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SEMA supergallery: Random shots from the show
Here are some random photos as a farewell to the wonders of SEMA. Mostly stuff that we walked past and thought we'd get back to later for a more thorough post, only to run out of time. Celebs, models, wheels, tuners, parts, models, trucks, one-offs, race cars, exotics, models, hot rods, muscle cars, concepts and models. Most of the pics in this gallery are from the halls of the Convention center, but half of what makes SEMA such a fascinating show is what happens away from the show floor. Unfortunately, photos are a little trickier at these parties and events. We managed to procure a few for you, although nothing too spectacular. Most of these pics are clickable for high-res versions. Thanks to Drew and Jason for helping out.
Getting settled into our home away from home for 4 days.
SEMA often offers answers to questions nobody asked.
Why they didn't put the bat cutout over the headlights still baffles us.
Giving away this many trophies to a pink car must have embarrasses the heck out of the competitors.
Fit to be raced.
Nice work-in-progress display at Ford.
"We haven't put tank tracks on an SUT yet. Well, now we have."
Yaris maximus
A bit too peachy, but beautiful woodwork
She-Hulk meets road warrior
Rusted rivet GTI
SPEED's Peter Klutt
Modern lead sled
Halloween colors were everywhere
Race cars were scattered around the halls
F-117 stealth pickup. It worked too. It was almost invisible at the show.
"Sorry, I thought you were one of the models," didn't usually work.
0-100 stalkers in 2.3 seconds
Maybe you have to be drunk to drive this pink Stude.
Yes, they're spinners.
Not what they mean by going green.
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We hope he got some tires out of this.
We KNOW she did.
Not everybody subscribed to the more-is-more mantra.
Clear wheels, clear heels, clear blocks...Clear was the new black.
"Does hurling count as a motion?"
Lest you think the Challenger 392 is a new idea.
Please produce it.
Designer rotors
Edgier
"I really miss the Excursion."
Honda wins the photographer's worst lighting award for its yellow and orange spotlights.
Carroll Shelby and Edsel Ford looked bored during the Ford presentation.
Hula lessons were popular.
Former land speed record holder, Mormon Meteor III, pimpin' paint.
SEMA '06 was Resto Mod heaven.
Stop Tech had some new carbon ceramic retrofit prototypes on display.
A few vendors were thinking green, if only in color.
Mopar Alley had several nice resto mods to complement the newer concepts.
Michelin had a quite a crowd
SSC Aero attracted some attention too
Wheels
The CEC party was a blast and gives you an idea of what SEMA offers outside the hall lights.
Thanks to Jason Thorgalsen for the pics.
Techart Carrera GT was the star of the CEC party at Bali Hai.
Donuts with Ashley Van Dyke in the passenger seat didn't hurt.
A Paul Tracy-driven, Novitec twin-supercharged F430 wasn't too bad either.
And although the parties are great, the after parties can bring even more thrills.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ryan 12:31PM (11/09/2006)
Ahhh, I love living in Vegas :-)
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Carster 12:34PM (11/09/2006)
SEMA photos remind me of firework photos on July 5th. Everyone has them, we all shot the same thing, we all want to share them... And most importantly, I never get tired of them!
I know I am still pumping them our for CARSTER and who knows, I may even finish them all up this week ;)
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Carster 12:36PM (11/09/2006)
I can't spell... its early still early in California.
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john 4:55PM (11/09/2006)
what! Only a handful shots of half naked women. I think you've missed what sema is all about.
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Frank Filipponio 5:06PM (11/09/2006)
Perhaps you missed our previous 97 posts on the show, including this one:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/05/sema-gallery-booth-babe-bonanza/
;)
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speedemonspecv 7:12PM (11/09/2006)
Could you please shoot the photos at a standard screen resolution for usage as wallpapers? Pretty please?
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Fooman 11:54PM (11/09/2006)
Any shots of the volvo c-30's?
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Namtra 1:11PM (11/14/2006)
wanna see more pics from SEMA 2006?
here's a link:
http://namtramedia.com/sema/
Namtra Media
www.namtramedia.com
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Charles 6:11PM (11/17/2006)
Here's some shots I took at SEMA Las Vegas 2006. Lot's of beautiful women and cars. Enjoy!
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Charles 6:12PM (11/17/2006)
Here's the link.
http://picasaweb.google.com/conceptonewheels/ConceptOneAtSemaLasVegas2006
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Ashley Van Dyke 11:28PM (12/01/2006)
That GT is unreal! and I almost got to drive it. Clutch was out...but that was fun! Thanks for the pics Jason. Great pics here: jtphotos.net
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N3V3N 10:48AM (10/20/2007)
You said you do not know why the covers over the lights of the batmen car do not have the batman symbol. Well, the lights were removed and replaced with exterior speakers instead. the speaker covers are custom painted, but could have been done in a batman symbol. I believe they didn't because it would have taken away from the attention getting grill.
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N3V3N 10:53AM (10/20/2007)
Also the speakers are Kicker brand. Kicker is probably a sponsor for the car and did not let them change the look of the speaker grill. This usually ocurs so everyone will see that they are Kicker speakers on a cool car and then want to purchace the speakers for themselves.
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