Fast N' Loud

Narrator: RIGHT NOW ON "FAST N' LOUD"...

...HOT-ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS

AND MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN

ARE ABOUT TO ATTEMPT THE IMPOSSIBLE...

THIS THING IS RAD, DUDE.

...BEEFING UP THE MUSCLE OF A 43-YEAR-OLD CHALLENGER...

...USING THE HORSEPOWER OF ITS 21st-CENTURY COUSIN.

IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA CRUSH THIS CAR,

CAN WE HAVE THE DRIVETRAIN OUT OF IT?

WITH THE CHALLENGER BUILD TYING AARON UP IN KNOTS...

IT IS GOING IN, BUT NOT THE WAY WE PLANNED.

...THE MONKEYS GET SCHOOLED BY A '57 CHEVY SHORT BUS.

MAILBOX!

AND RICHARD ROLLS THE DICE ON ANOTHER HUGE GAMBLE.

"GAS MONKEY LIFE!"

IT'S A WILD WEEK...

Aaron: WE'RE ABOUT TO RUN INTO A PROBLEM HERE.

...THAT COULD LEAVE RICHARD IN A WORLD OF HURT.

SO NOW'S WHEN I'M SUPPOSED TO START FREAKING OUT

AND WONDERING WHY I TORE APART TWO PERFECTLY GOOD CARS.

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WOW! WELCOME TO HOUSTON, BOYS.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO, HERE I AM BACK IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, STRUTTING MY STUFF

WITH ALL MY BUDDIES AT THE WORLDWIDE AUCTION.

LOOK AT THAT TRICKED-OUT AUBURN. UNBELIEVABLE.

HECK, EVEN JAY RIECKE SHOWED UP.

HE'S THE GUY THAT HAD ME BUILD THE BANDIT CAR AND THE KITT CAR,

AND NO WONDER. IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY CARS --

I MEAN, SERIOUS CARS -- THIS IS WHERE THE ACTION'S AT.

THIS IS WHERE ALL THE BIDDERS ARE.

THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE WITH MONEY.

SO, I'M GONNA HOOK UP WITH MY GOOD FRIEND JOHN KRUSE --

YOU KNOW, HE'S THE HOTSHOT WHO OWNS THIS WHOLE SHEBANG --

AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING OUT HERE I MIGHT WANT.

JOHN KRU--

JAY RIECKE, YOU

ANYWAY.

RICHARD. GOOD TO SEE YOU, BROTHER.

MR. KRUSE.

THERE'S ALREADY ONE CAR HERE IN PARTICULAR

THAT I'VE GOT MY EYE ON.

THIS ONE'S MY COLOR, MAN.

I LOVE THIS COLOR. IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED "GREEN GO."

WOW.

IT'S A SASSY-ASS GREEN '71 340 SCAT PACK R/T CHALLENGER.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY COOLER THAN THAT.

THIS THING IS RAD, DUDE.

I'VE WANTED ONE OF THESE FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S VERY COOL.

SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS CAR?

IS IT NUMBERS UP, READY TO ROCK?

IT'S 4-SPEED.

IT'S GOT A REPLACEMENT BLOCK, SO IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE.

SO IT WOULD BE A PERFECT CAR TO, YOU KNOW, PLAY AROUND WITH.

SO IT'S A NICE CAR. UNDERNEATH'S NICE.

IT'S GOT THIS SCAT PACK STICKER RIGHT THERE.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED ME A SCAT PACK CAR.

WHEN IT COMES TO MUSCLE CARS,

BY THE LATE 1960s AND EARLY '70s,

DODGE WAS REALLY, REALLY PULLING AWAY FROM THE PACK.

I MEAN, THEY HAD THE HEMI 'CUDAS OUT,

CHALLENGERS OUT, CHARGERS OUT.

AND THERE WERE THESE GUYS THAT THEY ALL HAD DODGES.

AND THEY GOT TOGETHER, AND THEY TRICKED OUT THEIR CARS

AND DID WHEELS AND EXHAUST AND THIS AND THAT.

AND THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE SCAT PACK.

LIKE THE RAT PACK, EXCEPT CARS.

BACK IN THE DAY, THE SCAT PACK

WAS LITERALLY WHAT WE'D CONSIDER A BLOG,

BUT IT WAS A NEWSLETTER.

AND IT WAS ALL THESE DODGE ENTHUSIASTS

TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH THEIR CARS.

FOR A WHILE, DODGE ACTUALLY BRANDED

SOME OF THEIR BIG MUSCLE CARS WITH THE SAME HANDLE,

INCLUDING THE CHALLENGER R/T.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO DRIVE IT, MAN.

LET'S TAKE IT OUT.

EASY, EASY.

GOT A LITTLE PLAY IN THE STEERING BOX, MAN.

SO, I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE,

AND THERE'S A FEW THINGS

THAT ARE A LITTLE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON THE CAR.

YOU CAN'T LET THAT CLUTCH OUT SOFTLY AT ALL.

THE CLUTCH SUCKS.

BRAKES FEEL OKAY. GOOD.

WHOO!

THAT WAS GOOD. I LIKE IT.

IT'S A BIG-BODY CAR, THOUGH, MAN.

PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW BIG THESE CARS ARE.

IT GOES FAST, JUST LIKE THE COLOR SAYS.

IT'S A NEAT CAR. OH, IT'S "GREEN GO."

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO, AS I'M DRIVING THIS CAR,

I'M THINKING HOW MUCH NICER IT WOULD BE

IF I GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP

AND HAVE AARON AND THE REST OF THE MONKEYS

KIND OF TWEAK THE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ON THE CAR.

I MEAN, THIS IS A CAR I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE LOOK OF.

YEAH!

IT'S A SCAT PACK CHALLENGER.

IT IS THE EPITOME OF MUSCLE CAR.

LOVING IT!

SO I WANT IT.

GUYS, I LIKE THIS.

YEAH! LOT 57.

1971 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T MODEL, OFFERED TODAY WITHOUT RESERVE.

Richard: SO, THIS R/T IS PROBABLY WORTH AS MUCH AS $35,000 TO $50,000,

JUST DEPENDING ON WHO'S IN THE ROOM.

BUT I'D LIKE TO GET IT FOR 25 OR 30 GRAND.

SO I'M REALLY HOPING I GET A GOOD DEAL HERE.

HEY, SHUT UP, DUDE. I'M ON TELEVISION.

'71, THE YEAR THAT MATTERS.

EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A GOOD DRIVING CAR HERE,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NO RESERVE. CAN I GET $15,000?

$15,000. $15,000.

GET $20,000?

BID ME $30,000. $20,000'S THERE. $30,000?

WHERE THE IS THAT? $25,000.

WITHOUT RESERVE AND SELLING TO THE HIGH BIDDER TODAY.

Richard: SO, THE BIDDING STARTS,

AND THERE'S ONE THING CLEAR RIGHT AWAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH MONEY

THAT WANT TO BUY THE SAME CAR AS I DO.

$27,500 IS ON THE STAGE WITH ME, BID.

$30,000.

$30,000. BID ME $32,000.

OH, YOU GOT SOME COMPETITION, BRO.

I MEAN, PEOPLE KEPT, YOU KNOW, $1,000 HERE, $1,000 THERE.

I DON'T THINK THE CAR'S WORTH MORE THAN THAT.

YES? I THINK IT IS.

$31,000? BID ME $32,000.

$32,000? BID ME $33,000.

I THINK YOU'RE OKAY AT 35 GRAND.

$35,000. $35,000.

$37,000 IS THE NEXT BID.

BID ME $40,000.

$37,000? BID ME $40,000.

BID ME $40,000. $38,000.

$38,000. $39,000.

KILLING ME. $40,000.

40 GRAND. FINE, LET'S JUST DO IT.

40 GRAND.

40 GRAND, HE SAYS. $41,000.

$42,000. $42,000.

NO.

YOU'RE OUT, BIG BOY.

THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH.

GOOD FRIENDS DON'T TALK YOU OUT OF GOOD CARS.

$42,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME.

OUT IT GOES! THIRD AND FINAL CALL!

YOU WON! SOLD, $42,000!

THERE WE GO! THAT'S GOING TO A GOOD HOME.

WELL DONE, GUYS. SOLD FOR $42,000, GAS MONKEY GARAGE.

Richard: OKAY, I KNOW I SPENT MORE MONEY THAN I SAID I WOULD.

BUT, HEY, THIS IS A SCAT PACK CAR,

AND ULTIMATELY I THINK THAT MAKES IT WORTH THE INVESTMENT.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH IT YET,

BUT IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO HOP UP THE ENGINE IN IT.

AS IT IS, I STILL GOT A LITTLE MONEY IN MY POCKET

AND A LITTLE BIT MORE SHOPPING TO DO.

I ALREADY OWN THE CAR THAT I WAS REALLY HOT FOR,

SO AS LONG AS I GOT THAT, WEEKEND'S A BLAST.

SO, THIS IS WHAT SUNRISE LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?

HEY, WHAT'S UP, BROTHER?

WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE MEETINGS IN THE EARLY MORNING?

I'M AN EARLY RISER.

I GOT TO GET MY BEAUTY SLEEP.

I KNOW, I KNOW. TOO MUCH PARTYING.

I DO NOT PARTY. I JUST LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD.

SO, NO SOONER DO I GET BACK INTO TOWN THAN ALEX,

THE GUY WHO RUNS GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL,

GIVES ME A SHOUT FOR AN EARLY-MORNING POWWOW.

ABOUT EVERY MONTH OR SO,

WE GET TOGETHER AND LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS --

GO OVER THE NUMBERS, SEE WHAT'S WORKING,

WHAT'S NOT WORKING, AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

AND TODAY HE SAYS,

"I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE."

WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL, MAN. BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

SO IT'S TIME TO STEP THIS THING UP AND EXPAND THE BRAND.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUST "MAKE A BUNCH OF MONEY AND KEEP IT"?

WHY DO WE ALWAYS GOT TO RISK IT?

WELL, NO. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY.

WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S A PLACE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

IT'S ABOUT A 3,000-CAP

LIVE-MUSIC VENUE THAT WE CAN TAKE OVER.

IT'S VACANT. IT CAN BE OURS TOMORROW.

HMM.

SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT ALEX

IS HE LIKES TO THINK BIG, YOU KNOW, LIKE ME.

BUT PROBLEM IS, SOMETIMES BIG IS TROUBLE OR HARD WORK.

WILL THAT STEAL, LIKE, BUSINESS FROM HERE?

NO, MAN.

THE SHOWS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, WE'RE DOING 1,000 CAP.