posted 01-31-2010 04:54 AM                  

The foose hemisphere is a brand new limmited car that you can buy right now. Its the org. Prowler concept style from 1990, that chip foose designed. The Hemisfear came out 2006 and looks like the org. prowler concept. ( see pics)

The foose hemisphere is build at metalcrafters, la.

http://jlfthemisfear.blogspot.com/

http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/sema/112_2006_sema_show/c hip_foose_hemisfear_concept.html

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/SEMA-2006-Chip-Foose_82083.htm

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posted 01-31-2010 05:27 AM                  

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posted 01-31-2010 05:35 AM                  

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posted 01-31-2010 06:26 AM                  

The story of the Prowler design is in the Prowler book called "Plymouth Prowler - Anatomy of A New American Roadster". The chapter called "Design - From Concept to Production" explains how Kevin Verduyn's design for a modern-day street rod served as the basis for the Plymouth Prowler. In a nutshell, Tom Tremont was the design chief for Chrysler Pacifica, which was a small operation of about 20 people and located in Carlsbad, CA. This group included Pacifica's design manager, Kevin Verduyn.

According to Verduyn, the idea for the Prowler originated during an "idea fair" held at Pacifica in May, 1990. In early November 1990, Chrysler's top brass from "back East" (including Tom Gale, design direct Neil Walling and Chrysler president Bob Lutz) were at Pacifica for another presentation. Lutz spied a small sketch from the idea fair that sparked his interest hanging on a wall in Verduyn's office. This drawing kicked off the model that ultimately led to the Prowler. The fifth-scale model came out almost like the sketch. Gale, whose interest in hot rods led him to design and build his own personal ground-up design conterminous with the Prowler, was "real enthusiastic" from day one" says Verduyn, "so much that the Prowler became his baby".

You can read the entire story and see the drawing with Verduyn's name on it in this book.

posted 01-31-2010 06:29 AM                  

According to Wikipedia: * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Prowler

"Although he is officially uncredited, car designer Chip Foose's Chrysler sponsored senior project car at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design, which he dubbed the Hemisfear, evolved into the Plymouth Prowler.[1]"

posted 01-31-2010 08:07 AM                  

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posted 02-01-2010 12:52 PM                  

I saw the original in bare metal years before it was completed at Chip's shop. MetalCrafters was offering low volume production versions.

posted 02-01-2010 01:39 PM                  

the black one, I think with a Ford motor...

posted 02-02-2010 05:47 PM                  

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Originally posted by dskatt:
If you go to Jay Lenos Garage and search Chip Foose, you will see a vidio were Foose tells Jay the the Hemisfear was the inspiration for the Prowler. I tried to link to it but no success, maybe someone else can try.

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