By SEMA Editors

Hot Wheels announced Luis Rodriguez and his 2JetZ custom car as the winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour.

Hot Wheels announced Luis Rodriguez and his 2JetZ custom car as the winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, a 15-stop tour that scoured the nation in search of a custom car worthy of being made into a 1:64 die-cast toy. The tour was launched in celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary. Rodriguez’s 2JetZ, an open-wheeled jet car, was chosen from more than 3,600 custom cars entered in the Legends Tour and selected for its originality and arresting design. The announcement was made at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, where all 15 finalist cars are on display alongside Hot Wheels’ fleet of life-size vehicles.

The 2JetZ design is inspired by a fighter plane in honor of American veterans. With more than 600 hp and a driver’s seat in the middle of the vehicle, the car is crafted with a focus on high performance and high-end design.

A team of judges, including Hot Wheels designers and automotive influencers, chose the Legends Tour winner for its authenticity, originality and garage spirit. The final team included Jay Leno, host of Jay Leno’s Garage; YouTube influencer Tanner Fox; legendary Hot Wheels car designer Larry Wood; and car enthusiast Magnus Walker, among others.

SEMA Show attendees are invited to visit the Hot Wheels Pavilion (booth #61045 in Silver Lot 1) to see all Legends Tour finalist cars and vehicles from the Hot Wheels fleet. Also on display are Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary collaborations, including PUMA’s custom sneakers inspired by the life-sized Hot Wheels cars and MOMO’s Hot Wheels 50th anniversary-inspired, high-performance steering wheel and shifter.

The Legends Tour winner’s life-size car and die-cast version will be inducted into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends, a collection of one-of-a-kind cars immortalized as Hot Wheels die-casts that meet the brand’s style and performance standards.

To check out the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends, visit www.HotWheels.com/GarageofLegends.

By SEMA Editors

Hot Wheels announced Luis Rodriguez and his 2JetZ custom car as the winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour.

Hot Wheels announced Luis Rodriguez and his 2JetZ custom car as the winner of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, a 15-stop tour that scoured the nation in search of a custom car worthy of being made into a 1:64 die-cast toy. The tour was launched in celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary. Rodriguez’s 2JetZ, an open-wheeled jet car, was chosen from more than 3,600 custom cars entered in the Legends Tour and selected for its originality and arresting design. The announcement was made at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, where all 15 finalist cars are on display alongside Hot Wheels’ fleet of life-size vehicles.

The 2JetZ design is inspired by a fighter plane in honor of American veterans. With more than 600 hp and a driver’s seat in the middle of the vehicle, the car is crafted with a focus on high performance and high-end design.

A team of judges, including Hot Wheels designers and automotive influencers, chose the Legends Tour winner for its authenticity, originality and garage spirit. The final team included Jay Leno, host of Jay Leno’s Garage; YouTube influencer Tanner Fox; legendary Hot Wheels car designer Larry Wood; and car enthusiast Magnus Walker, among others.

SEMA Show attendees are invited to visit the Hot Wheels Pavilion (booth #61045 in Silver Lot 1) to see all Legends Tour finalist cars and vehicles from the Hot Wheels fleet. Also on display are Hot Wheels’ 50th anniversary collaborations, including PUMA’s custom sneakers inspired by the life-sized Hot Wheels cars and MOMO’s Hot Wheels 50th anniversary-inspired, high-performance steering wheel and shifter.

The Legends Tour winner’s life-size car and die-cast version will be inducted into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends, a collection of one-of-a-kind cars immortalized as Hot Wheels die-casts that meet the brand’s style and performance standards.

To check out the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends, visit www.HotWheels.com/GarageofLegends.

By SEMA Editors

Wade Kawasaki, Coker Group president and COO, announced a strategic partnership with German tire distributor Münchner Oldtimer Reifen (MOR).

The Coker Group has announced a strategic partnership with German tire distributor Münchner Oldtimer Reifen (MOR) GmbH. Based in Holzkirchen, Germany, MOR is a supplier of vintage and classic vehicle tires that has been in business for nearly 35 years. The acquisition of MOR represents the progression of the Coker Group’s international expansion into new and growing world markets. MOR and its founder and managing partner Val-entin Schaal will continue to oversee the company with the existing leadership team.

“The Coker Group is excited to expand its European operations with MOR,” said Wade Kawasaki, Coker Group president and COO. “MOR’s decades of experience and deep roots in the European vintage vehicle market will provide a great basis for partnership. Valentin’s dedication to providing the highest level of customer service and top-quality products to customers is a value we share here at Coker.”

MOR’s acquisition by Coker enables further access to the growing European market of vintage tire customers. 

By SEMA Editors

Wade Kawasaki, Coker Group president and COO, announced a strategic partnership with German tire distributor Münchner Oldtimer Reifen (MOR).

The Coker Group has announced a strategic partnership with German tire distributor Münchner Oldtimer Reifen (MOR) GmbH. Based in Holzkirchen, Germany, MOR is a supplier of vintage and classic vehicle tires that has been in business for nearly 35 years. The acquisition of MOR represents the progression of the Coker Group’s international expansion into new and growing world markets. MOR and its founder and managing partner Val-entin Schaal will continue to oversee the company with the existing leadership team.

“The Coker Group is excited to expand its European operations with MOR,” said Wade Kawasaki, Coker Group president and COO. “MOR’s decades of experience and deep roots in the European vintage vehicle market will provide a great basis for partnership. Valentin’s dedication to providing the highest level of customer service and top-quality products to customers is a value we share here at Coker.”

MOR’s acquisition by Coker enables further access to the growing European market of vintage tire customers. 

KIA Motors of America Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media, James Bell, talks about the benefits of exhibiting at the SEMA Show.

KIA Motors of America Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media, James Bell, talks about the benefits of exhibiting at the SEMA Show.

By SEMA Editors

The Troy Lee-painted B-M6 can be viewed in the Brembo booth #23261 in Central Hall.

Brembo commissioned famed action sports designer Troy Lee Designs to paint one of the company’s all-new B-M6 brake calipers for the 2018 SEMA Show. The Troy Lee-painted B-M6 can be viewed in the Brembo booth #23261 in Central Hall.

In 2011, Lee designed the Flying Lizard Porsche Le Mans livery. The design celebrated the entry of its first-ever two-car lineup into the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The livery was applied to the #80 911 GT3 RSR that was driven in the GTE Pro class by Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and Lucas Luhr and finished sixth in class. The blue-and-orange livery offers a subtle nod to the ’70 J.W. Automotive Gulf 917 Kurzhecks made famous by Steve McQueen’s Le Mans, while the scheme incorporates the names and national flags of all the drivers who have secured overall victories at Le Mans behind the wheel of a Porsche.

The Brembo B-M6 is a six-piston aluminum monobloc caliper designed for the front corners of sports coupes and sedans, high-performance SUVs and supercars that use either cast-iron or Brembo’s CCM-R carbon-ceramic discs. It accommodates brake discs up to 410x36mm. It is available in five colors: black, red, yellow, white and fluorescent yellow.

By SEMA Editors

The Troy Lee-painted B-M6 can be viewed in the Brembo booth #23261 in Central Hall.

Brembo commissioned famed action sports designer Troy Lee Designs to paint one of the company’s all-new B-M6 brake calipers for the 2018 SEMA Show. The Troy Lee-painted B-M6 can be viewed in the Brembo booth #23261 in Central Hall.

In 2011, Lee designed the Flying Lizard Porsche Le Mans livery. The design celebrated the entry of its first-ever two-car lineup into the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The livery was applied to the #80 911 GT3 RSR that was driven in the GTE Pro class by Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and Lucas Luhr and finished sixth in class. The blue-and-orange livery offers a subtle nod to the ’70 J.W. Automotive Gulf 917 Kurzhecks made famous by Steve McQueen’s Le Mans, while the scheme incorporates the names and national flags of all the drivers who have secured overall victories at Le Mans behind the wheel of a Porsche.

The Brembo B-M6 is a six-piston aluminum monobloc caliper designed for the front corners of sports coupes and sedans, high-performance SUVs and supercars that use either cast-iron or Brembo’s CCM-R carbon-ceramic discs. It accommodates brake discs up to 410x36mm. It is available in five colors: black, red, yellow, white and fluorescent yellow.

By SEMA Editors

Flowmaster, Hurst and B&M brought three custom builds to the 2018 SEMA Show.

The first car is a 50th anniversary ’18 Hurst Hellcat wide-body Challenger by GSS Supercars featuring wide-body fender flares that emulate the similarly styled fenders on the original ’68 Hurst Olds. Under the Mr. Norm’s Demonic hood is a 707hp supercharged Hemi that produces nearly double the power of the original.

’18 Hurst Hellcat wide-body Challenger by GSS Supercars.

The second car is a custom-wrapped ’68 Camaro built by Cotati Speed Shop by Zane Cullen. The powerplant derives from the McClish Motor Sports Western USAC Championship 410 Sprint Car. The engine has been rebuilt by Gaerte Engines and set up for multi-use street and multiple track configurations.

’68 Camaro built by Cotati Speed Shop by Zane Cullen.

The last vehicle is a Team MOTUL/OTSFF 6100 Trophy Class racing Best in the Desert Series built by Adam Fitza. This truck started life as an ’18 Ford Raptor and has competed and finished in all three Best in the Desert races. The truck weighs in at 5,130 lbs., and can roll a top speed of 102 mph.

Team MOTUL/OTSFF 6100 Trophy Class racing Best in the Desert Series by Adam Fitza.

By SEMA Editors

Flowmaster, Hurst and B&M brought three custom builds to the 2018 SEMA Show.

The first car is a 50th anniversary ’18 Hurst Hellcat wide-body Challenger by GSS Supercars featuring wide-body fender flares that emulate the similarly styled fenders on the original ’68 Hurst Olds. Under the Mr. Norm’s Demonic hood is a 707hp supercharged Hemi that produces nearly double the power of the original.

’18 Hurst Hellcat wide-body Challenger by GSS Supercars.

The second car is a custom-wrapped ’68 Camaro built by Cotati Speed Shop by Zane Cullen. The powerplant derives from the McClish Motor Sports Western USAC Championship 410 Sprint Car. The engine has been rebuilt by Gaerte Engines and set up for multi-use street and multiple track configurations.

’68 Camaro built by Cotati Speed Shop by Zane Cullen.

The last vehicle is a Team MOTUL/OTSFF 6100 Trophy Class racing Best in the Desert Series built by Adam Fitza. This truck started life as an ’18 Ford Raptor and has competed and finished in all three Best in the Desert races. The truck weighs in at 5,130 lbs., and can roll a top speed of 102 mph.

Team MOTUL/OTSFF 6100 Trophy Class racing Best in the Desert Series by Adam Fitza.