Brian Hobaugh’s ’73 Camaro was one of the superstars of the Wilwood Disc Brakes booth as part of the company’s 35th Anniversary celebration representing the Pro-Touring market. This second-gen SCCA and autocrosser started out as rust-covered donor car, but with a little help from Hobaugh’s family (dad Steve) and some very knowledgeable friends—autocross legend Frank […] More »
By: Andreanna Ditton | November 10, 2012
Mark Stielow’s Camaros are legendary. Race fans and Camaro enthusiasts may remember his ’69 “Red Devil” Camaro-winner of the 2010 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational, and 2011 challenger. Stielow was back this year at the Optima booth to show off his latest creation – Mayhem. The sleek silver ’67 has an S9-based engine from Thomson Automotive, […] More »
By: Andreanna Ditton | November 10, 2012
Most everybody seemed to like the Firebird I saw in the FlowMaster booth, so I kept my eyes peeled for other new-school Firebirds while I walking the floor. Personally, I love the Pontiac look. But I’m cheap, and there’s all kinds of cool stuff out there—remote control sharks, first-class air travel, decent beer—that I can never […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 8, 2012
SEMA would be nothing without the remarkable talents of the ladies servicing the booths on the show floor.
By: Marcus Slater | November 6, 2012
MagnaFlow makes great mufflers, but have you ever seen the company’s anti-aircraft guns? Or did you not know it made military hardware? Actually, as much as it looks like a crazy weapon, this is MagnaFlow’s “Revolver” concept. The Chip Foose designed truck started as a 1949 Chevy, and now it can rotate between eight different […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 5, 2012
The name is legendary, so when you see Lingenfelter on something, you know it’s going to have some tire-shredding power under the hood. The company’s new LTA convertible boasts an all-aluminum 455 LSX block topped with LS7 ported cylinder heads and has a bunch of beefy internal bits—Callies 4340 forged steel crankshaft, Oliver billet rods, JE […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 4, 2012
The Goodguys folks don’t exactly hand out their Muscle Machine of the Year award, so you’d expect the 2012 winner to be something special—and it is. Built by Lakeside Rods & Rides on an Art Morrison chassis, and packing an LSR by six-time NHRA Pro Stock champ Warren “The Professor”Johnson mated to a beefy Gearstar box, […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 3, 2012
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