There they stumble upon a quirky antique dealer name "Gringo Al" with a sprawling collection. Leaving Iowa in the dead of winter, Mike and Frank head south to New Orleans. Mike and Frank bet on who's the best picker while on the road in Pennsylvania, with the loser having to clean their smelly and filthy van the guys meet "Mole Man" Ron, a picker with a mostly hand-built, 26-room underground lair.Īfter the guys discover a basement full of vintage cars, Frank makes a big offer for a 1939 Plymouth the guys find a mother lode of rare bikes and motorbikes in New Hampshire. Mike has injured his back but can't afford to take time off to recuperate the guys make a big mistake while exploring a 92-year-old Iowa farmer's collection the guys counsel a prolific collector from Ohio who is reluctant to part with a 1948 Rock-Ola jukebox. At another place they get a Japanese license plate, General Electric brass-blade table fan, and a cabinet. Mike and Frank visit an opera house built in 1879 that has become home to vintage movie posters. And the guys hit pay dirt when they visit a sprawling 880,000-square-foot former factory home.Ĭirca 1920s "visible" gas pump designed to allow drivers to see the grade of fuel being pumped into their cars. A promising Iowa home reportedly packed with antiques yields everything but. Mike and Frank spot a White Castle burger joint on an Ohio farmer's front lawn and discover his extraordinary collection of vintage buildings and vehicles. And following their instincts, the guys meet a gracious 84-year-old woman who opens the doors to her untouched collections. Danielle uncovers a pricey, one-of-a-kind Vespa passenger scooter. The boys work on a prolific car collector who's reluctant to sell. An Illinois couple's home proves to be a collector's paradise. Royal, Skelly Oil Company), bicycle seat, Defiance lantern, rare Harley-Davidson bicycle crank, bicycle, and a Vespa scooter frame.įlying solo in Northern Iowa, Mike comes across the "Goat Man" and combs through his amazing, hidden-away property of junk-filled fields and buses.
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