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Edelbrock, LLC

Blazon	Private company
Industry	Automotive aftermarket
Founded	Beverly Hills, California, Usa (1938)
Founder	Victor Edelbrock, Sr.
Headquarters	Olive Branch, Mississippi
Key people	Timothy B. Jones, President and CEO
Products	Automotive parts Motorcycle Parts
Number of employees	624 (2018)[1]
Divisions	Automotive & Motorcycle Carburetor Partitioning Sand Cast Foundry Permanent Mold Foundry Southern California Tech Centre Edelbrock Race Center
Website	edelbrock.com

Edelbrock, LLC is an American manufacturer of specialty automotive and motorbike parts. The company is headquartered in Olive Branch, Mississippi, with a Southern California R&D Tech Center located in Cerritos, CA. The Edelbrock Sand Cast and Permanent Mold Manufacturing foundries are located in San Jacinto, CA. Edelbrock has two facilities in North Carolina: the Edelbrock Carburetor Division in Sanford, and the Edelbrock Race Heart in Mooresville.

Vic Edelbrock founded the corporation in 1938 when his want to increment the performance of his 1932 Ford Roadster led him to design a new intake manifold,^[2] friends and fellow drivers presently wanted one also. This transformed his repair garage into a parts manufacturing enterprise, making one-of-a-kind equipment for automobiles.

History [edit]

Origins [edit]

Edelbrock's garage on the corner of Hancock and Avalon in Los Angeles. ca. 1930's

Vic Edelbrock Sr. was born in a small farming community of Eudora, Kansas in 1913. After the family grocery shop burned down in 1927, he left school at the age of 14 to assistance support the family by ferrying Model T Fords from Wichita to the many outlying farms in the area. The frequent stops to supercede parts that shook loose on the region'south clay roads made him an expert at impromptu repair work.^{[3] [four]} Soon later, he found work in a local repair store, working as an car mechanic.^[five]

When the Slap-up Depression hit in 1931, Edelbrock went to California to alive with his brother, Carl. Initially, he moved in with his brother and took a job as an auto mechanic. In order to earn some extra coin to open up 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 circuitous where he bumped into the 19-twelvemonth-former Irish woman, Katherine (Katie) Collins, who was working equally a 24-hour interval maid. Despite the fact that Katie was engaged, Edelbrock convinced her to give him a chance and non marry her fiancé. Vic and Katie married in June 1933, just 8 weeks afterwards meeting.^[3]

As a 22-yr-erstwhile, Edelbrock teamed up with his new blood brother-in-law to open his commencement automobile repair shop on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.^[4] Business concern flourished and in 1934 Edelbrock moved into his own shop on the corner of Venice Blvd and Hoover in Los Angeles.^[three] Business continued to abound chop-chop and he moved his shop three more times in the 1930s.^[6] In 1936, Katie Edelbrock gave birth to Vic, Jr., the couple's merely kid.^[3]

The Slingshot [edit]

Edelbrock's first commercial product: The Slingshot manifold

In 1938 Vic Edelbrock bought his get-go project car, a 1932 Ford Roadster. In his desire to increment the performance, he joined with Tommy Thickstun to design a new intake manifold for the roadster's flathead engine.^[two] Unhappy with the operation of that manifold, Edelbrock designed his own, nicknamed The Slingshot.^[vii] Most importantly, the new manifold allowed 2 Stromberg 97 carburetors to be used, eliminating a bottleneck that limited the engine's horsepower.^[8] The manifold was tested for quality at the Muroc dry out lake (occupied today by Edwards Air Forcefulness Base), which was a testing basis for Edelbrock and many other car clubs and racing associations.^[four] On November sixteen, 1941, after stripping off the fenders and hubcaps, Edelbrock set up a national speed tape in the flying quarter mile with a speed of 121.45 mph (195.45 km/h).^{[9] [x]} Originally, he had no intention of producing any additional manifolds, but the overwhelming response following his phenomenal speed in a 1932 Ford prompted Edelbrock to make more than. This was the commencement product that he sold commercially and marked the commencement of the company as it is known today. Edelbrock ultimately manufactured 100 of the Slingshot manifolds.^[3]

Early years [edit]

Edelbrock'southward first catalog (1946)

During World War 2, Edelbrock's machinist skills were put to work in the Todd Shipyards in Long Embankment, hand fabricating and welding aircraft parts. The Part of Defense Transportation placed a ban on auto racing during the state of war, but Edelbrock discreetly designed and developed a new line of products.[^[three] After the war, he produced aluminum racing cylinder heads, in addition to manifolds, which quickly gained him notability among hot rodding hobbyists. Parts to increase an engine's performance were not readily available, and then racers built their own. Soon Edelbrock plant himself building pieces first for his friends and then for customers.^[11]

To deal with the enormous amount of mail service he was receiving by 1946 Edelbrock created the company's offset catalog, Edelbrock Ability and Speed Equipment, with the help of Robert Eastward. "Pete" Petersen. This hastened the transformation of the Edelbrock company from a repair garage into a performance parts manufacturer. Then, in 1947, Edelbrock produced the first cylinder heads for the Ford flathead.

One of the offset companies to use an engine dynamometer, Edelbrock moved to a 5,000 sq ft shop in 1949 to develop more manifolds, cylinder heads and racing pistons. In the early 1950s, he continued to dominate the dry lakes and expanded his racing to the Bonneville Speedway.^[3]

Racing [edit]

After the war, the California Roadster Association (CRA) was formed to run auto races with roadsters that raced on oval track and attempted state speed records on dry lakes. After World War II, the CRA began sanctioning sprint car races.^[12] In 1946, Edelbrock decided to expand his involvement into midget car racing, purchasing a auto made by Frank Kurtis. In add-on to racing the car, he wanted a test bench for the racing products he was developing.^[13] Edelbrock'south squad toured the clay rails racing excursion of Southern California with flathead guru Bobby Meeks tuning the cars.^[14] Many famous drivers were function of the Edelbrock team, including Walt Faulkner (starting time rookie to win pole at the Indy 500), Bill Vukovich (Indy 500 winner in '53 and '54), Rodger Ward (Indy 500 winner in '59 and '62), Cal Niday, Perry Grimm, Danny Oakes, Harry Stockman and Bill Zaring.^{[13] [15]}

The famed No. 27 Edelbrock midget racing automobile

A major claim to fame for Edelbrock was beating all the Offenhauser-powered midget cars that had dominated midget car racing for several years; a remarkable feat because Offenhausers had a significant power advantage over all the other engines.^[16] Using his Kurtis Kraft V8-60 "shaker" midget motorcar powered by a cloak-and-dagger blend of twenty% nitromethane (bearded with the scent of orange oil),^[ix] Rodger Ward fabricated history on August 10, 1950, when his Edelbrock-powered #27 car broke the winning streak of the "Offy"-equipped midget cars at Gilmore Stadium, the rail that originated midget car racing.^[16] This was the only V8-60 to ever beat the Offys in the Gilmore 386-Race history.^[17] The same car raced at the Orange Show Stadium in San Bernardino the following nighttime, again beating the Offenhauser cars.^[xviii] This feat was never duplicated in the history of midget racing.^[eleven] Edelbrock was non the merely racer in that era to experiment with nitromethane; swain racers Joaquin Arnett and Tony Capanna had tried it in their hot rods, besides. Edelbrock, all the same, is generally considered to be the one who pulled it all together and made the volatile fuel work.^[19]

Turning points [edit]

Edelbrock's best selling product: The Chevy small-scale-cake intake manifold

Until 1955, Edelbrock made parts just for Ford, Mercury and Lincoln.^[7] Few things affected the visitor (likewise every bit the development of the hot rod market) more than than the development of the Chevrolet small-cake engine (likewise known as the Gen I) in 1955. Chevrolet delivered three Gen I engines to Edelbrock for experimentation. He used 1 engine for testing on a dynamometer and some other to test multi-carb manifolds for magazine articles. He prepared the third engine for boat builder Henry Lauterback, who immediately prepare two world records in Miami, Florida.^[3]

In 1958, Edelbrock managed an industry first by extracting i horsepower per cubic-inch from a 283 cid small-cake Chevy that was equipped with his newly designed Cantankerous Ram Manifold. This quantum led him to begin producing manifolds for Pontiac and Chrysler engines.^[7]

Another critical turning point in the company'south history was the 1964 conclusion to build a iv-barrel intake manifold for the small-block Chevrolet. The C-4B manifold, developed with help from Bob Joehnck, opened the door to a new line of operation products. Although competing with the factory was a risky proposition, it turned out to be a benign one, as it immune the company to expand into a new marketplace.^[20]

Growth [edit]

Edelbrock's corporate headquarters in Torrance, California

In 1962, cancer claimed the life of Victor Edelbrock, Sr. at the age of 49. At the time, the company consisted of ten employees and annual sales were $450,000.^[21] Edelbrock was succeeded by his but son, 26-year-quondam Vic Edelbrock, Jr.^[22] Vic Jr., who had graduated with a caste in business from USC in 1958, became President and Chief Executive Officeholder, a position he held until 2010.^[23]

The company joined SEMA (the Specialty Equipment Market Association) as a charter member in the 1960s, with Vic Edelbrock, Jr. serving as president from 1971 to 1974. Edelbrock had been elected in a crucial time in the history of SEMA;^[10] Congress enacted the Clean Air Act in 1971 and established the Environmental Protection Agency, which targeted the air pollution caused by internal combustion engines.^[3]

When gas prices soared in the 1970s, Edelbrock produced its Streetmaster line of intake manifolds that featured improved mileage, as well as performance.^[4]

In 1987, Edelbrock moved its facilities to its current location in Torrance, California. The five-building corporate facility occupies over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m²).^[two] In 1990, Edelbrock built a 73,000-foursquare-foot (half-dozen,800 m²) sand-cast aluminum foundry in San Jacinto, which employed 75 to 100 workers, and gave the visitor the ability to increase production co-ordinate to market demands.^[24]

In 1994, the Edelbrock corporation went public, selling shares of stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange. This initially raised $21 million, which was used mainly for structure of a new frazzle division in Torrance virtually its main facilities.^[25]

In 2000, Russell Performance Plumbing, a company that manufactures fittings and hoses, was acquired past Edelbrock. The company, which had been based in Florida, was relocated to Torrance by 2001.

Every bit of June 30, 2004, the company employed 722 persons, and achieved revenues of $125.98 million USD.^[one] Since the visitor went individual over again in 2004, revenue findings have not been available to the general public.

On June 7, 2010, the Chicago-based private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) acquired Edelbrock Corporation.^{[26] [27]}

In January 2021, the company was announced that its headquarters would be relocated to Mississippi.^[28]

Modernistic-twenty-four hour period racing [edit]

The Edelbrock sticker on a NASCAR racecar

The Edelbrock logo is prevalent in NASCAR but the company does not sponsor a racing team. Instead it engages in advert through a $250,000 per yr (2004) contract with NASCAR by which the Edelbrock contingency sticker is placed on every NASCAR race car. Contingency is a common grade of "after the fact" sponsorship whereby racers identify stickers on their vehicles from companies that post budgetary awards to racing teams for winning, in exchange for the correct to use images of winning drivers and their cars in promotional literature and advertizement.

Edelbrock as well posts contingency awards for drag racers, including NHRA sportsman categories. Since 2002, Edelbrock has been the title sponsor of the PRO Edelbrock Elevate Racing Series, which features both professional and sportsman racing classes. The racing series includes vii classes of heads-up mode racing and iii classes of index style racing.^[29]

In 2021, Edelbrock partnered with Ilmor to build engines for the Superstar Racing Experience. Using the Ilmor 396 equally a base, Edelbrock provides components such as the camshaft and ignition coils.^[thirty]

Products [edit]

Lxxx years later Vic Edelbrock Sr. manufactured the get-go Flathead Ford intake manifold, the Edelbrock visitor now designs and manufactures camshaft and lifter kits, carburetors, crate engines, cylinder heads, electronic fuel injection, engine blocks, engine dress-up, fuel pumps, intake manifolds, nitrous oxide injection, power packages, superchargers, peak end kits, valvetrain, and water pumps. The company relies on online and catalog resellers along with traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. In 2018, Edelbrock launched a straight-to-consumer east-commerce website.

Timeline [edit]

• 1931 – Edelbrock moves to California
• 1934 – Edelbrock moves into a shop on Venice and Hoover in Los Angeles
• 1938 – Edelbrock moves to the Breawood Garage in Los Angeles
• 1938 – Edelbrock buys a 1932 Ford Roadster and designs the first Edelbrock product, the Slingshot manifold
• 1941 – Edelbrock sets land speed record in a V8 roadster September 28
• 1941–45 – Edelbrock contributes to the WWII war endeavor by fabricating parts in the Long Embankment shipyard
• 1945 – Edelbrock designs his outset aluminum racing cylinder heads for flathead Fords
• 1945 – Vic Sr. purchased beginning edifice with motorcar shop on N. Highland in Hollywood, California
• 1946 – Commencement Edelbrock catalog published
• 1948 – Edelbrock purchases a Clayton engine dynamometer^[5]
• 1949 — Edelbrock moves to its showtime purpose-built shop called Edelbrock Equipment Co. on Jefferson Blvd. in Los Angeles
• 1951 – The first streamliner powered by a Flathead Ford to become over 200 mph (320 km/h) is the Edelbrock-equipped Bachelor-Xydias So-Cal Special^[31]
• 1958 – Edelbrock is the first to achieve one horsepower per cubic inch^[5]
• 1962 – Vic Edelbrock, Jr. takes command of visitor when Vic Sr. dies of cancer at age 49
• 1963 – Edelbrock celebrates 25 Years in business
• 1968 – Edelbrock moves to El Segundo, California
• 1971–74 – Vic Edelbrock, Jr. elected president of SEMA
• 1973 – Edelbrock becomes a major sponsor of NASCAR
• 1975 – Automobile Arts and crafts names Edelbrock "Manufacturer of the Year"^[11]
• 1984 – Edelbrock awarded PWA Manufacturer of the Year
• 1986 – First Cylinder Caput was produced
• 1987 – Edelbrock moves to Torrance, California
• 1988 – Edelbrock celebrates fifty Years in business
• 1989 – Edelbrock awarded PWA Manufacturer of the Twelvemonth
• 1990 – Sand cast aluminum foundry built in San Jacinto, California
• 1990 – Edelbrock awarded PWA Manufacturer of the Year
• 1994 – Edelbrock goes public on the NASDAQ stock exchange.^[ane] An frazzle division is formed.
• 1995 – Edelbrock acquires Qwiksilver II and begins manufacturing Harley-Davidson motorcycle products^{[25] [32]}
• 1997 – Edelbrock opens a state-of-the-art Sand Cast Aluminum Foundry
• 1999 – New distribution center opens, including Vic's Garage, a museum of Edelbrock's cars
• 1999 – Forbes names Edelbrock equally 1 of the 200 best small companies^[33]
• 2000 – Forbes names Edelbrock as one of the 200 best small companies for the 2d yr in a row^[34]
• 2000–01 – Edelbrock acquires Russell Performance Plumbing
• 2004 – Edelbrock returns to being a Private visitor
• 2007 – Edelbrock begins construction of a Permanent Mold Aluminum foundry
• 2008 – Edelbrock awarded PWA Manufacturer of the Year
• 2010 – Industrial Opportunity Partners strategically invests in the Edelbrock Corporation
• 2011 – Edelbrock sells its line of suspension components to QA1
• 2012 – Edelbrock acquires SX Performance
• 2017 – Vic Edelbrock, Jr. dies at age 80.^[35]
• 2017 – Edelbrock awarded Can (formerly PWA) Manufacturer of the Year
• 2018 – Edelbrock celebrates 80 Years in concern
• 2018 – Get-go Edelbrock diesel cylinder head produced
• 2020 – Edelbrock opens the Edelbrock Race Center in North Carolina that volition focus on race-oriented cylinder head machining
• 2020 – Edelbrock and Competition Cams merge, creating a new platform company endemic past Industrial Opportunity Partners^[36]
• 2020 – Edelbrock divests its nitrous oxide category to Nitrous Supply^[37]
• 2021 – The Edelbrock Group is formed, consisting of COMP Cams, Edelbrock, FAST Fuel Air Spark Technology, Russell Functioning and TCI Automotive
• 2021 – Edelbrock corporate headquarters, manufacturing and distribution eye motion to new 300,000-square-foot facility in Olive Co-operative, MS
• 2021 – Edelbrock expansion includes new Southern California Tech Eye located in Cerritos, CA
• 2021 – Edelbrock introduces Pro-Flo 4+ EFI Engine Management System

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Further reading [edit]

• "Edelbrock Corp. Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year 2000," Business Wire, September 6, 2000, p. 0054.
• Fine, Howard, "Tiresome Just Steady Growth for Machine Parts House Edelbrock," Los Angeles Business Journal, February 15, 1999, p. 21.
• Glover, Kara, "Sales Zooming for Car-Parts Specialist," Los Angeles Business Journal, July 24, 1995, p. ane.
• Schonfeld, Erick, "Erector Sets for Pig and Automobile Lovers," Fortune, October 30, 1995, p. 227.

External links [edit]

• Edelbrock Performance LLC
• Edelbrock Foundry

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelbrock

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