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On this episode of Pounding Cars, I hook a bike of epic proportions.

It's like a big steamroller.

Would you ever consider selling this bike?

Kevin does damage control.

Was that him doing a burnout in the car?

Could have been anybody.

Scott gets some news that could ruin a perfect clip.

These are the home runs we shoot for.

In the wintry lottery ticket, you know what he did?

Here, you.

Vegas is a gambling town.

Most people bet with chips.

I bet with rides. Look at this. And I always go all in. Wow. What would you

for this?

I'm Danny, a .k .a. The Count. And this is my all -star team.

We find them, fix them, flip them, and sometimes I keep them. This is 30G. I

can't help myself.

For my crew, every job's high stakes, and we can't afford to lose.

This is Counting Cars.

Today, we are lucky to be enjoying gorgeous cars right here at the

annual Viva Las Vegas Hot Rod Show.

This is like heaven.

This is what heaven's going to be like, man.

It's more than just a car show.

It's a lifestyle show. The clothing, the hair, the music.

This is a pleasure.

Yo, Kip, where you going, man? I'm going back to the rig. Aren't you going with

me? Come here, come here, come here. Stick with me. What do you got in mind?

Trust me. Here we go. Trust me. Have I ever let you down?

Most of these cars are not for sale. The owners of these cars are guys that love

their vehicles. They got too much invested in them. They're not looking to

them. They're looking to enjoy them. That's why when I go to car shows, I

even try to buy from the collectors. I go out and scour the parking lots.

Let's see what some of the people drove here. You know what I'm saying?

Oh, boy. Oh, dude.

There's something turquoise over there.

I thought turquoise was jewelry.

No, it's a color.

It's the color, man.

It's a 58 Chevy.

Do you have any sunscreen on you?

Seriously. Like I've carried sunscreen with me.

My head's on fire right now.

It's cool, but it's four doors, you know, and if we're going to do

let's do something with less doors.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You hear that?

There's something out here. Come on, come on.

It's that motorcycle right there. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, it's that hood up right there.

Oh, yeah, we got something here, Kevin.

Older cars, and especially muscle cars or hot rods, they've got a sound.

got a vibe. That's part of the whole persona of these vehicles.

Hey, man, how you doing?

Hey, hi. How are you? Nice car. I'm Charlie. Charlie, I'm Danny. Nice to

you, brother.

Pretty cool ride, man.

What year is it? This is a 67.

That's nice.

TTO, man.

I like these 67s, man. I think it was the prettiest body stuff.

Do you know who designed this thing? The guy that built the DeLorean.

Remember the DeLorean?

I dig this car, man. It's really, really cool. I've had this car since the early

90s, and I love it, but I'm having some problems.

What's it doing? The transmission started going click, click, click,

click, click. I can't get it in gear. What's up with all that wiring, though?

Well, that's another one of my little deals. I started wiring it. You know,

at a point now where I'm tired of sticking more money into it. Yeah.

I know how you feel.

There's nothing better than when someone's tired of dealing with their

car because I got no problem taking it off their hands.

Charlie, I'm going to help you out today, man. If you're interested in

this, I'd like to talk to you about it. You know what? I will part with this car

if I get 15 grand for it.

This guy wants $15 ,000 for this GTO.

It's got wires everywhere.

The transmission is messed up. We don't know what's even wrong with that.

But a few thousand dollars left, I'd be happy. How about this?

You don't have to finish anything. I'll give you nine grand, and I'll tow it out

of here, and you go home and have fun tonight. Okay. I'll take the fenders,

hood, the front end off, and you get $9 ,000 with the GTO.

No, no, seriously.

Split the difference with me.

Let's say $12 ,000.

I'll give you $10 ,000 right now. I'll come down $1 ,000. You come up $1 ,000.

I'll meet you right there at $11 ,000.

You know what, Charlie?

Let's do $11 ,000.

Man, you got it. Here's the title. $11 ,000. That's fair. Kevin, handle this

with him, and we'll make this thing happen, brother. All right. Thank you.

you, Charlie.

I took a risk buying this GTO.

$11 ,000 was a fair deal.

But I'm just hoping there's nothing major wrong with it because this thing

be worth up to 50 grand.

Look at that, man.

1967 Jeep. I can't believe she keeps going to the shop.

Good -looking car.

I know Kevin's had a long day, but I spotted a mean -looking Camaro a few

ago, and there was nobody around to talk about it. We're on our way home from

the car show, but after scoring that GTO, I'm feeling lucky.

Oh, dude.

What's up?

I think you dozed off.

Good -looking ride up here, brother, man. Come on.

This just really caught my eye, man.

68. It's good -looking, man.

Body work looks great, man. Car looks straight.

Yeah, there's no interior.

I know.

We'll go see if anybody's home. All right. Good luck with that.

Danny just bought a GTO with a wiring and a transmission problem.

And now he wants to buy a Camaro that has no interior.

I just wish one time he'd buy a complete car.

How you doing, brother? I'm Danny. Trevor. Trevor, it's very nice to meet

brother. Absolutely.

I was really kind of had my eye on that Camaro. I was wondering if maybe you'd

be willing to tell me about it. Well, I was going to put it back together and

try to get rid of it.

Well, then we're talking to the right people. Come on over here for a second,

man.

In my line of work, you have to be really aggressive to get the cool stuff.

So knocking on people's doors is sometimes how I do business.

Luckily, this guy's looking to sell his Camaro.

I just might be his guy.

It looks like you've done a lot of nice stuff to it already. Yeah, body work,

paint. I mean, we've got some motor work done to it. Uh -huh.

After Ford sold about a half a million Mustangs after its debut in late 1964,

Chevrolet answered the call with its Camaro. And this 1968 is an SS, which

stands for Supersport. The Supersports came with more power, heavy -duty

suspension, bigger brakes, just all that extra styling cues to make it a really

badass Camaro. If you really wanted to go fast back in the day, this was the

to get.

You mind if I take it for a spin up the road? I'll leave you Kevin as

collateral.

I'll be right back.

Got any power?

Was that him doing a burnout in the car?

Could have been anybody.

This 68 Camaro is a dream to drive.

We're going to need to find an all -new interior, dial in a couple of very minor

mechanical issues on it, and I should be able to get close to 30 grand for this

car. I'm really hoping to score it for under $15 ,000 just to play it safe.

All right, you're looking to sell, and you're serious. I'm looking to buy, and

I'm serious. I will go to the shop. I will bring you back 11 grand today on

bills. You got to do a little better.

Where would you go with it?

The lowest I'll go, $14 ,000.

I'll tell you what, man.

Take 13 for it.

Cash today, and we'll all be happy. It'll be out of your hair.

All right, deal. Done deal.

Done deal. Brother, call Scott, Kevin, and tell him that we're coming back.

Man, a Camaro and a GTO in one afternoon?

It's a pretty solid day.

Scott, get some $100 bills ready.

We're going to need $13 ,000.

Weather day.

Weather day.

A few days ago, I picked up this really sweet GTO convertible for 11 grand.

She's got some wiring and some transmission issues.

I'm really hoping it's not going to cost too much because I'm going to make a

really good profit on it.

I pray it's all good under here.

Wow.

Dude. Get some money under here. We've got some real nice stuff in here.

That's race car stuff right there. Yeah, man. These trailing arms, all

aftermarket, the sway bar.

I didn't expect this. This thing is tight and right.

I like it.

I like it.

I dug this GTO from the get -go, but now that I've had a little time to spend

with it, I found out she's already loaded with a whole bunch of high

-performance parts, which only means she's going to be a lot more valuable in

the long run.

We are going to make a huge profit on this car. I can see it.

What's up, homie?

Yeah, no, this is a Viva car, man.

I am not kidding you. I'm not kidding you. This car is nice. So what do we

think? Let's cap it up real quick so I know what kind of budget we're rocking.

Well, you know, to be honest with you, probably the worst thing mechanically is

the wiring harness. It's a train wreck. Let's just rip it out. All right. Other

than that, we've got to hook up the transmission linkage.

And then the car should be running and driving. What are you not telling me?

We're getting too lucky on this one.

I'm feeling, I'm really feeling great.

What color? That's the question.

When I see this car and I look at it, I'm seeing blue.

Nice. I just think the lines of this car will really make that paint pop. That

paint will just really look sexy.

All right. Good job. Thank you, brother. Good job on this one.

When I found out we bought a GTO, I was like, GT, whoa.

Man, what a home run.

I figure we'll put about $22 ,000, $25 ,000 into it. It'll be worth $50 ,000

day long. I love it.

That's the thing I want him to do every day.

I'm not going to call you the terrible twins no more. It's my pleasure.

Thank you.

No problem.

Take out a cable.

Dude, I don't even have to buy rims. The rims are beautiful.

What's that? The rims are beautiful.

I think I've got to take this guy.

When Danny finds a cool car, chances are he's going to keep it, especially if he

doesn't have one.

Scott, on the other hand, is going to be pissed.

This is a 1967 GTO convertible. I have a huge auto collection, and I don't have

one of these. It's been known as a significant muscle car for years.

It's got a lot of nice stuff. I know.

I know.

Stop patting yourself on the back. I know you got a grip. Absolutely, man.

Stop patting yourself on the back. Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

You see? I ain't telling him nothing. No.

I've got the team hard at work fixing this Camaro. And if we can get the

interior put in before the end of the week, I stand to be able to flip it for

pretty sweet paycheck.

Thought I've been working around the clock, so now I think it's time for me

go relax a little bit.

Man, oh man, oh man.

Hey man, how you doing?

What up? Nice bike.

You got a couple minutes?

He might have found what's hot there. Oh, cool. I love it. I love it.

Wow.

Mike.

This is way cool, dude. Thank you.

Wow.

Harley Davidson came out with this baby in 1990.

They call it the Fat Boy because it sits so low and wide.

It's so badass, even Arnold rode one in Terminator 2.

I've got to tell you, I've never seen anybody running a front tire like that.

That's actually 18 inches by 7 1⁄2. You're running an 18 by 7 wheel on your

front? Correct. That's crazy. On my front end, yeah.

That's way good.

That's not something you see every day, man. No, it is pretty unique. I bought

my 95 Harley Fatboy. Brand new. Did a lot of customizing on it. I had to cut

frame up a little bit to get the big tires under it.

How does this whole bike feel when you're riding it? It's like a big

steamroller.

It's a joy to ride. It really is a lot of fun. How big are the tanks on this?

That's seven gallons.

Seven gallons? Seven -gallon stretch tanks, yeah. You could tour this if you

needed to.

They call me the in -flight tanker because I fill up my buddies when they

out of gas out in the middle of nowhere.

A seven -gallon gas tank is an interesting feature on this bike. It

doubles the size of most motorcycle gas tanks. With Harleys getting between 30

and 35 miles to the gallon, You can get from Vegas to L .A. on one tank.

What's the chances of you letting me take your thing around the block? Boy, I

don't know about that one.

Maybe if you let me take that truck for a spin.

Huh? You're a smart man, Dion. We've worked something out, maybe? I'll tell

what, man. Maybe we'll do this another time.

I've got a few rules in my life.

I don't do casinos. I don't do shows on the strip.

And more importantly, I don't let anyone drive my cars.

I've got to ask you a question or else I'm not going to be able to sleep

tonight. Would you ever consider selling this bike?

No, no, not this one. Labor of love right here, let me tell you. You're

this one forever.

This one forever.

Man. When you build your own bike or whatever it may be, it becomes a part of

you. It's my pride and joy.

Take care. All right, you too.

Harley -Davidson is by far the most successful American -made motorcycle

And that's because they're bad.

That was cool.

The Camaro is done, and with her new interior, she just looks beautiful.

We've had a lot of interest in her, but because she's a bit of a higher -end

restoration, it's a little out of reach for the average buyer.

Scott's found us a very serious collector, and he's here now to look at

I hate to see her go, but that cash is for the GTO.

Have you ever had an old Camaro before?

I have not.

It's really beautiful. You're going to like it. I love them.

One of my last adventures is to invest in the first -generation Camaros.

That's my dream. That's my lifestyle.

There it comes.

Hot as hell on TMA.

Oh, my God. That's awesome.

Awesome. She's beautiful.

Just awesome. It sounds good like it should.

This car is beautiful.

Super, super. Isn't that pretty?

If you're looking for an old Camaro, you're not going to find anything nicer

than this. It's rock solid. All the body lines are totally straight. This car

has been nut and bolt restored top to bottom. My guy has installed an entire

error correct interior.

I'm talking feet, carpet, door panels, you name it. It's a brand new 68 Camaro.

It's ready to go. What this needs is somebody like yourself to just enjoy it.

You got an awesome car here.

Give her a start. Yeah, man. All right, I'll do that.

Sweet.

You look good in there.

I feel good in there.

How can you not when you're sitting in this car, right?

What do you think?

Very, very sweet. I'm very interested in this car.

Let's come up with some numbers on this.

You got it.

I picked this car up for around $13 ,000, and between the interior and some

finishing touches, I had to put about another $8 ,000 in it. I'd like to get

about $30 ,000 to $35 ,000 for it.

That would give me a nice profit of around $10 ,000.

And maybe that'll keep Scott from freaking out if I decide to keep that

As you can see, she's really brand new.

I think I'm being reasonable asking $40 ,000 for this car.

I'm thinking more like $30 ,000.

Well, I don't think I'd go down that far, but I got a little bit of room.

How about $36 ,000?

I'll split the difference with you. I'll give you $35 ,000.

Max, you just bought yourself a really nice car. I'm very happy.

That's what I like to do. Thank you.

This Camaro was in pretty good shape when we picked it up. That makes it the

perfect car for a quick flip. It wasn't that hard to get her in great condition,

and we made a nice, healthy profit of about $14 ,000.

In my book, that's a great day.

Thanks for doing business with you. Right back at you.

Come on in, sir.

Home run of all home runs. Under 30 days, and I'm thinking I'm going to make

G's profit.

Roley, baby, you better get every freaking spot on this one.

You know what?

Why don't you grab a rack, too, and help me out? Thank you. I don't ask you to

answer the phones.

I'm not washing the car for you, either. Yeah, then quit rushing me. Give me a

little more time so I get the job done right.

When it comes to this GTO, I just can't get the smile off of my face. This car

has gone together like a dream.

Record time.

And it turned out it had a performance suspension.

That's just more money in our pocket.

And I already got a buyer.

Danny's about to see the GTO for the first time. And if he approves, I'm

to sell this baby.

Come on, baby.

That's what I'm talking about right there, man.

Man, I'm telling you. I mean, you can see the blue ice pearl. It turns almost

purple in some light. Yeah, it's amazing.

The paint job came out smooth.

Rewired the car. Everything went great.

I haven't had one problem find a part for this car.

500 horses on a budget. I thought we were going to be 2225.

I came in about 18 .9. I'm asking 55. I think I'm going to get it all day long.

I said the customer just three pictures. He picked up the phone and called me

back. This is a home run. He's talking 55 grand. He's staying up at one of the

casinos right now waiting for us. Oh, really? Yeah, we're ready to go.

You going to take it over there? Hell yes.

Well, let me go. What's the golden rule of sales?

There's only one salesman and one owner. Oh, dude, I ain't saying anything.

I just want to drive it. I want to see how it feels. It just looks beautiful,

man. I like everything on it. Good luck with everything, Scott.

Who needs luck?

Hey, don't make me **** my pants.

This car is really nice. I mean, she just came out so beautiful, and she

so nice. Listen to that.

Nice, throaty sound.

Happy car, man.

Let's get this money. Let's get this money.

This is going to make our quarter look amazing.

There's only one problem I'm having with this whole thing.

What do you mean? There's a big problem with this car. What are you talking

about?

Everything's great on this. Dude, I drove it. This is great.

I know.

I think I'm going to keep it.

Just hang on.

Are you serious?

Dude, this is 30 Gs. Pull over.

Pull over. Come on. Now pull over for a minute. This is 30 Gs in under 30 days.

I got you.

This is a car that went together like it just wanted to be together.

It does.

That's exactly right. We never get that lucky. We're almost no money in this

car. I know. Well, that makes the most sense for me to keep it. No, that's what

makes the most sense to sell it. I don't know what Danny's thinking about the

GTO. When else do you get a chance to get $35 ,000 in under a month?

We had the winning lottery ticket. You know what he did?

Here, you.

What's the use of getting buyers for not going to sell it? I'm pissed is what I

am.

Ridiculous.

You better call that guy, man. We ain't going to make it.

Do you ever expect me to do my job if you're going to do like this? Let me

you something. These are the home runs we shoot for.

I know, I know. These are the home runs. But the good part about it. This is why

we're in business.

What are you thinking?

Scott can say whatever he wants, but this GTO convertible is gorgeous, and

coming home with me.

We had a serious buyer. I get it. But if he's that serious, we'll just find him

another GTO and build it the exact way he wants it, and that way we'll both be

happy. I can't believe I just called a guy and threw away 30 grand. Now, on the

other side of that coin, Scott, as you sit in this car going down the road,

an awfully nice car to keep, ain't it?

Dude, I don't want to talk to you.

I don't want to talk to you.

You better pray to God Kevin didn't know because I'm going to get in his ass.

Oh, yeah. You might have had some information on this. I don't know.