SEMA Mutants: The Good, The Bad, And The Fugly

I’m absolutely stoked out of my mind about SEMA 2009, which the CarDomain crew will be hitting up next week. And one of the aspects of this mega-show that I always look forward to are the crazy, cobbed-together, WTF monstrosities that always seem to find their way onto the show floor. SEMA never seems to have any shortage of freaks of nature–or more accurately, freaks of overzealous builders with too much meth and too little time. And it’s not like I’m knocking SEMA’s automotive mutants–hell, you guys know the cars that I’m into are far from pretty. I’m a huge fan of the orphaned and the unwanted–and I’m well aware that what looks to me like Jabba The Hut in a discarded prom dress can very easily be someone else’s dream car that they’ve loved, dreamed about, and slaved over–that cherished project whose every last godawful detail is meticulously attended to as its builder bravely perseveres in the face of scorn and ridicule. Blessedly, SEMA is the place where the finished monstrosities finally come home to roost, where they have their day in the sun–and where we too can lovingly ridicule them in all their hideous glory. And as far as I’m concerned, the uglies are what make the show–they’re the essence of SEMA’s unique and unmistakable brand of over-the-top excess. This year, we’ll be sure to bring you a whole slew of the bloated, garish, over-embellished, ridiculous hulks that’ll make your eyes bleed. Bring on the freaks!

The Hummer is an ex-SEMA show truck up for auction now on ebaymotors.