SEMA’s Scorched: A 1969 Mustang Restomod That Gaming Dreams Are Made Of

If you’ve ever sat in front of a racing sim rig and thought, “I wish I could peel back the pixels and actually touch a car that blurs the line between classic muscle and a fighter jet,” then the 1969 Ford Mustang ‘Scorched’ by Trick Rides is your four-wheeled fever dream. I’m a pro gamer, so my garage is usually virtual—Forza, Gran Turismo, maybe a heavily modded Assetto Corsa session. But when I caught a glimpse of this thing at the 2025 SEMA Show, I swear my GPU almost melted just trying to process the level of detail. Hands down, Scorched is the kind of build that makes you reconsider what a restomod can be, and a year on, it’s still the benchmark I use when tuning digital muscle cars.

The Carbon Fiber Revolution

Let’s talk about what you’re actually looking at, because from a gamer’s perspective, this is the equivalent of a maxed-out legendary loot drop. Trick Rides, an Oklahoma-based muscle car restoration shop, didn’t just slap some carbon panels onto a vintage shell. Every single component of Scorched was designed in-house using state-of-the-art CAD engineering from Brothers Carbon, then fabricated from aerospace-grade pre-preg carbon fiber. That’s right—no lazy aftermarket kit. We’re talking over 8,000 hours of design, fabrication, and assembly inside a 31,000-square-foot workshop. The result is a unibody that weighs significantly less than the original steel, yet delivers stiffness even a dedicated racing platform would envy. The term “first Mustang restomod fully crafted from pre-preg carbon” gets thrown around, and honestly, it’s an understatement. The black-on-sinister finish, flush-mounted front and rear glass, and Ringbrothers billet aluminum details (door handles, hinges, mirrors, LED taillights) give it a presence that would dominate any loading screen.

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