Photo Gallery: Halloween Tricks & Treats at SEMA

Halloween day at SEMA offered trick parts and treated us to some radical custom rides. We’ll share more of each over the duration of the show, but here’s a taste of what we found on Wednesday. [portfolio_slideshow id=11691] [portfolio_slideshow id=11718]

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Mopar Announces New Performance and Customization Options at SEMA

[portfolio_slideshow id=11675] Mopar officials were joined on stage by comedian Jeff Dunham, but the company proved it’s not joking around about performance and customization options for its vehicles. Dunham was at Mopar’s SEMA press conference to unveil his custom 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 project vehicle and helped close out an eventful press conference which included

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Ford Debuts Cobra-Jet Twin-Turbo Concept, SEMA Powered by Women Mustang & More

[portfolio_slideshow id=11564] Ford Motor Company held its annual SEMA press conference on Tuesday — and they brought a few friends with them. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top helped kick off the event and introduce Ford’s SoCal Speed Shop 1933 Ford roadster. Representatives from the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network debuted their SEMA Powered by Women Mustang project. And

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New Hot Wheels-Based Camaros, COPO Convertible Unveiled at SEMA

[portfolio_slideshow id=11497] Although General Motors was heavily focused on economical vehicles at this year’s SEMA show–including a seemingly endless lineup of Cruze, Sonic, and Spark concept cars — the company also made news that should make high performance die-hards happy, too. Among the highlights: The company unveiled a one-of-a-kind COPO convertible that will be auctioned off

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New Aftermarket Products Debut at SEMA

[portfolio_slideshow id=11465] And the winners are… SEMA announced the winners of the New Products Showcase Awards Tuesday morning. The awards go to the most cutting-edge automotive products either on the market or about to hit the market. This year, more than 2,000 new products were submitted for consideration. You can see the list of winners

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SEMA Show Photo Gallery: Gettin’ Ready!

[portfolio_slideshow id=11431] SEMA 2012 isn’t officially open for business yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get an early glimpse of what the show is all about. In recent years, the show has overflowed to the outside areas surrounding the Las Vegas Convention Center. That means we can give you a sneak peek of some of

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SEMA Prelude: Exhibitors Ramp up for Huge Show in 2012

The Las Vegas Convention Center (and its 3.2 million square feet) isn’t large enough to contain everything the SEMA Show has to offer. For the “Big Three” auto manufacturers, the show excitement will spill out from their display booths to outside the Convention Center. Ford Out Front In addition to its huge exhibition space inside the

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13 Scary Halloween Costume Ideas…for Your Shifter?

Maybe your days of dressing up for trick-or-treat are long gone. Or maybe you're one of those pillowcase-toting guys that still likes to suit up for candy-beggin' and house-eggin.' Sure, you've got two-day stubble and your "trick or treat" greeting sounds an awful lot like Barry White, but we're certainly not here to judge. We're just sayin' that maybe your Halloween

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A Halloween Salute to the World’s #1 Monster

Halloween quiz: Who or what is your favorite pop culture monster of all time? A) Freddy Krueger B) Jason C) the Creeper (from Scooby-Doo) D) Frankenstein If you responded with any of the answers above, you should probably move along—and turn in your torque wrench while you’re at it. Your answer should be none of

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

[portfolio_slideshow id=11299] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another

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