70 Years — The History of Honest Charley Speed Shop

By tommy lee | June 8, 2015 |

Here at Honest Charley Speed Shop, we’re proud of our heritage, as the world’s first mail order speed shop. A lot of people have heard of our shop, but may not know the story behind it, and what makes it so special. The shop isn’t special because of what we’re doing TODAY–it’s special because of…

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Barnstormin’ at Gas Axe Chop Shop

By tommy lee | February 19, 2014 |

Ya know, every once in a while, we run across a barn so cool that we just want to hang out for a while. That was the case with Tim Dixon’s “party barn” which is back behind his shop called Gas Axe Chop Shop. He builds custom motorcycles, hot rods, drag cars and just about…

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Hot Rod Reunion–Gassers Galore!

By tommy lee | July 15, 2013 |

We love sneaking off to hot rod events near our headquarters here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We’re just a couple hours away from Atlanta, a couple from Nashville and a little over 3 hours away from Bowling Green, Kentucky, home of the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion at historic Beech Bend Raceway Park. It’s an incredible event…

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