Foose's new 'Madonna' car

[IC2]

My new (May) Street Rodder magazine just arrived about 15 minutes ago. On the cover and inside is Chip Foose's latest, called P32. OHMIGOD !!! The grill looks like it was modeled by Madonna in her pointy bra.

I do like (mostly) the rest of the car though.

Forgot this

[francis blake]

Been on Jay lenos site for some time

[BigTruckDriver]

Foose is over rated. Doubt Madonna will ever see the car. The car like that looks stupid.....

[ceh383]

Yuck.......Madonna and the car

[IC2]

Yuck.......Madonna and the car

The rest of the car looks ok - has a V-12 Lincoln flathead for power and is fairly traditional. But the grille -

[65ny]

Yuck.......Madonna and the car

uh......what??

[65ny]

Maybe I am biased....I like old planes. He is doing something new and different to a '32. Those are hard to improve upon.

[shine]

butt ugly to me.

[IC2]

I fixed that up a little, since it won't fly without the prop installed.... Look at it like a grille ornament...

That's an improvement - at least it puts some meaning to the pointy, ah, err....prop spinner

[Bob Parmenter]

One of the more fascinating aspects of this car is the steering arrangement. What look like radius rods in the pic are actually drag links, one on each side, connected to a bell crank arrangement under the front floor. Very nifty!

[brianrupnow]

Really not too crazy about the look of the car, nor Madonna.--However, giving the devil their due, she is a great singer in my opinion.

[HOTRODPAINT]

I see rods and customs as "rolling art", and a way to do something unique. I know others like them within a very narrow range of allowable modifications. I'm just tired of "rubber stamp" hot rods, painted red-black-yellow with pintripes-flames-scallops, Torquethrust-Halibrand-steel wheels, and a flathead-SBC.

With the recent use of aircraft seats, bare metal finishes, and a post WWII flavor, this car seems right in step with some of the trends. At least I would take a picture of it!

[Dave Severson]

Well, at least it's not another black Deuce with a 350/350!!!!!!

[Itoldyouso]

That steering had to be something to engineer to work right. There is no usual tie rod as each wheel is independently steered from the bellcrank Bob mentioned.

The car isn't something I would want to own either, but I bet viewed up close the workmanship is what we have come to expect from Chip. I not only like his work, but by all accounts he is just one helluva guy. A friend of mine went to a local Ford dealership where Chip was making an appearance, and he stood in line for 4 hours to get to shake his hand. He said Chip never turned one person away and took as much time with each one as they wanted. He left with a very deep respect for the man.

So many people attain that level of celebrity and start acting like they can't be bothered with people who want to say hi. Nice to see one who hasn't forgotten how to be kind and considerate to other people. There aren't a lot of celebrity types I would want to meet, but he is one I would love to just sit and have a beer with.

Don

[stovens]

Anybody who likes old planes can't be bad. I still think the Corsair is one of the most beautifull planes ever made. I'd like to see more photos of the car. He dared to do something unique. It may look wierd to some, and great to others. I like it. And Denny the props do really add to it!