Car Masters: Rust to Riches (2018) s02e04 Episode Script

[power tools run]
[engine starts and revs]
- GPS says it isn't too much farther, so
- This is where the deal is?
- You ready to make a deal?
- I'd love to make a deal.
This just seems a little weird, though.
He's willing to check out
such an expensive car at nighttime.
If somebody shows you something cool,
are you not like,
"Hey, I would like that.
I wanna go check that out"?
Yeah, I get that,
but it still sounds strange to me.
- Guess we're going down a dirt road now.
- This is where the guy lives.
I been down worser roads than this.
Not with a frigging $50,000 car
on your trailer, you haven't.
- You got me You got me on that one.
- Yeah.
Did Caveman bring his club?
I hope Caveman's got his club.
- [Shawn] This is ridiculous.
- [Mark chuckles]
Oh, hey, here it comes.
Wait till you see this car, Miguel.
You're gonna love it.
- Hello. I'm Miguel.
- Nice to meet you, Miguel.
- I got a Mustang on a trailer, so
- And I got an itch for a Mustang.
Okay, and I hope
you got some stuff to trade.
I think I do.
[starts and guns engine]
Well, it sounds nice. Tell me a bit about
what you guys have done with it.
- A lot.
- [chuckles]
We split the fenders. Widened them out
about three inches in the front.
You're running a 20 x 14-inch rear wheel.
- That is big tires.
- That's as big as it's gonna get.
[Miguel] Growing up in Mexico,
I had an uncle that had a '69 Mustang.
I loved the car, and it's something that
I always wanted to have one of them.
And the car really caught my attention.
It's just incredible.
Have you got a few vehicles back there
we could look at?
Well, come on in.
[power tools run]
[engine revs]
[Shawn] This is a pretty big place
you got here, Miguel.
You do have some cars, huh?
[CM] Uh-oh. I see something
I want to go play on already.
I think this worked out really cool.
No. Hey, how about this?
We met Miguel, and now here we are
late at night. Who cares?
A find is a find, and money's money.
Whoo-whoo.
Ah-ah-ah.
[Shawn] There we go.
[Miguel] This is a 1972 'Cuda.
- This is money right here.
- [Mark] It's a nice car,
but you know how expensive it is
to put one of these together, bro?
- [Constance] I see another beauty here.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
Don't even look at this.
I finished this two months ago.
- Oh, yeah.
- [Mark] Wow.
[Shawn] Miguel's obviously a car guy
'cause there's a lot of cars out here.
Plus, Miguel likes that Mustang.
I'm hoping that he really likes it.
That we can end up wrangling
quite a few cars out of him.
[Miguel] This is not for sale.
[Shawn] He's got a few high-end cars,
but we're looking for
multiple project cars,
stuff we can fix up,
then flip or trade for maximum value.
What's the story
on this little jewel right here?
This is, like, fricking awesome.
The interior is in really good shape.
Is this something you'd get rid of?
Yes, for sure.
This van is screaming at me,
"Get me out of here! I'm trapped!
I'm sitting next to
a fricking riding mower."
[Caveman] Oh, yeah!
[Miguel] This is a single-seater racer.
Not sure about the year.
- From maybe '30s.
- Yeah.
My grandfather used to
race one of these cars on a dirt track.
Really? This thing is cool.
Would you like to let that one go
and not have to finish it?
[Miguel] We can talk about this one.
[Mark] How about that boat?
What's the deal on that boat?
- Wait. Mark, are you serious?
- It's a boat, Constance. Come on.
How many people have died in here?
"Died in here." Heh heh heh.
If it's got two motors in it,
this thing is a screamer, right?
- It is.
- No, no. No boats.
No boats. Look at cars.
So, Miguel, obviously
you got a few cars back there we want.
I think we can work something out.
Mark, what are you thinking?
Thinking that single-seat race car
everybody seemed to dig.
- Pretty cool.
- [CM] That thing's badass.
We definitely like the single-seat racer.
[Mark] I definitely got my interest piqued
on the boat.
Ooh.
- And believe it or not, the minivan.
- Ooh.
- You really want that minivan?
- Yeah.
So if we were just
selling the Mustang outright,
we'd be looking at 50 grand.
But the goal here is to trade up,
so we need to get about 60 grand in value.
The single-seat racer,
the minivan, and the boat
are worth about 40 grand.
So if Miguel can throw in
some pretty good cash on top of that,
it could turn out to be
a very good night for us.
I tell you what. You throw in 30 grand,
and you got this peach.
I-I love the car, but 30 grand
I don't think I can do that.
I can do ten, cash.
Oh, we are That's not even close.
How about 20?
And we-we call it a night.
Come on.
- You got yourself a nice deal.
- Fantastic.
- They went crazy on this car.
- I love it.
- Are we all in agreement
- Thank you. Pleasure meeting you tonight.
[Mark] This is exactly why you hold out
and trade a car like this Mach 1
instead of selling it.
- [Shawn] We're gonna go do paperwork.
- All righty.
With our business model, anything goes.
If you play it safe,
you're never gonna get the big score.
[van brakes squeak]
- [Tony] You got a new van?
- The shop got a new van.
- And there's more.
- [Tony] What?
Were you guys out drinking last night?
- [Caveman] Matter of fact, we were.
- [laughs]
There's our third ride.
[chuckles]
We really got a good deal.
Like, this is three-for-one, plus cash,
so it's really a four-for-one deal.
That's gonna go to storage.
We're not gonna worry about that.
I need Caveman and Constance
to take the minivan
over to the other garage,
and then I need dingleberry here
to help me back this boat up
into the building.
The boat, the minivan
those are perfect cash vehicles
that can immediately
maximize our return on investment.
Full steam ahead, skipper.
[Mark] It may look a little strange
to see a 35-foot boat
dry-docked in an automotive shop,
but one thing I know
is that people that buy boats
have a thick wallet of disposable income.
Customized boats? The 80-grand mark?
That's the minimum.
And with the particular vision
I have for this boat,
it will absolutely be worth the risk.
I think if we just buff up the gel coat
and maybe give it a little stripe,
- I think we can get rid of it.
- That's why he works in the front office
and not back here
where the creative people work.
I just don't see where you're gonna go
with something like this.
What's my favorite car on the planet
made in America by Americans?
- Corvette.
- Okay.
So we're gonna take this,
and we're gonna do a Corvette-themed boat.
The second I saw this boat,
I immediately recognized
that it has the same sexy shape
as a classic Corvette.
It has a super-long nose
and a very short cockpit in the back.
That makes it prime real estate
for a ton of
custom Corvette modifications.
I want this thing to be a collage
of every generation Corvette.
[Shawn] I just don't see it.
You're not talking about any boat.
You're talking about a customized boat.
And that makes me wonder
if no one around customizes boats,
- is that 'cause there's no market for it?
- There isn't a market for it.
As if bringing a boat in here
wasn't crazy enough,
but now we're gonna build
the most specific custom boat of all time?
Don't know why you don't trust me.
Yeah, I'm learning to trust you,
but on this, I don't know.
People love Corvettes. People love boats.
But is there a person out there
that wants a marriage between the two
in some over-the-top boat/car
Gotham Garage mash-up?
That's the big question right there.
And right now, I have no idea.
Tony, can you get this thing
ripped apart for me?
You go find somebody
who wants a customized boat.
Looks like I'm gonna have to
introduce myself to some skippers.
Some skippers?
I don't know what the hell that meant.
Go swab a few decks
and meet a few skippers.
[both chuckle]
I'm gonna go to the other shop
and talk to Caveman and Constance
about what we're gonna do
with that minivan.
[Mark] It's finally nice
to have two projects
going full throttle at the same time
in two different buildings.
We got the second garage
thinking that we would have
two, three, or four projects
all going at the same time.
It just hasn't worked out that way.
But now we finally got our act together,
and we're starting to gain
a ton of forward momentum.
I know you guys are all talking smack
about the little minivan
because it is an Astro van,
and it is ugly as sin.
But the plan with it is I have a buddy
that's got a record label.
He has a band here in town.
They play locally.
And they want
some kind of, like, equipment van
with a Gotham Garage touch on it.
This band they're young,
but they've all got old souls,
and they're all into hot rods.
I know they've been saving up,
and I know they have the cash to spend.
And after we do
our Gotham Garage bling to it,
it will be the perfect touring van
to fit their style.
So what we're gonna do
is take this gem all the way back into
the '70s and the '80s.
[Mark] We're gonna start
by cutting the springs
and dropping this van down
to give it some attitude.
And we'll add some classic rally wheels
and teardrop windows
to sell the vintage look.
Then we'll add carpet and cabinets
to the interior.
We'll tie it all together
with some Zoomie headers
and a rock star-style paint job.
I want to cap this build at ten grand.
If we can keep our costs low
and sell it quick,
we could potentially double our money.
You guys
get this thing torn apart real quick.
I'll check back with you in a while
and see what's going on.
[Caveman] Right on.
Let's make a badass minivan.
Feel like we need some rock 'n' roll music
to get into the vibe.
[rock music playing]
[Caveman] The '80s were awesome.
- Do you even remember?
- I remember the '80s.
Should've been a rock star.
I missed my calling.
Back in the '80s, I had long hair.
- It was Aqua-Netted, as you would
- You had longer hair?
I had longer hair.
- What do you remember about the '80s?
- Um, I was born in the '80s.
I know. What year? Like, '89, right?
[Constance] That's all I remember
from the '80s.
[imitates rock guitar]
[Caveman] Yeah!
Whoo! Caveman's on tour!
What's up, flapjack?
- Hey.
- How you feeling today?
I am feeling superb.
- Started connecting more lines over there?
- Yeah.
Like a little kitten,
got a new ball of string?
That's what I've been doing.
I think it's time for us
to get back to what we do best
is those big deals, those monster deals
where we're swinging for the fences.
I pride myself
in putting the pieces together
to one of those multi-layered trade deals.
You know what we need? Another deal
like the Futura. Something big.
For the past few months,
we've been doing some cool cars,
but we really haven't gotten those
crazy, big, monster, memorable deals.
If you really want to start searching for
a bigger project like the Futura,
- which people are still talking about
- Oh, yeah.
then chop-chop, get to it.
Start connecting strings over there.
I've been chopping, believe me.
Believe me. And I'm actually dialed in.
Believe it or not,
I've got a line on a replica
of a 1960 Plymouth XNR concept car.
- Really?
- How about that?
That's a cool car. That's the one with
the long fin behind the driver's head,
and it's got that
big cross chrome bumper
- Yeah, the big asymmetrical car.
- That's actually pretty cool.
The Plymouth XNR
is one of the wildest-looking
concept cars ever built.
But it's the story behind the car
that makes it so unique.
It was built in 1960
by world-renowned car designer
Virgil Exner.
After it toured around the U.S.,
it was shipped to Italy
and then sold to the Shah of Iran.
Eventually it ended up in Beirut,
and then
it completely disappeared underground
during the Lebanese Civil War.
Miraculously, the car survived,
and once it resurfaced,
it was sent to Canada
and totally restored.
In 2011, it was sold at an auction
for almost a million dollars.
This car is one of one,
and as far as I know,
no one has ever attempted to create
a period-correct replica.
Where'd you find that at?
A guy in Vermont has this car.
Go the other side
of the continental United States.
This guy named Andy
found the design blueprints for this car.
He was able to do a computer rendering
and actually make a mold
from the original blueprints.
There's got to be a hitch in the get-along
if he's willing to give it to us.
Well, the hitch is that a car like this
needs so much, uh, intricate work,
and the
You better have mad skills
if you're gonna do a car like that.
I think it dawned on this guy
that he's in over his head,
and so I think he's decided
this is the time
where he's got to cut this project loose.
You know what I need? I need pictures,
I need a walk-around video,
and I need you to get Andy
on a conference call
so that I can ask him all the questions
and hear the specifics from him.
This Plymouth XNR it's the kind of car
that every serious car builder
dreams of building.
If Shawn can find a way to cut a deal,
this will be
one of the biggest iconic cars
we've ever had through the shop.
I'm gonna go back to work. I have a boat
and a minivan to put together.
Hmm. Good luck with that.
That's about all of the Shawn
I can take for one day.
I'm gonna set up
the deal of a lifetime, my friend.
You know, I'm huffing so much fumes,
it reminds me of the '80s.
[Mark] I want this band van to come alive,
get in your face,
and scream at you like a wild animal.
It's a blank canvas.
We can get as creative
and as artistic as we want on it.
It's like a graffiti artist
working off a giant white wall.
The zebra carpet not only says,
[Dracula-ish accent]
"Welcome to my lair,"
but it also
gives some padding on the floor
so the band
can lay all their equipment down.
So we gonna paint the van
to match the stripes, or what?
No. The black cabinets
will be storage space for anything extra
guitar picks, cables, microphones,
some whiskey bottles.
You know, all the essentials you need
to go out on tour.
- It's actually looking pretty good, huh?
- [CM] Right?
- Git-R-Done.
- I'm gonna go work on a boat.
All right. I'm here working.
- Hey, Caveman.
- Yeah. What'd you get?
- Let's see.
- Windows.
Windows for the van.
Let's see what we got.
Oh, my God.
Now that Mark's gone, the true master
can finally get some work done.
Constance found
these really bitchin' teardrop windows
that are gonna give this van an '80s vibe.
And that there is the teardrop window
in the band van.
If we were a band, we'd be badass.
I'd be on the drums
'cause I like to smash stuff.
I like to bang on stuff.
- [Tony laughs]
- Yeah!
We'd have Mark as the lead singer.
Tony'd be playing that guitar,
ripping up those killer licks
like he does on his water jet.
Caveman, look.
Those look like some old rally wheels.
Those look nice.
And Constance, she'd be on the bass
just keeping it all together.
And then Shawn
Shawn would be our groupie,
with his highlights
and his fancy clothes.
To go with the retro look,
we're gonna lower the van.
Brand-new chrome headers.
We're gonna make
our own Zoomie-style headers
out of these old
vintage side pipes that we have.
Look, I'm doing the limbo, Mom.
- That looks good.
- Looks cool. Looks bitchin'.
Why don't we take lunch
I gotta go over and help with the boat,
but you should go.
Don't have to tell the fat guy twice
to eat.
[Mark] Got a small crescent wrench?
All my crescent wrenches
are at the other shop.
[chuckles]
- Here's a couple of those, though.
- Before this boat build moves forward,
Mark really wants to make sure that
these motors fire up.
- Never done a boat before.
- Yeah, me either.
They've clearly been sitting for a while,
so it's best to go through everything.
Caveman thinks that
he's gonna party on this boat.
He's gonna pee his Speedo on this boat.
[guys laugh]
So we did a full top-end rebuild.
Basically upgraded intakes, carbs, hoses,
but boat motors
tend to be a little bit more tricky
than hot-rod motors.
We used a boat motor in the Frank'N'Bus
a few months ago,
and it was definitely no walk in the park.
We are leaking, ladies and gentlemen.
All right. Here we go.
[turning over motor]
- Ah
- [starter sputters]
[motor runs roughly]
- [Tony] Nice. There we go.
- That one's down.
[Tony] All right, we got one.
Now we go for two.
- All clear?
- Yep.
[starts motor]
- [coughs]
- [Tony] Whoa.
That's some really bad gas, man.
[both laugh]
Smoke or not, these motors fired up.
Good job.
We got two good running motors now.
And once we drain out all that old gas,
they'll be ready to rip up the water.
Now we can transform this behemoth
into a one-of-a-kind Corvette boat.
That all starts
with a ton of fabrication work.
[Mark] That works.
Rough seas.
- Rough seas.
- [Tony laughs]
- [Mark] Corvette has set the standard
- Got it?
for every great American sports car.
Everything that Corvette does,
from the beginning to today,
has always been a trendsetter.
First manufactured cars
built out of fiberglass.
First ones to put a race-car suspension
and a race-car motor
in a street-legal driveable car
that you could take off
the dealership lot.
- [CM] There it is.
- There we go.
That's why I want this boat
to have all the great features
of every generation of Corvette,
but the most distinctive feature
will be the '63 split-window rear end.
The 1963 Corvette coupe
was the only Corvette
to feature two rear windows.
That rarity has made the '63 Corvette
one of the most sought-after
collectible cars of all time.
It's those details
that Corvette fans love,
and it's those details
that'll help this thing sell
for big money.
Look at that.
Fricking professional fit.
So now it's time for me
to go paint that rock-star minivan.
The look I'm going for with this paint
is pure rock 'n' roll.
From the bright orange base
to the custom flames,
I'm cranking the amp
all the way up to 11 on this one.
[guns engine]
- [honks horn]
- Look at you cruising the van, man.
[Mark] We're taking something
that everyone else overlooked
and turning it into
a Gotham Garage work of art.
[guns engine]
[guns engine]
- Oh, that thing's dope, dude.
- [Shawn] How about that, huh?
- Good to see you, brother.
- You too.
- Anthony.
- Good to see you.
That's badass.
- [man] Damn, this thing's cool, man.
- [Mark] Yeah.
[Anthony] I dig the one-off grill,
right there.
Yeah, it's like Shawn's haircut.
Nobody's got that.
[laughs]
We're old souls, you know.
We play classic rock.
We like classic cars.
We like classic music.
We've seen some of the Gotham builds,
and it really fits our style.
I knew you were in the market for a van
and utility vehicle to drive around,
so we kind of went with that
'70s, '80s vibe for the whole thing.
We dropped it, obviously.
Lowered it a lot.
We took two inches out of the front,
four inches out of the back.
Put on the 18s and the 20s.
It's got the side pipes
- that actually move with the door.
- Wow.
And it's got rock 'n' roll inside of it
all the way around.
- That's awesome. I love the zebra.
- Yeah, right?
Cabinets for all our gear.
- Yeah.
- That's badass.
- Could we take it for a spin?
- Yeah, absolutely.
It's like an amplifier. You wanna
plug it in and play before you buy it.
- That's right.
- Hop in. Let's go for a test drive.
I love the raccoon tail on the antenna.
That's great.
Yeah, it's kind of
the cherry on the sundae right there.
I can really pictures myself
cruising down the road,
cruising cross-country,
doing shows in this.
- Everybody checking you out, "Yeah, bro."
- Yeah, right?
This seems like something
we'd be interested in for sure.
Cool. We'll turn here
and go back to the shop.
- See if we all can make this happen.
- Let's do it.
So, uh, how'd it go?
- [Shawn] I see a smile. I see a smile
- [Mark] We got a smile.
I think a really good bargain for you guys
would be somewhere near about 25 grand.
I want to make a deal
that's fair for everybody,
but this is a fully customized
one-of-a-kind Gotham work of art,
so to make it worth our while,
we still need to get well over 20 grand.
Our budget, honestly, is about 15 grand.
Fifteen grand? I thought you guys
were, like, big-time stuff.
We don't have big-time wallets.
That's what you're missing.
This guy's a negotiator, obviously.
[chuckles]
This is gonna make you money,
as far as I'm concerned,
'cause you get all this attention.
You know it's all about the attention.
We'd be fetching in a little bit
if we went up to 18.
Eighteen? We're gonna have to keep
the wheels and tires.
[all laugh]
What are you thinking
you could come down to?
How's 21,500? Can you live with that?
What do you think?
- Is that a deal?
- I think that's fair.
- Is that fair?
- Yeah.
We got a deal.
- [Shawn] Shake the man's hand.
- We got a deal.
- That's a deal.
- 21,500.
I really dig the van.
I think they went above and beyond
our expectations.
Anyone seeing us leaving the show
is gonna be, "Hey, they're badass."
- All right.
- Take 'em in the front, do paperwork.
- All right, man. I'll see you guys later.
- See you, man.
Did I not tell you doing a minivan
was gonna be, like,
the coolest easy money
you ever made in your life?
A blind squirrel finds a nut
every now and then.
That is true.
But without me, there's no you.
Without you, there still me.
[Mark snickers]
[Shawn] So here I am in deck shoes
because this is typical Mark.
He likes to do things
that test me a little bit.
You know, throw me off my game.
So, gonna go to the marina
and see if I can find somebody
who's interested in a customized boat.
I'm optimistic, but I better
put a little sunblock on my legs today.
Those things haven't seen sun
in a while. Ha ha ha ha.
I know nothing about the boat world.
Yes, I've had a little fun on boats,
but I don't even know
if there's a market out there
for what we're building.
Nice boat you got there.
I've never had to sell a boat.
I'm a car guy.
- [man] What's going on, man? How are you?
- Not bad, not bad.
Just another day at the marina,
selling boats for Gotham Garage.
What I'm doing around here is I'm actually
kind of chumming the waters a little bit.
- We build custom cars.
- Wow, okay.
We happen to be building a custom boat.
- Wow.
- Yeah. It's kinda It's a little crazy.
- It's a Corvette-inspired cigarette boat.
- Gotcha.
With Corvette taillights,
and a split window at the back
and everything.
Two of the best things, boats and cars.
There you go. That's what I like to hear.
Do you know anybody
that might even have a remote chance
of buying a boat like this?
I would be interested in that,
but we just bought this new 50-foot boat.
It's probably not in
our particular world of budget currently.
You got an extra 70-80 grand laying around
you might want to pop into a boat?
Might be able to work something out.
- Whoa.
- [chorus] Hallelujah ♪
- Really?
- No.
- [chuckles]
- [bleep]
There's one guy that I know
that might be a prospect
for something like that.
Friend of mine named BJ.
He owns a winery up north.
- He's got a winery?
- And he loves cars.
Oh, my God,
that sounds like my kind of guy.
- Nice little combination.
- I'll leave you my number.
It was nice chatting with you.
I appreciate that.
- We'll be in touch.
- I think I got some good connections here,
and I kind of want to hang here
a little bit longer.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Cheers.
I think I just christened the boat!
[Mark] This boat is still 90% boat
and 10% Corvette.
It's time to make that ratio 50-50.
We're adding all the elements
that scream classic Corvette.
Headlights for docking
six Corvette seats
custom-fabricated Stinger hood scoop
that runs the entire length of the bow
and a killer Corvette rear end
with six taillights.
This will be a one-of-a-kind Corvette boat
that will be unmistakable on the water.
- [Tony] There it is.
- [Mark] That is all about the 'Vette.
I got some really nice videos
of the XNR.
It looks pretty accurate.
Yeah, he spent a ton of money,
and it's the way he went about it.
He didn't cut a bunch of steps.
He had it done properly.
[Mark] When you can find someone
that has started this massive undertaking,
you need to
take advantage of the situation.
What makes this such an appealing deal
is that when you're looking for
a one of one,
95% of them have already been restored
and are sitting in a museum
or somebody's private collection
or in their garage.
These kind of opportunities
do not come up.
I like the bodywork
that's been done to the car, yes.
I'm gonna hit his number right now.
[cell phone rings]
- This is Andy.
- Andy, hey, how's it going? It's Shawn.
I'm, uh, I'm with Mark over here.
- Hey, Andy. It's Mark. How you doing?
- Hey, Mark. Good, man.
So first question first is,
what is the donor platform
underneath the car?
Yeah, it's sitting on
a 1960 Plymouth Valiant.
- Okay.
- It's got a Slant Six for a power plant.
- Okay.
- Yeah, it's pretty spot-on.
It's a full mold,
and the mold's fitting over the chassis.
So, Andy, it seems like
something definitely up our alley.
The next step would be, uh,
what exactly were you looking for
as far as a trade for this XNR?
I come from a big military background
with my family,
and I've always been in love with
the early Dodge Power Wagons.
Oh, that's way cool.
Are you looking for a trade
straight across, or what are you thinking?
I feel like the XNR
is worth a hell of a lot.
Um I don't know if the Power Wagon
would do it alone.
You know, I don't know what else
you guys could come up with.
Are you into old race cars?
- We got a single-seat racer.
- Hmm.
If you're into those old military trucks
and that era,
I'm sure you'll be into this.
You've got my interest.
Oh, yeah? There you go.
Can we agree in principle
that this is a deal
that we'd both be onboard about?
Gentlemen's handshake over the phone.
I can live with that.
- I think Mark can live with that.
- That works for me.
We rarely do a two-for-one trade,
but we have a very long road ahead of us
before we can even
get our hands on that car.
Right now, it's a dream,
and the only way this dream
is gonna turn into a reality
is if Shawn can hunt us down
a Dodge Power Wagon.
Not a very easy truck to find.
[Shawn] These old World War II-era
Dodge Power Wagons
are very sought-after trucks.
But postwar, most of these trucks
were just work trucks,
so they got the crap beaten out of them.
And because of that,
you very rarely find any
in good condition at all.
Andy isn't making my job easy.
Corvettes are known for
their loud standout paint schemes,
and this boat will be no different.
But to take it a step further,
we're gonna two-tone it
in white and yellow
to make it even more of
an iconic paint job.
And even though this is our first boat,
you won't see another one like it
anywhere on the planet.
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[Mark] This boat
has been transformed into a Corvette
from bow to stern.
With the custom-fabricated split window,
the six Corvette seats,
the authentic Corvette rear end,
when you fire up these twin motors
and you start flying across the water,
it's like punching a Corvette
on an empty highway.
This boat is an all-out tribute
to one of the most iconic cars
in American history.
I don't think anything
makes you feel more free
than having a wide-open stretch of water
and two monster motors
pushing you from behind.
So tell me about this buyer that you got.
He's a car guy and a boat guy,
and he's got a lot of money.
All that work at the marina
is about to pay off.
Do you know anybody
that might even have a remote chance
of buying a boat like this?
A friend of mine named BJ
owns a winery up north.
He's got a winery?
And the biggest lead I've got
might actually pan out.
Yeah? How much money have you been
trying to get out of this boat?
I didn't put an exact number on it
with him.
I want to get a deal done today.
You know that.
Well, let's get a deal done, but just know
I'm not taking less than 80 grand.
- [car doors close]
- BJ. How you doing, buddy?
I'm better now.
- I'm Mark. Nice to meet you.
- Nice, nice.
[Shawn] What do you think?
First impression?
That's pretty.
It's about as much Corvette
as you can stick in a boat.
Yeah.
It's got Corvette taillights,
Corvette seats.
It's also got for docking
and night driving,
Corvette C6 headlights in the front.
- That's what I was admiring.
- Yeah, yeah.
- It's got a split window
- No way.
Yeah, the hatch on the back.
- Oh, my goodness.
- And twin screws.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
That is awesome.
- The back end is where it tells the story.
- Yeah.
It's beautiful. I like it.
I know the guy's got money.
I know he's a boat guy and a car guy.
What more could you want?
You see the work
that we put in this.
A ton of work.
So I'm feeling
90 grand is a steal for you,
Am I right?
Don't give me that look.
What are you talk What was that look?
[Mark] That looked like a look
like you were wrong.
- What?
- Ninety grand?
I do like it,
but I didn't have that much in mind.
I'm more looking around 60.
Sixty? Oh, my God. Really?
Sixty-two
- maybe?
- Come on.
If we leave with this boat,
you're gonna regret it. Come up a little.
I said 62, but I'd do 65.
We'll come down to 85.
- Eighty-five's fair.
- No.
Since I love it
73 and a half. That's it.
Really and truly, I can't go higher.
[Shawn] Hmm.
- Want to put it there?
- Seventy-three five
[BJ chuckles]
- I appreciate the work
- Yeah.
but truly, I can't go higher.
You have to respect the man, you know?
- That's where he's gonna stop.
- That's it.
And that's where
I can't come down that low.
It's one of those
"I have to respectfully decline."
It is what it is, and we'll maybe
work something out later.
I really appreciate it.
I really appreciate you.
I appreciate your time.
Thank you. Let's roll.
Where you going? Wait.
Just because Shawn has a buyer
doesn't make him the buyer.
We put in a ton of work,
and this is an elaborate build.
The 80-grand mark, that's the minimum.
That's where I want to be on a bad day.
I know you're stuck at 73,500.
Is that your hard line?
- Can you
- That's it.
I want you to have this boat.
This boat is you.
Throw me a bone.
I got to go back to him,
and I got to get this deal sold.
I'm never gonna find
a better opportunity for this boat
than right now.
I need to find a way
to make this deal happen.
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