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'Transformers' Star Truck Goes Green

The big tractor-truck that stars as Optimus Prime in "Transformers: Age of Extinction" has hit the gym to become a little greener.

Jul 2, 2014

The big tractor-truck that stars as Optimus Prime in "Transformers: Age of Extinction" has hit the gym to become a little greener. 

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