How would you like to own a replica of Movie Optimus Prime?

Posted by Bed Bugs Oct 18, 2007 at 6:27am CDT 49,292 views

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Do you have a CDL? Do you have a large garage? Got some spare cash laying around? How about $45,000.00 or more? That's what the current bid is on Ebay Motors for a custom built Optimus Prime Peterbilt Semi Tractor. This thing is truly a work of art and has all kinds of customized goodies on the inside!

Click here to see a full gallery on the auction (and bid on it if you got the cash!). Just imagine how cool you will be to have your own Optimus Prime sitting in your driveway! If you are going to bid, you have 4 days left as of this news post.

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Comment by An_de Oct 18, 2007

WOW! Hehe! Only one thing to say - AMAIZING

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Comment by The Time Traveller Oct 18, 2007

Holy Shit, thats amazing.

I've DREAMED of seeing something like this done, It was inevitable.

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Comment by bumblebee77 Oct 18, 2007

I need that to park next to my Bumblebee!

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Comment by Unicron Singularity Oct 18, 2007

bumblebee77 wrote:I need that to park next to my Bumblebee!

HOLY SHIT

Nice car

all shiny and looking like it just came off the assembly line ^^

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Comment by Black Bumblebee Oct 18, 2007

...but why'd he have to put FLAMES on it, that's what I'd like to know!

...sorry, couldn't resist :-)

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Comment by Mkall Oct 18, 2007

hmmm... well, that would set me back a year's pay

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Comment by Liege Evilmus Oct 18, 2007

I'd rather get a red FreightLiner, cut it up, then build a lifesize G1 Prime. All I need is land, time, money...

Yep all the things I don't have!

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Comment by Briggs Oct 18, 2007

ID HAVE MY HONEY MOON IN THERE!!!!

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Comment by Iron Prime Oct 18, 2007

Wow that'd be sweet! :shock:

I wonder how much it'll go for? A brand new Peterbuilt with a CAT engine is over $250,000....

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Comment by SnipeShade Oct 18, 2007

that is SWEET! :O And the interior. HOLY COW!

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Comment by Ultra Magnus Oct 18, 2007

That's just unbearably cool. Watch, the dude's gonna take part of the winnings and whip up a customized Peterbilt Ultra Magnus...
;p

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Comment by pt206 Oct 18, 2007

Iron Prime wrote:Wow that'd be sweet!

I wonder how much it'll go for? A brand new Peterbuilt with a CAT engine is over $250,000....

Incorrect. We just replaced twelve units with new 2008 389's and they were less than half that each.

I'm interested to see if it hits his reserve and what his reserve is set at though. The truck is a 94 with no listing of mileage. That truck could have been easily put together as it is for less than 65k.

Beautiful truck though. Prime had to be a Pete 379. The new 389's just don't have that same classic look.

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Comment by Iron Prime Oct 18, 2007

pt206 wrote:I'm interested to see if it hits his reserve and what his reserve is set at though. The truck is a 94 with no listing of mileage. That truck could have been easily put together as it is for less than 65k.

Ah, I hadn't looked the listing details (not supposed to be on eBay at work) and assumed it was new. :oops:

So yeah, a used 94 would be "cheap". He could have just taken a pressure washer to the engine to clean it up. But all that paint and interior work cost him some money - I wonder how much he did himself?

pt206 wrote:Incorrect. We just replaced twelve units with new 2008 389's and they were less than half that each.

LOL - I see the problem. Someday I'll learn to proof read before click submit. Supposed to be $150,000. I was still wrong with that, but not as wrong. :grin:

What engines are in the new ones you just got?

Here are some listings for those that are curious: http://ww2.trucktraderonline.com/browse ... bilt//2007
Some are a lot though (mainly the "modded" ones): http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/fors ... mdlgrp=379

pt206 wrote:Beautiful truck though. Prime had to be a Pete 379. The new 389's just don't have that same classic look.

Amen.

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Comment by mattyc1007 Oct 18, 2007

oh ma oh ma god i havn seen it yet and i want it

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Comment by jgilkinson Oct 18, 2007

id prob wreck if i ever saw that coming down the highway

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Comment by Sonray Oct 18, 2007

I'll buy two for that price!

I need to send the seller a question though, as he or she doesnt state if it is in transformable condition, and if it comes with a working allspark and matrix of leadership.

Man...i would so love to take a bog standard truck like that and customize it into Prime! It wouldnt be too hard to do either.

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Comment by mattyc1007 Oct 18, 2007

argh listening to this song and watching the vid makes this worse i think i might let myself into a little grand theft autobot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Lcn8vM3vE

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Comment by pt206 Oct 18, 2007

Iron Prime wrote:
pt206 wrote:Incorrect. We just replaced twelve units with new 2008 389's and they were less than half that each.

LOL - I see the problem. Someday I'll learn to proof read before click submit. Supposed to be $150,000. I was still wrong with that, but not as wrong.

What engines are in the new ones you just got?

CAT C-15'S

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Comment by Iron Prime Oct 18, 2007

pt206 wrote:
Iron Prime wrote:
pt206 wrote:Incorrect. We just replaced twelve units with new 2008 389's and they were less than half that each.

LOL - I see the problem. Someday I'll learn to proof read before click submit. Supposed to be $150,000. I was still wrong with that, but not as wrong.

What engines are in the new ones you just got?

CAT C-15'S

Nice.

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Comment by Windracer Oct 18, 2007

Holy freaking CRAP IN A HAT.

I would <i>live</i> in that thing if I could. :shock:

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