#Chip foose jaguar xke series

Chip Foose was the celebrity guest and one of his cars was there. The major focus of this show today is for custom show cars so the big customs are eligible for the Riddler Award. Quite frankly, there was a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere that was seriously beautiful so I was especially excited with the Interior and Engine trophies. I am very proud of the award because there were a number of beautiful Corvettes, Mustangs and Camaros all of which were in the same 'restored' grouping. Our Jaguar won two specialty awards for interior and engine which is certainly a tribute to Classic Showcase because all I have done to the car is knock the dust off. For all of the cars in a group like 'restored' they also are also potentially awarded four specialty awards like paint, interior, wheels, and engine. There are around 450 total cars entered in the show. The other Jaguars were a reasonable distance from mine. Second Place was a beautiful Healey 100-M with a fresh restoration. Our car won first against a field filed with Jaguar, Austin Healey, Nissan, Toyota and Porsche.

The Jaguar, in a stock restored condition, would be in class 7130 which is Foreign Sports - Restored. The cars are judged against a rigorous judging sheet by ISCA judges who select the 1st Place Car in each class.

#Chip foose jaguar xke series

The International Show Car Association (ISCA) is the sponsoring body for the show and this show is one of a series of similar shows across the country. A car has to be approved to display at the show. Some years there is also a reasonably sized grouping of motorcycles.

Because of our location in Houston, Texas there are also a lot of custom trucks of every definition and a neat assortment of rat rods and lowriders. The show is usually heavily weighted toward American Cars in the sense that the vast majority are the muscle cars that are so popular. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.I have participated in this show for about thirty years but typically I have shown Corvettes, Shelbys, Mustangs, Ferraris, an NSX and a Ford GT. With such subtle tweaks, it will be interesting to see what Jeep purists think of Foose's take on the legendary XJ, and be sure to let us know your thoughts either in the comments below or on the Motorious Facebook page. We know a lot of Jeep people who would rock such a Foose XJ! Interestingly enough, the altered proportions and jacked-up ride height doesn't look all that bad, and it gives off a strong classic Range Rover vibe. His main focus on this drawing is to make the same changes that many Cherokee owners already make by adding a lift kit, bumpers, tube steps, big tires and wider Wrangler-style fenders. So what styling changes would Foose make to the XJ Cherokee? Whether intentional or not, his drawing shows what the Jeep would look like with a shorter wheelbase (with less space between the door and the rear fender), a shortened rear overhang and a steeper rake to the rear pillar.

Like his videos on the '70 Chevelle and '32 Ford, this video is actually more of a love letter to the XJ Cherokee's design that he calls 'simple elegance.' For this video, he used the softer lines of the second-generation Cherokee (1997-2001) with the sportier proportions of the hard-to-find two-door body style.