{"id":83881,"date":"2024-12-17T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=83881"},"modified":"2024-12-11T08:32:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:32:00","slug":"sema-las-vegas-2024-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2024\/12\/sema-las-vegas-2024-part-ii.html","title":{"rendered":"SEMA Las Vegas 2024 – Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More walking the aisles and sharing more visuals – it’s all about seeing even more Mopar\u00ae<\/sub><\/strong> vehicles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With five exhibit halls plus vehicles scattered throughout the outside areas, there’s plenty to see in regards to total SEMA Show visual impact! Inside the lobby portion of the West Hall is where the massive “Las Vegas Welcomes SEMA” message board is housed, which can easily be seen from Convention Center Drive to the south of the building. Walking the show is no simple task, it takes the full four days to really see and absorb the various vehicle displays and manufacturer booths, plus more needed for buyers who are there to talk with the aftermarket representatives. It’s a trade show and lots of work, but also a fun experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHALLENGERS GALORE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Numerous Dodge Challengers were scattered all over the Las Vegas Convention Center! From Pitbull Motor Toyz, a twin turbo compound boost HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> Challenger, to carbon fiber demo vehicles, and even a version sporting the new HurriCrate twin turbo powerplant, the Dodge Challenger always makes for a proper SEMA display car to draw attention to a booth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RADFORD RACING SCHOOL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Chandler, AZ, Radford Racing School had one of their Dodge Challenger track cars displayed, with Powerstop Brake Upgrades markings. SEMA is a great place for promotions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RADICAL JEEP\u00ae<\/sub> VEHICLES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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For SEMA, the Jeep\u00ae<\/sub> has long provided for an ideal “image” vehicle to help grab attention for the various booths; and for this 2024 event, there were plenty to chose from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yup! Some might feel these are “overkill” in construction, four- and six-wheel steer versions, but if you are displaying your aftermarket wares at a major event like the SEMA Show, it’s well worth going all out to gather eyeballs to your exhibit. Major bling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARBON FIBER ’69 CHARGER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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426 Gen III HEMI engine-powered vehicle w\/1,500 horsepower and full carbon body, yes, the Direct Connection folks provided serious excitement and style, and power with this 1969 Retro version!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARBON FIBER RETRO CHARGER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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EXOMOD called it the “Old School Muscle on Modern Tech” as a ’68 Charger styling theme on a modern era Challenger, the lines are close, albeit shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MISS HURST LINDA VAUGHN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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NHRA had their booth set up with live interviews taking place all days and the lovely Linda Vaughn came in one day to visit with the fans, she was a big part of the success of Hurst Performance back in the day and attended NHRA drag racers for years and years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEMA EVENT MERCH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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SEMA Show merchandise is a big business, and there\u2019s a number of places to purchase at each show, they often run out of items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLEAN AND SIMPLE DUSTER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Each year, SEMA is all about showing up with tricked-out and one-of-a-kind display vehicles, and along here comes a super clean 1972 Plymouth Duster that got its share of looks and neck twisting too! Clean A-body and “back to basics” is also coo, it is Gen III HEMI engine-powered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFTERMARKET MOPAR\u00ae<\/sub> SPECIFIC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Numerous aftermarket suppliers cater to specific Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> applications, for both vintage and late-model vehicles. Be it torsion bar replacement suspension components or simply lowering kits with shocks, there’s a vast amount of aftermarket attention given to the Mopar marque, new or old!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAM TRUCKIN’<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Late-model Ram trucks are a popular choice for builders, and there was a number of highly detailed examples shown, including a “poster truck” with a girl, which has been a long-standing tradition at SEMA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUTOCROSS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational saw these Mopar vehicles in competition, a B-body (1970 Super Bee), plus E-body (’70 AAR \u2019Cuda) and the action-packed exhibition took place at the southern-most parking lot of the convention center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOPAR BRANDED<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With everything from correct Mopar restoration 12V batteries to a selection of wall clocks, there were numerous “Mopar” branded products marketed. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOE DIRT CHARGER DAYTONA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To any SEMA visitor not familiar with the “Joe Dirt” Charger Daytona, they might have thought the vehicle was some kind of barn-find in need of a paint job! David Spade had made this car famous on film; power comes from a 440-cid Magnum big block and updated with Aces Fuel Injection induction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEXT: INSIDE THE MOPAR \/ DC EXHIBIT!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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In the next and final SEMA Show 2024 installment, it’s all about the full tour of the Mopar \/ Direct Connection huge exhibit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: James Maxwell<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More walking the aisles and sharing more visuals – it’s all about seeing even more Mopar\u00ae vehicles! With five exhibit halls plus vehicles scattered throughout the outside areas, there’s plenty to see in regards to total SEMA Show visual impact! Inside the lobby portion of the West Hall is where the massive “Las Vegas Welcomes SEMA” message board is housed, which can easily be seen from Convention Center Drive to the south of the building. Walking the show is no simple task, it takes the full four days to really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":83840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[497],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SEMA24P2_Feature.jpg","social_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SEMA24P2_Social.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83881"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84003,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83881\/revisions\/84003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}