The first car Chip Foose ever painted was a 356. When he was 12...
Not seeingthe "angora carpet fuzzy dice" thing here. Not seeing it with this group of cars either - mostly VW's (a few other things) that Chip has built:
chip foose volkswagen - Google Search
Different builds for different purposes. Alot of very, very nice work comes from his shop. When you see something that a builder makes that you DON'T like, remember that a customer is sometimes involved. Heard the saying "there's an ass for every seat?"
Sometimes customers want something done to a car that you don't like. Doesn't mean the builder is bad, it means the customer has different taste than you. We see this in the 911 world right now. Fifteen years ago, we were cutting up long hoods to make them into impact bumper cars. Now the trend has moved the other way and SC's & Carrerra's are being "retro-modded" to look like long hood cars.
angela