The result was a unique Foose design, a sleeker and longer version of the stock 1936 & 1937 Fords. The objective was to create the perfect styling for a mid-30’s roadster. So began a 7 year odyssey that would lead to the creation of perhaps the finest vehicle to come out of Foose Design.
During a dinner with Ken Reister, armed with only a pen and without his trusty sketchpad, Chip reached for the closest item available, his dinner napkin. Well, the first concept sketches of the Impression were no different. They say some of the best ideas begin as doodles on a napkin. Greg Cox, Marcel Delay, Luc Delay, Mark Delay, Dan Fink, Tim Fitzpatrick, Chip Foose, Lynne Foose, Bryan Fuller, Dennis Graff, Steve Greninger, James Griffin, Jim Griffin, Erik Hanson, Jason Hoeft, Charley Hutton, Karl Jonasson, Steve Jones, Tom Marcotte, Jack Mattson, Leonard McGlaughlin, Don Miller, Peter Morrell, Jason Mortenson, Rafael Navarro, Doug Petterson, Leila Reister, Scandinavian Hot Rods, Mike Schott, Lynne Stout, Matt Sullivan, Chuck Svatos, Trent Trimble, Andy Wallin, Brian Ward, John West, Kathy White, Sid White, Dave Willey, Roger Willis, Aaron Youngerman Other interior items: Door panels are carbon-fiber wrapped in leather & canvas.Material / Color: Leather / Pebble (Canvas Inserts).Seats: Cobra Buckets (w/ heaters), narrowed & shortened.Steering column: Modified ididit (Tecumseh, MI).Air Conditioning: Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX).Insert / Gauges: Custom one-of-a-kind steel / ’35 Chevy gauges w/ ’34 Chevy graphics.Dashboard: Steel, Custom one-of-a-kind, Foose Design.One-quarter scale clay model followed by fullsize wooden buck before body was built. All brightwork is chrome (except wheels/polished) handled by Artistic Silver Plating (Signal Hill, CA), block-sanding before chrome handled at Foose Design. Other Body Items: Taillights “float” held in position by rear bumper, no visible wiring.Bumpers: One-of-a-kind Foose Design, chromed steel.(4) / ’37 Ford buckets, handmade 13 LED bulbs, handmade lens Bodywork: Foose Design/Impression Team (Charley Hutton, Jason Martinson, Tom Marcotte, Dennis Graff, Andrew Petterson, Brian Ward).Grille: Stainless steel w/ Dan Fink Metalworks (Huntington Beach, CA) Insert.Body Mods: Hand Shaped steel & aluminum panels formed over custom wooden buck.Body Manufacturer: Marcel’s Custom Metal (Corona, CA).Body Style / Material: 1936 Ford roadster one-of-a-kind / steel.Other Engine Facts: A “Flatisphere”: modern engine appointed to loosely resemble a Flathead no exposed engine wires engine covered w/ custom shields black chrome headers mounted to stainless steel flanges.