Posts by Kevin Loveday

Saturday, April 14th, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee is going to be overrun with hot rods, customs, muscle cars, gassers, classic trucks, drag cars and more! We can’t wait, and we’ll be open from 8am until 4pm, selling high quality speed parts, apparel, signs and more from our historic speed shop. This event grows every…

Carburetor Spacers…we see them on everything from Pintos to professional race cars. Sometimes they are necessary for optimal horsepower numbers, while other times they are simply used to raise the carburetors higher for appearance purposes. The thing that makes them so popular is the price. They’re cheap and effective, no matter your intended purpose.

A couple short years ago, we celebrated the retirement of Honest Mike Goodman, and now it’s time to wish Joe Lombardo a happy retirement! Joe has been with Honest Charley for many years, and actually has a pretty distinct connection to Honest Charley Hisself. He’s married to Charley’s granddaughter, Amy! He has traveled to shows,…

As the car show season winds down, we’re always reminded by the generosity of our fellow car guys and gals. Toy drive events are held across this great nation, and we’re always proud to have an excellent turnout of cars, people and donations at the Chattanooga Cruise In Toy Drive, a benefit for the Toys…

We can hear it now, all of the traditional hot rodders are standing on soapbox yelling “LS engines don’t belong in hot rods!”. But aren’t we the same group of guys who swapped in Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, or of course, Chevrolet V8’s many years ago? Sure, we love a Ford Flathead and we know its…

While some folks are winding down their car show and cruise in season, we’re just gearing up! Fall is always a busy time for us, between the annual trek to Pennsylvania for Carlisle and Hershey, and then of course, the Thanksgiving trip to Daytona for the Turkey Run. But, the week before Daytona, we throw…

It’s that time of year once again! We always look forward to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, because it gives us a chance to catch up with our hot rod family. It also helps that the vendor area is in a giant air conditioned building–that certainly lightens the mood for everyone involved.…

This year, the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is paying a visit to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the racers are stopping right here at our place on the Southside of town! This isn’t the first time that the Great Race has visited Chattanooga, but we’re going to pull out all the stops to…

It gets bigger and better every year! We just can’t believe how many people show up for the Chattanooga Cruise In, which started as a simple open house on a Saturday evening and has now escalated into one of the largest cruise in events in the Southeast. Estimates from local traffic control authorities suggest that…