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Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« on: April 27, 2014, 07:43:23 PM »

Without a bike but I haven't slowed down....been exploring some place in southern California nearly every weekend.  Not a ride report but posting these here for those that have never been to the area and especially for those that may visit this area from points east and north.

This weekend was Surf City USA aka Huntington Beach, California.  Having been watching the Overhaulin series for a few seasons, we decided to go tour Foose Design shop in Huntington Beach.

We arrived in HB on Thur. afternoon and even though it was a little overcast and cool by HB standards, it was still a nice day.






Playing Russion roulette surfing this close to the pier.....no braks on these things.....




















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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2014, 07:44:18 PM »

The weekend was all about cars and downtown HB certainly has their share.....from old classic drivers to exotic europeans.....



and of course I immediatly thought of one of our members here on this forum when I saw this shirt....





Sand vollyball is huge here.  They have men's, women's and mixed teams.  The pier actually provides birds eye views of the courts on both sides of the pier.




and this one caught my eye....




Like nearly all the beaches in California, they're manicured each night so that they're pristine first thing in the mornings....









Main Street of Huntington Beach and all the sidewalk cafes and nightclubs is directly across Hwy. 1 from the pier....






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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2014, 07:45:37 PM »

For those who've watched Overhaulin and have been curious, tours are open to the public Mon.-Fri. from noon till 1:00 p.m. only (while the employees are at lunch).  I suspect that Chip avoids that place during the lunch hour as well, but we were still looking forward to the tour.












The shop is not near as big as it appears on TV and they no longer use this location for the filming of the series but it is where he still does all of his creative stuff.  Chip's renditions are all over the shop....





















and in the middle of it all.....I found a very interesting motorcycle sculpture...










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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2014, 07:46:08 PM »

Chip also has quite a number of his other childhood toys on shelves and hanging from the ceilings...like he knew that Chip's rode a unicycle since he was a kid?






Lynn, his secretary....not to be confused with Lynn, his wife....is also the tour guide....










They have a new shop next door.  Lynn said that Chip built all the furniture in the new building.  This is her current office and has been for 12-15 years but she said she's really looking forward to finally getting moved over to the new building.  In her office is where they keep all the t-shirts, jackets, etc. to sell to the fans.  Yes, I had to get a t-shirt.....just so I could prove I'd been there.  ;D





We did find Chip's donuts though.....







This is Chip's personal woody wagon (So Cal has a lot of woody wagons and I think I saw most of them this weekend).  He hasn't done a car for himself in a lot of years but he's going to start on this one.



Looking up at the ceiling....



As we were leaving, we walked down to the end of the street to snap this pic of Lanzini's Body Works (where they paint all of the cars on Overhaulin.  It's just a few doors down, at the end of the court.  It's also smaller than it looks on TV.



As we were walking back to my truck, there was this little ride at the deli, next door....









It was a nice tour to see all this stuff first hand and hear the stories and of course the price was right....free.  Oh, and I bought a t-shirt.....less than you're going to pay at an HD dealership!  All in all it was a good time. 

Once we got back to the truck, I got to thinking.....I should have asked if they had window stickers for the back window of my truck.....be right back.  I walked back over and went in and asked Lynn but she said they were out of stock and expected them in this week.

As I started back out the driveway and through the gates a black Ford F-150 pulled up to the gate.  I was pretty sure I knew who this was, as I'd seen this truck on the show on several occassions.  Yep, it was Chip.

I know that man is busy and probably gets hounded all the time but.....what the heck, he can always say no.  "Chip, do you mind if I get a quick picture?".  His reply was totally unexpected....
"sure....do you want to be in it with me?".   He's just like he is on TV, very nice and very humble guy.   





After the pics and some casual conversation he asked "did you get something....go get it and bring it in....I'll sign it for you".  Just very surprising for a man as busy as he is.  Lynn shared with us about all the projects he's got going besides Overhaulin.....he's defiinately a busy guy.

Here's the truck....if you're ever in the neighborhood and see it rollin down the road....














SoCal is very serious about their cars and a quick google search shows many "cruise in's" on a weekend day.  We aimed for the bigger cruise ins....a couple of them had been the location for the reveal on Overhaulin in the past.....places like Deraleck Donuts and Coffee and Cars, etc.  Both of those start at 5:00 a.m. and so we had to get to call it a night and looked forward to our full day planned for Sat.
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2014, 09:18:39 PM »

WOW...what a experience.  :2vrolijk_21:

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2014, 09:44:39 PM »

Very nice!
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2014, 10:05:07 PM »

Some autograph ya got there JC  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 06:06:43 AM »

Sweet Brother !!!!
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 06:51:42 AM »

I think if JC went to Israel he'd run into Jesus Christ!

We used to drive from Laguna Beach up to Long Beach back in 1980 when I was at El Toro.  Don't recall stopping at Huntington Beach.  I wonder if any of the area has changed much since then?????

Nice pics.

It's only 90 miles from Coronado to Ensenada, MX.  Maybe a couple of pics having Snapper Veracruz on the beach for your next jaunt.
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 11:46:07 AM »

Thanks for sharing JC. Great pictures and commentary. Love the artwork on the T-shirt.
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 11:56:25 AM »

Great shots, JC!  Glad to see you're still shootin'.    :2vrolijk_21:
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2014, 04:31:10 PM »

Thanks for sharing JC. New lady friend?

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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2014, 05:08:38 PM »

I Dig that show    :2vrolijk_21:   Kool Pics!
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Re: Surf City USA, Chip Foose, cars....
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2014, 06:49:41 PM »

Thanks for sharing the photos JC. As usual you've done an excellent job   :2vrolijk_21:

And that "autograph" is awesome!
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2014, 06:56:32 PM »

Thanks for sharing JC. New lady friend?

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Actually, that's Babe.....my ex-wife from about ten years ago.

I'll try to get some of the other photos posted tonight.
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