Events

A Morning Cruise Down Mopar Alley

You won’t find it on a map or in your GPS. Google Earth can’t locate it, and Siri probably doesn’t know about it either. But for four days, Mopar Alley, the main corridor between convention halls at the LVCC is one of the most popular streets in Vegas not named the Strip or Fremont Street. Why?

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SEMA Photo Gallery: Hot Rods, Customs & Super Cars

How do you define a hot rod? Is it a muscled-up classic from the sixties? Is it an old school gasser from the forties? A custom street rod or sporty late-model? Fortunately, SEMA has something for every “hot rodder,” and the show has you covered no matter how you like your automotive machinery. Check it out: [portfolio_slideshow

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Video: Ford Steps Out Front for SEMA 2012

As mentioned in our preview, Ford is featuring star drivers and race vehicles in its Ford Out Front exhibition just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is a combination of drifting, Gymkhana, and freestyle driving in Ford vehicles. You can get a taste of the Ford Out Front exhibition—and some tire smoke, too—with

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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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SEMA 2012: Day One News and Notes

Odds and ends from a busy first day of SEMA 2012: Toyota Crowns Dream Build Challenge Winner, Unveils Avalon Concepts Kyle Busch won the Toyota Dream Build Challenge with his “Rowdy Edition” 2012 Toyota Camry SE, beating entries by fellow professional racers Alexis DeJoria, Clint Bowyer, and Antron Brown. Busch’s dream build features a custom-made

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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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