In 1930, Lee Chapel set aside space in his Broken Drum Auto Salvage—on San Fernando Road south of Glendale—for his first "speed shop." The fenderless car at right was a Chevy "single-seater" that he ...
The hot rod dates way back to the 1920s, but found its cultural footing in post-World War II America. Soldiers armed with mechanical training picked up cheap Ford Model Ts and found ways to make them ...