Double Up With Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s New No. 88 Fathead Cars
LIVONIA, Mich.--Fathead®, the fast-growing sports and entertainment brand best-known for its life-size wall graphics, prepares to launch the much anticipated new line of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Fathead images, just in time for the holidays. Dale Jr.’s line will include the green and white No. 88 Amp Chevrolet and the blue and white No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet along with the No. 88 logo.
The release of the new Dale Jr. line fills the fandom for those eagerly anticipating the 2008 season, where the Amp and National Guard cars will debut. The Fathead images of these automotive beasts are massive, measuring 4 feet tall by 8 feet wide; making it easy for fans to absolutely plaster the walls, whether it's the cars with their new paint schemes or the bold No. 88 logo with the embedded Dale Jr. autograph.
“Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is one of the most dominating brands in racing today and this new Fathead product will absolutely thrill Jr. fans around the world,” says Brock Weatherup, CEO, Fathead. "With brand new car images as well as the new No. 88 logo now available on Fathead.com, Jr. Fatheads are an absolute must-have for Earnhardt fans, especially with the holidays approaching.”
A “Fathead” is a bold, colorful, life-size wall graphic of sports and entertainment stars. The 3-D-like vinyl graphics have a special adhesive backing that enables them to be moved from wall to wall without damaging the surface. Fathead has the ability to transform your two-car garage into a three-car Pit garage, in seconds flat. Dale Jr.’s newest images will be available for presale at www.fathead.com, this week or by calling (877)-FATHEAD.
Along with Jr.’s compete new line, Fathead also produces 400 other images of sports and entertainment stars including NASCAR race cars, numbers and drivers, 45+ collegiate football helmets and team logos, NFL, Action Sports, the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models, Star Wars, Spider-Man, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Military insignias and vehicles, Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Wolverine, The Thing, The Hulk, and much more. From now until November 20th, Fathead will be sponsoring a $10,000 room makeover; contestants enter by logging onto www.fatheadroommakeover.com.
About Fathead LLC: The Livonia, Mich-based company whose products are commonly referred to as Fatheads, has become the preferred home, personal and lifestyle décor purchase for sports and entertainment enthusiasts of all ages. The most popular Fathead product line consists of a colorful vinyl wall graphic of popular sports stars, NASCAR race cars and entertainment characters. Fathead LLC maintains license agreements with WMG, the NFL and PLAYERS INC., Collegiate Licensing Company, Licensing Resource Group, Inc., MLB, MLS and MLBPA, MLS, Action Sports, NASCAR, NBA Entertainment, NHL and NHLPA, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Gracie Films, Time, Inc., Marvel Characters, Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., and Spider-Man 3, the Movie.
Fathead LLC is a privately-held company led by Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online mortgage lender. Gilbert also is Majority Owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team. Dan and his partners also operate Flash Seats LLC, which replaces physical tickets for sporting events with an electronic approach; and the American Hockey League’s Lake Erie Monsters franchise, that will begin play at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena in the 2007-08 season. Other companies in which Gilbert and his partners have invested include Michigan-based online promotions company e-Prize.