What was the Speed Shop that said it all for you?

Also, Kendrick Automotive in San Antonio (I remember it back when it was on Fredericksburg Rd, but it's moved several times since then).

 

Bellflower Auto Center (Ray Standoff)

 

10,000 Auto Parts on central Ave. in Mpls, just a few blocks from the Sun Drive-in restaurant.

 

Arrow Speed Shop K.C. MO.

 

Jake's Speed Shop in New Orleans, La. Growing up we would just go there to dream of the parts and wheels we wanted

 

S&S and Big Ed's in Va.

 

It has been mentioned multiple times on here. And even with a 1962 photo on post #135. Here is a later photo from 1966 of the S&S Parts Company in Falls Church, Virginia. Pretty cool shot with the Stone-Woods-Cook Willys (blue with gold stripe) and the KS Pittman S&S Willys sitting beside the building. The good old days!!

 

Went here as kid to pick up parts a few times.

 

Royal Oak Speed Shop on Woodward ave. in the early 50,s. It was still legal to race on Woodward,The fuzz where driving 6 cyl. Chevys and could not catch anybody.

 

Honest Charley's when I was in high school in the early 80s. I used to love to go in there and look around. they also had a bulletin board that people would put the used parts they had for sale and that was awesome. That is the only thing I really miss about the store now.

 

A&A Speed Shop Moosic PA ,Joe Amato succeeded his father and they're still in business today in North Eastern PA as A&A Auto Parts


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Can't remember the exact name, but the owner was Louie Fox, on the South side of San Antonio....sold me my first Fish carb!

 

Performance Auto Parts, south side on Western Ave. Chicago

 

Redford Speed Shop on Grand River Ave. always loved the picture in there of Eric Williams purple Henry J Gasser racing at Detroit Dragway in the 60s...

 

Very Cool I new both of these guys and many of the cars that were built out of this Speed Shop.

 

And Gale Banks first shop was across the street . Also in Monrovia for a short time was Speed Sport Center , with Paul's Automotive in the rear shop . Lot's of fun places to hang out in the 60's .

 

Western Auto and then All-Car in the big city...

 

Vic Hubbard's when I lived in the Bay Area, and Doug's Speed & Sport in Silver Spring , Maryland. I bought my first set of deep-dish Astro Supremes Chrome Reverse wheels for my '58 Impala. After that, I was hooked!

 

Redford Speed, Gratiot Auto,Hollywood Auto,K&L Speed Shop,Palermo Auto Supply in the Detroit area,
Yearwood Speed in Albuquerque.
Not beating a dead horse but Super Shops were good IF you knew what you wanted when went there. Walked out of there once in Albuquerque when the guy insisted that I buy a tube of Simichrome. He hept pushing it saying "You won't believe what this can do" as I replied "Yep, made me go to Yearwoods"

 

county speed shop in st. louis was quite the beehive of activity in the '60s. something that added to the attraction (for a teenage male) was the olympic drive-in show across the street, which featured "nudie" films. we'd watch for free from the speed-shop parking lot!

 

Eddie's Speed Shop in Fresno in the early 60's.

 

Two of my favorites were Shells in LA when I was stationed in California, and back home it was Custom Automotive in St. Louis

 

For me it was Bandimere Auto Parts and F & M Automotive in Denver-

 

The only "speed shop" in my hometown was pretty well-known in the area. Actually had the chance to work there early in college...

Southern Automotive in Greensboro, NC

The Gusler Brothers - Bill was the go-to guy for anything Holley and was the "drag guy" - Nelson was in the "roundy-round" circle, actually ran a Baby Grand car at Daytona and Rockingham.

 

Luthers in the early 60's and then "the Wop Shop" from 1968 forward including last month!

 

JAMESTOWN SPEEDSHOP THE MAN TIGER

 

in Tucson, it was Don's Hot Rod Shop. Still going strong, and they started in the early 50s.

 

Gratiot Auto Supply opened up a store while I was in High School in nearby Woodhaven MI, it was only there for a year or two. Ramchargers was the next closest shop in Taylor, still have a catalog of theirs from the 70's. Sometimes we'd run up to Mayfair.

 

Gunderman's
Super Shops
Honest Charlie's
Nationwise
in Indy

 

I remember Kelly's & Racers Alley from Terre Haute. I grew up in West Terre Haute never knew about Lowes. Where was it located?

I now live in Indy and frequent Automotion quite often. Also Two Lane Performance narrowed a reared for me.