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Refining the Volvo Amazon ~ Chip Foose Draws a Car
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Refining the Volvo Amazon ~ Chip Foose Draws a Car

March 10, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Performance is one reason why the Amazon earned a loyal following. The look is clean and anything but offensive, but can it get better? [More…]
Chip Foose Hot Rods a USPS Mail Truck ~ Grumman LLV
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Chip Foose Hot Rods a USPS Mail Truck ~ Grumman LLV

February 17, 2021 Roadkill Customs
This workhorse of the USPS survived for many years after its intended lifespan, but how do you make it look a little more … timeless? [More…]
Is the Volkswagen Beetle Germany’s '32 Ford?
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Is the Volkswagen Beetle Germany’s ’32 Ford?

February 3, 2021 Roadkill Customs
Chip Foose alters large chunks of the Volkswagen Beetle’s iconic body and makes an impressive roadster out of it. [More…]
Chip Foose Streamlines the 1963 Split-Window Corvette
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Chip Foose Streamlines the 1963 Split-Window Corvette

October 14, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Chip Foose customizes one of his dream cars, one from the year he was born; the 1963 split-window Chevy Corvette. [More…]
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Modernized for 2021
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Modernizing the 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle for 2021

August 30, 2020 Roadkill Customs
TheSketchMonkey modernizes the 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle — what would a 2021 Chevelle look like? [More…]
Chip Foose Redesigned Period-Correct Duesenberg
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“The Foosenberg” ~ Chip Foose Redesigns a Period-Correct Duesenberg

June 26, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Watch Chip Foose put his own spin on a period-correct Duesenberg, appropriately dubbed “The Foosenberg”… [More…]
Chip Foose Dream Chevelle
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Chip Foose Dream Chevelle Combines Best of ’70 and ’71 Models

June 11, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Chip Foose makes his dream Chevelle by starting with the 1970 model and adding elements from the 1971-1972 model. [More…]
Hot Rod Bronco designed by Chip Foose
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Chip Foose Draws a Car ~ First-Gen Ford Bronco

April 29, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Watch as car designer and builder Chip Foose turns the iconic 1966 Ford Bronco into a sleek and modern street machine. [More…]
1963 Ford Thunderbird Redesign ~ What if Ford built it in 2020?
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1963 Ford Thunderbird Redesign for 2020

January 5, 2020 Roadkill Customs
The Ford Thunderbird debuted in 1954 and stretched over 11 model generations. What if Ford took the 1963 Thunderbird and built it today? [More…]
1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird Modernization
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Redesigning the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird

December 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird is one of the most unique muscle cars of the 1970s. Here’s what a modernized ‘bird might look like. [More…]

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