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SEMA 2007: Chevy Major League Baseball Silverado
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How do you make a pickup truck more American? Smear it with every baseball team's logo, then install a Japanese big screen TV and a gaming console. Not only can you get your Wii on once you've flicked the switch on the power-lifting tonneau, you can also bask in an interior swathed in baseball-like leather (with stitching to match, natch) and a bat-grade ash trim.
Not shown is the New York Yankees Edition MLB Silverado, which has annual operating costs in excess of $200,000,000 yet still exhibits clutch problems and spotty reliability in October. As SEMA gets underway, we have received word that the very expensive Alex Rodriguez option package will not be available on the NYY Silverado for 2008. The A-Rod option ($25M/year) was, for the most part, a gaudy appearance package that added cost but offered little in the way of enhanced overall performance, particularly in the Fall.
The full list of mods/accessories for the MLB Silverado is pasted after the jump.
[Source: GM]
PRESS RELEASE:
CHEVROLET MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SILVERADO
The only thing missing from this home-run Silverado is the apple pie – because the baseball and Chevrolet are covered. The Silverado 1500 crew cab is decked out in a baseball theme – with a paint scheme that incorporates all major league team logos – to support Chevrolet's ties to Major League Baseball. It is also a fan's dream, with a power-lifting tonneau cover that rises to reveal a wide-screen television monitor that not only brings in the game, but is connected to a Wii gaming console. Inside, the Silverado features real baseball bat ash wood trim and uniquely trimmed leather seats that have the look and feel of a baseball – including the stitching.
Vehicle highlights:
* Silverado 1500 crew cab
* 6.0L V-8
* Multi-color, MLB-inspired paint scheme incorporating all team logos
* Power-lift tonneau
* Wide-screen TV with Wii gaming console
* Bose Surround Sound system
* Leather-trimmed interior with baseball stitching, color and feel
* Ash wood (baseball bat material) trim
GM Accessories features (production and concept):
* Chrome mesh grille
* Twenty-two-inch chrome wheels
* Hard shell tonneau cover
* DVD headrest system
* Ground effects kit
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex Nunez 10:34AM (10/29/2007)
Yes, I am a Yankee fan. No, today is not easy for me.
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Hardy 10:41AM (10/29/2007)
/comfort
nissanfreak87 11:15AM (10/29/2007)
at least you're not a Cubs fan like me, I'm always disappointed.
But that's a pretty sweet truck, they'd have put an American TV in there if there were any, they're all Asian now.
Rick 10:45AM (10/29/2007)
If they are going to make something as cheesy as this, why not 32" chromed baseball wheels? And no baseball sticker lodged in the rear window?
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ryan 10:48AM (10/29/2007)
lol, sory alex. but that was a humorous writeup for sure!
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Robert 11:13AM (10/29/2007)
Being an Indians fan, those Yankees remarks made my day. Sorry about you guys losing to us.
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Alex Nunez 12:37PM (10/29/2007)
I'm sorry about it, too, Robert.
Ricky Bobby 11:17AM (10/29/2007)
Just threw up in my mouth looking at that. Go Sox!
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500 1:02PM (10/29/2007)
*silence* as those baseball jokes go over 75% of the Aotoblog readers' heads...
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Paul 1:05PM (10/29/2007)
Haha. Nice Yankee-bashing comments. What they did to Torre was absurd and insulting.
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Aki 3:17PM (10/29/2007)
One of the funniest posts to come from Autoblog. Love the irony of the Japanese TV and game console.
The only thing missing from the post is some snarky quip of the A-rod editions coming juiced as a mandatory option.
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Rob 10:57PM (10/29/2007)
yeah it really sucks to make the playoffs every year.
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jeff 12:01PM (11/01/2007)
Why are there no baseballs anywhere on the truck? I want to use a 2-seam fastball grip to shift gears. Bush League.
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