In 1959, when Bill was 11 years old, his father, John Heidemann, bought his first antique car, a 1926 Studebaker. As a a rookie member of the Fox Valley Chapter of AACA in Illinois, his father put in an opening bid of $20 for some crates of old speedometers at a club auction. Well, nobody else bid, and he ended up taking home over 400 speedometers, mostly New Old Stock.   In 1962, John set up Bill, at the age of 14, as President of the speedometer shop, and started advertising in Hemmings. Speedometers were sold for around $8 and repaired for around $4. Remember, they were bought for only a nickle each! As time went on, John specialized in 1902-1931 speedometers, and Bill did 1931 and up. In 1999, John died very suddenly. The last conversation he and son Bill had, he asked him to finish up the one that was spread out on his workbench. Bill retreived all of his father's stuff, brought it back to Ohio and finished the job. But, soon, brass era car people wanted Bill's expertise for their speedometers and drives which became his focus 11 years.  We don't have very many Brass Era items left, but will help out when possible. Our main focus now is rebuilding speedometers for American cars 1924-1984.
Bill in the shop with a Jones Speedo/Clock combination.