Troy Trepanier was announced as the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition during SEMA Ignited, the official SEMA Show after-party held at the conclusion of the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Trepanier’s 1929 Ford Model-A Tudor sedan edged out the amazing builds of fellow Top 3 finalists Alan Johnson (1932 Ford Tudor) and Troy Ladd (1936 Packard roadster) for the title. The three builders will be featured along with many other SEMA Show builders in a new episode of the TV special “SEMA: Battle of the Builders,” which will premiere on the Velocity Channel on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Since 2015, the unique one-hour program has aired on the Velocity network, giving viewers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the SEMA Show, up-close footage of the vehicles and exclusive interviews with builders as they share their personal stories and journey to the premier automotive trade show in the world.
For many of the builders, SEMA Battle of the Builders is their chance to prove that they are among the industry’s best. This year’s competition began with nearly 300 applications from builders representing an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated extreme talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks, and SUVs.
For more details about SEMA Battle of the Builders and the TV special airing January 2, 2018, at 10 p.m. (PT/ET), visit www.sema.org/botb.
That car is INCREDIBLE! I saw it earlier in the year at Detroit Autorama in bare metal and it was out of this world then! As with every Rad Rides build, this is world-class! and that color… WOW!
Nice, very nice.
Awesome – but has Troy not heard of a rack and pinion steering system as all that exterior steering iron work ruins the look of the car.
The steering feature was probably one of the reasons he built it that way. Gives it the flavor of the 30\’s not Dot Com. Just another opinion