August 13th, 2002

HUMMER HOMECOMING

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Arnold said he's excited about next summer's release of "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."

"I can't give away the story. All I can tell you is it is a very scary plot. I'm coming back from the future to the present and I'm coming back to stop a huge conspiracy - Enron," he joked Thursday at "Hummer Homecoming," a five-day event for enthusiasts of the macho machines made in neighboring Mishawaka.

Arnold, who turned 55 on July 30, was presented with a birthday cake and a new H2 Hummer, the sport utility vehicle that went on sale last month at 150 General Motors Corp.'s dealerships.

He already owns five Hummers and an H2, but said the new car will be useful because his wife, Maria Shriver, has been driving the H2 so much.

"She didn't like the big one. She said it was too wide and she felt ridiculous in it," he said.

General Motors Corp., which acquired the brand name Hummer from South Bend-based AM General in December 1999, gave $13 million last year to the Inner-City Games Foundation, which serves more than 200,000 youths in 15 U.S. cities.

Schwarzenegger's attendance at Thursday's event was part of an agreement to make appearances on Hummer's behalf.

"Terminator 3" is scheduled for release on July 2, 2003.
 

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