In a competition that "took hot-rodding back to its SoCal roots," the SoCal Speed Shop--the entity founded by original hot-rod hero Alex Xydias and now helmed by Pete Chapouris--finally won the AMBR.

Historical 1932 Ford highboy roadster of SoCal SPEED Shop fame and the 1955 Chevy of Shine Speedshop fame. Eric Geisert Writer Feb 21, 2020. See All 40 Photos. See All 40 Photos.

SO-CAL Pomona has had several different owners over the years. Pete Chapouris passed away in 2017, and the facility closed recently. Earlier this year, a new company, PC3 Holdings, which includes ...

The SoCal Speed Shop has chopped, channeled, slammed and sautéed this version to run up to 250 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Aug. 13-19, aiming for 226.835 mph, ...

GM and the SoCal Speed Shop team up to create a 21st-century version of Alex Xydias' famed Belly Tank. The Ecotec Lakester is an exploration of what a modern belly-tank land speed record car would ...

So-Cal Speed Shop says the package takes at least a year off the project's completion time, versus building the car from the ground up. At $39,950, the price is reasonable, ...