SEMA 2014: The Calm Before the Storm

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

The 2014 SEMA Show is officially underway this morning in Las Vegas. The Factory Five booth is already attracting a ton of spectators and the Factory Fives in Featured Vehicle spots look great! Here’s some photos from this morning before the show started.

The Factory Five GTM is featured in KONI Shocks booth this year.

Factory Five customer Larry Ramsey’s stunning GTM is in a Featured Vehicle spot near Ford’s booth.

The Factory Five Racing SEMA crew is ready to talk with customers.

Factory Five President Dave Smith with customer Joe M. and Johnny K.

The Factory Five cars this morning during show prep.

SixStar Cars has their recently completed 818R on display at SEMA.

Chris and Jim from KONI Shocks and Dave Smith with the LS7-powered GTM in the KONI Booth.

The Factory Five team get ready for the show to start this morning.

The Factory Five 818R was recently painted after competing in the Ultimate Track Car Challenge this summer.

The Special Edition Hot Rod Magazine-Factory Five Hot Rod next to customer Bob Littlefield’s beautiful Type 65 Coupe.

Our 818R chassis is on display with video of customer John George racing at Virginia International Raceway.

Captain Bob and Arlo from “Hot Rod Radio” with Dave Smith checking out the Hot Rod Magazine Special Edition ’33 Hot Rod.

Factory Five customer Bob Littlefield’s Type 65 Coupe is on display in our booth.

Factory Five customer Wayne Presley (left) helped customer Erik Treves (not pictured) build his 289 USRRC Roadster which is at SEMA. Erik Hansen (right) brought his battery-electric 818S to the show as a Featured Vehicle.

Erik Treves’ 289 USRRC Replica looks fantastic!

Erik Hansen with his battery-electric 818S.

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