Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Time Warp, Coupes, Daimler
SEMA: Foose Hemisfear and no loathing in Las Vegas
SEMA may have been overrun with sport compacts and speaker boxes years ago, but the hot rod still rules and the Foose Hemisfear found at the DaimlerChrysler display is one of the best we've seen this trip. It's a car that's captivating from every angle. From the exposed carbon fiber to the glass-top roof to the completely exposed steering and braking hardware that's polished brighter than your grandma's Sunday silver, the Hemisfear will not let you break eye-contact until you've inspected every inch of it. Eventually you'll find your way to the rear where Chrysler's new HEMI 392 crate motor resides amidship under the aforementioned glass top roof. The engine itself is a work of art, though its 500 horsepower and 472 ft-lbs. of torque are meant for more than just display. What's unusual about the Hemisfear compared to most of the other cars at SEMA is that you can actually buy it. It will be sold as unfinished kit from Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters. In fact, this particular one is under private ownership.
You would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't check out the Hemisfear gallery after the jump.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
james f. 7:25PM (11/01/2006)
Cheers to the best looking boydster ever! Coddington must be rolling in his grave.
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Paul 7:31PM (11/01/2006)
Positively awesome.
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Will 7:32PM (11/01/2006)
Did Boyd Coddington die?
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Dave 8:00PM (11/01/2006)
Ever watch American Hot Rod? Coddington is a dick. Long live Foose.
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Silentmind-Chris 8:08PM (11/01/2006)
There is nothing I hate more than an "old" style car with new style windshields....yuck! I'm diggin' the stance and over all look though, very nice.
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Big Al 8:53PM (11/01/2006)
And to think I wanted one of those Volvo roadsters from earlier today.
Me like. Me want. Where do I sign?
PS: Wonder how loud that engine is with the velocity stacks sitting about 2 feet from the driver's head?
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james f. 9:15PM (11/01/2006)
I was just kidding about boyd being dead. But hell this car must be a kick in the groin for him, it looks as good if not better than most of the boydsters and its A KIT! How cool is that!
Whatever flap it was that cause chip foose to stop working for boyd is unknown to me. But I know it was bitter. This car must be some ultimate salt in the wound.
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W L Simpson 9:17PM (11/01/2006)
there needs to be a weekly Gaffoglio show on Speed & include all their cars, specially the Atlantic. Amazing how they,ve kept such a low public profile . Of course we buffs (until now) were not their prime target.
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Tiago do Vale 10:21PM (11/01/2006)
Qoow.... quite impressive! Love the rear and the canopy: great car! How much would that kit cost? ...send me one... :")
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gbh 11:37PM (11/01/2006)
A litle more in line with some of what Foose is actually capable of.
Rear end treatment is interesting and thankfully the engine isn't sticking out of the hood with some stone-age Roots blower and dual-quads.
I've seen better sketches from him, but at least this doesn't look like every other boring '57 Chevy-esque that he and Coddington seem to make their house payments selling.
The fact that their going to actually sell it as a kit is impressive. Be interesting to see what they make the kit out of, and what kind of donor stuff is spec'd.
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Doc Lucas 12:52AM (11/02/2006)
Great car, nice work by team Foose as usual. But man, can they please put the Foose logo on the car in a few more places? It would be a shame if someone saw it and didn't know who built it.
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Chivo 6:31AM (11/02/2006)
I don't think I have ever seen a car with such an awesome rear end. It's almost like looking at a woman with a nice, big and round beautiful ass. LOVE IT!
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Axle 10:13AM (11/02/2006)
I believe the boydster 3 is Chip Foose's design and he has the rights to it.
IRC the fallout between Boyd and Chip stems back to Chip leaving to start his own company and taking his designs (intellectual property) with him.
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pow 12:14PM (11/02/2006)
i'm thinking
Maybe Foose out to come up with his own car company. i am willing to bet they will be the hot rods of the modern era
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daryl brewer 8:46PM (11/03/2006)
Imagine this.....Boyd and Chip building something together!!!!
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Gis 8:08PM (11/11/2006)
Best hotrod I've ever seen! But does anyone know where Foose brought the P32 Street Fughter engine from? I heard it was a Lincoln V12 but is it the original 40's Zephyr engine???
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Yubastard 1:15AM (11/13/2007)
I like the car's aggressive chin... way better than Jay Leno's... oh, wait...
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Ranmoo 1:42PM (12/04/2007)
Take a 34 Ford front end and a Fiat Spyder back end, put the top of a Dodge Neon on it and over think everything else. Pass it off as "your" design. = profit. Granted he is a very successful hack, but a hack none the less.
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