![]() ![]() The 3M/Chip Foose Classic American Showcase at AutoFair is expected to include one-of-a-kind creations like his 1935 Chevrolet Master Sedan, dubbed "Grandmaster " "Imposter," a 1965 Chevrolet Impala, both past winners of the prestigious Ridler Memorial Award "Hemisfear," a Hemi-powered minimalist roadster that inspired Plymouth's 1997 Prowler Madam X, a reimagined 1939 Cadillac 60 Special 4 door and "Pantera," Foose's uniquely true to its original style 1971 De Tomaso Pantera. ![]() Since then, the Southern California native has repeatedly won every prestigious award in his industry and introduced the custom car world to a mass audience by starring in the 2004-'-'15 television series Overhaulin'. Foose was already an accomplished designer when he started Foose Design in 1998, a year after becoming the youngest custom builder inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. The series was relaunched in 2012 for a 4-year run, and again in 2019.Groundbreaking West Coast hot rod designer Chip Foose will meet fans, demonstrate 3M automotive products and display the largest collection of his famous creations ever assembled outside of his shop, during the April 6-9 3M/Chip Foose Classic American Showcase at Charlotte Motor Speedway's AutoFair. Though well-known within the custom car and hot rod communities, Foose became famous in 2004 when the television series Overhaulin began its 5-year run and put Foose Design in the national spotlight. ‘Grandmaster’ among the Foose designs on display at SEMA Show Foose takes time to chat with each autograph seeker.People line up to get Chip Foose’s autograph In 1990, he started designing for hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington, but ended up leaving twice, first in 1993 to work for Ford Motor Company, and again in 1994, this time to open his own custom-design and car-construction business.Īt age 31, he became the youngest person inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. After meeting car designer Alex Tremulus, who had done the styling of the Tucker, Foose set his career goal and studied transportation design at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with honors in 1990.īut Foose also was working while in college, as a designer and fabricator for the Asha Corporation, which promoted him to design director a year before his Art Center graduation.įoose designed vehicles for such movies as Blade Runner and Robo Cop. ![]() ‘Sniper’ started as a 1954 Plymouth Belvedereįoose grew up in Southern California and worked as a pre-teen with his father, Sam, in Sam’s custom-car auto shop, Project Design.Couple of Cadillacs: 1948 ‘EldoRod’ and 1939 ‘Madam X’.P-32 shows Foose’s interpretation of the belly-tanker hod rod.Some think it may have inspired the Plymouth Prowler that Chrysler put into production in 1997 Hemisfear began as a design project when Foose was studying at Art Center. The Ridler Award is presented each year at the Detroit Autorama and is the custom car equivalent to winning Best of Show at a major concours d’elegance.Īlso on display was the Foose-crafted 1932 Ford roadster, “oo32,” which in 2000 was acclaimed America’s Most Beautiful Roadster at the Grand National Roadster Show, the highest award available for such a vehicle, and one that Foose designs have won eight times. Combine the Las Vegas Convention Center adding an enormous new showcase building and the restrictions on foreign visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic and the organizers of the SEMA Show of aftermarket automotive parts and customized vehicles were left with some extra space.įilling one portion of that space in the North Hall is the Chip Foose Experience, the largest gathering to date of Foose-designed custom vehicles, including all four of the Ridler Award winners he’s done.
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