooter in English]
That's the one! Found it.
-Is he interested in selling it?
span style="style2"-Sí.
[speaking Spanish]
He's telling me that it's not for sale.
-That blue one right there is for sale.
-[Rabbit] We're not interested in that.
Tell him…
Ask him about the Cadillac back here.
-[speaking Spanish]
-[Rabbit in English] Can we look at it?
[speaking Spanish]
[Scooter] He's barely cleaning it up,
but yeah. We can come in and look at it.
[speaking Spanish]
'49 Caddy.
[speaking Spanish]
He says it's 100% original. It works.
-[Rabbit] Cool.
-[Scooter] Looks solid, huh?
-[in Spanish] We can open the hood, right?
-Yes, of course.
-[in English] We can open up the hood.
-[Rabbit] There.
-[Scooter] span style="style2"¡Órale! Oh, look at that.
-[Rabbit] How about that?
So, you know, a lot of these Cadillacs
had flatheads in them.
This one's actually got the newer style,
an overhead valve.
The '49, if I'm not mistaken,
I think this was the first year for this.
I'm gonna tell you something,
if you owned a Cadillac back then,
you were the man.
[Rabbit] Cadillac was one of the first
automotive brands in the world.
It was at the forefront of technology.
And when it comes to engines,
Cadillac set the gold standard
for the world
with its introduction of the V8.
With its constant innovation,
it was no surprise when Cadillac won
the first-ever car-of-the-year award
in 1949.
To this day, Cadillacs are
a top-selling luxury brand in the U.S.,
Mexico, and around the world.
And a car collector's dream.
[Scooter] It's push-button start,
like the new cars.
[engine starts]
Wow!
Wow.
-Hear that kitty purr?
-[Rabbit] Sounds like it rolls good.
I'll be honest with you. I see no way
we can't win with these cars.
-How about if we bought both?
-For how much?
Where's he at now on this?
[in Spanish] My friend Rabbit
says we're interested
in the Suburban and the Cadillac.
The truth is,
I don't want to sell the Suburban.
The Suburban is very sentimental to me.
For 40 years, my aunt drove tourists
back and forth to the south of Mexico.
[in English] Uh-huh. He says the Suburban
has a lot of sentimental value to him.
In reality,
he doesn't really wanna sell the Suburban.
[Rabbit] We have cash. And we promise
to give it a beautiful new life.
[in Spanish] We brought cash.
How do you see it?
-Think about it.
-Well…
-Thinkspan style="style2".
-I want $11,000.
[Scooter] He wants 11,000.
What do you think?
I think he's span style="style2"loco.
We gotta get these cars
back across the border.
We don't know what we'll find.
This thing,
the interior is a pig in a poke.
We don't know much about the Suburban.
We're just going by a quick walk around.
-Okay.
-So tell him 75 for the pair.
[in Spanish] How about $7,500
for both the Cadillac and the Suburban?
Did you bring $9,000 there?
[in English] He says nine now.
Do we have nine?
Tell you what. Eight thousand both.
That's my final offer.
[in Spanish] How about $8,000 for both?
Think about it.
-You have that here?
-[Scooter in English] Yes.
Hundred-dollar bills.
[in Spanish] Yes, we do.
-Let's be done.
-We have a deal, then?
[speaking Spanish]
-[in English] Sir, thank you very much.
-[speaking Spanish]
[Rabbit] Even though we had to go
into the red on this buy,
$8,000 for two cars that were just
sitting around, collecting dust…
You know what? It's a win-win.
He made some great cash,
and we have two new projects for the shop.
Everyone leaves happy.
[Scooter] I'm driving this one.
-[sniffs] Oh, and it smells good too.
-[Rabbit] Okay, I'll take the truck.
[exciting music plays]
[Mike] Today is a big day.
We're gonna start spraying on the Bronco.
But I'm telling you,
it's gonna be pretty badass.
Time to paint.
Rabbit talked to Dr. Mike,
and he wants a rich desert tan.
When I heard that,
I was immediately inspired
to do a really cool
sunset desert mountain scene.
I'm using the tan as the base.
Then Jenicio is gonna help
with the mountains.
That'll be the real showstopper.
-Have you ever done this before?
-I've done racing stripes, but that's it.
A lot different than racing stripes.
And we got one shot at this.
I have one per side.
If we screw this up,
it's coming out of your check.
We won't screw this up.
[Mike] A one-off paint job like this
is always risky.
But typically the buyers with the deepest
pockets appreciate the originality.
Play with some different colors and tape.
And we'll see where it lands.
This is where it's gonna get cool.
I'm pretty stoked on the mountains.
I think they came out even better
than I had hoped for.
I got a lot left, and there's still
a chance of me screwing something up.
But all in all, I think I'm pretty close.
I hope the guys like it.
[upbeat music plays]
[Wes] We have a Bronco body.
[Mike] Look at the mountains.
[Jaime] That is badass, Mike.
-[Mike] We're good.
-[Jaime] I think we're done. Take it.
-[metal clatters]
-[Mike yelps]
It didn't scratch the paint.
Don't look at me like that.
His eyebrow's up.
[laughing]
[Wes] Let's get this engine in.
[Mike] When y'all are
putting it together… gloves.
Don't mess my paint up.
[Jaime laughs]
[Wes] Easy.
What are you hitting?
I mean, we're clearing
by a quarter of an inch.
[Jaime] Ooh.
Mike, do not walk in right now. [laughs]
[Jaime] Last time
we put the engine in, it didn't fit,
so this is the real moment of truth
to see if Wes's work paid off.
Now that it's painted,
we have no room for error.
-Your pipe there, it's awful close.
-[Wes] All right, now come down.
Now you have to push a bit.
[tense music playing]
All right. Oil pan is clear.
-[Wes] Let me get on the other side.
-[Jaime] Okay.
We're in on the driver's side.
-It's in the… The studs in?
-[Jaime] Yep.
[Wes] We are in.
[Jaime] Awesome.
Let's finish this baby up.
[rock music plays]
[drill whirring]
[exciting rock music plays]
[engine roars]
[Mike] This Bronco has to handle anything.
So what better way to test it
than to take it up into the mountains?
This build by far has been
our biggest undertaking to date.
But we turned it from a beat-up old mare
to a bougie Bronco
that can still handle the toughest terrain
from the desert to the mountains.
With a brand-new interior,
LED lights, 450-horsepower
Coyote Mustang engine…
With the custom doors
and the killer paint job,
we can guarantee there's no other Bronco
quite like this on the planet.
There's no doubt in my mind
we're gonna rake it in
with Rabbit's buyer.
["Don't Touch my Cadillac" plays]
[horns blaring]
Hey, hey, buddy ♪
Don't touch my Cadillac ♪
[horn honking]
-[Wes] Easy! Easy! Easy!
-[Scooter] Whoo-hoo-hoo!
What, are we getting robbed?
-Check it out.
-[Wes] What do you get on, man?
[Jenicio] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
-Get off.
-[Scooter] Caddy.
-[Rabbit] Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
-[Mike] Exactly.
First of all, don't be climbing
all over the damn merchandise.
-[Scooter] I'm sorry.
-Second.
What do you all think about
this cream puff right here?
1949 Cadillac.
[Mike] I like that.
-[Jaime] This is the coolest one yet.
-[Wes] Sweet.
Yeah, that sucker's sweet.
The interior leaves
a little to be desired.
[Mike] Other than that,
she's pretty righteous.
[Jaime] The back seat's a couch.
[Scooter] I have a friend
that does real good upholstery jobs.
[Mike] That makes me nervous,
but it's actually good to know.
-Why are you wearing that mask?
-[Scooter] It's a long story.
I got it in Juárez.
But we were looking for the Suburban.
We found this beauty.
Tell them the rest, Rabbit.
Like my little aggravating
wrestling sidekick said,
we found a really nice Suburban,
and we got it bought.
And he had this sitting in his backyard.
-Is the Suburban as nice as this?
-The Suburban's close.
Pop it.
[Rabbit] First year
for the overhead valve V8.
[Mike] Jenicio, fire this dude up.
-[engine starts]
-[Scooter] Huh?
-Like a sewing machine.
-Pretty good.
[Wes] Purrs like a kitten.
-[Scooter] Jaime, do you like?
-Yes, this is my favorite yet.
[Jaime] I love this Cadillac.
Not only is everything original on it,
the body lines on it are so sleek.
This engine runs like a top.
There's no reason
to do anything crazy with this car.
And in fact, if I could buy this myself,
I would, but we're here to make money.
The car is badass, dude. How much was it?
We paid eight thousand for this
and the Suburban.
Y'all did good.
Give me a battle strategy.
-[Mike] What do you think, Wes?
-It's really clean and original.
-So I think a quick flip.
-[Mike] Yeah.
-[Wes] It'd be crazy to restomod this.
-[Mike] Yeah.
It's too clean, too original.
All the chrome's there.
Maybe we get his guy
to get some interior done.
Yes. And he's cheap too.
Wheels and tires, let's go through it.
Make sure it runs and drives good.
-It needs to be run over and checked out.
-[Mike] Yeah.
Maybe try polishing it up or something.
And get the Suburban in.
Let's concentrate on it.
We need some quick money.
-Yes.
-[Scooter] Quick money.
I'd say this thing
can do 30 grand all day.
I think we're all on the same page.
Go call your interior guy.
Take that stupid mask off.
All right. I'll be back.
[upbeat percussion music plays]
[Rabbit] I'll tell you what.
This neighborhood
looks like our kind of people.
[Mike] Yeah. They got grass here.
Looks like a nice neighborhood.
When you got grass in the desert,
you know you're doing something right.
[Rabbit] Dr. Mike has been pestering me
about finding a classic Bronco for years.
And I'm feeling pretty good
that this one is the one.
Today we're making a house call
because we're selling
a pretty big-ticket item here.
[whispering] This house is huge, dude.
-[Rabbit] What's going on, Dr. Mike?
-God.
Look at that. Come on out.
It really does help when you can put
that vehicle in their surroundings
so they can visualize it
in their own driveway.
-I'm Mike.
-Oh, sick.
[Rabbit] You don't know a man
looking for a nice Bronco?
-Yeah.
-How's it going, sir?
-How are you doing?
-Good.
-Oh my God. Mm, mm, mm.
-[boy] It's beautiful.
[Rabbit] Complete frame-off custom-built.
Coyote drivetrain. Six-speed transmission.
Four-wheel drive, 37-inch tires,
17-inch custom wheels.
All LED lighting.
Every option you can throw at it.
I'd love the color.
I don't know about the decal.
[Rabbit] But you gotta speak easy
on those graphics.
My artist's right here.
His feelings get hurt.
Yeah, that's not stickers. That's paint.
-[Rabbit] That's not paint-by-numbers.
-[Dr. Mike] Paint!
Yeah, that's actual paint.
Most people don't appreciate quality art.
[Mike] No, I get that. I get that.
But still, you walk up to it,
you look at it.
-There's no decal that shiny.
-It'll be okay, Andy Warhol.
-Okay.
-Calm down.
Oh. Gosh. Look at that.
Five-liter Coyote.
-That's a Mustang engine, isn't it?
-It sure is.
Four hundred horsepower.
And I love it because we've kept
all the classic looks and lines,
but it's completely upgraded.
[Mike] So it's a little bit of classic
with a little bit of modern touch.
[Dr. Mike] All right.
Fire this thing up.
-You wanna hear it?
-Yeah, turn it over.
[Mike] Okay.
[engine starts]
-It's got a little bark.
-[Dr. Mike] Okay.
-Whoo! Yeah.
-[Dr. Mike laughs]
[engine revs]
Wow. Okay.
Okay.
Now, for the golden question.
How much?
You know…
these are six-figure vehicles all day.
That's correct. Yes.
What would you expect to pay for this?
Maybe about 120,000.
-You're in the ballpark.
-[Dr. Mike] Mm-hmm.
You're off. But you're in the ballpark.
-We're sitting at 140.
-Mm.
A hundred and forty thousand,
that's a lot of money… to anybody.
But you're getting a lot of vehicle.
I don't wanna tell you
something you can't put a price tag on
is life experience and memories.
And this is nothing
but a memory-making machine.
Can you imagine him going to prom in this?
Can you imagine you and the wife
on a hot ice cream date in this thing?
-Yeah.
-It's special.
Anything you can do about that price?
I know you put a lot of money in, but--
This is my thing.
This truck hasn't been listed.
We haven't told a soul.
So you're the first to see it.
And I'll be honest with you,
I gotta stick to my guns.
We've got a great product.
If it makes you feel better,
I'll ask 165 for it,
and we can work down to 140.
[suspenseful music playing]
Well… I think I'm just gonna have
to pass on this because it's just…
It is… 140, you're right,
is a lot of money.
And it's just… It's… It's no. No.
Appreciate you guys
coming and showing me the car.
Anytime, sir. If you need us,
you know where we're at.
Okay. Will do.
-Think about it.
-Will do.
-Sleep on it.
-Work on your tight old man.
[Mike] We took a big risk
and spent our total profits,
plus some additional cost
that put us $27,000 in the red.
But we had to keep the train moving,
and we bought two cars
and started the Cadillac.
And now, we're 39,500 in the hole.
We have to get this sold fast,
or we might not even make it
to the end of the summer.
[Rabbit] But we are going
to sell this truck.
Not everyone is walking around
with 140 grand,
but that's
what these trucks are going for.
-It's worth more than 140.
-It's worth more.
Somebody's gonna buy it,
whether it be this guy
or the next guy that looks at it.
Unfortunately, today wasn't that day.
-We can split it, Dad.
-But… [chuckles]
It kind of sucks, though.
You can swing for the fences,
but they're not all home runs.
[rock music plays]
Let's be realistic. The dude has
champagne dreams on a beer budget.
-He's got a little more than beer budget--
-Yeah, but not enough.
[Rabbit] We're not selling hamburgers.
-How'd it go with the Bronco?
-[Mike] Not as we'd hoped.
We got close. We got close. We just--
-[Jenicio] Oh yeah?
-He didn't wanna get up to our number.
-Dang lowballers.
-[Mike] Yeah, that's the way it works.
How's this?
It's looking real nice.
Got the interior, all the door handles on,
finishing up the chrome.
[Mike] Good. Yeah, those are looking
way better, huh?
[Rabbit] The interior looks great.
Scooter pulled through with this one.
I don't know how Scooter got
this interior deal for 1,500 bucks,
and to be honest with you,
I don't wanna know.
Without that Bronco money,
we're really hurting for cash right now,
so it's really helping us out.
We have to get this out there
and sell it quick.
This is almost done. You wanna sell this?
'Cause we need to bring money in, dude.
For sure. We gotta keep the lights on,
while waiting for this Bronco to roll.
-I know the best place we could take this.
-I'm all ears.
There's a little park around here.
It's called Lincoln Park,
but it's also known as Chicano Park 2.
And there are a bunch of guys
that are into this era of cars.
They call them the "pachucos."
These guys are serious lowrider builders.
The pachucos were a social group
that started in Juárez around the 1930s
with music, dancing,
and the way they dressed.
The park is always full of car shows,
and it's very, very rare
to see a Cadillac there,
so I just think
it'll really catch a lot of eyes.
I mean, hey,
I think that's not a bad idea.
I have to take you down
to a local store and get you fitted right.
What's wrong with this?
This is car salesman casual.
[Mike] Dude, you look
like you're selling patio furniture.
You know what?
Whatever it takes. We gotta eat.
[Mike] Yeah. We gotta pay bills.
Then we can eat.
[Rabbit] I'll roll with Scooter
to pick up the Carryall.
And then I'm down
to figure out the car show.
[upbeat music plays]
[Scooter] There it is.
[humming]
-Well…
-[Scooter] I'll put my hat on.
The sun's beating down.
After the Bronco deal fell through,
I am so glad this Carryall deal went down.
-[Scooter] Look at that.
-[Rabbit] I'm kind of excited.
Key number one. Here we go. No? Eh?
-Key number two.
-Oh.
-Oh yes.
-There it is.
[chuckles] Ay, ay, ay.
Hit it.
[engine starts]
[Scooter] Whoo!
There we go.
[woman] Hey! Hey! Hey!
Turn it off. Turn it off. Turn it off!
-Turn it off.
-[speaking Spanish]
-[Rabbit] What the hell is she saying?
-She's asking what we're doing?
She says we're trying to steal this car.
[theme music plays]