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In 1945, he sold his car and spent all he had to buy Bell Auto Parts for $1000. His auto parts store was said to be the county's first speed shop. And he is also known for bringing to market the Cragar custom stainless steel wheel. [5] In 1946, after the death of the second close friend by a racing accident, he devoted more of his life to ...
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.
Mullin and his wife Merle resided in Brentwood, a suburb on the West side of Los Angeles. [12] They had six children between them. [12] While he didn't enjoy driving, she loved to drive. [22] They owned property in Umbria, Italy, where they made "olive oil, wine, honey, and raised Cinta Senese pigs for prosciutto." [3] [12]
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.
If you've ever held a pastel-yellow box full of Cuban pastries in Los Angeles, you've most likely tasted the legacy of Raul Porto Sr. and his family's Porto's Bakery. He died this week at 92.
Fred Charles Sands [1] was born to a Jewish family [2] on February 16, 1938, in Manhattan, New York City. [3] [4] [5] His father was a taxi driver. [5]He moved to Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, with his parents in 1945, when he was seven years old.
Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on crash in El Paso, Texas, police said Saturday.
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.