SEMA 2022

Photography by Big Al Liebmann Article by Jimmy B Article Layout by Jimmy B

The SEMA Show… since its first show in 1967 under Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, to 2022, has been about the Specialty Equipment After Market. You know...parts and services for all of us hot rodders and gearheads.

The SEMA organization was actually formed in 1963 to strengthen the fledgling hot rod parts market. SEMA was formed in by Roy Richter, Ed Iskenderian, Els Lohn, Willie Garner, Bob Hedman, Robert E. Wyman, John Bartlett, Phil Weiand Jr, Al Segal, Dean Moon, and Vic Edelbrock Jr. and now consists of 6,383 companies worldwide, bringing together aftermarket manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), media, car dealers, specialty equipment distributors, installers, retailers and restoration specialists.

The people who attend SEMA are either Companies looking to sell their products or services to shops and businesses who specialize in the after car market, buyers who are the shop and business owners looking to add other part lines or services to their businesses or the OEM’s who now play a big part in the aftermarket parts

business. Plenty of show coverage comes from the media so we all know went on in a particular year of SEMA.

While a lot goes on each day in the way of business, the real STARS of SEMA are all those vehicles on display, in booths and outside the convention center, showing off parts that are available from companies.

Having been to SEMA on multiple occasions, it still is mid boggling just how many vehicles are on display each year. Over 1000 vehicles were on display at SEMA in 2022. If you wanted to see it all at SEMA , you had to plan on 4 days and walking 8-10 miles a day...WHEW!!!!

Since everyone cant go to SEMA, here are just a small sample of the cars and trucks that were on display this year...Enjoy!