Chip Foose

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chip Foose
Occupation	Reality Star
Date Of Birth	Oct 13, 1963(1963-10-13)
Age	61
Birthplace	Santa Barbara
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Chip Foose Biography

Chip Foose is one of the most popular and richest Reality Star who was born on October 13, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. A hot rod enthusiast and businessman who appeared in the reality show Overhaulin’. He was also admitted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame in 1997.

He became famous because of his auto customization very much like Paul Teutul..

Foose began working on automobiles at age seven for his father’s company, Project Design, in Santa Barbara, California. Encouraged by Ford and Preston Tucker designer Alex Tremulis, Foose started to attend the Art Center College of Design in 1982; however, he dropped out after two years due to financial difficulties. After working for four years at Clenet Coachworks, Foose returned to the Art Center to complete his education.

After graduating in 1990, Foose worked full-time for Sterenberger Design and part-time for Boyd Coddington. In 1993, Foose resigned from Sterenberger to work for J Mays at Ford; however, Coddington was able to convince Foose to work for him, instead. Working for Coddington full-time, Foose eventually became the president of Coddington’s company, Hot Rods by Boyd. While working for Coddington, Foose designed many of Coddington’s well known creations such as Boydster and Boydster II.

He was the father of twins, Brock and Katie, together with the wife Lynn.

Chip Foose Net Worth

Chip Foose is one of the richest Reality Star from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chip Foose 's net worth $18.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was kicked out of the Art Center College of Design in 1982, but he finished his education eight years later.

He was admitted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame in 1997. He has also been seven- time Most Beautiful Roadster Award winner.

Chip Foose (born October 13, 1963) is an American automobile designer, artist, and star of Velocity’s reality television series Overhaulin’.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chip Foose Dating?

According to our records, Chip Foose married to Lynne Foose. As of December 1, 2023, Chip Foose’s is not dating anyone.

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Foose was retained as design consultant to provide architects with unique styling elements for the exterior and interior of the $275 million expansion of Detroit’s MotorCity Casino, anticipated to be complete by the end of 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Chip Ranked on the list of most popular Reality Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chip Foose celebrates birthday on October 13 of every year.

In November 2007, Foose officially severed ties to Unique Performance following police action against UP for alleged illegal activities. In 2006, Foose launched a line of die cast replicas of many of his famous designs partnering with the makers of Johnny Lightning in the creation of JL Full Throttle. This company produced copies of many of Foose’s famous, award- winning designs, including Grand Master and Impression. In 2002, Foose won the coveted Ridler Award at the 50th Anniversary Show of the Detroit Autorama with Bob and Wes Rydell’s 35 Chevy Master, otherwise known as the “Grandmaster”. Impression subsequently won the prestigious Ridler prize. Also replicated were a number of cars from “Overhaulin'”. Announced at the SEMA show in 2006 was a pact between Foose and Ford to produce Foose designed Ford vehicles, the first of which was shown at the 2007 New York Auto Show.

What is Chip Foose doing in 2022?

This year, SEMA has chosen Chip Foose as the artist of the year to create the imagery that will be used to identify every corner of SEMA 2022. Watch as Chip and the team at Foose Design continue work on the ’62 Corvette project.

Is Chip Foose still in business?

2019 saw the Overhaulin’ franchise relaunched once again, now back in production with MotorTrend. New episodes launched in November 2019. Chip continues to run his business Foose Design , where he designs and builds automotive masterpieces.

How much does a Chip Foose car cost?

The gig: Chip Foose is considered by many to be the world’s top hot-rod designer. His Huntington Beach company, Foose Design, modifies collector cars and builds custom cars. A hand-built creation can take up to six years and cost more than $1 million.

What is Chip Foose real name?

That alone should tell you Chip (real name Samuel or Sam ) wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He eventually completed his studies in 1990 when his wife Lynne, a lawyer, said she wouldn’t marry him until he graduated.

How much does it cost to get a car on overhaulin?

The cost of creating the car is figured into the show’s budget beforehand , and the value of the finished product is very high. While the mark doesn’t pay the same amount as an average Joe off the street would, they’re still looking at a bare minimum $50k value on their new car, and most are even higher.