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Foose' longtime sponsor, BASF Automotive Refinish Paints, has asked them to customize their iconic 1957 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing and debut the vehicle at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.  More pics here! 

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Check out Foose @ WD-40 Designed by legendary hot rod designer Chip Foose, the WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Challenger has power, style and attitude. Leading automotive aftermarket manufacturers pitched in to give this custom 2012 Dodge Challenger exceptional performance to compliment its distinctive Foose look!

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I gotta get me one of those...

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Follow FOOSE on facebook!

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Visit Oakleys website!

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Visit Oakley!

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Foose talkes about his colaboration with Oakley!

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Old buddies Chip and Chris catch up at Foose’s home away from home – the Detroit Autorama where Foose has taken home 3 Ridler Awards. This year he is showing off the Foose Terracuda. Bitchin’

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Me and Chip looking at some of his renderings back in '97.My name is Richard and I'm from Norway. I have been a big fan of the FOOSE for almost two decades now.I met chip for the first time back in the early nineties. When he was working for Boyd Coddington at Hot Rods by Boyd. Actually I tried to meet him for the first time in '91 but that was when he and his wife was on a honeymoon. So me and a

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Ashley Van Dyke over at the Lane that's Fast and Daily had a chit-chat today with Chip Foose where she doesn't even ask him what his promotional gameplan for Foosical: The Musical will be. Today's episode also includes a interview of Alex Zanardi by a man who's head is bald like a Gumball, has a last name of Roy and didn't play goalie for Montreal.

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[UPDATE: It's not a done deal, just a what-if scenario fielded by Mr. Foose in an Automotive News piece] Word from Automotive News is that custom-car impresario Chip Foose could be plotting to revive the Duesenberg name -- once synonymous with robber-baron luxury -- with SoCal concept-car builder Metalcrafters. The plan would be to produce a limited run of 50 of the elaborately appointed

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Just for SEMA, Ford's let two designers have their way with their new people mover, the Ford Flex. First up is none other than the star of "Foosical: The Musical," Chip Foose. He's put his personal touch on the Flex by dropping Foose Design 22-inch wheels on the feet, and Eibach springs customized for "a lower appearance," and a custom-mixed, tow-tone blue and cream pearl paint job. It's the

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FOOSE DESIGN TERMINATES ALL LICENSING AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITH UNIQUE PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2007) - Foose Design announced today that effective immediately it has terminated all licensing and all business activities with Texas-based Unique Performance, Unique Performance Concepts and related companies. This termination includes the limited

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My friend Remi and I went to the SEMA show il Las Vegas this november. We did'nt get the chance to talk to the Chip'ster but we spotted him every now and then. Of course we saw him at the Overhaulin' tent.Here I am with this years Overhaulin' build!Here's a picture of how the was when they started. It was kustomized in one week...Here's Chip's rendering...Here's Chip and the car after a few days.

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In a relatively short career, I have created a legacy of designs and accomplishments that are well beyond my years. I was born and raised in Santa Barbara California and automobiles were definitely in my blood. My first job was working for my father's company where I specialized in project design. By age twelve, I already had five years experience under my belt, and had also painted my first car;

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The HeimisFear was sold a Barret-Jackson for $330.000,- !!INAUGURAL PUBLIC SALE OF THE HIGH-POWERED FOOSE COUPE TO TAKE PLACE AT THE BARRETT-JACKSON PALM BEACH AUCTIONPalm Beach, Fla. - March 13, 2007 - Rights to the first Foose Coupe available to the public will be sold at No Reserve during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event from March 28-April 1, 2007, in Palm Beach, Fla. Penned by

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I was there!!

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Say no more...

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Cars That Tell a Story, by DesignEach one of Chip Foose's vehicles has a unique inspiration. An exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum puts it all in contextPeople tend to look back on their lives as if composed of periods: my college years, my 20s in San Francisco, my first marriage. Chip Foose is no different, though he defines those periods by cars. "All of the cars that I have worked on

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Design and Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters Shop Tour

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Chip Foose & Unique Performance Build Limited Edition HEMI-Powered ’70’s Plymouth ChallengersSO WHAT if gas prices are breaking one record after another, if people want muscle cars, then that’s what they’ll get. Just a few months after Chrysler’s Challenger Concept came to life, Chip Foose & Unique Performance announced their plans to unveil a limited edition run of a "Foosed up" 1970’s Plymouth

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It's an honor to talk with the folks at Joes Diecast Shack. I always enjoy talking to the fans of the show and my work. This has been a really exciting time creating the new Foose diecas tline with the JL Full Throttle Team. It's a dream come true for me to be able to share replicas of my designs with my son and my fans.On to the questions: On your show Overhaulin', how do you get the cooperation

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Check out this site!Hit search an write overhaulin

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Sport Truck Goes In-Depth With the Man HimselfIf you do not know by now, Chip Foose is the man when it comes to designing and building custom vehicles. He is a living legend that is on the quest for the ultimate build. He is always looking forward and striving to put out the finest quality vehicles around. And unless you've been living under a rock or in a deep cave, then you should already know

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This is a blogg with focus on the worlds best automotive designer:Chip Foose, the renowned designer behind some of the most famous vehicles of the past decade and the star of the popular TLC series "Overhaulin'.BacgroundFoose began working on automobiles at age seven for his father's company (Project Design). Encouraged by Ford and Preston Tucker designer Alex Tremulis, Foose started to attend

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A 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe concept customized by Chip Foose will make its red-carpet debut on August 31 at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The concept showcases what General Motors describes as "classic Foose details," including a black powder-coated billet grille. Foose lowered the Tahoe and applied a two-tone paint job of silver birch and black with a thin Tangier orange stripe along the top of

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Chip Foose didn’t just put his name on the 2007 Foose Mustang, he put his heart and soul into it. He drew the concept sketches. Sculpted the clay. Helped design and spec every stitch in the custom interior and every pavement-ripping performance mod. The first production custom ponycar is named Foose Stallion which will be available in both coupes and convertibles.The very first Foose Stallion

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Chip Foose, the renowned designer behind some of the most famous vehicles of the last decade and the star of the popular TLC series "Overhaulin'," has joined MotorCity Casino's expansion project as a design consultant.During his relatively short career, Foose has created a legacy of design accomplishments that are well beyond his years. He has built award-winning hot rods and some of the most

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Our family history and the stories handed down through many generations are replete with examples of engineering and design skills not always supported by the availability of formal education, but there nonetheless. In the coal country near Scranton, PA, long before the times of CAD and detailed designs based on drawings and slide rules, a family member designed and built a conveyor system for

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Chip Foose can be credited with designs and accomplishments well beyond his years. He was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, and automobiles played a major role in his upbringing. His father was the shop foreman for Gene Winfield and AMT models in Arizona. "I would go down there as early as age 3. There was a shop dog-the watchdog of the place, and I used to sleep in the doghouse with

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Each one of Chip Foose's vehicles has a unique inspiration. An exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum puts it all in contextPeople tend to look back on their lives as if composed of periods: my college years, my 20s in San Francisco, my first marriage. Chip Foose is no different, though he defines those periods by cars. "All of the cars that I have worked on represent a block of time in my

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26 Questions with Chip Foose (Part 1 of 3)26 Questions with Chip Foose (Part 2 of 3)26 Questions with Chip Foose (Part 3 of 3)

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This brief, highly stylized video explores the dynamic fine art and design collaborations between hot rod designer Chip Foose, Ford GT designer Camilo Pardo, and metal fabricator and designer Michael Chetcuti.

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"Being an artist really complements my car designs. I can't imagine having one without the other. Both require me to deal with proportions, emotions and creativity, which all lead to perfect execution."- Camilo Pardo, GT Chief Designer. Camilo Pardo drew and re-drew the GT concept design in his mind for more than 10 years. Even when he was given permission to do an exploratory clay model of a

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Check out this pictures at Walle's homepage!.

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Check out this pictures at Walle's homepage!.

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Check out this pictures at Walle's homepage!.

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As members of the world press corps looked on, RC2 Corporation’s (www.rc2.com) JL Full Throttle team of die-cast designers, in collaboration with automotive designer Chip Foose, introduced its JL Full Throttle Foose Design lineup of highly detailed, premium die-cast models at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. Many of these models are based on the incredible

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Chip Foose is a superstar of hot-rod design.Here are a few of the models that put him on the mapIt is almost impossible to write about Chip Foose and not sound like you're exaggerating. Now, the founder and creative director of Foose Design, he tricked out his first car -- a Porsche 356 -- at the tender age of 12. In 1997, at the age of 33, Foose became the youngest designer ever to be inducted

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Foose to build a limited run of modernized ChallengersDesigner extraordinaire Chip Foose and Texas-based Unique Performance will build a limited run of cars based on the Dodge Challenger. Production begins in July to transform 1970 and 1971 Challengers into modern muscle cars equipped with Hemi engines and five-speed manual transmissions, along with new wheels, tires, suspensions and interiors.

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Deora Reborn Even inside a darkened studio, the shape of the Nathan Proch designed Deora II is unmistakable. When power is sent to the overhead lights 30 feet above the studio's floor, the car is bathed in a soft glow. This image isn't easily forgotten. The same can be said for the time I spent with Hot Wheels designer Nathan Proch and car builder Chip Foose. From concept to reality, the original

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