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News Press Contact – John Whitacre RealWheels & Maxxsonics “Freak Out” Hummer At CES January 1, 2007 - Chicago, IL. Jan. 2007 Maxxsonics USA & RealWheels joint efforts have created a stunning show vehicle for Illusionist Criss Angel, star of the A&E television series “Mindfreak”. The creation morphed into a very mysterious magic-themed H2 SUT custom show vehicle. This one-of-a-kind magic-laden vehicle was only briefly seen during the 2006 SEMA show which was coincidentally during Halloween time. 2007 International CES also held in Las Vegas is to be the encore unveiling for this whip, a very spooky vehicle which celebrates the dark side of Houdini’s magic. This show stopping vehicle is very bizarre, dark, quite unusual, completely customized, and extremely loud due to it’s over the top audio system featuring Hifonic’s amplifiers and speakers.
During the SEMA reveal, Illusionist Criss Angel, the Mind Freak’s star was on-hand to demonstrate the many mysterious magic tricks embedded into this supernatural custom vehicle. The vehicle’s kick-off was during SEMA because it coincided with the 80th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s mysterious death. Northern Illinois based Maxxsonics USA & RealWheels Accessories, and over twenty additional sponsors, contributed to the “Mindfreak H2” along with the magical guidance of award-winning illusionist Criss Angel. “This amazing H2 absolutely tops all our previous show vehicles.” said Maxxsonics, CEO and President, Alden Stiefel, “The World of Magic has fascinated me all my life, and this vehicle presented the opportunity to create something very special along with Criss Angel and RealWheels”. This last Halloween was a huge day for the Magic community, because it marked the 80th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death, the world’s most famous magician. “This completely custom Hummer H2 project was conceived in the dark spirit of Criss Angel’s A&E series “Mindfreak. The closer you get to this show vehicle, the more magical things you’ll find.” adds Alden Stiefel, “Original artifacts from Houdini’s era were discretely added into the Mindfreak Hummer’s design features. Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle, and New York City’s Martinka Magic Shop, once owned by Harry Houdini, supplied many of these magic props. Maxxsonics & RealWheels plan to share this magic vehicle with others, by making this captivating Hummer H2 available at events country-wide over the next 18-24 months. Maxxsonics USA Inc is a worldwide leader in Home and Mobile audio manufacturing, parent corporation to MB Quart, Hifonics, Crunch, and Autotek sound system brands, whose products have been used to establish over eight world records for SPL & Sound Quality and has received many CES Innovations Design & Engineering Awards. RealWheels Accessories in nearby Gurnee, Illinois manufactures vehicle enhancement products. RealWheels products range from stainless steel wheel simulators for big rig trucks and emergency vehicles, to chrome accessories for the Dodge Viper and other high profile vehicles. Additional information on RealWheels can be found at: www.realwheelstrim.com. For more on Criss Angel, visit www.crissangel.com. See all of Maxxsonics products at the www.maxxsonics.com website. |
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