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2012 SEMA Show

Hot Girls at 2012 SEMA Show
Hot Girls at 2012 SEMA Show

8 Nov 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tuning shows and hot girls go hand in hand. While you check out the latest Toyo tires, the eye wonders to that cute Asian bunny on the corner. 2012 SEMA was bigger than ever, and the girls didn’t disappoint either! SEMA girls are always go...

 
Slek Bentley Continental GT
Slek Bentley Continental GT

7 Nov 2012, 16:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here’s on sexy lady we missed at the SEMA Show: the Bentley Continental GT done by Slek Designs for Sector 7 Motoring Group. These shots were taken just before SEMA by one of our favorite photographers, John Zhang from 1013MM. He captured ...

 
Traxxas RC Car Pulls 100 MPH on Mini Dyno
Traxxas RC Car Pulls 100 MPH on Mini Dyno

7 Nov 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) doesn’t sound like much in the supercar-loving world we live in, but family cars don’t belong at that speed, and some modern day EVs can’t even reach that. But there is one EV that tops out at over ...

 
2012 SEMA: Corvette Paddle Shifter Conversion for Manual
2012 SEMA: Corvette Paddle Shifter Conversion for Manual

5 Nov 2012, 17:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever felt envious of your Ferrari- and Lamborghini-driving friends for having paddles behind the steering wheel? Well now, there’s a solution for you Corvette drivers. At the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, a company called Master Shift prese...

 
Caractere Exclusive Present Porsche 911 Kit at 2012 SEMA
Caractere Exclusive Present Porsche 911 Kit at 2012 SEMA

5 Nov 2012, 15:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Belgian tuner Caractere Exclusive presented their latest aftermarket body kit at the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. This hot conversion gives one famous sportscar a more menacing and serious look with a series of bolt-on parts. The current generat...

 
2012 SEMA: C1 Corvette With Special Paint Job <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: C1 Corvette With Special Paint Job · Live Photos

5 Nov 2012, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first generation Corvette is one of the cars that proves the theory that cars were prettier ‘in the olden days’. This particular example, a post 1960 model is arguably better looking than the 1956 car, the first ‘Vette, and it...

 
2012 SEMA: Toyota Sequoia Family Dragster <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Toyota Sequoia Family Dragster · Live Photos

5 Nov 2012, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nothing looks more out of place than a parachute strapped to the back of what used to be an SUV, but that’s exactly what Antron Brown has done with a Toyota Sequoia SUV, which we saw at the SEMA show, in Las Vegas. It features extensive m...

 
2012 SEMA: Shelby Cobra 427 S/C <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Shelby Cobra 427 S/C · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The automotive world lost one of its biggest legends in 2012, and to make sure he is forever remembered, Ford brought over Carroll Shelby’s most iconic work to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Though this isn’t the first Cobra model, the ...

 
2012 SEMA: Jeep Wrangler Interceptor by Hypertech <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Jeep Wrangler Interceptor by Hypertech · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SEMA, as the biggest convention of aftermarket parts suppliers, has its fair share of parts for the Jeep, truck or SUV enthusiasts. For added performance to your Jeep Wrangler, just check out Hypertech’s products. For this year’s sho...

 
2012 SEMA: 1962 Corvette C1RS <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: 1962 Corvette C1RS · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 13:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the brand new C7 ‘Vette just around the corner, we though it would be interesting to take a look at its predecessor, the iconic C1 that moved the American sportscar game in the whole new direction. The 2012 SEMA Show was graced by the pr...

 
2012 SEMA: Formula Ford 1.0L EcoBoost Road Car <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Formula Ford 1.0L EcoBoost Road Car · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford might make its money selling sedans and pickups to regular folks, but it has the engineering might to impress us. Take the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine, a three-cylinder motor that makes 123 hp in the European B-MAX, C-MAX and Focus. It has the c...

 
2012 SEMA: 2013 ZL600 Supercharged Camaro <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: 2013 ZL600 Supercharged Camaro · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For the 2013 model year, SLP will take the already sexy and impressive Chevy Camaro and make it that much sexier and more impressive. No, this is not the ZL1, because the project is actually based on the Camaro SS, which has been fitted with an inc...

 
2012 SEMA: 1962 Shelby Cobra CSX2000 <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: 1962 Shelby Cobra CSX2000 · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 11:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This year’s SEMA Show mourns the loss of one of the biggest legends in modern American automobile culture, a man who was probably done more for the aftermarket industry than anybody else. Carroll Shelby is gone, but at least we can remembe...

 
2012 SEMA: F-Rod 1950 Ford F-1 <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: F-Rod 1950 Ford F-1 · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The history of the F-Series Ford trucks is over six decades long, starting with the first generation model in 1948 and ending with the current EcoBoost powered machines. It’s been the most popular vehicle in the United States for a number of...

 
2012 SEMA: Chevy Camaro by Custom Shop <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Chevy Camaro by Custom Shop · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 11:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There used to be a hand when you had to build every new part by hand if you wanted a custom ride. But nowadays, you just order it from a parts catalog, and not even the painting process is sacred, as wrapping is taking over. But there are some t...

 
2012 SEMA: minty FReSh Scion FR-S <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: minty FReSh Scion FR-S · Live Photos

4 Nov 2012, 11:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Three cars, three builders from across America, three months to complete something that will blow people’s minds. This is the challenge set by Scion for this year’s SEMA Show, and this is the FR-S created by Chris Basselgia from Lebanon...

 
2012 SEMA: Toyota Ultimate Fishing Tundra <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Toyota Ultimate Fishing Tundra · Live Photos

3 Nov 2012, 18:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Believe it or not, the fact that the custom Toyota TUndra you see in the adjacent images comes with a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) supercharger, exhaust system and beefy braking kit is the least interesting part of the car. How come? Well, th...

 
2012 SEMA: Chip Foose's Own 1956 Ford F-100
2012 SEMA: Chip Foose's Own 1956 Ford F-100

3 Nov 2012, 17:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in 1956, when the Ford F-100 in the adjacent images was rolling out the production line, this workhorse had no idea that its life would be far, far more special than intended. The vehicle was acquired by a man called Sam Foose, who, yes, h...

 
2012 SEMA: Ford Falcon Pool Table <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: Ford Falcon Pool Table · Live Photos

3 Nov 2012, 16:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This year's edition of the SEMA show was flooded with all sorts of creations that tried to stray as far as possible from what the factory told them to be. While this is why the attenders come for, it does raise an important question for builde...

 
2012 SEMA: The Very Long and Very Low Kaiser Dragg’n <span>· Live Photos</span>
2012 SEMA: The Very Long and Very Low Kaiser Dragg’n · Live Photos

3 Nov 2012, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 1951 Kaiser is a very good looking car, without any modifications whatsoever, yet with some creative thinking and good taste, it can be ‘improved’. We found this Kaiser Dragg’n Specs, with a 6-inch chopped roof, flush shaved t...