<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/" rel="tag">Auctions</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img alt="2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator at Barrett-Jackson 2011" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-lede.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 419px;" /></a><br />
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2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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Beau Boeckmann is a huge Evel Knieval fan... he also happens to be the president of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/galpin+auto+sports">Galpin Auto Sports</a>, which is tied to the largest <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> dealership in the world. To honor his hero, Boeckmann commissioned a limited run of customized Ford F-150s. Coming across the stage at the 2011 Barrett-Jackson auction will be the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">2002 Ford F-150</a> Evel Knievel Gladiator; the prototype truck built to showcase the entire run and it's identified as #000 of 2,000.<br />
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This 2002 F-150 wears custom <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/evel+knievel/">Evel Knieval</a>-themed paint complete with the blue and white stars and stripes running the length of the vehicle. Under the hood is the familiar 5.7-liter Triton V8 engine while a set of Boyd Coddington wheels outside and red, white and blue leather seats inside help set this limited-edition pickup apart.<br />
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Mr. Knieval used this has his personal vehicle <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/30/evel-knievel-dies-at-69/">towards the end of his life</a>. All 19,023 miles have been used to shuttle Evel to events around the country, including an appearance together on <em>The Jimmy Kimmel Show</em>.<br />
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Check out both the the <a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?aid=403&ln=1265.1&pop=0&it=1" target="_blank">trucks official auction page</a> on Barrett-Jackson, and watch <a href="http://stream.speedtv.com/barrett-jackson/" style="color: rgb(0, 111, 177); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none;">Speed's live online coverage here</a>. Are you playing <a href="http://www.speedfantasybid.com/">Speed's Online Fantasy Bid Game</a>? If not, test your auction pricing mettle by guessing what a series of featured vehicles will end up bringing at the auction block - you could end up winning a prize, like an Apple iPad. Enjoy!<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011">2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator at Barrett-Jackson 2011</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator016_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<b><i><small>Photos copyright Jeff Glucker and Jeremy Korzeniewski (C)2011 /AOL</small></i></b><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/">Barrett-Jackson 2011: 2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19811226/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">
2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
<br />
Beau Boeckmann is a huge Evel Knieval fan... he also happens to be the president of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/galpin+auto+sports">Galpin Auto Sports</a>, which is tied to the largest <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> dealership in the world. To honor his hero, Boeckmann commissioned a limited run of customized Ford F-150s. Coming across the stage at the 2011 Barrett-Jackson auction will be the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">2002 Ford F-150</a> Evel Knievel Gladiator; the prototype truck built to showcase the entire run and it's identified as #000 of 2,000.<br />
<br />
This 2002 F-150 wears custom <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/evel+knievel/">Evel Knieval</a>-themed paint complete with the blue and white stars and stripes running the length of the vehicle. Under the hood is the familiar 5.7-liter Triton V8 engine while a set of Boyd Coddington wheels outside and red, white and blue leather seats inside help set this limited-edition pickup apart.<br />
<br />
Mr. Knieval used this has his personal vehicle <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/30/evel-knievel-dies-at-69/">towards the end of his life</a>. All 19,023 miles have been used to shuttle Evel to events around the country, including an appearance together on <em>The Jimmy Kimmel Show</em>.<br />
<br />
Check out both the the <a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?aid=403&ln=1265.1&pop=0&it=1" target="_blank">trucks official auction page</a> on Barrett-Jackson, and watch <a href="http://stream.speedtv.com/barrett-jackson/" style="color: rgb(0, 111, 177); text-decoration: none; outline-style: none;">Speed's live online coverage here</a>. Are you playing <a href="http://www.speedfantasybid.com/">Speed's Online Fantasy Bid Game</a>? If not, test your auction pricing mettle by guessing what a series of featured vehicles will end up bringing at the auction block - you could end up winning a prize, like an Apple iPad. Enjoy!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011">2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator at Barrett-Jackson 2011</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator016_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator-at-barrett-jackson-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<b><i><small>Photos copyright Jeff Glucker and Jeremy Korzeniewski (C)2011 /AOL</small></i></b><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/">Barrett-Jackson 2011: 2002 Ford F-150 Evel Knievel Gladiator</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19811226/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/22/barrett-jackson-2011-2002-ford-f-150-evel-knievel-gladiator/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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