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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Gives Veteran His Personal Custom Truck for the Holidays

Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson is getting into the holiday spirit. After attending a screening of his latest movie, Red Notice, he had a lovely surprise for a superfan: his own custom Ford F-150 Raptor.
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This is a true story of holiday spirit and it shows a lot of kindness from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. In a video posted on his Instagram account, the actor shared he surprised his fans at a screening of his latest movie, Red Notice. Inside, he had also handpicked a superfan who would be getting a surprise from him. Hint: it’s a car.

The actor explained in the caption: “My original idea was to give away the Porsche Taycan, that I drive in the movie, Red Notice.” You might remember that was a struggle in itself, and you can read more about how Dwyane Johnson had a hard time getting into the Porsche.” He continued that “we reached out to Porsche, but they said no.” If you think that's a Grinch-like reply, well, they sure have other plans for the electric sports car.

That wasn’t the end of the story, because Johnson wanted to do a good deed. He continued: “But I still said, yes. I’ll do one better. I’ll give away my personal custom truck as the gift. My baby.”

As a brand ambassador for Ford for a long time, he does own several GM-branded vehicles. So, he decided to part ways with his custom Ford F-150 Raptor, which is exactly the kind of truck you’d expect The Rock to drive.

With a 3.5-liter V6 engine paired up to a 10-speed automatic transmission, the F-150 Raptor Johnson owns has seen some upgrades. And in the video, the actor refers to it as his “baby.”

But he's parting ways with it for the best reason. The superfan he chose is Navy vet Oscar Rodriguez. He is the one who will own the vehicle from now on. Johnson added that, among other things, the Navy vet takes care of his 75-year-old mom, is a personal trainer and leader at his church, and helps women who were affected by domestic violence. In the video, the actor thanked him for the help he provides to everyone, while Oscar Rodriguez was in tears.

I am positive the video below will put a smile on your face. Because The Rock surely made someone happy this holiday season. And I, for one, can't wait to see what he buys to replace this Ford F-150 Raptor.


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About the author: Monica Coman
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Imagine a Wenn diagram for cars and celebrities. At the intersection you'll find Monica, putting her passion for these fields and English-Spanish double major to work. She's been doing for the past seven years, most recently at autoevolution.
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