Any of you guys remember Super Shops.

[Mike]

Some guy out in CA. is trying to start it back up. We had one on Rivers in North Charleston.

Brief History

Super Shops?« was originally started in the 1960's by an automotive racing enthusiast, Harry Eberlin. The quality and price of the products, in addition to the stellar service, caused the business to grow very rapidly. Eventually, there were Super Shops?« Automotive Performance Centers nation-wide catering to the auto enthusiast.

Soon, Super Shops?« sponsored racing events and even had their own NHRA dragster and funny car. People would flock to the stores. Every popular radio station in town would be running a Super Shops?« ad nearly every hour. These ads were intense and fast, reflecting on the racing theme.

They were very successful throughout the 1970's, the 1980's and the early 1990's, with up to 165 stores nation wide. Eventually, that success started to wain, for a variety of different reasons, and the once great chain went into retirement in 1997.

For a short while, that was the end of Super Shops?« and the glory days. That is, until a new visionary (and former customer) came along and reincorporated the name and renewed the trademarks and started, nearly from scratch, and brought back to life the company name every auto enthusiast remembers fondly. His goal was, and is, to return Super Shops?« back to the original glory of the old days, and so far the company is well on its way.

Super Shops?« had a loyal group of employees that made great sacrifices for the company and were left alone and "hanging" perhaps feeling let down and maybe even double-crossed for their loyalty, when the original company went out of business. Many stories circulated as to why this happened, some may be true, some may be pure conjecture. However, as the new Super Shops?«, we salute these hard and loyal workers and offer them a chance to become part of this new Super Shops?« and be able to know they are and were appreciated. We have given them an on-line place to gather and to discuss the old days, and even to express new ideas. We also extend to them the opportunity for them to own their own Super Shops?« store and run it the way they feel is best.

In the old days Super Shops?« was strictly a corporate run entity with every performance center under the ownership and control of the corporation. Today, however, that is not to be so. Franchising makes it easier for the average Joe/Jane who wants to start their own company in their neighborhood, can do so. Super Shops?« is a widely known name and is still well respected despite it's brief vacation. Name recognition is important for a business, and anyone starting up a business knows that can be the hardest part of starting a business. The hard part is already taken care of.

Right now is the best time to enter into a franchise agreement. We are offering a very easy "get you started" two year agreement. Contact us for more info.

[05Saleen]

Didn't that use to be across from the Chevy Dealership on Rivers. That was a nice place to buy perf. parts from what I remembered.