Justin: What's up, everybody?
Justin with AmericanMuscle.com here, with a very special edition of Hot Lap.
As you can see, I have the legend himself, Chip Foose, hanging out with me in the shop.
How's it going, sir?
Chip: It's going great.
You know, I'm just making sure that somebody's Mustang is being well taken care of, because
we don't know who the owner's going to be.
You can actually register to win this car now through August 3.
And on August 15, I'm going to hand you the keys.
Justin: Again, guys, you are going to want to enter to win this thing, because it is
incredible.
Somebody is definitely going to be loving taking that home.
But Chip, we were actually out in your neck of the woods recently.
Check it out, guys.
All right guys.
We're here the day of the big reveal.
We're out in beautiful California at Chip Foose's shop.
How awesome is this!
A dream of many car enthusiasts, myself included, to check out this place in person.
So here we are.
I think we can talk about this thing all day long, but you guys are here to see it.
So you ready to see this thing or what?
Justin: Guys, we're out here at the 2015 MMD by Foose reveal.
We're with some friends from Stangpede, Lauren and Frank.
Thanks so much for making it out today.
Lauren: Thanks for having us.
Justin: We appreciate it.
So we have to ask you, what do you think of this thing, guys?
Lauren: I love it!
Justin: Yeah?
Lauren: It's just beautiful.
Justin: All right, guys.
While out in California, Chip and I had the pleasure of Skyping with a young man named
Jonathan from Make-a-Wish.
Now Jonathan's only request was to have American Muscle and the Bama Performance Team totally
revamp his New Edge Mustang.
So on that Skype call, Chip and I broke the news to him.
Told him we're going to be bringing his car out to American Muscle and totally going wild
on it.
And then unveiling it at our 2015 American Muscle Mustang show, which also happens to
benefit Make-a-Wish.
Needless to say, guys, Jonathan was a little speechless.
Check it out.
Justin: Hey, Jonathan.
How you doing, buddy?
Jonathan: Good.
How are you?
Justin: Doing well.
Congratulations, man.
Obviously, surprise!
We're going to be hooking you guys up.
We're going to be giving you the whole tour here and taking care of your ride.
And getting you all hooked up, man.
How cool is that?
Jonathan: That's pretty cool.
Justin: What ideally would you like us to do to your car, Jonathan?
Chip: You want us to just surprise you?
Jonathan: I want it, you know, to make it as close as, like, a drag car as I can, but
keep it street legal.
Justin: I hear you.
Well, we can definitely help you with that.
I tell you what.
You know what we're going to do?
We're going to grab your car.
We're going to ship it out to American Muscle.
The guys and I are going to go to work on it here.
And how about we fly you and your family out to our car show this August?
We'll reveal it there for you, and you guys get to hang out and meet this man right here,
Chip Foose.
How does that sound?
Jonathan: That would be pretty cool.
Justin: No, we can't wait, man.
I'll tell you what.
Our show is crazy.
I think you're going to have a blast.
You're going to get a VIP treatment.
More importantly, you're going to see your car pretty much overhauled for the first time
if we were to use that word.
So how does that sound?
Jonathan: That sounds pretty amazing.
Justin: Well, Jonathan, thank you so much, man.
We're really excited to meet you.
Obviously, we're working everything out behind the scenes.
And we'll get you taking care of ASAP, all right?
Jonathan: All right.
Thank you, sir.
Chip: Thank you.
Justin: Absolutely, man.
Chip: Have a great evening, Jonathan.
Stephanie: Hey, guys.
Here at AmericanMuscle.com, we're all really excited about the MMD by Foose products that
are going to be available on the website in the fall.
We wanted to give you guys a little sneak peak of some of the products installed here
on the MMD by Foose 2015 Mustang.
And who better to talk about these products than Chip, himself?
Chip, since we're out front here, why don't you talk a little bit about this awesome hood
scoop?
Chip: Well, Stephanie, when I originally got the car and started studying the design language
and the way that the lines fade out.
Like just, for instance, the little detail that comes off the headlight and blends into
the grille, that's the same feel that I gave the little hood scoop right here in the front.
I didn't want any of these parts to look like they were tacked on aftermarket parts.
I want these parts to have that muscle car feel, but to look as if they were designed
by Ford itself.
Stephanie: Another one of my personal favorites of the MMD by Foose lineup are these corner
window louvers.
Chip, how about you talk a little bit about those?
Chip: I love these.
Actually, the little detail, the lines and the way they fade out.
I was trying to pick up, as I said before, use the same design language that the factory
uses.
This line fades out.
I wanted everything to look like it could have come from the factory this way.
The little insert picks up the same detail as the mesh in the front grill.
It's just a neat little detail.
I love this piece.
It looks like it should have come on the car.
Stephanie: It does.
And what I like is that it doesn't affect this molding at all on the vehicle.
All right, guys.
So keep your eyes out for the full lineup of MMD by Foose products available in the
fall at AmericanMuscle.com.
Justin: All right, guys, in continuing with our special edition of Hot Lap, here featuring
Chip Foose, we're going to give you a special edition of "Mustang News" with a little Q
and A with Chip himself here.
So Chip, let's start off with probably the question you get asked the most.
Why cars?
Chip: Why cars?
Wow!
Because I didn't make it in professional football?
Justin: I'll take that.
I'll take that.
Chip: You know, I don't remember ever being introduced to cars.
I was born into it.
My father was building cars and I remember just as a little kid, the coolest thing about
it was when they built a car, it was actually turned into a plastic model.
And also Hot Wheels was building copies.
So I remember as a little kid my dad would drive a car home.
It was just . . . it seemed like at the same time, he was giving me a Hot Wheel or a plastic
model kit that I was able to build the same car that my dad had just finished building
and I had ridden in.
Justin: The Mustang has meant so much over the last 50 years to many people.
What has the Mustang meant to you?
Chip: I've always loved the Mustang.
You know, the greatest thing about it was all the different options that you had.
You had your coupes.
You had your convertibles.
You had your fastbacks.
You know, whatever somebody might like, you can get it in a Mustang.
The fact that Shelby turned them into an American icon.
Justin: Well, let's stop talking about the old stuff.
Let's talk about this, the new stuff, 2015 Mustang.
Now obviously, you've probably had as much experiences with it as anybody right about
now, being you had the 2015 SEMA car and now, of course, the 2015 MMD by Foose car.
What are your thoughts on the new body style?
Chip: Well, I actually drive my convertible every day.
It's got the little eco-boost motor, but it's got a full race turbo.
It's 420 horsepower coming out of that little . . .
Justin: Feels like a jet, probably!
Chip: . . . 2.3 liter, but it drives amazing.
Justin: Now, I guess we'll round things out here.
Ask you a final question.
If you had to pick one Mustang, again, since we are Mustang based.
Everybody loves a Mustang, of course.
What would be your favorite?
Chip: Well, I love the 2015 that I'm driving now, but if I were going to build one, I'd
want to do a '69.
Justin: All right.
Well, there you have it.
Guys, a little Q and A with Chip Foose here, of course, himself.
Thank you so much for hanging out, sir.
Chip: Thank you, Justin.
Justin: Appreciate it.
Chip: It's been a pleasure.
Justin: Well, guys.
That's going to wrap up a very special edition of Hot Lap here.
Chip, it's been awesome hanging with you in the shop, man.
Chip: Hey, it's been my pleasure.
I am so excited about the MMD by Foose parts that we're doing for the 2015 and up Mustangs.
But if you want to register to win this 2015 Mustang GT, click or follow the link below
and you can register now through August 3.
But on August 15, come to Maple Grove Raceway at the American Muscle Mustang Show.
That's where we're going to give it away.
Justin: That's right, guys.
We hope to see you there, but for now, Stephanie, Chip and I, that's going to do it.
Chip, what do they do?
Chip: Well, for all things Mustang, keep it right here at AmericanMuscle.com.