{"id":7916,"date":"2010-02-08T23:01:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T06:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=7916"},"modified":"2010-02-10T22:26:13","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T05:26:13","slug":"origins-of-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins of Speed &#8211; a Historical Look Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Forigins-of-speed%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2Fisky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display.JPG&amp;description=Origins+of+Speed+%E2%80%93+a+Historical+Look+Back\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Origins of Speed \u2013 a Historical Look Back\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Origins of Speed \u2013 a Historical Look Back&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/origins-of-speed\/\" data-text=\"Origins of Speed \u2013 a Historical Look Back\" data-desc=\"\u00a0 1948 Hot Rod Show\u00a0display with Jack Andrews, Charlie Nordon and Ed Iskenderian...Pic Courtesy of Ed Iskenderian.\u00a0 Click to Enlarge. I know hot rods and customs is what brings us car guys and gals together but, its the people that make this hobby what it is.\u00a0 Everyone has their own story.\u00a0 My\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8026\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"First &quot;Hot Rod Car Show&quot; display\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display.JPG\" alt=\"Ed Iskenderian at the First &quot;Hot Rod Car Show&quot; display\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display.JPG 1154w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-ansen-edelbrock-car-show-display-400x249.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1948 Hot Rod Show\u00a0display with Jack Andrews, Charlie Nordon and Ed Iskenderian&#8230;<em>Pic Courtesy of Ed Iskenderian.\u00a0 Click to Enlarge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I know hot rods and customs is what brings us car guys and gals together but, its the people that make this hobby what it is.\u00a0 Everyone has their own story.\u00a0 My passion for the automobile started with my dad and uncle.\u00a0 They have hot rodded off and on since they were teenagers.\u00a0 It was their hobby, their passion.\u00a0 It&#8217;s what kept them out of trouble when their dad passed away at the age of 15 and 12.\u00a0 My dad has tons of stories of his &#8217;64 Mercury Comet Cyclone on the streets of Azusa, Calif and the original Irwindale Dragstrip.\u00a0 My uncle has stories of tearing up GMR (Glendora Mountain Road) in his Nova and Datsun 510.\u00a0 Most of my close friends are there because of our common interestes in cars.\u00a0 My brother and I and my cousin have our own stories of cars (and motorcycles) that we have customized that we can share with our kids.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the Hecht pasttime.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8027\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Gardena Raceway in the early hot rod days\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway.JPG\" alt=\"Gardena Raceway September 1946\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway.JPG 1276w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gardena Speedway, September 15, 1946 photo courtesy of Don Johansen.\u00a0 <em>Click to Enlarge! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>A recurring theme throughout the early days of speed equipment manufacturing was the dirt track racing with chopped and stripped down roadsters.\u00a0 This is where you advertised your parts.\u00a0 Win at the races and sell parts, it was the only formula before the days of engine dynos.<\/p>\n<p>The automobile itself has only been around for the everyday person since the early 1900&#8217;s.\u00a0 That&#8217;s really not that long in the grand scheme of things.\u00a0 But time moves on and documenting and remembering our rodding roots is very important.\u00a0 So, where are the origins of speed?\u00a0 When did hot rodding and customizing your car really start?\u00a0 The heart of that industry has got to be Southern California in the late 1930&#8217;s and 40&#8217;s.\u00a0 Soon, hotrodders found the dry lake beds of California and the Salt Flats of Bonneville, Utah where they could let the flatheads stretch their legs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In this post, the\u00a0hot rod history lesson comes from one of the coolest automotive books of all time!\u00a0 <a title=\"Motorbooks website\" href=\"http:\/\/motorbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Motorbooks<\/a> has done it again with the introduction of &#8220;Merchants of Speed&#8221;, authored by Paul D. Smith.\u00a0 This is a fact based book,\u00a0a history book if you will.\u00a0\u00a0Photos are from the actual &#8220;Merchants&#8221; themselves in some cases.\u00a0\u00a0Families and close friends have also proven to be a wealth of information, photos and documentation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/midget-raceway.bmp\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8028\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Ed &quot;Isky&quot; Iskendarian next to his 1924 T bucket roadster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster.JPG\" alt=\"Ed &quot;Isky&quot; Iskendarian poses next to his 1924 T bucket roadster hot rod\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster.JPG 957w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ed-Isky-Iskendarian-24-t-bucket-roadster-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ed &#8220;Isky&#8221; Iskenderian with his famous roadster purchased from a friend in 1938 for $25.\u00a0 <em>Photo courtesy of Ed Iskenderian.\u00a0 Click to Enlarge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Above is Ed Iskenderian in his military uniform posing with his 1924 T bucket.\u00a0 Born in 1921, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;he was about 12 years old (in 1933 or so) when he began to notice a type of car that was completely different than the run-of-the-mill vehicles that inhabited the roadways.\u00a0 These street rods were mainly Model T&#8217;s void of all unnecessary parts and propelled with hopped-up four-cylinders.\u00a0 Ed and his buddies found out they could see more of these cars up at Muroc Dry Lake.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Like many of the time, Ed served in WWII and doing so, gained many mechanical skills that would serve them well later.\u00a0 When he returned from the war, Ed wanted to get his roadster back on the road.\u00a0 That obviously turned into &#8220;how can I make it faster&#8221;.\u00a0 His first hot rod part was this 4 carb intake manifold for his flathead you see below.\u00a0 Ed eventually became the first President of the Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association in 1963.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8030\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Iskenderian's first hot rod part, a 4 carb manifold\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold.JPG\" alt=\"Iskenderian's first hot rod part, an engine turned 4 carb manifold\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold.JPG 710w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/isky-4-carb-manifold-400x664.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Isky&#8217;s first hot rod part, a 4 carb manifold for his flathead V8.\u00a0 <em>Courtesy of Ed Iskenderian.\u00a0 Click to Enlarge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To find out about the &#8220;Isky Cams&#8221; part of the Iskenderian history you need to pick up this book.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8031\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Vic Edelbrock Sr with his 283ci on an dyno engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine.JPG\" alt=\"Vic Edelbrock Sr with his 283ci and X-1 manifold\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine.JPG 720w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-edelbrock-sr-dyno-engine-400x493.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vic Edelbrock Sr. in 1958 with his X-1 6 carb mani on a Chevy 283cid.\u00a0\u00a0Photo coutesy of Edelbrock Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Edelbrock&#8230;just let that name ring in your ears for a second.\u00a0 Probably THE most successful speed equipment manufacturer to date.\u00a0 In 1938 Vic Sr. bought his dual-purpose machine, a 1932 V8 powered roadster which became his family hauler\/dry lakes racer.\u00a0 Vic was involved in every type of racing, oval track, midget racing, dry lakes\/Bonneville, event boat racing.\u00a0 There&#8217;s so much more, but I don&#8217;t have the room here.\u00a0 Seriously, just buy the book!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8033\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Edelbrock Jr and Sr pose next to some molds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr.JPG\" alt=\"Edelbrock Jr and Sr have created THE most successful hot rod business\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr.JPG 806w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/vic-jr-and-sr-400x357.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edelbrock, a family tradition of hot rodding.\u00a0 <em>Photo courtesy of Edelbrock Corporation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In all, &#8220;Merchants of Speed&#8221; book includes the history of 22 Speed Equipment shops.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see others like Navarro, Ansen Automotive, Howard Cams, Braje, and more!\u00a0 This book is insanely cool!\u00a0 Being into more modern late model Japanese cars, I really appreciated this book.\u00a0 Paul Smith did an amazing job of finding out the details of these shops and the speed parts that made them successful.\u00a0 The old photos are great.\u00a0 This book will be an important part of future hot rodders remembering their origins.\u00a0 That&#8217;s just my humble opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8034 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Paul D. Smith author and Barney Navarro, Flathead V8 legend\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro.JPG\" alt=\"Paul D. Smith author and Barney Navarro, Merchant of Speed\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro.JPG 1106w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro-400x390.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/a>In all seriousness, this book is and will be one of my cherished possessions in life.\u00a0 Sounds lame, but I&#8217;m serious when I say that this book will be very important in continuing the memories of the very first hot rodders.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at these photos and the history attached and think about your car story.\u00a0 We want to hear yours.\u00a0 Please share them with us, we&#8217;d love to share them with MyRideisMe.com readers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/paul-smity-and-barney-navarro.bmp\" rel=\"lightbox[7916]\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you Motorbooks and Paul D. Smith and an even bigger thank you to you Merchants of Speed.\u00a0 I will have an increased sense of respect at Bonneville this year.<\/p>\n<p>Picture coutesy of Paul D. 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