Joe Handley Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Found this fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Thanks for sharing! Talking about perfectionism: did I see Chip covered in masking tape (his waist) to not scratch anything? Minute 11.16 Edited August 20, 2018 by matthijsgrit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 wow , fantastic car . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I was visiting Chip in his Huntington Beach shop for business purposes when I saw this car at the point where he had mostly finished boxing in the basic proportions (as shown around the 1:15 minute mark in the video). It was sitting against the far wall at the back of the shop, and; it was absolutely stunning even then. I've lost track of the exact timing, but this was probably 3 or 4 years before the finished product was revealed....in fact I was wondering what had happened to the effort. But well worth the wait....it blew away everything when it was revealed at Cobo years later..... Thanks for posting.....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Cool car, now this is one that need to be made in to a kit. Just see how many different variations we are seeing on the 56 Ford pickup. This one could also be interpreted in many ways, would have been cool to see it in scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 If I recall right the Imposter was one of the things you could vote for in the original Chip Foose "Viewer's Choice" thing that begat the FD-100 & Eldorod. That would indicate that if they didn't do basic research for it at the time, then they certainly have (had) access to the car in the event that it finished in the Top 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said: If I recall right the Imposter was one of the things you could vote for in the original Chip Foose "Viewer's Choice" thing that begat the FD-100 & Eldorod. That would indicate that if they didn't do basic research for it at the time, then they certainly have (had) access to the car in the event that it finished in the Top 2. I can envision page after page after page of clutched pearls had the Impostor been one of the two Revell/Foose projects chosen by modelers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I had not heard of that car. Cool idea and brilliant execution. But...6 years. Gee, I wonder what it cost. Gotta be 7 figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Zoom Zoom said: I can envision page after page after page of clutched pearls had the Impostor been one of the two Revell/Foose projects chosen by modelers... I'm pretty sure it wasn't on the list. [ EDIT,, I found the list on Foose's website and it was indeed on the list. S.M.] But yea, I can just see all the pages of people complaining that Revell didn't do a stock '65 instead of a one-off custom even though they already have a couple. Edited August 19, 2018 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Can-Con said: I'm pretty sure it wasn't on the list. It was, along with: "The other candidates were Foose’s 1934 Ford Mercury-inspired “Stallion,” 1935 “Grand Master” Chevy Master Sedan, 1936 “Impression” Ford based roadster, 1965 “Impostor” Impala, and his legendary Hemisfear custom supercar coupe." Also note it's spelled 'Impostor'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, Casey said: It was, along with: "The other candidates were Foose’s 1934 Ford Mercury-inspired “Stallion,” 1935 “Grand Master” Chevy Master Sedan, 1936 “Impression” Ford based roadster, 1965 “Impostor” Impala, and his legendary Hemisfear custom supercar coupe." Also note it's spelled 'Impostor'. Looks like I was correcting myself at the same time you were correcting me. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 This was the page to cast your vote, Impostor was one of them: https://www.chipfoose.com/blog/cast-your-vote-for-foose/ Announcement of winners: https://www.chipfoose.com/blog/2-chip-foose-cars-win-fan-vote-for-revell-model-kit-production/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffdeoranut Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 ive not liked any foose car until this one...would still choose ian rousel to build my dream car if I had the bucks. foose's impostor is great though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 That is not just a car, it is an automotive artwork. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I'm not a Chevy guy by any stretch, but I'd love to have a model kit of this one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKF Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I didn't know about the voting at the time but had I known I would have voted for this as a kit. The FD-100 Also. Awesome car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Wow. That’s awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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