By SEMA Editors

With his ’29 Ford Model-A Tudor sedan, Troy Trepanier was named the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition last week during SEMA Ignited.

Troy Trepanier was announced as the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition during SEMA Ignited—the official SEMA Show after-party—held at the conclusion of the 2017 SEMA Show.

Trepanier’s ’29 Ford Model-A Tudor sedan edged out the builds of fellow top-three finalists Alan Johnson (’32 Ford Tudor) and Troy Ladd (’36 Packard roadster) for the title. The three builders will be featured along with many other SEMA Show builders in a new episode of the TV special “SEMA: Battle of the Builders,” which will premiere on the Velocity Channel, Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at 10:00 p.m. (PST/EST).

This year’s SEMA Battle of the Builders competition began with nearly 300 applications from builders representing an elite group of individuals who have demonstrated talent, creativity and craftsmanship in modifying cars, trucks and SUVs.

For more details about SEMA Battle of the Builders and the TV special, visit www.sema.org/botb.

SEMA News talked with Jay Leno about his experience at the 2017 SEMA Show.

SEMA News talked with Jay Leno about his experience at the 2017 SEMA Show.

Kyle Tucker drove a 1967 Chevy II on stage at the SEMA Show Reveal. SEMA News spoke to Tucker about the experience and the build. 

Kyle Tucker drove a 1967 Chevy II on stage at the SEMA Show Reveal. SEMA News spoke to Tucker about the experience and the build. 

By SEMA Editors

(L-R): Jim Holloway of Mothers, Andy Leach of CAL Automotive Creations and Dennis Holloway of Mothers.

Mothers’ 2017 Shine Award winner was the ’30 Ford Model A owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska.

The 2017 Mothers Shine Award was presented to “Afterthought”—a ’30 Ford Model A, owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska—during the SEMA Show last week in Las Vegas. Aftermarket industry veteran and Shine Award judge John Naderi returned to host the ceremony this year, which was held at the Mothers booth.

The Hubbards originally brought the coupe to Andy Leach and his CAL Automotive Creations team for a set of headers, and the project took off from there. Leach reworked the coupe, starting with a hand-built frame, reverse wedge sectioned body, reshaped rear quarter, hand-hammered cowl, machined bolt-on drip rails and a ’32 five-window roof. The paint is PPG Paleo-Historic Blue, sprayed by Charlie Hutton.

The original headers are still on the car, now hidden by hand-fabricated covers made to look like cast headers, affixed to a supercharged Ardun Flathead Ford V8 with a C4 gearbox. The one-off Halibrand-inspired wheels are from EVOD Industries with custom rear tires from Coker. The interior features machined floor pans with one-off stamped rubber mats with custom upholstery work by the Recovery Room.

The Shine Award-winning Ford was on display at the main entrance by the Gold Lot.

By SEMA Editors

(L-R): Jim Holloway of Mothers, Andy Leach of CAL Automotive Creations and Dennis Holloway of Mothers.

Mothers’ 2017 Shine Award winner was the ’30 Ford Model A owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska.

The 2017 Mothers Shine Award was presented to “Afterthought”—a ’30 Ford Model A, owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska—during the SEMA Show last week in Las Vegas. Aftermarket industry veteran and Shine Award judge John Naderi returned to host the ceremony this year, which was held at the Mothers booth.

The Hubbards originally brought the coupe to Andy Leach and his CAL Automotive Creations team for a set of headers, and the project took off from there. Leach reworked the coupe, starting with a hand-built frame, reverse wedge sectioned body, reshaped rear quarter, hand-hammered cowl, machined bolt-on drip rails and a ’32 five-window roof. The paint is PPG Paleo-Historic Blue, sprayed by Charlie Hutton.

The original headers are still on the car, now hidden by hand-fabricated covers made to look like cast headers, affixed to a supercharged Ardun Flathead Ford V8 with a C4 gearbox. The one-off Halibrand-inspired wheels are from EVOD Industries with custom rear tires from Coker. The interior features machined floor pans with one-off stamped rubber mats with custom upholstery work by the Recovery Room.

The Shine Award-winning Ford was on display at the main entrance by the Gold Lot.

By SEMA Editors

(L-R): Jim Holloway of Mothers, Andy Leach of CAL Automotive Creations and Dennis Holloway of Mothers.

Mothers’ 2017 Shine Award winner was the ’30 Ford Model A owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska.

The 2017 Mothers Shine Award was presented to “Afterthought”—a ’30 Ford Model A, owned by Ted and Colleen Hubbard of South Bend, Nebraska, and built by CAL Automotive Creations of Bennington, Nebraska—during the SEMA Show last week in Las Vegas. Aftermarket industry veteran and Shine Award judge John Naderi returned to host the ceremony this year, which was held at the Mothers booth.

The Hubbards originally brought the coupe to Andy Leach and his CAL Automotive Creations team for a set of headers, and the project took off from there. Leach reworked the coupe, starting with a hand-built frame, reverse wedge sectioned body, reshaped rear quarter, hand-hammered cowl, machined bolt-on drip rails and a ’32 five-window roof. The paint is PPG Paleo-Historic Blue, sprayed by Charlie Hutton.

The original headers are still on the car, now hidden by hand-fabricated covers made to look like cast headers, affixed to a supercharged Ardun Flathead Ford V8 with a C4 gearbox. The one-off Halibrand-inspired wheels are from EVOD Industries with custom rear tires from Coker. The interior features machined floor pans with one-off stamped rubber mats with custom upholstery work by the Recovery Room.

The Shine Award-winning Ford was on display at the main entrance by the Gold Lot.

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!

The RPM Act of 2017 needs your support. Even if you’ve written your legislator in the past, SEMA urges all race fans and businesses to take action again. Go to www.sema.org/RPM to support the RPM Act of 2017 and secure the future of racing today!