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Wednesday, January 2 

SEMA 2007 Video Part Two
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Wrapping up our SEMA coverage, our SEMA Video Part Two has been posted. Featuring customized rides, new products, and models or as we call them, "booth babes", part two offers another insight to the largest automotive trade show on the planet. Be sure to check out our full list of coverage as well.

Click here to view SEMA 2007 Video Part Two

Click here to view SEMA 2007 Video Part One

Click here to view our SEMA 2007 Photos

Click here to see the Booth Babes


Wednesday, November 7 

SEMA 2007 Video Part One of Two
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As part of our continuing coverage of SEMA 2007, Truckblog is proud to announce the first, full coverage video of the 2007 SEMA Show. Full of the latest customized vehicles, hottest products on the market, and loaded with models, or as we know them, "booth babes", this feature video is part one of two, and will leave you craving for more. Part two will be released later this week.

Click here to view SEMA 2007 Video Part One

Click here to view our SEMA 2007 Photos

Click here to see the Booth Babes


Friday, November 2 

The Girls of SEMA Show 2007
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Yes, the SEMA girls are there this week in full force. And yes, we now have a gallery devoted to these beautiful car babes.

Thanks to each and every one of them for taking the time to pose for us and make their automotive accessories extra super special. For our coverage of this year's hottest collection of headlights available for your specific vehicle, click the following link. The gallery will be updated throughout the week.

Girls of SEMA Show 2007 Gallery


Wednesday, October 31 

2008 Tundra Diesel Dually Project Vehicle
More in: Diesel, SEMA, Toyota | Comments | Permalink | 243,028 Views

At this year's SEMA Show, Toyota had a nice surprise for all of us big truck fans; a 2008 Toyota Tundra Diesel Dually CrewMax concept. For all the photos and more information on this behemoth truck, visit our 2008 Tundra Diesel Dually info page.

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Truckblog Exclusive: Kat Von D at SEMA 2007
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Kat Von D SEMA 2007The SEMA show is always an exciting place to walk around, first because there are literally thousands of great vehicles, but also because of the celebrities who frequent this mecca of car shows. Normally, Truckblog wouldn't dedicate a post to something that isn't related in some way to the auto industry - but let's face facts, this is notable to a fairly wide audience.

We ran across a guest today that none of us saw on the celebrity guest roster - tattoo artist Kat Von D - starlet of TLC's LA Ink.

Von D is one of the hottest names in the tattoo industry, and it just goes to show that you never know who you may run into here at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

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Tuesday, October 30 

SEMA Show 2007 Photos
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We're here live at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada all week. We'll be uploading some videos next week, and photos throughout this week. Check them out!

Updates

10/30 - Photos have been uploaded again due to technical difficulties. The larger photos should be visible now.

10/31 - Happy Halloween! Due to technical difficulties (too many late nights in Vegas?) the processing of photos from our 5 photographers at the show has taken far too much time. Processing photos now -- you'll have a ton to see this evening.

11/01 - Finished uploading all photos from Monday and Tuesday: over 750 photos so far and growing.

11/01 - Yes, the SEMA girls (aka Booth Babes?) are there this week in full force. And Yes, we now have a gallery devoted to these beauties.

11/04 - All photos from the Truckblog crew have now been uploaded, including the rest of the SEMA girl photos. Check out both galleries for updates!

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Wednesday, October 3 

CORR Tears Its Way Through Chula Vista
More in: CORR, Off-Road, Racing | Comments | Permalink | 181,342 Views

Championship Off Road Racing tore its way through Chula Vista, California this past weekend, bringing with it intense off road trucks that were rolling over, crashing into one another, spinning out and more. Just in case you missed the action, we covered the event with 150 photos and a 4 minute video of all the destruction.

Click here to view photos of the event.

Click here to view the video.

For more information about CORR, visit their website at www.corracing.com

Special thanks goes to John Marking, driver of the Fox Racing Shox Pro-4 #6 truck for letting us mount our cameras to it.


Friday, July 6 

Friday Beerblog: iPhone For Your iAuto
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BMW has announced the integration of the Apple iPhone with some of their 2007 and later model vehicles, including the BMW X5 cross-over SUV. The iPhone uses the existing iPod availability as well as the current Bluetooth integration. The iPhone's iPod feature also allows for full radio and iDrive screen, but with that integration, creates an even larger traffic hazard. Read on for more information...

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Tuesday, June 12 

Championship Off Road Racing: The Video
More in: CORR, Off-Road, Racing | Comments | Permalink | 228,668 Views

Yesterday we posted the photos and other information about the Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) racing event in Chula Vista this past weekend. Today we proudly present our latest original Truckblog video. Jason spent all day yesterday editing this video, and his work shows. He was definitely "in the zone" on this one. IMHO, it is the best video we have ever produced. Videography & editing by Jason Coe.

Watch now...


Monday, June 11 

CORR is Back in San Diego
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Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) is back in San Diego in a brand new Chula Vista International Raceway. This past weekend was the introduction of the new track to thousands of SoCal race fans and soon the world when the race is broadcast on NBC this July 29th. The new track is incredible (we had more fun than we should have) and the weather was cool for the first time. Our video is coming soon, but in the meantime check out the 240 photos of these 800 HP Pro-2 and Pro-4 trucks tearing up the new track. Photography by Chris Duke.

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Thursday, May 3 

Spring Truck Jam Preview
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What are you doing this Sunday, May 6th? If you're in SoCal, you better be in Irvine, at the biggest, baddest truck show on the west coast! The Spring California Truck Jamboree kicks off the 2007 show season in a big way, with the west coast's finest trucks and SUVs representin'. This is no sleeper show, either. For starters, there's the burnout contest, the monster truck car crush courtesy of Shocker, an air hop contest featuring about a half a dozen trucks, and live music by Limelife.

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Wednesday, April 25 

4 Wheel Parts Truckfest Coverage
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Anyone who owns a 4 wheel drive knows who 4 Wheel Parts is – the biggest truck/SUV parts retail distributor in the US! This year, they gathered nearly all of manufacturers they distribute for, and put them all under one roof. All the vendors had their newest, latest, and greatest parts out for the show goers to see and play with. It was almost as if 4WP gave us all keys to their warehouse, and let us open all their boxes of toys. All the reps were out there to answer questions on their products, and they had fully staffed tills for the show goers to purchase parts right on the spot!

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Friday, April 20 

Truckblog at the Texas Jamboree Nationals
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The serene setting of the Texas hill country was once again disrupted as hundreds of trucks converged on Fredericksburg for the 3rd annual incarnation of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Texas 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals. The event, held the last weekend of March, has proven to be a popular kick-off spot for the Jamboree tour as each year it gets bigger. This year's attendance of 11,000 included numerous Truckblog members displaying their trucks. Congratulations are in order to members TXFFEMT, Overkill, The Pistonhead and Muddin for bringing home numerous "Best Of" trophies in their respective classes. You've got to see the photos The next stop for the Jamboree will be Springfield Missouri on May 5-6.

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Friday, April 6 

2006 SEMA Show Video Wrap-up
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Umm, the dog ate our camcorder... or, my computer crashed. Tape got stuck in the rewinder? Ok, the sad truth is that we've just been pretty dog-gone busy, and even though we've already published 4 other SEMA 2006 videos, we still had one left. This one covers the show a bit more slowly than the first one, and has some rather silly (drunken) outtakes at the end if you wait around long enough! Enjoy...

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Thursday, January 18 

Sunday... Sunday... Sunday!
More in: Monster Trucks, Off-Road, Racing | Comments | Permalink | 315,890 Views

If those words make you crane your neck, looking for a monster truck flying through the air and crushing cars, then you were definitely at the Tacoma Dome for the Monster Jam this past weekend. The trucks were jamming around corners and flying over cars on a pre-determined track layout for the Monster Truck races. And later they had 90 seconds of time for the Monster Truck freestyle, where the trucks had free reign to do make the trucks pirouette through the air with the utmost grace, defying gravity, and even landing on their roofs!

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Friday, January 12 

SKG Motorsports Grand Opening
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Last weekend SKG Automotive Customizers, a SoCal automotive customization shop, opened a new state of the art facility located in Poway, California. Truckblog stopped by to see the new facility and learn what all the new buzz was about. Their other location (also in Poway) is being used for the multi-million dollar McMillin Racing team, who's own Andy McMillin recently won the 2006 Baja 1,000 Championship (co-piloted with the famous race driver, Robby Gordon). SKG had free food and drinks, product giveaways, and a car show with custom rides and trophy trucks. Truckblog were the first media on scene covering the event and we've composed a video of all the action. Check it out.

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Monday, January 8 

SEMA 2006 Coverage Video
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The other day we posted our first SEMA Show 2006 video for AMP Research and now we've finished our first video of the show itself. We've got more in the works, including extended SEMA Show 2006 coverage, but this is a great overview of what is there. Check it out!

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Wednesday, December 27 

Get Ready For The Spring Truck Jamboree
More in: Mini Trucks, Off-Road, Sport Trucks, SUV, Truck Jam | Comments | Permalink | 381,166 Views

Sure, it's not even 2007, and granted winter just began, but it's never too early to start thinking about the next big shows of 2007. As a proud sponsor of the Truck Jamboree shows, we're happy to start hyping this show as early as possible. So mark your calendars for Sunday May 6th, 2007. This is the 20th year of Truck Jam, so you can bet there are going to be some big things. Thanks to our pal Pierre, here's some of the official information about the show...

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Friday, November 17 

Houston Off-Road Expo Event Coverage
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The Off-Road Expo, which took place on November 11th, made it's final stop of the year in Houston this past weekend. The show was an opportunity for local vendors and Off-Road shops to showcase their latest and greatest. While Texas sized trucks seemed to be the order of the day, Toyota had a good presence with the new FJ Cruiser and Jeeps were running a close third. Interco Tires capitalized on the show being in town and introduced their new 54” Bogger tires. As an added bonus, this humble scribe actually ran into Truckblog's own Mod Missy who was in attendance showcasing N-Fabs new product line.

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Saturday, November 11 

STILLEN's Titan Day: A Crushing Good Time
More in: Infiniti, Nissan, Off-Road | Comments | Permalink | 347,164 Views

Jason and I took off first thing this morning to Costa Mesa, CA, home of STILLEN HQ, to cover their second Titan Day event this year. I created two photo albums, one for photos of the event itself and another that contains photos of the Nissan Titan vs. Infiniti car. The event went off without a hitch, except STILLEN's dyno was having a bad day so they had to come up with an alternate plan to please the rowdy crowd. The solution? Get Robin Stover (editor of Four Wheeler Magazine) to take his 2004 Titan monster off-road custom truck and absolutely demolish an Infiniti car (which was scheduled to be crushed by law). The video is also available. Thanks Steve and John for lunch!

Wednesday, November 8 

Cal Jam After Dark Show: The Video
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Just because summer is over, don't you start thinking that we are going to kick back, settle into the holidays, and forget about you all. On the contrary! We have more event coverage coming from events over the past few months, more from SEMA, and more from upcoming events. In case you missed the hype from the After Dark show, and the 350+ photos, check those out before watching Jason's latest video from the Cal Jam After Dark show this past September 30th. As expected, the sparks flew at night, so don't miss this video. Oh, and stick around at the end for some silly outtakes (what was I thinking?)

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Monday, November 6 

2006 SEMA Show Las Vegas Photos
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Last week was nuts! We all made it back safely and while we didn't have the opportunity to blog a whole lot last week while we were in Vegas, we'll make up for it this week. This year's SEMA Show was larger than ever, and we've got the photos to prove it. Today we're starting off with over 860 photos of vehicles and the "Girls of SEMA" and hundreds more are on the way. Later this week we'll have a series of videos from this year's SEMA Show. In case you missed it, Jason edited a SEMA preview video last week from Vegas for a taste of what's to come. Thanks to the rest of the Truckblog crew that made it out to Las Vegas this year -- it was another memorable experience.

Check out the photo albums:

Vehicle photos by Chris Duke
Vehicle photos by Mike Wilkes
Vehicle photos by Michael Schuerlein
Vehicle photos by Jason Gillmore
Vehicle photos by Denny Hao
Truckblog Crew photos
Girls of SEMA


Wednesday, October 18 

Bully Dog Texas Diesel Nationals Coverage
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This event, which began back in 2002 when Diesel Innovations (DI Performance) set up a "Clash of the Titans" all-diesel event in Baytown. Since then, this event has grown to massive proportions. With thousands of spectators and competitors flocking to the Houston Raceway Park this past weekend, the Bully Dog Texas Diesel Nationals was an incredible event to behold. This year the Bully Dog Texas Diesel Nationals featured the Nowel Thomas Memorial Drags, the DHRA Pro Diesel Drag Racing Series finals for Quick Diesel and Pro Street classes, fun and grudge drag racing, sled pull "Run for Fun" competition along with Work Stock and Street Diesel competition classes and DHRA Pro exhibition pulls, as well as the usual dyno, show 'n' shine and burnout competitions.

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Friday, October 13 

Champion Off Road Racing Coverage Part Deux
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After we covered the CORR event last July in the 100 degree heat of Southern California, we knew we had to go back for more once things cooled down. Lucky for us, they had another event last month and the temps were about 20 degrees cooler. Once again we teamed up with Kevin Probst and his team from Probst Motorsports to cover another gnarly event. For this race Kevin was in pole position so we got even better coverage from our in-car cam before the mud shut us down. We've got 120 photos and a 4 minute video from our video guy Jason Coe that is a must see. Thanks again to Probst Motorsports for hookin' us up big time!

View 120 Photos -or- Watch The Video


Tuesday, October 3 

Cal Jam After Dark Show: Over 350 Photos!
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This past Saturday at the Long Beach Veterans Stadium in Long Beach, California, was the first show of its kind. An all day show that started in the morning and ended late at night. While the usual events were there, such as the air hop and burnout contest, "California Jamboree After Dark" featured the first ever rail dragging contest after the sun went down. We were there all day long, and while the video is still in the works, we couldn't wait to put up the photos. We captured over 350 shots of this event from morning 'til night. The rail dragging contest was the highlight of the day, as I'm sure anyone there can agree! We hope they bring it back next year!

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Tuesday, August 8 

Tearing It Up At The Summer TruckJam
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This past Sunday, August 6th, 2006, the Truckblog crew invaded the "California TruckJam", providing full coverage of the event. Filled with the hottest trucks and SUVs from all over Southern California, the TruckJam was the place to be, complete with an airhop contest, burnout competition and a killer bikini contest!

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Friday, August 4 

TruckJam Is Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
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It's finally here... the biggest SoCal show is this Sunday, August 6th in Irvine, California. To get a feel for the action, be sure to check out our Spring TruckJam coverage. We'll be there again, providing some of the hottest video and photography around. Save $3 off admission by printing out this flyer courtesy of Truckblog, and bringing it with you. Want to learn more? Check out their new radio spot. Truckblog is a proud sponsor, so look for our banners everywhere, and those who registered their vehicles -- be sure to check your goodie bags for some free swag from Truckblog!

Visit TruckJam.com


Saturday, July 29 

Truckblog Attends Boyd Coddington Show in Louisiana
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On July 22nd, the Isle of Capri Casino in Lake Charles Louisiana put on a car and truck show, and Truckblog was there. The world famous Boyd Coddington and his wife, Jo Coddington, were the judges at the event. The show consisted of a total 50 cars, trucks, race cars, and hot rods. All the vehicles that attended the show were by invite only. One of our newest members to Truckblog, James (lincolnlightning), was also invited.

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Thursday, July 27 

Summer Champion Off Road Racing Coverage
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Champion Off Road RacingChampion Off Road Racing (CORR) hit Southern California hard this past Saturday. As if soaring 100-degree temperatures and an insane amount of humidity wasn't bad enough, add in a stadium-sized off-road event with dirt particles flying everywhere, and you've got something you can't miss. If you did miss it, well, we braved the elements to capture a few races on video and in pictures for you!

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Saturday, July 22 

Truckblog Invades Champion Off Road Racing
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Southern California is right in the middle of a massive heat wave. Records are being set for high temperatures and high energy consumption. Near the border in Chula Vista, not only are there weather records being set, but a few automotive records are being set as well. Champion Off Road Racing has come to SoCal this weekend, and Truckblog will be there to cover it all!

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Saturday, July 8 

Summer TruckJam To Heat Up SoCal
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Perhaps the largest Southern California truck show is coming up in less than a month. On August 6th, join Truckblog staff and thousands of others at the Verizon Amphitheater at Hidden Valley Park in Irvine for the largest, baddest truck show around. Truckblog is now an official sponsor of the summer TruckJam event, and if you download and print this flyer you can save $3 off the $15 admission. This show has it all, including an air hop contest, burnout contest, monster truck crush, live music, and more. Be there for the king of SoCal shows!

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Wednesday, June 7 

2006 Texas Showdown Coverage
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The fourth annual Texas Showdown was incredible as usual and we have the pictures to prove it. Hundreds of custom rides filled the several acres lot of the Sam Houston Raceway Park and attracted thousand upon thousands of spectators, drawn by the brilliant gleaming wheels, incredible paint designs and the smell of melted tires.

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Friday, June 2 

2006 Spring TruckJam: Complete Coverage
California Truck JamboreeIf you've been following along over the past few weeks, Truckblog was all over the 2006 Spring Truck Jamboree in SoCal, as proven by the multitude of photos and videos posted. With the most recent video posted late last night (thanks again, Jason!), our coverage of this huge show is now complete. Let's review:

Videos by Jason: Main Event CoverageBikini ContestAirhopMonster CrushBurnout Contest

View Photos by BrianO

The next big TruckJam is August 6th. Click here to view the flyer. We'll be there of course, doing it all over again!


Tuesday, May 30 

Jumping Women at the 2006 Spring Truckjam
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Truckjam Bikini ContestLook, we admit we aren't just all about trucks, the aftermarket, and performance. Every now and then we like to sit back, grab an icy cold one and enjoy the scenery. What's a truck show without the ladies, wearing next to nothing? Why not put 'em on stage and let them show us their aftermarket accessories? Thanks to another great one from Jason, our video guy, for cranking out another tough assignment. Thanks to Pierre at the California Truck Jamboree for hooking us up.

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Jumping Trucks at the 2006 Spring Truckjam
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AirhopLast week we posted some new videos from the 2006 Truck Jamboree in SoCal. Our video guy was hard at work over the long Memorial Day weekend to crank out another one for us. The Extreme Air Hopping video is now online fo' yo view'n pleasure.

Note: Video homey put in some Snoop Dizzle s-to-tha-izzong that contains some fizzoul language (tisk, tisk!) so if you're viewing in the office you might want to put your volume on the down-low, yo.

Wizzatch Video...


Thursday, May 25 

Texas Showdown Coverage
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It's that time again. Mark your calendars for Houston's biggest and baddest car and truck show which will be happening June 3rd and 4th at the Sam Houston Raceway Park. As always, Truckblog will be there to cover the event for those of us who can't get a kitchen pass.

Visit the Texas Showdown Web Site for more info and pictures.


Tuesday, May 23 

New 2006 Spring Truckjam Videos
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Monster TruckTruckblog was at the recent Spring Truckjam in Irvine, California, and the video footage is now coming in from our video guy, Jason Coe. The first two videos have been posted, which include some massive burnouts and monster truck crush by "Shocker". More videos and photos are on the way, so stay tuned!

Friday, April 28 

Fabulous Fords Forever 2006 Video
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Fabulous Fords Forever 2006 ShowThis past April 9th every single tricked-out Ford vehicle in Southern California flocked to Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California for the 21st Annual "Fabulous Fords Forever" Show. This annual event in Orange County is the event for those whos veins pump blue (Ford) blood. Of course Truckblog was there and while we should have photos up soon, the video is here now, thanks to our video guy Jason Coe.

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Wednesday, April 19 

The Lost 2005 SEMA Show Las Vegas Photos
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SEMA Show 2005 Las VegasUm, the dog ate my hard drive? I lost the photo CDs at the strip club? The media was buried in my ten foot high pile of press kits and I just now found them? The photographers just now got back to me with their photos? Well, pick a good excuse because none of them are true. The sad truth is that we are just so backlogged with all the event coverage and editorial coming in that we kept putting it off. Sorry, guys. Thanks to Michael Schuerlein (teknics) and Jason Gillmore (2K BEAST) we now have close to 300 "new" photos from last year's 2005 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

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Tuesday, April 4 

Primedia State 2 State Cruise
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State 2 State CruiseThe State 2 State Cruise started at "Out of Control Off Road" in Irvine, California, and ended at the London Bridge resort in Lake Havasu, Arizona. This yearly event started on Friday March 17th and ended on Sunday, the 19th. The entire show was put on by Primedia, and there was a boat regatta put on by Jokers Wild Promotions...

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Monday, April 3 

Goodguys' 6th Del Mar Nationals Photo Gallery
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Goodguys Del Mar NationalsThe Goodguys 6th Del Mar Nationals took place this past weekend. The annual show is a three day classic hot rod, truck and classics show which marks the start of the show season in Southern California. Truckblog was there on Saturday to cover the best rides we could find. The weather was perfect in Del Mar, and everyone was having a great time, including us! This year the show was the biggest we've seen, with over 2,000 rides through the 1972 model year spread all over the Del Mar fairgrounds. Photography by Chris.

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Wednesday, March 22 

Goodguys 6th Del Mar Nationals
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Good Guys 6th Del Mar NationalsSomehow Spring started without me realizing it. We've been so busy this past winter that we are still trying to get caught up on last year's SEMA Show (see recent video posted). Next weekend (March 31, Apri 1-2) marks the start of the show season for Southern California when the Goodguys Del Mar Nationals rolls into town at the famous Del Mar racetrack. This show isn't your typical current model monster truck show. Rather, this is a laid back seaside show filled with over 2,000 hot rods, trucks, customs and classics through the 1972 model year. We plan on attending, so look for photos soon.

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Sunday, March 19 

Truckblog Goes Drifting
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1997-2004 C5 Corvette Twin Turbo SystemThis past November in Las Vegas at the SEMA Show 2005, we had a crazy opportunity to go drifting on behalf of STS (Squires Turbo Systems). Ben Cahoon, President & CEO of STS, hooked up our own Jason Coe in an insanely fast Corvette C5. Riding shotgun, Jason captured the entire drifting ride on film. Their unique turbo system jacked this C5 up to 535 HP and 503 ft/lbs of torque. Watch the video full screen and you'll feel like you were along for the ride. Thanks to STS for hooking us up!

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Sunday, March 12 

Mega Australian Horsepower, Mate!
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Craig Munro VX R8 ClubsportAt the Summernats 19 in Australia this year, Craig Munro took home the award of "HP Hero" with his turbo VX R8 ClubSport. Before catching on fire, his ride was able to produce 1,211 horsepower. While not exactly truck related, the achievement and the fire caught on video was amazing and we just had to share.

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Wednesday, January 11 

''Booth Babes'' Rampant at NAIAS
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"There is plenty to gawk at this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit," MSNBC reports. "Some people say, ‘I [Tika] just want a picture of you; forget about the car,’” the tall, willowy 22-year-old model quipped as she swished her long dark hair and struck a stunning pose next to a big red Ferrari. There is plenty to gawk at this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. But at the Ferrari display, elegant feminine curves were turning just as many heads as the gorgeous bodywork on the Ferrari FXX sports car..."

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Monday, November 28 

SEMA 2005 Video (Part 2)
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SEMA 2005Last week we we announced our first SEMA video and as promised, here's another view into the 2005 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Again, thanks to our videographer Jason Coe, Truckblog brings you "inside SEMA" during our second day at the show. Keep checking back as soon we'll have part three and several other videos!

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Wednesday, November 23 

SEMA 2005 Video (Part 1)
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SEMA 2005We're not done with SEMA 2005 yet! We've got several videos in production right now, and the first one is finished and ready to go! Thanks to a lot of work by Jason Coe, this SEMA 2005 video captures the sights from our first day at the show. This is some professional looking coverage from Jason, so grab some popcorn, a soda, and fire up this five minute video to see what you missed at the SEMA 2005 Show in Las Vegas earlier this month!

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Wednesday, November 16 

Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo 2005
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Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo 2006This past year the shows have been great... we've had Mustangs and trucks, a cruise liner and trucks, and to wrap the show season up, we now have planes and trucks. The Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo was held on October 23rd at the Joint Forces Training Base on the Los Alamitos Army Airfield in Southern California and Truckblog was there. Thanks to Lynn Guthrie for covering the event, who's background includes flying and of course, trucks.

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Friday, November 4 

SEMA Show Day Four (Friday)
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SEMA ChickaThe big show is finally over, and this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas was better than ever. Even with three full days at the show I still feel as though a lot was missed.

Thankfully our other photographers were out covering the scene and as soon as I get their photos, they'll be uploaded to the site as well. We also have some amazing videos we are working on which will start to appear at the site next week.

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Thursday, November 3 

SEMA Show Day Three (Thursday)
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SEMA ChickOur second full day at SEMA was once again filled with way more than we could have ever of hoped to shoot in a single day, but we made it through the day, sore feet and all (yeah, I'm sure you feel real sorry for us).

Another 500 photos have been uploaded from SEMA Thursday, and we have to thank Brad Lovell of Lovell Rock Racing and Big Sarge at the extreme Off-Road Proving Ground for hooking us up with an all access pass to shoot the incredible crawlers, as well as Ben Cahoon at STS for the awesome joyride in a twin-turbo Corvette C5.

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Thursday, October 13 

2005 Queen Mary Event Photos
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2005 Queen Mary EventWhat does the RMS Queen Mary and a car show have in common? Nothing, until you throw a heap of cars and trucks at it. This annual event, held in September, makes for outstanding photographic opportunities. Our own Truckblog photographer Lynn Guthrie was there and took advantage of the scenery. Many of our members' trucks were captured by Mr. Guthrie with the dramatic Queen Mary as the backdrop. Nice work, old man!

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2005 Mustangs by the Bay Event Photos
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2005 Mustangs by the BayOur 2005 summer event coverage continues today with a huge Mustang show in San Diego which has over the past few years slowly turned into a small truck show as well, thanks to a lot of Truckblog members. Truckblog photographers Lynn Guthrie and Jason Gillmore were on hand to shoot the best angles of the show, which of course included the trucks. The "Mustangs by the Bay" was held on October 2nd. Check it out!

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Wednesday, October 12 

2005 New Jersey Truck Fest Event Photos
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2005 New Jersey Truck FestThe summer shows were sizzling hot, even on the east coast. We sent our New York office out to the show to cover it this past September. Thanks to Michael Schuerlein, we've got a heap o' photos, covering the event's trucks, the lovely ladies in the bikini contest, and more. We're a big fan of the blonde "truck" with black trim. Can you tell?

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2005 Cruisin' For A Cure Event Photos
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2005 Cruisin' For A CureThe big summer car and truck shows are over, and while there are a few smaller ones that remain throughout the country, we are looking forward to the big show in Vegas next month (SEMA). One of the biggest shows in SoCal this summer was the Cruisin' For A Cure show, held September 24th in SoCal. We sent two Truckblog photographers there to cover the show, and thanks to Lynn Guthrie and Jason Gillmore, a new photo album is born.

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Wednesday, October 5 

Truckblog Invades 2005 SEMA Show
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SEMA MemberA month from today the SEMA Show will be coming to a close, and the party will be over. Last year we covered the hell out of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We offered complete coverage of the show, from new products, the SEMAgirls, new vehicles, girls, custom rides, event coverage, and of course, the girls of SEMA. This year we're doing it all again, only better. We're sending six photographers and writers from our Truckblog crew there to cover it all. And this year, we are sporting the SEMA logo at our site, now that X7 Media has become an official supporting member of SEMA.

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Friday, September 9 

Toyo Tires Summer Truck Jam 2005 Gallery
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Truckblog doesn't mess around when it comes to the big shows. For one of the biggest in SoCal, the Toyo Tires Summer Truck Jamboree, we sent three Truckblog photographers to cover the event. Thanks to Lynn Guthrie, Jason and Jason Gillmore, we have a few hundred photos of trucks, chicks, and the events to keep you plenty busy this weekend.

Unfortunately due to a fire that broke out in the early afternoon, they missed the bikini contest... but there were still plenty of showgirls captured on film. We're also working on a video of the event, so check back soon!

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Tuesday, September 6 

Ludikrs 2005 Show Photo Gallery
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The Ludikrs 2005 Show was a few weekends ago and Truckblog's own photographer, Lynn Guthrie, was there... and damn he got some great photos!

From lowered to lifted trucks & SUVs, Southern California was out in full force for a hot day in the sun with some hot rides.

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Wednesday, August 24 

HAPS 4th Annual All Truck Show & Shine
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Last weekend, the Houston Area PowerStrokes Club had their 4th Annual All Truck Show & Shine, held at PickUps Plus in Katy, Texas. Our newest photographer, Denny (AKA: DrSpeed), was there to take some awesome pictures for us. Speaking of speed, make sure you check out the awesome Cobra badged Ford Excursion.

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Tuesday, August 16 

 
Jersey Truck Fest
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Mark your calendars boys and girls, the Jersey Truck Fest is just around the corner. For two full days in September, the Jersey Truck fest will be blowing your mind with all manor of truck creations, from lowriders to lifted 4x4 the Jersey Truck Fest has got you covered. For years now New Jersey has been suffering from a serious lack of attention in the truck events arena. Now, from the promoter that has been putting on the Jersey Jambo for the last TEN years, the Jesery Truck Fest!

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Friday, August 12 

 
Carlisle All Truck Nationals 2005 Photo Gallery
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The Carlisle All Truck Nationals was held last weekend in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and as promised, we were there and we've got over 100 photos in case you couldn't make it!

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Thursday, August 4 

 
Carlisle All Truck Nationals 2005
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The summer shows are out in full force this month, and Truckblog seems everywhere this summer! The 2005 Carlisle All-Truck Nationals and the All-Truck Show Field will be bigger and better than ever this year. As usual, Truckblog will be there to cover it!

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3rd Annual Ludikrs 2005 Show
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This August 21st, get ready for one of SoCal's hottest shows, Ludikrs 2005 in Rialto, California. Produced by Ludikrs Kustomz and presented by major wheel manufacturer Lexani, the one-day show features a hyrdaulic competition, a $1,000 bikini contest, live entertainment and giveaways. Truckblog will be there to cover it!

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Hot Import Daze San Diego
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No trucks? So what!

As long as there are sweet rides and ladies, Truckblog will somehow find its way there. After all, a lot of the lowered street trucks and mini trucks get their ideas from the imports. We sent our own "Frozone" photographer to the show to see what was up. Here's what he came back with.

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Friday, June 24 

 
2005 Summer California Truck Jamboree
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We just got over all the hot rides and babes at the Spring California Truck Jamboree last month and we can't wait for the next one.

Yesterday was the first day of summer, so why not have another show? Thankfully the summer show season is just starting and the "big one" (as far as California is concerned) is right around the corner.

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Tuesday, June 21 

 
Texas Showdown Coverage
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Earlier last month we promised amazing coverage of the Houston's own 2005 Texas Showdown, the biggest and baddest show to hit the Houston area all year.
Brought to you by the good folks at Tracy Media, the Texas Showdown was so large this year that it had to be spread out over a couple of days instead of the single day, as previous years had been.

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Monday, June 20 

 
June 15th Cajon Cruise
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Last week's cruise in El Cajon, California, was another success and as usual we were there to cover it. Take a look at all the classic cars and trucks that showed up for another great cruise.

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Tuesday, June 14 

 
June 8th Cajon Cruise
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Last Wednesday at the Cajon Cruise, hundreds gathered in El Cajon, CA to show off their latest rides from classic cars and trucks, to motorcycles, roadsters and more!

Thankfully, Truckblog was there to cover it all. Click and see what you missed!

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2005 Fords & Friends
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The 2005 annual "Fords & Friends Picnic" in Ramona, CA was this past weekend, and as usual, Truckblog photographers were on the scene to cover the event.

Take a look at the event gallery to see dozens of classic trucks, hot rods, and some newer vehicles as well!

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Friday, May 27 

 
2005 Spring Truckjam Photos
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Last weekend was the 2005 Spring California Truck Jamboree in Irvine, and our photographers were out in full force.

Take a look at our photo gallery for over 100 photos of the event, featuring hot babes and some of the hottest lifted and slammed rides in all of Southern California!

Get ready for the Summer Truck Jamboree, coming this August.

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Tuesday, May 24 

 
The Third Texas Showdown
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If you thought you had something to do on June 4th and 5th and you just couldn't remember what it was, look no further because you were obviously trying to remember the Texas Showdown dates. This is the third year in a row for this spectacular show and the cars, vendors and hotties will all be there in force.

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Tuesday, May 3 

 
California Girls and Trucks, Is Their Anything Better?
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If you haven't attended a Texas truck show your answer will be no!

Now that we have upgraded our site to faster machine, completely migrated the code, and worked out most of the kinks with the gallery, we can turn our attention to the up and coming show season!

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Monday, March 28 

 
4-Wheel Jamboree
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The Inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Texas 4-Wheel Jamboree

Come one, come all to the very first Texas 4-Wheel Jamboree, brought to you by O'Reilly Auto Parts and FamilyEvents.com

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Wednesday, February 9 

 
DiamlerChrysler goes all out in Chicago
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At Chicago's annual auto show, DiamlerChrysler went all out, using the most space of all the featured automotive manufacturers featured this year. DiamlerChryslers's elaborate exhibit included more than 100 vehicles, live bands and video games but the focal point of their massive exhibition was a specially designed half-mile driving course. Some of the vehicles featured are the Jeep Gladiator, Hurricane and Liberty diesel, the Dodge Ram Mega Cab and their Nitro concept SUV and much more.

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Friday, November 19 

 
SEMAgirls: Day 3 & 4
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The boys over at PureHotModels have done it again, with their coverage of day 3 and 4 at the SEMA Show.

This time, 850 hot models grace their website. For links and info for previous days, click here.

Visit PureHotModels.com
Day 3 or Day 4


Tuesday, November 16 

 
ORU Makes a Splash at SEMA
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Leave it to the guys at Offroad Unlimited to go overboard at SEMA with their TWO project vehicles. The ORU crew worked night and day to build up two of the most incredible off-road utility trucks while still maintaining a practical sense about them. These trucks not only looked awesome, but everything done to them was something the average enthusiast could have built with parts that ORU actually stocks.

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Friday, November 12 

 
SEMAgirls: Revisited
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While we have our own gallery of SEMA girls, we found a gold mine of them over at the PureHotModels site.

In fact, we found 1,326 of them--more than any other place we've found... and they're all of great quality!

We do have more of our own coming soon (damn photographers taking their sweet time), but for now visit PureHotModels's SEMA girls Day 1 or Day 2!


Wednesday, November 10 

 
Dodge Durango ''Dude''
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Chrysler's SkunkWerks team has been working around the clock for a while to have a significant pressence at the 2004 SEMA show and one of the many vehicles they produced was a the Dodge Durango "Dude" concept. What's interesting about this concept is that it's a truck, but they built it by chopping a Durango rather than attacking one of the new Dakotas.

Check out our downloads area for a wallpaper of this SkunkWerks vehicle.

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Friday, November 5 

 
SEMAgirl: Friday
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SEMA is almost over and we must say that it was a very good year. But we still have so many SEMAGirls to feature. What a delima. Rather than draw this out so that you have to wait, we thought we would just add an album for you to browse through. Enjoy!

Check out our SEMA Girls Album


 
New Product: Flames & Rip-Offs
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SEMA is drawing to a close but before it's done and all these manufacturers have to go back to the drawing board for their next creations, we thought we would take the time to point out the manufacturers that should not bother.

Furgles - What the hell!

We found this piece of junk in the new product section. Not only is "Furgles" a cute and fluffy green thing, but you can stuff 24 CDs and DVDs up its cute little ass, making it somewhat useful - albeit extremely gay.

Yeah, we would recommend you toss that useless drug induced idea out of the window, even if you get it for Christmas.

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SEMA 2004 Photos
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The SEMA 2004 gallery has been updated with almost 150 new pictures. Take a look at what we got!

SEMA 2004

There are a couple of pictures of vehicles other than trucks, like the Chrysler 300, but we felt that some of them deserved honorable mention.


Thursday, November 4 

 
SEMAgirls: Thursday
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SEMA is almost over and with only one day left, we definitely need to pick up the pace here. For our SEMAgirl today we are going to select images of the girls from tires and wheels specifically.... oh, who cares, enjoy!




Wednesday, November 3 

 
SEMA Products: Shocking Developments
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There are a plethora of new shocks being brought to market this year. Bilstein, the undisputed heavy weight shock king, further advances their lead on the competition with the new 9300 series Blackhawk while other manufacturers just improve or upgrade their existing designs. Fabtech introduced it's new coil-over shock with remote reservoir for the 05 Super Duty and Procomp introduces improved designs as well as new products.

Bilstein

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The Terminator
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Doug DeBerti of DeBerti Designs has made a huge splash with his latest creation, The Terminator. Doug's Terminator is an 05 Ford Super Duty F-350 running the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine.

This truck, not only looks incredible but, much like Doug's Creation two years ago, is running on Mattracks track conversion sytem.

More on this truck to come....

Check out a couple teaser photos



 
SEMAgirl: Wednesday
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Welcome to your Wednesday SEMAgirl. This beauty was working the Predator booth, signing posters and just making the place look better.



Tuesday, November 2 

 
SEMAgirl: Worth The Detention?
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We would like to collectively say "HELL YES!". This beauty was found collecting vendor information and signing posters for the crowds of guys standing around, just trying to catch a glimpse or snap off a picture or two of her.




 
SEMA 2004 Photos
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The shots from SEMA are starting to trickel in. There will, of course, be MANY more, but it's difficult to get our photo journalists to tear themselves away from the show long enough to upload some photos.

You can view the album as it grows by clicking here or simply by visiting the URL at: http://www.truckblog.com/g/SEMA2004



 
SEMAgirl: Preview
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Again it's too early in Vegas right now to have a new SEMAgirl so rather than let you wait all day without posting one, we though it be best to recap last years girls.

Click the picture to see the full image of our stunning SEMAgirl.




Monday, November 1 

 
SEMAgirl: Warm Up
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Since SEMA hasn't officially started yet, we thought we would give you guys a preview or warm up with one of the beautiful SEMAgirls we captured on film last year.

Click the image to see the full image of our stunning SEMAgirl.

Don't worry, there's more to SEMA than just girls and in fact if you stare long enough at that picture you will start to see that there is a counter behind her with all kinds of parts :)



Friday, October 29 

 
Going to the SEMA Show?
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Even though we will be covering the SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week, we invite our loyal Truckblog visitors to submit your photos for display.

We will have a gallery ready to show, daily truck news and a daily SEMAbabe. We want your help! So if you are going, help us out by sending your photos to tips@truckblog.com!

We need photos of:

- New trucks
- New truck parts
- Hot show babes (wheel & tire hall is best!)
- Anything else interesting

Now, on with the show!


Thursday, October 28 

 
2004 SEMAblog
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What, did you seriously think we'd leave you hanging? Yes, once again this year we will have the inside scoop on the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

We have our crack reporters inside the convention center all week, looking for all the latest truck industry news. And of course, those SEMAgirls... oh yes, we'll be sure to bring them to your homes as well, in beautiful full color megapixel fun!

Stay tuned all next week for daily SEMAblog updates and industry news! Why go anywhere else when Truckblog has your back?


Wednesday, August 18 

 
Ebay & Primedia Team up for the Charity Challenge
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Primedia, the publisher for the Truckin', The Worlds Leading Truck Publication and Ebay, the worlds first and largest online auction house have teamed up to support the Charity Cars (http://www.800charitycars.com) organization by organizing the Primedia Editors Charity Challenge.

Ten teams, each from a different magazine that Primedia produces, were given $25,000 for their project with the following stipulations. The Truck must appear stock after the monster crew is done... no wait, that's the wrong show... The vehicle must be purchased from Ebay motors, and then 75% of the remaining 25K must be spent on parts through Ebay motors. We will see how they do. Currently none of the teams have anything done other than the initial purchase. Once the build is completed, the vehicles will be auctioned off and the proceeds for this incredible advertising opportunity for Ebay and Primedia will be donated to the Charity Cars organization. Sounds pretty cool!

The Editors of "Custom Trucks" were able to snag this awesome 97 Chevy C1500 for their base truck at a cool $11,550, which was already modified with a 2K Cadillac front clip, a poorly done air suspension, several interior mods and a couple of other nifty add ons. With the additional 13.5K the team will swap the air suspension for a bolt on drop kit and change the existing 20's and tread for a sweet set of 20's in the front and 22's in the rear. Changing the interior from it's previous tweed & vinyl combo to leather is a no brainier and several performance mods will also be thrown into the mix. Their motto for the truck - "It'll take first place and your girlfriend." which is kinda cocky, but we all like that.

Keep tabs on their progress at:
Primedia Editors Charity Challenge


 
                               
                                       
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