Giovannoni Cams

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Giovannoni Racing Cams after Ray moved his business to Port Orange, Florida. Photo from the 1958 Giovannoni Cams catalog
A map from the 1958 Catalog showing where the shop was located.
Photo from the 1958 Giovannoni Cams catalog
Photo from the 1958 Giovannoni Cams catalog
Photo from the 1958 Giovannoni Cams catalog
Photo from the 1958 Giovannoni Cams catalog
A Giovannoni Cams Catalog from 1958
Drag racing in Covington, Georgia. Photo by George Silk

Giovannoni Cams was the first speed shop in Washington, D.C.. The shop was started by the famous cam grinder Ray Giovannoni. Giovannoni Cams was located at 633 Maine Avenue, S.W, Washington, D.C..


By 1958 Ray had moved his business to Port Orange, Florida just south of Daytona Beach. At his new shop, called "Custom Automotive" ,Ray manufactured and sold "Racing Cams Only". [1]


References

  1. Giovannoni Cams 1958 Catalog


Sources

Hot Rod Magazine February 1957
www.draglist.com




 

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