The last time that I was at Doug Pray's was with Danielle.
So what's he need the rear end in the back of the truck for?
He's rebuilding the Auburn speedster.
I didn't tell you that?
FRANK FRITZ: No.
Dude, he's doing it.
He's going for it.
Our friend Doug is basically resurrecting
an extinct line of high end cars, the Auburn G3 series.
And I have a part that he needs.
Man, I've been holding on to this thing
for like, eight years.
And I was talking to him, and he's
like, you know, I'm looking for rear ends, and I'm like,
I got one.
So it was like, boom!
I held on to it long enough to find the right guy for it.
What's it worth?
I don't know what it's worth, I mean, to be honest with you.
I mean, I kind of have an idea. I mean--
They're not a dime a dozen.
No, I know, and that's the big deal.
And the thing is, he needs it, so I'm
just going to let him pull the trigger on it, you know?
He's a straight shooter.
And I want to help him out, because he helped us out a lot.
It's not every day that a guy like Doug
reaches out for parts.
And it's even rarer that I had it.
All right, here we go.
You got it there, weakling?
Suck it, Frank. (YELLING) Doug!
FRANK FRITZ: This is heavier than that.
Hey, Mike! MIKE WOLFE: Special delivery!
Look at this gold.
[interposing voices]
This is the rusty gold.
I've been needing one.
I know, that's what I was telling Frankie.
I was telling Frankie about the car you're building.
Yeah.
Yeah, a new G3, a third generation car, a 1935 car,
built all with original parts.
FRANK FRITZ: All original parts?
And this is a two-speed rear end.
Yeah.
Since we are the factory that built the original cars in 1935
and 1936, we still have over 300,000 pounds of
original new old stock parts.
That radiator can be used for Auburn.
That's perfect.
And then certain things like a two-speed rear end
are hard to find.
They don't make them any more.
I do have all the new parts for them,
but not the actual rear end.
Well, Mike called me, and he had one.
So basically, I need that.
This--
FRANK FRITZ: That looks good, though.
We'll clean it up, blast it, and we'll probably use it.
But on this new G3, I want all new parts in it.
Because this new car that we're building
is going to be a $750,000 car.
This is going in a $750,000--
That's going to go.
MIKE WOLFE: Wow!
That's what that's going on.
Sounds like you really need this.
I do, I do.
Yeah, and it's all solid.
It's the right numbers.
It's the real deal.
I mean, it's 1935-36 Auburn.
And it's two-speed.
They made a single speed and they made the two-speed.
With the single speed rear end, the car
only goes 50 miles an hour.
With a two-speed rear end, it jumps up to 105 miles an hour.
Wow!
This is important--
[interposing voices]
No doubt!
So yeah, no, that's perfect.
All right, so what are you thinking, then?
Where are we at?
Well, if I had a customer call me and say, Doug,
I need a two-speed rear end for a '34 or '5 or '6 Auburn,
I would quote them, for a good rear end, about $5,000.
In this condition, without the new pumpkin in it,
you know, maybe three grand, because I need it.
Once I show you the project I'm putting it in,
you'll probably want to raise the price,
so let's go ahead and close the deal (LAUGHING) right now.
- (LAUGHING) All right. - Do it.
It's three grand for the rear end.
All right, I appreciate you.
This is what we're building right now.
Original 1935 Auburn built new steel body and everything.
MIKE WOLFE: So you're doing this in steel?
In steel.
Wow!
But ours we'll be nicer than the original,
and you can drive them at 100 miles an hour down the--
FRANK FRITZ: Right, right.
Mike, come over here and look at this.
This is a 1935 super-charged Auburn speedster,
the 12th one ever built. This car, when we finish it,
is worth about $1.2 million.
So this is our guide to building the new G3 Auburn.
FRANK FRITZ: This is your template,
Right I mean, this is what you're building
the other ones off of--
Off of.
And this was an old family friend
that has had this car since the '60s, and he passed away.
And so we've got the privilege of restoring it for the family.
But we get to use it as the guide
to build our original 1935 supercharged speedster.
MIKE WOLFE: So you're going to go full boat on this?
This will be like museum quality restoration?
$1.2 million.
Yeah.
And then while you're doing the museum quality restoration,
you're copying the parts and pieces.
That's right.
Your dad would be really proud.
Yeah, I think so.
I think--
Oh my gosh, are you kidding me?
I mean, look at what he did.
He was the start of the second generation [inaudible]..
I know.
And then now we're doing a third generation.
My dad thought the place would just be shut down,
and it would all disappear.
But my family got together after my dad died and said,
hey, why don't we put you in as only the third president
of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Company
and see what you can do with the company?
And I had such a love for it, and I grew up with it.
That's pretty cool.
So yeah, it is.
It's really fun.
I think he would be proud.
This is a huge project that Doug's going to take on.
And he's been collecting parts and pieces.
And he's getting closer to his dreams.
Another transaction, Doug.
You did it.
Another transaction.
An expensive dream, but a very rewarding one.
I'm excited about your new project.
Oh yeah, this is fun stuff.
Hey, we're excited we were able to bring that part to you,
too. - All right.
Yeah, appreciate it.
All right, give us a call if you're
looking for anything else.
OK, well, I'm always looking, so--
All right.
[interposing voices]
Keep digging.
Car guys are car guys.
We're all connected.
I've been buying and selling cars and parts
and picking and chasing my entire life.
Frank and Mike are just like me.
All right, see you guys.
And when we talk about cars with super chargers,
it doesn't get any better than that.
[car horn]
- Roll on, buddy! - See ya!
Thank you!
Have a good trip.
[car horn]