Event Coverage HAMB Friendly Cars at SEMA?? Hmm...

Traditionally styled rods, customs and racecars were scarcer than ever before at this years SEMA Show. Here are a few I found to be either interesting and/or topical to this forum.








The former Shah's Type 57 Bugatti. Seeing this car in decent light (as opposed to the darkness of the Peterson Museum displays) made the trip to the show worthwhile if I saw no other good cars there. Somehow, Meguiar's Polish managed to persuade the Peterson to bring it to Vegas for their display this year. The white reflections are rows of tiny high intensity string lights. Did I mention that I really love this car?

 

Buick Skylark replica.

 

I saw a handful but only took pictures of a few including John Mumford's amazing T...













I was pleasantly surprised to find our own President Cochran sponsoring a flathead/C4 powered streamliner too!








I love seeing my Alliance money being put to good use. Thanks Ryan, good call!

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

This illustrates how large the show is......I was there for two days and never p***ed by the Mumford "T". It happens every year, I see coverage on the HAMB of cars I didn't see there. One person can not see it all!

 

I'll add a few more that got my attention

 

You have good taste in cars!

 

Some real cool stuff there, thanks!

 

thanks for posting,would really like go one time

 

The last year I went to SEMA was 2007, it seemed like they were trying to pack more and more vendors in and doing away with a lot of the truly amazing show cars that normally sit on the floor.

Needless to say, if you love cars and modding, SEMA is definitely an experience to be had. Met so many cool people out there at the convention and saw so many jaw dropping cars out there.

 

great pics as usual, Tom

 

CrossMembers CC Representin' too!

 

Thanks for the pics guys! Great stuff!

 

Thanks, enjoyed your photos.

 

Few more I took with my cell phone

 

I saw that. Who owns it? And the Badman is one of my all-time favories. Saw you running at DOTD, Dan. Nice 38.

 

I don't care much for Corvairs, but this one was incredibly *****in'!

I wish I could remember their names, sorry. They've been building it for eight years and were planning to take it to Speedweek last September. The day before they were scheduled to leave something happened and sadly they couldn't make it.

They're going for the 307 mph record and hope to run El Mirage this spring.

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

What engine is in that Corvair? V-8 in the Ghia as well?
Nice pictures, thanks for posting them.

 

The Ghia had a v10

 

Great pictures thanks for posting

 

Great pics, I'm really surprised someone hasn't *****ed about modern fuel injection or billet being on a few of the cars.

 

We can ***** all we want but their not gonna go away. One thing I didnt post was a pic of the big block engine (454) in the 62 impala that had adapters on the heads and 409 valve covers. I dislike fake stuff.

 

You might want to re-read the rules. My intent was to keep was to keep it within those guidelines.

 

HAMB friendly stuff at SEMA is pretty scarce and theres lot better car shows to see traditional stuff but thats not what SEMA is about. I go cause its in Vegas in November. Mostly cause its in Vegas You've got some great pic's though. Thanks for posting. Gary

 

I go because I dig most all specialty cars and because I enjoy twenty mile hikes on concrete!! Hahaha

 

Jim Shelton's " Magic Carpet " maroon deuce 'ster was parked in the MSD booth for a reason. It uses an Atomic injection unit and has racked up quite a few trouble free miles since it was installed. Jim states " I'll never use another carb!" . That deuce has about 90,000 coast to coast ,border to border miles on the odometer , it has road rash , a dent or two and does what an automobile was designed to do, drive !