Heaven for the aftermarket junkies is the SEMA car show in the United States.
The Las Vegas event produced plenty of action again this year and is the world’s top automotive show when it comes to customising your ride.
More than 70,000 domestic and international buyers from every segment of the speciality equipment industry attend to discover more than 3000 new parts, tools and components from over 2400 exhibiting companies.
The SEMA Show represents the $41.2 billion automotive aftermarket, and is the only trade show that brings together every segment of the automotive industry, from hot rods and off-roads, to mobile electronics and collision repair.
If you can find it at SEMA, then it doesn’t exist . . . yet.
Vintage restorations abound.
Vintage restorations abound.
The main concourse lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
A carburator seems to burst through the hood of a vintage Firebird.
The paint on a 1968 Chevrolet Impala honors Arizona Cardinals football star and war hero Pat Tillman.
Who needs real life when you have virtual reality.
Attendees take in a custom Corvette.
A 1936 Ford Roadster.
Slot cars are parked in the "infield" of a race track.
The Silver Lot at the Las Vegas Convention Centre on the first day of the SEMA show.
A multi-exposure panorama.
A custom-painted hot rod decorates the haunted house theme booth of the PPG Paint company.