After seeing the truck at Barret Jackson, I can honestly say it wasn't all that nice. I can understand why it got auctioned off. Still was a neat looking grille with those teeth in there.

 

Great clips, really enjoyed that---how cool to have your work up on the silver screen--ultimate compliment.

 

The World Famous West Coast Customs® » Blog Archive » Sylvester Stallone’s custom built ‘Expendables’ F-100 sold.

 

Interesting revisionist history:
"Stallone needed three '55 F-100's, but they're so rare that we couldn't find them in time," added Friedlinghaus. "So we started with three pretty sad 1956 models and worked 24-7 to make them look like a custom '55. "
Didn't they watch their own TV show? The only thing sad about the 3 56's Stalone provided WCC was the hack job they did on them. I don't know why they didn't use FG repro 56 cabs to replace the FUBARed ones? Practically everything else they did to them was bolt on stuff anyways. The only reason it sold for that price was it's provenance. Only someone who's a Stalone junkie with way too much money and/or someone wanting it for publicity use purposes (Hard Rock Cafe, low grade auto museum, tour it for rent) would pay that much.

 

Still, it's a nice line to use at the next car show. "A Ford truck of this vintage recently auctioned for over a hundred grand!"

 

$132000, for that truck??? mabe i should buy ugly rims like that and stick them onto my truck, mabe i``l get $50 000 for it!!! honesly even if stalone`s sweat is all over it its still in my eyes a $20 000 truck, if that!

 

After watching the videos I have to say it looks like what they did on pimp my ride. I'm sure most of us here can do a better job at building these trucks than they did. Comparing that truck with Sams, his truck should pull in $250,000...

 

the grill they used was from the merc that he used on cobra.

 

"Stallone needed three '55 F-100's, but they're so rare that we couldn't find them in time," added Friedlinghaus. "So we started with three pretty sad 1956 models and worked 24-7 to make them look like a custom '55. "

I don't quit understand the above statement about 55 F100's being so rare. I would think that it would be much easier to find a slant cab as opposed to a 56. Sure glad I've got one of those rare trucks. Too bad I had to cut it up.

 

Like I said, revisionist history. In the original build TV program, Stallone provided WCC with 3 56's for the movie, with reality TV's trademark short deadline to build for the movie. WCC proceded to quick chop the tops on all 3 cabs then couldn't refit the windshields. They couldn't figure out how to do it right on a 56 so they replaced the screwed up cabs with 3 slant cabs because their simple windshield shape was easier to refit after a quick chop, nothing to do with rarity. Stallone was not pleased with the model change, but there wasn't enough time to start over.
WCC should stick with what they do best, pimping out celebrity SUV's and such with bolt ons and paint, they were way over their heads on this build.

 

Couldn't have said that better myself.

 

Sorry to be a party pooper, but I think that truck is just plain phugly

 

You should see it in person, doesn't get any prettier.

 

It was a shame that the truck didn't fare well in the movie. Excellent looking truck.