SEMA 2023 - Top Cars plus Battle of the Builders

Thanks for walking with me checking out these great cars. These may be considered Best of Show!
#classiccars #carshow #lowrider #chevy #sema #sema2023 #semashow #ford #foose #fordmustang #kindigit #kindig #andyleach #battleofthebuilders #semalasvegas #roidrunner #nostalgiahotrods #plymouth #roadrunner

[@LarrysModelShop]

Amazing. I've made it to one SEMA and was fortunate enough to have met Chip Foose.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

He is so genuine! Great guy and builder! He signed my Foose FD100 model box!

[@LarrysModelShop]

@@ruckusrodkustom8140 Yes he is. My son was mesmerized and just standing there while Chip was talking to someone else. Once he was done, he looked at my son and asked him if he wanted to take a picture with him. So cool.

[@LoneWolf-479]

I absolutely love it when builders replace the chrome with satin black or bronze. A simple detail that just takes any build to a higher level for me.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Agreed. When tastefully done, it stands out above the rest! Thx for watching!

[@rogertootkaylok5716]

You people are wonderfully nuts! Building/constructing these vehicles. Craziness!

[@SKEptic-mg2dd]

Many thanks for the video from one of those unable to get to SEMA.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching! I try to bring the entire show but it’s just way too big! One more video coming of just trucks

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for watching! Andy Leach’s 60 Buick in my first SEMA 2023 video won the Battle of the Builders competition.

[@rodneymyers8109]

It was a beautiful car but where is shop located at I’ve been asking around and no one knows but it’s a beautiful Buick

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

@@rodneymyers8109 idk. Even the SEMA website doesn’t give much info. I think the display made it look even better! He also benefited from great lighting that made the car pop. Thanks for watching!

[@rodneymyers8109]

@@ruckusrodkustom8140 okay also love your videos but I found out there in Nebraska thanks anyway best car I seen so far this year I’m about to subscribe your page and I don’t know if you are watching the game but they are hating on the jet’s should have been a touchdown Lol

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for subbing! Very much appreciated! I missed NFL this weekend because I’m traveling.

[@modelcars2978]

Thanks for sharing.🤓👍

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for watching! Great modeling ideas!

[@BelleTx214]

Thank you

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thank you for watching! Cool stuff huh

[@cupidstunt4402]

I'm a Brit so not well up on American metal but that first one, the Plymouth was absolutely sublime, that metallic silver/brown with the deep red wine leather, fit and finish was perfect, right down to the hidden door handles. I would happily ride round in that all day! Just put the steering wheel on the proper side!😂

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for watching! Some love it, some hate it! I love reading the comments. I wouldn’t spend 1M on it but I do like it

[@duanemcdonald3895]

Ben will try again next weekend and I next two days and I love you .❤

[@nordcustoms1125]

👌👍

[@thelococochannel3035]

thanks for the clip

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for watching!

[@islandrc-duke1972]

awesome car show

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

It is the premier event everyone prepares for! Thanks so much for watching

[@larrypeeples-yk1rg]

Nice

[@corbinator24]

Awesome cars! Great coverage!

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Love the coverage William ❤

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks! I got one more of just trucks coming. Great modeling ideas!

[@gr5535]

So far ,the best I've seen in your Videos has been the elcameo 59 chevy P.U. 😮 THANK FOR POSTING 🙂👍🏁

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Yes, one of my favorites! Check out the detail. I love how the ridges in the tailgate are in-line with the bed strips

[@duanemcdonald3895]

I love you. ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thx for checking out my videos!

[@arsenakopian4478]

crazy cars ohh woww badd asss loking nation this cars are super special

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thanks for watching!

[@capturinglightandemotion9273]

That Blue Chevy is SUPER clean, the Blue Ford has a crazy amount of custom work.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I would take the blue Chevy just because it has that clean look. The patina look is cool but everyone is doing it. Thanks for watching!

[@blauwzakjecrack]

Today we have difficulty understanding how back in 1754 they made scuptures like"Release from Deception" by Francesco Queirolo or "The Rape of Proserpina"by Bernini in 1622. We could not (re) recreate them today even with powertools and 3rd mapping software. Perhaps in 2 centuries or so people will look at these brilliant crafted art-o-mobiles and not have the slightest clue how they were able to construct these o so awesome vehicles!

[@nikolajdehaan9815]

That TONKA truck man, the kid in me now craves it ❤

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Ya, I spent a lot of time checking that out! That was pretty cool! Thx for watching!

[@elhijodelrey423]

Is a big drivers. With big heart

[@jameskosharek6838]

I'm going to say the Roadrunner is my favorite.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

It is well done and I like the interior. I do appreciate the work these folks put in these cars! Thx for watching!

[@arsenakopian4478]

wow mustang nice they all breath taking cars all of them good showw

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I like that one too! Thanks for watching!

[@largelarry2126]

It's the dark red 67 Camaro @ 10:45 for me.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Actually it was brown or tarnished gold. I went and looked at it again and it does look dark red. Amazing car either way! Thanks for watching

[@PETERNESS]

That Roid Runer just has to be one of the biggest disaters since The Titanic sailed her maiden voyage and ended up on the bottom off the ocean in pieces ,i felt ill just looking at what had been done to a gorgeous amazing car ,loks like that movie car The Car with James Brolin

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I lot of people feel that as well! Thanks for watching

[@WeveGotBush]

That Audi RS6 front wing will be great for snow plowing 😂

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Sometimes they do go overboard huh! I saw one car that had a splitter that looked like a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Thx for watching!

[@sergiomorales2875]

7 window

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Me too! The more you look at it, the more you see. Thx for watching my videos

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Put them on a course to see how many of them actually perform....

[@TonyMontana-iq1vq]

Facts

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Many probably don’t even run! Thx for watching!

[@arturoramirez7296]

THAT PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER IS OFF THE HOOK 🪝 STRAIGHT FIRE AND DESIRE... IT'S A BEAST IT TOOK THE CAKE 🎂 FIRST 🥇 PLACE...💣💣💣💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🌶️🌶️🌶️🥊🥊🥊👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️...

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

He put insane work into it. Power hood etc. thx for watching

[@aliasbillsmith7200]

May father has bought, sold, and built classic and custom cars my whole life. No matter the type, he always maintains that cars are meant to be driven. These are beautiful cars indeed, but I doubt they see much drive time.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Agreed! Most of these cars are not driven admittedly by the owners. Some don’t even run. Thx for watching!

[@jonathanallen9205]

The very first car was on autopia has well over $1 million in it

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I don’t think people realize the work and details put into it unless it is presented to them like it was explained in the Autopia video

[@arsenakopian4478]

jesus that corvette something ohh wow

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

One of my faves! Thanks for watching!

[@barrycuda3769]

For someone like me that appreciates originality, along the lines of say a '70 Cuda ,that even if restored ,is done with the attention to detail of originality, such as what Mark Worman does , these custom cars are often a bit much for me . For example the ,what used to be a Road Runner ,at the start of the video is ruined and looks like it was styled under the direction of a ten year old boy. I can appreciate customization though if it's tasteful ,as an example the Ruffian cars '1968 Mustang fastback ,wow.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I didn’t see Graveyard cars this year. No Chrysler/mopar exhibit either. There is clean Cuda in my first video. Thx for watching!

[@corbinator24]

The 69 C10 is my favorite

[@superchefe222]

Great Hotwheels ideas 😊

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

And model cars! Thanks for watching!

[@minxlabrada]

Supercharged Z car looks most like a Hotwheels car. Love the color!

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Nice car! Colors are great! Thx for watching!

[@rbruceBruce]

Light green 50 whatever has my vote

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Me too! The closer you look at it, the more you see! Thx for watching my videos

[@beadblaster9508]

Nice video and some beautiful cars,trucks. It seems that alot of the vehicles, the builders are try to cram so much stuff into the styling ect. that they almost get gaudy. I just hate how some of the classic cars have front seat back so high that it almost touched the roof. Look so out of place,especially in cars that will rarely or never be driven.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I’m with you on this one! Some people like it and this show has a variety so there definitely is something for everyone! I think there are a few good builders and others trying to top it by pushing it to the extreme. Thank you for watching!

[@barrycuda3769]

Almost gaudy ???, oh my gawd.

[@PanFabio]

Italian last trend is :: dark wheels. You gonna see there next year 100%

[@rey8102]

Yeah, Blue C-10 all the way 😊

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Ya, I love that one! That blue was slick! Thx for watching!

[@TheOneJPtv]

Absolute Pressure

[@arsenakopian4478]

damn

[@Kingtrollface259]

I don't often get locked in a boot ,but it wouldn't be a bad place to spend your last minutes in the back of that Plymouth

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

All hand made! Only the grill and back glass is original. Many years and over 1M invested. Thanks for watching

[@THReviewCars]

Amazing car. looks almost the same as last year even the engine bay

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

A lot of attention to detail! Thanks for watching!

[@rogertootkaylok5716]

Nice material, but I prefer clean--simple designs! Like Chip Foose has done, or is doing. C/O Roger Dean Ruuska aka Tootkaylok from Alaska...

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Agreed! Sometimes Dave Kindig does too much but mostly tasteful. Thx for watching

[@nzmarco]

Looks like Matt Armstrong's RS6 made it afterall.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Nice car!

[@vertigogarage24]

What is the Lancia Miata rf with the Lotus Elise back? At video time 13:14?

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

It is a Lotus but I wasn’t listening when he was talking because I was trying to get around people walking in my shot. Thanks for watching

[@chauffeurmarco]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍🥰🥰 and we can put 3-4 corps in the trunk🤣🤣🤣

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

That was done very nicely. My favorite part of the car. Thanks for watching

[@mchristr]

I thought we were done with the cartoonishly large wheels? I guess not.

[@rey8102]

Where's my 3/8th 😅😅

[@99sentcoins]

That's amazes me. 😳 They somehow managed to make a RoadRunner ugly as sin. HOW ? My first memories of any car are of a 1969 1/2 RoadRunner my dad owned / 68 Charger my mom owned. 😢

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I’ve received so many comments on her w they love it or hate it. I love hearing everyone’s take on it. Thanks for watching!

[@radbanshee4508]

The blue C10 would be my pick. I am not o fan of overbuilding or trying to modernizing early designs like most of these builders do, they lose the original beauty of the car by doing so.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I’m hearing that same sentiment from others as well! I like a mix. A clean look with tasteful mods! I do appreciate all the work they put into these vehicles. Thanks for watching!

[@DanRC69]

WOW - Some SERIOUSLY beautiful cars here and a few too many with COMPLETELY the wrong style of wheels.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Ya, I don’t get the wheel choice on some of those. But for being young builders, they did well over all. Thanks for watching!

[@mortenhansen3455]

Please tell me it won at least 1 prize at SEMA! It is to me such a dead spot on build in every way!

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Not sure who won what but there are multiple categories and a winner for each! Thx for watching

[@TonyMontana-iq1vq]

Sick paper weights

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Expensive paper weights! Thanks for watching!

[@marcelscheer9610]

That Roadrunner is sick!

[@davem6685]

Looks ridiculous. Way overdone.

[@drummerboy2834]

A lot of crybabies in the comments… Do they even know what Sema is for 🥴 Some of these builds are ridiculously good 👍🏽

[@davem6685]

We do but it’s losing its luster due to all the ghetto mods.

[@hectorherbert6585]

For the first car..that humongous "Plymouth' logo on the rear trunk panel is the fail on this marvel build...when bad taste meets beauty...

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I kinda thot that too but it grew on me. I would still take it! Thx for watching my videos

[@corail53]

I think we have reached the point where sema cars just aren't as spectacular anymore as pretty much everything has been done.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Yeah! Some over-the-top stuff for sure but there are some very clean rides with great styling. Sometimes very subtle and you have to examine closely to see and appreciate the work that went in it. Thanks for watching!

[@davem6685]

Why even start with a manufacture build? These guys may as well fabricate their own design from the start. Then we can tell how good they really are

[@fogtown3027]

LS swapped RX-7 still at the top 😂

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Ya, I bet that is a rocket! Thanks for watching!

[@jrh0369]

These cars are way better than anything B is for Build has brought to SEMA. He brings junk.

[@chrismoody1342]

I take the deep blue C10. Gorgeous truck. I don’t care for over built unrecognizable customs. Butchered that poor Z. It’s like a 10 year old designed it in a video game. Ughhh.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

One of my faves too! The taillights are just right! Thanks for watching!

[@markgerega6507]

There all nice cars but they’ll never get there money.back if they go to sell them.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Agreed! We usually don’t get what we invest in our cars either. Thanks for watching!

[@emailname3047]

Most of em dont run . Its just for show

[@markloubser2433]

The wheel style is in all cases ghastly.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

And most cars have the same Halibrand wheels

[@quincyspielberger4366]

How does Kindig even get invited to this? 25 years designing cars and he's had what? Maybe 3 decent designs? Most look like middle school drawings.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

His work is pretty nice. They look really cool in person. Thanks for watching!

[@quincyspielberger4366]

I've watched his shows - he has ZERO talent! ZERO!!! @@ruckusrodkustom8140

[@mmb1487]

If you love cars like me then Sema is where creativity and money meet up and provide some of the funkyist vehicles on the planet everything is possible with some of the best builders in world all at one car show just a good time with nice people Rock on Sema

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

I couldn’t have said that better myself! Thx for watching!

[@DanRC69]

13:30 That monstrosity looks so poorly put together, it makes a burnt out Tesla look more refined.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Which car is your favorite so far?

[@davem6685]

Nothing like a bolt on hood scoop from the 80’s.

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

@@davem6685 from Autozone! Too funny! Thanks for watching

[@ralo1558]

IH

[@williwass6837]

Not one really good car!

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

That blue Chevy was really clean and not over the top. Thx for watching my videos

[@Chingigante69]

Really ruined this one

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Some love it some hate it! Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas!

[@j.scottcaudill7543]

@9:27 I understand they put a Chevy motor in a Ford but to paint a Chevy "flag logo" on the underside of the hood is just sacrilege

[@anthonymills7743]

Im not a Ford guy and I seen its a Ford 427 engine with the 427 flag airbrushed lol.

[@j.scottcaudill7543]

Most of these vehicles are so heavily modified that you can't even tell what they're supposed to be anymore. Very disheartening

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

There were some clean builds with subtle mods but I think that is what SEMA is. Who can build the most outrageous vehicles. Thanks for watching!

[@jayT_81]

Bruh the titles says 'battle of the builds' not guess what the car is🤦‍♂️ and it's a sema car show, go watch a Toyota commercial if you wana know what the car is😂

[@FirstGendodgegarage]

Do you need a tissue ?

[@tdub5776]

Showing your age

[@jeffurey6399]

Dude, it's America! Move to Russia and drive a Lada!!!!!!!!

[@fenchurch2310]

те кто ставит в rx-7 не родной мотор , для него подготовлен отдельный котёл в аду

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

Thank you for watching my videos!