SEMA 2014: The Calm Before the Storm

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.

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

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

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

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

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The Factory Five cars this morning during show prep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Erik Treves’ 289 USRRC Replica looks fantastic!

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Erik Hansen with his battery-electric 818S.

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