For some reason, someone recorded 9 minutes of lifted pavement princesses leaving SEMA 2018. Most don't even have a front driveshaft

So, can anyone tell me... what is the point of spending paychecks on making a truck look like these?

I'm all for spending money on vehicles, if there is a reason. Paint? Oh hell yes, blow money on better paint, airbrushed art, pinstriping, candy colors, panel paint, lace paint, etc.

Wheels, rims, suspension? Darn right! What's money for anyway? Improve on those 4 corners!

Stereo? Yup, speakers? The better quality to hear rock n roll, little Red Riding Hood! Better head lights, better engines, better gears, transmissions, exhaust? Yes, yes, and yes please.

But lifting a non 4 wheel drive just to deal with state laws and police over what's legal or not? For a truck that can't leave the pavement or go over a curb without breaking a rim?

That's something I need someone who is logical, hopefully english speaking and eloquent, to explain to me

when birds try to ruin your day, and your car's paint, there is a quick and easy 2 step product that ends the mess, saves your paint, and doesn't require a bottle of cleaner, and a paper towel. It's an all in one... and works quite well. The Drop Wipe!

just that fast and easy. I love these, and though it's quite rare that I get bombed by a bird, this two part - two paper towel system took care of the slop real fast.

Found these in the new product area at SEMA last year, and ridiculous as it seems, this was the first time I've been able to use the sample the nice guy at the booth gave me

Magnaflow put together a video of all the cars, trucks, and people they are connected with at SEMA, but choose your own music, this synth shit sucks. They start with cool bass, cello, and violin, then transition to crap

Where else do you find Mario, Petty, and Foose? 

Brad De Berti truck, sema 2018, the solution for everyone’s California “commercial truck” tickets.

https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/chase-trucks-with-utility-bodies.129023/page-5






above in higher res at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=315500189043244

full gallery and excellent write up at https://www.equipmentworld.com/900-hp-transformer-super-dutys-liftable-fenders-drawer-like-bumper-hide-tons-of-tool-storage/



at SEMA 2016 he had a much less developed truck, but by comparison, you can tell that he was on his way to making cooler trucks. Humble beginnings, you know?

of all the things you'd expect to find at Sema, the world's most precise scales aren't even close to being on the list

but when you can weigh parts for balancing, to the 100th of a gram... or get the mixture of paint parts incredibly accurate

from zero to 3200 grams, it's accurate to a thousandth of a gram.

Sartorius is a German company and maker of some of the world's finest balances since 1871 when they introduced the world's first pharmaceutical balance. Only Sartorius shatters the limits when "the Guinness Book of World Records" listed the Sartorius Model 4108 as the most accurate balance in the world.

 Sartorius has been proving their trustworthiness thanks to their top-of-the-line technology that ensures maximum accuracy. Sartorius products are manufactured with ISO9001 standards and have the CE mark.

https://www.sartorius.com/us-en/products/weighing/paint-mixing-solutions/paint-mixing-scales/pma-evolution

http://balances.com/sartorius/gp3202.html

I don't think I've ever seen a Vega this tricked out

and a hell of a cool door handle

I have enjoyed the variety in the booths at SEMA, for 10 years now, and I think this is the first time I've seen cactus. It's quite marvelous, and sets the scene for the Baja themed truck perfectly. I wish they had bigger cacti! That would be even cooler

cool little kids size WW2 era Jeep

there were several booths that gave beer to SEMA participants, but I only came across one booth that gave away water, and Italian water... so I told the guy with the booth, I'd post the booth, and water, in thanks -

https://zeca.it/

to me this looks like the Cody Coyote from the tv show Hardcastle and McCormick

nice 71 Camaro

I found a couple tools at SEMA, new to me, but you may have been using something similar for years,

Fabreeze has a clever funny bumper sticker on thier booth prop

Auto Sno Brum with telescoping handle... that stows away pretty small and easily fits in a vehicle, and has an ice scraper on the other end

https://www.snobrumusa.com/  but shop for best price, it looks to be a lot cheaper at Home Depot than direct from the manufacturer
http://angelguardproducts.com

air freshners shaped like t-shirts, advertised on a t-shirt shaped board

Big Oak Garage's 42 Chevy in the Axalta booth, where only the most amazing paint jobs get shown off

the above... wow. This truck needs a professional photo studio

https://www.theblock.com/article/2018/november/tradition-meets-performance--big-oak-garages-1942-chevy-pickup.html
https://www.facebook.com/AxaltaNArefinish/

And if they were making Blazers at Chevy, this is what a big fan thinks it would look like

I didn't know what the story is with this Porsche, but Adam did, it's the Emory Motorsport Momo 356 RSR

but that's a set of turbos under the tail

learn all about it at https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/emory-motorsport-momo-356-rsr-porsche-pictures-and-details

Nick Crouch... incredibly talented

how cool! A Roswell situation with a shoebox Ford, and UFO... dig it!

https://surfacenick.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35443475@N05/collections/72157627350945324/
https://www.facebook.com/surfacenick

the featured artist at SEMA this year that got the contract to do all the SEMA related artwork is Alex Carmona

https://www.instagram.com/therealoldschoolalex/