Chip graduated with honours from college and started working for two designing companies. At the same time, he was doing two jobs, one was full-time work at Sternberger Designs, and the other was a part-time job for Boyd Coddington. Chip eventually quit the Sternberger Designs and joined J Mays at Ford; however, Boyd Coddington convinced him to stay with him. He then started doing a full-time job and eventually became the president at the Coddington’s company, Hot Rods by Boyd.
Chip worked at Hot Rods by Boyd for a quite a long time. In 1998, Hot Rods by Boys was facing bankruptcy, so Chip left the position at the company. He and his wife shifted to Huntington Beach, California and started a new business. Chip started his own automotive and design company called Foose Designs.
Foose gained a lot of popularity when TLC Channel made a documentary on his design and creation of a modified 2002 Thunderbird called the Speedbird. Soon after the documentary, TLC launched a show called Overhaulin’ starring Chip Foose. They filmed over five seasons in which Chip restored over 80 vehicles. He also made designs for NASCAR and other famous clients.
Chip has also made his contribution to the movie industry. He helped the Pixar Studios to make the schemes and graphic designs for the movie, ‘Cars’ and ‘Cars 2’. He has also appeared as a judge on the reality television series, ‘Ultimate Car Build-Off.’
