A pair of special RWB Porsches at SEMA 2019

A pair of special RWB Porsches at SEMA 

RAUH-Welt BERGRIFF (RWB) is a renowned Porsche tuner located in Japan that produces wild looking cars that are traditionally a big hit at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. 

Before the 2019 SEMA show, Akira Nakai, the founder of RWB, traveled to the Adam’s Polishes store and shop located in Anaheim, California and built two RWB Porsches for the 2019 SEMA show to commemorate the release of the limited edition Adam's RWB Detail Spray.

Both the RWB Porsches are equipped with one-of-kind Rotiform wheels fitted with Nitto Extreme tires were on dipaly at the Adam's Polishes booth outdoors in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

‘Showa,’ the Porsche 993  owned by Christian Coujin, a RWB collector from Seattle, sports twin turbochargers and is finished in ultra-rare Porsche "Project Gold" golden yellow metallic paint over the RWB wide-body kit. This is reportedly Coujin's eighth RWB Porsche.  

The purple air-cooled Porsche 964, owned by Miami-based RWB collector Allen Yang, also sports a RWB wide body kit.

 While the Yellow RWB Detail Spray in Summer Squash Scent was limited to only 888 bottles (to mark Nakai’s 88^th United States build), sold out quickly, you can purchase regular bottles of the Adam’s Polish detail spray. 

The manufacturer says users simply spray and wipe for a streak-free, brilliant finish that is guaranteed to outshine the competition. Adam’s Polishes says the spray, made in the United States, enhances gloss, depth, and shine, extends the protection of waxes and sealants, and has a pleasant strawberry fragrance.

Shop directly at https://adamspolishes.com/

The author has used and highly recommends Adam's Polishes 

All photographs by the author a proud member of SEMA 

Porsche septuplet  at SEMA 2017

The author is not a Porschephile, but there were a number of interesting Porsche builds at the 2017 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) trade show, so today we offer a cross-section of different styles and genres of seven Porsches seen at SEMA 2017.

Shown outside on the Silver Lot was this Porsche 993 (the last of the air cooled 911 models) modified by RAUH-Welt Begriff (RWB) a Japan-based builder of custom “wide bodies” for Porsche 911 series.   According to the RWB website the company which started in a small shop in Japan by “Nakai-san” (Akira Nakai) now has locations in both Northern and Southern California. According to the RWB website this body kit costs $22,000 and the wheels add $5500.

Parked outside in front of the Central Hall was a pair of Porsches shown by AccuAir Suspension which designs and manufactures air suspension systems for all vehicle types. Both of these Porsches are owned by Brian Henderson who together with partner Jason Whipple owns Rotiform Wheels which builds “Monoblock” one-piece low pressure cast and three-piece forged custom wheels. Both of these cars were modified by AccuAir Suspension installer Sadistic Iron Werks of Hesperia California just weeks before the SEMA show.

 

 

This Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupe appeared stock aside from the air suspension, the custom wheels and the low profile, rubber band like tires.

 

 

 

This Porsche 911 Carrera known to the factory as the 991.2 is powered by a water-cooled 182-cubic inch turbocharged flat-six cylinder engine. Yes the car sits very low at rest - the turbocharger actually touched the ground.

 

Most of the attention in the AkzoNobel paint booth at SEMA 2017 was focused on the hot rod and custom car builds from Kindigit Design, and lost in the “reality TV frenzy” was this good-looking early seventies rally-styled Porsche 911 Carrera RS.

 

The booth of another paint company, Valspar Prospray, featured a 1960 Porsche 356B super 90 coupe built “outlaw” style which uses the original body but with performance upgrades. This car known as “Blau Grau” (translated to Blue-Grey) for its unique color was built by Matt Howard’s Deluxe Customs in Tempe Arizona which specializes in early Porsche and Volkswagen restorations.

 

The Spyder Auto booth featured this Porsche 997 (the second generation of water-cooled 911s) which had been shown with a different wrap at the Toyo Tires display at the 2016 SEMA show. The car which mimics the “slant nose” style of the Porsche 935 was built by IDL Designs using a body kit produced by Old & New from Hiroshima Japan.  You can purchase the body kit for 1,550,000 yen (approximately $14,000) plus shipping taxes and installation.  The wrap which appears to an homage to the famed Martini & Rossi racing Porsches was applied by Impressive Wraps using 3M brand film.    Spyder Auto offers a complete range of automotive lighting that includes fog lights, crystal and projector headlights, and taillights.  

 

 

Last but not least is the Magnus Walker Urban Outlaw shop built Porsche 911 S RT. Most striking to the author were the louvers on top of the 911's fender completed by metalsmith Rod Emory of Emory Motorsports. The car powered by 2.5 liter twin plug  (two spark plugs per cylinder) engine debuted at the 2017 SEMA show.  

 

All photos by the author