It’s at the point now that the labor is the expensive part and there’s less creativity. It used to be that the parts were expensive and the labor was always affordable. And I thought, just make it with beautiful wheels, bring the car down, but leave the body alone.Ĭ/D: Are people afraid to cut into old cars now?ĬF: Time has become the expense. That’s a car I thought if anybody messes with it, they try to make it like a Ricky Racer car. I don’t know if you saw the Pantera I just finished. I want to do something different and new every time.Ĭ/D: Are there cars you look at and think shouldn’t be touched?ĬF: There are a lot of cars that don’t need to be messed with. I know I would get bored being repetitive. It makes it really easy to be repetitive. I’m sad that I don’t get to share those moments with my son and share the passion that we have for cars.Ĭ/D: What’s the upside to fame and fortune?ĬF: I wouldn’t say that I’ve made a fortune, but the upside is that a lot of people want to work with you.Ĭ/D: What do you think of things like the Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer?ĬF: It’s great that they’ve made a business out of that. Which I don’t mind doing, but it breaks my heart that some of my favorite memories with my dad are walking around shows and looking at all these different cars and talking about them. It’s not fun for him to stand there when everyone wants to take a picture or get an autograph. How is that to deal with?ĬF: The biggest downfall about the success of Overhaulin’ is that I just can’t take my son and enjoy a car show. I don’t care what the underneath is as long as I get to be creative and build something no one has ever seen before.Ĭ/D: With TV exposure comes fame. That’s how they used to build them back in the ’20s and the ’30s.Ĭ/D: Could you hot-rod something like a Tesla?ĬF: I don’t think it’s impossible. I would love to find a chassis and design and build my own body. It will look like an original Cadillac until you look underneath.Ĭ/D: Is there something you’d like to build?ĬF: What has really been on my mind a lot is that I want to build a Duesenberg. Last night, I was in the shop until one in the morning fabricating on Wes Rydell’s ’39 Cadillac that we’re building. She helped us, and we got through it.Ĭ/D: Are you going into the shop every day? Or are you spending more time on designs?ĬF: That’s the great thing about this job. Legal bills.Ĭ/D: Have you learned how to protect yourself from that?ĬF: Well, I married an attorney. I can say that just about everything I made on Overhaulin’ was spent there. When he didn’t deliver cars, people came after me. All I did was a drawing, and I was supposed to collect a royalty when he sold or delivered a car. ĬF: How did you know I was thinking of them? That was a nightmare. As a builder you’re thinking, “We’ve got to push the envelope,” and that’s not what it’s about now.Ĭ/D: What is the pitfall of licensing your name?ĬF: You’re not in control of what someone else is doing to your reputation.Ĭ/D: Unique Performance in Texas, which collapsed in 2007, had a license to build ’69 Camaros under your name. The way they’ve done the judging, your guess is as good as anybody’s about what you need to build. But that's just me.C/D: So which is better: the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) or the Ridler award?ĬF: Boy, that’s getting political, isn’t it? The difficult thing with the AMBR award right now is that there’s no target on the wall about what you need to build. Frankly I don't think 4-Doors & Station Wagons are very traditional Rod or Custom material. NOBODY, has been a better or more passionate Ambassador for Hot Rods & Customs than Chip Foose. asked each one what there name was and what kind of car they liked. He drew lots of little cars for the kids along with his autograph. Chip stopped the line, went down there signed autographs and posed for pictures. He never lost his smile or his great attitude, Some kids came up close to the stage in wheelchairs. We finally put two MHRA guy's at the end of the line to tell people it was closed. But he insisted as long as someone was in line (Mostly family's and kids), he wouldn't disappoint them. four hours later, we were telling him he had to take a break. We had him on stage at Autorama signing autographs, He was suppose to be up there for two hours. I have met Chip on many occasions, Not only is he talented, but he is also humble, and a really great guy. and could give a crap about our talent or if we have any at all. Fact is, everybody on this board knows who he is, and how much talent he has.
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