Check out this full custom ice chest wagon that custom painter and Lifestyle Car Club member Danny D Galvez put together just in time for Halloween and the 2009 SEMA show. Danny and the wagon will be at the Traffic Show tomorrow.

George Barris approved!

This morning I got a late start but I managed to check out the Pachuco CC Car Show in the San Fernando Valley. I was supposed to go to the Duke’s show at the Santa Monica Pier but I did not make it. Here are a few photos from the show.

After the Pachuco car show Stephanie & I met up with Traffic CC at Mark’s house for a pre-show bbq. There was great food and conversations! See everyone tomorrow at the show!

Once again Toyota contracted the masterminds at Street Image to produce a couple of vehicles for the annual SEMA show. Eric Valdes was given a Toyota Venza and a Toyota Camry Hybrid this year and here are the results of the builds.

The Toyota Venza, a staple of school carpools, morphed into a dream ride for extreme athletes at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show. The Toyota/Billabong Ultimate Venza is laden with gear for outdoor lovers, including a heated shower system, a custom roof rack and a hidden cargo rack that extends from the rear bumper for skis and snowboards.

While the curious can only ogle the custom Venza via photographs at this point, Toyota says the concept will be the official Billabong Team vehicle for use by surf-, snow-, skate- and wakeboard athletes. It will be displayed at upcoming Billabong events in the U.S. following the aftermarket show.

Street Image built the concept, adding a custom body kit with “Billabong” emblazoned on the side. Large Enkei wheels with Nitto tires and a TRD big brake kit round out the package. The cabin gets seats upholstered with wetsuit materials, while the headliner features a collage showing Billabong athletes in action.

Toyota says a Verizon Wireless access point router was installed, which lets athletes get up-to-date surf or snow reports. Other details include headrest-mounted LCD monitors, an audio system with 18 speakers and an iPod interface.

The Toyota Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG is not going to be limited to the elite crowd at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show. Toyota said on Tuesday that it will provide a production version of the Camry that runs on compressed natural gas to the Surfrider Foundation. The organization is expected to use it for outreach campaigns, education programs and beach clean-up events.

The Surfrider looks distinctive and PC, with a vehicle wrap that features CNG and Surfrider logos. The car’s gas fuel system was replaced with a CNG system in the spare tire well. A viewing window shows off the CNG fuel cylinders.

Toyota says the Surfrider has a range of 250-plus miles and returns 32 miles per gallon in city driving and 24 mpg on the highway. The powertrain is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive.

The hybrid showcar gets a body kit with a custom front grille and unique rear bumper that covers the tailpipe and exhaust system. The ride height was lowered on an adjustable coil-over suspension. A set of 20-inch alloy wheels rounds out the package.

The nonprofit Surfrider Foundation was founded in Malibu, California.

Here are some more shots from the SEMA show yesterday. Stephanie & I spent the day at the show again and then headed home. Look for more coverage in a future issue of DUB Magazine.

When we were checking out of the hotel, we ran into OG ABEL who was staying there too. We walked over to the show together and we hung out at the House of Kolor booth while he did a demo.

This was in the House of Kolor booth. So low, so sick, so green!

Alex from Bakersfield finished this Monte Carlo in time for the show!

This was one of the many fully custom motorcycles at the show.

Falken Tire’s Ford Flex in the Ford Booth. Nicely done with some Lowrider accents.

Brandon & the BowlsLA team built this Scion for the show. I believe it took 3rd place in the Scion Show Off. It was sick, It had a fully built matching Honda Ruckus in the bed. Great to meet you Brandon!

Right before we left we met up with the SA Studios crew. Cartoon & Julie were in town for the show so we met up to say hello to them and the crew. Here’s  Lil Lucky & Hunter at the show.

Caught this one before we left the show. Absolutely beautiful!

Just got in from two days in Las Vegas for the 2009 SEMA Show. Here are some photos from our first day at the show.

Jay’s Aston Martin

Roland Sands Designs

Jeri Lee

Topo Built Widebody Camaro ~ Current DUB Magazine Cover Car ~ Shot By Me!

Eric & Melloe ~ Ghost Motorsports

Sick Stretched Motorcycle

Lowrider Magazine Display

Rolling Big Power ~ RBP

Leaving to the SEMA Show in the morning. I will be in town for two days. Hit me up if you have anything you need covered (new product release, press conferences, parties, etc). JAEBUENO@GMAIL.COM

Sunday morning the family headed out to the Canoga Park (Day of the Dead) Dia De Los Muertos Street Fair for a couple of hours. Thanks for the invite Jess!

On the way home we stopped by Lincoln Park to check out the Old Memories Eastside show real quick. Nice turn out and alot of nice rides!

Saturday morning I had to been in San Diego first thing in the morning for a photoshoot.  The Impala was not the subject of the photoshoot, the owner of the car was but I couldn’t resist snapping a few of the ragtop!

On the way back from San Diego I stopped in Pomona to say hello to my friends from Groupe CC. They were having a show in the Pomona Arts Colony.

Saturday night was Halloween with the family. Here’s Caila, Julian and Jackson getting ready to head out for the candy hunt!

For Immediate Release:

Announcing the first delivery from The Hundreds Holiday 09 collection. This release includes ten tees from the collection, as well as all fleece, button-ups, pants, denim, outerwear, and headwear. The delivery continues The Hundreds’ signature West Coast style, infused with references to mid-90’s skateboard and hip-hop culture, classic sportswear, and Angeleno pride, as usual, not to mention many other subcultures which inform the brand. The tees include new logo-driven designs including Blur Adam, and Halftone Adam, as well as some more conceptual graphics like Cult, not to mention a few guest artist designs too. The cut & sew collection includes our signature knits & wovens, including the custom plaid Manhattan l/s shirt, original fleece like the LowBall zip-up, more of our signature denim, a selection of custom snapback caps, as well as winter-ready outerwear and accessories such as the Fargo jacket and Adam beanies. We also release two new New Era fitted hats for the season.

Available this Thursday at the THLA and THSF stores.  More photos on my Flickr.