STARTS OCT. 2: TUESDAYS 9PM ON VELOCITY CHANNEL
Velocity is officially restoring television's definitive car restoration franchise. Renowned design expert Chip Foose makes his return with the all-new Overhaulin'.
Foose brings his considerable talent, along with co-hosts Chris Jacobs and Jessi Combs, to an all-new OVERHAULIN’. The show will go beyond the garage, exploring engaging human stories and the strong emotional connection between man and machine. The restoration projects feature deserving individuals ranging from returning veterans to those negatively impacted by the tough economy. Each altered auto becomes a life-changing surprise for its unknowing owner.
Please go to Overhaulin.tv to submit a deserving ride.
CHIP FOOSE - Host
Chip Foose began working on automobiles at age seven for his father's company, Project Design, in Santa Barbara. Foose attended the Art Center College of Design for two years in 1982, then began working at ASHA Corporation for four years before returning to the Art Center to complete his education, graduating in 1990. Following graduation, Foose then worked full-time for Sterenberger Design and part-time for Boyd Coddington. Later, Chip became the president of Coddington's company Hot Rods by Boyd. While working for Coddington, Foose designed many of Coddington's well-known creations such as the Boydster I and II.
In 1998, Foose started his own automotive and product design company called Foose Design in Huntington Beach, California. In 2001, Foose began his TV career by acting as a consultant for the TV series "Titus” before going on to be the custom painting consultant for the 2006 movie "Cars”. Foose gained more exposure in 2003 as a result of a TLC documentary on his design and creation of a modified 2002 Ford Thunderbird called the Speedbird. In 2004, the TLC version of Overhaulin' began to air with Foose as the star of show. Other television credits include hosting the series "American Icon: The Hot Rod” for Discovery’s HD Theater.
Throughout his career Foose has been honored with several awards including induction into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame at Peterson Publishing’s 50th Anniversary at SEMA (Special Equipment Marketing Association); the prestigious AMBR (America’s Most Beautiful Roadster) Award in 1999 and 2000; the coveted Ridler Award in 2002, and in 2003 Foose was inducted into the Grand national Roadster Show Hall of Fame.
Today, Foose continues to operate Foose Design and provide design consultations to the big three automakers.
CHRIS JACOBS - Co-Host
Chris Jacobs was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago. In 1988, Jacobs moved to California where he attended Whitter College, attaining a bachelor's degree in English. Chris later graduated from Whittier law school and was admitted to the state bar of California in 1995. After school, Chris decided to pursue acting as a career instead of practicing law. Jacobs has numerous television credits, including co-hosting the TLC version of OVERHAULIN’ and hosting The Insider from 2009 to 2011. Chris has also appeared on "CSI” and "Two and a Half Men,” and was seen in several feature-length films, theatre and commercial projects before landing with OVERHAULIN’. In addition to his OVERHAULIN’ duties, Chris is a correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight.”
JESSI COMBS - Co-Host
In 2004, Jessi graduated from WyoTech in the Collision & Refinishing Core Program at the top of her class. Combs then added the Street Rod Fabrication and Custom Fabrication and High Performance Powertrain programs to her realm of expertise. From 2005 to 2008, Jessi appeared on the Spike show "Xtreme 4x4" before being cast as a co-host of the show. Prior to appearing on "Xtreme 4x4” Combs appeared on the TLC version of OVERHAULIN' as a guest fabricator. In July of 2009, Discovery Channel added Jessi to the cast of Mythbusters while co-host Kari Byron left on maternity leave. Combs can also be seen as one of the hosts on Velocity’s ALL GIRLS GARAGE.
NEW OVERHAULIN' AT A NEW TIME TONIGHT
April 29, 2013
Tonight, Monday, April 29th, the Discovery Channel will be airing an all new episode of Overhaulin' with Chip Foose and the A Team. Instead of the usual time of 9pm, tonight's episode will be shown at 7pm EST. This will be the only airing of the show this Monday, so tune in or set those recorders. And remember you can always catch reairings of the program on Velocity, Tuesdays at 9/8c.
Roger's 1964 Plymouth Fury will be our featured vehicle on tonight's program. We have yet to have a Fury on the show before and we're excited to show you the results.
NEW EPISODES OF OVERHAULIN START 4/15
April 15, 2013
Tune in to the Discovery Channel, Monday, April 15th at 9pm EST for an all new episode of Overhaulin'. Chip and the team return with all new episodes every Monday. These new episodes will also air on Tuesdays on the Velocity Channel, debuting Tuesday, April 23rd at 9pm EST.
Air times for the Monday, April 15th debut are 9pm, 11pm and 2am (all times Eastern).
We hope you're all able to tune in and please check back in a couple days for our recap blog and exclusive behind the scenes pictures.
NEW OVERHAULIN' TONIGHT - SEMA SPECIAL
December 4, 2012
Tune in tonight, December 4th at 9/8c, for an all new episode of Overhaulin' on the Velocity Network!
In this unique episode, Chip and the A-Team head to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas for a customization that takes place on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A brand new Chrysler 300 gets the Foose treatment with one lucky show attendee winning the vehicle when their name is pulled!
OVERHAULIN' SEASON 6 EPISODE 4 REVIEW
October 24, 2012
This week's episode of Overhaulin' was a special one not only
because we had never customized a VW Beetle before, but mainly because we
welcomed, Blake, the VW’s owner to come work with all of us at the shop to
transform his ride. He had always dreamed of working with us on his car so,
Chris and Jessi surprised him at his home the day they picked up the VW. Blake was an active child who raced dirt
bikes, but a debilitating lung disease, cystic fibrosis, has slowed him down at his
young age of 25. Blake would work on his VW whenever he had the time,
however, lately the transformation had been moving at a slower pace. With Blake’s tenacity to never give up we
wanted to help him speed up his build process and construct the custom street
racer he had been so diligently working to complete.
OVERHAULIN' SEASON 6 EPISODE 3 REVIEW
October 17, 2012
It was a beautiful day when I took the drive up to
Lompoc,
CA to pick up Bernie’s ’67 Camaro. I have my own 1
st generation RS Camaro that I really enjoy driving, so I was excited to be overhauling this original. He had taken good care of his vehicle, but I could picture a few ways we could turn it into a special hot rod. We quickly hauled the car away before Bernie got home. To his surprise, there was a toy car waiting in its place with a gift explaining that the family wanted to give it a little makeover as a thank you for all he had done for them. Little did he know, he was about to get Overhauled! Bernie was a local pastor who had a fondness for charity, so it seemed fit to give back to him and make his dream car a reality.
