(upbeat music)
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>> IT’S A GORGEOUS, SUNNY DAY IN
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.
I’M HERE TO MEET CHAD MANN,
RESTORING A 1964 CHEVY IMPALA SM
FOR HIS DAD, JERRY.
HE’S THE POWER OF FOUR, BUT
TECHNICALLY I THINK IT’S FIVE,
BECAUSE THIS IMPALA WAS HIS
DAD’S BABY.
HASN’T DRIVEN IT IN A REALLY
LONG TIME.
PERFECT TIME TO RESTORE IT.
HE BOUGHT IT STRAIGHT OFF THE
SHOWROOM FLOOR BACK IN 196. --
1964.
THE IMPALA IS ICONIC WITH THE
STYLIZED FINS, BIGGER THAN A
BOAT BUT ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
LET’S GO MEET CHAD AND FIND OUT
MORE.
>> MY DAD, HE WAS A VERY GOOD
DAD.
I LEARNED, YOU KNOW, FISHING AND
HUNTING, CAMPING WITH HIM.
HE DID A LOT FOR THE FAMILY,
REALLY DID.
GROWINGkn UP,, I KNEW HIS IMPALA
MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM.
I KNOW THIS CAR’S, LIKE, HIS
WORLD.
SO HE REALLY WANTED TO RESTORE
THE CAR, BUT IT WAS ONE THING
THAT HE JUST COULDN’T AFFORD TO
DO.
AND AT THIS TIME IT’S, YOU KNOW,
SOMETHING WE CAN HELP HIM WITH
AND KIND OF RELIVE THOSE YEARS
THAT HE HAD THAT CAR BECAUSE
HE’S 81 YEARS OLD, AND THE YEARS
ARE TICKING, THAT’S FOR SURE.
I JUST KNOW HE’S DONE SO MUCH
FOR ME AND THE FAMILY, AND IT’S
TIME THAT HE GETS SOMETHING
BACK.
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>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME TO YOUR
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.
>> OH, IT’S MY PLEASURE.
ARE YOU ENJOYING THE MONTANA
WEATHER?
>> WELL, MAYBE THE WIND NOT SO
MUCH.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT THE VIEWS OF THE MOUNTAINS
ARE GORGEOUS.
GOT SOME PICTURES FOR ME, CHAD?
>> I DO, I DO.
>> YOUR DAD IN HIS GLORY DAYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE HIS LOVE
OF CARS STARTED AT.
THIS WAS HIS FIRST CAR.
>> OH, MY -- YOUR DAD LOOKS LIKE
JAMES DEAN.
LOOK AT HIM SITTING ON THE CAR
LIKE A COOL CAT WITH HIS SLEEVES
ROLLED UP.
[LAUGHTER]
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THAT IS COOL.
IS THAT MOM?
>> THAT’S MOM.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
YOUR DAD HAD STYLE.
>> HE DID.
>> HE’S A COOL LOOKING CAT.
>> HE STILL IS, HE STILL IS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> NOW, ARE THESE ALL THE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
>> YEAH.
THIS IS USep AS KIDS.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT’S YOU, THE BABY.
>> I’M THE BABY, YEP.
>> DAD --
>> YEAH, THAT’S DAD WITH ALL OF
US.
>> SO, CHAD, WAS THERE A LOVE OF
CARS IN THE FAMILY?
>> YEP.
HE HAD HIS FIRST CAR WHICH WAS A
’59 IMPALA, AND HE WAS GOING IN
TO GET A BOLT FIXED ON THE SEAT,
AND HE ENDED UP SEEING THIS
CONVERTIBLE WITH ALL THESE
PEOPLE AROUND IT, AND HE ENDED
UP GOING, THAT’S MINE, AND HE
PICKED IT UP THAT DAY.
>> SO HE WENT IN FOR A BOLT ON A
’59 IMPALA AND WALKED OUT WITH A
BRAND NEW ’64 IMPALA.
>> YEP, CONVERTIBLE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS THAT
MADE HIMpa BUY IT ON THE SPOT?
>> I BELIEVE HE FELL IN LOVE
WITH IT.
>> WOW.
>> HE’S HAD IT SINCE DAY ONE AND
NEVER COULDha PART WITH IT.
ITah WAS THE SHOWROOM CAR.
>> I THINK IT’D BE PRETTY COOL
TO PUT IT BACK ON THAT SAME
SHOWROOM FAMILIAR.
>> YEAH.
EXACTLY, THAT’S WHAT I’M
THINKING.
>> SO HE LOVED CRUISING AROUND
WITH THE TOP DOWN?
>> YEP.
HE DROVE IT EVERYWHERE.
AND THEN THE REASON WHY IT’S
STILL SITTING THERE TODAY IS
BECAUSE MY BROTHER TOOK THE
SPARK PLUG WIRES OFF FOR HIS
NOVA, AND SO IWh THINK THAT’S WH
IT’S BEEN PARKED THERE EVER
SINCE.
>>He WHAT YEAR DO YOU THINK DAD
PARKED IT?
>> ’87.
>> HE PARKED IT IN 1987, AND HE
HASN’T DRIVEN IT SINCE?
>> NO.
>> JUST SITS IN THE GARAGE, AND
IT’S HIS BABY, COLLECTING DUST. >> TIME GOES ON.
HE’S ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY TO GET TIME GOES ON.
HE’S ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY TO GET
AROUND TO IT, BUT IT’S JUST
TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY, YOU
KNOW?
>> WELL, I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU’RE
FEELING ABOUT THIS BUILD, BUT IT
SOUNDS LIKE IT’S PRETTY SPECIAL
FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS
REACTION WILL BE?
>> I THINK HE’S GOING TO BE
FILLED WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT
EMOTIONS.
HE’S NOT USED TO RECEIVING.
HE’S A PERSON ALWAYS GIVING, AND
HE’S NOT GOING TO KNOW HOW TO
TAKE THAT.
>> NO ONE’S EVER REALLY DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR HIM.
I THINK HE TOLD ME ONCE, HE’S,
LIKE, WELL, IF I DIE, YOU
BURY -- ME IN THE CAR.
>> HE WANTS TO BE BURIED IN THE
CAR. [LAUGHTER]
- It’s a gorgeous sunny day in Great Falls Montana
1964 CHEVY I HAVE IMPALA SS
WAS THE LAST ENTRY IN THEIR
POPULAR LINE OF FULL-SIZED
CHEVYS.
LOADED WITH CHROME TRIM, THE
IMPALA WASs TOP OF THE LINE, BU
IT ALSO PACKED PLENTY OF MUSCLE
OFFERING BUYERS A CHOICE OF 250
OR 300 HORSEPOWER WITH A 327
ENGINE.cr
THE CONVERTIBLE MODEL IS A HUGE
FAVORITE AMONG OFFICIONADOS AND
PEOPLE WHO JUST LOVE TO CRUISE.
THE ’64 IMPALA SS IS AN
AUTOMOTIVE TREASURE AND A TRUE
AMERICAN-STYLE ICON.
♪
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU READYti TO GO DO THING?
>> LET’S DO IT.
>> OPERATION IMPALA SS
EXTRACTION.
>> YEAH, BABY.
>> TODAY CHAD’S ENLISTING HELP
OF HIS FRIEND, KYLE.
OF HE’S A CAR RESTORATION
EXPERT, SO TOGETHER BOYS ARE
GOING TO HEAD OVER TO CHAD’S
DAD’S HOUSE, JERRY, AND MEET
THAT 1964 CHEVY IMPALA SS
CONVERTIBLE OUT OF THE GARAGE
AND, HOPEFULLY, JERRY HAS NO
IDEA WHAT THEY’RE UP TO.
♪
>> I DEFINITELY HAVE
BUTTERFLIES.
>> I’M NERVOUS FOR YOU --
>> YEAH.
[LAUGHTER]
NOT GOOD CHAD TOLD HIS DAD,
JERRY, THAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE
STORING THE CAR AT KYLE’S SHOP
SOin CHAD COULD CLEAN OUT HIS
DAD’S GARAGE BECAUSE IT’S SO
CLUTTERED.
>> THE CAR’S BEEN SITTING FOR SO
LONG --
>> 34 YEARS.
>> THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO
ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR OUT
TODAY.
>> I THINK YOUR DAD’S GOING TO
BE REAL SUSPICIOUS.
WE’VE JUST GOT TO BE LOW KEY.
WE’LL JUST GET HIM HELP IN
MOVING STUFF, AND WHEN WE GET
THERE, HAVE YOUR DAD SCOOT SOME
STUFF AROUND BY THE DRIVER’S
DOOR OR THE PASSENGER, AND I’LL
GET HER OUT OF GEAR --
>> AND THEN PUSH IT OUT..
I’M ANTICIPATING FLAT TIRES.
Ine THINK SO.
LET US PRAY.
OPERATION IMPALA IS A GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THERE?
>> YEAH.
WE’RE JUST GOING TO SIT HERE
TIGHT UNTIL THEY’RE IN POSITION.
>> ALL THE CAMERAS ARE IN PLACE
AND ROLLING.
YOU’RE READY TO GO.
>> COPY.
ALL RIGHT.
I’M GOING TO UNLOCK THE GARAGE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BUD.
>> JERRY HAS NO IDEA THAT HE’S
GOING TO BE FILMED, AND HE HAS
NO IDEA THE SURPRISE HIS SON HAS
IN STORE FOR HIM.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE A CAR IN HERE, MAN.
>> IF YOU COME OVER HERE, YOU
KIND OF SEE A CAR.
>>[K OH, BOY.
>> THIS IS PART OF IT.
[LAUGHTER]
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS?
GOT A LIFELONG SUPPLY OF
EVERYTHING HERE.
I’M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT
HOW EASY IT’S GOING TO COME OUT
OF THAT GARAGE.
>> GETTING ALL OF THAT THAT
STUFF MOVED OUT OF THE WAY --
>> YEAH.
IT’S NOT LIKE THERE WERE SHELVES
AROUND THE CAR, THE CAR IS
THE --
>> YES.
IT IS THE c SHELF.
>> I HAD --
>> SHE’S ABU -- BEAUTY.
>> 1987 PUT HER IN THE GARAGE,
AND SHE STAYED THERE.
NEVER TOOK IT OUT.
>> BEEN IN STORAGE FOR A WHILE.
>> SWEET LITTLE RIDE.
>> YOU g KNOW, THROUGH THE YEARS
THOUGHT ABOUT FIXING IT UP, BUT
I NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT.
>> WELL, WHEN YOU GET YOUR
GARAGE STRAIGHTENED OUT --
[LAUGHTER]
>> BEFORE WEt, BRING IT BACK.
>> IT’S MY DREAM CAR.
>> I THINK WE CAN JUST PUSH IT
OUT, DAD.
>> WELL, AS WE WERE PUSHING OUT
THE CAR AND IT ACTUALLY SAW ITS
FIRST DAYLIGHT IN 34 YEARS --
>> ARE WE CLEAR OF THE GARAGE
THERE?
>> NOTfuuf YET.
YOU COULD SEE THE BEAUTY EVEN
THOUGH IT WAS REALLY DIRTY,
DUSTY AND FULL OF STUFF.
>> I’M ASTOUNDED AT EXACTLY HOW
GOOD OF SHAPE IT’S IN.
>> IS SHE AS PRETTY AS YOU
REMEMBER?
>> [INAUDIBLE]
>> I GOT A BIG COVER FOR IT AT
THE WAREHOUSE, SO WE’LL GET IT
COVERED SO BIRDS AIN’T CRAPPING
ON IT OR NOTHING WEIRD.
>> WELL, LET’S MOVE ALL THIS
STUFF.
>> I CAN DO THAT.
>> I GOT THIS, DAD.
YOU JUST LOOK AT ALL THE FUN
SPACE NOW YOU GET TO CLEAN.
[LAUGHTER]
>> NOW IT’S TIME TO GET THE
IMPALA OVER TO KYLE’S SHOP,
CUSTOM BODY COMPANY, AND REALLY
GIVE THIS THING A ONCE OVER TO
SEE EXACTLY HOW BIG THIS
RESTORATION IS GOING TO BE.
>> THANKS, DAD.
NOW YOU CAN CLEAN YOUR GARAGE.
>> WE GOTTA GO. ♪