CHUMLEE: I got a call from some guy with an old Ford
that he wants to sell.
Everyone else was busy.
Rick's going to be really proud of me
when I finish this deal all by myself.
Whoa!
What is this thing, man?
It's the Hellbilly.
This thing is sweet!
Thank you!
CHUMLEE: Tell me about it, man!
My actual inspiration to get it was, as a kid,
my favorite show was "The Munsters."
CHUMLEE: Yeah, this does look like it's straight
out of "The Munsters," man.
Yeah.
You kind of do look like Eddie, too.
[screaming]
[laughs]
The Hellbilly is a hand-fabricated rat
rod, hot rod hybrid.
What I love about hot rods is the attention that they draw.
I don't think I got enough attention as a kid.
I don't want to take a penny less than 30,000.
If he offered me 30, I'd hand him the keys.
CHUMLEE: The thing looks pretty sweet.
Tell me about it.
Well, it started out as a 1930 Model A.
The only original part of that is
the cowl and windshield frame.
With the exception of the drive train,
every other piece of this car was handmade.
CHUMLEE: Tell me about the motor, right here.
This thing looks pretty beefy, man.
SHAWN: It's a 350 Chevy with a street blower on it.
Puts out about 600 horse, a lot of noise.
And it actually shoots fire out of it.
Out of these, right here?
SHAWN: Yup.
CHUMLEE: That's an awesome touch, man.
Let's check out the inside, if you don't mind.
SHAWN: Gate latches for doorknobs.
CHUMLEE: Oh, my goodness.
I like the skull, right here.
That's a pretty nice touch. [electronic laughter]
Thanks.
The airbags are on the center console,
along with the flamethrowers.
CHUMLEE: Ooh, I don't want to touch the flamethrowers.
[laughter] This thing is pretty cool though, man.
Ooh, I feel like the Dukes of Hazzard
getting out of that thing.
So there's only one thing left, man.
I need to see this thing shoot those flames.
Glad to do it.
[engine starting]
[evil laughter]
[rock music playing]
CHUMLEE: Wow!
Yo, I've never seen flames shoot out of a car like this.
I know it might not be the thing that adds a lot of value
to the car, but it's an awesome touch.
I was not expecting that.
I'm not going to lie, man.
That was pretty awesome.
So I take it you're looking to sell this thing.
Yeah, I think it's time to start another project.
What kind of price do you have in mind?
What are you looking to get out of it?
Honestly, I need 30 grand.
CHUMLEE: It's a little bit more than I could
spend without asking someone else
to come down and check it out.
No problem.
OK.
So let me call him up.
I'll see if he has time to come down later today.
We'll see what we can do.
OK.
Yeah, I'd love for somebody to come and look at it.
Who knows?
They might even say it's worth more than I want.
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: Definitely awesome looking,
one-of-a-king, for sure.
CHUMLEE: So what do you know about a Ford Model A?
Why did they turn them into drag cars?
What was the attraction there?
It was just a perfect body to chop.
The guys in the late '30s, they actually
did a lot of street racing.
They chopped the roof off, get a low roofline
so they could go faster, and they would soup up
the-- the flathead V8 motors.
So they were actually racing these on the streets.
But they weren't quite this radical at that time.
These-- these cars got radical in the '50s.
Well, this car can still be called a Ford Model A,
because it has the-- its original cowl left, which
has the VIN number, the vehicle identification number,
of the actual 1930 Ford.
I like the chop a lot.
SHAWN: Yeah, it looks like a Hot Wheel.
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: It does, and the little sunroof definitely
catches your eye, as well.
CHUMLEE: So tell me what you think about the interior.
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: Let me see it.
Yeah, let me open it up for you.
A lot of one-off stuff, I can see.
I like the chain steering wheel.
The skull is really cool.
CHUMLEE: So what do you think?
It's definitely pretty cool, but I
haven't seen the flames yet.
That's what I'm waiting for. SHAWN: Oh.
Well, let's light it up.
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: Let's do it.
[engine roaring]
Very cool.
This car is an extremely, extremely cool hot rod.
It's definitely a one-of-a-kind.
You can see that they poured their heart and soul in it.
I've really never seen another car
that blows flames like that.
Pretty bad ass, huh?
Definitely.
That's the word for it, all right.
CHUMLEE: Have you seen everything
you need to see on this car to tell me what you think
the value could possibly be?
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: I think I can
give you a good, honest value on the car.
It's very cool.
It's got a cool factor of 10.
I look at it as a semi-novelty, something
you want to pull up to car shows, show off, and have fun.
I honestly would put a value on this vehicle of 24, 25 grand.
You're not going to be able to just jump in it and drive
anywhere you want to, so we're limited as to what
you can do with this car.
CHUMLEE: All right.
Well, thanks, Steve.
I appreciate it. - Hey, it's my pleasure, Chum.
It really is.
Thank you very much, Shawn. - Nice to meet you.
Very nice to meet you, too.
Great car, by the way.
SHAWN: Thanks a lot.
STEVEN RAY ANASTOS: Generally, you
do not get the money back after you dump your-- your life
savings into these cars.
You usually get about half of the money back.
CHUMLEE: I'm ready to make you an offer,
but I'm not sure you're ready to accept it.
OK.
I'm literally looking to offer 19,000.
Yeah, no way.
I mean, first of all, he didn't say it-- it was worth 25.
He said he'd pay 25.
So obviously, there's profit to be made at 25.
And honestly, I don't even know if I'd want to take 25.
So we might be too far apart on this.
CHUMLEE: You know, I think my top dollar is going to be 22.
Man, we're close.
But I'm-- I'm not going to go 22.
All right.
Well-- well, my boss always tells me if the deal is not
right, the deal is not right.
At 22, I can make a deal with you.
But at 25, I'm going to have to walk.
SHAWN: All right.
If you change your mind, I'll be at the shop.
Man, give me a call.
I'll come back down.
All right, man.
Yeah, since I didn't sell today, I'm
just going to park it back in the garage and list it locally.
And-- and I'll get my price eventually.