SEMA 2019: Impressions

SEMA 2019: Impressions

SEMA 2019 is here and bringing the all-around automotive goodness we’ve come to expect. We don’t know if you’ve heard, but there were a lot of new A90 Toyota Supras out there. Despite this year being called “The Year of the Supra”, the show had an abundance of other fantastic builds that deserve some love.

Welcome sign at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas, Nevada

Here are some of our Supra-free highlights from SEMA 2019.

IMPORTS

Datsun 510 at a booth during the show

This Datsun 240z has a completely carbon fiber body and is powered by 5.3L Chevy V8 out of a Silverado. This truck powered beast is owned and raced by Shawn Bassett and is built to tear up the track at any time attack.

Powerstop brakes display at SEMA 2019 featuring a Kouki S14 240sx drift car built for #Gridlife

Race ready Nissan GTR R35 Optima Ultimate Street Car WRX STI

MUSCLE

Check out this ’72 Riviera by Gas Monkey Garage of Discovery Channel’s Fast n’ Loud. It’s powered by a Katech LT4 and boosted with a Magnuson Supercharger.

72' Riviera with Katech LT4 built by Fast n' Loud's Gas Monkey Garage in the Chassisworks booth at SEMA 2019

Gen 2 Camaro built for Optima Ultimate Street Car at SEMA 2019 Race tuned Dodge Viper for Optima Ultimate Street Car

Shelby GT350 at the Koni performance shock absorbers booth

Koni showed off their heritage with a Shelby GT350 at their booth sporting the shocks they developed for the original release in the 60s.

OFFROAD

Milestar booth showing off the new SXT tire on a UTV at SEMA 2019
Tires: Patagonia SXT

Milestar Tires displayed their newly released UTV/Side-by-Side specific Patagonia SXT tire.

Trophy truck display in the hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center Thule booth displaying an overland chevrolet Chris Libak's "Animalistic" Mega Truck at SEMA 2019 Overland Jeep Wagoneer at the KC Hilites booth at SEMA

CLASSICS/HOT RODS

Ford coupe with a Cummins swap by Brookville Roadster Inc. at The SEMA Show

Air Lift Performance booth featuring a bagged classic Chevy pickupChevy truck on the showroom floor in Vegas

The AMC Gremlin was once classified as one of the ugliest cars ever made, but that title definitely doesn’t fit this one. This custom Gremlin hot rod is built by Jacob Griffin and proves that these ugly little cars do have some potential.

Hot Rod at the Meguiars display at SEMA 2019

Slammed rat rod by Son of a Fink Customs

Custom convertible rat rod

EURO/EXOTICS

Audi R8 build at the SEMA show in Las Vegas Borla Exhaust booth at SEMA 2019 GoPro booth at SEMA displaying a race built Porsche

Eibach collaborated with Hot Wheels to present this clean BMW 2002 along with its miniature version at their booth. Some lucky attendants even got to take home their own Eibach x Hotwheels collectible 2002.

Volkswagen Transporter pickup at the Seitronix booth at SEMA

Thule booth with a slammed mercedes on display with a roof rackSSR performance lamborghini

Ferrari Testarosa at SEMASlammed Mclaren on air lift suspension by Accuair at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show

 

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