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sema show 2008,  photos from sema, , lots of new products at the sema show,  displaying products from the auto industry.

    It’s November and that means  SEMA !   SEMA  show 2008  This is the BIG one...  the show that covers ALL Things Automotive !   We are most interested in the booths in  Hot Rod Alley,   the Restoration Area, and Performance and Racing ..... but there are also a lot of really great looking vehicles and totally cool parts on display in the Truck Sections,  Off Road,  and the cars the kids  of today drive.... the Tuners... lots to look at and many friends to see.....  it can be a bit overwhelming but  someone has to do this job ....  and Jack and Mary Ann at Hotrodhotline.com  are always game !   We only have about 15 hours at the show so let’s  get going....

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As we enter the Central Hall we look down on the floor from the Ford Exhibit... lot’s of people and so many booths !

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   It’s always a little overwhelming when you look down on the floor...

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    It’s hard to know where to start.

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    So we start with old friends... our Hot Rod MD, Jim Clark spotted an old friend at the B & M ,  Hurst booth.

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   Miss Hurst herself,  Linda Vaughn

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   The “First Lady” of Drag Racing was drawing quite the crowd.

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   Jim and Freda have known Linda for many years....

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 Linda was at the Hurst / B & M booth to celebrate the launch of the  Hurst Challenger by B & M and  Hurst.

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     Nate Shelton of B & M with Linda and Jim.

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The famous Hurst Shifter installed in a new Dodge Challenger....

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      Remember those good old days.... well....  they’re baaaccckkkk.....

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   This was quite a sight ....

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   In the always awesome Ford display, there was an aftermarket  70 Mustang body suspended in air .....

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     And right under it was an original  70 Mustang ....

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    How cool is that !

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         The Ford pavillion also featured this really cool new  33 Roadster from Factory Five.  It’s all set up for a Ford crate engine....

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      Check out the details

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   Jack loves this engine

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 Those Ford “extras”  were on display too

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  Now, the Taylor Vertex booth had something really cool on display...

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   Now this is  SOME  Trike !

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   The Surf City Garage folks were there making sure this trike  looked it’s BEST.

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   We even ran into a Hotrodhotline.com “fan” in the booth....   so we told him we’d get a shot of him for the coverage...   unfortunately we didn’t get his name !

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