What the heck is that?
PAUL: That's a Volkswagen.
MIKE: So it's a kit?
PAUL: This looks like a Bentley, but it's a VW in the back.
I mean, this is nuts in here.
So looking around here immediately,
you're way into European cars more than American cars.
I decided I want more cars.
So I sold most of the big ones so I could get small ones.
I don't want to burden my two daughters
with the task of selling all these cars
if something happens to me.
So I'm going to keep my few favorites
and sell the rest of them.
MIKE: So what about the Woody here then?
Paul, you were trying to get this running
when we rolled up on it.
What was wrong with it?
They used the manual choke on them.
When they start it up, they forget to put the choke in
and foul the plug up.
Oh.
So you think you had a foul plug.
Yeah, it does.
Yeah.
This blue wagon has been the logo
for this hotel for 35 years.
So it's been part of the history of the hotel as well.
Did you guys do any work to the wood on this?
Couple of spots to replace, but it
was just really varnished.
MIKE: Any time you're looking at a Woody,
you have to look at the condition of the wood.
You look at all the gaps that are in these doors,
how the doors open and close.
Do they sag at all?
And these were notorious for all those things.
Right there.
Look at this. MIKE: I know.
I saw that.
The rest of the body, that can be played with.
But the wood itself, condition means everything.
Because you could end up dumping 50 to 100
grand in trying to fix wood.
Yeah.
Was this something you want to sell?
PAUL: One car that I thought I would never sell,
but getting older.
It's time to make the break.
It's not perfect, but it's in good shape.
$35,000?
MIKE: Not in this shape.
The guys that want these Woodys, man, they want
them nice, nice, nice, nice.
And to put this back to what it'd be--
I mean, you've already used 25 years of advertising.
So it's already been written off.
So what's the buy-it-now price on it?
$30.
Whatever they picked apart on the car, they were right.
It's got some issues.
It's not perfect.
I'll admit that.
My brother is totally interested in this Woody.
Look at this, Robbie.
Here's the situation.
That's why it's moving.
Right there, there's no bolt in it.
So I'm just trying to help him out
by looking over the vehicle.
[engine turns over]
MIKE: There it is.
What's that noise?
If I see something that I need to point out, then I will.
Hear it?
It's back here.
You hear that?
MIKE: You hear that clacking?
A little-- little squirt will do you--
[inaudible]
A little squirt where?
On the belt.
[interposing voices]
Paul thinks it's a belt. If you stand back here and listen.
Run that throttle, and you'll hear it.
I think the engine needs to be rebuilt on this thing.
What do you think?
The valve?
If it was the valve, it would be a steady staccato.
Even if it's a valve job, it's still money.
I'm going to let my brother and Paul
sort it out whether or not it's a belt or a knock
in the engine.
What about-- I saw you had a really solid
'65 Volkswagen Bug over here.
I'm more interested in the Volkswagen.
That thing is solid, man.
MIKE: How long have you had this, Rob?
ROBBIE: Seven, eight years.
MIKE: It's getting to the point that any car
from the 1960s in this good of shape is basically a unicorn.
Pretty solid car, man.
I'm telling you, if you've ever driven a Bug,
there's just that certain smell when you get in.
And then it's the sound.
And then it's being so close to the dash.
You never get tired of the sound of these things, man.
Do you want to take it out, Mike?
MIKE: Yeah, let's take it out.
This is a sunroof car.
It's an original paint car.
It's a California car.
It's been here its whole life.
This is the car I'm interested in.
Yeah.
Dang.
He's driving it like he stole it.
Let him steal it.
In fact, why don't you steal six of them?
Let's go talk about that Woody,
since we ain't got any distractions here.
All right.
I used to love driving these cars, man.
This is, like, my whole life.
I'm thinking 28.
From not wanting to ever sell it to bottom line 35 to now to 28.
But you keep telling me you're retired.
You know, and I should listen to my own--
I look around here, and I'm thinking
to myself, OK, at what point are you going to be there?
It's time to retire.
I want to be with my two daughters.
My goal is to make life easier, to get rid of things, you know.
Get the horn working.
You always got to have a horn, man.
In an old car you got to be like [interposing voices]
MIKE: Beep beep.
[whoops]
ROBBIE: Where the hell you guys been?
MIKE: I was just saying it brings back
some memories, brother.
I went over one hill.
It was like-- it was like this.
It's awesome, man.
It's really awesome.
ROBBIE: I can imagine Paul's face when
he was going over the hill.
What are you thinking on this thing?
You know, I hadn't thought about it too much.
Give me an idea what you're thinking.
MIKE: The cool thing about this is
is that it's a California car, salad car.
It's got a sun roof.
It's presentable.
Straight up, the sync row's out.
It's kind of a big deal to do.
Take the engine up.
MIKE: Oh yeah, you got to take the engine out.
$6,500?
Where are you guys at on the Woody?
ROBBIE: I told him I wouldn't do any more than 26.
MIKE: And what did you guys come up with?
He was at 27.5.
What I'm thinking, honestly, is 35 for both.
And I'll buy you a beer.
So you're talking eight grand on this thing.
Well--
I'm not coming off the 26 number.
I think--
I would do--
I would do-- I would do 7,000 bucks on this, though.
Right.
26, that puts you at 33.
That's where you're at.
You're at 35.
We're at 33.
Done?
Because I like you guys.
You just can't not make this deal
when you're only $2,000 apart.
I'm not going to fix this car up.
I'm never going to do it.
It's only going to go to someone like these guys.
I want this car to be saved.
It was not a hard decision then.