Edelbrock Corporation

Type	Private
Founded	Beverly Hills, California (1938)
Location	Torrance, California
Key people	Victor Edelbrock, Sr., Founder Victor Edelbrock, Jr., CEO & President
Industry	Automotive aftermarket
Products	intake manifolds, camshafts, carburetors, crate engines, cylinder heads, Electronic fuel injection, exhaust systems, fuel pumps, gaskets, mufflers, nitrous, shock absorbers, turbochargers
Revenue	$125.98 million USD (2004)
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Employees	722 (2004)
Website	www.edelbrock.com
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Edelbrock's Corporate Headquarters in Torrance, California

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The beginning

Edelbrock was established in 1938 in Beverly Hills by Victor Edelbrock, Sr., who used his experience as a mechanic and professional race car driver to design and produce intake manifolds and cylinder heads. He designed the Slingshot manifold for his 1932 Ford Roadster that was equipped with a Flathead engine. The manifold was tested for quality at the Rosamond dry lakes. Before World War II, Edelbrock manufactured 100 Slingshot manifolds. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... Vic Edelbrock Vic Edelbrock is the founder of Edelbrock and father of Vic Edelbrock, Jr. ... A Mechanic is a person who fixes things (generally machinery) or works to keeps things operating properly. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is a part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. ... The cylinder head from a GMC van. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 1923 Ford Model T roadster 1950 Jaguar XK120 roadster This article is about the roadster car body style. ... Ford flathead V8 engine, modified for power, depicted on cover of Hot Rod magazine Cover of Hot Rod magazine showing Ford Flathead V8 engine with centrifugal supercharger (on top) Flathead engine refers to an internal combustion engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead... Rosamond is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California, northeast of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the...

After the war, Victor Edelbrock, Sr., designed aluminum racing cylinder heads which hastened the transformation of the Edelbrock company from a repair garage to a performance parts manufacturer. In 1946, the company launched its first catalog, Edelbrock Power and Speed Equipment. Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... A race is a competition of speed. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Racing history

In 1946, Edelbrock entered racing history in the field of midget car racing. Edelbrock's team toured the dirt track racing circuit of Southern California with Bobby Meeks tuning the cars of such drivers as Perry Grimm, Walt Faulkner, Bill Vukovich and Rodger Ward. Using a Kurtis Kraft midget car and Rodger Ward at the wheel, history was made when Edelbrock's nitromethane-powered #27 car broke the winning streak of the Offenhauser-equipped midget cars at the famed Gilmore stadium. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Midget cars are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio. ... This article concerns auto racing; motorcycles, horses, and dogs also race on dirt tracks. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ... Walt Faulkner was a Formula One driver (Indy 500 only) from the United States. ... Bill Vukovich (born December 13, 1918 in Fresno, California, died May 30, 1955), was an American racing driver, of Serbian descent. ... Rodger Ward (January 10, 1921, in Beloit, Kansas - July 5, 2004 in Anaheim, California) won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. ... Kurtis Kraft was a Formula One constructor from 1950 through 1960 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race five times. ... Nitromethane is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3NO2. ... Offenhauser was a Formula One engine manufacturer from 1950 through 1960 for the Indianapolis 500. ...

Continued success

One of the very first companies to use an engine dynamometer, Edelbrock moved to a 5000 sq. ft. "purpose-built" shop in 1949 to develop more manifolds, cylinder heads and racing pistons. In the early 1950's, Edelbrock continued to dominate the dry lakes and expanded racing to the Bonneville Speedway. For the dynamometer used in railroading, see dynamometer car A dynamometer or dyno for short is a device used to measure power and torque produced by an engine or other rotating device. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... piston + connecting rod In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside the bore of a cylinder. ... Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... A land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats Bonneville Speedway is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. ...

Edelbrock today

Victor Edelbrock, Sr., died in 1962, and was succeeded by his son Victor Edelbrock, Jr., as President and Chief Executive Officer. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

According to the 2004 Edelbrock annual report, as of June 30 the company employed 722 persons, and achieved revenues of $125.98 million USD. [1] 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An annual report is a document which a company presents to its Annual General Meeting for approval by its shareholders. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... In business, revenue is the amount of money that a company actually receives from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

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