SEMA 2021: Our Favorite Cars from Day 1

SEMA always brings out the newest, best, and most original ideas from across the industry. It also brings out some crazy cars to show off the innovation. Here are a few that caught our eye in the first day of walking around the show.

Joe Rogan turned to Steve Strope at Pure Vision to build a Nova with some Z/28 Camaro influence. The result is this amazing, blue pearl creation that gets better the more time you spend looking at it. The car is powered by an LT4 and has clever touches all over it.

Project X is a legend. It's the longest-running magazine feature car in history. It's been in movies. It's had a million different engines in it over the years. So, when it showed up to SEMA with an electric motor, quite a few people were shocked. And, it seems like everyone has an opinion. We love this car because of what it's meant to our industry over the years. Regardless of where you stand on the whole EV power issue, it's still great to see this car in the spotlight once again with yet another in a long line of powerplant swaps.

Mike Goldman Customs turned a rusted out mess of a '65 Chevelle into a Great 8 contender. It takes something pretty special to stand out in the crowd SEMA, and this car stopped us in our tracks. The subtle body mods and flawless execution make for a Chevelle like no other. It's powered by a 900-horse supercharged LS7 that features some unique and unexpected detailing.

A red, built to the hilt Third-Gen F-body is always going to be cool in our book, especially to those of us that grew up in the 80's and 90's. But, adding the monstrous new GM 632 big block to one makes for an outrageous combination. Of all the cars at SEMA, this may be the one that we would most like to be thrown the keys to.

'53 Corvettes are beautiful cars, and it's hard to improve on the first version of America's sports car. So, if you're going to mess with that iconic shape, you'd better know what you're doing. Dave Kindig and his crew obviously know what they're doing, and the '53 Corvette Concept that they debuted at this year's show is an absolute knockout.

We'll be bringing you updates and highlights all week. Stay tuned!