12/07/2022
It's with a heavy heart that I must tell all our loyal Tennessee Speed Sport customers that after 60 years of serving the middle Tennessee community and automotive enthusiast from across the country that we will make our final pass, our final lap, our final cruise in on July 29th, we will close permanently.
We have sold the company and the new owners are not in the retail business, only wholesale but they have been fantastic and made a new home for all the employees who chose to stay on.
My father J.D. Eatherly started Speed Sport in 1962 selling speeds parts and accessories at the 1705 Broadway end of the Rayco auto service center in downtown Nashville.
For 60 years we have served racers, hot rodders, 4 wheel drive, muscle car and everyday automotive enthusiast, we've hosted and sponsored car shows, racing events, race cars, little league teams, the Fireman Funds, the Police Leagues, D.A.R.E. and way too many others to list.
We are so grateful for the patronage and support we received from our customers and the automotive community in middle Tennessee, but most of all we are proud to have provided a place that employed many, many Tennesseans to come and work and be able to support their families, they were the driving force that helped build this business and we couldn't have earned the trust and loyalty of our customers over the years without their hard work and dedication, so thank you to all of our employees past and present.
We are also grateful for 60 years of great vendor relationships and for the sales reps that called on us, what an awesome industry to be a part of, our family and our staff forged many personal relationships that will continue to live on.
Obviously none of this would have been possible without our father J.D. Eatherly, my brother Steve Eatherly, Josh and my son Chris and our respective families, may J.D. and Steve be at peace now and we shall see you soon.
So the next time you grab a gear, rev that engine, climb that hill, make that pass, make that qualifying lap or go to the cruise in, share a Speed Sport memory when you get to your destination and smile for us.
Thank you for your love of the automobile and the automotive lifestyle, please continue to support local family owned businesses.
Please share this post and your fond memories and photos of Tennessee Speed Sport and may the legacy live on!
Travel safe, The Speed Sport Family.