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Auction find: Duel Peterbilt for beating up on Valiants

One of the most sinister automotive movie characters ever, the tanker-hauling Peterbilt from the seminal Spielberg picture, Duel, is up for auction. Perhaps only a little less evil than the '58 Plymouth in John Carpenter's adaptation of Christine, nearly 40 years have done little to dull this truck's malevolent countenance. The MotoExotica and Manheim event in St. Louis started on Friday, and finishes up today, October 17th. The 1960 Pete has an overhauled engine, and air and electrical lines on the chassis have been replaced, too, ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: Optimus Prime hiding in plain sight [w/VIDEO] Jonathon Ramsey

With Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen holding the number box office spot for two weeks, there couldn't be a better time for this ardent Autobot fan to be flogging his truck on eBay. Done up ...

Adventures in re-branding: The caption contest Alex Nunez

Peterbilt delivers hybrid rig to Wal-Mart Alex Nunez

click above image to view more high-res pics of Wal-Mart's green machine var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Walmart_s_hybrid_fleet'; Wal-Mart has embarked on a wide-ranging environmental ...

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**Auction find: Duel Peterbilt for beating up on Valiants** 2 months ago on Autoblog

eBay Find of the Day: Optimus Prime hiding in plain sight [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

With Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen holding the number box office spot for two weeks, there couldn't be a better time for this ardent Autobot fan to be flogging his truck on eBay. Done up thoroughly enough to qualify as an Optimus Prime replica, this 1997 Peterbilt 379 wears custom PPG ...

Adventures in re-branding: The caption contest 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Many thanks to all who commented and, in some cases, sent links to various (mis)adventures in re-branding they've seen in their daily travels. They're always good for a laugh. Special thanks to Bryce, who e-mailed us the above photograph, which he says he took outside his ...

Peterbilt delivers hybrid rig to Wal-Mart 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more high-res pics of Wal-Mart's green machine var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Walmart_s_hybrid_fleet'; Wal-Mart has embarked on a wide-ranging environmental campaign it calls "Sustainability 360," and one of the program goals is to increase overall fleet ...

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