History not many hot rod shops left

i visited billy belmonts rod and custom in dedham,mass today. what a blast! new, used, vintage, rare, you need it- belmonts can get it. how many shops like this are still around, not many is my guess. back in the day me and my friends would go to pv speed in malden every week, just to see what was goin on. monthly trips down to fortes in waltham for the ford parts he had in stock. indy auto on route 1 is still a cool place to snoop around in. any more shops in new england or has the interweb taken over?

 

That and swap meets.

 

And drive-ins.

 

And a big "thank you" to Rich Belmont for passing the torch.