today in automotive history.....
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13 gallons of Bondo... in one car?!?!? Was there ANY sheet metal left?
Quote from: Side-Oilers on November 01, 2018, 06:30:21 PM
13 gallons of Bondo... in one car?!?!? Was there ANY sheet metal left?
a true continuation car.....lol
It was an eye opening time for the automotive aftermarket industry, that had a trickle down effect in the kit car industry as well. A truly ugly time for well heeled buyers who were sold a faulty bill of goods, with the Shelby name attached, who came out losing hundreds of thousands of dollars of their hard earned money, with nothing to show for it in the end.
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Inquiring minds want to know..... ;D
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Quote from: Bill on November 02, 2018, 05:33:26 AM
It was an eye opening time for the automotive aftermarket industry, that had a trickle down effect in the kit car industry as well. A truly ugly time for well heeled buyers who were sold a faulty bill of goods, with the Shelby name attached, who came out losing hundreds of thousands of dollars of their hard earned money, with nothing to show for it in the end.
They used their "stupid money".
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage1mar01-story.html%3foutputType=amp
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
inmates built eleanors
http://67mustangblog.com/2008/02/prisoners-used-to-build-unique-performance-cars/
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor. Chip Foose only helped develop the 1:1 body in clay so the parts could be molded.
read this article and at the very end read the comments
specifically the one made by 1967FASTBACK2000
http://67mustangblog.com/2007/12/unique-performance-ceo-douglas-hasty-speaks/
Quote from: Richstang on February 03, 2019, 05:19:47 PM
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor. Chip Foose only helped develop the 1:1 body in clay so the parts could be molded.
Rich,
Just a question...do you mean Steve Stanford? I knew him, back in the '80s. Nice guy and great car illustrator.
Now you can get an officially licensed movie car reproduction, just don't call it a Shelby:
https://carbuzz.com/news/you-can-now-buy-an-officially-licensed-eleanor-mustang
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Chip Foose designed the Car for "Disney" and made off like a bandit. He had nothing to do with building any of the Aftermarket Cars.
Quote from: Side-Oilers on November 01, 2018, 06:30:21 PM
13 gallons of Bondo... in one car?!?!? Was there ANY sheet metal left?
I'm thinking it might be 1 or 2 Gallons of Bondo per car (and know that most of it is sanded off) and the other 10 Gallons added to the Bill was just a way to skim Money off the top.
rumor has it that if just one more ounce of plastic was added , they would have reclassified them as corvettes...
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 04, 2019, 07:40:19 AM
Quote from: Side-Oilers on November 01, 2018, 06:30:21 PM
13 gallons of Bondo... in one car?!?!? Was there ANY sheet metal left?
I'm thinking it might be 1 or 2 Gallons of Bondo per car (and know that most of it is sanded off) and the other 10 Gallons added to the Bill was just a way to skim Money off the top.
Quote from: Side-Oilers on February 03, 2019, 08:03:02 PM
Quote from: Richstang on February 03, 2019, 05:19:47 PM
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor. Chip Foose only helped develop the 1:1 body in clay so the parts could be molded.
Rich,
Just a question...do you mean Steve Stanford? I knew him, back in the '80s. Nice guy and great car illustrator.
Yes. I forgot the "t".
Steve Stanford was the illustrator who penned the creation of Eleanor.
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 04, 2019, 07:30:46 AM
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Chip Foose designed the Car for "Disney" and made off like a bandit. He had nothing to do with building any of the Aftermarket Cars.
Chip Foose did not design Eleanor.
It was Steve Stanford. Chip is an amazing custom car designer, but he only helped make the 1:1 prototype. He followed the illustration that was already created by Steve. If you have any doubts, look it up.
+ 1
Quote from: Richstang on February 04, 2019, 09:36:54 AM
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 04, 2019, 07:30:46 AM
Quote from: 427heaven on November 02, 2018, 11:29:53 AM
Quote from: 2112 on November 02, 2018, 11:01:02 AM
Whatever happened to the main players at Unique?
Well Chip Foose designed all that stuff and made off like a bandit, a few went to the Graybar hotel and the rest just seemed to scatter like rats if it was proven to the Feds that they had no real interest in bilking customers funds. I am not privy how the legal proceedings went but what was the equivalent to 10 cents on the dollar went to a few clients. That wouldn't lesson the sting at all but it was a dark time for sure to ride the wave of these cars.
Chip Foose designed the Car for "Disney" and made off like a bandit. He had nothing to do with building any of the Aftermarket Cars.
Chip Foose did not design Eleanor. It was Steve Stanford. Chip is an amazing custom car designer, but he only helped make the 1:1 prototype. He followed the illustration that was already created by Steve. If you have any doubts, look it up.
https://www.sydneyeleanorhire.net.au/blogs/sydney-eleanor-hire-blog/chip-foose-making-shelby-gt500-eleanors
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor BUT, Chip was given the Green Light to work off the Drawing and make any changes he wanted and Chip built 15 Cars for the Movie.
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 04, 2019, 10:22:43 AM
https://www.sydneyeleanorhire.net.au/blogs/sydney-eleanor-hire-blog/chip-foose-making-shelby-gt500-eleanors
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor BUT, Chip was given the Green Light to work off the Drawing and make any changes he wanted and Chip built 15 Cars for the Movie.
That's fair. It cover both our points.
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From Stanford's Facebook page.
According to Steve the rendering in the upper left is the original that Eleanor was based off of.
While I'm not a fan of all of these "Eleanor" Mustangs being built, I am a fan of Steve Stanford's art.
- Phillip
(http://www.saacforum.com/gallery/134-040219110422.jpeg)
Quote from: Richstang on February 04, 2019, 10:46:15 AM
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 04, 2019, 10:22:43 AM
https://www.sydneyeleanorhire.net.au/blogs/sydney-eleanor-hire-blog/chip-foose-making-shelby-gt500-eleanors
Steve Sanford designed Eleanor BUT, Chip was given the Green Light to work off the Drawing and make any changes he wanted and Chip built 15 Cars for the Movie.
That's fair. It cover both our points.
8)
It's pretty cool that Foose also helped with the Movie Production. Having all the Cars lined up and when the one being used in the Movie got damaged, he had to damage all the others to like the one being used at the time. That's something I didn't think about.