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He began his career after graduating high school by going to work at Bell Auto Parts store in Bell, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. At that time he took an interest in auto racing in 1933. For a short time he was a professional auto racer, but came to realize his talents were more of building race cars and racing products than racing them.
Initially, he moved in with his brother and took a job as an auto mechanic. In order to earn some extra money to open his own repair shop, Edelbrock took an evening job in downtown Los Angeles parking cars at a large apartment complex. It was a chance encounter at this parking complex where he bumped into the 19-year-old Irish woman, Katherine ...
Robert Einar "Pete" Petersen was born on September 10, 1926, in East Los Angeles, California. He was of Danish descent. He learned about cars from helping his father, a truck mechanic. [1] [2] After graduating from Barstow High School, [3] he served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. [1]
Hells Angeles founder Sonny" Barger and his then-wife Sharon after his release from jail in 1980. (Robert H Houston/Associated Press)
Bill Ritchie, a prominent metro Detroit auto dealer who later became a close adviser to his son, Kid Rock, died Thursday after a 14-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 82.
Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88. Ramishah Maruf, CNN. August 15, 2024 at 9:38 AM. ... Amos opened his bakery in 1975 on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, ...
Chief Auto Parts was a United States–based auto parts store chain that had stores located in the states of Tennessee, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Arkansas and California. Chief was founded in 1955 in Norwalk, California, by Vern Johnson and Lorin Tuthill. The company grew to 119 stores when it was sold to Southland in 1979.
Home Depot co-founder and philanthropist Bernard "Bernie" Marcus has died at 95, the home improvement chain announced Tuesday. "The entire Home Depot family is deeply saddened by the death of our ...