like the kind of place
we can get our hands dirty.
00:01
MIKE: Look at that.
Oh, look at the Ford!
00:02
FRANK: Oh, that's cool.
00:03
MIKE: Oh, yeah, man!
[honks horn]
00:04
FRANK: Dani wasn't kidding.
00:06
I mean, when we pull up
to this property,
00:07
I'm seeing a lot of barns,
a lot of garages,
00:08
MIKE: You got a flyer?
FRANK: Got it, man.
00:11
MIKE: Alright, let's do it!
00:13
FRANK: This guy's name's Mike.
00:14
MIKE: Hey, you Mike?
00:17
MIKE: There's a white
1930s convertible Ford.
00:20
Obviously, we're in
the right place.
00:22
MIKE: Hey, I'm Mike too.
Talked to Dani?
00:24
LODI MIKE: Nice to meet you.
Yeah, yeah.
00:26
FRANK: Frank,
how're you doing?
00:27
LODI MIKE: How are you, Frank?
FRANK: Pleasure.
00:28
MIKE: Did you restore this?
00:29
LODI MIKE: Actually, my dad did
and my cousin Al did.
00:31
LODI MIKE: This was just
really like a paperweight.
00:34
MIKE: It's a driver!
LODI MIKE: Yeah.
00:36
LODI MIKE: It's got a
small block 350 in it.
00:37
LODI MIKE: We put
power-steering in it.
00:39
We made it a lot easier
for Dad to drive it,
00:40
FRANK: He could drive it
anywhere!
00:43
LODI MIKE: Pretty much.
MIKE: He was riding in style!
00:44
LODI MIKE: Yeah.
[laughs]
00:45
MIKE: This was all
your dad's stuff, huh?
00:47
LODI MIKE: Yeah, it was.
00:47
And he passed away
at the end of the year,
00:48
and I've been just been
working on trying my best
00:49
to pull through
and make it...
00:52
MIKE: Sort through,
figure it all out?
00:54
LODI MIKE: Yeah, yeah.
It's been quite a chore.
00:55
LODI MIKE: It's a collection
that's out of control.
00:57
I need to make room.
00:59
My wife was willing
to move here,
01:00
down to this big house,
and it's an old house.
01:01
LODI MIKE: We've been doing
a lot of remodeling inside,
01:04
FRANK: Mike is a
motivated seller,
01:05
and nothing motivates
a seller like a wife
01:06
that wants to clean out
the property.
01:08
to patch the stuff
for a while.
01:09
MIKE: How much for
the broken propeller?
01:10
Both tips are broke off.
01:13
LODI MIKE: Yeah,
what does it say here?
01:14
MIKE: Oh, there's another
one behind it.
01:15
Is this like
the wall of shame?
01:17
All the broken ones?
01:19
LODI MIKE: Is that one
broken?
01:20
MIKE: That one's not broke,
is it?
01:21
This one's not broke.
LODI MIKE: No, and it's--
01:22
MIKE: And that's
bolted on there, hard!
01:23
LODI MIKE: Yeah, it's...
01:26
yeah, it's bolted
through the shaft,
01:26
so that should come loose.
01:28
LODI MIKE: And
come right off.
01:30
Either that or this building
will fly away.
01:31
MIKE: So how about...
01:33
three bills for this one,
and then the other one,
01:34
like, let me see...
01:36
That one's rough, man.
01:40
LODI MIKE: Yeah, okay,
I could see that.
01:42
MIKE: Imagine the shredded,
splintered one
01:46
hanging above a bar.
I love it.
01:48
LODI MIKE: Don't have a need
for a big belt-driven
01:56
drill press, do you?
01:58
MIKE: This one's smaller,
and manageable.
01:59
Some of them are so big,
you can't even mess around
02:01
with them, you know?
02:04
MIKE: Okay, so this is a
line shaft drill press.
02:05
So before power tools had
individual motors,
02:07
they were powered by
a line shaft.
02:11
So there was one central
motor that powered
02:13
all of the machinery
in the shop
02:15
through a series of belts.
02:17
So anything from a drill press
to a lathe, or a saw,
02:19
all of these things were run
from one central power source
02:23
with a series of belts.
02:27
Now, the great thing
about this drill press,
02:28
it's not so huge
that you can't move it.
02:30
MIKE: What do you want
for this?
02:33
LODI MIKE: I have no clue,
Mike.
02:34
MIKE: Well, it's just...
02:35
I mean, it's kind of a...
it's a prop.
02:36
MIKE: You know,
for someone to put,
02:39
if they're doing an
early garage, you know,
02:40
if they're collecting Model Ts,
Model As, you know...
02:42
LODI MIKE: And the thing is,
my dad used that.
02:45
LODI MIKE: The building was
where we built cars,
02:48
and where we worked on different
things, and just had fun.
02:50
He kept that thing
greased up,
02:52
and you can be guaranteed
it would work.
02:54
MIKE: Two, two bills!
02:56
LODI MIKE: Good enough.
02:57
MIKE: I think it's cool.
02:58
And, you know, the
great thing about it is
02:59
it's easy
to move around.
03:00
LODI MIKE: I'm glad to see
that go to a good home,
03:02
only because it was one of
the things my dad used a lot.
03:03
MIKE: There's actually
people out there
03:06
that will still use this.
03:07
And even though they're few
and far between,
03:08
it's still a desirable piece.
03:10
LODI MIKE: This was my dad's.
03:12
MIKE: Alright,
now you're talking.
03:15
FRANK: Oh, I love
motorcycles!
03:17
FRANK: Zundapp motorcycles
are German-made motorcycles.
03:20
I mean, at one time,
they were Europe's
03:23
largest manufacturer
of motorcycles.
03:25
MIKE: Unbelievable.
03:27
MIKE: I bought a Zundapp
in Italy
03:28
when Frankie and I were there
a few years ago.
03:29
KS-750 Zundapp,
with side car.
03:32
CONTRIBUTOR: Yeah!
MIKE: Oh, yeah!
03:35
FRANK: Zundapp!
Now we're talking!
03:36
CONTRIBUTOR: Zundapp!
MIKE: Let me see, ah...
03:37
FRANK: Because they're
made overseas,
03:39
Zundapps are very easy
to spot in Europe,
03:40
but not so easy to find
in America.
03:43
MIKE: Very cool.
Is it original paint?
03:45
LODI MIKE: I believe it is.
03:46
LODI MIKE: '54 I think.
FRANK: Wow.
03:49
LODI MIKE: The Buco seat
is not the original seat,
03:51
but it's a much more
comfortable seat.
03:52
LODI MIKE: I know that
the value on it drops
03:54
a little bit because it's
not the original seat.
03:55
MIKE: That's a
great seat, though.
03:57
FRANK: Opposed Zundapp.
04:00
FRANK: Zundapp is one of
the few motorcycle companies
04:01
that run opposed motors.
04:04
That's where the cylinders,
instead of going up and down,
04:05
FRANK: It kicks through, still.
Even after all this time.
04:09
LODI MIKE: That's one thing
that my dad did.
04:10
Even though
he didn't ride it,
04:12
he'd go and make sure that
the engine was loose on this,
04:13
and the compression was good.
04:16
This was a special thing
to him.
04:17
FRANK: Well, I know a little bit
about these bikes.
04:19
The tours on these, they have
a bakelite timing gear.
04:21
And they corrode-- I mean,
after they've been sitting,
04:24
Those need to be fixed.
04:28
They're about 4 or 500 bucks
for the gear,
04:29
and about the same
to have them put in.
04:31
MIKE: Yeah, it was,
the bakelite gear was--
04:34
the timing gear
was quieter.
04:35
LODI MIKE: Yeah, yeah.
04:36
MIKE: That's why
they did that.
04:37
LODI MIKE: [laughs]
MIKE: This is a rare bike.
04:38
So, I mean, I'm interested.
What would you have to have?
04:41
LODI MIKE: Frank, I know
that a bike in this condition
04:43
is worth about five.
04:45
FRANK: These don't come up
for sale that much, you know?
04:48
I mean, they're very rare.
04:49
A lot of people specialize
in German motorcycles.
04:51
I don't know a lot about them,
but I know enough to buy it.
04:54
FRANK: I'd be comfortable
at 4,000.
04:59
LODI MIKE: You know,
I think I'd be comfortable
05:02
with you having it at 4.
05:03
FRANK: Well, heck of a deal.
I'll do 'er, then.
05:07
LODI MIKE: Alright.
FRANK: Alright.
05:09
MIKE: It's a rare bike,
Frank.
05:10
You know, it'd be right
up there with, like,
05:11
It's right there with
the quality of it, you know?
05:15
LODI MIKE: As much as Dad
liked the bike,
05:18
I like the idea of it
going somewhere,
05:19
so I don't see it
on the road.
05:20
LODI MIKE: That bike has
special meaning in our family.
05:21
It deserves respect...
05:25
to get it up running,
but I don't want to see--
05:27
I don't want it
riding by my house.
05:30
FRANK: Wow!
This is awesome in here!
05:33
FRANK: It's like
walking into a movie set.
05:35
The light's coming
through the windows,
05:36
making it look like
a magical set-up.
05:38
FRANK: Look at the cars!
05:40
MIKE: So Mike saves the
biggest barn for last,
05:44
and you can't help but notice
this killer collection
05:46
of cars from
the early 1900s.
05:48
MIKE: Mike's got a few
Franklins in this barn.
05:51
Some are from the 1930s,
but there's one from 1919.
05:53
LODI MIKE: It was
a good road car,
05:57
but it was also one
that you could just...
05:59
do anything
you wanted to with it.
06:01
MIKE: And this is the
earlier one over here?
06:02
LODI MIKE: Yeah.
The early, early Franklin.
06:03
See, these are the ones
I've seen before
06:06
and fell in love with
in the past.
06:08
The front end of
these cars are insane.
06:10
I mean, it looks like
a locomotive.
06:12
LODI MIKE: Yeah, and
it just amazes me
06:14
how easily things move.
06:15
LODI MIKE: They used to call
it a 'coffin nose Franklin.'
06:17
At least that's what
I grew up learning it as.
06:19
It's got the split windshield
that comes to a point.
06:21
It looks more like a--
I don't know, an airplane,
06:24
a boat, or something else
like that.
06:26
MIKE: There was a guy
in southern Iowa
06:28
that I tried to buy
one of these cars off of.
06:31
I was just so enamored
with the front end of it.
06:36
And it's--
I'll tell you,
06:39
once you see the front end
of a Franklin,
06:40
you never forget it.
LODI MIKE: Yeah.
06:42
MIKE: I mean,
they're so unique.
06:43
MIKE: Franklin cars have been
around since the early 1900s.
06:45
This is a car company from
Syracuse, New York,
06:47
ahead of its time,
with cutting-edge engineering.
06:49
MIKE: It's so amazing,
I mean, just think about it,
06:52
you know, this car was
air-cooled back then.
06:54
LODI MIKE: It's hard
to believe, 1919,
06:56
and they were paying attention
to this kind of stuff.
06:58
It was a very innovative time
in American transportation.
07:01
LODI MIKE: Did you look at
the interior?
07:03
MIKE: No, I didn't even
look at the interior yet.
07:05
LODI MIKE: You've gotta
look at the interior.
07:06
MIKE: Oh wow,
oh wow!
07:09
This is the original
interior?
07:11
LODI MIKE: Yes, it is.
07:13
LODI MIKE: Open that door,
and if you look at the handles,
07:15
they're not just
the typical handles.
07:17
They're like a brass, they
look more like something
07:18
on furniture,
than they do a car door.
07:21
It's just so elegant
inside the car too.
07:24
It's just such a really
classy vehicle.
07:26
LODI MIKE: Do you see the
netting on the roof there,
07:29
right there?
MIKE: I saw that, yeah.
07:31
LODI MIKE: Isn't that cool?
07:32
MIKE: This is a barn find,
by every means.
07:34
It looks like underneath
all the dirt and dust,
07:36
it's original paint.
07:38
LODI MIKE: One of those
things where you walk in,
07:40
and you go, "Wow, I didn't
think anything like this
07:41
existed in this condition."
07:43
FRANK: And how long
has it been sitting here?
07:46
LODI MIKE: It's been here
at least 30 years.
07:47
40 years, probably.
07:49
MIKE: Do you remember
where your pops found it?
07:50
Or was it your uncle, your
grandfather that had it, or...?
07:52
LODI MIKE: I think it was
my uncle again.
07:54
MIKE: So it's always been
in the family then,
07:56
if your dad got it
from your uncle?
07:57
LODI MIKE: Yeah, pretty much.
07:58
LODI MIKE: The Franklins,
they all ran.
07:59
In fact, my father drove one
of them back and forth
08:01
to work in Cleveland
for a while.
08:03
MIKE: What kind of number
do you have on this one?
08:04
LODI MIKE: Actually, a guy
made an offer on it once.
08:06
MIKE: What did he
offer you?
08:08
LODI MIKE: 4 and a half, 5.
08:10
MIKE: They're not
big money cars,
08:11
especially if they're
barn finds,
08:13
because you never know
what you're going to
08:14
encounter mechanically,
with one of these cars.
08:16
And it's not like there's
a tremendous amount
08:19
of parts out there.
08:21
MIKE: It's not like
they come up onto
08:23
the market all the time,
you know?
08:24
MIKE: So it's difficult to
navigate the restoration
08:26
of one of these, or even to
mechanically restore one.
08:29
MIKE: What research
have you done on this car?
08:32
LODI MIKE: Well,
a car in this condition is...
08:34
5, 6, $7,000 range,
because it's a barn find
08:39
and yeah, it's a little
crummy dirty,
08:42
but you've got--
the interior's nice on it,
08:44
it's well-lubricated,
at this point...
08:46
FRANK: It's all there.
LODI MIKE: It's all here.
08:48
LODI MIKE: Um, biggest problem
you've got is a dent.
08:50
MIKE: Yeah.
LODI MIKE: And that's about it.
08:52
MIKE: So it's a straight car
that would be perfect
08:54
for a restoration
or if you wanted
08:57
to just mechanically
go through it.
09:00
LODI MIKE: Exactly.
09:02
MIKE: Getting a car to run
is completely different
09:03
than getting a car to drive.
09:07
MIKE: What would you feel
comfortable selling it at?
09:09
MIKE: So 6 would do it?
09:19
MIKE: I think there's some
room on the back end,
09:20
if I can get
the car to run.
09:21
LODI MIKE: 6 would do it
really easy.
09:24
MIKE: Okay, well,
then let's do it.
09:26
LODI MIKE: You just bought
yourself a Frankie-lin.
09:28
MIKE & FRANK: [laughing]
09:30
LODI MIKE: I'm glad
he got it.
09:33
It's nice to see somebody
who can truly appreciate that
09:35
for the beauty that
that car really is.
09:36
but I think I've made
some friends.
09:39
If I've got a question,
I think I know who
09:40
I can turn to
for an answer.
09:41
MIKE: See you guys!
09:44
LODI MIKE: So long!
KAREN: Bye!
09:45