BEEN GIVEN A SECOND LIFE. TO MAKE SURE BALLOON FIESTA IS OF COURSE IN THE AIR BUT A LOT HAPPENS ON THE GROUND WITH CARS AND TRUCKS. AND TO SHOW YOU WHAT HAS TO BE THE COOLEST CHASE VICEHLE AT BALLOON FIESTA. IT’S A 1941 AMERICAN WITH FRANCE RE ENGINE TY YOUNG IS TIED TO THE MOST WELL-KNOWN CHASE VEHICLE ON THE FIELD AT THIS YEAR’S FIESTA. I WAS 11 YEARS OLD IN 1982 AND THAT’S WHEN IT ALL STARTED WITH THE FIRE TRUCK TY’S FATHER WHO? SINCE PASDSE AWAY OWNED A BODY SHOP. SO THE IDEA OF RESCUING AN OLD RE TFIRUCK LEFT STRANDED OUT IN A FIELD FOR DECADES WAS DOABLE TY SAYSE H AND MOSTLY HIS DAD PAINTED IT AND FRESHENED UP THE MECHANICALS OVER 30 YEARS AGO, AND IT’S BEEN A REGULAR AT PUTTING THE PARTY IN BONLOAL FIESTA EVER SINCE THE OPTIONAL BEER. KEG HERE. NICE. WOW, YOU DON’T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN. NO. NO, THERE’S A VERY RARE OPTION. TOOK A LOT OF TLC GETTING IT BACK TO GET IT THE FIRST. ARE PROBABLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND THEN MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS EVERY YEAR DOING PSOMETHING DIFFEREN TO IT AND I STILL TRY TO IMPROVE ONE THING EA YR. SO THIS IS JUST ALWAYS BEEN PROBABLY A HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT A TIME PROJECT THAT HAS GONE ON OVER MANY PROJECTS AND MANY YEARS. YES A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS HERE AND THERE TY SAYS HE LOST COUNT OF MONEY LONG AGO ON THIS PROJECT AND IT DOESN’T MATTER. ANYWAY, IT')S NOT FOR SALE. HIS DAUGHTER CANNOT WAIT TO TAKE IT OVER SOMEDAY ON THE AUTO AMBUSH ERIC GREENE KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS TY AND HIS CHASE TEAM HAVE BEEN TEAMING UP WITH THE SAME PILOTS FROM BELGIUM FOR ABOUT YEARS NOW AND HE SAYS THEY ABSOLU