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Introduction



Clay Smith Cams logo Back in 1998, the year of the fiftieth anniversary of racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Hot Rod Magazine, and NASCAR, I began compiling a special section on this site to honor some of the people and aftermarket companies that have been with us for a long time.

It takes three things for someone or their company to qualify to be listed here:

  • They or their company has to have a Web site;
  • They must have been a part of the motorsports community, as manufacturers, racers, or artists;
  • They must have been in business since no later than the early Seventies.

    Below you'll find the links I've put together so far. It's good to see that these companies have survived, in a competitive marketplace in a changing world.




  • Pioneers of hot rodding




    Aeroquip
    http://www.aeroquip.com/

    Air Flow Research
    http://www.airflowresearch.com/

    Air Lift
    http://www.airliftcompany.com/

    Airheart Brakes
    http://www.airheart-brakes.com/

    Joe Amato
    http://www.amatoracing.com/

    The American Hot Rod Foundation
    http://www.ahrf.com/

    American Racing Equipment
    http://www.americanracing.com/

    Ardun Enterprises
    http://www.ardun.com/

    Art Arfons — 342 mph in 1962
    http://www.mshf.com/

    Arias Pistons
    http://www.ariaspistons.com/

    Auburn Gear
    http://www.auburngear.com/

    Aviaid Competition Oil Systems
    http://www.aviaid.com/

    B&J Racing Transmissions
    http://www.bandjtransmission.com/

    B&M Racing
    http://www.bmracing.com/

    Gale Banks Engineering
    http://www.getpower.com/

    Bassett Racing
    http://www.bassettracing.com/

    The Bay Area Roadsters
    http://www.bayarearoadsters.com/

    Beebe and Mulligan
    http://www.beebe-mulligan.com/

    Bell Auto Parts
    http://www.bell-autoparts.com/

    Bell Helmets
    http://www.bellracing.com/

    Dave Benjamin's DB Industries
    http://www.dbindustries.com/

    Kenny Bernstein
    http://www.kennybernstein.com/

    Arnie Beswick
    http://www.arniebeswick.com/

    Big Al's Carponents
    http://www.bigalscarponents.com/

    Bilstein
    http://www.bilstein.com/

    Keith Black Racing Engines
    http://www.keithblack.com/

    Blower Drive Service
    http://www.blowerdriveservice.com/

    Bonneville 200 MPH Club
    http://www.bonneville200mph.org/

    Borg Warner
    http://www.bwdbrand.com/

    Borgeson Universal Company
    http://www.borgeson.com/

    Brembo
    http://www.brembo.com/

    Andy Brizio
    http://www.andystees.com/

    Brockman Mellow Tone
    http://www.brockmancustomparts.com/

    Brodix
    http://www.brodix.com/

    Lil' John Buttera
    http://www.rcdengineering.com/

    Malcolm Campbell
    http://www.racingcampbells.com/

    Hal Canode Chassis
    http://www.canode.com/

    Capanna Co.
    http://www.wilcap.com/

    Art Carr Transmission Company
    http://www.artcarrtransmission.com/

    Carrillo Industries
    http://www.carrilloind.com/

    Carl Casper
    http://www.carlcasper.com/

    Center Line
    http://www.centerlinewheels.com/

    Champion Spark Plugs
    http://www.championsparkplugs.com/

    Champion Speed Shop
    http://www.championspeedshop.com/

    Chassis Engineering, Inc.
    http://www.chassisengineeringinc.com/

    Sid Chavers Company
    http://www.sidchaverscompany.com/

    Jack Chrisman — Chrisman Driveline Components
    http://www.chrismans.com/

    Cirello Magnetos
    http://www.tomcirellomagnetos.com/

    Clifford Performance
    http://www.cliffordperformance.net/

    Cosworth
    http://www.mahle-powertrain.com/

    Ron Covell Creative Metalworking
    http://www.covell.biz/

    Cragar
    http://www.cragar.com/

    Crane Cams
    http://www.cranecams.com/

    Crower
    http://www.crower.com/

    Currie Enterprises
    http://www.currieenterprises.com/

    Dana Corporation
    http://www.dana.com/

    Deist Safety
    http://www.deist.com/

    Donovan Engineering
    http://www.donovanengineering.com/

    Doug's Headers
    http://www.dougsheaders.com/

    Dunlop Tires
    http://www.dunloptires.com/

    Dyer's Blowers
    http://www.dyersblowers.com/

    Dynotech Engineering
    http://www.dynotecheng.com/

    E-T Wheels
    http://www.etwheels.com/

    Eaton Detroit Springs
    http://www.eatonsprings.com/

    Edelbrock
    http://www.edelbrock.com/

    Egge Machine Company, Inc.
    http://www.egge.com/

    Engine Developments, Ltd.
    http://www.engdev.com/

    Exide Battery Corporation
    http://www.exideworld.com/

    Ryan Falconer Racing
    http://www.falconerengines.com/

    Faria Instruments
    http://www.faria-instruments.com/

    Firestone
    http://www.bridgestone-firestone.com/

    Flatlander's Hot Rods
    http://www.flatlandershotrods.com/

    Fox Racing Shox
    http://www.foxracingshox.com/

    A.J. Foyt
    http://www.foytracing.com/

    Frankland Racing Supply
    http://www.franklandracing.com/

    Gabriel
    http://www.gabriel.com/

    Don Garlits
    http://www.garlits.com/

    Gates Rubber Company
    http://www.gates.com/

    Lonnie Gilbertson
    http://www.lonniesplace.com/

    Goodyear Racing Tires
    http://www.racegoodyear.com/

    Grand National Roadster Show
    http://www.hotrodshows.com/

    Grant Piston Rings
    http://www.grantpistonrings.com/

    Grant Products
    http://www.grantproducts.com/

    Dick Guldstrand
    http://www.corvettethunder.com/

    Dan Gurney
    http://www.allamericanracers.com/

    Janet Guthrie
    http://www.janetguthrie.com/

    Darrell Gwynn
    http://www.darrellgwynn.com/

    Hairy Glass, Inc.
    http://www.hairyglass.com/

    Tom Hanna
    http://www.wediditforlove.com/Hanna.html and also
    http://www.wediditforlove.com/Hanna-CHRR.html

    Don Hampton Blowers
    http://www.hamptonblowers.com/

    Harland Sharp / Custom Speed Parts Mfg., Inc.
    http://www.harlandsharp.com/

    Dick Harrell
    http://www.dickharrell.com/

    Jack "The Sheriff" Harris
    http://www.nitrosheriff.com/

    Hays
    http://www.mrgasket.com/

    Headers by "Ed"
    http://www.headersbyed.com/

    Hedman Hedders
    http://www.hedman.com/

    Chet Herbert
    http://www.dougherbert.com/

    Hilborn Fuel Injection
    http://www.hilborninjection.com/

    Holley
    http://www.holley.com/

    Holman Moody
    http://www.holmanmoody.com/

    Honest Charley
    http://www.honestcharley.com/

    Hooker Headers
    http://www.holley.com/

    Hoosier Tires
    http://www.hoosiertire.com/

    Hop Up Magazine
    http://www.hopupmag.com/

    Hot Rod Magazine
    http://www.hotrod.com/

    House of Kolor
    http://www.houseofkolor.com/

    Howard's Racing Components
    http://www.howardscams.com/

    Vic Hubbard Speed & Marine
    http://www.vhspeed.com/

    Joe Hunt Magnetos
    http://www.huntmagnetos.com/

    Hurst
    http://www.mrgasket.com/

    International Hot Rod Association
    http://www.ihra.com/

    ISCA — International Show Car Association
    http://www.theisca.com/

    Tommy Ivo
    http://www.tommyivo.com/

    Jackson Brothers Video
    http://www.roadsters.com/video/

    Jardine Headers
    http://www.jardineproducts.com/

    Alan Johnson Cylinder Heads
    http://www.alanjohnsonperformance.com/

    Ron "Big Yohns" Johnson
    http://www.bigyohns.com/

    R.H. Jones Company
    http://www.rhjonesco.com/

    Juliano's
    http://www.julianos.com/

    Jungle Pam Hardy
    http://www.junglepam.com/

    Karbelt Speed & Custom
    http://www.karbelt.com/

    Kennedy Engineered Products
    http://www.kennedyeng.com/

    Keystone Automotive
    http://www.keystone-auto.com/

    Koni
    http://www.koni-na.com/

    Kugel Komponents
    http://www.kugelkomponents.com/

    The L.A. Roadsters
    http://www.laroadsters.com/

    Lakewood Industries
    http://www.mrgasket.com/

    Lamb Components
    http://www.lambcomponents.com/

    Dick Landy
    http://www.dicklandy.com/

    M&H Racemaster Tires
    http://www.mhracemaster.com/

    Magnuson Products
    http://www.magnacharger.com/

    Manley
    http://www.manleyperf.com/

    Martz Chassis Engineering
    http://www.martzchassis.net/

    McLaren Performance Technologies
    http://www.mclarenperformance.com/

    McLuskey, Ltd.
    http://www.mccluskeyltd.com/

    Russ Meeks / RM Engineering / Finishline Coatings, Inc.
    http://www.finishlinecoatings.com/

    Melling Automotive Products
    http://www.melling.com/

    Jim Meyer Racing
    http://www.jimmeyerracing.com/

    Ky Michaelson — The Rocketman
    http://www.the-rocketman.com/

    Michelin
    http://www.michelin.com/

    Milodon, Inc.
    http://www.milodon.com/

    Mondello Performance Products, Inc.
    http://www.mondellotwister.com/

    Monroe
    http://www.monroe.com/

    Ohio George Montgomery
    http://www.georgesspeedshop.com/

    Mooneyes
    http://www.mooneyes.com/

    Mooneyham Blowers
    http://www.mooneyham-blowers.com/

    Moroso
    http://www.moroso.com/

    Mr. Gasket
    http://www.mrgasket.com/

    Shirley Muldowney
    http://www.muldowney.com/

    NASCAR
    http://www.nascar.com/

    Naugahyde
    http://www.naugahyde.com/

    Barney Navarro — Navarro Engineering
    http://www.navarroengineering.com/

    NHRA — National Hot Rod Association
    http://www.nhra.com/

    NHRA Museum
    http://museum.nhra.com/

    NSRA — National Street Rod Association
    http://www.nsra-usa.com/

    One Shot, LLC
    http://www.1shot.com/

    Parr Automotive
    http://www.parrautomotive.com/

    Pete Paulsen Motorsports
    http://www.petepaulsen.com/

    Paxton Products
    http://www.paxtonproducts.com/

    Roger Penske / Penske Racing
    http://www.penskeracing.com/

    Performance Automotive Warehouse
    http://www.pawinc.com/

    Performance Friction
    http://www.performancefriction.com/

    Performance Machine, Inc.
    http://www.performancemachine.com/

    Pete and Jake's
    http://www.peteandjakes.com/

    Petersen Automotive Museum
    http://www.petersen.org/

    Ed Pink Racing Engines
    http://www.edpink.com/

    Pirelli
    http://www.pirelli.com/

    Poli-Form
    http://www.poli-form.com/

    Popular Hot Rodding Magazine
    http://www.popularhotrodding.com/

    The Prowlers of San Diego
    http://www.prowlers.org/

    Don Prudhomme
    http://www.snakeracing.com/

    Radir Custom Wheels
    http://www.radirwheels.com/

    Rally America
    http://www.rallyamerica.com/

    Raybestos
    http://www.raybestos.com/

    RCD Engineering
    http://www.rcdengineering.com/

    Rod & Custom Magazine
    http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/

    Rootlieb, Inc.
    http://www.rootlieb.com/

    Ross Racing Pistons
    http://www.rosspistons.com/

    Jack Roush / Roush Racing
    http://www.roushfenway.com/

    Russell Performance Products
    http://www.russellperformance.com/

    Spitzer Enterprises
    http://www.gospitzer.com/

    SAE — Society of Automotive Engineers
    http://www.sae.org/

    Sacramento Autorama
    http://www.hotrodshows.com/

    Scat Enterprises
    http://www.scatenterprises.com/

    Schoenfeld Headers
    http://www.schoenfeldheaders.com/

    Schroeder Racing Products
    http://www.schroedersteering.com/

    SEMA — Specialty Equipment Market Association
    http://www.sema.org/

    Sharp Equipment
    http://www.wilcap.com/

    Carroll Shelby Enterprises
    http://www.carrollshelby.com/

    Darryl Smith Race Cars
    http://www.darrylsmithracecars.com/

    Snell Memorial Foundation
    http://www.smf.org/

    SO-CAL Speed Shop
    http://www.so-calspeedshop.com/

    Sonny's Racing Engines
    http://www.sonnysracingengines.com/

    Southern California Timing Association
    http://www.scta-bni.org/

    SPD — Specialty Products Design, Inc.
    http://www.spdexhaust.com/

    Speedway Engineering
    http://www.1speedway.com/

    Speedway Motors
    http://www.speedwaymotors.com/

    Stahl Headers
    http://www.stahlheaders.com/

    Darryl Starbird's Hall of Fame Museum
    http://www.darrylstarbird.com/

    Stewart Warner
    http://www.stewartwarner.com/

    Stockton Wheel
    http://www.stocktonwheel.com/

    Stone Woods & Cook
    http://www.stonewoodscook.com/

    Strange Engineering
    http://www.strangeengineering.net/

    Street Rodder Magazine
    http://www.streetrodderweb.com/

    Summers Brothers Racing
    http://www.summersbrothersracing.com/

    Superior Industries
    http://www.supind.com/

    Vern Tardel
    http://www.verntardel.com/

    Dave Tatom Custom Engines
    http://www.tatom.com/

    TCI Automotive
    http://www.tciauto.com/

    Jr. Thompson
    http://www.jrthompson.net/

    Mickey Thompson
    http://www.thompson-motorsports.com/

    CH Topping Brakes
    http://www.chtopping.com/

    Total Performance
    http://www.tperformance.com/

    United Speedometer Shop
    http://www.speedometershop.com/

    USFRA — Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
    http://www.saltflats.com/

    Eric Vaughn Machine
    http://www.ericvaughnmachine.com/

    VDO
    http://www.vdo.com/

    Vertex
    http://www.taylorvertex.com/

    Don Vesco and Rick Vesco
    http://www.teamvesco.com/

    VFN Fiberglass
    http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/

    Fred Vosk
    http://www.bikesters.com/

    Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
    http://museum.nhra.com/

    Waterman Racing Components
    http://www.watermanracing.com/

    Weiand Automotive Industries
    http://www.weiand.com/

    Wellbaum's Brass Designs
    http://www.wellbaum.com/

    Westach
    http://www.westach.com/

    White's Pit Stop
    http://www.wpsracing.com/

    Wilcap
    http://www.wilcap.com/

    Wilson Manifolds
    http://www.wilsonmanifolds.com/

    Gene Winfield
    http://www.winfieldcustoms.com/

    Winters Performance Products, Inc.
    http://www.wintersperformance.com/

    Wiseco Pistons
    http://www.wiseco.com/

    Smokey Yunick
    http://www.smokeyyunick.com/

    Don Zig Magnetos
    http://www.donzig.com/

    Tom Hanna's dragster






    CAE




    Keith Black Racing Engines logo






    Bonneville 200 MPH Club






    Blower Drive Service logo






    Cragar S/S






    Jim Deist at Bonneville
    Deist Safety logo






    Vic Edelbrock, Sr.






    Engle Cams






    Hedman Hedders logo






    Hilborn logo






    Honest Charley






    Howards logo






    Hurst logo






    IHRA Motorsports logo






    Jardine Headers






    The L.A. Roadsters






    M&H Racemaster






    Melling






    Milodon BBC valve cover






    Moon logo






    Shirley Muldowney






    NHRA logo






    RCD parts






    R&C






    Sharp Equipment cylinder head






    Shelby Cobra logo






    SCTA logo






    Al Teague






    Al Teague






    Don Vesco and the Turbinator






    Wilcap logo




    Smokey Yunick




    Pioneer hot rod cam grinders



    Ed Iskenderian in his roadster Elgin Cams
    http://www.elgincams.com/

    Engle Racing Cams
    http://www.englecams.com/

    Erson Cams
    http://www.mrgasket.com/

    Howard's Racing Cams, Inc.
    http://www.howardscams.com/

    Isky — Ed Iskenderian Racing Cams
    http://www.iskycams.com/

    Schneider Racing Cams
    http://www.schneidercams.com/

    Shadbolt Cams Limited
    http://www.shadboltcams.com/

    Clay Smith Cams
    http://www.claysmithcams.com/




    Pioneers of hot rod art



    Drag Cartoons Kent Bash
    http//www.kentbash.com/

    Bob Bond
    http://www.bobbondart.com/

    Tom Daniel
    http://www.tomdaniel.com/

    Nelson Dewey
    http://www.nelsondewey.com/

    Tommy Hrones — "Tommy the Greek"
    http://www.herbmartinez.com/tommy/tommy.htm

    Herb Martinez
    http://www.herbmartinez.com/

    Bob McCoy
    http://www.bobmccoyart.com/

    Pete Millar — Drag Cartoons Magazine
    http://www.laffyerasphalt.com/

    Stanley Mouse
    http://www.mousestudios.com/

    "Yosemite Sam" Radoff
    http://www.yosemitesams.com/

    Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
    http://www.ratfink.org/

    Alex Toth
    http://www.auadpublishing.com/

    George Trosley
    http://www.georgetrosley.com/

    Von Dutch
    http://www.theartofvondutch.com/




    Pioneers of stock car racing



    Bobby Allison
    http://www.bobbyallison.com/

    The Allison Legacy
    http://www.allisonlegacy.com/

    Neil Bonnett
    http://www.neilbonnett.com/

    Dale Earnhardt
    http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/

    Tim Flock
    http://www.timflock.com/

    Junior Johnson
    http://www.juniorjohnson.org/

    Cotton Owens
    http://www.cottonowens.com/

    Marvin Panch
    http://www.marvinpanch.com/

    Lee Petty
    http://www.richardpettymotorsports.com/

    Richard Petty
    http://www.pettyracing.com/

    Tiger Tom Pistone
    http://www.pistonetigertom.com/

    Fireball Roberts
    http://www.fireball22.com/

    Morgan Shepard
    http://www.morganshepherd.com/

    Rex White
    http://www.rexwhiteracing.com/

    NASCAR Hall of Fame
    http://www.nascarhall.com/

    North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame
    http://www.ncarhof.com/

    Talladega Texaco Walk of Fame
    http://www.talladegawalk.com/




    Motorcycle pioneers



    S and S Cycle logo

    Andrews Products, Inc.
    http://www.andrewsproducts.com/

    Atlas Precision
    http://www.atlasprecision.com/

    Jerry Branch
    http://www.branchokeefe.com/

    Buchanan Spoke and Rim, Inc.
    http://www.buchananspokes.com/

    Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    http://www.harley-davidson.com/

    Kosman Racing
    http://www.kosman.net/

    Leineweber Cams
    http://www.leinewebercams.com/

    Langlitz Leathers, Inc.
    http://www.langlitz.com/

    Arlen Ness
    http://www.arlenness.com/

    RB Racing
    http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/

    S&S Cycle
    http://www.sscycle.com/

    Vance and Hines
    http://www.vanceandhines.com/

    Don Vesco — 333 mph at Bonneville in 1978
    http://www.teamvesco.com/

    Craig Vetter
    http://www.craigvetter.com/

    Ron Wood Racing Products
    http://www.rotax.net/




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