2014 ARP Catalog

A Brief History

They say that to be successful you must identify a need and satisfy it. Back in 1968 racing enthusiast Gary Holzapfel saw that many of his friends’ broken engines were caused by fastener failure. At the time, there were no commercially available studs and bolts up to the challenge. So Holzapfel

called upon his many years of fastener making experience for a leading aero- space subcontractor and founded ARP ® (Automotive Racing Products). In the ensuing years, the firm has grown from what was literally a backyard garage workshop into a highly diversi- fied manufacturer with five operational entities in Southern California with a combined area in excess of 148,000

Today, ARP’s product line contains thousands of part numbers, and has expanded to include virtually every fastener found in an engine and driveline. These range from quality high performance OEM replacement parts to exotic specialty hardware for Formula 1, IndyCar, ALMS, NASCAR and NHRA drag racing and marine applications. As a matter of fact, ARP’s customer list reads like a “who’s who” of motorsports around the world. In the past several years, virtually every major championship on the planet has been won with engines prepared by ARP customers. These include NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar, Formula 1, ALMS, NHRA Top Fuel, Funny Car & Pro Stock, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. And so it goes. ARP works closely with many, many teams as a sup- plier of engine and driveline fasteners, and has clearly become recognized as “the” preeminent source for serious racers. In addition to its core automotive business, ARP has an Aerospace Division, and is one of the very few companies in the world fully licensed by the United States Government to manufacture MS-21250 fatigue rated fasteners. ARP also manufactures a variety of industrial fasteners on a contract basis, and is known for its ability to promptly provide efficient solutions to problems at hand. Three generations are now involved in the company – Gary: founder & chairman, Mike: president, Ryan: manufacturing

THE COMPANY

Gary Holzapfel Founder and CEO

square feet. These include forging, machining, finishing and packaging/warehousing facilities in Santa Paula and Ventura, California. There is even a unique racing-themed restaurant at the main Santa Paula facility (called “Hozy’s Grill” - which is open to the public).

ARP’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Santa Paula.

Packaging, warehousing and sales operations are handled out of Ventura.

All metal finishing operations are done in this Santa Paula plant.

ARP’s forging facility in Santa Paula, California.

This facility is home to ARP’s heat-treating operations.

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