Deconstructing Stock

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by VStock

I think one factor in the waning popularity is the lack of local speed shops. I 'hung out' at Central Jersey Speed & Machine in Fords, NJ when I was in high school. A lot of my interest came from the stock class racers who would come in. After a semester of college I went to work for them hot tanking blocks, watching the store, and learning about machining from Nick Tosi. I did go back to, and finish college but I still have an interest in Stock class drag racing.
I guess nowadays speed equipment is bought online from Jegs and Summit.
Marty Knox

When I was young and getting National Dragster as well as the big 3 So. Cal. magazines, I had a dream to work in a speed shop in California.
I got to do that in 1983 at the Service Center in Orange, CA.
I got to meet local gearheads and learn alot about the hot rod industry.
Sure was fun.

Not many young gearheads today will ever get to experience that.