Acme Speed Shop the '36 Coupe T-Shirt Irwindale 33 Willy's Hap Jacobs

Hap Jacobs

Official races started in 1949 when the Southern California Timing Association and Bonneville Nationals

which is appropriate given the fact that these funny fishes also grunt

moved the business down to Port Orange

Acme Speed Shop the '36 Coupe T-Shirt Irwindale 33 Willy's Hap JacobsOne of Americas favorite hobbies was born in Southern California in the 1930s. Prior to hot rods, performance vehicles were primarily confined to pricey luxury vehicles. Attempting to find a more price savvy route to speed and performance, Southern Californians with a passion for renovating cars began modifying Ford Model A and Ford Model T coupes and roadsters. While some stories attribute the name hot rod to the modified Ford V8s fueled by bootleg