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2009 Sema Show Ford Mustang

2009 SEMA Auto Show

In Spite Of All The Camaros, Ford Led The Way At The 2009 Sema Show
From the February, 2010 issue of Mustang Monthly
By Donald Farr
Photography by Donald Farr
2009 Sema Show Ford Mustang
THREE THINGS WERE OBVIOUS during last November's SEMA Show in Las Vegas. First, there was no way to miss the curtain barriers and hastily set-up gangs of tables and chairs that tried to hide the wide-open spaces in the Las Vegas Convention Center. We may be slowly recovering from a recession, but it was painfully obvious that many automotive aftermarket companies don't feel healthy enough to invest in a tradeshow display. Three years ago, the SEMA Show was bursting at the Convention Center seams, with displays spilling out into parking lot tents. Not so this year.

2009 Sema Show 1969 Mustang Fastback
Front and center in the Ford... 
   
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2009 Sema Show 1969 Mustang Fastback
Front and center in the Ford Motor Company booth was an active buildup of a '69 Mustang fastback. Starting with already prepped components, including a brightly painted Dynacorn '69 Mustang fastback body shell and a Ford Racing engine, a crew from Galpin Auto Sports assembled the Mustang over a three-day period.
And third, Ford Motor Company made a loud and clear statement with its large and exciting display at the top level of the main convention hall floor. While the GM and Chrysler displays were very static and quiet in comparison, the Ford booth, bathed in blue light, featured a huge screen with recorded videos interspersed with live hosts who showcased the various display vehicles and interviewed celebrities and attendees, both inside and outside the convention center. In the middle of all the Mustangs, wild trucks, turbocharged Fusions, and politically-correct hybrid technology, a Dynacorn '69 Mustang fastback body was built into an outlandishly green restomod, thanks to the efforts of companies involved with Ford's licensing division. Ford didn't take the bailout, and they flaunted it to everyone with their SEMA display.

2009 Sema Show Two Tone Deluxe Door Panels
TMI Products introduced several... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Two Tone Deluxe Door Panels
TMI Products introduced several new Mustang products at SEMA, including two-tone deluxe door panels for '65-'66 Mustangs. They're available in a variety of color combinations from Mustang vendors who carry TMI's interior products.
On Tuesday evening, Shelby Automobiles hosted a press conference at Las Vegas Speedway to introduce a new post-title Shelby Turbo Mustang and F150 Super Snake pickup. Although 86-year-old Carroll Shelby was under doctor's orders to stay away from the SEMA Show crowds due to the flu epidemic, he didn't miss the revealing of his two newest vehicles and spent the evening greeting and welcoming everyone.

2009 Sema Show Five Spoke Cragars
Specialty Wheel showcased... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Five Spoke Cragars
Specialty Wheel showcased its reproduction wheels for vintage Mustangs, including the five-spoke Cragars as used on '65 Shelby GT350s and the styled steel wheel for '68-'69 Mustang GTs. The styled steel wheel is also available with a plain hubcap for '69 Mach 1s.
2009 Sema Show Thunder Road Panels
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2009 Sema Show Thunder Road Panels
You never know what you'll stumble into while roaming the SEMA aisles. In the booth for Thunder Road, a company that builds molded A.B.S. instrument panels, we found this new panel for '65-'66 Mustangs. It's a good-looking yet inexpensive alternative to billet aluminum panels.
2009 Sema Show Tmi Fox Body Parts
Interestingly, TMI's Dean... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Tmi Fox Body Parts
Interestingly, TMI's Dean Satterfield told us that the Fox-body Mustang is the fastest growing segment for their interior components. As a result, TMI has developed a number of new Fox-body parts, including sun visors and the four different mounts.
2009 Sema Show Pay It Forward Mustang
Scott Drake unveiled the Pay... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Pay It Forward Mustang
Scott Drake unveiled the Pay It Forward Mustang at the Scott Drake Reproductions booth. The East Texas Mustang Club crew who restored the car for charity made the trip west for the special presentation. They're pictured in red T-shirts along with Mustang Club of America's Mary Jean Wesche and Scott Drake. The car was featured in the November 2009 issue of Mustang Monthly.
2009 Sema Show Stainless Steel Brakes Corporations
There were plenty of Mustang... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Stainless Steel Brakes Corporations
There were plenty of Mustang brake products in the Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation booth but president Michael Jonas was like a proud papa when showing off SSBC's new Tmax thermostat for automatic transmissions. The thermostat, which installs in-line between the transmission and the transmission cooler, allows the transmission to operate at a warmer temperature for better performance and fuel-mileage. According to Jonas, transmission fluid works best at 190 degrees, but most transmissions operate at 130-145 degrees.
2009 Sema Show Mustang Project Display
You couldn't miss the Mustang... 
   
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2009 Sema Show Mustang Project Display
You couldn't miss the Mustang Project display with its array of flashing Mustang sequential LED taillights.

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