Holley Performance Products

Holley Performance Products is an automotive performance company based out of Bowling Green, Kentucky. They produce mostly engine modification products, and among the company's owned divisions are popular brand names such as Nitrous Oxide Systems (NOS), FlowTech, and Hooker Headers.

History

Holley began in Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1896 when two brothers by the name of George and Earl Holley started a company to produce a small one cylinder three-wheeled vehicle they dubbed the "Runabout", with a top speed of 30 mph. In 1903, at the eve of the era of motorcars, the brothers decided to start the Holley Motor Company, and produced one model, the Motorette. Henry Ford, impressed by this, asked the brothers to produce a carburetor for his Model T. Additionally, the carburetor, nicknamed the "Iron Pot", was also used on Ford rival Oldsmobile's vehicles. By this time, the company had moved to Detroit, Michigan and became The Holley Brothers Company. The brothers returned their focus on the manufacturing of carburetors and ignition systems.[1]

Bankruptcy

As of February 12, 2008 Holley has filed for Bankruptcy.

See also

• Computer Peripherals Inc

External links

• holley.com