Episode
American Pickers: Need for Speed
Overview
The guys hit pay dirt in Alabama while freestyling at a retro automotive warehouse owned by a true blue racing family. They hit a dead end negotiating against the county's former police chief. And Mike hatches a strategy to walk away with a must-have Lambretta scooter.
Details
- Series
- American Pickers
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2014-06-04
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Need for Speed is Episode 27 in Season 7 of American Pickers. It aired on 2014-06-04. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 26: Sweet Homes Alabama
Picking the South pays off when Alabama turns up a jackpot of unusual items, including a pricey relic from a legendary plantation home. A small-town Chevy dealership is a time capsule of classic car nostalgia. And the guys get some Southern hospitality at a freestyle stop that turns into a mega-pick complete with its own general store.
Episode 28: Shock Value
A collector with an unusual taste for high voltage oddities reveals his shocking stash, and Mike and Frank's luck runs cold when they're stonewalled by the Willett brothers.
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Episode 24: Mad as a Picker
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Episode 30: Raze the Roof
With the roof caving in on his massive family stockpile, a Kentucky collector is motivated to sell whatever he can before it's too late. And that's great news for Mike and Frank because the mega-pick features a mind-boggling array of awesome stuff. Down the road in West Virginia, lifelong packrat Tim has decided to move some inventory, and after several hours, the guys haven't even scratched the surface of his massive collection.
Episode 23: Enter the Negotiator
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Episode 31: Big Boy Toys
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Episode 22: Legend of the Lost Indian
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Episode 32: Plymouth Rocks
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Episode 21: Backroad Barnstorming
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Episode 33: Rocket Man
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