SEMA Preparations in High Gear

Posted on October 28, 2011 by in What's New

Customer Cars Arrive at Factory to Head Out to Vegas

The preparations for the 2011 SEMA Show are almost complete and vehicles are at the factory getting ready to be loaded on the Factory Five transport.  We’ve got some exciting surprises like always for the SEMA Show and customer cars, in particular, are highlighted to a high degree.  Here are some spy shots before the show.

George Robitaille's '33 Hot Rod.

Morrisville State College built this '33 Roadster for the Right Coast Nationals Show this year and it will be featured in their booth at SEMA (Right Coast booth)

Beautiful interior detail on the Morrisville College Car.

FFR's Jason Lavigne and Rob from Right Coast and the School

These guys are a class act! Nice trailer.

George Robitaille's '33 Hot Rod has a little something sticking out of the hood.

The FFR-KONI GTM built by customer Gary C.

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