MANUFACTURERS AND STUDENTS CUSTOMIZE WD-40/SEMA CARES FOOSE F-150 AT SEMA GARAGE
Ten SEMA-member manufacturers and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC) gathered at the SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California, this week to customize the WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150 off-road truck, which will be raffled off at the 2013 SEMA Show to benefit three SEMA Cares charities.
The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new, state-of-the-art SEMA Garage—a facility that allows SEMA-member companies to test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the truck.
The vehicle pays tribute to the off-roaders, truck enthusiasts and aftermarket companies that have used and trusted WD-40 Co. products over the last 60 years. Instead of being auctioned like previous WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles, the enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. With raffle tickets costing just $50 starting November 1, 2013, owning a Foose-inspired truck is now more accessible than ever to all automotive enthusiasts.
Chip Foose on the Raffle
“Can you imagine winning a one-off vehicle like this for only $50?” asked Chip Foose, president and CEO of Foose Design. “Not everyone gets to make people’s dreams come true on a show like ‘Overhaulin,’ but you can help make kids’ dreams come true by purchasing your raffle tickets and supporting a great cause.”
SEMA Cares Charities Benefiting
Proceeds from the raffled vehicle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities—the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.
WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150 Build Partners
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150 build partners include: Foose Design, Source Interlink Media, LGE*CTS Motorsports, Whipple Superchargers, Icon Vehicle Dynamics, MHT Wheels, Boatec, Magnaflow, BASF, Katzkin, Audio Innovations, Amp Research, Fuel-Tool, Bulldog LED Lighting, Banks Power, HushMat, Mag-Hytec, Warn Industries, Optima Batteries, Falken Tire, PowerBass, Atlas Spring, Clarion, and Metra Electronics.
About the Collaboration
This is the sixth vehicle WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build, and the fourth vehicle Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.
For more information on the truck build, visit WD40.com/Foose.
Share on:
No comments yet. Be the first to add comment!
Leave a comment
Please note, comments must be approved before they are published.
