Speed shop

Speed shops are local brick and mortar businesses which typically purvey aftermarket automotive accessories intended to increase the performance of automobiles.[1] They came into existence in the 1940s[2] in North America as a result of the then rising popularity in hotrod culture. The term has recently broadened such that it encompasses motorcycle performance.[3]

Ford Model T Hotrod

Examples

References
  1. "the definition of speed shop". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. "Rocco and Cheater's Speed Shop - Birmingham, Alabama | Hotrod Hotline". www.hotrodhotline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  3. "HISTORY". LA Speed Shop. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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