09-04-2025
Hemmings Taps Iconic Car Designer Chip Foose For Hot Collector Tips
Chip Foose is now collaborating with Hemmings, billed as the world's largest collector car ... More marketplace.
Today, collector car marketplace Hemmings launched the Hemmings Motor Club, an exclusive membership program. The company calls this new offering the 'ultimate collector car experience' and membership brings perks like exclusive access to events, premium parking at certain partner gatherings, with more benefits to come.
One bonus the company is excited to announce is its collaboration with legendary automotive designer Chip Foose. Members will get a monthly list of 'Chip's Picks' that highlights Foose's insights on design, restoration, and investment-worthy automobiles.
'My being a member will help amplify the message to the collector car community about what real enthusiasts want: access, safety, and support,' Foose told me. "For people who live and breathe this industry, this is how we'll all come together."
Hemmings launched its new motor club for those looking to get exclusive access to perks from the ... More company.
'My dad always had a copy of Hemmings' magazine on the table," Foose says. 'It was a wealth of knowledge for parts and things customers wanted to build. If we weren't looking for something, I was dreaming about the cars I wanted to have.'
Foose has always been a car guy, by the time he was twelve, he already had five years of experience working with his dad and had also painted his first car: a Porsche 356. He has built a resume of impressive experience, building an array of street rods, customs, studio vehicles and cars featured in movies like Blade Runner, RoboCop, and Gone in 60 Seconds. In November 1997, Foose became the youngest person to be inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame.
How many cars are in Foose's collection now? A lot, he answers with a laugh: probably 40-50 vehicles in all. He works on up to eight cars at a time in his garage, and is currently rebuilding a 1955 DeSoto for a client. Foose gave the classic Chrysler a modern suspension, dropped a new Hellcat Hemi engine under the hood, and everything mechanically is brand new. The body is all original and updated the interior.
Hemmings launched its new motor club this week.
Hemmings has over 70 years of being the car collectors' marketplace, and the Motor Club is where they're bringing value, Foose says. The company keeps a finger on the pulse of the collector car market and noticed right after the Pebble Beach Concours e'Elegance last fall that the latest trend is 'market-leading postwar European sports cars now giving way to more modern cars as a new generation of collectors seems to value vehicles that, while still individualistic in their style, can be driven regularly and comfortably with modern traffic.'
That translates to a whole new crop of collector cars, and Foose will advise Hemmings Motor Club members on what to look at next.
'What people are buying is the unattainable dream they had in high school,' Foose explains. 'There was a favorite car in high school they couldn't afford and now they can afford to buy their dream or they can modify one.'
For $135 per year with a $319 value, members receive a welcome package with a Hemmings Motor Club keychain, mirror hang tag, annual exclusive gear, early access to select vehicle listings, a complimentary annual vehicle valuation report, a complimentary Hemmings classified listing per year ($100 value), 24/7 emergency roadside assistance, industry discounts and offers from partners, and a one-year subscription to Hemmings Motor News.
'I'm happy to be the first official member of the Hemmings Motor Club,' Foose says enthusiastically. 'I'm still excited about the company and I still dream.'
