Just Let Me Have This Thing For A Week
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Look at those sweeping lines ~ No exterior door handles
Nice capture as always Tom
BTW, if you get it for the week, I'll be waitin' at the curb
This car is a one-off, modern-day " hot rod ". If I remember correctly, it was designed and built by Chip Foose...certainly one of the dominant forces in today's world of custom car manufacturing. I would venture that it sold somewhere well north of $500,000.
Tom
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This car had no top, as least not that I could see....fair weather use only. Thanks for looking in.
Tom
That's a good question. I didn't see any place to attach a rear tag so it makes me wonder about that. It had all the requisite operational gear as far as I could tell. It's possible that it's a show car only, I just don't know.
Tom
AMEN to that.
Tom
Makes me think of the low men in yellow coats.
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Chip Foose often builds cars that'll run the show circuit for a year or two before being converted to street legal. You can bet that it already has its tags, but the owner has them in a file cabinet, somewhere (which means that this one is curently a "Trailer Queen").
Also, if it even has a top, it'll probably be a "Carson" top. That's a top made from tubing and canvas - therefore looking like a convertible top - but it doesn't fold; it's lifted off and stored in the garage.
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Thank you for the info on show cars. Beautiful car. My (late) uncle used to build kit cars. He always had something in his garage in progress.
-Neal
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Thanks for looking in. This car is definitely cool.
Tom
As usual, I can depend on you for some enlightening input....something I really appreciate.
As I was looking at this car, I was considering what its options for a top might be. A lift-off and storable top crossed my mind but I couldn't see any provision for attachment points of such a top. That doesn't mean they couldn't be added but I think this sweetheart was meant to go topless.:D
I do believe you're right about the car being a " trailer queen " for the time being. It would be a shame, though, if this one never hit the road.
Take care,
Tom
Very nice photo of it.
I have learned more about cars and their makers from reading your
threads and viewing your guy's images than I have ever known.
Easily peaks my interest. Thanks Tom.
Yea, the blue on this car is beautiful....but it would probably even be a stunner in purple. Is it fast? Most likely so.
Take care,
Tom
Thanks so much for your kind remarks. When you've lived and breathed cars for as long as I have, you can't ever get them out of your system. I'm 68 years old and just sold my latest street killer....a fully re-worked Subaru Forester ( of all things ) that could run the quarter mile in 12.3 seconds. I'm looking around for another project car right now. My wife thinks I'm totally hopeless.
Be well,
Tom