speed shop

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Speed shops are local brick and mortar businesses which typically purvey aftermarket automotive accessories intended to increase the performance of automobiles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/speed-shop|title=the definition of speed shop|website=Dictionary.com|access-date=2016-04-19}} They came into existence in the 1940s{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotrodhotline.com/content/rocco-and-cheaters-speed-shop-birmingham-alabama#.VxZhL_krLmE|title=Rocco and Cheater's Speed Shop - Birmingham, Alabama {{!}} Hotrod Hotline|website=www.hotrodhotline.com|access-date=2016-04-19}} in North America as a result of the then rising popularity in hotrod culture. The term has recently{{When|date=September 2020}} broadened such that it encompasses motorcycle performance.{{cn|date=October 2023}}