SEMA 2014 Part 1

Saturday 22 November, 2014 | By Ken

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SEMA 2014 – Part 1

Photography by Edwin Reyes  |  Patrick Manzon Photography  |  Al Norris Photography  |  Kenny Bascon Photography

Early November for many car enthusiast, is synonymous with excitement, a healthy dose of anxiousness and the ultimate form of intrigue. All eyes converge to one place. The Las Vegas Convention Center, home for one full week to the SEMA show. For those new to automotive culture or who may have been living under a rock, SEMA is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. This is where paradise begins for those that love all things automotive as social media goes on overdrive throughout the week (As was evident with live coverage on SNTRL’s Instagram and Facebook). The latest trends are defined, innovation debuted and some of the most inspiration project builds are revealed.

With so many incredible highlights, we are doing a three-part SEMA 2014 series. Part one brings you SNTRL coverage from within the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Enjoy!

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To kick things off, we begin with some of the beautiful faces of SEMA 2014.

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Liberty Walk was everywhere this year, and we aren’t complaining one bit! This Forgiato/Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador LP720-4 was simply amazing.

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Some awesome new offering from Advan, Rays and Works Wheels were among the multitude of companies showing off their latest products.

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BMW M4 sporting Rays Volk G25 wheels on one side and Volk Racing ZE40’s on the other side.

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Lexus was killin’ it with their RC F GT3 and a host of RC-F tuner builds throughout SEMA.

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Another vehicle that was a staple of SEMA 2014 (and for good reason) was the R35 GTR. From the awesome factory Nismo version…..

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… to BulletProof Automotives insane builds like this full carbon-fiber build….

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…Evasive’s R35 beauty…..

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and a host of Liberty Walk GTRs….

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Liberty Walk’s presence was everywhere! These M4’s were had the industry buzzing all week.

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We are always excited to come across a Rauh-Welt Begriff Rauh che.

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This R Rauh Welt Begriff Beetle truly brought out a different perspective for the Volkswagen. We have seen some great late-model Beetle builds, but this one stands as one of our favorites.

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AutoFashion’s Rocket Bunny NSX was a site to behold. Honda’s classic sports is truly timeless.

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Vorst Vorsteiner ls had a beautiful line-up in their booth with this wide-body BMW M4 taking it’s fair share of the spotlight throughout the week.

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Toyo Tires never let’s us down with their booth vehicles.

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Rocket Bunny action once again with this FD. There was two beautiful FD’s sporting the kit. Enkei’s FD and RavSpec (we will have photos in Part 2 and Part 3 of our SEMA coverage).

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Respect your elders!

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Hyundai has been doing amazing work with their line up as is evident with the Rocket Bunny Genesis coupe and the sedan which was love at-first sight.

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Not just new tuner-builds being shown off, some well-known vehicles such as Forrest Wang’s 2JZ S14 drift monster was on display in the STR booth.

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There was plenty of great BRZ/FRS builds to inspire the masses.

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The new Mustang is a beauty and a beast. But so is Ken Block’s 1965 All-Wheel Drive 845hp, V8-powered Mustang.

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Family-hauler done right. Wide-body 5-series Estate.

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Honda took SEMA by storm with various tuner-builds for the debut of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit. Some were extreme, some were perfect for street duty, but all of them were incredible.

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The latest version of the Toyota FT1 on display.

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Stay tuned for Part 2 as we bring you more of the best highlights from SEMA 2014!

About the author

Co-founder, Managing Director, Photographer, and editor for SNTRL. To many in the Tri-State, Kenny aka "MAD JDM" needs no introduction. Always out there, always ready, always down.


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