WyoTech Graduates Help Build Trucks for Upcoming Sylvester Stallone Movie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WyoTech Graduates Help Build Trucks for Upcoming Sylvester Stallone Movie Santa Ana, Calif. (July 24, 2009) - When West Coast Customs needed help with the buildup of three trucks for an upcoming Sylvester Stallone film, they called on WyoTech. With a WyoTech graduate already on staff, they knew WyoTech could deliver the skilled technicians needed to get the job done. Set to work and learn alongside the talented West Coast Customs crew while on camera for TLC’s Street Customs, these students would receive the opportunity of a lifetime. The task at hand was the ground-up restoration of a 1955 Ford F100 pickup for Stallone himself, as well as the build-up of two duplicate trucks. All three vehicles had to be completed in just three weeks. Upon receiving the request from West Coast Customs, the WyoTech-Laramie campus carefully screened the students designated to graduate with top honors in the Collision Refinishing and Street Rod and Custom Fabrication programs. Owen Lubenow, Rusty McClintock, and Matt Myers were the students chosen by the faculty based on the quality of their work, their campus and community involvement as well as their ability to represent the WyoTech brand. According to Owen Lubenow, “I was speechless when I heard I was chosen and pretty excited that I had the opportunity.�?? Ryan Friedlinghaus, CEO West Coast Customs, stated, "Working with Wyotech was great for West Coast Customs. It was impressive to see the students’ skills fresh out of school. We gave them a pretty big project and a tough deadline. Rusty, Owen and Matt really stepped up as part of the West Coast Customs team and got the job done." In addition to the metal fabrication work, the former students helped install a 347ci Ford engine from ATK Engines, outfitted with an Edelbrock Total Power Package, into Stallone’s personal truck for an impressive 428.5 hp and 411 ft-lbs of torque. About WyoTech: WyoTech is a division of Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. WyoTech offers degree and diploma programs in the fields of automotive, diesel, collision refinishing, motorcycle, marine technology, as well as construction trades. In addition, WyoTech offers advanced training programs in applied service management; advanced diesel; light duty diesel; advanced automotive diagnostics; street rod and custom fabrication; motorsports chassis fabrication; high performance power trains; and trim and upholstery technology. There are currently six WyoTech campuses located across the United States. WyoTech is the Official Technical School of the NHRA and a proud sponsor of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer, Steve Johnson, and NHRA Competition Eliminator racer, Bruno Massel, Jr. For more information about WyoTech, go to www.wyotech.edu. For additional media information, please contact: Camee Edelbrock Schiefer Public Relations Office: 714-241-1116 Cell: 310-466-0915 camee@schieferpr.com ______________________ If you would rather not receive future communications from Schiefer Public Relations, please go to http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/OptOut.aspx?519836x25153x21416x2x472868x24000x6xa1026&Email=submit%40theautochannel.com. Schiefer Public Relations, Six Hutton Centre Drive Suite 670, Santa Ana, CA 92707 United States