By Chad Simon

Professional car builders are invited to participate in the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational during the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, where builders from across the country will showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

The third-annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, to be held March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, will feature a collection of high-performance musclecars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across Southern California. For the third straight year, the Fairplex will donate its net proceeds from the event to the Alex Xydias Center (AXC) for Automotive Arts.

A new component to the main event this year will be the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, where professional car builders from across the country are invited to showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

“I conceived the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals because nobody was doing a musclecar show in this market,” said Dale Coleman, vice president, chief revenue officer at the Fairplex. “We [Fairplex] decided from day one to donate our net proceeds from this event to AXC. Over the first two years, we have donated more than $80,000. The bigger we make the event, the more we can donate to the charity. This is why we are adding the Pro Builder component.”

For more information regarding the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals and the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, visit the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals website.

Invited Pro Builders must RSVP to Len Emanuelson at 805-907-8346 or Len@AutoMediaProductions.com by Friday, February 19, 2016.

By Chad Simon

Professional car builders are invited to participate in the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational during the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, where builders from across the country will showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

The third-annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, to be held March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, will feature a collection of high-performance musclecars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across Southern California. For the third straight year, the Fairplex will donate its net proceeds from the event to the Alex Xydias Center (AXC) for Automotive Arts.

A new component to the main event this year will be the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, where professional car builders from across the country are invited to showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

“I conceived the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals because nobody was doing a musclecar show in this market,” said Dale Coleman, vice president, chief revenue officer at the Fairplex. “We [Fairplex] decided from day one to donate our net proceeds from this event to AXC. Over the first two years, we have donated more than $80,000. The bigger we make the event, the more we can donate to the charity. This is why we are adding the Pro Builder component.”

For more information regarding the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals and the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, visit the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals website.

Invited Pro Builders must RSVP to Len Emanuelson at 805-907-8346 or Len@AutoMediaProductions.com by Friday, February 19, 2016.

By Chad Simon

Professional car builders are invited to participate in the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational during the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, where builders from across the country will showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

The third-annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, to be held March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, will feature a collection of high-performance musclecars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across Southern California. For the third straight year, the Fairplex will donate its net proceeds from the event to the Alex Xydias Center (AXC) for Automotive Arts.

A new component to the main event this year will be the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, where professional car builders from across the country are invited to showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

“I conceived the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals because nobody was doing a musclecar show in this market,” said Dale Coleman, vice president, chief revenue officer at the Fairplex. “We [Fairplex] decided from day one to donate our net proceeds from this event to AXC. Over the first two years, we have donated more than $80,000. The bigger we make the event, the more we can donate to the charity. This is why we are adding the Pro Builder component.”

For more information regarding the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals and the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, visit the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals website.

Invited Pro Builders must RSVP to Len Emanuelson at 805-907-8346 or Len@AutoMediaProductions.com by Friday, February 19, 2016.

By Chad Simon

Professional car builders are invited to participate in the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational during the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, where builders from across the country will showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

The third-annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, to be held March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, will feature a collection of high-performance musclecars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across Southern California. For the third straight year, the Fairplex will donate its net proceeds from the event to the Alex Xydias Center (AXC) for Automotive Arts.

A new component to the main event this year will be the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, where professional car builders from across the country are invited to showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

“I conceived the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals because nobody was doing a musclecar show in this market,” said Dale Coleman, vice president, chief revenue officer at the Fairplex. “We [Fairplex] decided from day one to donate our net proceeds from this event to AXC. Over the first two years, we have donated more than $80,000. The bigger we make the event, the more we can donate to the charity. This is why we are adding the Pro Builder component.”

For more information regarding the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals and the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, visit the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals website.

Invited Pro Builders must RSVP to Len Emanuelson at 805-907-8346 or Len@AutoMediaProductions.com by Friday, February 19, 2016.

By Chad Simon

Professional car builders are invited to participate in the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational during the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, where builders from across the country will showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

The third-annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals, to be held March 12–13, 2016, at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, will feature a collection of high-performance musclecars, pro-touring cars and street machines from across Southern California. For the third straight year, the Fairplex will donate its net proceeds from the event to the Alex Xydias Center (AXC) for Automotive Arts.

A new component to the main event this year will be the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, where professional car builders from across the country are invited to showcase their cars to compete for cash awards and the honor of being crowned Pro Builder of the Year.

“I conceived the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals because nobody was doing a musclecar show in this market,” said Dale Coleman, vice president, chief revenue officer at the Fairplex. “We [Fairplex] decided from day one to donate our net proceeds from this event to AXC. Over the first two years, we have donated more than $80,000. The bigger we make the event, the more we can donate to the charity. This is why we are adding the Pro Builder component.”

For more information regarding the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals and the Pro Builder Face-Off Invitational, visit the Street Machine & Muscle Car Nationals website.

Invited Pro Builders must RSVP to Len Emanuelson at 805-907-8346 or Len@AutoMediaProductions.com by Friday, February 19, 2016.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Intellectual Property Subcommittee held a hearing on a bill that would reduce the length of design patents for automotive crash parts from 14 years to 30 months, including those previously issued. A design patent protects the unique visual ornamental characteristics of a product rather than its structure or function. Crash parts include fenders, hood, lights, side mirrors and quarter panels. 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that such parts produced by the automakers are eligible for design patent registration. The legislation faces considerable opposition in the House and no action has been scheduled to date on a similar bill in the U.S. Senate. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Intellectual Property Subcommittee held a hearing on a bill that would reduce the length of design patents for automotive crash parts from 14 years to 30 months, including those previously issued. A design patent protects the unique visual ornamental characteristics of a product rather than its structure or function. Crash parts include fenders, hood, lights, side mirrors and quarter panels. 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that such parts produced by the automakers are eligible for design patent registration. The legislation faces considerable opposition in the House and no action has been scheduled to date on a similar bill in the U.S. Senate. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Intellectual Property Subcommittee held a hearing on a bill that would reduce the length of design patents for automotive crash parts from 14 years to 30 months, including those previously issued. A design patent protects the unique visual ornamental characteristics of a product rather than its structure or function. Crash parts include fenders, hood, lights, side mirrors and quarter panels. 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that such parts produced by the automakers are eligible for design patent registration. The legislation faces considerable opposition in the House and no action has been scheduled to date on a similar bill in the U.S. Senate. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The second Friday in July has been designated as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day.

Thanks to the efforts of Delegate Gary Howell, a West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution (H.C.R. 14) has been introduced to designate the second Friday in July as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day. For the past six years, the U.S. Senate has passed a similar resolution, at SEMA’s request, to acknowledge the day’s significance in raising awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. 

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

The second Friday in July has been designated as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day.

Thanks to the efforts of Delegate Gary Howell, a West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution (H.C.R. 14) has been introduced to designate the second Friday in July as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day. For the past six years, the U.S. Senate has passed a similar resolution, at SEMA’s request, to acknowledge the day’s significance in raising awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. 

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