He was building a lot of cars for television. As a kid he worked for a company called AMT which was in Phoenix.
How long was your dad in the industry for?Ī. So at 7, I knew I wanted to go to Art Center. Alex told me about Art Center College of Design.
When I saw Alex’s drawings, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. At 7, I started going to the shop and I would like to say that I was helping him but I think I destroyed more than I actually helped.Īt the age of 7, I also met another designer, Alex Tremulis who was the head of the Ford Thunderbird studio through the 60s. When he was done he would leave it on the table and I would draw it over and over again because I wanted to be as good as my dad. When he would do a drawing I would sit next to him and copy it. So when I was a kid I started sitting next to my father at the age of three and I would draw. My father started his own shop when he was 14 years old. Is your dad the person that sparked your interest in hot rodding?Ī. When I first started with my father, if we needed a motor or pieces to put something together, we went to the wrecking yards and got pieces off of old cars and made them work. Now you can order pretty much any part you need over the phone. What have been the biggest changes in the industry in the last 30 years?Ī. His answers have been edited for length and clarity. “The greatest thing for me is that when I’m at a show, and I don’t know that one of my customers is going to be there, and I walk around the corner and see one of the cars that we built just sitting there.”įoose sat down with the Register to discuss hot rodding and how television shows have changed the industry. The grille was also modified with the chrome center replaced by a black insert, making the front visually pop and also matching the silver and black color theme.“I feel so blessed and lucky to get to do something that I love doing,” Foose said. To match the seats, they put camel leather in the center of the side door panels with black stitching. You can also find this custom logo on the front fender area. Chip created a custom signature logo for this ride which was embroidered to the upper seat back and included the Foose logo, the Velocity Network V and 300. 22 inch one-off custom Foose MHT wheels were wrapped in Pirelli tires.Ĭhip designed the custom leather interior using the original seat covers but added camel color leather to the center with grey piping on the outside.
After adding the suspension lowering kit, dropping the ride 1.5 inches, handling has been improved and a lower center of gravity achieved, reducing drag. Body panels were fit on the bottom of and new shocks were added which still retain some part of the stock unit. The overall stance is lower and more aggressive. The orange stripe followed the curve on the rear to create an illusion of an aerodynamic wing. He decided to blend the silver color, gradually darkening towards the bottom of the car. After scuffing up the body panels and carefully wet sanding, the pearl orange stripe, gloss black and Velocity networks signature silver were painted on the 300 in the wee hours of the morning. The two tone paint job required many long hours to perfect, with Chip laying out the perfect accent line to separate the colors. Chip chose a Mopar pistol grip shifter to replace the stock unit. A Magnaflow stainless steel performance exhaust was also installed by Richard. A cold air intake performance boost was added making the air cooler and denser which provides more power. The stock Hemi engine on this ride goes from zero to 60mph in 5.8 seconds, but with a few tweaks, it was screaming even faster. V stands for the Velocity network, which airs original episodes of Overhaulin’. Early in the week, Chip sat down and sketched the rendering which showed the final look of what is now know as the Chrysler Foose 300V. With only 3 days to transform the sedan into Chip’s custom design they had to get going fast. The A team nearly always overhauls older cars, so pulling apart this vehicle wasn’t as easy as usual. The value of a Chip Foose car increases with time. The vehicle is up for sale and the highest bidder will gain one of the worlds most collectible late model vehicles. This was built and painted by Chip Foose and his A Team on TV's Overhaulin.
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