and that was the open door. it took until his 90s really. because of who he was. he didn t want to need anybody. stewart hop on a plane to oklahoma be not knowing what to expect. new here i nook on the door. he is 6 4 , and even at 94, he has quite a commanding presence. he is covered from head to toe in feathers. he and ruby had a couple of dogs. one of the dogs had torn up the featherbed. there was something about him that still just commanded respect. even covered in feathers. being oliver in such a terrible state, stewart decides to stay in oklahoma for a while and take care of his grandfather. i was getting to know my grandfather through these cars. he experiencing his life s work and his pride and joy. the stewarts become immediately clear. first oliver knows he doesn t have much time left. second, he is worried about the fate of those cars.
the $4,000 stewart invested and it s a profit of $140,000 to split with his siblings. and in all that time, the family invested in its strange inheritance, and it s no windfall. here we go. oh, that s a good one. all right. then again, watching the grandchildren of oliver jordan pop over the bubbly has to make you wonder. was their 13-year-old enter preez prize err turning rusted iron into gold, or was it about a different thing? one perhaps that restores broke sxen brittle family ties into strong life-long bonds? we lost our mother when we were rather young and didn t really get to know her parents that well. so this brought us closer. grandpa what would he say? he would say stewart i think he would say i m proud of you. you know? would that be important for you to hear?
cars. you have to be quick to purchase in this game. these cars can go in less than a minute. now 7,500. sold it. 9,600. people they seem to be moving pretty well. it s going pretty good. stewart cautiously optimistic. oliver majoritiedan s two beloved cords are about to g up for bid. he thinks they would each be worth six figures if fully restored, but how much in this condition? the 1937 cord 812 beverly super charged. mr. jordan s favorite vehicles. it s going to need every little piece restored. $35,000. it s $40,000.
42,000. 42500? sold it. 42,000 dollars going to new york. 20,000 in roland. that s 21,000. 21100. 22. 22.5. 22.5. 22,500. sold it. 22,000. it s over a second. the same anonymous telephone bidder paid for both cars. stewart says he is not disappointed. this could just be a great preegs. as much as we could have hoped for. it s really great because they re going to move on. after an emotional day, the grand total for this aunkz auction $540,000.
the highest zoom stewart is racing to auction on the strange inheritance. hundreds of vintage cars. his grandfather s life-long obsession has become stewart s own. he has invested 13 years and $400,000 in the collection. i catch up with hem at the hot rod association rally in oklahoma city. hi, my name is stewart. did you know my grandfather? while stewart worked the crowd, i am going to see if i can get behind the wheel of one of these souped up automobiles. how are you? i m steven wrfsh. tell me about this car. it s a 1937 chevrolet with 77 years old. i ve had quite a bit of it. part of the family. yes it is.