On today's show we have a man who claims to want to sell a Caddy that once belonged to John Wayne. Here's the ad we saw:

1962 El Dorado Caddy limo once owned by John Wayne. Honest. The Duke himself. Whew! This barge has the works. And approximately half of the works, works - probably only minor repairs to get everything in ship shape. It's even got an electric foot rest, one of GM's most exclusive options ever. It's ready! We're pretty sure that the Duke would have wanted you to own this baby. I'm taking a real bath asking only $10 grand. Serious inquires only. Get up off of some of that cash you've been saving for a beauty like this and give me a call. But, I ain't got the time to waste on a fishing trip.

Please welcome Mr. Booth.

Thank you. What can I do for you?

Well, Mr. Booth, how did you come to own the car?

Well, I attended a car show in the early 90's and was really after a '53 Roadmaster when I saw this beauty.

So you inquired about it?

So I inquired about it.

Then what?

Then I test drove the car and it rode like a '59 Imperial, or something. Great. Couldn't even tell there was a road beneath you!

I bet you could tell there was need for a gas station every half mile, though!

Maybe. But I was on cloud nine smoking a huge cigar and didn't care!

Did you then abandon the search for the Buick?

Then I abandoned the search for the Buick.

That's what we thought.

Huh?

We thought you then abandoned the search for the Buick.

Oh. Right.

Then did you just buy the car on the spot?

Well, funny you should ask. I knew a guy at the show that day whose business it was to authenticate collectible cars and I got him to come on over and crawl around to see if this was, indeed, John Wayne's Caddy.

Are you trying to tell me that there would be ways for someone to verify that the previous owner of that car was, indeed, John Wayne?

Oh yeah! He tells me that you have to know what to look for. For example, if the Duke would have been the previous owner then there would most likely have been some remnants of California air in the tires.

Wait a minute! How is, or was, California air any different from Virginia air?

Ah! That's a trade secret with him. I asked the same thing. He just said I should trust him.

That's a lot of trust. And anyway, so what if the old tires did have the so-called California air remnants still there, that doesn't prove John Wayne owned the car.

Right. But in the glove box there were also papers from when the Duke had bought the car from Henry Pratt - Boris Karloff - in 1963.

Really!? Boris Karloff? Boss!

Yep. That's when I plunked down the geeters and grabbed this beauty for myself. That was 1991.

But, Mr. Booth, have you found out any more info on the car since you purchased it?

Well, yes I did. Thanks for asking. Soon after I became the new owner of the car I was looking for a ground connection to get the $%#! tail lights working again, way back under the back seat, and I found a few Hollywood prop tin sheriff badges and a Frankenstein script, if they help prove my case.

Whoa! Why are you trying to sell this car now if it such a beauty and so noteworthy? Won't it just keep appreciating?

Well, the thing is, my wife herself isn't appreciating it taking up the whole 2-car garage area and leaving oil puddles on the new drive.

So, it leaks oil?

No. I meant condensation pools from the ice-cold a/c. Yeah, that's right. The cold a/c.

Well, good luck on unloading that heap. Have the rats burrowed in for the winter yet?!

Hey. I don't like the insinuation there. I've done a complete reupholstery job, front and back. Nice hides. Did I also mention that I have replaced all of the back seat headliner behind the privacy glass?

Seeyure!