When SEMA was established in 1963, those letters stood for Speed Equipment Manufacturing Association. A big part of the new organization's focus was on the hot rod aftermarket, and that was still the ...

Let's start with the name. Let's not call them Kemps, or Sleds, or Kustoms with a "K." Let's just call them custom cars. A custom is a car that has been changed, primarily by external modification or ...

Donny Harley from Clinton, Maryland, has been involved in custom rods for 30 years. About six years ago, Donny and his sportscaster buddy, James Brown, made a road trip out to California to check out ...