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Title: A sad day at Engle Post by: richie on May 08, 2009, 00:14:08 am I was at Engle today and got the sad news that they will close there doors next friday,the shop is like somewhere time forgot,with old machinery and cam boxes etc gathering dust,alot has already been moved already &they arent taking any orders.They have bben bought out by So Cal imports and will move to there facility to be under the same roof.I always enjoyed going to Engle and looking at the photos on the wall and seeing what weird and wonderfull grind they were doing,hopefully it wont change to much but the personal service you got there will be hard to carry on now its part of a big company :'(
cheers richie,uk Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Rennsurfer on May 08, 2009, 00:15:31 am BUMMER! The only cam that I've ever used. But if that what it takes to stay in production.
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: cal-look 56 on May 08, 2009, 00:41:31 am Wow, that really sucks. I might dip into the family stash and buy a bunch of fk89 and fk98's. :'(
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Gary Justus on May 08, 2009, 01:10:16 am Way Sorry to hear that, but it's been brewin' for a long time. I guess I have my last Engle cam. I've still got Engle stickers from when I was a kid watching drag racing....
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: deano on May 08, 2009, 02:35:48 am You need to read that original posting again... Engle is not going out of business. They will continue to grind cams as before, same machines, many of the same employees, just under a new roof and ownership.
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: rick m on May 08, 2009, 03:07:46 am Deano,
Thanks for the clarification. Engle has been a main stay in the VW hobby since I started too. I loved Norris Cams but they did not have the fortune of someone buying them and keeping them going. Rick M Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: ESH on May 08, 2009, 10:27:20 am It's good to know that the company will survive but a real shame that it's not staying home at the Engle place, it was a great place to visit when going to pick stuff up. There's some real history in there.
:( (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/Los%20Angeles%202007/Engle.jpg) Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: nicolas on May 08, 2009, 11:32:27 am sad news. i strongly believe that all that corporate and big enterprise craziness that is been going on since a few years is not going to be the answer to the economy.
never been there, but by the looks off the building i like it. Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: deano on May 09, 2009, 00:11:03 am I find it most interesting and encouraging that a VW-based company bought Engle Cams.
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Rennsurfer on May 09, 2009, 01:51:46 am (sigh) Yep... sad to see the old Engle building go. But at least the company is with a VW based owner, like Deano pointed out. Could be worse.
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Lemonade on May 09, 2009, 04:42:26 am (sigh) Yep... sad to see the old Engle building go. But at least the company is with a VW based owner, like Deano pointed out. Could be worse. Only time will tell........ Lems Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: cal-look 56 on May 09, 2009, 20:11:47 pm Good to see it's sticking around. Maybe someone will buy and preserve the building. Hint Hint MR. Ritchie ;). Anyway that place was awesome and hope it doesnt get replaced with a 7/11
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Brian Rogers on May 11, 2009, 12:12:45 pm Deano as one of our makers and chronocolors (?sp) of Cal-look history. please get some pics for us. Hopefuly SoCal is preserving this. I'll never get to see this unless you or someone else does it. I lived in the L.A. area but family and work made me move, by the time I could get there to see it'll most likely be gone. Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: ESH on May 11, 2009, 12:26:32 pm ... Maybe someone will buy and preserve the building ... ... Deano as one of our makers and chronocolors (?sp) of Cal-look history. please get some pics for us. Hopefuly SoCal is preserving this ... It would be good even if only in pictures, as with many of the businesses associated with the hobby the story on the walls in there speaks for itself. :) Title: Re: A sad day at Engle Post by: Cymon Sez on May 12, 2009, 04:25:50 am The building isnt going anywhere just being leased to someone.
As for the business of Engle Cams it will be business as usual with all the same players just under a new roof. ;) I personally spent several hours walking around taking pictures of the building and equipment. Steve, So Cal Imports |