Redesigning the soft lines of the Chevrolet C5 Corvette | Chip Foose Draws a Car - Ep. 2

[@damcleandetailing]

Other than the before and after of Overhaulin’, watching Chip Foose draw up the concepts and what he could quickly come up with on the show was the most enjoyable part of the show for me.

[@carlwilliamsaxton2146]

I can draw letters on paper Sometimes those letters are formed into words that can be readable Chip Foose is an artistic genius

[@BobbyMcGeePhoto]

@H D I remember one episode of Overhaulin' where he visited a children s hospital and asks some girl undergoing cancer treatment what her favorite car is. MUSTANG! She says, so Chip puts a piece of paper down in front of her and starts rendering a perfect illustration of a hot rod mustang right before her eyes. Oh, BTW... One small detail.. He's drawing the picture upside-down, so the little girl has the proper perspective the entire time. Mind BLOWN!!!!

[@truantray]

If you like pointless roadsters with oversized wheels.

[@jeremydiamond8824]

He’s always been a very personable yet classy person and willing to spend the time with you and appreciate you as well while talking to you ! I’ve met him multiple times at shows and events and most of all he’s a family person too 😎🇺🇸👍🏻

[@rathnaprathap4248]

You are really lucky sir

[@JuJu-vj3bz]

The C5 Corvette was the car that made me fall back in love with the model. To me it is a classic design.

[@JNigelReese669]

Chip Foose is a "National Treasure" and should be treated as such! He has the imagination of kid with killer drawing precision & a uncanny attention for details. Thank you Sir!

[@JMR1096]

"I chose one woman...I want to get my hands on every car that I can..." Mr Foose, you are the man.

[@mjphoto45]

You're

[@JMR1096]

One little typo and everyone loses their mind!

[@robertpoudrette4483]

@@JMR1096 Meh, do not worry about it!

[@h7pubg]

Malik Martin lol who hurt you

[@curt5253]

hmm. I chose one car..now wheres my women? !!!!

[@jaredryan1505]

Love you Chip

[@jaelaflare1031]

U couldn’t said it no more better than u just did💯💪🏿U is so RIGHT💯

[@obivankeno2068]

Just like me and I enjoy handy sketckes

[@fritzmeynejr2983]

Chip, I am 72 and a C5 convertible owner. I tried to visit your shop late last year but cI was too early, to my dismay.I am a part-time car drawer and love your C5 rendition. If not for my age and financial status I would be all over you and your shop to "make it mine". You are the best and I respect how to educate and give back to the automotive industry! I was offered a scholarship back in the late 60's to Art Center and it is my number one regret, maybe I could have worked for you.

[@hardlyworkin3603]

Finally some great music for Chip Foose videos. He is a 21st century genius. Please do more design videos. Love watching the creative master at work. Stunning completion.

[@MP-lb1bv]

Love his rendering, sense of proportions,demeanor, analysis, mechanical, styling,actual hands down workmanship...This guy is a super genius.... 😘👌👏👏

[@vetten76]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I smiled all the way through it. Chip is one of the guys you are lucky to meet. What an artist. I'm a Vette nut and I had a supercharged C5. I totaled it. Car guys can see what they want usually, but the concept of building your own body mods? Leave it to Mr Foose.

[@tc195912345]

I worked at the GM Desert Proving Grounds back in 94, You would have liked the two C5 Prototypes we had there. We wrapped them up to look like "Bat Mobiles". You're right they really did perform. I am proud to have been part of that car.

[@BS.Wickman]

Yes, Mr Foose, this is the Quality Inn, were going to need our pen back, thank you

[@MrJrFish]

THAT's exactly what I was thinking! How in the?? I couldn't do this with an art shop set of charcoals and 8 years of art school.

[@raver208]

@@aliceshaw8265 Awesome comment = D

[@bboystylez2nv]

Yes Chip I totally agree with you on that a chop don't go with every car depending on the styling of the car, like the 1958 and 1959 Impala because it takes away from the proportion and totally hurts the design but like the 50 merc when u see one that hasn't been chopped, instantly you see how much the chopped design has enhanced the look and the proportion of the vehicle.

[@bob.w3984]

I was watching you scetch and then add color. You my friend are a really skilled artist. Those markers are like water colors. You can use them to shade and get the subject to really look the way you want. Your better with a marker and a Ballpoint than 95% of the artists are with a brush. I am Truly impressed. Love your designs . Keep working to save us from the hum drum boring cars and Trucks. You are a True Artist !

[@aic53]

I adore this series. As someone to come up in the late 90s to late 2000s era, I have most exposure and awareness of his works, so he's one of my leading inspirational people. This is an in depth sit down with the legendary, custom car mastermind Chip Foose. Thanks Hagerty.

[@robertpoudrette4483]

What a brilliant designer! Loved this guy's work ever since i saw the first OverHaulin' show. And with the show, I learned to like him as a car guy and just being a nice person overall. So to go back to what he does, you can see his designs are well balanced. While I don't agree with everything he does (matter of taste obviously) he is a guy who could well have worked for a big outfit like GM or any other manufacturer but wouldn't have been happy there. Good thing you chose to do your own stuff Chip. Keep on doing it! Thanks for showing how you do it too!

[@camryle12]

Chip foose you are a one of a kind master genuine genius when sketching a vehicle to life WOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!!...#💯

[@patdry]

dude 90% of this magic happened with the paint brush. wow that's the chip foose difference. just keeps adding more and more color and lines and beauty. then BAM those highlights step it up into a different realm.

[@johnh8917]

Thank you!!! Let me tell you.. i would watch this for days. Just a slight glimpse inside the mind of this man is phenomenal. Chip you are a master of your craft!

[@flatworm00]

Being a C5 owner,, I love the rounded look. Normally I love Chip's design. I do love the color.

[@ti8ick_Husband]

I cant stand watching these anymore. I literally like the original designs way better than the redesign

[@Gr8erh8er]

Personally I really like the C3 design the best. Way ahead of it’s time unmistakable iconic and timeless.

[@juanherrera2859]

"But I want to get my hands on every car I can". Greatest car guy line ever.

[@tremec6]

Needless to say Chip Foose has a different perspective on the C5 Corvette and the drawing looks more of a car from the 80’s era tv show the A-Team. I personally like the GM design as well as the side markers GM designed. Chip Foose has done great work on designs however Dave Kindig is so underrated. That’s my perspective.

[@mr.ed2092]

Kindig can draw using stencils but he ain't no artist or designer. Just my perspective

[@BigWood3131]

Stupid comment, you don't get it He said he designs a car for the customer and your not the customer. Kindig has copied his designer and will never be close to chips designs

[@robertpoudrette4483]

Personally, if I had the budget, there is no doubt in my mind I would have cars done by both guys! They're brilliant in their own ways. Kindig is more into bold hot-rodding classic designs and Foose makes just about anything look modern and look good. There are many other great car designers and customizers out there, but from the ones I have seen and know, they're both at the top of my list.

[@militantnormal428]

What unbelievable talent! Guy takes a blank sheet of paper and makes it come to life and move! Incredible! Thanks for the insight into your design methodology! Fascinating!

[@Muffinshaker]

Thanks for adding them “gills” Back on design. The only element that are visually needed to finalize it’s shape would be the ‘humped’ forward wheel fenders like on the C3. I see the bringing back of the ‘90s firebird rear deck. Nice touch. Now onto the C6.

[@jucrula]

Hola Foose. He seguido tus programas en Dmax España hasta que dejaron de emitir emitirlos, no sé por qué hicieron algo así....siempre me encantaban tus diseños en papel y como después los llevabas a la realidad. Además siempre das una sensación de humildad, como casi todos los genios. Ahora te sigo por aquí. Enhorabuena. 👍

[@cristianci00]

I’ve always loved the part of a project where Chip is sketching and I wished to see more or learn about the thoughts behind the sketch, well here it is. Thanks Chip for the time and for sharing this.

[@JK-co6wk]

A piece of paper, a ballpoint pen, and a straight edge...... BAM a masterpiece! Hey Chip, I have a 2001 C5 Z06 with only 35K original miles, if you ever want to make that rendition a reality.

[@jamesbond9873]

Love foose. The bob Ross of car drawing.

[@thesilentwarrior6769]

@@aliceshaw8265 Ross arts were beautiful , I seriously douth chip could even come close to what Ross was doing ...... So don't say light years cause he's only specialize in design

[@demetrius3d]

I'm not sure custom cars and "happy little accidents" mix.

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

AFRO

[@BruceBusby]

Instead of happy little trees, it's happy little scoops

[@OMEGATECH]

Absolutely!!!

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Some of us hate the sharp edges of the later Vettes...There have been aftermarket nose and tail pieces such as the Tiger Shark that really work right.

[@kapnk066]

Chip, thank you for keeping old school sketching alive and well. I've watched your techniques for decades and thought of Syd Mead as I was watching this. I went to the dark side and became a better sketcher on a Wacom, not a better designer, just a better sketcher.....LOL. Thank you sir for all you do for the design industry.

[@BUZZKILLII1]

In my opinion, the best designer of all time. And a very good man at that. If I could have a car built it would be by him. He is always a class act.

[@beatnikbrent70]

Chip is truly a master desinger/builder. Awesome to watch him in his element. Very cool.

[@TARider2]

It's funny cause I just a c5 the other day and thought about how i always liked their low wide stance. And how I kinda prefer them to today's style

[@PressureEd]

Oh this is gold. Where can see more of this. I could watch this all day.

[@deleted_account3]

The sketchmonkeys channel is full of this type of stuff

[@studio-flash]

C5 Corvette is the best looking and performing sports car in the world if you take into account judging it as a classic..it still looks great today. I'm surprised Foose says he not a fan of the design..I mean look at the black C5 in the photo..a C5 coupe with targa top..wow. it's a car built in the 1990's and it still looks great today..that's a classic..also dont take a coupe and make a convertible..you have to go like for like. . Isnt Chip just doing a Calloway design? Chips version looks cool ..but better than the original C5 coupe? No..

[@K4rt80y]

I could watch Chip draw a customized toilet.

[@agentelvis81]

You did.

[@jayjones9051]

Me 2

[@jayjones9051]

That vett is clean as hell

[@MrAwesomepic]

... absolutely.! Even he would Design a Mf "Scheißhaus", - like we say in German, don´t wanna explain it more, it would be AWESOME.! And for sure if the Car Industry did Design´s like he, they would properly sell´n mo Cars then ever.!

[@rudybigboote3883]

Chip designs toilets??? I want one.

[@zackmdgt22]

even how he writes his signature is art

[@stevenvilardi8626]

You learn to live when you learn to draw!

[@robertpoudrette4483]

He probably looked at his name, wrote it in 20 different fonts and styled afterwards. He made it his own. I think we all do somewhat the same thing. I sure am going to look into this! LOL!

[@jasonhull5712]

This man has talent that shoots out of every sensory of his body. Such a inspiring person. Yet so amazingly humble. Love ya Chip. Keep doing your thing.

[@cannednolan8194]

I’d take it even with the steel wheels. Seen him sketch a few times but when he adds the colour. It takes a whole new look. Those markers and the way chip uses them, it’s great.

[@theanomalous1401]

To the Hagerty webmaster. Thanks for the series, Chip Foose is a rare commodity in the design community. If you talk to him sometime soon, Urge him to offer his services to GM to help with the C-8. They certainly need it.

[@Hagerty]

Thank you for the support. Enjoy the ride!

[@timmitzlaff8960]

For you to use a pen with your initial freehand rendition shows how talented your work is. I use a pencil so I can erase mistakes then I go over with a pen. Very nice!

[@gregghatfield9946]

I have a cutlass that my father handed down to me which I grew up in it but Chip would be the only one that I would let resto-mod the stock but monster look on the car ... my dad passed 20 years ago and my ideas and his I know my dad would love the look and muscle of it because it was his baby and womenizer...... love your passion my friend and yeah the art too! Lol ✌🏼

[@CarCrazy12804]

He's such a legend! I love his answer about being a Chevy, Ford or Mopar guy and his answer is Yes. LOL Good to like them all

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I met Chip in 2007 when he was here during the release of the Foose Edition Mustangs. It was a Fast Fords Car Show and after sitting all day inside signing autographs and surrounded by security, he came outside and talked to people, shook hands, and even signed my owners manual AFTER complimenting me on my show car. What a genuine guy and so humble.

[@goonigoogoo5868]

"the mechanicals are all there ..you just gotta have some fun with the body." told this same thing to my wife.

[@VexChoccyMilk]

@CHINGA TU MADRE He's projecting pretty far there.

[@garywebb7481]

Chip is a pure genius when it comes to car design and his art talent is awesome. I’m amazed why GM or other auto manufactures don’t use him as a consultant. We would have a lot cooler automobiles to drive.

[@Termin8r27]

I love that he can draw, design and fabricate. There's very few like him and he's a super nice guy! I just bought my 5th C5 Z06. Amazing bargain for the $ and have fun with them!

[@grandtrunk49]

Foose ain’t no joke! He’s bad as bleep. To draw while talking and being watched and get his results is nothing short of brilliant. Very impressive.

[@gthmcty111]

Classy as always Chip!....WOWWWWWWWWW,,,Dopest video yet.. To let the public see how my man gets down, and what he's thinking!!! To see a legend doing his thing is priceless fam! Humble, talented, and loved, continued success to Chip Foose! The editing and back ground music very tasteful! Thanku4sharing

[@aaahtex902]

I {when much younger} drew the same **DUAL Headrests/Roll-Bars** ALWAYS LOVED THEM & CHEVROLET EVEN BUILT THAT SAME CAR!!! Great Work Chip!

[@claudiovargas9571]

Chip you are amazing your art is incredible and the way you are like a really simple person no like others have a show like this they look crazy ..but you are a good guy ..when I use to see in cable tv your show ( OVERHAULIN) and you guys steal the cars for transformation it was so incredibe amazing , always wish you do it to my car ,but I'm in NJ and I guess is to far for you ..anyway I sell my 74 Ventura no because I wanted but I was forced to do it ..now I have a 87 Montecarlo LS nothing exited , but when I bought it was to help someone in need of the money .anyway ,i have some Ideas to fix it but it will never happen because working and fixing the house there is not time to play whit toys anymore ..but just to see you are doing is a nice thing keep doing your art and always be you a great person

[@bradjoyce8620]

"Loose Sketch" my arse, take the Mona Lisa down and put this up

[@agentelvis81]

Nah, throw it on the pile of identical sketches we've seen before.

[@jewell92]

I simply love to watch him create. My late husband and I watched every time.

[@robert23497]

Thanks Chip! We are blessed to have you amongst us mere mortals.

[@BucketWheat]

I remember seeing this when it was originally broadcast, quite a while back... obviously well before the C8 was released... I was a Training Aides Artist for the Marine Corps, many years ago... and I used the same basic method of very faint starter lines, then darken in lines as I progressed... then overlays as I got closer to the finished idea. It was long before Computer-Aided Design... and everything was by hand...

[@VacFink]

I love the idea of this series and especially Chip's passion and explanation about the design importance of both elements and styling of an era prominent in the first episode. I hope the rest are more like that

[@garygraham2513]

Ya know, its almost "obscene" how talented you are. I once saw you draw a car upside down, and it was Perfect! This is just the musings of a guy whose stick figures are unintelligible. Love to watch you at work!

[@obivankeno2068]

But you dont see anothers car designer guys...

[@tomduckworth8335]

I especially like the Stratocaster in the background.Leo Fenders masterpiece of electric guitar design.

[@jasonfryer7002]

Sees everything .. composition,...lines, colors. Stance..great artistic mind...and notice.....he's starts out with a .29¢ disposable ink pen.....definitely no ego with chip Love'm

[@CamaroRick]

Chip is a legend. I would love to hang that art on my wall

[@lawrencecarpenter638]

Just imagine how many of these drawings he has done in the past 30 years.

[@chemicalspore]

Nice to see you

[@CamaroRick]

​@@chemicalspore Whats up brother!

[@thesilentwarrior6769]

How much would you pay

[@tommyknightly1659]

Car designer genius and all rounder. Love his work and dedication

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

Mr. Foose, how do you keep so many ideas in your head? Your ideas are wonderful and you can bring them to life on paper. I am a Corvette guy all the way, and you did some amazing work on that. Would love to see a real car done up like that. You would be the one to do it.

[@fredericrike5974]

Chip, you started by doing what many said couldn't be done- the Alien, a '40 Ford Panel Sedan, a design derived from Edsel Ford's International Design Award winning '40 Ford Sedan, was the first project that took you out of just being Sam Foose's son, and being Chip Foose in your own right. Your dad builded well in you- it shows in every design since. I was a kid in short pants reading Rod& Custom in a little paper back book size magazine, usually in black and white, following Sam Foose, Sam and the Barris Bros (remember El Matador?). Your didn't leave a single panel untouched on the Alien- angle chopped the top, peaked the fenders, blended the '37 Ford headlights into the front fenders- and at first glance it wasn't obvious at all- but you had built a car that Edsel would have recognized and very likely would have approved of. That's because you are Chip Foose. You keep drawing and dreaming and I'll keep watching. Thanks,FR

[@rickhinrichs2318]

I have a C5. I have wanted a Corvette all my life and finally bought one three years ago. I love this design! Would love to have Chip build it for me if I had the money.

[@damcleandetailing]

Rick Hinrichs congrats Rick! I hope you’ve enjoyed everyday of ownership!

[@revzillo]

I think you've just designed the C11 Corvette, Chip ..... l really love this design 👍

[@johnmurphy6366]

A true craftsman,if you want to know if a man works with his hands,look,does he have soft hands and manicured nails,no here folks!Definitely gets into his work.THAT is the mark of a Master!Humble and talented!

[@rond5661]

Loving the series! Foose is so talented in what he does and is also very good in sharing the ideas and concepts with us.

[@carlosnsosa99]

Who else could watch him draw for ever!!!!!???????? I would watch this everyday for hours on the day.

[@cjg6364]

The C5's body design was dictated by aerodynamic efficiency - not angular aesthetics based on current fads or styling trends. As such, it will be much more highly regarded in the future than others like the C6 and C7 as it took less horsepower to go through the air at 100mph than any other Corvette. The most elegant designs are those that work best with nature. The "softer" lines of the C5 are as beautiful to look at 20 years later as they are functional. Moreover, the styling of the C5 makes it the quintessential Corvette - respecting and incorporating style cues from past models while adopting the latest technology to make it outperform anything else near it's cost. Unlike the C5 with its unmistakable traditional Corvette headlights and swooping curves, the newer more angular models are hard to tell from a Camaro or other competing brands. The balancing act Chevy pulled off with the C5 in terms of evolutionary style and all out performance is still incredible by today's standards. Foose has always had a great style sense but some people actually place a higher value on style dictated by aerodynamic performance than "aggressive" lines. The C5 never really needed to have a "resto-mod" following. It is and always will be a modern classic in its own right - a force of nature.

[@evanselaban7058]

Of all the artist who draws cars like those on TV not to name names cant beat Chip Foose. Love how his drawing has so much movement and looseness and yet lots of detail. Love his design sense makes me wish I had a car and lots of money to spend so he can design something for me. One can dream lol.

[@KustomcityEvoSurfwagen]

2 words………SUPER GENIUS!!!!!!!!!! Again, there’s Chip Foose, and there’s everybody else!!! Just on another level completely.

[@mikekerr6747]

You are my favorite car customizer to watch... Overhauled was terrific.. every time you would start tearing up I would also tear up.. Them were all awesome vehicles 👍 Thanks Chip

[@andyquick5839]

Awesome job Chip! BTW, ‘63-‘64 Corvettes had 2 horizontal scallops on the front fenders, ‘65-‘66 had 3 vertical gills. If you take the gills off of it, it almost looks like a customized 1996 Camaro.

[@sickandtiredofcomplaining6574]

I spent 3 months with him in rehab and learned a lot about flakka and plugging. He is a great guy

[@gustavo699able]

Goose Quote of the Day I chosen one woman to spend the rest of my life with, but I chosen my hands to get every car that I can. Love it FOOSE keep them coming

[@N-Scale]

Love Chip and ideas seem to just pour out of his head like water. Mike

[@ffmeb82982]

Chip makes everything look better. 🚗👍👍👌

[@900108Chale]

Who else thinks the C4 convertible is Gorgeous. OK OK OK I know, images from my youth. BUT that was The Car that got me into it: The Road & Track, March 1983. C4 on the cover... And a poster of 'Vette history.

[@edwinmcnew4389]

Chip makes it look so easy! Child’s play for him! Great design, as usual!

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

So nice to see art created with pen and paper instead of pixels. Beautiful.

[@DanielRichards644]

but you are seeing it with the pixels the camera recorded it with.

[@MrFlaversavor]

When you say "loose" sketch... you really mean FOOSE Sketch... genius designer and builder. Wish I had the money to give him a resto... love this guy

[@rickscott7438]

It isn't just the car, he spends about equal time in bringing in the sky, to a certain grain and color of the earth on which it sits,and to me that is utterly amazing. He is the Picasso of automobile art. I don't think there's an episode of "Overhaulin" that I haven't seen.

[@Allegronaut]

I thought it was going to be kind of boring by his first body lines, but it's a sharp design glimpsing a quick, minuscule portion of Chip's amazing talent!

[@daugmulumba5086]

I watched him on overhaul growing up, I fell in love and I've never looked back

[@dustypendleton6694]

impeccable design genius aside; his statement about choosing one woman to stay with for life is the mark of a man who has it all together.

[@stefanodepalo5204]

His knowledge is impressive, he could redesign anything because he's an artist first and designer second. He could redesign the Lada and still make it look good.

[@worldwide6965]

Does Chip ever sell any of his drawings ? He does great work and I would like to get a couple to put in frames ,

[@jdizzlebizzle2044]

Foose is the man! Companies are sick for not having him help them design cars

[@christophergeorge8800]

YOU ARE BLESSED. WHAT YOU DO IS A GOD GIVEN TALENT. IF I RAN GM,FORD ETC. YOU WOULD BE OUR CAR DESIGNER. MAGNIFICO!!!

[@Brockthedog315]

So enjoyable. I draw in front of clients quite often but not sure if I would do it on the internet. Hahaha. A master. A free mind and bold strokes. Thank you for sharing!

[@davidoberkirch644]

Hotrod Dave here,Chip that C5 vette is absolutely breathtaking,you put that car on a diet.

[@richardmeyer9702]

I love everything he does, I agree with most points he has on the C-5, i'm just very glad I can't afford to have him do this to my 50th anniversary convertible...

[@joeseda8102]

Foose is hands down THE BEST!!! Just wish I could do that to my C5...

[@doriscampos8032]

Looking like a light scale of a koenigsegg beautiful custom work love chip and his work very inspirational vibes and attitude and the love for cars

[@ernestwegner4960]

Your talents are unbelievable, and we are all blessed with seeing them!

[@rynop99]

Just a little PSA: that Quality Inn Pen is a Bic Round Stick. Cheap, reliable and lays down some great lines. A go-to for design sketching.

[@stevejanka361]

Good afternoon, what else can you say. You can't, it just don't get any better him. It just astonishes me with the ease that he does this art work. I have trouble drawing stick people that look somewhat recognizable. Thanks for another great video, you take care and good luck.

[@funitoo]

C5 is an awesome looking car.

[@Wayne_Nero]

In a 100 years these drawings will be priceless. Very amazing skill