The House of Kolor Drag Strip

At the 2018 SEMA show, the theme of the House of Kolor booth was nostalgia drag racing.

Henry Jaded

Dave Shuten of Galpin Auto Sports built this gasser-themed 1952 Kaiser-Frazer Henry J for owner Daniel Nelson. The car is powered by a Chevrolet Performance 572 crate engine bored out to 585 cubic inches by QMP Racing and is fed by a Holly 1150 carburetor atop a Chevrolet Performance ZZ572 intake manifold. The paint is a mix of House of Kolor Orion Silver with Teal Kandy Koncentrate, with the leaf and striping work done by Pete Finlan.

Dr. Moon’s Rage

This 1948 Anglia gasser owned and driven by Howard Moon is powered by a supercharged and injected 427 cubic inch Chevrolet engine, connected to a 2-speed Powerglide transmission and a nine-inch Ford rear end. The car is finished in House of Kolor Violet Shimrin Designer Pearl with the striping and lettering by “flea.”

Helmet display

The House of Kolor booth also had several displays of nostalgia-themed racing helmets.

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The Jeep J6 concept

Jeep showed off their J6 concept vehicle at the 2019 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas. The Jeep Design team started with a 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon then modified it into this two-door concept with a six-foot bed to maintain the same wheelbase, then painted the truck in Brilliant Blue Metallic paint that recalls the 1978 Jeep Honcho two-door pickup.

In addition to custom parts, many of the items on the Jeep such as the winch, lights and interior accessories came straight from the Jeep Performance parts catalog.  The Jeep J6 which received a two-inch lift kit rides on custom 17-inch beadlock wheels with a brass finish set off by the silver bead lock ring wrapped in 37-inch BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A tires.  

The pickup bed features a prototype roll bar with LED lights and a prototype spare tire carrier with a color-matched sprayed-in bed liner.

The interior features color-matched panel inserts and Kaztkin custom leather seats with accenting blue stitching.

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