There seems to be an underlying belief in this country that we don't make anything anymore. One look at all of the outsourced junk from overseas bearing once-trusted American labels and it's no wonder brand names don't mean much these days. As a whole, the manufacturing situation in this country appears pretty bleak, but when it comes to the automotive aftermarket there are some glimmers of hope. A good example is Egge Machine & Speed Shop of Santa Fe Springs, California. Founded in 1915 the shop hailed from Plainview, Texas, but it wasn't long before the elder Egge packed his family up in 1923 and transplanted the operation to downtown Los Angeles. In 1958, the next move was to Gardena, California where Egge Machine found itself neighbored by Ed Iskenderian's Isky cams. In 1972, Egge Machine moved to its present location in Santa Fe Springs.
In the early days Egge was known for specializing in hard-to-get and obsolete parts. As their inventories of rare N.O.S. parts began to dry up they filled the need by venturing into rebuilding and remanufacturing an array of internal engine parts. There's not much on the inside of a vintage internal combustion engine that Egge doesn't deal with. Where they have really made their mark is producing high-quality pistons for all types of vehicles. Manufactured entirely in-house, Egge pistons begin life as ingots of aluminum alloy and then are produced entirely under one roof. Perhaps equally as interesting is thanks to major investments made to acquire modern CNC machine equipment Egge pistons offer a blend of old-school ways combined with modern technology thus providing improved oil-consumption, better compression, and less internal friction than original equipment pistons from back in the day.
 Whether it's this big 'ol...  Whether it's this big 'ol hairy Chrysler Hemi, or that hopped-up Ford flathead, Egge Machine & Speed Shop is the first place to try for hard-to-find engine parts. |  Speaking of flatheads, this...  Speaking of flatheads, this is Egge's recently introduced rotating assembly for Ford and Mercury flathead V-8s. Kits range from stock replacement to big-bore and strokers. |  Facing Slauson Ave.s' main...  Facing Slauson Ave.s' main drag; Egge's showroom is a great destination place to hang out and enjoy some very cool automobilia, or even buy the latest newsstand edition of street rodder, rod & custom, and custom classic trucks. |
 Here's Egge Machine & Speed's...  Here's Egge Machine & Speed's CEO Ernie Silvers taking a shortcut through what has to be the world's largest collection of rare N.O.S. head gaskets. |  Got one of those pesky old...  Got one of those pesky old V-8 motors with the oil pump housed in an aluminum alloy timing case? No problem, Egge remanufactures and stocks every oil pump of that style ever made except for one. |  Here we caught Egge's Marketing...  Here we caught Egge's Marketing Director Tony Colombini dreaming about building the world's hairiest Y-block motor for his '56 Ford using a set of these rather large Egge pistons. |