Grand Automotive... - Page 2

**Rixls6** · #11 09-30-2016, 02:56 PM

Yes, they were a speed shop in Des Plains, IL that I went to a few times.
Once we were waited on by Tony Christian, and at the time I didn't know his racing story, until my friend mentioned something about it.

tabooo · #12 09-30-2016, 08:46 PM

Does anybody remember Motor Sport Research just one block east of Grand Automotive on the north side of the street?

**Mr70** · #13 09-30-2016, 11:20 PM

Yes,and here's a related topic..
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...ilde#Post170168

**1967Z28** · #14 10-01-2016, 02:27 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tabooo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does anybody remember Motor Sport Research just one block east of Grand Automotive on the north side of the street? </div></div>

Jim Swan was the owner or one of the owners of Motor Sport Research. He later owned Downers Grove Yamaha.

**9566 BA** · #15 10-01-2016, 01:57 PM

Grand Automotive 622 Grand Waukegan not sure if its the same as the one in Des Plains

**1967Z28** · #16 10-01-2016, 03:04 PM

Evidently there were a couple of Grand Automotive shops in Wisconsin as well. It would seem reasonable to assume the Waukegan one was the original and the business name came from the street on which it was located.

**Mr70** · #17 10-01-2016, 09:04 PM

They spelled Kenosha wrong. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

67 442 · #18 10-01-2016, 11:19 PM

At Da grove