Speed Is the New Black

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!

COMING UP... GOT THIS ON EBAY, MAN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO WITH THE CAR?

I WANT IT TO HAUL ASS.

IT'S A DOUBLE DOSE OF '65 MUSCLE.

IT'S STOOD STILL FOR SO LONG NOW THAT...

- RIGHT. - ...I JUST NEED HELP.

A FIRST-GEN FORD MUSTANG HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS.

THERE'S NO SEATS.

THERE'S NO GAUGES.

THERE'S NO MOTOR.

DOES HE HAVE A TITLE?

AND, AFTER 13 YEARS, A COBRA IS DYING TO HIT THE ROAD.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS THING'S KIND OF A DEATH TRAP.

IT'S A RACE TO THE FINISH...

DON'T YOU LOVE THESE LATE-NIGHT MAD THRASHES?

...TO TURN THESE SHELLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMANCE MACHINES.

LET'S LIGHT THIS THING OFF.

HOLY!

GOD!

MAKING A CAR LOOK GOOD, FOR US, THAT'S A GIVEN.

MAKING A CAR PERFORM, THAT'S OUR SPECIALTY.

HERE AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO, MY TEAM OF VISIONARIES

AND MASTER CRAFTSMEN TAKE CARS

OF ALL KINDS AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO CUSTOM-TAILORED,

HIGH-PERFORMANCE RIDES.

YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS AND HAUL ASS,

WE'RE THE SHOP FOR YOU BECAUSE, HERE,

SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK.

ST. LOUIS IS A CAR TOWN, AND I'M A CAR GUY.

FOR ME, IT ALL STARTED WITH AMERICAN MUSCLE.

I MEAN, IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY THESE CARS

HAVE A DIE-HARD CULT FOLLOWING,

BUT WITH POPULARITY COMES SIMILARITY,

AND THAT JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR OUR SHOP OR FOR OUR CLIENTS.

THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

IT'S A PROCHARGER, FOR SURE.

THEY WANT HIGH-END, ONE-OFF, PERFORMANCE MACHINES,

EACH ONE CUSTOM-TAILORED TO THEM.

DOING A CUSTOM MANDREL-BENT EXHAUST HERE

FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND CORVETTE.

FOR US, NO CAR, NO BUILD, AND NO CLIENT IS EVER THE SAME,

AND TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT.

WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER?

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

THANKS FOR COMING IN FROM THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

GOT A GREAT CUSTOMER COMING IN TODAY.

HIS NAME IS JAMES, BUYS A FEW CARS A MONTH,

GETS REALLY INTO THEM, DOES A TON OF WORK,

AND THEN, LIKE THAT, THEY'RE GONE,

SO I'M KIND OF INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF MUSTANG

HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BRING IN TODAY.

SO I KNOW PART OF THE STORY.

YOU DRANK 10 TO 15 LIGHT BEERS ALONE AND THEN GOT ON EBAY

AND MADE THIS LOVELY PURCHASE?

NO, ACTUALLY 30, PROBABLY.

- THIRTY? - MY WIFE LOVES ME.

1965 FORD MUSTANGS WERE THE MOST ICONIC MUSCLE CARS OF ALL TIME.

TONS OF PARTS AVAILABLE, IF YOU WANT TO GO ALL STOCK,

YOU CAN GO ALL STOCK.

YOU CAN GO TOTALLY CUSTOM CRAZY IF YOU WANT AS WELL.

MY BEST PURCHASES ARE WHEN I'M HAMMERED,

BUT, YEAH, GOT THIS ON EBAY, MAN.

- AWESOME. - WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GOOD BLANK SLATE.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW, MISSING A LOT OF PARTS,

BUT THAT'S ALL THE STUFF YOU'D WANT TO PUT IN THERE ANYWAY.

SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO WITH THE CAR?

YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE YOU WANT TO HAVE?

- I WANT IT TO HAUL ASS. - YEP.

AND I WANT IT TO HANDLE GOOD.

I GREW UP WITH RACING IN MY BLOOD, IF YOU WILL.

MY DAD, HE USED TO BRACKET-RACE BACK IN THE DAY,

AND I KIND OF DID SOME OF THAT WITH HIM

AND HELPED HIM BUILD CARS.

WE HAD A COUPLE MUSTANGS, AND I'D ALWAYS WANTED A '65,

BUT WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I KNEW THERE WERE SEVERAL CHANGES

THAT I WANTED TO DO AND HAVE

NOAH AND THE GUYS TAKE CARE OF THAT.

ARE YOU THINKING MORE, LIKE, IN TERMS OF STYLE, LIKE,

VINTAGE RACE CAR, BADASS STREET MACHINE?

STREET, YEAH, DEFINITELY WANT IT TO HAUL ASS

ON THE TRACK AND THE STREET.

I WANT TO KEEP THE BODY PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

RIGHT.

I WANT IT OLD-SCHOOL, BUT I WANT NEW TECHNOLOGY.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT THIS CAR TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONING

BECAUSE THIS HOT MESS DOES NOT WANT TO SWEAT.

- NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT EITHER. - ALL RIGHT.

THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT GOING TO BE STOCK.

IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A RESTO MOD

WHERE IT HAS A LOT OF THE NOSTALGIC

LOOK OF THE '65 MUSTANG

BUT A LOT OF THE NEWER FEATURES

WHERE IT'S NOT BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PAINT.

IT'S WHITE. - YES.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EXCITING TO YOU,

BUT IT'S NOT EXCITING TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE, LOOKING AT IT,

IS GOING TO BE LIKE, "OH, IT'S THE COOLEST WHITE MUSTANG."

SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH WHITE?

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WHITE IS BAD.

ON THIS CAR THOUGH, I JUST DON'T THINK IT DOES IT JUSTICE.

MAYBE YOU'LL LET ME CHOOSE A CUSTOM COLOR FOR YOU.

PICTURE IT.

YOU HAVE ALL-NEW PAINT, BADASS NEW WHEELS,

AND A KICK-ASS-LOOKING, RACY INTERIOR.

IT'S GOING TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE CAR.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET YOU WORK YOUR MAGIC.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT. - HEY, I'M EXCITED.

WHAT ABOUT THE WHEELS? - I WANT ROUND WHEELS.

- YOU WANT ROUND WHEELS? - THEY HAVE TO BE ROUND.

WE TRIED THE SQUARE WHEELS, HORRIBLE.

WELL, THE FRICTION THING...

BUMP, BUMP, BUMP, BUMP.

MY PERSONAL GOAL, IN TERMS OF BUILDING THIS CAR FOR JAMES,

IS TO MAKE HIM KEEP IT FOR LONGER THAN 2 MONTHS.

HE GETS BORED SO QUICKLY.

GIVE IT A TOTALLY KILLER, CUSTOM LOOK, CLEAN AND FAST.

- CLEAN AND FAST. - CLEAN AND FAST.

WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

WHEN THEY GET COMPLETE WITH THE CAR, I WANT TO TURN THE KEY.

I WANT TO FEEL AND HEAR THAT POWER.

I WANT TO HAVE COMFORT,

AND I WANT THAT CAR TO POP AND JUST LOOK GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED.

ONE THING -- I JUST WANT TO HURRY UP

AND GET THIS THING ON THE ROAD.

- MAKE IT HAPPEN. - MAKE IT HAPPEN.

- THANKS, PARTNER. - ALL RIGHT. BUDDY, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, BABY.

EVERYTHING WE DO AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO IS A TEAM EFFORT,

SO BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING,

I ALWAYS MEET WITH THE GUYS TO PLAN IT ALL OUT.

THIS IS JAMES' MUSTANG.

THIS IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING ONE

BECAUSE HE USUALLY BUYS COMPLETE CARS,

AND THIS THING IS KIND OF HALF THERE.

TODAY, I BROUGHT CHARLES, THE SHOP MANAGER,

AND SCOTT, OUR LEAD FABRICATOR.

CHARLES KEEPS THE SHOP ORGANIZED AND RUNNING SMOOTH.

I TRUST HIM WITH ANYTHING.

SCOTT'S A TALENTED MECHANIC AND AMAZING FABRICATOR

AND ONE FUNNY DUDE.

WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD? WHAT'S FOR POWER?

YEAH, WHAT'S IN THERE?

WELL, I THOUGHT THERE WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE

SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD,

BUT WHEN I LIFTED IT UP, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING.

THE ENGINE BAY IS BARREN, HOWEVER,

THERE'S A LOT OF RANDOM WIRES

AND HOSES THAT ARE STILL HOOKED UP.

I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE FOR,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT USED TO BE IN THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT STUFF IS

AND GET HIM A NEW POWER PLANT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A GREAT BUY FOR JAMES,

BUT FOR US AS A SHOP,

I THINK WE CAN REALLY TURN IT INTO SOMETHING BADASS.

HIS EXACT WORDS WERE, "LET'S BUILD A BADASS STREET MACHINE."

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE CLEARANCE

FOR THE ENGINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO?

I THINK AN UNDER-HOOD SUPERCHARGER.

MAYBE A PROCHARGER WOULD BE GOOD.

WE'LL GET A TON OF POWER OUT OF IT.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT 50 SHADES OF WHITE.

HE'S GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY,

COME UP WITH SOMETHING CREATIVE.

I SAID WE CAN MIX HIM UP SOMETHING.

LIME-GREEN PEARL.

LIME GREEN, WE COULD GO LIME GREEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO GO THAT FAR.

THE INTERIOR IS... AGAIN, WE'RE MISSING SEATS.

WE'VE GOT HALF A ROLL CAGE.

SOMEONE INSTALLED A BIG STEREO SYSTEM IN THE BACK.

THERE'S NO SEATS.

THERE'S NO GAUGES. THERE'S NO MOTOR.

DOES HE HAVE A TITLE?

THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.

SO HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, "BADASS STREET MACHINE,"

BUT WE KNOW JAMES.

HE'S GOING TO NEED HIS CREATURE COMFORTS AS WELL.

I THINK AIR CONDITIONING IS A MUST,

AND I THINK WE CAN DO A SPORTY SEAT.

THE HOOD IS VANILLA AS EVER,

SO WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE HOOD.

CAN START BY MAKING IT LINE UP FIRST.

YOU GUYS THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT THE WAY

THE PANELS LINE UP?

NO, THEY JUST THREW IT TOGETHER TO SELL IT ON EBAY.

- YEAH. - I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK WE GOT PANEL-FITMENT ISSUES.

THIS THING IS, LIKE...

THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. MAYBE THEY...