History Arrow Speed Shop Logo Needed K.C., Mo

you know i used to buy from arrow speed warehouse in the 80s ,used to be a good place then one day they came into my shop and said i wasnt qualified anymore to buy at a good jobber deal ? like they didnt want my business anymore ! OK THERE GOES several thousand dollars a year in parts , now it looks like they chased there selves in to bankrupcy all by there selves and im still in business ! good for them !

 

sour grapes, linger...

 

Jeez, dude. Apparently so!

 

Cool poster

 

We had thos logo painted on the front window of the shop. We even built a t bucket like the picture to show in car shows and such for a few years. Ron Shaprio is still in Johnson county and he still sells a Ronnies Speed Shop T shirt! I was his store manager for years but left in the late 70's to become a factory rep for Moroso, MSD and othe performance lines and I am still doing that.

 

Necrodigging... Brining this thread back from the dead...

 

This brings back memories.I used to buy parts from there. I think I have sales receipts from there somewhere. How do we get in touch with Ron to get one of those T shirts ?

 

I found a "Ron Shapiro" on LinkedIn and sent a connection request. Guy's the right age. He works at a Toyota Dealer in Merriam Ks. I'm gonna try to swing by there and see if this is our guy and chat for a while. Gimme a couple weeks since it's graduation season. I'll post back. My old man had several cars sponsored by Ronnies, the 63 being one of them. Don Young drove em most of the time. Don moved to Arkansas and flew an airplane for the forest service. He died a few years back. My old man, Bill "Red" Snedeger died in 91. I have a few pics, a couple trophies and a July 1965 copy of TACH with their names in it as record holders in their class at Great Bend, Ks.

 

I spent a few dollar's at Arrow back in the '60's when I lived in Liberty.

 

I own this car now. socal57chevy can you please call me. 2298962150. I would like to learn more about the history of the car. My name is Jerry

 

Hey Jerry! I sent you a text! I'll try calling when I have a chance to chat. Things are crazy here just before Christmas and I wanna have a clear head and time to talk. Thank so much for getting ahold of me! Looking forward to talking to you!

 

i at one time used to buy from "arrow speed " &"reliable "in sioux city iowa ,made some money ,but the mail order specials & the economy bite me in the butt ! everybody that built cars was out of jobs ! plus it seemed like the profit wasnt there ! anyway it was fun & i met a lot of future friends !

 

social57chevy any update on is the Ron Shapiro you found the original owner of Ronnie's Speed & Custom shop in KC? I grew up in KC and spent many a Sunday at KCIR and bought parts from both Arrow and Ronnie's. I would love to get reprints of their T shirts, if available. It would be great if someone would write a book about the history of drag racing in the midwest as well.