Foose Design was present at the 2015 SEMA
Show with a truck and several cars incl. the "Impostor"
(Ridler Award Winner 2015) |
First time ever, I attended the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market
Association) Show in Las Vegas. It is the biggest "tuning" event worldwide
serving the motor vehicle aftermarket and not open to the public (early Nov
2015).
A huge event with all the stars in the designer and customizing scene, incl.
Chip Foose |
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The Foose Design Truck is standing below the
Monorail Tram - 2244 |
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left side of Foose truck -
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the souvenir shop is open -
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the Foose shop truck, a Ford F-100 -
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Chip Foose did also design some bicycles -
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even Mrs. Foose is helping in the souvenir
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great variety of "must have" Foose items -
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Impostor (Ridler Award Winner 2015) design by
Chip Foose - 2439 |
Chip Foose and Werner Meer at 2015 SEMA -
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I was very lucky because I was able to meet
Chip Foose back in Fall of 2015. I visitted the Foose Design Garage in
Huntington Beach, CA and met Chip in person. I was really overwhelmed to
meet a real gentleman. Even he was busy in preparing for he SEMA Show, he
took his time talking to me and signing something for me. And during the
SEMA Show, I was able to meet him again. I said, "I am sorry to disturb again"
and he said, "not at all, nice to see you again". We had a good talk, he
signed a poster of the Impostor (1965 Chevy Impala) and we took photos
together. I only can tell, it was a wonderful experience to meet such a
great person again. On top it was a great honour - thank you Chip. |
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I created in HO scale a special Foose Design Truck with Foose
Design Logo, SEMA Logo and Impostor (1965 Chevy Impala) poster. -
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Copyright of Foose Design Logos and Foose
lettering by Foose Design Huntington Beach, CA.
Web Site:
https://www.chipfoose.com/ |
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Infos about this car by Chip Foose:
https://www.chipfoose.com/impostor/ -
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This car is based on a C6 Chevy Corvette
(drivetrain, chassis, interior) with a shortend '65 Chey Impala body. It was
the "Ridler Award Winner" at the Motorama Show in Detroit in Spring 2015. It
was already the 4th Ridler Award Chip got for a vehicle. |
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Impostor video 1 - Ridler Award:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IWQC8_q5sk |
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Impostor video 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZBgiL9p2rM |
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Impostor video 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqisvNMR0gs |
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based on a 1965 Chevy Impala -
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on display at the Pirelli booth -
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how to make a nice and useful trunck -
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special made Foose wheels for this car -
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modified Corvette engine -
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beautiful details on the front fenders -
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the interior incl. steering wheel . . . -
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. . . was taken from the stock Corvette, but
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Photos above show the Impostor at the Pirelli
booth during the 2015 SEMA Show.
All photos below were taken on Friday afternoon for the "Best of Show". The
Impostor was under the Top 10 and at the end, it was under the top 3. The
car had to go up on a ramp to the Velocity stage. All 10 cars had to be
presented to the judges and the builder had to explain what has been done to
create such a "one of a kind" vehicle. |
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the side view shows the well balanced
silhouette of this creation - 2632 |
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the 6 taillights are flush mounted in the
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showtime as the car is rolling on the stage -
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great to take photos on eye level -
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on stage presentation -
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Chip Foose is explaining his creation . . . -
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. . . and giving all the technical details to
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afterwards, the has to back up from the stage
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. . . down to street level -
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Chip Foose is driving the Impostor to the
SEMA Cruize on Friday evening (11/06/15) - 2659 |
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Chris Jacobs (Overhaulin') -
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Adrienne Janic "AJ" (Overhaulin') -
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AJ and Chris (Overhaulin') -
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Adrienne Janic and Werner Meer at SEMA 2015 -
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Werner talking to AJ and Mike -
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was nice talking to the stars -
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Overhaulin' TV series by Velocity:
https://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/overhaulin/ |
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Vehicle below: Infos of this '33 Ford Coupe by Chip Foose:
https://www.chipfoose.com/ron-browns-33-coupe/
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'33 Ford Coupe built by Chip Foose -
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of course, there are custom made Foose Wheels -
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Vehicle below: '71 De Tomaso Pantera by
Chip Foose: See SEMA Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bqP4WyGM5U |
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poster with Chip and the Pantera -
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rear wheel - 2365 |
front wheel -
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