This matte black Toyota Tundra short bed was just kinda lurking in back of the Toyota booth. The cool part is that this rig is puting down 625hp… AT THE WHEELS! Talk about a sleeper. These are the kind of vehicles that all of us hot rodders want the manufactures to build. On the inside it’s stock Tundra with some little hot rod touches. A triple gauge pod, big ole’ tach and fire extinguisher keep the go fast theme in check while the steels wheels make the its appearance a little more old skool authentic.

 

 

 

 

Meet the SportChassis P4-XL pick-up truck, one million tons of American steel, diesel and chest hair rolled up in a package that wouldn’t get down one European street. I am just curious why this thing was actually created. I mean, it serves no purpose whatsoever. It’s ugly and the fuel cost must be astronomical. Also, where the hell do you park something like this? My vote would be to park it at the local dump. Take it there, take it apart and throw the whole damn thing in the garbage. Yea, it’s that good.

 

 

 

 

Over a year ago when I decided to start work on our 1969 Dodge Daytona, I got a call from former wrestler, pro-football player and auto-maniac Bill Goldberg. Bill was the host the Bullrun TV show that I was a part of, so when I found out he was building a 1970 Plymouth Superbird in conjunction with Year One, I was obviously curious about the project. Well, the project was unveiled and seeing the car in person just doesn’t do it justice. The guys at Year One worked with Goldberg’s vision of a true Nascar Superbird and created a truly spectacular car. The best part though… no one is keeping this baby as it’s being sold at Barrett-Jackson this January for charity. Check out the video link to get a better idea what I’m talking about.

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Man, where do I even begin with this thing? Walking through SEMA we’ve been privy to the best and worst of the automotive customs. However, this little bugger caught my eye immediately. Based on a 1932 Ford, this car was simply outstanding in every detail. It was running a fully independent rear end, Viper V10 powerplant and transmission as well as side pipes. The interior is the best I have seen at SEMA thus far, and body and finishing work throughout the car was that of a pure craftsman. One of my top five so far.

 

 

 

 

The Honda Pilot is a pretty uninspiring vehicle when viewed in stock form. However, with a few trick upgrades this mild mommy machine has been turned into a pretty rad rally machine. From the well thought out front push guard sporting four Hella lights to the cool Thule roof rack to the rally-inspired interior complete with roll cage and fully-adjustable oh sh*t handles, this little UTE is transformed into something I think Daddy would drive on a regular basis.

 

 

 

 

 

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And what’s that funny looking two-tone car everyone is looking at? Stay tuned for the full interview once our video guy gets it all mixed together.

 

 

One car that there is no shortage of at SEMA is the new Dodge Challenger. Without exaggeration, there are no less 40 of them here, each with different modifications. There are widebody Challengers, lowered Challengers, blown Challengers and race replica Challengers. Execution is the key with this car, and there is a very fine line between great and gaudy. Most of the customizers have done a great job, however there are those select few that have missed the boat entirely. One thing for sure the custom car community seems to think the Challenger is second coming of Christ, so with that being said hopefully Dodge will sell enough of them to keep Chrysler from going down the crapper.

 

 

 

 

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Subaru loyalist rejoice! Your mountain rescue vehicle has arrived. This thing is actually pretty badass considering it started life as a new Forester. Fender flairs, a warn winch and some crazy suspension mods have turned this mild-mannered grocery getter into a mean mountain rescue unit. Obviously, Subaru will never make this, but the cool thing, as with all concept cars and trucks, is they give the consumer ideas. Good ideas.