BTLS | 7AM Wed. May 27 - Run for a '34 High-Boy, Crew Memories & LA Pursuit Shootout

The Bubba the Love Sponge® Show recaps a marathon overnight trip to Indiana for a 1934 Ford high-boy packing a 396 big-block, 12-bolt rear end, wishbone suspension, drop axle, and a single four-barrel carb, with plans for dual quads or a tunnel-ram upgrade. Cash deal closed around 8:00 AM after a 19-hour drive departing Friday at 1:00 PM, loading the car, and returning by 1:00 AM, with the buyer admitting he didn't sleep and saw things on the road. Restoration starts soon: owner will disassemble for upholstery, windows, and a full rebuild, plus a new frame buy for flipping cars. Road trip war stories: Chattanooga rest stops, driver fatigue tactics, coasting in neutral through heavy traffic, and pulling a nervous co-driver off the wheel after missed exits late at night. Crew nostalgia: Tuesday wrenching nights at the shop with three sprint cars in rotation, meals, and memories of Eddie the upholstery guy who died by suicide, Jody with wild banquet stories involving Joe Melnik, and community racers like Lasker, Sammy Rodriguez, Kenny Adams, Taylor Andrews, and Red Stauffer.

LA high-speed pursuit deep dive: April 8 dashcam and bodycam footage shows crash, suspect allegedly reaching for waistband, officers surrounding the vehicle, and fatal shooting when firearm presented. Participants debate shot counts, claims of 38 LAPD rounds and 3 to 6 from the suspect, with two firearms seized (9mm and .357 Magnum). Compliance advice emphasized: hands up, communicate if armed, and avoid sudden moves to reduce the risk of a shooting. The passenger survived and was taken into custody. Damaged police vehicles likely sold to Copart salvage with motors, transmissions, rear ends, doors, wheels, and lights stripped for resale, potentially netting roughly $10,000 profit per totaled unit. Airbags deployed, vehicles total loss, weapons booked into evidence.