PRODUCT SHOWCASE

1969 Che velle Restomod Build for the Road and for SEMA.

- STEVEN RUPP

SEMA vehicles often negotiate a very curvy, and often curious, path from obscurity to having a spot in a manufacturer’s booth on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Many display cars at the show are privately owned and loaned to the various companies for use. Others are built specifically for the show and are owned by individual companies to show off their wares with the intention of drawing attendees into their booth. This 1969 big-block Chevelle falls into this second category.

When TMI was searching for display cars to fill their booth, there were two paths they could have taken. Either find a project and build it from scratch or find a car that was as complete as possible and work it over to display their custom interior kits. The deciding factor here became time. You see, SEMA has a nasty habit of sneaking up on you and once TMI decided they needed a second-generation Chevelle to highlight their products, it would then be only a few months until the big dance started. After searching around, TMI luckily found Mark Jackson and his 1969 Yenko-themed Chevelle that he was trying to part with.