Birth of a seedling industry -- Flathead fever -- The OHV wars, the king is dead, long live the king -- The boom years, 1940-1970 -- SEMA and the SEMA Show -- Mass marketing -- Lost speed shops : pioneers in high performance -- Speed shop survivors.

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