Joseph Cervantez is One Lucky Pucker
14 Février 2005 - 9:41PM
PR Newswire (US)
Joseph Cervantez is One Lucky Pucker Gurnee, Ill. Man Kisses Truck
for Valentine's Day and 'Makes Out' with a Brand New 2005 Dodge
Dakota CHICAGO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eight pair of
lips and a shiny- new bright-red pickup truck started Valentine's
Day in a pucker as eight contestants locked lips with a 2005 Dodge
Dakota in a kissing contest held at the Chicago auto show. Joseph
Cervantez proved to be the longest kisser and literally "made out"
with the all-new 2005 Dodge Dakota. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050214/DEM035 ) The contest,
lasting seven hours, 43 minutes pitted the contestants in a kiss
off to show their love and raise money for charity. As part of the
contest, Dodge donated $8,000 -- or $1,000 for each hour of the
contest -- to the American Heart Association in recognition of
February's American Heart Month. "I just puckered up and then kept
on kissing as long as I could," said Cervantez. "I never thought
I'd spend Valentine's Day kissing a truck but after kissing for
that long, I'm now really looking forward to spending quality time
with my new Dodge Dakota." After a grueling seven hour lip lock
with a Dodge Dakota, 28-year-old Cervantez, a U.S. Marine in the
1st Division, was greeted with a congratulatory kiss from his
girlfriend, Melinda. Having just returned from his first tour of
duty in Iraq last October, Cervantez credits his rigorous military
training and discipline for his victory. "As the only V-8 powered
truck in its class, the 2005 Dodge Dakota has a really large
heart," said Jason Vines, Vice President Communications, Chrysler
Group. "Since Valentine's Day is all about big hearts, we thought
what better way to celebrate the day than by asking folks to show
their love for Dodge Dakota and pucker up for the longest time."
About the All-New 2005 Dodge Dakota The Dodge Truck lineup
continues to haul the most leadership claims. Bigger, bolder and
tougher, the all-new 2005 Dodge Dakota stands alone as the largest,
most powerful and most capable mid-size pickup on the market. With
best-in-class torque and towing, the 2005 Dodge Dakota delivers
full-size pickup styling, feel and power with the only two V-8s in
the class. New interiors improve comfort levels on both Dodge
Dakota Club Cab(R) and Dodge Dakota Quad Cab(TM) models, with more
interior room than any other mid- size pickup. The Dodge Dakota
Quad Cab offers the most interior space in its class with available
six-passenger seating.
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Colin McBean, +1-248-512-0155, or Bryan Zvibleman, +1-248-512-2686,
both of Chrysler Group; or Emily Kooistra of Clear!Blue,
+1-312-505-4668 Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
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