I finally found a car at SEMA with see through acrylic rims... and with a chrome paint, and color changing lights in the rims, side scoops, and grills.. wow

to see how they painted the car http://velocity.discovery.com/videos/inside-west-coast-customs-how-to-chrome-an-audi-r8.html  

the best rim displays at SEMA this year

this post was inspired by this photo of a similar display from last year, and Gresa from Kosovo who wants to build something similar to display rims in his tire and rim store. Gresa asked me to take photos of anything that stood out from the ordinary and got my attention. I'm not saying I can fufill all requests from readers, but I try.

when your display is limited to a rack, fitting the back of the rims with black cloth does a good job of replicating hte way the rims look on your car

the most fun guy I met at SEMA, and the most unusual rim display... bar none

yeah, he's looking tough and maybe stoic... but when not in front of the camera he was laughing and relaxed, talking to people passing by. He totally stole all the attention from the booth babes when he walked around the display area near them.

Hal Wing had a wrecked '07 G55 Benz, but wanted to get a classic made by Troy Trepanier, so Rad Rides by Troy took the powertrain and some of the interior and made this 54 Buick extraordinary

 the stereo (etc etc) are from the Benz

 Only Troy Trepanier has won the Ridler Award and built a Bonnevile record holder http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/blowfish-landspeed-record-setting-1969.html

http://www.radrides.com/home.php

2 Brothers Custom Trucks brought a 1960 Ford F100 to SEMA this year, with Raceline custom 24 inch rims that are knockouts... twin turbos, great color scheme, just a crowd magnet

see their other work on their website http://www.2brotherscustomtrucks.com/