The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	The ARMO New Products Showcase at Spring Carlisle puts restoration products directly in front of 100,000+ enthusiasts—the very customers who use them. Participation in the Showcase is an exclusive ARMO-member benefit, and included in the annual $100 dues.

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO), a SEMA council, is dedicated to preserving our automotive heritage for future generations to enjoy. ARMO provides a number of benefits to its 275 member companies, which include direct access to ARMO-member companies, education and outreach for small businesses in the restoration market, product exposure through an annual New Products Showcase and collective support of the restoration hobby.

Top Reasons to Join ARMO:

• Networking Opportunities: The primary strength of ARMO is its member companies. The organization provides multiple venues for ARMO members to interact and share ideas through its long-range planning meetings, new-products mixer at Spring Carlisle and the ARMO awards reception at the 2012 SEMA Show, as well as discussion groups on MySEMA and social media websites.

• Education: The annual ARMO education seminars at the Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show bring industry leaders and experts together to share their real-world experience with small-business owners, providing tips and insights to help them grow their businesses. The ARMO Restoration Trademark Licensing Guide provides ARMO members with the basic forms needed to begin the process of getting products licensed by an original-equipment manufacturer. The licensing guide is available through the SEMA Education Institute.

• Supporting Hobby Growth: ARMO recognizes the importance of the individual hobbyist to the industry and supports Collector Car Appreciation Day activities across the country. Every April, the ARMO New Products Showcase puts member company products directly in front of 100,000+ restoration enthusiasts each year at Spring Carlisle. In addition, ARMO’s “Take a Kid to a Car Show” (TKCS) program strives to get children involved in automotive hobbies at an early age. The interactive TKCS website provides information on how to get involved for kids and adults alike.

ARMO membership is open to virtually any business in the restoration industry, large or small. Annual dues are $100, and an application is available on the ARMO website.

Contact ARMO’s staff liaison Jim Skelly at jimsk@sema.org for more information.

	NHRA Pro Stock legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away March 29. Here's Jenkins and his Grumpy’s Toy IV Camaro making a run at the Super Stock Nationals held at the York U.S. 30 Dragway in Pennsylvania in 1969. Photo courtesy of the Petersen Archives.

NHRA Pro Stock legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away March 29. He was 81.

Jenkins was voted No. 8 among NHRA Drag Racing's greatest racers in a 2001 experts poll because of his contributions to drag racing's advancement of normally aspirated engines.

In August 1969, Jenkins and his Grumpy’s Toy IV Camaro dominated the competition at the Super Stock Nationals held at the York U.S. 30 Dragway in Pennsylvania. John Dianna, covering the Nationals in Hot Rod magazine’s October 1969 issue, said Jenkins’ driving that weekend caused “more spectator excitement than we’ve seen in years” with “wheel-standin’ 9-second runs” that were a “sight to behold.”

Not long after that event, the NHRA adopted some of Super Stock’s match-race attitude for its new Pro Stock classes. Jenkins would lay down the first 9-second pass in the new class at the 1970 Winternationals, and he went on to revolutionize Pro Stock chassis design when he adapted a MacPherson strut front suspension to the ’74 Vega that was Grumpy’s Toy XI.  

Read more about NHRA icon Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins.

	NHRA Pro Stock legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away March 29. Here's Jenkins and his Grumpy’s Toy IV Camaro making a run at the Super Stock Nationals held at the York U.S. 30 Dragway in Pennsylvania in 1969. Photo courtesy of the Petersen Archives.

NHRA Pro Stock legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away March 29. He was 81.

Jenkins was voted No. 8 among NHRA Drag Racing's greatest racers in a 2001 experts poll because of his contributions to drag racing's advancement of normally aspirated engines.

In August 1969, Jenkins and his Grumpy’s Toy IV Camaro dominated the competition at the Super Stock Nationals held at the York U.S. 30 Dragway in Pennsylvania. John Dianna, covering the Nationals in Hot Rod magazine’s October 1969 issue, said Jenkins’ driving that weekend caused “more spectator excitement than we’ve seen in years” with “wheel-standin’ 9-second runs” that were a “sight to behold.”

Not long after that event, the NHRA adopted some of Super Stock’s match-race attitude for its new Pro Stock classes. Jenkins would lay down the first 9-second pass in the new class at the 1970 Winternationals, and he went on to revolutionize Pro Stock chassis design when he adapted a MacPherson strut front suspension to the ’74 Vega that was Grumpy’s Toy XI.  

Read more about NHRA icon Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins.

CAD files for seven GM vehicles have been added to SEMA Tech Transfer, further enhancing the data-sharing program that features thousands of files from participating OEMs—Chrysler, Ford, GM and Scion.

Tech Transfer is a collaboration between SEMA members, OEMs and SEMA staff, and the intent of the program is to minimize or eliminate the necessity for reverse engineering.

New files are added weekly, and the amount of files and data available is fueled by requests made by SEMA manufacturing members. Here are the latest files added this week:

	New CAD files for the Cadillac CTS and SRX, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Corvette ZR1, GMC Terrain and more have been added to the SEMA Tech Transfer Program.

Pontiac G8

• 2008  Fuel Pump Feed Pipe Assembly - GT
• 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Fuel Tank Assembly
• 2009 Pontiac G8 Fuel Tank Assembly - GT

GMC Terrain

• 2011 Rear Fascia Assembly

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

• 2011 Front Bumper Splitter Assembly
• 2012 Fuel Sender Pipe Assembly

Cadillac CTS

• 2011 Air Intake Assembly - 3.0L (LF1)

Cadillac SRX

• 2012 Wheels and Tire Assembly 20"

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

• 2012 Fuel Injector Assembly

Chevrolet Malibu

• 2013 Front and Rear Wheel - Knuckle Assembly (ECO)

To gain access to the files listed above, e-mail techtransfer@sema.org and make a request. Looking for additional files? Check out all that Tech Transfer has to offer by visiting www.SEMA.org/techtransfer.

In addition to SEMA Tech Transfer, the association also provides rapid prototype services as a benefit to SEMA members. This service is available to create ABS plastic prototypes of company designs at a reduced rate available only to SEMA members.

For more information, visit www.sema.org/rapid-prototyping. For additional information or questions about the program, contact techtransfer@sema.org.

CAD files for seven GM vehicles have been added to SEMA Tech Transfer, further enhancing the data-sharing program that features thousands of files from participating OEMs—Chrysler, Ford, GM and Scion.

Tech Transfer is a collaboration between SEMA members, OEMs and SEMA staff, and the intent of the program is to minimize or eliminate the necessity for reverse engineering.

New files are added weekly, and the amount of files and data available is fueled by requests made by SEMA manufacturing members. Here are the latest files added this week:

	New CAD files for the Cadillac CTS and SRX, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Corvette ZR1, GMC Terrain and more have been added to the SEMA Tech Transfer Program.

Pontiac G8

• 2008  Fuel Pump Feed Pipe Assembly - GT
• 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Fuel Tank Assembly
• 2009 Pontiac G8 Fuel Tank Assembly - GT

GMC Terrain

• 2011 Rear Fascia Assembly

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

• 2011 Front Bumper Splitter Assembly
• 2012 Fuel Sender Pipe Assembly

Cadillac CTS

• 2011 Air Intake Assembly - 3.0L (LF1)

Cadillac SRX

• 2012 Wheels and Tire Assembly 20"

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

• 2012 Fuel Injector Assembly

Chevrolet Malibu

• 2013 Front and Rear Wheel - Knuckle Assembly (ECO)

To gain access to the files listed above, e-mail techtransfer@sema.org and make a request. Looking for additional files? Check out all that Tech Transfer has to offer by visiting www.SEMA.org/techtransfer.

In addition to SEMA Tech Transfer, the association also provides rapid prototype services as a benefit to SEMA members. This service is available to create ABS plastic prototypes of company designs at a reduced rate available only to SEMA members.

For more information, visit www.sema.org/rapid-prototyping. For additional information or questions about the program, contact techtransfer@sema.org.