AUTOMOBILE IS A 4@LONG AND WINDING ROAD.
WINDING ROAD. >> WE DON'T TO MEET A MAINER
WHO KNOWS 4@A THING OR TWO ABOU
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> Reporter: AT A YOUNG AGE
DAVE COURIER WAS ROMANCE 4@BY O
AUTOMOBILES BEING SPECIFICALLY
FORDS.
FORDS.
FORDS. MORE THAN A DECK AD AGO HE
TURNED HIS HOBBY 199FULL-TIME
JOB AND 4@HE HASN'T HIT THE
BRAKES SINCE.
BRAKES SINCE. >> THIS ISN'T LIKE DRIVING A
REGULAR CAR.
REGULAR CAR. THIS IS YOUR SPARK ADVANCE.
WE AD VAN THE GAS.
THIS IS YOUR ACCELERATOR.
THIS IS ARE YOUR HIGH 4@AND LOW
THIS IS YOUR ACCELERATOR. THIS IS ARE YOUR HIGH 4@AND LOW@
GEAR.
GEAR.
GEAR. WORKS WITH THE HAND BREAK.
THIS IS THE 4@REVERSE PEDAL AN
THIS IS YOUR BRAKE.
>> Reporter: DAVE COURIER LOVES
WHAT HE DOES.
>> FOR ME IT 4@IS COMPLETE AND
UTTER EMPLOYME4@NT.
UTTER EMPLOYME4@NT. I CAN WORK OTHER, 60 HOURS A
WEEK AN NOT FEEL I HAVE A 4@
WORKED.
WORKED.
WORKED. >> Reporter: HIS 4@PRIDE AN JOY
IS HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION.
>> THIS 4@IS A 1915 DIRT TRACK
RACER.
RACER.
RACER. HAS ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT WITH A
BRASS TRIM.
BRASS TRIM. >> THIS IS A 114 MODEL T
DELIVERY CANADIAN MADE WHICH IS
>> THIS IS A 114 MODEL T DELIVERY CANADIAN MADE WHICH IS@
VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND CORR4@EC
PARTS FOR.
PARTS FOR. THIS IS A 1914 FORD MODEL T
FIRE WAGON.
FIRE WAGON. I DRIVE THEM WHEN I CAN 4@OR LI
TO 4@LOOK AT THEM.
>> Reporter: THIS 1932 MODEL
FORD B 4@WOODY IS ONE HE IS NOW
>> Reporter: THIS 1932 MODEL FORD B 4@WOODY IS ONE HE IS NOW@
WORKING ON FOR A 4@CUSTOMER.
>> KIND OF A RARE CAR.
>> 4@I DON'T USUALLY GO THIS NE
USUALLY 1931 IS MY CUTOFF.
>> Reporter: DAVE COURIER IS
ONE OF ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN 4@THE
ONE OF ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN 4@THE@ COUNTRY WHO BUILD EARLY
AUTOMOBILE BODIES FOR A LIVING.
>> IT'S ALL WOOD.
>> EVEN THE WHEELS ARE WOOD AND
SO ARE MOST OF THE BODIES.
THE EARLY MODEL Ts.
>> THEY WERE BASICALLY CARRIAGE
AND WAGON BODIES 4@SLIGHTLY
MODIFIED TO FIT ON 4@THESE EARL
CHASSIS.
CHASSIS.
CHASSIS. YOU COULD DRIVE HOME HITTING ON
THE GAS 4@TANK WITH THE HOOD AN
FEND ARE.
FEND ARE.
FEND ARE. >> Reporter: IMAGINE BRINGING
HOME THE FAMILY'S FIRST CAR 4@
WITH NO PLACE TO SIT.
YOU TAKE IT TO A WAGON MAKER TO
BUILD A BODY SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE
YOU TAKE IT TO A WAGON MAKER TO BUILD A BODY SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE@
TO DRIVE ON THE GAS TANK.
DAVE BUILDS AND RESTORES EXACT
REPLICAS OF HORSELESS 4@CARRIAG
FROM (190)208-1927.
FROM (190)208-1927. THE STYLE AN DESIGN ARE EXACTLY
THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. ONLY THING THAT 4@IS DIFFERENT
ARE THE FASTENER AND THE
ADHESIVES I USE.
THIS MUCH 4@SUPERIOR.
>> HE IS VERY SMART.
HE HAS4@ BEEN AROUND MODEL Ts F
YEARS 4@AND KNOWS THE INS AN
OUTS.
OUTS.
OUTS. HE
OUTS. HE 4@4@KNOW THE YEARS, WHAT MAK
THIS CORRECT.
THIS CORRECT. WHAT 4@DOESN'T MAYBE IT CORRECT
WHAT ERA, WHAT STYLE BODY
SHOULD BE ON WHAT STYLE
CHASSIS.
CHASSIS.
CHASSIS. >> Reporter: THE PROCESS IS
SIMPLE ACCORDING TO HIS LONG
TIME 4@PUDDY AND ONLY PART-TIME
HELPER, DAVID MOORE.
>> 4@HE BUILT A 1923ED MODEL T
WRECKER BODY.
WRECKER BODY. GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. ABSOLUTELY DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.
>> Reporter: SATISFIED CUSTOMER
KEVIN CROWLEY STOPS BY SHOP.
>> YOU'RE DRIVING HISTORY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DRIVING
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. THE MECHANICS OF A MODEL T AND
THE 4@DESIGN IS REALLY ADDICTIN
>> Reporter: CROWLEY AND HIS
FAMILY ENJOYED THEIR NEW OLD
AUTOMOBILE ALL SUMMER.
>> WORE THE HELD 4@OUT OF T
GRANDCHILDREN, MY SONS.
THREE GENERATIONS WERE DRIVING
THAT TRUCK 4@AND THE WOMEN WERE
CRAZY.
CRAZY.
CRAZY. THEY WOULDN'T GET OUT OF IT.
HE DOES FANTASTIC WORK.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
IT REALLY IS AN HE IS KEEPING
THE STUFF ALIVE.
>> Reporter: 15 MULL WRONG 4@
MODEL Ts 4@WERE MANUFACTURED
BEFORE 1927.
BEFORE 1927. THE COST?
THE COST?
THE COST? AROUND$850.
AROUND$850. EVENTUALLY THEY GOT AS CHEAP AS
$300.
$300.
$300. COURIER'S BUSINESS 4@IS NAMED
AFTER HIS LATE FATHER, RICHARD
A COURIER'S HORSELESS CARRIAGE @
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. >> PRETTY MUCH MY FATHER.
>> MY DAD 4@RESTORED THIS IN 4@
LATE '50s FOR MY 4@FATHER APPEA
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. >> MY EARLIEST MEMORY I HAVE IS
GOING TO THE ANTIQUE CAR SHOW,
MY DAD IS BEHIND WHEEL.
I GREW UP IN THE CAR.
PLAYED IN THE CAR, WISHED IT
WAS MINE WERE WANTED ANOTHER 4@
ONE LIKE IT.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST CAR HE
EVER DROVE, ANOTHER ONE OF HIS
FATHER APPEAR, 4@THIS NOW DUSTY
1929 FORD MODEL A.
>> THIS IS 4@A 1914 RACER.
THE A BODY I BUILD AS WELL FOR
OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE. THIS ONE I PUT AN ACCESSORY TWO-
SPEED REAR ENIN IT SO SHE'LL
GET UP TO CLOSE TO 70 MILES 4@P
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. >>
HOUR. >> Reporter: QUITE I FEAT 4@
SEEING AS A STANDARD MODEL T
GOES AROUND 25 TO 4@35 MILES PE
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. IT
HOUR. IT CAN HANDLE ALL WEATHER BUT
THEY ARE TOO PRECIOUS FOR DAVE
TO BRING THEM OUT IN THE SNOW.
>> WITH THE BRASS ON THESE CARS
TO GET SALT ON IT, 4@IT IS A
NIGHTMARE TO GET CLEAN.4@
>> Reporter: HIS RESTORED
AUTOMOBILES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED
AROUND THE 4@WORLD TO COLLECTOR
IN BRAZIL, ENGLAND, GERMANY AND
AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIA. >> THE MODEL T IN THOSE EARLY
CARS ARE WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY
WITH WHAT WEAR DRIVING.
AND TO EXPERIENCE HOW WE CAME
FROM THAT TO THIS IS PRICELESS.
>> Reporter: A COUPLE OF YEARS
AGO, THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM
COMMISSIONED HIM TO BUILD 4@ONE
>> KIND OF FEATHER IN THE CAP.
>> Reporter: BUT WHAT REALLY
KEEPS HIS MOTOR RUNNING?
>> THE 4@EXCITEMENT OF ME
CREATING SOMETHING, BEING
PRODUCTIVE AND CREATING 4@
SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE.
KNOWING TOO THAT SOMETHING 4@YO
RESTORED IS GOING TO BE 4@AROUN
FOR ANOTHER CENTURY.
>> NOW, DAVE BUILDS ABOUT A
DOZEN AUTOMOBILE BODIES A EURO.
THEY RANGE IF 4@PRICE DEPENDING
ON THE STYLE ANYWHERE FROM
$3,000 TO $6,000.
HE SAYS HE 4@IS OUT STRAIGHT FO
THE NEXT TWO YEARS APPEAR
ORDERS ARE NOW ON A WAITING
LIST.
LIST.
LIST. IF
LIST. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE 4@
INFORMATION, HEAD OVER TO OUR
WEBSITE OR APP.
ROB, HAVE I TO SAY, I THINK
FOLKS 4@WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
ANTIQUE CARS ARE REALLY 4@LUCKY
IF THEY'RE ALSO MECHANICALLY
INCLINED LIKE HE IS BECAUSE 4@H
CAN DO ALL THE WORK ON 4@THEM A
RESTORING OF THEM.
MY FAMILY HAS AN OLD VW BUS
WHICH WE ALL LOVE AND NONE OF
US ARE THE LEAST BIT
MECHANICALLY INCLINED.
MECHANICALLY INCLINED. IT IS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A MONEY
PIT ON WHEELS.
WE LOVE IT ANYWAY.
>> ALL OF THOSELING NICHES THAT
NEED TO BE FILLED IF YOU BECOME
A CAR ENTHUSIAST.
JUST THE FACT THAT 4@WORKING ON
BODY THAT IS MADE OF WOOD OR
MAIN LIVE WOOD, THAT IS PRETTY
EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE
TO BRING TO THAT.
IT IS JUST REMARKABLE.
I DID A 4@STORY A FEW YEARS AGO
ON A BUSINESS WHERE THE GUY
RENOVATES VW BUSES, JUST WORKS @
ON VW BUSES I DON'T I REMEMBER.
>> I TH4@INK I FORGET WHAT HIS
WAITING LIST WAS AT THAT POINT.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS
WAITING LIST WAS AT THAT POINT. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS@
LIKE A YEAR AND A