[soft country music]
You might think Cemetery Road in Columbia County
is where old cars come to die. [Molly laughing]
- No!
Dead cars come back; to go back to life.
They come here to be driven again.
- Angela: Molly Gursky is making sure
some classic cars never die.
[car door shuts)
- Hi, guy!
I have always been encouraged
by my family, especially my mother,
to be a strong, independent-minded person
and who really cares what other people are gonna think.
You do something that you find passion for.
- Angela: Her passion has propelled her
into the male-dominated muscle car business.
[upbeat music]
- I was definitely one of almost no girls
in auto shop class at West. [laughs]
I can weld all day long,
work with metal, grinding, cutting, forming metal.
It's so satisfying.
It can be very frustrating, don't get me wrong.
It's a puzzle.
So close!
I had a nickname when I was growing up.
That was the "puzzle queen."
So, I like having to think through the planning process,
making the templates,
and you take ownership of it.
I love that feeling.
There you go.
- Angela: It's the love of her life that fueled
Molly's success.
- Molly: Steve is my husband.
We met when I was a senior in high school.
And we have been inseparable ever since.
We live together. We work all day together.
We've got two kids.
You want me to do that? - Steve: Sure.
- Steve has been a huge inspiration for me.
He has stood behind me and shown me the way
on how to build a car from the ground up.
Ha, ha! I win.
- Steve: If you're not confident, you might as well not be doing it
'cause you're just gonna keep making mistakes.
- Just these two? - Mm-hmm.
- Molly: Okay.
- And that's not an issue for Molly whatsoever.
[impact wrench whirring]
- Molly: Steve treats me as an equal,
so we're both equally in charge of our time, our schedule,
our business.
Well, I got my side. [laughs]
- That'll work.
Perfect.
- Angela: Perfection is what the Gurskys aim for
and making it better than new.
- Molly: It's sort of redneck engineering,
but it looks the part, that's the important thing.
It has to look correct...
...and work. [laughs]
[starter turning, engine not starting]
[starter stops]
Hey, she shut off.
So this is one of the vehicles
that has been a very, very long journey in getting it built.
It's hot.
It was used as a parts car,
so anything of value was ripped from it.
Now, we're turning it into one of the rarest
1972 Charger RT
with a 440 and a six-pack under the hood.
And that is one of the most sought-after muscle cars ever.
And it is going home very soon.
Our customers are mostly located in Wisconsin.
There is a very strong culture
of having cars as family heirlooms.
- Angela: Their customers become like family,
their cars like kids,
including one of the Gurskys' favorite builds.
- Steve: It's probably the 1951 Ford Custom Convertible.
- It was purchased new from Grinde Motors in DeForest.
And it has been local ever since.
It turned out absolutely immaculate.
The look on the owner's face was so priceless.
That one made me cry, that reveal did,
just 'cause you could see the joy.
I'm building somebody's dream.
- Angela: And at the same time, Molly is living hers.
- This was my dream to own a business.
It was Steve's dream to build amazing cars.
And now, we're doing it together.
I love the cars.
[deep purr from engine]
I love the horsepower.
[engine revving]
And I love doing burnouts.
[tires squealing]
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