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Designer Chip Foose and the Overhaulin' hosts assign team
production tasks for the Sprint 6 GTO. |
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Lance Armstrong and the K.C. Colvin Automotive team show
off the Sprint 6 GTO |
Lance Armstrong watches the Colvin team mount his signature
Livestrong bike on the specially fabricated bike rack. |
Cleveland, Ohio – With an unprecedented seven wins and a
collection of over 70 race stage-winning yellow jerseys in the Tour de France,
American Lance Armstrong has reached the record books as the top long distance
bicyclist in the world. However, after cycling over 1,000 miles on two wheels
through the mountains of France, Armstrong might prefer to take his four-wheel
vehicle when cruising around town following his anticipated retirement.
After winning his sixth title in 2004, Armstrong’s girlfriend, Grammy
Award-winning singer Sheryl Crow, decided to surprise him with a gift of the
stock vintage Pontiac GTO muscle car he always wanted. However, she had something
a little more complicated up her sleeve than just tying a big red bow around
it. Crow contacted The Learning Channel’s (TLC) Overhaulin’ television
show to completely rebuild this classic car. Lincoln Electric helped Overhaulin’
host and top hot rod designer Chip Foose create this new masterpiece by supplying
the welding equipment used to fabricate parts of the car.
The Chip Foose-designed Sprint 6 GTO prepared for Lance
Armstrong |
Lincoln’s Precision TIG™ 185 welder, Pro Cut® 25 plasma cutter,
and SP-135 compact MIG welder were all used to turn the old GTO from grimy to
glistening. Foose headed up the team working at the Colvin Automotive shop in
Austin, TX using these welders to bring the GTO back to life.
After fooling Armstrong into thinking his GTO had been stolen, Crow and the
Overhaulin’ crew put their noses to the grindstone and eventually revealed
the shiny new road warrior. Armstrong was so impressed with the new car and
the work of Lincoln that he ordered a Power MIG™ 255C for his own personal
shop. In return, Armstrong presented Lincoln Electric with an autographed jersey.
This jersey will be auctioned off to benefit a charity group in the near future.
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture
of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting
equipment.
Designer Chip Foose discusses the GTO with Armstrong's
girlfriend, Grammy Award winning singer Sheryl Crow. |
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The Colvin Automotive Team stand with Lance Armstrong
and the Sprint 6 GTO. |
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