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.

 

 

 

 

 Well, I’m at SEMA. Right now people are getting ready, tents are going up and displays being readied for the start on Tuesday. This is my first time at SEMA, and going in I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. First off, SEMA is flippin’ HUGE. There’s somewhere in the neighborhood of one million square feet of stuff to be seen over the next four days, and honestly, I’m not sure if I’ll actually get to everything.

 

Right now most of the outdoor cars are in place, and by outdoor cars, I mean the ones not good enough to go inside. This is not to say they are bad, quite the contrary. Some of the cars are simply fantastic, while others are simply design exercises. One thing that struck me right away, however, was that not too many of these cars look truly roadworthy. It’s one thing to cruise around the parking lot, but I’m not sure if I’d jump on a cross country trip in one of these things.

 

Big wheels are still prevalent, but it seems like the bling is subsiding and giving way to powdercoating and brushed finishes. But again, it’s only the first day, so we’ll see. Stay tuned.

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