By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House.

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House. Currently, the state requires that “All gasoline sold or offered for sale to ultimate consumers in this commonwealth must contain at least 10% cellulosic ethanol by volume . . .”

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House.

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House. Currently, the state requires that “All gasoline sold or offered for sale to ultimate consumers in this commonwealth must contain at least 10% cellulosic ethanol by volume . . .”

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House.

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House. Currently, the state requires that “All gasoline sold or offered for sale to ultimate consumers in this commonwealth must contain at least 10% cellulosic ethanol by volume . . .”

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House.

Legislation to remove the requirement that gasoline offered for sale in the state contain a percentage of ethanol was introduced in the Pennsylvania House. Currently, the state requires that “All gasoline sold or offered for sale to ultimate consumers in this commonwealth must contain at least 10% cellulosic ethanol by volume . . .”

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members.

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members. The measure provides the option for older trucks to take advantage of the many accommodations available to antique motor vehicles.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members.

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members. The measure provides the option for older trucks to take advantage of the many accommodations available to antique motor vehicles.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members.

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members. The measure provides the option for older trucks to take advantage of the many accommodations available to antique motor vehicles.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members.

A bill to include trucks more than 25 years old (regardless of weight) in the definition of eligible antique motor vehicles was approved by the House Transportation Committee and has been sent to the full House for a vote by all members. The measure provides the option for older trucks to take advantage of the many accommodations available to antique motor vehicles.

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

Raymond Bleiweis

Raymond Bleiweis, an early SEMA pioneer and Hall of Famer, died February 23, 2015, in Los Angeles. He was 90.

Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1924, “Rocket Ray,” as he was known from his business Rocket Industries, was a family man, World War II vet, an entrepreneur and inventor. He moved to Los Angeles to follow the Dodgers and was an avid fan and longtime season-ticket holder.

Bleiweis joined with his brother in a California plating company in 1952, where their primary business was re-chroming automobile bumpers. Bumper and Auto Plating operated five facilities around the United States and was eventually renamed Cal Chrome. Bleiweis left the company in 1957 to form Keystone Automotive—his own bumper-finishing enterprise in California’s San Fernando Valley—and, eventually, nine other facilities around the country.

Bleiweis got into the wheel business while at Keystone when a customer asked him to modify an original-equipment rim. At the customer’s request, Bleiweis cut the rim apart, plated it and then put it back together backward. Thus was born the first “chrome-reverse rim,” as well as one of the precursors to today’s massive custom-wheel business. His custom wheel invention of the chrome reverse began a trend that is still going strong in the specialty-equipment industry.

Bleiweis sold his shares in Keystone Automotive in 1965 to form Rocket Industries with his wife Claire. In the late ’60s, Rocket Industries attended the first SEMA Show comprised of about 100 booths set up beneath the bleachers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, when Bleiweis became one of the association’s early members.

A memorial service will be held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, February 27, at 2:00 p.m. Friends who wish to honor Bleiweis may contribute to the City of Hope in California in his name.

By SEMA Editors

Raymond Bleiweis

Raymond Bleiweis, an early SEMA pioneer and Hall of Famer, died February 23, 2015, in Los Angeles. He was 90.

Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1924, “Rocket Ray,” as he was known from his business Rocket Industries, was a family man, World War II vet, an entrepreneur and inventor. He moved to Los Angeles to follow the Dodgers and was an avid fan and longtime season-ticket holder.

Bleiweis joined with his brother in a California plating company in 1952, where their primary business was re-chroming automobile bumpers. Bumper and Auto Plating operated five facilities around the United States and was eventually renamed Cal Chrome. Bleiweis left the company in 1957 to form Keystone Automotive—his own bumper-finishing enterprise in California’s San Fernando Valley—and, eventually, nine other facilities around the country.

Bleiweis got into the wheel business while at Keystone when a customer asked him to modify an original-equipment rim. At the customer’s request, Bleiweis cut the rim apart, plated it and then put it back together backward. Thus was born the first “chrome-reverse rim,” as well as one of the precursors to today’s massive custom-wheel business. His custom wheel invention of the chrome reverse began a trend that is still going strong in the specialty-equipment industry.

Bleiweis sold his shares in Keystone Automotive in 1965 to form Rocket Industries with his wife Claire. In the late ’60s, Rocket Industries attended the first SEMA Show comprised of about 100 booths set up beneath the bleachers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, when Bleiweis became one of the association’s early members.

A memorial service will be held at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, February 27, at 2:00 p.m. Friends who wish to honor Bleiweis may contribute to the City of Hope in California in his name.