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Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

10 durable postsStarted 2013-03-13Latest 2013-03-14
#128727Post 1 of 10

Takes him on a manic test drive...

[url="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fe2_1363139842"]LiveLeak.com - Test Drive [/url]

#1674259Post 2 of 10

Re: Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Kamal that made my day.

#1674260Post 3 of 10

Re: Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

Mine too.

#1674263Post 4 of 10

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I really want to believe that was real, sadly I think the "salesman" is an actor.

#1674267Post 5 of 10

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i believed it, but what do i know? lol.... what makes you think he's an actor?

#1674284Post 6 of 10

Re: Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

I felt it too in one of the shots when he drives up the ramp and comes up on a stairway at the end and they don't show the car coming off the ramp, but the next thing they show is him doing donuts in that parking lot.

But now, this is out - [url="http://jalopnik.com/that-jeff-gordon-terrifying-a-car-salesman-pepsi-ad-is-453519481"]That Jeff Gordon Terrifying A Car Salesman Pepsi Ad Is Totally 100 Percent Fake[/url]

From the article

  • The car on the lot has a sticker that says '09' on the windshield. That means it's a 2009 Camaro. The problem is that there wasn't a Camaro made in 2009. At all. 2010 was the first year. A closer inspection will show that the Camaro has a 2013 interior (2013 is the first year with nav) and the brand new five spoke wheels. That makes this car brand new.

  • Also inside the Camaro is a random cupholder placed above the vents. That cupholder definitely doesn't exist in a new Camaro... or really any other car. There is also a V8 soundtrack. This car is definitely a V6.

  • The car is sitting right outside the dealership when it sets out. If you look at the area where the car sets out from, there sure are a lot of tire marks like repeated burnouts were done there. My source that was on site told me that was because they did multiple takes for everything.

  • There is one "salesman" from Troutman Motors -- where the ad was filmed -- named "Steve" featured in the video. "Steve" is the only Troutman Motors "employee" who doesn't have his face blurred out, meaning he would have signed a release to be in the video, since filming without discretion is illegal in most states. I called Troutman Motors to speak with Steve. Guess what? He was "unavailable." Wayne Troutman of the dealership told me that they are currently under non-disclosure and cannot comment on the video at all. But our source that was there told me that "Steve" was an actor. Who else offers a test drive within eight seconds of meeting someone in a car they aren't interested in?

  • During the entire drive, there isn't one shot of Jeff Gordon driving the car. We see him put the camera in at the beginning and turn it towards the passenger. At the end when he parks the car, the camera is suddenly back on Gordon. That's because Gordon didn't drive the car, according to our tipster. A report in Concord, NC's Independent Tribune verifies what our insider told me: "Racer Brad Noffsinger, who works with the Richard Petty Driving Experience, did the stunt work for the production." I have no doubt that Gordon is an excellent driver, but I was told that Noffsinger did all of the slides, burnouts, and other stunt driving for the film.

#1674331Post 7 of 10

Re: Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

:lol:

He´s good.

#1674339Post 8 of 10

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As an actor myself, I've seen behind the curtain a lot by now. It's a blessing and a curse :lol:.

I still enjoyed the idea of it :).

#1674387Post 9 of 10

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nice idea!

shame its fake!

#1674436Post 10 of 10

Re: Jeff Gordon Pranks Used Car Salesman

fail

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