Weigh in to the debate and have your say in the comments section, below. But in America, where everything from cars to smiles can be given a makeover, nothing is sacred. Some purists may shiver at the thought of even contemplating customising a classic car of this calibre. The result, shown in the video, is a talking point. It featured more than just design changes – in place of the Jaguar V12 engine was a 6.2-litre Chevrolet V-8 and GM four-speed automatic transmission.įor the fixed head coupe project, Foose said the original E-Type looked top-heavy, so he wanted to “…bring the car down and then play with the windshield, side glass and the height of the top and just kind of make it a hot rod and a one-off car.” The 1974 roadster was a commission for a customer, and had been in the works for more than two years. But that doesn't make it an acceptable swap in our book.For the 2019 SEMA show, a motor show that is staged each November in Las Vegas, Foose presented a Jaguar E-Type that had been heavily customised. It offers about twice the power of the original and screams through a custom MagnaFlow one-off exhaust system. This is strictly a speedster now, not a convertible, which gets our seal of approval.Īnd as if the styling wasn't American enough, you've also got an LS3 V8 engine in place of the classic V12. Chip Foose and his team at Foose Design have worked tirelessly on their custom 1974 Jaguar E-Type Roadster in order to reveal at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las. This year joining Chip judging is 3x Glasurit Best Paint Award winner Jonathan Goolsby of Goolsby Customs. It’s rumored that Bruckheimer, producer of the movie, wanted Eleanor to be black with gray stripes and that a painter mixed up the order, creating the gray with black stripe motif that became so famous. The show is officially closed so you know what that means, its time to judge some cars. Eleanor’s design was refined and crafted by Chip Foose, who implemented what he thought Carroll Shelby would want to see as a modern day GT500. In honor of the EType’s 60th anniversary, our Foose Design custom ‘74 Jaguar Etype Photos by markdavidsonphotography, taken at yesterday’s event at the Vault at bighorngolf club. 5th 2021 as CHIP FOOSE DAY It's Tuesday night of the 2021 SEMA Show. The restored interior also has a hot rod feel to it, in the way the seats are spaced or the bold choice of leather. Watch the Mayor of Las Vegas present Nov. The polished wheels also modernize the classic and measure 19 inches at the front and 20 at the back, something Chip likes to do a lot.
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That's because the later model with the weird headlights is cheaper, while a Series 1 is not only super-expensive but also a treasured rarity.įoose's redesign feels like it has a tiny bit of American styling in it, like his famous Ford Thunderbirds or perhaps a hint of the 1958 Corvette in those teardrop taillights.
The Jag started life as a 1973 Series 3, which is not what it looks like today. You pull the windshield back and down a few inches, shuffle the features around, lower the car a few inches, etc. We've followed many of his projects over the years, and it's always the same story: a game of inches. But there's never been anything quite like the Chip Foose version, unveiled just in time for this year's SEMA show.
But, many people want to leave their own mark on the design, and several companies have thus have given us awesome restomods, the Eagle Spyder GT being a particularly noteworthy example.
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