We did SEMA a bit different this year. We made about a dozen appointments spread out the four days of the show. We were looking for a trend or stand-out new item. Quite frankly the new products section seemed the same as last year. What we come to figure is that the majority of the […]
This year at the 2018 SEMA Show we lugged around our video equipment to shoot some interviews. Take a look at some new products, cool cars and interesting stories.
Of all the celebrities we saw at this year’s SEMA Show, we were most happy to see Gene Winfield rolling around the center hall. We caught him just as he stopped to see his old friend Tom “Crazy Painter” Kelly at the @PPG paint booth.
Firing Up The Beast In this visit with Mitch Kelly we find them tightening up the custom Magnaflow exhaust. Apparently last night they fired up the Pace Performance engine for the first time in the re-assembly. The chassis is complete since our last visit with the QA1 carbon fiber drive shaft, Currie rear end, Wilwood […]
CarCapsule USA always has a great time at the “greatest automotive show on earth”, the annual Las Vegas SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association). Every year, we do our best to surpass the efforts of our last SEMA Show whether it’s a new product, new display, or new accessory. This year will be, by far, […]
Mitch Kelly Shares The Progress On Their 2018 SEMA Build When we last visited Mitch Kelly at his shop Kelly and Son they had nearly all the fabrication done and about 80% pre-assembled before taking it all apart for powdercoating, annodizing, polish and paint. Today we find them as they just finished the majority of […]
From CON2R This six-function gauge set provides a classic “It could have been factory” look for 1961-66 Ford F100’s. With accurate and easy-to-read engine and speed information provided by the latest in electronic drive technology, this set uses true electronic stepper motors and CON2R’s proprietary “QuickSet” programmable PCB to move the needles. In keeping […]
Billy Installs The JET Xcellerator on Blacktop Baller Hello everyone, this is your favorite shop dog Hot Rod Hilda, for another Daily Driver Report. Today the boys installed the Jet Performance Xcelerator in Billy’s Blacktop Baller Hemi Truck The truck is a 2007 RAM 1500 crew cab with the 5.7 Hemi EZB. The challenge with […]
Installing Ruff Tuff Seat Covers. Hello everyone, this is Hot Rod Hilda and here’s a story about the boys putting nice new seat covers in my truck, the Blacktop Baller. The truck is a 2007 RAM 1500 Hemi crew cab. Well, it’s not actually my truck ‘cause I can’t drive, being a doggie and all. […]
Installing a Borgeson Power Steering Unit in Marcus’ ’66 Mustang 200 Coupe. “ It’s OK. You can blame it on me, your knucklehead uncle.” I tell Marcus. Marcus bought his first car; a ’66 Mustang in a dirt lot that is just one dog short of a junkyard. I walked around it with him and […]
Spokesmodel Kristy Moats presents our pick of favorite cars at the 2017 SEMA Show. Of course all cars were incredible, but these cars touched us enough to showcase them here.
A Birthday Party At The Petersen Automotive Museum The name has been around for a long time. I never realized how long Prestone has been around. Since I owned Blacktop Depot – an automotive memorabilia store in Orange, CA – Prestone branded porcelain signs, cans and storefront thermometers came from and went to collectors around […]
