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SEMA is a show that is organised every year in Las Vegas. The hype surrounding this show is insane as every supercar owner and car collector tries to be there.

There is also a lot of hype thanks to the youTube vloggers who make it there.

SEMA stands for Specialty Equipment Marketing Association.

The other reason why SEMA is really hyped is because it isnt open to the public. Of course, people can get in by sharing passes or by faking their IDs, but it isnt easy.

For me and my colleagues to enter, we had to upload our company documents, our personal ID, our official ID and then once approved by the organisers, we had to pay 120$ per person for the duration of the show.

The show also doesnt have too much for the common man, but enthusiasts can always find something to excite them.

The main difference between the European shows which I've attended in the past and this show is that the B2B brands use a lot of high profile supercars to attract people to their booths. Much more than in Europe.

Brands like Inozetek were the cynosure of all eyes as they had a couple of really interesting supercars in their stall including that of famous YouTube Alex Choi and Daily Driven Exotics.







It wont be possible for me to give details on each of the many cars I saw in this show.

Many of them caught my eye but I didnt know what mods were under the hood.

I didnt get a chance to meet the famous Shmee, but his video actually covers most of the cars I saw with interviews with the famous owners.

You can actually use this video as a guide to all the nice cars at SEMA 2023.

https://youtu.be/LmkiCDdf7Pc?si=S_sL9xBgk0uhchZR

This thread will be more of a pictorial tour of SEMA with minimum explanation.

As soon as we entered, we saw a couple of nice GTRs and a 5th Gen Supra.










Apart from slammed supercars, the other major theme of SEMA was lifted trucks.






There was also a nice 992 GT3RS with Rotiform wheels. Plenty of supercars and slammed cars were used to market and showcase alloy wheel brands.







I also took a close up pic of the actuators for the GT3RS' DRS system



The crazy Aero around the car


There was also a nice NSX -- Not as clean and unmodified as I like, but an NSX is an NSX finally. A mid engined Honda supercar developed by the legendary Ayrton Senna.





A surprisingly clean and what I found out later, one of the only clean, stock looking Aventadors at the show




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Epic paint finish on this display car at the Sikkens paint stall.









This car is made by the company founded by F1 World Champion Jenson Button. This car finished first at the Pikes Peak hillclimb
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/mod...irst-its-class





A replica of the famous Fast and Furious Toyota Supra.

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A bling Ferrari Testarossa











A company building GT40 replicas


















Not a Ferrari



Not a Tesla!




It's the stuff nightmares are made of! An Electric Ferrari Testarossa!












An EV Mercedes SL Gullwing!

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Would love to see how anyone could drive this on public roads. Even in the US!



An absolutely stunning combination on the Mark 5 Supra.







An R34 GTR in Millenium Jade. Looks absolutely gorgeous and literally gave me goosebumps. This was and is the dream car for most of us. Absolute perfection.



My favourite wheel brand!





My favourite suspension brand!































A beautiful Diablo! Gave me proper 90s vibes!

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A wierd Hummer.









Beautiful paint




Ford Broncos were as popular as the Toyota Supra MK5s at the show.

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One of my absolute favourite cars at SEMA 2023. An E46 M3 in a beautiful blue.

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The famous Youtuber Tavarish's McLaren P1 which was flood damaged and is being rebuilt.

This was shown at the Valvoline stall as a branding exercise.














































The Stradman's famous Aventador.

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Shmee's Mustang Darkhorse at the Ceramic Pro Stall.























A clean Aventador








One of my all time favourite cars, the Porsche Carrera GT. It was sadly overshadowed by the newer "yuppie" "Instagram/Youtube famous" cars.

Hardly anyone was looking at it! Most people were focused on Alex Choi's McLaren 720S.

I am old fashioned and while the 720S is an epic car, it was tragic to see the Porsche CGT in a corner looking lonely.

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A beautiful Classic 911.


















The attention to detail on this truck was mindblowing!

















Some people have a sense of humour!





















We end this post with a pic of a Porsche Carrera GT, because why not?

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And we start this post with more Porsche Carrera GTs.

Because, just look at it. It's almost 20 years old but looks absolutely amazing!











And then another of my all time favourite cars, though I prefer it in the classic Ferrari red!










And then a Porsche Cayenne but mde to look like the classic Porsche Pink Pig 917!









Customised interiors







More Italian supercars

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Modifications were not limited to cars.

There were some bikes in amazing paint jobs and massive speaker systems!





And of course, many cars/vehicles with massive music systems.



















This lovely Maserati in a unique shade of Giallo Genio



















More of the E46 BMW, because, why not?

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A huge stall dedicated to the world's fastest RC cars!





The Toyota stall was one of the few stalls put up by a car company. Some pretty nice Lexus and Toyota cars were on display.






















A Delorean DMC 12

I am not sure if this was a real car or a replica.


































A vintage Pickup truck restored to it's full glory and with a lovely bike on it!

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Self explanatory! A Porsche 356 reimagined by Hermes, the luxury brand.

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I also shot a lot of short videos which I've tried to compile into 3 normal length videos.

The first is a compilation of the videos I shot of the Ford and Shell V Performance drift arena.

They had some sort of lucky draw by which people could apply to be a passenger in one of the cars being driven by a professional driver.

https://youtu.be/A1jrxBgsGp4

https://youtu.be/t1CNB27wQsY

I had a few more clips showcasing the amazing paint quality on some of the show cars. Most of these were at display in the paint company's stalls.

https://youtu.be/s0X5SzjHh7Q

A compilation of some clips I took at SEMA.

https://youtu.be/k6KjrdiC-Yw

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