SEMA 2008: Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle
by Frank Filipponio on Nov 7th 2008 at 3:54PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of the Cheap Trick truck
The award-winning team at RealWheels Corporation put together another killer theme vehicle for this year's SEMA show. Starting off with a Chevy Avalanche, the team layered on some BASF paint and added a ProCharger blower, Corsa exhaust, Superlift suspension, GWG 20-inch wheels wrapped in Toyo tires, Katzkin leather interior, custom bodywork and grille, auxiliary lights and brush guards and a whole bunch of A/V equipment. Oh, and there's a guitar; drumsticks; fog machine; laser lighting; airbrushed graphics of Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, and Bun E. Carlos; band vinyls and a Rockband video game, all to remind us that this is, after all, the Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle. Our absolute favorite touches include the checkerboard wheels and interior trim and those sweet sideview mirrors (look closely). This Budokan baddie is the ultimate reunion tour crowd control vehicle. We'll just call it That '70s Truck.
Photos copyright ©2008 Frank Filipponio/Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Juan Valdez 4:39PM (11/07/2008)
Oh geez, make it stop!
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Chris 7:10PM (11/07/2008)
is that dwight from the office on picture 6?
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tom 10:33PM (11/07/2008)
SEMA=Sexy Models and Mechanical Atrocities
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Tony 10:45PM (11/07/2008)
You got it big time, all that's missing are the rifle racks.
Robert Fox 11:20AM (11/09/2008)
I got to see it in person while visiting Vegas last week. SIMPLY AWESOME!!! Anyone who enjoys the classic rock from the band CHeap trick will go crazy for this thing. I was blown-away when the back opened up, a 32" LCD elevated from behind the amps, and the Rockband 2 game was ready to play against the lasers and fog machine. %&$%^$ COOL IDEA!!!!
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