SEMA - my first time


Ed Sims

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Wow is all I can say. If you consider yourself a car guy SEMA has to be on your bucket list. It is huge. It is cool.

Ed
 

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Ed Sims

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I took these for Dr Frank.

Ed
 

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Ed Sims

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I'm going back tomorrow as I only saw 1/3 of the show in 7 hours!!!

Ed
 

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Ed Sims

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The photo with the motorcycle is me & Erik Buell with his new bike that will go into production next year. He is one of the most innovating forward thinking designers/engineers in the motorcycle industry. It was an honor to meet him at the SEMA show. He was with Optima Batteries at the show. He saw my FGT shirt & went on to talk forever on how great an American legend the GT is & that it is favorite car. This comes from an American legend! Now that's cool!

Ed
 

Ed Sims

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A few more photos.

Ed
 

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skyrex

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Thanks for sharing Ed. Great pics....especially the SLR.

As much as I am in Vegas I have never gone to SEMA. I usually always am up there on Friday, like this weekend....when it is over. :bang
 

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I am jealous. Can't wait to retire like you old farts.
 

MAD IN NC

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I am jealous. Can't wait to retire like you old farts.

ya...... I agree.

The good Dr. Franenstein is in Indiana with a Romainian Mother in law and I live in hell in NC....
 
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BlackICE

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I am jealous. Can't wait to retire like you old farts.

It's better to be young, healthy and working than old, degenerating and unemployed.

BTW, Ed is still working, just taking some time off.
 

Exoticare

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Just sitting at LAS for my flight home. Lots to see this year. Was the year of the Aventador! Lots of them.

Bumped into Snoop Dogg - fo shizzle

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KJRGT

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Ed thanks for the pictures!
I've been to SEMA once, but it was 7-8 years ago. Probably 1/2 the size it is today. What a blast.
So the Snooper needs 6 body guards??? Somone going to steal his stash???
 

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I just wrapped up my second day at SEMA. Unbelievable experience.

The GT dinner last night for over 20 of us was a great time with great people. Thanks Ralphie for organizing it!

Ed
 

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Ed Sims

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A few more photos from today.

Ed
 

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roketman

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No Ford GT's?
 

Ed Sims

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I have over 200 photos of SEMA but I'll post these last ones.

Ed
 

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twobjshelbys

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Sema is the ultimate booth babe expo
 

PL510*Jeff

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No Ford GT's?

Just pictures on the walls.
 

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The photo with the motorcycle is me & Erik Buell with his new bike that will go into production next year.

Ed

Great photos Ed - thanks for sharing! Did you put a deposit down? I'm sure that will be a fantastic ride!
 

Ed Sims

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The new Buell bike is amazing. He had the CF version there! No deposits from me so far.

No FGTs seen anywhere other than the mother's ad & the Carroll Shelby slide show. Superformance had 2 GT40 replicas there.

Yup, almost more girls there than cars. My favorite was when a guy next to me started to take a photo of a car & one of the girl models jumped in front of the car & struck a pose - "Can you move? I want a photo of the car!" LOL

Ed
 

fjpikul

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Of course Heidi would never do anything like that!