Chip Foose

deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!

Got a Newsletter from the Hall crew yesterday
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'We had a nice surprise the other day. A new owner came in looking for parts for his late 1971 Pantera. A very well known person in the automotive industry, Chip Foose. He spent all morning looking for parts and ideas for his new project. It is his own personal car and will hopefully be at the SEMA show in Las Vegas later this year. I asked him if was ok to let people know about the project and if he had pictures of the car in progress. Check Twitter or Instagram to follow Chip Foose online.'

Now I just googled it so here is a link to facebook page (see pushbutton door conversion)

https://www.facebook.com/chipfoose

https://twitter.com/chipfoose

https://instagram.com/chipfooseofficial/

Let's see where he is taking this

5/8/159:08 PM

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agustaboyMember

so far is see stripping the car and primer.

I dont see any wild body work like the Ring Bros Pantera

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5/13/158:22 AM

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agustaboyMember

I'm going to SEMA in Nov. this should be interesting.

5/13/159:24 AM

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garth66"When speed is the only thing that counts"

As purchased.

Stripping it...

Laid bare...

Blocking out the body...

Getting a coat of primer...

So far so good; no obscene body mods. He usually shaves the door handles on everything he builds, so it will be interesting to see if he maintains the Pantera's door handles.

He probably saw Jay Leno's Pantera and decided he had to have one too!

5/13/1512:50 PM

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agustaboyMember

Quote Garth66
So far so good; no obscene body mods. He usually shaves the door handles on everything he builds, so it will be interesting to see if he maintains the Pantera's door handles.

I saw a photo somewhere that looks like he's converting it to a "Push Button"

5/13/1512:53 PM

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5/13/151:09 PM

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5/13/151:10 PM

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1973panteraPantera # 5181

It's extremely small, but here is the rendering of the finished car:

It appears that Chip is going to keep the car close to it's true original form.

5/13/151:13 PM

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lousbbyMember

Nice, I kinda wished he would have overhauled my car on his show.

5/13/151:31 PM

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sjdennisMember

Cool to see the Pantera getting some more exposure! The rendering does look like the car will be recognizable as a Pantera when he's done.

5/13/154:58 PM

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George PAdmin.

I'm confident Chip will do a good job.

Chip, you should join our forum, if you haven't already.

5/13/157:13 PM

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italfordMember

I predict converting the doors to push button type will become all the rage in the Pantera community soon.

5/14/158:35 AM

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panteradougMember

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Originally posted by ItalFord:
I predict converting the doors to push button type will become all the rage in the Pantera community soon.

5/14/158:59 AM

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1Rocketship (Guest)

If Chip is going for a complete color change why WASN'T the complete body stripped to bare metal?!...as A LOT of the factory yellow can still be seen!!!...Mark

5/14/1511:27 AM

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kidMember

quote:
Originally posted by ItalFord:
I predict converting the doors to push button type will become all the rage in the Pantera community soon.

Oooh NO, please don't...!

5/14/1511:32 AM

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dvilI'm here sometimes

Very interesting.
I would like to know where he got parts for converting the doors to pushbuttons.
Is it an original Pushbutton Pcar?

5/14/1511:35 AM

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kidMember

No, it isn't.

5/14/1511:46 AM

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George PAdmin.

Please no "originality vs custom" debate or comments.

5/14/1512:01 PM

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panteradougMember

quote:
Originally posted by dvil:
Very interesting.
I would like to know where he got parts for converting the doors to pushbuttons.
Is it an original Pushbutton Pcar?

I heard he cut them off of an original Mangusta he has out back?

5/14/151:45 PM

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1Rocketship (Guest)

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quote:
Originally posted by dvil:
Very interesting.
I would like to know where he got parts for converting the doors to pushbuttons.
Is it an original Pushbutton Pcar?

I heard he cut them off of an original Mangusta he has out back?

Makes perfect sense