Kit's Speed Shop

06/16/2026

Busy in Hangar 5 these days- Jeff Smith's 63 Lincoln got a piggy back ride home to Overland Park where he will complete the engine install.. Benny is assembling a somewhat rare engine for a Studebaker Zip van and I've finally got the plane inside for the annual inspection and instrument panel upgrade.

06/15/2026

Benny cleaning the threaded holes in the Studebaker engine we are rebuilding for a customer in Lees Summit.

05/26/2026

We camp in the lot on the west side of the Coke bottling plant. It's managed every year by the local Lions club. They won this years best of trophy for doing an outstanding job dealing with the mud and the drunks and the keeping the peace like they do every year. They finally got the recognition they deserve!

05/24/2026

The view from the entrance to turn 3. Could be the best seats in the house?

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

Handing out best of camp trophies

05/23/2026

Outdoor bacon is the BEST

05/21/2026

This year we are awarding Best of Camp trophies to the folks who outdid everyone else in their class. The first one may go to the worst mud stuck Motorhome!

02/18/2026

Some progress on the Turbobird, we mounted the air conditioning compressor today. Made two custom battery trays for the Oddysey AGM batteries built right here in town by Enersys.

02/16/2026

A good guy went to meet the Lord this morning- Tony Stotler was a B2 technician at WAFB and a classic car lover. Many years ago I helped him rebuild the transmission in his Mach 1 under the program I started called Work with a Pro. Guys like Tony who had a classic car could bring it to my shop and I would work with them instead of doing the work for them. Tony was my very first customer and the guinea pig. I really liked him and I am sorry to hear he is gone. Rest in peace buddy.

This is Tony Stotler and he is rebuilding the FMX in his 1970 Mach 1. We removed the transmission together and then overhauled it with new Raybestos parts and Precision of New Hampton street stall torque converter. Tony works for Northrop on the base and lives in Warrensburg.