Discovery Channel - Vintage Tech Hunters (2018) Part 9 Bohus and Shaun... Ride an Amphicar
All-new series features intrepid hosts Bohus Blahut and Shaun Hatton as they take an epic road trip across North America seeking out vintage technology, with an eye towards profit. VINTAGE TECH HUNTERS features a slew of throwback treasures from the 20th century, including the world's first commercial video game, vintage jukeboxes, and an Apple I computer. Discovery takes viewers on a nostalgic journey through the history of technology in the original Canadian series VINTAGE TECH HUNTERS. Viewers are invited to join technophile co-hosts Bohus Blahut and Shaun Hatton as they sift through dusty barns, liquidation sales, and back country antique auctions to reveal rare treasures from decades past. Each 30-minute episode follows Hatton and Blahut on their quest to uncover “rare, weird, and nostalgic” tech, pursuing the most valuable items, and working to connect with the right collector to drive sales. Taking a cross-continental road trip from an e-waste recycling facility in Los Angeles all the way to a flea market in rural Nova Scotia, the 14-part series showcases the unique combination of tireless dedication and offbeat sense of humour required to unearth these ultra-rare pop culture collectibles. Seeking out classic consumer technology and pop culture items, spanning forgotten fads to technology still in use today, this effervescent duo turn up a slew of throwback collectibles, including the world's first talking pinball machine, a Robert the Robot, a Minox B Spy Camera, a Speak 'n Spell toy, and an Apple I computer. The vibrant duo scours Canada and the U.S., rooting through rickety attics, dusty garages, flea markets, and auctions for rare and nostalgic treasures. From original Nintendo Game Boys and priceless first-edition computers to animatronic toys, the pair aims to uncover rare and nostalgic treasures – because to the right collector, they're worth a fortune.
Part 9 Bohus and Shaun… Ride an Amphicar
An aged neon sign and an embossing machine that was used to process soldiers' dog tags Dollar signs light up in the eyes of the “Vintage Tech Hunters” at the sight of such objects. Because the finds will make good money for the business professionals when they are resold. After picking through a barn in upstate New York, Shaun and Bohus head north of the border to attend a boat show in Muskoka Canada. They get more than they expected once they get there – including a joy ride in a vintage amphibious car. The duo is also interested in a rare object from the First World War in Canada. At that time, air gunners used the machine gun camera to train for air combat. And at a boat show, the boys set sail in an Amphicar.
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