Developer and publisher Deep Silver is currently auctioning off a 1956 Ford F-100 with a pneumatic T-shirt cannon that was used to promote the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third by Deep Silver subsidiary Volition. The vehicle, which is specifically a replica of the Genki Manapult from the Saints Row franchise, is scheduled to end its auction on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 12 PM ET. The auction’s proceeds will benefit the Wings for Life charity.
Introducing the Genki Mobile – a full blown, fully customized replica of the infamous Genki Mobile from the worldwide video game hit, Saints Row The Third.” Meticulously restored inside and out and used only a handful of times as a promotional vehicle by the video games publisher THQ, Inc., this classic truck sports completely restored tufted faux-leather interior with an original dashboard with added retro gauges – complete with easy to use touch controls for an awesome pneumatic T-shirt cannon built into the back of the truck. The cannon raises and lowers with the touch of a button, and has safety measures so that you cannot accidently use/fire the cannon while the truck is operational. Fully street legal [currently registered non operational] and with tags. there is no mistaking this truck for anything but the embodiment of pure awesome.
Included is a stereo and outside PA System to address the crowds you are sure to attract. Entertain them by firing t-shirts into a stadium or other crowd with the fully functional pneumatic cannon. This 1956 Ford F100 pickup has a brand new V8 engine installed during a full rework in 2011. Also with a brand new automatic transmission, she drives like a dream. Disc brakes front and drum brakes rear, she also comes with custom wheels and tires. Fully customized fiberglass Genki head on the front, it is unmistakable.
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via Aubrey Norris