Original Northeast Speed Shops?

This is part of my "junk collection" ......anybody know anything about "Short's Speed". I was told it was in Connecticut, but the phone exchange looks like Rhode Island. I imagine it's been some years since people gave away cigarette lighters as promos so the place may be long gone.....

 

I remember Richie's. I used to race my slotcars there too. I think they had a store in Chicopee too.

 

Ohio? Man that's on the western frontier!

 

Hey 35chevy, I was standing next to Don, Friday at the Allentown swap meet when he was introduced to some fella's. I didn't recognize him but patronized the business way back 60's.

 

yeah,
north east ohio.
thats practically california
oh wait,
no its not.

 

56KUSTOM
Yes Fiberglass Engineering. For some reason I thought it was run by Carl Carpenter.
My record for remembering thing on the hamb has been bad. I bought a Racer Brown cam and kit for my 56 Olds from him in 58 or 59

 

In the 60's and 70's Eddie at Johnstown High Performance in Johnstown, NY sold speed goodies. Lots of headers, manifolds, and gauges to the guy/kids who made their money in the "glove-cities" leather mills. Shoot, I even got started with a few sppeed goodies for my Chevy II in the early 90's before I skipped town.

 

Just picked up this post for first time --read all 5 pages and can't belive the 37 kid missed posting Coopers Auto Parts in Bridegport Ct, back in the 60's that was one of the best local spots to get the goodies from. started on east main st then moved to Boston Ave to larger store. Out of bus. in 80's ( I think ) Gone now but still auto parts store in building. They sponsered lot of guys cars that ran CT. Dragway and Dover. Anyone remember or have photo's of cars .I remember looking at a 57 Pontiac wagon in late 80's that was up in north end of BPT. that was a drag car with there name on it.long gone lots of homes built were the land was vacant back then.

 

Dave Moyer have a Speed Shop in Schenectady NY ? Name ?
Also L&R Speed Shop in Malta NY. Two miles south of Albany/Saratoga Speedway

 

I grew up on Long Island and I remember a small speed shop in St. James. I think Jericho turnpike heading toward Nesconset?

-jim

 

Tubular is still around. I'm thinking about having them build a set of fenderwells for my OT car.

 

i worked for ray after he left square, he had three parts stores in baldwin plainview and hicksville i worked in hicksville (speed & chrome)with ray for 15 years or so. ray was a great guy he passed away about 4 or 5 years ago. his youger son is still running the hicksville store. his older son was crew chief on the in and out burger a/fuel funny car, that a buddy of ours bought abougt 6 years ago. its a shame he was like the unknown hero in drag racing on long island ran blown B/ gas 55 chevys an a/gas blown injected dragster even busted scott shafiroffs ass in pro stock in the 70s with the black magic vega. hope this helps, need to know more just let me know.

 

I decided to join because I found the reference to Pfeiffer's speed shop when doing an internet search. The other speed shop in Schenectady was Chamberlands. Sherley Muldowney came raced in/from Schenectady and most likely bought her stuff from Pfiffers. I think I have an old catalog buried in my garage but I am looking for one (another) which is why I was searching the web. I have read your posts anonymously in the past. John

 

Uh, how is Ohio in the Northeast?

 

My grandparent's neighbor used to own one in Torrington, Connecticut, but I think that was more in the 70's and 80's time frame. I remember going into when I was a kid, which would have been the late 80's and thought it was the greatest thing ever. I'll have to ask my dad what the name of the shop was.

 

http://www.donscintoautomotive.com/ in stratford ..super stock chevrolet engine builder
speed parts center in elmsford , ny
hawthorne auto in hawthorne ..jungle george olszewski
east coast speed in yonkers and middle town , ny
sk speed in lindenherst
flip's speed shop in yonkers
e/t performance in ossining
behrents in florida , ny
kraze korlacki in mass
atv in long island
performace centers of america in danbury and thru nj
marcianos in port chester
dedonnas in yonkers
murphy's in dover plains - right next to doc burgess animal hospital
carmine rotunda in clifton
simonek in paterson
dayton speed in paterson
bill ceralli in paterson
j&b perormance in bedford hills

 

Well... it is north east of Oakland, Ca.

 

Thanks, I spent the first 29 yeas of my life in Connecticut, with some time spent in Massachusetts, for college.

 

I heard that Speed parts in Elmsford closed... Does anyone know what happened to the guys from there?

 

not a real good reputation ..............

 

RE:
SPEED PARTS CENTER , ran by Ron Dolinger
Heres a whole topic with sponsored car photos at our forum's Speed Shop Catagory:
http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=1229

 

Ron Dollinger and the guys had a great reputation, even had the A/A national record...Grumpy Jenkins sent customers there saying they built the best injected big blocks around, etc. etc. Consider myself lucky to have worked there for a while back in the seventies, and spoke to Tom Hurd and B/D Gary sort of recently...they were still there.

 

Thanks for the info!

BTW maybe someone would want to take a look at this: http://aolanswers.com/questions/information_brother_ron_ronald_2739517213111/

Apparently Ron Dollinger's sister was looking for info on him, maybe someone can help her out?

 

"Kraze" Korlacki's is still open

 

a guy named dennis ran it for as long as I dealt with them ...1982 ...they broke a bolt in the main bearing web of a 350 just doing the boil out and made a mess of a couple of gallery plugs on a 396
in later years , they messed up my my buddys mazda turbo engine rebuild

I switched to steve at bob ingles in 1987 ......much better and more race motors , no garbage truck heads

when doug left elmsford , it seemed to down the tubes

 

bill casey is now crew chief on a friend's altered , I used to work on little terenzio's camaro

 

Did anyone mention Flips speed shop on central park avenue in yonkers?

 

there was a speed shop in Avon? no way I spent my 15 years of life in Avon ... 70's-80's. Where was it?....got any pictures? there is probably a gold course there now.
jay

 

That name sure brings back memories for me. I remember taking the bus from Enfield, CT as a kid to the "x" where Richie's was located. Great hobby shop & speed shop. The store had a really bitchin slot car track that you could "run what ya brung".

Great memories of simpler times....

 

For those N. Y.C guy's there was aslo , Manhattan speed, Bronx speed shop, Melrose speed shop, joe from motion speed shop allerton ave then Flip's speed shop. then you also had all those great innovaters such as Gatti automotive, B&L automotive which still operates today & campaigned a top fuel car named the Brewmaster back in the 60's. Wow what great memories