Overhaulin’ is an automotive reality TV series that ran from 2004 to 2008 on the TLC channel and the Discovery channel in 2012. Together with the famous Chip Foose, the cast of Overhaulin’ created custom-built machines from decrepit vehicles for unsuspecting owners. The concept behind the show was that fans would submit proposals asking the cast to overhaul a vehicle belonging to a loved one as a surprise.
The unsuspecting ‘target’ would be tricked in elaborate schemes that could involve stealing the victim’s car, convincing the victim that their vehicle had been towed away by the police, and any other ruse the cast could think of.
Overhaulin’ was revived for its tenth season available exclusively on MotorTrend On-Demand and this convinced us to compile a list of things you never knew about the cast of Overhaulin’.
15 Chip Foose Is The Youngest To Be Inducted To The Hot Rod Hall Of Fame
Chip Foose is an exceptional car designer and his incredible talent has helped him win numerous awards. In 1997, he became the youngest designer to be inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame. This award was only the beginning, he went on to build a successful career as a TV personality and as a businessman.
14 Chip Foose Started His Design Company Because His Employer Went Bankrupt
The world-famous designer we all know and love today used to work away from the eyes of the public at a company called Hot Rods By Boyd. It was only after the company went bankrupt, that Chip decided to start his own design firm – Foose Design. We are glad he did.
13 Chip Foose Started Designing At A Young Age
Chip was a childhood prodigy. He joined his father’s company – Project Design at the age of seven. It was there that he was molded. He started by learning body and paintwork and progressed to the point where he started designing vehicles for the shop to build within a few years. It is no wonder that he has built a career defined by exceptional levels of excellence.
12 Chip Foose Is A Multimillionaire Celebrity
When you design paint schemes for Jeff Gordon and Ford is using your designs as the basis of its concept cars, you are already a celebrity in your own right. Chip is a successful entrepreneur and earnings from his work on the Overhaulin’s TV show and his design work have made him a multimillionaire.
11 Adrienne Janic Is Married To The Executive Producer Of The Show
Adrienne Janic is the only female among the three principal hosts of the show and she is also married to their boss. She met Bud Brutsman after joining the cast of Overhaulin’ and we are happy she found love on the set of one of our most favorite car shows.
10 She Knew Nothing About Cars Before Joining The Cast Of Overhaulin’
Adrienne wasn’t a car-loving fanatic like us when she joined the show. She was recruited to play a minor role in an episode but her exceptional performance caught the eye of the producers and they choose to make her a co-host. Since she knew nothing about cars, she had to teach herself everything.
9 She Has Hosted Other Shows And Appeared In Movies
Adrienne’s resume is not limited to her work on Overhaulin’. She has hosted other shows including Hot Import Nights and the Competition Ready TV show on Velocity TV. She is also an actress and her biggest role so far was when she played Dr. Vivian on the popular House TV series.
8 She Is An Accomplished Model
Adrienne has been a model throughout her career and she has modeled for famous brands like Calvin Klein, Hewlett Packard, Richard Tyler, and many others. Her career as a model started when she was spotted by a scout at a supermarket, she was invited to join a modeling competition, and the rest is history.
7 Chris Jacobs Is A Law School Graduate
We wondered how Jacobs carved his path from law school to an acclaimed TV show about cars. But after digging a little deeper about him, we are not surprised. Jacobs’ dad was a Porsche lover and his first car was a Mustang Convertible. The love for cars was always there and law school couldn’t take it away from him.
6 Chris Jacobs Used To Be Engaged To A Television Host
Jacobs is 49 years old and single, this piqued our curiosity about his love life. It turns out that he used to be engaged to a fellow TV host- Ivy Teves. He proposed to her at a baseball game before a crowd of 40,000 people and it hurts that the relationship didn’t work out.
5 Chris Was Adopted But He Has Reconnected With His Biological Mother
Apart from his work as a host on the Overhaulin’ TV show, Jacobs also worked as a host on the Long Lost Family TV show. A show about reuniting people with their family. It is only fitting that the adopted Chris Jacobs also reconnected with his biological mother at the age of 22 and he has kept in touch with her ever since.
4 Overhaulin’ Was Courtney Hansen’s Big Break
Courtney Hansen, along with Chip Foose and Chris Jacobs, were the original trio of hosts for the Overhaulin’ car show. According to her, she has always loved cars because they are curvy and sexy like women. When she got the gig as a host on the Overhaulin’ show, it was a landmark moment in her life.
3 Courtney Hansen Is A Book Author
Courtney has been hanging around cars since she was a kid. A career that has included gigs as a host on car-related shows like Overhaulin’, Rides: Biggest Spenders and Million Dollar Motors, and The Ride That Got Away, means she is uniquely in the position to write a book titled - “The Garage Girl’s Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Your Car”.
2 She Created Her New Show – “The Ride That Got Away” To Help People Get Their Dream Cars
Fans and readers of Hotcars.com are car lovers. This means there will always be that car we can’t get that holds a special place in each of our hearts. Courtney created her show with the goal of helping as many people as she can to get their dream cars.
1 The Cast Worked Overtime To Meet The 8-Day Deadline
A central gimmick of the show is that cars taken from owners will be overhauled and returned within an eight-day deadline. It is true that some of the things about the show are fake, but this wasn’t. The crew worked round the clock on every project to ensure that each vehicle was delivered within the stipulated deadline.
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