By SEMA News Editors
Meguiar's Kicking Off 125th Anniversary Celebration at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
Meguiar's, the Irvine, California-based car care brand, is kicking off its 125th anniversary celebration at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 17-25.
Continuing throughout the year at events like the Grand National Roadster Show, Monterey Car Week and more, the company will be capping the year-long celebration at the 2026 SEMA Show.
To start its anniversary celebration, Meguiar's has brought 28 of its newest products—debuted at the 2025 SEMA Show—to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, giving attendees an opportunity to discuss the latest additions to its lineup with the company's team of car-care experts.
Additionally, Meguiar's will be showcasing a '56 Ford F100 panel truck built for the Castellano family by Fat Fender Garage in Gilbert, Arizona.
Owned by three generations of the family, "The Duomo" underwent a ground-up overhaul, starting with the FFG chassis designed in-house by Fat Fender Garage and manufactured by Porterbuilt Fabrication. Fitted with upgraded suspension components, the chassis also boasts Wilwood disc brakes at each corner and 20-in. Schott wheels with 245/35 front and 335/30 R20 rear tires.
Installed under the custom tilt hood is a Gen-Three Ford Coyote 5.0L V8 mated to a 10-speed 10R80 automatic transmission, which feeds power to a 9-in. Currie differential.
Once the exterior was restored, it was painted in a custom mix of BASF Burnt Orange, which shifts from deep copper to bright orange depending on the angle and lighting. The paint is contrasted by custom graphics as well as Cerakote accents throughout.
The fully customized interior features wood flooring throughout, in recognition of its furniture heritage, and also includes dual climate control systems, a Sony Touchscreen head unit, full sound system and modern Dakota Digital gauges for the driver.
For more information, visit meguiars.com.
Mazak Opens Phoenix Technical Center
Mazak Corporation has announced that its new Phoenix Technical Center is officially open and is providing service and support for manufacturers throughout the Western United States. To showcase the new facility, Mazak will also host a grand opening event later this year.
"We continue to establish new facilities to further ensure customers receive the local service and support they need," said Dan Janka, president of Mazak Corporation. "For the Phoenix area, our new Technical Center will play a key role in that strategy and will center on the manufacturing needs of the area's key industrial sectors that include semiconductor, aerospace and defense, electronics and several others."
"The Phoenix Technical Center will additionally provide local manufacturers access to process and application engineering expertise, training and collaboration opportunities for new manufacturing solution development," adds Tony Harrod, sales manager of Mazak Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California.
The technical center houses a call center, applications engineers and sales and service support personnel. It also provides customer programming classes, machine demonstrations, test cuts and machining system run-offs, as well as regularly scheduled Mazak DISCOVER technology and education events.
With the addition of the Phoenix Technical Center, Mazak's service and support network grows to six Technical Centers along with eight Technology Centers across North America that work closely with local manufacturers and focus on their specific areas' major industries.
For more information, visit mazakusa.com.
