
Foose Design painted this hot rod in a BASF-sourced “Avocado” color that contrasts the beige and wood-clad interior. show specials only at sema CELEBRITY APPEARANCES The first 50 individuals to purchase either a Chip Foose Impostor or Jessi Combs Jessi the Welder helmet will receive an exclusive VIP pass that will put them in the front of the line to get autographs from their celebrity of choice. Derek has done work on at least a couple cars for Overhaulin, including he, Jason Rose and Kevin Brown working all night on the Chrysler 300 they did at SEMA a couple of years back. This restomod rolls on 18-inch wheels designed by Chip and manufactured by Curtis Speed, wrapped in a set of Coker tires. Chip Fooses contract with Mothers ran out a few years ago and he is now sponsored by our parent company, 3M. The rear end has been upgraded to a Cyclone quick change to make service easier. Chip Foose / Foose Design SEMA booth: BASF Put Chip Foose and Wes Rydell near each other and something. Mostly OEM components were used throughout the drivetrain, including the Ford 3-Speed transmission and the original torque tube. Magnaflow, the Oceanside, California, company, built the custom headers that mate to the Mike Herman H&H Flathead engine build, topped with an Italmecanicca supercharger. The Magnaflow headers feature equal-length tubes in a 180-degree layout to fit snugly in the tight engine bay. The car looked at home in the Magnaflow booth. “I could get a great body from United Pacific and cut it up, but this all-original body needed to be kept that way.” JSEMA HOF Selects Chip Foose As 2016 Inductee Internationally acclaimed automotive designer and master fabricator Chip Foose has been selected by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) as an inductee into the organization’s prestigious SEMA Hall of Fame. Dennis Pittsenbarger and Jessi Combs filled the void as emceea position in which the Voice of the NHRA Dave McClelland was entrenched for so many years. “I felt that this car needed to be more period-correct,” said Foose. Honorees included the SEMA Hall of Fame class of 2016Matt Agosta, Chip Foose and Gary Hooker. Chip Foose, the car-building legend, television personality, and hot rodding hero, unveiled his latest completed project, a period-modified five-window coupe that is powered by a supercharged flathead engine, upgraded with custom 180-degree Magnaflow headers.įoose debuted the car on the opening day of the 2017 SEMA show in front of a crowd of media.
