This what happens when a Japanese tuner takes a fancy to some German iron, and all I can say is that I wish it happened more often. While this sweet Porsche from Rauh-Welt reminds me of the customized 911s and 930s from back in the ’80s, there’s nothing retro about it. Even with the gigantic […] More »
This is easily one of the coolest Mustang’s I’ve ever seen. For “the Producer,” sheet metal maestros the Ring Brothers started with a ’65 Mustang–a real one, not a Dynacorn–and widened it by four inches. In person, the effect is more subtle than you’d think, but the extra inches really give it presence. Of course, […] More »
I’m almost positive I saw a video about the Runamucka a couple years back, but regardless, this was the first time I’ve seen it in person. The body comes from a ’42 Ford, the grill came from a ’32, and the nose cone was snatched from a ’50 Studebaker. But the builders reached across the […] More »
There weren’t a ton of Corvettes at the show–all the builders are presumably waiting for the C7–but that doesn’t mean America’s Sports Car was absent. Now, I realize plenty of purists might turn up their noses at seeing a classic like this so radically modified, but SEMA isn’t about stock. And hey, if you did […] More »
There’s a 454 under the hood, but it’s really everything that comes after it that makes this ’60 Caddy such a stunner. The wizards at Sisco Fabrications outdid themselves with this gorgeous testament to ’60s elegance, and the slammed appearance makes it look like the tail fins stretch on for a mile. This awesome machine […] More »
Gran Tourismo inspired Swiss made watches that look like classic tachometers? Yes please! Each piece in this collection was named for a classic European road race. Officine Autodromo has designed these modestly priced modernist masterpieces with the goal of recapturing “a romantic era of motoring.” They do so by taking design cues inspired by racing […] More »
SEMA is all about the ridiculous, and it’s hard to picture anything more ridiculous than this Mopar-powered Mini. Dubbed the “Maxi Cooper,” you don’t have to care anything about cars to get a kick out of this taxi-themed monster, and that’s kind of the point. The 5.7L Hemi has been stroked 6.4L, and the BDS […] More »
Carol Shelby’s racing career was derailed due to injuries. But he went on to build cars which challenged and beat mighty Ferrari on some of the most demanding circuits in the world. This the the first Cobra Shelby ever made, and while I think it’s kind of pretentious to rope off a car at SEMA–we’re […] More »
Richard Petty is the King, and there’s no getting around that his ’72 Challenger looks totally bad-ass. A couple of years back I actually spotted Petty walking through the show, and he was super-cool to all the people who approached him. And if he was upset at not being able to travel more than a […] More »
Like a lot of the coolest stuff at SEMA, the DecoLiner was out in the parking lot, so even the great unwashed–meaning anyone without a badge–could check it out. It’s billed as “Flash Gordon’s Motorhome,” and I can’t think of a better way to describe this creation. Builder Randy Grubb and the Blastolene crew used […] More »
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