MIKE WOLFE: Dani and I are heading out on an epic journey.
DANIELLE COLBY: We've got a really important mission.
MIKE WOLFE: A year ago, we bought
a 1935 Auburn Phaeton convertible from Jan and Sandy
in South Dakota.
Oh, my gosh.
Wow.
An Auburn wasn't a car for the common man.
It was a car for movie stars and the rich and famous.
I tell you what.
I'd do $26,000 on the car.
$26,050.
That's--
I like you.
$26,050.
Oh, my god.
Woo!
MIKE WOLFE: We did the deal.
We pulled it out.
And I made a promise to Jan that I've never forgotten.
I just drove it up the driveway.
That's it?
You never drove it any farther than that?
No.
I tell you what, if we get this thing running,
I'm going to bring it back here, and you're going to drive it.
Oh, that will be wonderful.
MIKE WOLFE: I want to keep my word.
So 13-plus hours later, we finally make it to Doug Pray's
in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Frankie and I picked Doug Pray a couple of years ago.
And his father bought out the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg factory
when it closed down.
This guy is an expert when it comes to Auburn, Cord,
and Duesenberg restoration.
So he's the go-to guy for repairing these cars.
Oh, my gosh.
[gasps] This is the one?
This is the car.
It looks amazing.
Doug!
DANIELLE COLBY: Hey.
MIKE WOLFE: What's up, man?
So what we're doing is we're driving
this car back to South Dakota.
I made a commitment to the guy I bought it from.
And unfortunately, he's passed away since then.
Oh, wow. OK.
Yeah.
The first thing that I thought of when I heard
that Jan passed away was Sandy.
And the second thing I thought of
was I'm not going to be able to keep my word to this man now.
Both of those things weighed heavy on my mind.
So you know, we're going to go see his wife.
And you know, I just feel like I need this trip.
We need this trip.
Yeah.
You know, we need this trip.
There's no better way to honor him
and this car than to drive it to South Dakota.
I'm going to fire this thing up.
Get in, Frank.
My beard ain't that thick yet.
[engine starts]
That's it.
MIKE WOLFE: This car is running sweet, man.
This is probably how Jan remembered it
when he was younger.
Thanks, buddy.
Man, you did a good job.
Mike, that looks good.
MIKE WOLFE: Bringing this car back to life
and honoring it for what it is is just as awesome as finding
it in the first place.
There they go, all the way to South Dakota.
I think he'll make it.
DOUG PRAY: I think he's headed in the wrong direction,
but maybe he'll find his way.
MIKE WOLFE: The whole thing seems like a dream--
finding the car in a barn, sending it
to a guy that's the Auburn expert,
and then picking it up and taking it home, man.
Even though Jan isn't with us, he is still
the reason we took this trip.
That'd be awesome.
DANIELLE COLBY: This is going to be pretty cool.
I think this is going to be a little emotional, honestly.
It's going to be pretty incredible.
Oh, my god.
MIKE WOLFE: Hey, honey.
Hi!
Oh, how wonderful.
- This is Danielle. - How are you doing?
Nice to finally meet you.
This is Danielle.
She works with us.
Oh.
Want to see the car?
Remember, I told you we were going to come back?
Yeah.
I didn't really expect the car to come back.
But when they came back today, I was so excited.
This is the original leather interior.
DANIELLE COLBY: And he put the top down for you.
Yeah, the top actually works.
But I figured you'd want it down.
Yeah.
You know?
Mechanically, the car's been gone through.
But we really just paid attention
to keeping the history of the car, you know?
It's beautiful.
- Isn't it beautiful? - Yeah.
Look at all the different colors of blue.
It is.
It just took my breath away.
It was so nice to see it again and working.
MIKE WOLFE: Do you think Jan would approve?
Oh, he would love it.
He would.
Do I get a ride?
Yes.
Yes, you get a ride.
I want to get something.
We didn't come all the way here without giving you a ride.
The feels that came from that moment
were just a little intense for me.
I didn't really anticipate that kind of a--
[sighs] it was a cry fest in my head.
Here's Jan, and he's going to ride with us.
MIKE WOLFE: No!
Yeah.
Oh, I love that.
All right, here.
Let me get the door for you guys.
Where do you want to go?
Down the road.
Woo-hoo!
Down the road we go.
Here we go, Jan!
I knew he was looking down and saying, hooray.
Yeah!
Oh, my gosh.
MIKE WOLFE: I figured you'd want the top down.
I wanted it down.
I love it down.
I felt like I was 20 years old.
Take me to the casino, sir.
[laughter]
All right.
We're doing it.
First thing she wanted to do was hit the casino so she
could show all of her friends.
And it was the cutest thing ever.
We wanted this to be a celebration of Jan's life
Hey, look at the car for Jan!
Let's go get an old-fashioned.
Let's do it.
And some French toast.
Woo!
Let me grab that for you.