Chip Foose is an American automobile designer, artist, and former star of the reality television series, Overahulin'. Overhaulin' is an American car reality series that originally ran for five seasons between 2004-2008 on TLC, and aired its sixth season premiere in 2012 on Velocity and Discovery - after a lengthy four-year break. Just check out these 14 coolest cars from Overhaulin' (and skip the one ugly one).
After this sixth season premiere, the show, once again, underwent another long-term hiatus. In June of 2019, it was announced that the show would be returning for a new season on Motor Trend, an American sports television network that is a venture of Discovery Inc. and Source Interlink.
The show's hosts used to be Chip Foose and co-host Chris Jacobs, a television host and personality who is also the host of "Long Lost Family" on TLC channel. After Chip Foose hosted the show prior to cancellation, what did he get up to next? I mean, this show was one of the greatest car shows on air - and could be a great one to start binge-watching now!
Let's dive a little deeper into Chip Foose's life...
Background
Chip Foose was born in 1963 in Santa Barbara, California, and began working at his father's car shop from a very young age, spurring his love of automobiles and repairs. He landed jobs after going to school at Art Center College of Design with Sternberger Design and Boyd Coddington, eventually scoring the gig of the president of Hot Rods, a company owned by Boyd.
After this company went bankrupt in 1998, he and his wife decided to open their own shop in Huntington Beach, rebuilding cars for celebrities and winning trophies for his car creations.
Achievements
Similar to rebuilding cars at his Huntington Beach shop, he partnered with Unique Performance in 2005 after Overhaulin' was canceled. Chip showed off a 1969 Chevy Camaro convertible at the SEMA show, highlighting how talented Chip is and how he is more than capable of handling the marketing of custom car lines.
In 2007, he even went on to create a custom paint scheme for Jeff Gordon, a famous NASCAR stock car racer who has had an illustrious career both on and off of the track.
His list of achievements continues - and is almost infinitely long. He has won the Ridler Award four times, the most prestigious award in the indoor custom car show industry. He has also won the Most Beautiful Roadster Award 8 times, an accolade given at the National Roadster Show since 1950. In addition, he won the Goodguys Street Rod of the Year 7 times, Diecast Hall of Fame Inductee once, Best Hot Rod at the Bilsport Performance Show in 2011, and the Best Custom Car in 2014.
Career Continuation
As of 2010, Foose operates Foose Design, his automotive shop in Huntington Beach that continues to gain notoriety for its work. He also works in providing consultations to the Big Three automakers - Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US.
There you have it - Chip Foose has had a great career before Overhaulin', gained infamy during his time hosting this popular car show, and has done just fine after the show, enhancing his own business, being a consultant for the biggest car companies in the world, and continuing to create custom-made and unique cars on the market.