Tag: Customs

Applications Open for SEMA Show Featured Vehicle Display Program

Applications for the 2023 SEMA Show Featured Vehicle Display program are now open, show organizers said. Each exhibitor-sponsored vehicle accepted will also be featured in the SEMA Show app displaying the vehicle’s image, make, model, year, color, products used as part of the build, builder’s name and the name and booth number of the sponsoring… Continue reading Applications Open for SEMA Show Featured Vehicle Display Program

Galpin Motors Owner Herbert F. ‘Bert’ Boeckmann Passes Away

Herbert F. “Bert” Boeckmann II, owner of Galpin Motors, passed away at the age of 92, the dealership group announced. Galpin Motors provided the following obituary for Boeckmann: The patriarch of the Boeckmann family and pioneer of the one of most respected car dealership groups in North America has passed away. Herbert F. “Bert” Boeckmann… Continue reading Galpin Motors Owner Herbert F. ‘Bert’ Boeckmann Passes Away

Georgia Tint World Completes Custom Job for Steve Harvey

The Tint World location in Chamblee, Georgia, recently completed a custom project for television personality Steve Harvey, the company announced. The Atlanta-area retailer built a custom Omega Psi Phi-themed Polaris Sportsman 570 for Harvey with the following features: Painted Purple Chrome Wrapped in Omega Yellow Custom Wheels Custom Headlight & Taillights Racesport Light bar Underglow… Continue reading Georgia Tint World Completes Custom Job for Steve Harvey

DEI Sponsors Triple Crown of Rodding

Design Engineering Inc. (DEI) will be the official heat-and-sound control sponsor of the Triple Crown of Rodding, a new event for hot rods and trucks, the company announced. The Triple Crown of Rodding, scheduled for Sept. 8-9 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee, will showcase hot rods, customs, classics and muscle cars through 1972 and… Continue reading DEI Sponsors Triple Crown of Rodding

Himalaya 4×4 Pairs Builds With Land Rover-Inspired eBike

Vintage Land Rover restorer Himalaya 4×4 has partnered with Vintage Electric to introduce a limited-edition line of throttle e-bikes inspired by Land Rover’s Series trucks. Based on Himalaya’s custom Land Rover restorations, the new Himalaya 4×4 Special Edition Vintage Electric bikes are now available to order as accessories for each commission. The bikes have dual… Continue reading Himalaya 4×4 Pairs Builds With Land Rover-Inspired eBike

Sacramento Preps for 72nd Annual Autorama Hot Rod Show

Organizers of the annual Sacramento Autorama are preparing for the 72nd edition of the car and hot rod show at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds later this month, officials announced, and offered a preview of the event’s scheduled. Scheduled for April 28-30, the event will be highlighted by the Autorama Drive-In, which will include pre-1998 cars… Continue reading Sacramento Preps for 72nd Annual Autorama Hot Rod Show

Heat & Sound Control: In the Comfort Zone

Take every opportunity to make your customers comfortable. (Photo courtesy Design Engineering Inc.)

This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of THE SHOP magazine. For many drivers, there’s no place better than behind the wheel of their favorite vehicle. Is it possible for custom shops to further enhance that experience? Heat and sound control products deliver a safer, more comfortable cruise. Separately or combined, thermal and… Continue reading Heat & Sound Control: In the Comfort Zone

Goodguys Previews North Carolina Nationals

Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is continuing its 40th season in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the 8th North Carolina Nationals, the event series announced. Scheduled for April 21-23 at the North Carolina Fairgrounds, the event will include muscle cars, vintage hot rods and classic trucks competing for a Finalist award to qualify for the Goodguys… Continue reading Goodguys Previews North Carolina Nationals