Event Coverage: Sema 2013 – Part. 1

Nov 6, 2013

I’m sure by now most of your social media feeds are flooded with content from the 2013 SEMA show, which is justifiable because as usual this years show looks awesome.

Like yourselves I am not in Vegas this year but rather at home in Toronto wishing I’d have gone.

However this doesn’t mean I don’t have any original coverage for the site. Rob McJannett (@pispeedshops) and his brother Andy McJannett (@ehmcj) of Performance Improvements embarked on a journey of epic proportions that concluded in Vegas for SEMA.

With Andy at the wheel, Rob behind the camera, and me turning the knobs back here in Toronto, there will be no shortage of photos on Stance Is Everything from both SEMA and the Texas Mile.

Like years previous today’s coverage will start outside the convention centre on the day which some have deemed the storm before the storm.

sema_2013_chevy_c10 — Since Rob and Andy were there before the show officially kicked off they caught a few people putting that last coat of wax on their cars before the show

sema_2013_chevy_impala — Knowing where this is parked I am curious if the owner managed to get a hose to this beautiful Impala

sema_2013_honda_civic_widebody — Looks like this car has changed some since I saw it in 2010

sema_2013_hyundai_veloster_1 — I feel like this isn’t the first zombie ready Veloster I’ve seen…

sema_2013_dodge_challenger — I beleive this Challenger is part of the annual ‘Dub’ Show at SEMA

sema_2013_dually_no_amor_1 — Damn near half the rim tucked on this truck…

sema_2013_dually_no_amor_2 — Looks like a great looking build and those tails almost look like microphones…

sema_2013_ford_thunderbird — Very interesting looking Thunderbird

sema_2013_bmw_e92 — Wide e92 on equally wide Rotiforms

sema_2013_honda_prelude — Nice to see this generation of Prelude still kicking around at events

sema_2013_evo_x — Dave Carapetyan’s Pikes Peak EVO

volkswagen_beetle_garrett — I love everything about this Garett Turbocharged Beetle

subaru_brz — Once again there looks to be no shortage of BR-Z/86/FR-S models…

sema_2013_scion_brz_staycrushing — If I am not mistaken this is the second Rocket Bunny Kit for this car

toyota_ft86_1 — Bagged BRZ with a cool frost blue wrap(?)

sema_2013_chevy_3500_hd_1 — As always some awesome trucks were sitting outside the convention centre

sema_2013_chevy_c10_ls_powered — Sema always seems to have an abundance of great C10s

sema_2013_chevy_c10_ls_powered_2 — LS powered of course

sema_2013_gmc_sierra — …and suddenly I want a brand new truck

sema_2013_ford_econo_line — God damn I love a good looking van

sema_2013_corvair — This Corvair would have made a great addition to the Corvair Theme Tuesday

sema_2013_royal_purple — A look at what lurks within

sema_2013_vip_y50 — Awesome looking y50, love the purple and nice to see a restrained use of camber

sema_2013_lexus_ls400 — Elvis from Stance Nation drove his LS400 from Cali for the show

sema_2013_lexus_ls400_2 — Fitment calculated pefectly

sema_2013_ford_rod — The Hot Rods at SEMA are always so interesting, looks like I could have spent a lot of time pouring over the details of this

sema_2013_motorcycle — Speaking of details this bike looks to be chock full of them

sema_2013_69_valiant_2 — Awesome looking Valiant, not something I see too often at shows

sema_2013_69_valiant_4 — It’s nice to see that though the engine bay is fresh it doesn’t clash with the exterior

sema_2013_ford_farilane_2 — …which retains a fair bit of patina

sema_2013_cutworm_2 — I’ve been following this Cutworm Specialities build for awhile now so missing it at SEMA this year is a bit of a bummer for me

sema_2013_cutworm_3 — Looks like a lot of other people dig it as well

sema_2013_hyundai_genesis — Curious how much ‘Genesis’ is left in this build

sema_2013_optima_ulitmate_street_car_challenge — Year after year the Optima Ultimate Street Car challenge vehicles are some of the most interesting

sema_2013_gmc_1954_cabover_1 — This 54 Cab Over is AWESOME

sema_2013_gmc_1954_cabover_3 — Tail lights filled with goo and bugs to match the ‘Fermented Fruit’ theme

sema_2013_gmc_1954_cabover_motor — Boosted powerplant

sema_2013_gmc_1954_cabover_rear — Thing of beauty really

Lots more coverage to come stay tuned!

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7 COMMENTS

MattP Nov 6, 2013 At 10:06 pm

Great update and I concur the “Fermented Fruit” truck is particularly awesome. Those tail lights!

Thanks for your site

ollie Nov 8, 2013 At 3:49 am

fermented fruit very cool detals! also that garret setup is the best looking turbo kit for a bug ive ever seen

ollie Nov 8, 2013 At 3:49 am

fermented fruit very cool detals! also that garret setup is the best looking turbo kit for a bug ive ever seen

Dave Nov 12, 2013 At 10:09 pm

Thanks for a new desktop background, love that cutworm specialties rod.
Also that fermented fruit truck is so badass. But don’t be fooled, it’s not real rust/patina, just well done paint. And is it a COE still? Haha.

- DaveT Nov 12, 2013 At 10:37 pm
  
  Dave hit me up for a higher res 🙂
  
  Good point on whether or not it is a cab over lol!
  
Stephanie Bueno Nov 17, 2013 At 12:53 pm

Thanks for catching my 62 wagon impala getting cleaned up. She was dirty from the haul.

BC Racing Jun 20, 2017 At 1:03 am

Something about TE37’s on a Ratrod just doesn’t seem quite right! haha