SEMA’s vast display of custom vehicles made it impossible to see every build, so the event’s early highlights included a mix of compact tributes, unconventional conversions and carefully restored classics.
Two Suzuki Twin kei cars were fitted with Rocket Bunny Pandem Pocket Bunny kits to resemble Nissan R32 and R34 GT-Rs. The R32-inspired car has a turbocharged 1.0-liter engine producing around 120 horsepower, while the R34-style version retains a more stock configuration.
Other attention-grabbing builds included a modified Tesla Cybertruck decorated with Grand Theft Auto VI and Rockstar Games branding, and a track-focused first-generation Toyota Tacoma with its engine mounted in the bed beneath a large rear wing.
Meso Customs’ TX1 takes the Toyota Tacoma as its base but gives it a Lexus GX-inspired front end and a revised interior intended to evoke the luxury brand. Another practical but unconventional creation is Raymond Canales’ Type 2 Volkswagen hauler, built to transport his Beetle race car.
Classic-car projects featured a 1956 Chevrolet 210 wagon by Mad Customs, finished with a natural patina and subtle modifications, including a hidden LT4 V-8. Steve Strope’s 1969 Z/28 Camaro paired a carbureted Chevrolet big-block with a modified Turbo-Hydramatic 400 transmission and Gear Vendors overdrive, alongside Ice Gray Metallic paint and a Graphite Blue interior.
Sources: Car and Driver.