Even today, Chip produces his designs in a traditional way, with pen and paper before building physical models.
He began helping his father in his workshop when just seven years old, quickly falling in love with all things car-related.Īs he grew older, Chip learned basic drawing skills by copying his father’s work, and eventually started sketching out his own designs, which were later made into real projects. ‘I spent the weekends of the first three years of my life at AMT with my dad, who was building their show cars along with Gene Winfield’, Chip recalled in one of his interviews. Given his father’s relentless dedication to his craft, it comes as no surprise that he was one of Chip’s biggest inspirations in his own car customization career. In my opinion, Barnard’s ‘49 Ford was Sam’s Mona Lisa.’ Chip Foose is walking in his father’s footsteps While he wasn’t the first customizer to do this, he was at the forefront of the custom rod movement of the 1990s. His true genius was in his vision to move metal around and subtly change the proportions of classic American cars. Gregarious as well as cantankerous, he was always good for a belly laugh. John Drummond, Sam’s former Goodguys colleague, also shared his feelings in remembrance of Sam, saying: ‘Sam Foose was one of a kind. You’ll be missed forever.’, Chip wrote on his Facebook page. ‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce my Dad, Sam Foose, passed away early today. Sam passed away on 18 November 2018, at the age of 84, but his legacy will continue to live on. R.I.P #SamFoose 🙏🏼 Your craft & artistry in the automotive world will never be forgotten…along with your jolly & bellowing laugh! Thank you for always making us all laugh & smile on the #Overhaulin set! My condolences to & family during this sad time 😔 /uvMtneJIQX Sam had also built a number of custom cars for Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, including a fully customized ’32 For Tutor – the car featured on the company’s logo. Sam sold the original soon after completing the project, but Chip managed to get a hold of it years later, and present it to his father on “Overhaulin’”. A more unconventional project of his was a version of the Alfa Romeo Carabo coupe – with its dramatically angular shape, the car looked like it belonged in a sci-fi movie, and spawned a number of valued replicas, some of which are being sold today. One of his most notable builds was a ’49 Ford coupe, built in collaboration with the fabricator Donn Lowe and designer Harry Bradley. Sam’s commitment wasn’t for nothing his works were all over hot rod magazines and exhibitions at the time. Due to this, Sam’s wife Terry started bringing the kids to the shop to spend time with their father, which ultimately inspired Chip to pursue the same career. At the time, he would be working for up to 100 hours a week, although this sometimes came at the expense of family life. As noted by his son Chip, Sam’s commitment to his craft was extraordinary. Sam simultaneously continued working on his personal projects, opening his own car crafting shop in Santa Barbara in 1970. This gig later granted Sam a position at Minicars, where he made car models intended to test various safety features – this program funded by the US government eventually yielded various safety standards we know today, such as air bags, crumple zones, as well as lower speed limits near schools.
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The duo notably created vehicles for movies and TV show, including “Star Trek”. He also started building all types of custom cars, with the help of Gene Winfield. Upon returning to US, he married his high school girlfriend and a fellow car enthusiast, Terry, with whom he had four children – Chip, Lindi, Jodi and Amy. During his time in service, he convinced the higher ups to put his skills to use by letting him repair Army vehicles. In 1950, Sam’s career was temporarily side-tracked by Army deployment in the Korean War. During his high school years, Sam built his first hot rod, which ended up winning him a title at the Los Angeles Autorama car show. At only 14 years old, he stayed in his hometown and started working as an apprentice car mechanic to make ends meet. found another job, the entire family relocated to Los Angeles – but not Sam.
2 Chip Foose is walking in his father’s footstepsĪ California native, Sam was born in 1934 in Santa Barbara, California.
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