Sema 2019

[SuperBuickGuy]

This truck gets its own post... amazing



looks like nothing special... you couldn't be more wrong


first 18" of travel in the rear with 12" shocks



nothing is stock


you think the rear is trick... here's the front


I suspect they'll be putting in Reid Racing knuckles after the show... I spent more then a little time talking to the builders


tracked, powered skateboard


it's called a DTV shredder - made in Canada, costs 5k (which is like $10 American)

the backstory is the owner was never going to lose another Barbie Jeep race - I'm not sure I'd run this.... it looks like pink death

[squirrel]

we have Milenco mirrors to tow the Airstream with the modern trucks, they work pretty well.

[SuperBuickGuy]

5k made in Canada.... need


I remember when you couldn't give these away, now they're 90k


MTOD famous for being famous.... it's a lead truck for their ultimate adventure - the cutting the top is cool, though


the motor for that truck you saw above... LS, turbo....


the plan, according to the booth, is to drive this to Alaska as some kind of roadkill thing - personally I think the bears are fed enough, but here it is


remember my quip about 'style' .... here it is, no bumper around the outside of the truck..... it looks fine on cars, but on something that should be working?


more Ford love


yes please

[SuperBuickGuy]

excellent idea




coming soon to a colorado near me


already fully updating JL Jeep suspensions


but they don't fix the biggest flaw - the panhard bar in the back... there have been and there will be lots more accidents with people who tow trailers with Jeep JLs


I like the bolt on ability but still, not really a fix


they keep breeding


this would look nice in my garage... it was done by some friends at NW Defender


neat, stock cruiser


Japanese tradesman discovers Overlanding?


this is a crime.... extremely well done truck, not a sign or a person nearby



neat idea.... it's exactly what I did in the Jeep, and my last 2 suburbans.... not cheap, starts at 8k


home sweet home?


I actually found this more interesting


I'm impressed they got it up there


I like how they removed the C pillar


bump stops that are quite technical


this would be nice


Since Roxor came, it may soon transpire that Jimny is coming too under the same conditions (not licenseable)


neat blazer, but they were too busy so never got a good shot of it


yay or nay?

[SuperBuickGuy]

this is interesting

basically it's a cart that you pull up and onto your truck.... which would work awesome on a flat, convention center floor.... what I didn't see was how it could work in the real world





clever?


the fuel tank on the track made me stop.... snow trax donate 2 1/2 gallon fuel tanks by the gross because they never stay in place... this would go no where


the fuel barrel is interesting but I'm not sure round is a good shape when your tailgate is open


it's for sale.... and I didn't ask because there's no chance I could afford it


Broncos got love too... there's an entire new frame you can buy (for a mere 35k)
what that does mean is you can now assemble a first-gen Bronco with no parts from Ford...



a garage for your RC car.... there was a smattering of RC car companies here this year


$136 for a deburring tool in festive colors... tyvm, I'll use a file


Factor 55 has a winching book out... $5... it should come with every winch sold


truck by day, Overland ruler on the weekend


nitros for use as intercooler...


scale... that's a 12" clutch next to that turbo

$20,000 ea

outside stuff



Brand new bronco


oh lord the scooters... they're renting them this year, yesterday a whole posse minus the boom box went rolling through....


bros as far as the eye can see


the original overlander ;)


you need more bros... well here you go


I was listening to the salesman trying to tell the guy in the wheelchair that he needed this... still not sure if joking


when Rescue needs to happen at the speed of plaid


okay, maybe I'm starting to like this gen of GM trucks


this was pretty amazing



another truck it would be criminal if it doesn't get major ink



as useless as the lifted ones, but I like it a lot


something historical happened with this car.... not sure what


i don't know if i like this or not



hmmm... camera doesn't pick up enough of the red


that's all for tonight, tomorrow Optima, the public areas and maybe a start on the paint section....

[squirrel]

The old trucks sitting on the ground on 40" wheels with 1" of tire sidewall look even stupider to me than the new bro trucks. Sorry.

You're doing a great job of showing us what we're missing...keep it up!

[Deaf Bob]

Squirrel, I agree.. Kid wants me to put bigger rims on my 57... I only put 15's on because the Cragar SS's I had (14") would not clear the disc brakes I kinda like the G-60-14 look.

[74NovaMan]

Thanks for the coverage!

[Barry Donovan]

thanks for sharing, I'll never see SEMA.. and when I do it is somebody's selfish take on the whole place.

the speedster with 130 on it is the james dean clone or actual?
really don't care.. but it was the little boxer going fast way back when.
I remember that model.

The more i see trucks, the more I realize my factory everything 1996 is the million dollar winner.

[silver_bullet]

If legend is correct, that would be a replica of James Dean's Lil' Bastard racer that he was killed in... Everyone associated with what was left of that car was killed or cursed for the rest of their lives!

something historical happened with this car.... not sure what

[SuperBuickGuy]

highlights of Optima Challenge cars... at least 1/2 of them were C7 Corvettes....but this was sitting on the end, so it must be a challenge car?


lots of these too

more door

the occasional viper

and even rarer Ford

and more camaros

it took me a minute to realize that it's a air-to-water intercooler... seemed odd on a track car

I suspect if they can get longevity fixed on these, they will be the next Miata track car

all pretty much set up the same way, spoilers, wheels, v8

with the occasional vtec


this was in the lineup as well, I asked the owner if he ran it in the challenge - no, but he wanted too (right answer IMO)


not, it's not a Metro, it's a Wetro

juvenile, but funny
okay now guess the power maker...

[SuperBuickGuy]

yep, 12v cummins... good guesses everyone


another oddity

the obligatory Corvette picture.... every last one looked like this (equipment)... point is if you want to win, there's the formula

a GTR

who would guess that a 69 Camaro would ever be an oddball, but indeed they are in this arena


and a C3 Corvette, it gets press because I'm the press



Nasty secret, outside of the shell - it's the same formula as the new Corvettes.... right down to LS powered
but no sidepipes... I know, right?


this was also unique....


of course Mustangs were represented - however, not as much as I figured they would be


this guy gets more press because it's t-top car....

this was cool too


why not more out there like this? I have no clue


it still has its doors attached, I can't imagine it's competitive, but still pretty cool


yeah, I like it


back to Optima

these are cool

Mothers had several cars under their car - the picture before of the guy cleaning the Camaro is the owner of that car cleaning it... not so here

rotary was represented by one entry







Very popular truck


so popular that getting a picture was no easy... thanks buddy


the one Mopar that wasn't a Viper

there are some who might like this here

[SuperBuickGuy]

Onto show cars... I'm in love, it's even Buick powered


I was in an ongoing text discussion as my dad tried to identify the year (it's a 54)

lots of nice C10s

of course it's also pretty much a formula now

this one nailed it for certain


Nitto tire had a booth with some neat cars

the lineup will come up twice because I went through twice... the first time was to meet the vlogger on Vice Grip Garage


a friend's company builds these (and the lifted 65 Quad cab (blue) that was on day 1




a nod to Bob Holmes.... I'm not sure this runs either


showcar take on an Optima car


I'd get tired of the RHD but yes please



neat el camino



I think Ford's biggest problem with the Ranger is it looks functionally the same as a Colorado


oh heaven there were a lot of first gen broncos


formula


Barry would die if he saw this truck in person, it's amazing


chevy powered factory five race car


half off


someday I build one, chevy powered, of course


the Hot Wheels tour was out in full force


I like, a lot


famous for being famous... actually famous because someone build a real car to match a Hot Wheel


the Gas Monkey hotwheel


okay, time to eat.... be back in a bit

[derbydad276]

More pics of the Pontiac Please !!!! Especially the wheels

[SuperBuickGuy]

I can't imagine that Pontiac won't get a full feature somewhere, but when I go by tomorrow I'll see if I can get a few more

I know these are clown cars, but whatever, I think they're cool


Darth Vader



lots of creativity and dollars here


more bro


nice run-on-a-theme ... bet it was relatively cheap to build


nice overland rig



hero car from Fast and Furious... blower is fake

the company that supplies these cars was there - interesting stuff

as boring as the engine compartment was, they take safety very seriously

more Jeeps for those Jeep enthusiasts


250k and it could be yours.... it was both simple and well done... 250k? not me, but if I were to buy one this would be it


a Volvo


more broncos... suspect that because Ford is re-releasing the Bronco there was some Ford encouragement to bring them out

people were saying how easy Ford was to work with and how they weren't concerned at all about trademark issues (look it up)...

it's the driver side rear door that makes or breaks these things


I don't think there was a style of make that wasn't represented....


still not a fan of the faux LS


my vote is still out on this one


neat design, but shiney rust?


this Camaro was probably the nicest there.... and totally understated.... everything is custom

and I don't have an outside shot of it... I'll grab one tomorrow...

another nice C1


arrow straight - which they did not come that way from the factory


allegedly a restoration.... not buying what they're selling but that's what they're selling


I can just hear the customer "but I don't like rear engine Lamborghinis" okay, here ya go



carbon fiber hood on an overlanding vehicle.... someone seriously doesn't get the concept of overlanding...