It was another great year at SEMA 2015 – the automotive aftermarket industry’s annual trade show extravaganza in Las Vegas! For four days (November 3-6, 2015) the convention center was packed with over 2,000 custom vehicles and more than 120,000 attendees.
Our editors will be bringing you detailed coverage of the show in the coming weeks, but for now, here are some photos of some of my favorite cars I saw at the 2015 SEMA Show!
Outside of the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas
Prepared to be amazed in my pedestrian tastes in automobiles. After being bombarded with over the top customs one after another, it’s a nice change of pace to see a beautifully restored Chevy work truck. Originally used as a work truck for Hedman Headers, this truck now sports some smart and simple changes such as a 300hp 350 cubic inch Chevy 350. No fuel injection or computer controlled nonsense here, this workhorse engine is mated to a 700r4 automatic 4 speed, giving this truck a much needed over drive. There’s not really much else to say here other than its a beautiful truck that’s shamefully not getting a lot of attention next to all the rest mod cars that occupy 90% of the floor space. Please see the picture detailing the trucks history for more interesting info about the history of the truck, Hedman headers and the Funfar family.
This is an interesting one because it’s a 69 with 1970 body panels. It’s also interesting because it happens to be one of a handful of actual race cars here at SEMA instead of some ludicrously adorned trailer queen. According to the info provided it has a 304 AMC V8 rated at 500hp that runs through a 4 speed manual. No fancy touchscreen dash or LS motor with ITBs or any huge wheels or anodized trim peices. Because of this it may be my favorite car here.
At the Chevy booth this year we find something that I find unique and cool compared to so many ridiculous v8 protouring cars. This Nova is equipped with a LTG 2.0l ecotec 4 cylinder turbocharged motor. Making 272hp and 295 ft lbs of torque (at 3k rpm no less) running through a 6 speed transmission. 17″ wheels keep it understated and tasteful and a monochromatic none-more-black paint scheme gives it a sinister air. The only shame is that the msrp on this caddy-powered Nova is nine thousand dollars for the engine alone. Nothing that could keep you from finding a wrecked solstice or skyline and making a similar build a much lower buy in though.
Feast your eyes on Local Motors 3D printed car. According to their sales representative it is 75% 3D. It is powered by a motor that is apparently all electric and they expect to be crash tested by 2017. A lot of hype, but is there really any substance?
The apparently abandoned one-off Ford was found in a similarly abandoned grocery store parking lot. Red paint, V8 and Ansen slots combine to make it that much more depressing that it’s collecting cobwebs in an unused lot.
