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SO-CAL Speed Shop

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Pomona, California 91766

SO-CAL Speed Shop is a historic hot rod shop founded in 1946 by Alex Xydias. Its official site describes a reputation for building, restoring, and racing hot rods, with services tied to traditional hot rods, race cars, customs, and mid-sixties supercars.

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Last checked

Aug 30, 2026

so-calspeedshop.com est1946.com hotrod.com

Project Fit & Intake

Best fit for

Traditional hot rods, race cars, customs, and mid-1960s performance cars intended to be driven.Source
Projects needing coordinated chassis, metal-shaping, and machine-shop work.Source

Documented capabilities

Full vehicle builds and chassis fabrication.Source
Metal shaping and machine-shop work.Source
Race-car fabrication and routine maintenance.Source

Confirm before booking

Confirm paint and upholstery responsibility because SO-CAL explicitly excludes both from its in-house work.Source
Confirm the present queue, donor-condition requirements, and specialist-vendor scope before shipping a vehicle.Source

Current intake: The services page invites prospective owners to contact the shop, but it does not publish a queue or completion timeline.

Intake source

Specialties

hot rodstraditional customsrestoration

Services

Full Custom Builds Fabrication & Metalwork Restoration Suspension & Handling

Works On

FordChevroletMercuryPlymouth

CarQuote-basedEst. 1946

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Exact Platforms & Fit

Traditional hot rodsRace carsCustomsMid-sixties supercars

Service Area

Pomona · Southern California · Traditional hot rod clients

Public Portfolio Or Representative Scope

Based on the public sources linked above. Confirm that the shop currently accepts this platform and scope before planning a project or budget.

1966 Chevrolet Chevelle

John Devine's 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle LS7

SO-CAL built John Devine's Chevelle around an LS7 crate engine and Camaro T56 while retaining a largely stock-looking body. The project integrated upgraded suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, Baer brakes, and the Z06 electronic-management system including cruise control; specialist vendors supplied the headers and interior.

PowertrainElectronicsSuspensionBrakes

Contact the shop for current pricing.

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FAQs

How long has SO-CAL Speed Shop been around?

SO-CAL Speed Shop states that it was founded in 1946 by Alex Xydias and is known as a leading hot rod shop.

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