Once at Metalcrafters George Gaffoglio rolled a video of the Chrysler Me412 Concept fabrication condensed down to four minutes. The whirlwind Foose Design tour wrapped quickly and the caravan headed over to Fountain Valley - home of the Metalcrafters. Even 'Vannin was represented by a flared fender and slot magged Chevy out front. Vintage Go Karts were hanging from the walls and an even older bumper car sat out front of Foose's office. Foose said as it turns out one of the only Drake engine specialists in the country had a shop right around the corner in Huntington Beach. A car under construction sat with a Meyer-Drake DT160 in the middle of the chassis. An upside down 'Cuda was getting ground on a rotissere. A Morrison-Chassied 54 'Vette in in the lay in beginning stages in the paint booth. Let it be said now that Chip Foose clearly enjoys his work, and clearly has plenty of work in progress. This suit will run you a shade over 300 large.įirst stop on the tour was Foose Design World Headquarters. "Buying the Foose Coupe will be like buying a fine suit as it will be made to order," said George Gaffoglio, Chief Executive Officer of Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters. Air conditioning, power windows, and the usual luxury items are also part of the deal. Whoa comes from a massive set of Foose labeled Baer brakes. The car rides on a suspension designed specifically for the coupe by John Hotchkis of Hotchkis Sport Suspension. Gear rowing will be by way of a ZF 5-speed. Power comes from to a 392 cubic inch Hemi sporting Hilborn Injection, or available Ford GT powerplant mounted amidships. The Hemisfear Foose Coupe scales in at a mere 2600 pounds thanks to a composite construction of alumininum, carbon fiber und schteel. Originally an exercise in niche market design for Chrysler, the Hemisfear Foose Coupe is now in limited production at the Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, and will be sold through Unique Performance. The Hemisfear Foose Coupe is the end result of a design first penned when Foose was still at Art Center College of Design in 1990. Burgess would get a tour of both Foose Design and Metalcrafters, then work with the pair to hash out exactly how he wanted his coupe constructed. For more information on the Grand National Roadster Show, please click here.The occasion was being invited to tag along as Chip Foose and George Gaffoglio of Metalcrafters welcomed car collector Roger Burgess, who was the proud winner of recent auction of the Hemisfear Foose Coupe. He’s certainly deserving of this award.”Īmong the Foose vehicles on display will be the 2000 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster-winning 1932 Ford Roadster “0032,” the 2006 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster-winning 1936 Ford Roadster “Impression,” the 1935 Chevrolet Master Two-Door Sedan “Grandmaster” owned by Chevrolet dealership owner Wes Rydell, the 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air “Cool Air,” the WWII fighter plane-inspired 1932 Ford Roadster “P-32,” the original Foose Design coupe “Hemisfear,” Foose’s personal customized 1956 Ford F-100 pickup truck, the 1939 Cadillac coupe “Madam X” based on original 1939 General Motors design sketches, the 1933 Ford Coupe “Ron Brown Coupe” and the 1932 Ford-based Muroc Roadster built for supercharger pioneer Jerry Magnuson “Magnatude.”Ĭhip Foose will be at the Grand National Roadster Show for the entirety of the three day event (January 25-27, 2019) while he will be honored in a special ceremony during the awards presentation on Sunday, January 27, 2019. “There are few people who have had as much influence or popularity in the hot rod and custom car industry as Chip Foose. “We couldn’t be happier to honor Chip Foose as our Builder of the Decade,” said John Buck, the show’s producer. Foose-built and Foose-designed vehicles have won many accolades over the years, including eight America’s Most Beautiful Roadster titles–1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 20. His hit TV series “Overhaulin’” ran for nine seasons, bringing hot rodding and car customization to a wide audience. This honor will include a display of 10 of the most iconic Foose-designed vehicles ever built.Ĭhip Foose has earned widespread acclaim for his career in hot rod design, both for his work with noted hot rod builder Boyd Coddington and for his own workshop, Foose Design, which he founded in 1998. The Grand National Roadster Show, the world’s longest running indoor car show, announced today it will name Chip Foose as Builder of the Decade at its 2019 event, taking place January 25-27, 2019 at the Fairplex in Pomona, California. Image and PR: Grand National Roadster Show
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