Best of SEMA: 2008 Winners!

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief It seems crazy to try to pick 10 winners out of over 2,000 vehicles at SEMA, but we did just that—with your help. So here are the rides that came out on top this year. Thanks to everyone who voted! Muscle Cars: Dale Jr. Edition Chevy Camaro Racing and Motorsports: Viscardi Boyz Pro Mod Mustang Exotics: Lamborghini Reventon Off-Road: ICON FJ43 Trucks: Baldwin Motorsports F-150 Luxury: ASI's Bentley Continental GT Speed Restoration: Old School...

25/11/2008

Bought a Porsche!

By David Wallens Grassroots Motorsports Sadly, it's not a full-size one. It's a Carrera slot car replica of the machine once driven by Patrick Long, the only American on Porsche's factory driver roster. Patrick just wrote a story that will run in our next issue of Grassroots Motorsports, so when I saw this last night at our local slot car emporium I couldn't say no.

24/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Green

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief SEMA took a small step forward in the green category this year. Some of the top "green" vehicles were the Hi-Pa Drive F-150 (via Truck Trend), the E-85 X Prize Fox Body Mustang, the John Deere Smart, the Electric Blazer and of course the Vertical Doors Prius. Which is your favorite? Online Surveys & Market Research

21/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Hot Rods

By Jen Dunnaway Editor Hot rods just keep getting bigger at SEMA every year, especially with the whole traditional scene gaining traction. And the best thing about rods is that they're infinitely customizable--on these cars, most stuff is purpose-built, and no two are alike, or even similar. For our Best of SEMA voting in this category, we've got a whole pileup of wild hot rods--and I have to warn you, Fords are overrepresented, just as they are in the hot rod scene as a whole. At this...

21/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Sport Compact

By John Coyle Editor Part of the fun of going to SEMA is not knowing exactly what you're going to see. And since we've been hearing rumors about the sport compact scene being "dead," nobody on the CarDomain editorial team was sure what kinds of rides we'd find to flesh out this category. But fortunately, the rumors of death were greatly exaggerated, and there were plenty of awesome sport compacts to choose from. So which do you think was the hottest one at the show? The Vivid Racing EVO...

21/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Restorations

By Jen Dunnaway Editor SEMA is all about over-the-top customizing, which is part of the reason why showroom-perfect stock restorations provide such a nice contrast at the show. Don't be fooled, though—these blast-from-the-past beauties are rarely 100% factory, and it's always interesting to see what the builder was able to tweak while retaining the original looks. For our Best Of SEMA voting in the Restorations category, we've nominated the '61 Ford Starliner, this old-school JDM Skyline,...

20/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Luxury

By John Coyle Editor There are always plenty of sweet luxury rides at SEMA, and this year was no exception. I'd never seen the Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe before, and while it's huge—damn, is that puppy gigantic!—I thought it was sexy as hell. I also liked ASI's Bentley Continental GT Speed, the Carlsson Tuned CK50RS, the Silver Shadow with a Hemi swap, and the stretched 300C in the Mopar booth. Which one is your favorite? Online Surveys & Market Research

19/11/2008

Big Three CEOs Facing Uphill Battle in Washington

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief It's not looking good for the Big Three right now. The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee is opposed to a $25 billion loan package and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of support elsewhere. Meanwhile, it appears that the big three are just months away from running out of cash. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger ranked the relative financial health of Big Three as follows: Ford, Chrysler, then GM. Personally, I think there is too much...

19/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Trucks

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Trucks are HUGE at SEMA. The Baldwin Motorsports F-150 looked tough in photos and even tougher in person. I loved the paint on the Matrix System Silverado. Planet Color had the coolest SSR At SEMA. Orange Crush was my favorite diesel-powered ride at the show. And Mr. Angry loved the Matte Black Tundra in the Toyota booth. Vote for your favorite! Online Surveys & Market Research

18/11/2008

Bullrun Co-Founder David Green Crashes During Seat Championship

By John Coyle Editor After the 2008 Bullrun was complete and the reality show had been shot, rally co-founder David Green raced in the Seat Cupra Championship over in the UK. But during a race at Brands Hatch, he had a pretty nasty wreck, where he chipped his teeth and got knocked unconscious. Yikes. This clip does a great job of showing just how violent it was—check out how much his body moves during the multiple impacts. Glad to hear you're OK David! Hopefully I'll see you on the rally...

18/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Off-Road

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief There are always a ton of cool off-road vehicles at SEMA, and this year was no exception. We followed the ICON builds closely leading up to SEMA, and I got a chance to talk to Jonathan Ward about his awesome ICON FJ43 at the show. The Subaru Mountain Rescue vehicle pretty much dominated the Subaru booth. Mr. Angry really loved the Bushwacker Jeep with the paintball guns. Skyjacker always has cool rides in their booth, and their pre-production 2009 F-150 did...

18/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Exotics

By John Coyle Editor The SEMA show really isn't about exotics. Most of the supercars on display are pretty much stock, so your favorite is probably going to be decided either by paint scheme, whether you like the wheels, or brand preference. At least that's how I made my decision. Anyway, here are the choices: a Lamborghini Reventon, the Bulletproof Automotive GTR, a Spyker C8 Laviolette, the electric Green Gallardo from the Giovanna Wheels Booth, and a battleship gray Ferrari 430...

15/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Racing and Motorsports

By Jen Dunnaway Editor Amidst all the bling and glitter, one thing that can get overlooked at SEMA is the motorsports element. But a huge part of SEMA is everything that's shiny and new in the world of professional motorsports, since so much of the aftermarket is first developed in racing—and now, drifting. And wow, were there ever some insane and over-the-top race cars at this year's show! For your consideration in the Motorsports category of our Best of SEMA voting, we've got the General...

14/11/2008

Best of SEMA: Muscle Cars

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief Ok, so technically most of these are "pony cars," but whatever. If a car has 1,750 horsepower, are you really gonna call it a pony car? Narrowing it down to just five was tricky. I picked one representative from each of the OEM's booths (and this was quite difficult for the Challenger), then added two other faves (also difficult). So we ended up with the Challenger Targa, the Dale Jr. Camaro, the Cobra Jet Mustang, the Pure Vision 515 GTB Charger and the...

12/11/2008

Best Car Hauler at SEMA?

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief I didn't see anything roll off this Cummins diesel-powered Ford COE at SEMA, but if it did, I'm sure it paled in comparison to the hauler itself! We've actually had this truck in the blog before, and it's been spotted in So Cal several times. More pics after the jump.

10/11/2008

Burly General Tire Baja Race Truck

By Jen Dunnaway Editor The Team 71 Trick Truck, General Tire's off-road competition rig, packs a 442 cid V8 that gets a whopping 822 horsepower. Since it's racing on loose surfaces, I have a hard time imagining how it's able to put all that power on the ground. It doesn't hurt that it's running General Tire's tear-resistant Grabbers. The team 71 is a contender in the infamous Baja 1000 as well as the Mint 400, and it won the Vegas-to-Reno race this year. More pics after the jump!

08/11/2008

Bad Ass Mountain Rescue Scoobie...

By Mike Musto AKA Mr. Angry Subaru loyalist rejoice! Your mountain rescue vehicle has arrived. This thing is actually pretty badass considering it started life as a new Forester. Fender flairs, a warn winch and some crazy suspension mods have turned this mild-mannered grocery getter into a mean mountain rescue unit. Obviously, Subaru will never make this, but the cool thing, as with all concept cars and trucks, is they give the consumer ideas. Good ideas.

04/11/2008

Baddest Lancer Evolution Challenge at SEMA

By John Coyle Editor Mitsubishi's Evo is a wicked machine straight out of the box. Remember when Top Gear pitted one against a Lamborghin Murcielago, and Clarkson managed to bully the champion behind the wheel of the Raging Bull into a spin? Because I sure as hell do! Anyway, in an effort to determine which tuning house can get the most out of the platform, Mitsubishi is sponsoring the Baddest Lancer Evolution Challenge. There will be some preliminary judging next week at SEMA, but all...

31/10/2008

Brent Leivestad’s Pro FWD Civic is Going to SEMA

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief You may remember Brent's crazy Pro FDW Civic from my blog posts last month. I just learned that Brent got the car running, and that he's taking it to SEMA. It will be displayed in the Toyo section outside. We'll have more pics next week!

30/10/2008

Basketcase Rescue: Rusted-Out 1970 Challenger

By Jen Dunnaway Editor As rust goes, this is just about the worst possible scenario: vinyl-top car sits out in the rain under trees. Top retains water, and rots out the metal beneath. Once the roof's perforated, the water runs in and rusts out the rest. I'm just glad that someone has decided to save it—Marc has spent months tackling the rust, and has blasted the whole body just about clean. He's primed it over in rust neutralizer and is hoping that'll keep the cancer at bay. I'm almost...

30/10/2008

Brilliant Advertainment: The Dodge Ram Challenge

By Evan NWSilverado While there have been many plugs for the new Dodge Ram pickup, nothing beats this campaign that Dodge is running at its site, clips of which you might've seen on TV. Head over to ramchallenge.com to check out this actually pretty clever reality-TV themed video series for yourself. The site is currently running the first episode in a series of four, which will show the new Ram competing in a variety of challenges from payload to offroad. And while it's hard to gauge...

30/10/2008

Back To The Future II BMW, Completely Restored

By Jen Dunnaway Editor I watched a bit of the second Back To The Future movie last night, and being a fan of the 80's, I have to say I love how totally awesome that era's imagining of "the future" really was. In the film's version of 2015, people still haven't figured out flatscreen TVs or gotten over kitted-up Ford Tempos—I love it. The '76 BMW 633 that villain Griff Tannen and his retro 80s-punk friends ride around in, though, is nothing short of impressive by any measure. And even more...

26/10/2008

Bay Country Region VCCA Fall Blow-Out

By Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief CarDomain member FuryPaul sent me a link to the pics he took last weekend at the Bay Country Region VCCA's Fall Blow-Out at Downs Park in Pasadena, Maryland. I'm really loving this '62 Polara 500 vert with the Keystones (I'm still thinking those wheels would look hot on my Satellite). I pasted some more pics after the jump, including a cool shot of Paul's two big C-bodies parked nose to nose. But be sure to check out the entire set at Flickr. ...

25/10/2008

Bloodhound SSC Shooting for 1000MPH

By John Coyle Editor The current land speed record stands at 763MPH, but for the team that set it, that's just not fast enough. Right now, they're working on a new car, dubbed the Bloodhound SSC, which is being built to  achieve a mind-numbingly quick 1000MPH. That's literally faster than a speeding bullet! The car won't be done for another three years, but the BBC has posted a cool video that shows what it'll look like in action—head over and check it out.

24/10/2008

Beautiful Superformance Cobra on eBay

By Jen Dunnaway Editor There's a lot of drop-dead gorgeous Cobra replicas out there, but this one frankly kind of blew me away. It's got a Roush-built 427 rated for 535 hp (at the wheels), Wilwood 4-piston brakes and Bilstein progressive coil-overs, plus a ton of other pitch-perfect goodies. The orange Shelby stripes are apparently a Lambo factory color, and though it's a little unconventional, I think the color scheme totally nails it. Overall, the car's got all the go with none of the...

22/10/2008

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