Imposter

[Joe Handley]

Found this fascinating.

 

[matthijsgrit]

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

[oldnslow]

wow , fantastic car .

[tim boyd]

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 

 

[Atmobil]

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.

[niteowl7710]

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.  

[Zoom Zoom]

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... 

[LDO]

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.

[Can-Con]

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

[Casey]

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'.

[Can-Con]

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 

[Zoom Zoom]

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/

 

[jeffdeoranut]

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.

[Earl Marischal]

That is not just a car, it is an automotive artwork.

steve

[Bucky]

I'm not a Chevy guy by any stretch, but I'd love to have a model kit of this one!!!

[BKF]

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. 

[Dave Ambrose]

Wow. That’s awesome. 

[Casey]