If it has a motor, it has Brady Richard of Dallas written all over it.
Richard is the owner of the Environmental Testing Laboratory and he has a passion for things that move. That passion is evident in the number of classic vehicles in his garage.
There are two other items in that garage that didn't even belong to him but carry an extra special significance: two iron lungs.
"This is probably the most unique thing in my garage," Richard said.
An iron lung is essentially a mechanical respirator that uses pressure to help a person breathe.
The two machines sitting in his garage are likely from the 1950s. Richard needs the two iron lungs to help a stranger -- Paul Alexander -- 10 minutes away.
"Brady is one of the angels," said Alexander of Dallas.
Alexander suffers from the effects of polio. The disease zapped all of his muscle-control, which resulted in the inability to breathe on his own.
"I count myself to be just that, a survivor," said Alexander.
An attorney by trade, he never let the disease keep him from doing what he wanted to do. That included getting his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
A year and a half ago, Alexander's iron lung started to malfunction. He canvassed the entire country to find someone to fix it.
He didn't know just 10 minutes away Richard would end up being his "angel".
"It was a very, unique coincidence," said Richard.
Richard is not a medical professional and had never handled an iron lung. But he knew about the motor and studied every facet of this dead technology. Ultimately, he was able to fix Paul's iron lung.
Richard is now just a phone call away.
And he says he finds inspiration in Alexander's story of survival.
"I respect this guy for being here. He's just incredible," Richard said.
"What polio did to my life, it destroyed my life. It took everything from me," Alexander said.
Polio did all that and, yet, he lives happily.
It also brought together two strangers who lived just 10 minutes apart.