SEMA Show

1951 Kaiser Henry J - Click above for high-res image gallery Here's another black beauty that caught our attention in the halls of SEMA 2009. It's a 1951 Kaiser Henry J owned and raced by Chris Beanes of California. Running in A/Gas, this gloss-free gasser can storm the quarter in the mid-7s ...

The rest of the Ford display - Click above for high-res image gallery SEMA is an interesting show. We go in knowing full well that 60-75% of the cars we'll be walking past and/or covering are just trash. Sorry if this bombshell offends anyone, but your Chrysler 300C doesn't need 26-inch hoops, ...

Every 2010 Chevrolet Camaro we could find at SEMA - Click above for high-res image gallery In past years at SEMA, there has always been a single vehicle that seems to be the most popular at the show. Last year, it was the Dodge Challenger and Nissan GTR, but there weren't enough to be ...

1977 Pontiac FireBird by Pinkee's Rod Shop - Click above for high-res image gallery This year's SEMA show might have been a bit smaller than in years past, but there were certainly some heavy hitters in the crowd that proved the old "quality, not quantity" adage. Take, for instance, this ...

2008 Bentley Continental custom - Click above for high-res image gallery It seems that matte black is the new black this year at SEMA, especially if you broaden if to gray and slip bare carbon fiber into the category. This particular application of said coloring resides on a sinister looking ...

Meguiars Wraptivo - Click above for high-res image gallery When we think of vinyl wraps, we usually picture flat-billed baseball caps worn by tattooed dude-bros driving lifted pickups with the latest energy drink plastered on the sides. Or budget Bubbles. Or Fast and Furious poseurs. But we've ...

2010 Ford SVT Raptor with 6.2-liter V8 - Click above for high-res image gallery If Ford had only offered the 5.4-liter V8 in the SVT Raptor and called it a day, we doubt anyone would have complained. Just the fact that the Blue Oval even had the guts to build such a vehicle deserves applause. ...

2010 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible by Drop Top Customs - Click above for high-res image gallery When we received the press release from Drop Top Customs saying that they would be bringing a Camaro convertible to SEMA, we could hardly contain ourselves. Ever since the Camaro Concept was first ...

Ford Taurus Concepts at the 2009 SEMA Show - Click above for high-res image gallery We didn't expect much from Ford's new fulls-size four-door at this year's SEMA show, but the quartet of Taurus Concepts were actually pretty impressive. The design lends itself better to customization than we ...

Healing Heroes Network charity raffle Shelby GT500s - Click above for high-res image gallery In the Ford booth at SEMA this year, we spotted a matching set of 1967 and 2010 Shelby GT500 Mustangs. White with blue stripes, they looked incredible even in the unflattering lighting of Central Hall. ...