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DSS Racing Then and Now March 1983:

Our first store, 7521 W Irving Park Road in Chicago. Building our parts counter before opening on April 1. Pictured from left to right Tom Naegele, age 19

Ron’s Dad Ron Tom’s Mom Lela Ron Raffanti, age 20

April 1 1983: We opened Danny’s Speed Shop in 1983. 400 square foot retail space with a small machine shop area in the back. Who is Danny? Well funny thing is, there is no Danny. There never was, just the 2 founders Ron and Tom. Danny was a nickname for both of us, kind of a inside joke. We hated the name from the beginning, but learned how to make it work.

1986: Danny’s Speed Shop was incorporated under the new name, D.S.S. Inc., otherwise known as D.S.S. Racing. We outgrew our first shop and moved to 7011 W Belmont Avenue in Chicago. We never thought we would fill up 5,000 square feet. Having room for 3 of our race cars in the front window of our store was nice. Better yet we had about 3,000 square feet of shop!

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