AfterMarket Mayhem: 2008 SEMA Show Photos & Coverage Part 1
AfterMarket Mayhem
By Mark Williams, Benson Kong
Photography by Melissa Spiering

Just because the economy has come to a screeching halt, the banking industry is upside down, and nobody wants to buy a new vehicle isn't any reason to be glum. Because it's SEMA time; the time of year when all the silly and whacky and extreme vehicles make their way to Las Vegas to capture a little bit of attention at one of the biggest car shows on the planet. Technically, it's a trade show and closed to the public, many of the companies involved, including the more intelligent automotive manufacturers, spend all year designing and building their special rigs so they can show off their creativity. In a nutshell, if you take away all the buying and selling that goes on, SEMA is all about automotive creativity. We'll bring you all the cool pickups and SUVs we can find, with as much information as we can gather in the time it takes to shoot a photo and run up to our rooms for downloading. And don't be surprised if you see some of the more interesting vehicles show up in Truck Trend Magazine's SEMA coverage in the March/April issue. In the meantime, enjoy the wildest and crazy car show of the year.

The 2008 SEMA show kicks off on election day, Tuesday November 4, and runs until Friday November 7.

Featured Vehicles

Ford
2009 Ford Edge "Sport" Edition by Steeda
2009 Ford Escape by HPA Motorsports Inc.
2009 Ford Escape Hybrid by EcoTrek
1970 Ford F100 Explorer by Ford Motor Company
2008 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Dually
2009 Ford F-150 by Ford Custom Accessories
2009 Ford F-150 Sport Truck by Turbonetics
2009 Ford F-150 by Street Scene Equipment
2009 Ford F-150 Heavy Duty DeWalt Contractor Concept
2009 Ford F-150 by Hi-Pa Drive
2009 Ford F-150 Fahrenheit FX-4 by X-Treme Toyz
2009 Ford F-150 SuperCrew
2009 Ford Flex by Ford Custom Accessories
2009 Ford Flex by West Coast Customs
2009 Ford Flex "Euro Series" by 3dCarbo
2009 Ford Flex by Catalyst Industrial Marking
2009 Ford Flex by Kal Concepts/Air Syndicate, Inc
2009 Ford Flex by Galpin Auto Sports
2009 Ford Flex Art Car by Automobile Magazine & Lee Quinon
2009 Ford Flex "Reflex" by CGS Motorsport
2009 Ford Flex by Rick Bottom Designs
2009 Ford Flex by Hot Rod Magazine
2009 Ford Flex by Heavy Hitters Magazin
2009 Ford Flex by Motor Trend Magazine
2009 Ford Transit Connect_concept by H&R Special Springs
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

General Motors
2009 Hummmer H3T Weekend Warrior
2009 Hummer H3 X Concept
2009 Hummer H3 Alpha Project Trailhugger

Lexus
Lexus LX 570 by ICON 4x4 Design

Lincoln
2008 Lincoln MKX by Street Concepts

Mercedes-benz
Legendary Motorcars Company Mercedes-benz GLK
Brabus Widestar Mercedes-benz GLK
Boulevard Customs Mercedes-benz GLK
RENNtech Rally Race Mercedes-benz GLK

Pontiac
2010 Pontiac G8 ST Concept

Saturn
2008 Saturn VUE Hybrid by Bottom Designs
2008 Saturn VUE Greenline HYLINE by Sound Choice designer

Scion
"Cross Country" SCION xB By Blaine Fontana
SLAMMER Scion xB by Jeff Soto
Scion xB Tacos and Paint Truck by Kenton Parker

Subaru
Subaru Forester XTI Concept
Subaru Forester Mountain Rescue Vehicle
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2009 Ford F150 By Street Scene Equipment


2009 Ford F150 FX4 By X Treme Toyz

I'm looking the smoked out tails


2009 Ford F150 Supercrew & 2008 Ford F350 Crew Cab Dually By Ford Motor Co





2009 Ford F150 Sport Truck By Turbonetics


again i'm liking the smoked out tails


More Pictures Here: http://www.trucktrend.com/autoshows/...age/index.html

 

sweet trucks!!

 

Great pics! Completely agree...those tail lights look awesome smoked.

 

I like that 08 350 dually

 

**** O M G ****


THAT silver F350 is absolutely AWESOME!

Not too crazy about the huge wheels and super lo-pro tires, but that is one awesome looking truck!

 

Where can I find the wheels on the first picture of the orange F-150??? I need to know guys!!!

 

any info on engine work or such

 

I LOVE that Dually...the f150's arent bad either. I really like the new f150 blacked out

 

Actually looks pretty good! Sweet!

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i didnt care for the 09 much till i opened this thread but now i see it lends itself to modifications very well.

ford: congrats on another good looking truck, give or take a few mods...

 

exactly, to all the naysayers who don't like the new grilles or tailights, these pics show how much better they can look when painted and/or smoked out.

 

Great set of trucks. I really like the 09 F150 built by Turbonetics.

 

Sweet 09's!