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Despite a marked drop in attendees and exhibitors, this year’s SEMA show still had plenty of hot sheetmetal. Here, we present a few of our favorites from the first day of the show. Check out the photo gallery to see additional photos of the vehicles below plus dozens more.
Rock Band Avalanche
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It’s a dumb truck, yes, but YOU CAN PLAY ROCK BAND ON IT. For an inveterate group of RB fans such as us, this pretty much rules. Although we applaud the choice of a Cheap Trick “Dream Police” livery, we feel obligated to point out that it’s a song that’s not even in the game. Yes, we’re nerds.
LS9-Swapped Chevrolet Camaro
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Under the hood of this super-clean Camaro beats the supercharged heart of the Corvette ZR1. Need we say more?
BMW M3 Sedan
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We’re suckers for M3s—you knew that, of course—and we’re suckers for matte finishes. A combo platter that joins the two as tastefully as this and sweats the details is a shoo-in to be one of our favorites.
Leather-Covered JDM Toyota Van
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What’s great about SEMA is the weird stuff, and it doesn’t get much more weird than a right-hand-drive, Japanese-market Toyota van—we think it’s a model called the Vellfire—covered in red leather. On the outside. Strange or not, though, this thing is sweet. Be sure to check out the embroidered sponsor “decals” in the photo gallery.
Apple-Bottomed Motorcycle
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Okay, so this is one of those things that are more weird than the leather van. This bike has at least five apple-bottomed lasses airbrushed on it. Who the hell would ride this in public? Or at all?
Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept
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We got an early look at this T/A revival last week, and it remains impressive after hitting the SEMA show floor. The craftsmanship and the attention to detail are first-rate—note that the car uses original, dead-stock Trans Am carpeting—and the styling is retro-cool. Oh, and don’t forget the 655-hp V-8 under that striped hood.
Orange Off-Road Buggy of Doom
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It’s way too big to ever exercise the go-anywhere capability promised by its huge amount of suspension articulation and massive off-road rubber, but it doesn’t matter: This thing is way cool. If it won’t fit on your favorite trail, use it to run over your neighbor’s house.
Wall of Rims
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None of these would ever, ever, ever look good on a car, but hot damn if they don’t look pretty all lined up in a row.
Chevrolet Stadium Truck
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This truck was part of a demonstration being staged outside the Las Vegas Convention Center on a makeshift off-road course, spinning donuts and catching huge air in a space that seemed no larger than a football field. It was loud, it was burly, and it was one of the best things we saw all day.
Bigfoot
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It’s hard to believe there was a time in this country when stacks of cars piled up without being crushed under the wheels of a steroidal pickup truck. Thank God for Bigfoot.
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