Original Northeast Speed Shops?

Harry's Place. Is it still in business? Was the hot spot to go when racing at conn drag way.

 

Anyone remember Frank Del Roy Speed Shop in Bordentown N.J. Frank was a USAC official also, died in a plane crash with other USAC officials.

 

Hay all you guys. great to read all the stuff from the old days. anyone out there remember a 55 chevy D-gas dark blue called the Sneaker Squeeker? Use to run at conn drag strip back in like 67-68-69. By the way, There was a place called Performance Centers in East Hartford that sold speed equipment and goes back to the mid 60's. Is Harry's place still there in colchester? Was the hot spot after racing back in the 60's and 70's.

 

Harry's place. Is it still in business? We use to stop there after racing at conn drag way back in the 60's.

 

I remember the Ty rods and the Carbs out of Hartford. Was a club called the chev masters also. all back in the 60's.

 

Harry's is still there

 

thanks. glad to hear they are still there. Use to sit out on the picnic bench's. good ol colchester center.

 

How about
ridge runner speed shop?
It was open for a few years in southington conn.

I stopped in to dons a few years ago when p***ing through conn. Cruised the turnpike and told stories about it to my wife.
Also cruised the research parkway in meriden ...some stories there for sure

i'm not sure but i think don's still had the same sb chevy corvette fi set up on the shelf i used to dream about when i was 12 yrs old.....

 

Big Dougs Speed Equipment in Fairhaven MA. (Doug Nobett) here's one of his race cars.



P***ed in the eightys.



PV Performance, Hyannis MA and elsewhere. (Brian Pevie??) I see there's one still in Malden MA.

 

Well in Soutern NY you had Star Auto in New City and Ed Greenbush Speed in W Nyack

 

I remember Ed's Speed Shop, right across from the dump on 303 by 59. It looked like the guy worked right out of his house, just added on to his garage to the side. They tore that place down about 6 years ago? Now there's a car dealership in its place.

 

how about Mother's on rt 46 in Lodi NJ?

 

grady and gommi in stamford ct.

does anybody remember the uncasville bandit chick caron?

 

I remember them well

 

Fellas,

Just happened by the place while they were removing siding. The last address for the ALMQUIST SPEED SHOP was in Neptune New Jersey.

 

NHR Speed Shop in Harrison, NJ, owned by my cousin, Bobby Burgess.
He held the National C/MSP for a while in an injected '56 Vette.
I worked there as a counterman in the mid-'60's while in college.
Our home tracks were Old Bridge, and Island Dragway.

 

**** Moroso had a Citi Service station in Stamford, CT just across the bridge from the old Redman Chevrolet Dealership back around 1963 or 64
He later moved to C**** Street in Stamford around 1965 and called the business Performance Automotive where he had one employee whose name was Mike and I forget his last name.
I used to hang around the place all the time and ever Saturday like clockwork guys would show up with a car on a trailer and wanted to race ****'s Corvette for a few hundred dollars and every Saturday he took their money.
**** left Stamford around early or mid 1966 and went to work for Stahl Headers in York, PA.
**** moved the family back to CT. around 1967 or early 1968 and set up Moroso Performance in Greenwich on Putnam Ave next to the McDonalds.
Jimbo

 

Another Two In Albany Area: Big Daddy's in Schenectady in mall. Albany had a shop across the street from Pauly's Hotel lasted around a year or so can't think of name?

 

They also had one in Troy ,ny downtown , I am still friends with 2 people who ran that one .

 

Old speed shops are my favorite.
Here are a lot more. Hope you enjoy them.
Jimbo
nostalgicracingdecals.com

 

I didn't read the whole thread but Maratta's in Hartford and Montambo's (sp) in Waterbury, John Hychcho's (Valley Autobody) was nearby. Had an early (50's) Studebaker coupr with 59 Caddy tail fins. Offered me shares in Ct Dragway, $100 each, I was making $1/hr at gas station in Forestville, CT
Paul in CT

 

Don Gallant, of Newington, Connecticut p***ed away a few weeks ago. His shop is still open and is run by Don's son, Paul. Yes there is still a lot of old parts up in the mezzanine, but Paul is reluctant to dig them out.

 

If anyone remembers Deb’s Speed Shop, out of MA, I attached a pic of a 69 nova that I resurrected. Has a bit of a story. Any comments?

 

Can anyone tell me who may have Been racing this car? Yellow (DEBS ) firebird , believed to have previously been Stephen pontiacs firebird .

feel like it’s relevant since is a speed shop thread. Trying to find history on the car

 

As for this picture I was told by Bill (Willie) Eckstrom
This was Bernie Chichetti (spelling) of compe***ion auto someone here said it was someone else. Any info is great compe***ion auto did Stephens pro stock race engine.

 

That’s cool info that yellow (Stephen Pontiac) firebird above , I used to race with Rick moroso in NETO tony fiel used to race in it and Richard head , and the Wally booth 69 Camaro also used to race all the time also
IDK if people realized they were watching some really cool cl***ic iron racing or not but many of the cars were legit old school cars racing in NETO. Most of all it was a lot of fun. Some of the most fun I’ve had racing .

the post above was about compe***ion AUTO though not comp engineering. Very different
Compe***ion auto - as far as I know was in Bristol or tereyville was owned by Bernie chibchetti ( not how you spell it) and he did things for the Drag N Run guys . The Stephens RAV pro stock engine was built by him. Bill eckstrom, , Al Oakes , **** Doyle, Ed prout . Bob gaudreau and many others made up the Drag N run crew

****y Doyle and Bill Eckstrom owned D&E auto
Here’s same pics of the crew from drag & Runs cars