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[Fred.R]

Inspired by the Tuning companies of the past post, in australia we have

Sonic Speed Equipment, Caringbah, NSW

Lynx Engineering NSW

Waggott Engineering

Motorlab SA

Indianapolis speed shop SA

Perfectune VIC

[Ray Bell]

Jack Myers

Ken Waggott's Speed Shop (not a part of Waggott Engineering)

Warneford Carburettors

And how could you have forgotten:

Motor Improvements... Brian Sampson?

[Ian G]

Sydney Speed Shop(Cummings?),Crows Nest Sydney,was very popular in the late 1960's early 70's.

[275 GTB-4]

Oxenford Conversions

[GMACKIE]

Town & Country Garage, John Schroder

Frank Kleinig

Boomerang Service Station

[Ray Bell]

Sydney Speed Shop did include John Cummins...

Wasn't Ian Hindmarsh also involved? If not, he had a business somewhere.

Race & Rally for helmets, overalls etc in Sydney.

Ken Nancarrow's Racegear in Melbourne

Don Hall's Speed Shop in Perth

Also in Perth were Mike Risebrow (sp?) and Don Reimann, but I don't know what their business names were offhand (Terry?)

Go Gear was/is the shop run by Dick Ward in Perth

If you want to include Boomerang Service Station, you'd have to mention Ken Webb's BP Castlecove Service Station, I'm sure Ken worked on other cars than the Bond Healey there.

[Ray Bell]

Going back aways...

Doug Mason tuned cars at 509 New Sandgate Road, Clayfield (Brisbane)

The Saywell/Snow/Rex Marshall etc group started a workshop for the various speedy cars around in late pre-war Sydney...

Monza Service Centre (maybe not quite correct?)

Wasn't there a Doug Whiteford Motors in Melbourne where Whiteford and Jim Gullan worked on race cars too?

[GMACKIE]

Jimmy Wilkinson

[275 GTB-4]

So we are including speed shops then?

Hardimans Kingsgrove? now Milperra?

BMC Special Tuning Alexandra NSW

[Piquet959]

Speed shops in Victoria

Norm Beecheys' speed shops in Brunswick and Box Hill. The box hill store later became Autosport

Mark Andre Tuning in south Melbourne
John Shepherds Monaco Motors
Harry Firths' workshop in Queens Rd, Auburn

Edited by Piquet959, 24 May 2013 - 09:24.

[DJH]

Joe Dawson's Maroubra Speed Shop. Maroubra Bay Road near the fire station. Prepped mainly Minis and Sprites.

[Stinky]

Hi Guys;
Another one that comes to mind is Raceway Speed Equipment which used to be in North Narrabeen in Sydney.
The owner of the business was Bob Caddy.
A very good hillclimber.
From memory he built a car called the Bobbin.
I think Holden powered.
Cheers.
Roger.

[275 GTB-4]

Speed shops in Victoria

Norm Beecheys' speed shops in Brunswick and Box Hill. The box hill store later became Autosport

Mark Andre Tuning in south Melbourne
John Shepherds Monaco Motors
Harry Firths' workshop in Queens Rd, Auburn

Peter Manton and Monaro Motors in town...

Edited by 275 GTB-4, 24 May 2013 - 11:44.

[GeoffR]

I thought that this thread started as COMPANIES involved in tuning for speed, rather than individual 'speed shops'!
For me it's Sonic = extractors; Lynx = manifolds & 'ram-flow' air filters; and Waggott = cams.
Combined made a very big difference to my first car (Hillman Hunter :-()

[275 GTB-4]

Peter Manton and Monaro Motors in town...

and later Peter Manton Motors...683-685 Elizabeth Street

and whilst in MEL...Motor Emporium P/L
Melbourne Speed Equipment Centre
429 Elizabeth Street

[275 GTB-4]

I thought that this thread started as COMPANIES involved in tuning for speed, rather than individual 'speed shops'!
For me it's Sonic = extractors; Lynx = manifolds & 'ram-flow' air filters; and Waggott = cams.
Combined made a very big difference to my first car (Hillman Hunter :-()

You seem to be a little confused Geoff? some of those companies were known for far more than just air filters and cams