As always, it was a fun time. There were more exhibits than last year but fewer spectators so it was easier to get through the crowds and see everything. Lots of companies who didn't show up last year were there, hopefully a good sign of the economy climbing upward and a return to the enthusiasm of previous years. We went to SEMA Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and visited the AAPEX show on Wednesday. I swear we walked 100 miles or more, but it was truly worth it. We scored a lot of freebies at AAPEX, made some new contacts, and visited with old friends. Patrick LeMay, who hosts the Carlisle Performance and Style event every year was there and took us out to dinner (Thanks, Patrick!), we met Rich Biscevic, owner of the NoHotWire/Car and Driver 350Z http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/car-an ... -sale.html. We caught up with Kenny, MaximA32, Jason, rotorimp, Mark, the converted, and Darren, GrilledCheese33. All in all, a fantastic week. Unfortunately, Nissan did not set up a booth again this year. However, there were several companies who used Nissans for their exhibition cars. Here are a few pictures of my favorites and Greg's. The link to the complete photobucket album will be at the end as always (all 457 of them)! Enjoy! My favorite Nissan. An absolutely gorgeous 370 with HRE wheels.
Beautiful GTR.
Armada on Bags
Awesome Art
Best. Candy. Dish. Ever.
Mark and Greg
Best t-shirt
Best Elvis impersonation
'69 Chevelle
'63 Split Window Vette
My favorite car of the whole show. The pics do not do it justice. The car was flawless:
Ken Block's Fiesta
Greg loves the split-bumper Camaros
Pimped out Lincoln. Interior is phenomenal.
Land yacht. The size of (at least) three Roadsters. Ideal dead hooker transport.
Maverick.
Two '59 Cadillacs. Again, the pictures do not do justice. Greg's favorite was the purple, mine was the yellow. I may play around with these and see if I can improve them and repost. The artist was there and Greg got to meet him. He has been painting cars for over 60 years. Amazingly talented.
Mine and Greg's favorite truck, without question. C10 love. Do Want.
Vaughn Gittin's new ride.
Make sure you check out the entire album. I love to people watch, there are some great candid shots in there. Plus, I didn't want to break NICO by posting everything.
http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn16 ... 0/?start=0
*to give credit where credit is due*
The Koreans are coming out in full force. Hyundai and Kia both pulled out all the stops. They had fantastic booths, good people working them, and the cars looked incredible. The KIA Forte Coupe is HAWT. Would drive. Not being disloyal to Nissan, I still love them. But KIA showed up, in a big way. Hard not to be impressed.
Check out all the leg room. Mark is 6'3". he had room to spare. He could also sit in the back seat with the front seat all the way back.
