The Great and the Gawdawful: The 45 Cars You Must See from SEMA 2014

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And given that the show is closed to the public, this is the stuff you need to know about. So kick back, flex that mouse-clicking and\/or screen-swiping finger, and savor these SEMA cars you can't miss.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/SEMA-Cars-You-Must-See.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169021,"title":"Velocity Wheels Custom Ram 1500","body":"A hood mural depicting actress Megan Fox as the Mona Lisa holding a mustachioed Mona Lisa mask? 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","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-120.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"29","model_id":"920","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"BMW","model_name":"M4","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168917,"title":"Ford Fiesta ST by Gene Marcel","body":"While we could do without this Fiesta's paint color, we only have two words to describe why this is a Fiesta you need to see: steel wheels.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-101.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"35","model_id":"1000","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Ford","model_name":"Fiesta ST","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168918,"title":"Ford Fiesta ST by Gene Marcel","body":"This Fiesta's painted steel wheels not only look cool, but also revive a style we desperately would like to see revived. 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We dig. ","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-133.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"15","model_id":"1127","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Subaru","model_name":"WRX STI","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168973,"title":"Dodge Charger Dodge Charger","body":"This Dodge is like Inception: It's a Charger within a Charger (\u2014within another Charger?). An endeavoring individual fitted a classic '60s-era Charger front end to a modern Charger sedan. Mopar guys still whining about how the current Charger isn't a real Charger because of its back doors, may we placate you with this Charger Charger's shaved rear door handles?","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-134.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"33","model_id":"181","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Dodge","model_name":"Charger","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168975,"title":"Lowrider 2014 Chevrolet Impala","body":"The last Impala that really struck a chord with modifiers was probably the Caprice-based SS from the early '90s. Consider Chevy's large sedan back, folks. Maybe.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-135.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"2","model_id":"153","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Chevrolet","model_name":"Impala","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168979,"title":"2015 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 Concept","body":"What might Vaughn Gittin, Jr.'s drift Mustang look like in 2015 model-year duds? This.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-137.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"35","model_id":"195","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Ford","model_name":"Mustang","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168977,"title":"2015 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 Concept","body":"Yes, please. Give us all of those flares. 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We aren't sure if it's actually raced or not, but whoever is brave enough to track this thing has a pair too big to fit inside the snug cabin.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-138.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168984,"title":"Liberty Walk Ferrari 458 Italia","body":"Last year, Liberty Walk brought an absolutely epic 458. This year, it brought an absolutely epic 458. 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We cannot emphasize enough how awesomely bad-ass this thing is.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-146.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"0","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168998,"title":"(Yet Another) Liberty Walk Porsche 911","body":"We're starting to think the theme is a little played out, no?","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-147.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"11","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Porsche","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169017,"title":"1973 CJ-5 Super Jeep","body":"What makes a Super Jeep super? Just look at it! This rare Jeep made an appearance at SEMA amongst a flock of other classic Jeeps in the lobby of one of the Conventinon Center's several show halls. Even in such company, it was by far the most impressive.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Jeeps-1062.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"43","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Jeep","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":168425,"title":"2015 Ford Mustang by Steeda","body":"Longtime Ford tuner Steeda displayed this amazingly hot\u2014and green!\u2014Mustang. The classic grille treatment works very well here.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mustangs-of-SEMA-161.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"35","model_id":"195","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Ford","model_name":"Mustang","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169042,"title":"BMW 2002tii","body":"A senior staffer who shall remain nameless but has power over this author is a 2002 fanatic, thus, this pristine 2002tii makes the cut. ","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coolest-Classics-1171.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"29","model_id":"0","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"BMW","model_name":"","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169024,"title":"Tanner Foust Racing RWB Volkswagen Beetle by Eneos","body":"Typically, the objects of Japanese tuner Rauh-Welt's customization projects hail from Zuffenhausen, but, lo and behold, here's one with Wolfsburg roots. Built in collaboration with Tanner Foust, this widened Bug is incredible to behold.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-1451.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"18","model_id":"855","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Volkswagen","model_name":"Beetle","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169025,"title":"2015 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew \"Ultimate Fun-Haver\" by RTR and Vaughn Gittin, Jr.","body":"We really enjoy Vaughn Gittin, Jr.'s RTR Mustangs, so should it come as any surprise that we think his slammed F-150 is ultra bad-ass?","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/F-150-1412.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"35","model_id":"193","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Ford","model_name":"F-150","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169023,"title":"Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador","body":"We find it curious that Liberty Walk decided to mod an Aventador when Lambo's new Hurac\u00e1n is not only fresher but faster, too. 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And besides, this Liberty Walk spits flames out of its exhaust\u2014consider us smitten.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Most-Outrageous-1291.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"Michael Simari","illustrator":"","make_id":"45","model_id":"844","submodel_id":"0","make_name":"Lamborghini","model_name":"Aventador","submodel_name":"","year":"","submodel_alias":""},{"id":169028,"title":"Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador","body":"Forget the Liberty Walk's Forgiato wheels\u2014it's all about that spoiler. We'd prop a couple stools behind it and make this into the world's coolest bar. 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