People
Rescued!
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010As you may or may not know we have a new employee down here at the shop. The story about how he got here is best told by Rocco’s wife…
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As I was driving home from dance class a couple of weeks ago, I glimpsed a
dog running dangerously close to traffic out of the corner of [...]
Just Right…
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Imagine driving home from the daily grind- Traffic is wearing you a little thin, the sun is at that point where it’s in your eyes but the visor wont block it, you haven’t eaten in a while. Traffic lets up a little and you think you’re home-free. That’s when you look in your rear-view mirror [...]
Highly Modified..
Saturday, April 24th, 2010When you spend your days around hot rods and customs, you’re gonna get to know some talented people. Fabricators, artists, models, musicians, photographers…the list is endless. John Jackson is one of those people. He’s making a name for himself in this business, and we’re all better for it. You can see more at www.notstockphotography.com
In the eye of the beholder.
Monday, April 19th, 2010One of the best thing about the Roundup car show is all of the artists that it brings to town. Jeff Light from Houston, TX snapped some beautiful pictures at the shop. You can contact him through his extremely talented wife’s website:
http://www.maureenlightphotography.com/
Check out some of Jeff’s work…..
Make sure to see them all…
Greg G. Photography
Monday, January 25th, 2010Our friend Greg brought his beautiful 51 Mercury Truck to the shop recently for a few repairs and a few upgrades including a brand new set of Porter Mufflers. Greg does some beautiful custom leather work, and has recently started doing photography professionally. While he was at the shop he snapped a few pictures. This [...]
R.I.P. Francis Reissig
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Francis Reissig passed away Friday morning December 4th, 2009 at 6:50 am. He was 94 years old. Mr. Reissig meant a lot to us at the Austin Speed Shop, more than he’ll ever know. I think about him literally every day. We didn’t know him very well directly, but did have the honor of meeting [...]
Billy Powell’s 36 Ford
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Billy Powell of Houston, TX sold his gorgeous 54 Chevy magazine cover car with the determination to find a new project that would be a solid platform for a traditionally styled early to mid 50’s era custom. He did just that. Billy delivered to Austin Speed Shop one of the cleanest bodied 1936 Ford 3 [...]