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Nov 14, 2024 12:19:30 GMT
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Hello! Just thought I'd pop in and share some photos from that big thing in Las Vegas. Full gallery is here.  DSC_9263 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9284 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9292 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9373 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9298 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9242 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9314 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9245 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9260 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9320 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9258 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9271 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9332 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9279 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9340 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9352 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9364 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9378 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9392 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9389 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9399 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9405 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9410 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9437 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9460 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9438 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9469 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9476 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9483 by denialvibes, on Flickr |
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Nov 14, 2024 12:23:06 GMT
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 DSC_9492 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9495 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9500 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9504 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9508 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9510 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9529 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9536 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9548 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9554 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9558 by denialvibes, on Flickr |
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Nov 14, 2024 12:30:27 GMT
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 DSC_9568 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9576 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9593 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9595 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9599 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9613 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9618 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9619 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9629 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9633 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9647 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9654 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9678 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9686 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9688 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9699 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9695 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9706 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9701 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9739 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9757 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9783 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9773 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9784 by denialvibes, on Flickr |
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Nov 14, 2024 13:47:20 GMT
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Wow... thats quite astounding. I've always wanted to go to SEMA. Do they have public days now or do you still need to be in the trade in some way?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nov 14, 2024 13:48:27 GMT
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Yes!
There is some stuff in there that I'd not seen elsewhere. Which is why I like to have proper galleries by real people from these events. The Insta view of this event is like a dozen cars at most, but when you have someone give you a bigger gallery you see much more and far better cars.
E30 on Ferrari rims is one of those I'd not seen anywhere else.
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Nov 14, 2024 14:02:17 GMT
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Do they have public days now or do you still need to be in the trade in some way? I believe it is possible to get public tickets now, yes E30 on Ferrari rims is one of those I'd not seen anywhere else. Yeah, that's a cool car - e30_bruh debuted that one at SEMA last year, and this year he was debuting this other E30 in a different hall, complete with orange Rolls-Royce leather:  DSC_9675 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9668 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9669 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9674 by denialvibes, on Flickr  DSC_9671 by denialvibes, on Flickr |
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mrbig
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Nov 14, 2024 15:45:36 GMT
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Great pics. Also means I don't have to post mine now  I feel like there were less classic American cars there since my last visit in 2018. And a lot more brodozers!  |
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1969 German Look Beetle - in progress
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jayj83
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Nov 14, 2024 16:25:19 GMT
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some lovley looking cars there, I bet it is another world there isnt it? I would love to go, Are the cars as mint as they look in the pictures?
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Nov 14, 2024 22:23:04 GMT
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Wow... thats quite astounding. I've always wanted to go to SEMA. Do they have public days now or do you still need to be in the trade in some way? There's now the Friday Experience for the public, but honestly I wouldn't recommend it. I walked 13 miles trying to get all four halls covered in 7 hours. Pretty much ruined me and although I got probably 85% around and took loads of pics, there's was no time to stop and actually look at any of the car properly. Doing SEMA 'correctly' over the fours days is tough enough, but at least you get to look at stuff rather than 'snao and go'. |
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Thanks for sharing these pics and the rest in Your gallery.
To be very honest: If I had visited (I never did), I would have been very very disappointed.
Hardly anything really interesting to me as most of the cars are just too far over the top. Even the ones I might like still have too much of anything: bling/engine/pipes/monstertruckappearance/wheels/...
Plus as VIP already mentioned: the vast amount of things to see resulting in so much time pressure and/or impression overload!
Bang, now I'm officially old!
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mrbig
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Wow... thats quite astounding. I've always wanted to go to SEMA. Do they have public days now or do you still need to be in the trade in some way? There's now the Friday Experience for the public, but honestly I wouldn't recommend it. I walked 13 miles trying to get all four halls covered in 7 hours. Pretty much ruined me and although I got probably 85% around and took loads of pics, there's was no time to stop and actually look at any of the car properly. Doing SEMA 'correctly' over the fours days is tough enough, but at least you get to look at stuff rather than 'snao and go'. There is talk of extending the public days for next year, but whether it will happen or not is anyone's guess. We did 2 days this year and that's still not really enough. Had to compromise though, we wanted a couple of days to do 'Vegas things' and 4 days in Vegas amounts to 6 days away from home which is a lot when you have a young family. Then when you add a bit of jetlag into the equation you lose even more time |
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1969 German Look Beetle - in progress
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Nov 15, 2024 10:00:18 GMT
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There's now the Friday Experience for the public, but honestly I wouldn't recommend it. I walked 13 miles trying to get all four halls covered in 7 hours. Pretty much ruined me and although I got probably 85% around and took loads of pics, there's was no time to stop and actually look at any of the car properly. Doing SEMA 'correctly' over the fours days is tough enough, but at least you get to look at stuff rather than 'snao and go'. There is talk of extending the public days for next year, but whether it will happen or not is anyone's guess. We did 2 days this year and that's still not really enough. Had to compromise though, we wanted a couple of days to do 'Vegas things' and 4 days in Vegas amounts to 6 days away from home which is a lot when you have a young family. Then when you add a bit of jetlag into the equation you lose even more time My flight home was delayed 16 hours, which was fine by me as the compensation paid for half the entire trip. |
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Nov 15, 2024 10:02:45 GMT
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some lovley looking cars there, I bet it is another world there isnt it? I would love to go, Are the cars as mint as they look in the pictures? Mostly yes, the standards are VERY high at SEMA. There are some horrors though, the look good from afar but once you start looking there's dodgy welding, missing components etc. |
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SEMA Show 2024 [pics]adam73bgt
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Nov 15, 2024 10:18:16 GMT
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Wow some impressive stuff there, I've seen a fair bit of that light blue mx5 on Instagram, getting a lot of attention for having a non running LS engine with a lamborghini intake plenum balanced on top... But I suspect the attention is what the builder was aiming for!
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Nov 15, 2024 14:09:18 GMT
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Great pics. Also means I don't have to post mine now I feel like there were less classic American cars there since my last visit in 2018. And a lot more brodozers! I suppose it just reflects where the money is in the aftermarket now. The rod/custom/muscle car scene seems to be ever increasingly nostalgia focused these days* (and mostly owned by older people) which doesn't lend itself to new innovative products. *Not that that's a bad thing. |
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Nov 18, 2024 12:18:22 GMT
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jayj83
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Nov 18, 2024 12:22:47 GMT
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That 500 is mental !
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mrbig
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Nov 18, 2024 14:25:53 GMT
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It's a UK owned and built car too. Belongs to Ciro Ciampi of Petrolheadonism Events.
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1969 German Look Beetle - in progress
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jayj83
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Nov 18, 2024 14:33:39 GMT
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looks a cracking bulid
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Nov 18, 2024 15:13:59 GMT
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It is the worst car I've ever seen, I'm genuinely ashamed it was out there representing the UK modified scene on this stage (and I can tell you from the PMs I've had on various sites that I am not alone).
Still... Gets the clicks on YouTube so I guess that is all that matters.
I will pay the negativity tax, apologies.
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