Category: SEMA

Ford Mustang Brings Full Stable of Cars to 2010 SEMA Show

Ford Mustang Brings Full Stable of Cars to 2010 SEMA Show

Making a shining appearance in the car chase scene for the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds are Forever, the Ford Mustang has since become an adored fixture in Las Vegas at the SEMA Show. For 2010, the Ford Motor Company’s monumental pony car will once again be a specticle. Showing off 9 Mustangs customized to [...]

Another Camaro/Trans Am Conversion…Are They Serious?

Another Camaro/Trans Am Conversion…Are They Serious?

Every year, SEMA attracts countless custom cars. From mild to wild, tuners show off their latest creations. Each hoping to attract orders for their bodykits/cars/wheels/restoration services. And since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, you can always expect to find a few “misses” at the SEMA show. However, these entries are so hideous, [...]

Toyota’s Hot Rod Tacoma X-Runner RTR

Toyota’s Hot Rod Tacoma X-Runner RTR

As over 80,000 industry spectators prepare to converge for the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Toyota is preparing to show off the ingenuity and remarkable performance passion with a special Tacoma pickup truck. Constructed almost entirely out of parts obtained over the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) parts counter, the Toyota Tacoma X-Runner RTR (Ready [...]

Win a Five-Day VIP Trip for Two to SEMA 2011 in Las Vegas

Win a Five-Day VIP Trip for Two to SEMA 2011 in Las Vegas

The annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is an industry-only event (meaning it’s not open the general public) that features some of the coolest new automotive products including modifications, electronics, audio, performance parts, wheels, and much more. It also happens to feature some big-name celebrities, and some of the craziest events and parties out of [...]

Greener LS3 Crate Engine Into 1955 Chevy

Greener LS3 Crate Engine Into 1955 Chevy

Since yesterday’s Ford street rod was so well received, I think it’s time to give Chevy their due. The General Motors division, in addition to bringing along a raft of custom Camaros to this year’s SEMA show, also produced along a rather tastefully done up 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air with an attractively finished LS3 crate [...]

Ford EcoBoost 1934 Hot Rod At SEMA

Ford EcoBoost 1934 Hot Rod At SEMA

Dropping a new mill into and old car has been going on since the new models first started rolling out more than a hundred years ago. Shoot, that’s what made the hot rod craze what it is when it started back in the 1950s. But here’s a modern take on the hot rod, literally. FoMoCo [...]

SEMA 2008: Dodge brings a Viper powered Challenger

SEMA 2008: Dodge brings a Viper powered Challenger

“Dodge Challenger SRT10″. Got a helluva nice ring to it, dontcha think? The current top-o-the-line Challenger, the SRT8, is a pretty beastly muscle car, one that delivered more than its rabid fans had expected. Quite frankly, its performance statistics are more than enough. Dodge’s high octane SRT team apparently didn’t think so. I bet what [...]

Best New Car Care Product of 2008

Best New Car Care Product of 2008

Among all of the aftermarket parts and electronics at SEMA, there were plenty of new car care products on display. It’s easy to walk by them in the same way you would at the local auto parts store since most of them look the same, and as far as most of us are concerned, produce [...]