By Jim Brennan

UDMan

Welcome to my last post in the “Best of SEMA” series on CarDomain. I have been tasked to bring you the top five “Restorations” from this years nominees. I was absolutely surprised by the number of beautiful, spot-on classics that were represented. I’m not going to include some of the vehicles that look classic, but are actually new builds, restomods, lowriders, or highriders. No, my criteria would be actual vehicles, older than 25 years old, that have been either preserved, or brought back to better than new condition. That’s the rules, now here’s the list.

- There were two Chevrolet Biscaynes in the show with the monster 409, but the 1964 Biscayne wins this round.
- Speaking of Chevrolet, right next to the Biscayne is this knockout 1967 Corvette Sting Ray, with a 427!
- Showing love for the Import Contingent, how about this well preserved Honda N600 Sedan?
- Don Prudhomme’s 1967 Dodge 700 Race Car Hauler, in well preserved condition.
- At the Ford Booth, there was this stunning 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 that was given away.

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By Tony Castellano

Tcassa

Well, actually it’s winter now in Oz, but with the temp in the mid 20s (that’s Celsius), it’s hardly a winter! So, my folks made their way down to view some Vettes by the beach, and going by their pics, it looked like a good turnout. And no, your eyes arne’t playing tricks, most were right hand drive. Enjoy the pics, with plenty more after the jump.

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By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

This 1981 ‘Vette caught us totally off guard. After all, the cars of this era were saddled with weak suck small blocks that made 190 hp on their best day. Outwardly, this one appears to be a stocker, but under the hood it’s anything but.

The shocker about this car is the killer small block topped with a Magna-Charger dual blower setup. It’s feeding a built bottom end and the seller claims that the motor makes 750hp. Combine that with the stock wheels and tires, along with the nice but not exceptional black paint and you’ve got a street sweeper.

We’re nervous about the stock IRS with that much mustard up front, but if some level of care were taken on the street and the thing wasn’t subjected to slicks and wanton violence on the strip, it would probably be ok for a few weeks.

It’s equipped with the Doug Nash 4 plus 1 trans, so the overdrive will help some in the gas mileage department but the topper is the early 1980′s high tech digital dash. It’s so tacky that we’re forced to be in love with it. Funny how a motor can change everything. Click here to see the ad and make a bid!