Mike arrives in a white Escalade wearing GM manufacturer plates. A dozen muted TVs every which way are tuned in to local news stations, political ads constantly flashing in the run-up to the midterm elections. The freshly poured parking lot sets the property apart from its crumbling neighbors, though the shop’s interior still smells like a whiff of gasoline evaporating through a carburetor. Daylight fills the warehouse.Ī former mechanic shop, this eight-bay cinder-block structure is mid-renovation. We chat about Fox-body Mustangs and his extensive collection of Sunbeams while Anthony rolls up the bay doors. He pulls a walker from the bed of his weathered Super Duty. Larry, an old-timer and lifelong mechanic, arrives.
Mike is running a few minutes late, he says on a phone call, incredibly apologetic. Anthony is the events coordinator for VLNS (pronounced “villains”), Mike’s catchall brand for his many businesses outside music. I circle the neighborhood, passing factories, dollar stores, mom-and-pop chicken restaurants, and a lovely little city hall.Īt a nondescript building surrounded by chain-link fencing, Anthony greets me.
Body shops, upholsterers, and mechanics with hand-lettered signs thrive this is where things get fixed. To get there, you cross literal train tracks. This is where Mike keeps a few of his cars, machines integral to his lofty goals for the surrounding neighborhood.Įast Point, best known to outsiders for the name check in Outkast’s “ATLiens,” sits adjacent to Hapeville, a gentrified town buttressed by America’s busiest airport. Fresh off a tour with Rage Against the Machine, Mike invites Road & Track to his new garage in South Atlanta for a Corona and a chat. Instead, he’s calm and organized, a careful thinker and thoughtful speaker. The rapper, actor, entrepreneur, and activist-best known as one-half of the legendary rap duo Run the Jewels-should live a frantic life. ’67 C10 “C/28” will be on display in the Wheel Pros boothįor more information about SEMA exhibits or to register to attend the 2021 SEMA Show, visit Mike is headed down many paths, uncertain where any of them will lead.’57 Chevrolet Bel Air Restomod built for Mike Malone.’74 Jaguar E-Type Roadster (Battle of the Builder category winner).’35 Chevrolet Phaeton “The Black Bow Tie” owned by Wes Rydell.’34 Ford Coupe “Stallion” (Ridler winner).’35 Chevrolet Master “Grandmaster” (Ridler winner).’69 Chevy Camaro owned by Kevin Mayberry.’32 Ford Roadster “0032” (2000 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster winner).“Hemisfear” (Handmade original Foose design).Foose Design “FD-100” (“Overhaulin’” build).Show attendees are invited to stop by and witness Foose create the design, as well as see the following Chip Foose-designed cars on display: Throughout the week of the SEMA Show, Chip Foose himself will be in the Chip Foose Experience area hand-drawing a new wheel design. It will also feature several Ridler Award-winning builds, including “Impression,” “Imposter,” “Grandmaster” and “Stallion.”įoose’s “0032” won the Grand National Roadster Show’s “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” award in 2000.
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Highlights include the ’56 Ford F-100 “FD-100” built for Foose’s “Overhaulin’” television series and the “0032,” which won the Grand National Roadster Show’s “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” award in 2000. The Chip Foose Experience exhibit, located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, will feature 20 of Foose’s most iconic restomods and completely unique creations, as well as 60 of his design sketches.Ĭhip Foose’s “Impression” won a Ridler Award. SEMA has announced that the Chip Foose collection will be on display at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this November, which will be the largest gathering of Foose-built vehicles ever assembled.
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