Chip's so busy that it's almost impossible to get a car from the Foose shop, no matter how much money you've got." In an interview, Foose said that "for me, seeing the look on the owner's face is the most rewarding part of the show. Īccording to Holloway, each completed vehicle is worth around $150,000, but "in reality, they're priceless. This would allow such items as air-filter housings, tire sizes, and so on to be test fit without having to wait for shipments. Once the project was chosen and scheduled, the show's major sponsors would ship parts to the build facility in advance of the show, while other sponsors would maintain a small on-site inventory. Holloway noted that "we couldn't do the show without the builders or our sponsors." The set would have the names and logos of various sponsors, many of whom often helped with the build. a sense of camaraderie amongst them." Sometimes builders would leave the build, causing Chip Foose to request help from a friend or cohort to help the team finish. The builders, who were usually masters of their craft, "work together. According to Associate Producer Jim Holloway, the show would assemble a team of seven or eight "A-Team" volunteer builders about four to five days before taping would start.
Up to sixty people could be involved at any one time with the show. Most builds would take place in Southern California, and true to the show's premise, the team would have only eight days to complete the build. Each show ended with the surprise reuniting of owner and newly made-over car.Įach episode would take a significant amount of planning, starting with the producers reviewing the thousands of submissions from those wanting to have a friend's or family member's vehicle overhauled, selecting a deserving person, and setting everything in motion.
Some common examples included the car being "stolen" by Evans, Janic or Foose, a car being misplaced or lost at a mechanic's shop, or the car being towed away by "police."Īn integral part of the show was when the two co-hosts play tricks on the unsuspecting mark, sometimes acting in roles of insurance adjusters or law enforcement agents, other times helping the insider, while Chip Foose and a team of mechanics – dubbed "The A-Team" – have a week to remake the car into a custom masterpiece. The mark's car, usually an old and tired antique car, was obtained through some ruse. The show's premise was that an unknowing "victim" – the mark, in the show's language - is nominated to be "Overhauled" by his or her family or friends, the insiders. For two episodes of the eighth season and all of the truncated ninth season, Janic rejoined the show to co-host, and returned with Jacobs and Foose when the show was revived in 2019. Recently, Arianny Celeste had replaced Combs as Combs had moved on to another Velocity show, All Girls Garage.
From Season 6 on, Jessi Combs, one of the early A-Team mechanics, returned and co-hosted as well as participated in the overhauls. She was replaced by Executive Producer Brutsman's wife Adrienne Janic ("AJ"). Courtney Hansen was the co-host of the show until 2005, when she left the show to pursue other interests. The show's hosts were automobile designer Chip Foose and co-host Chris Jacobs the creator and producer was Bud Brutsman.
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