Jeff Lee and I have been friends for years now, and one of the things that brought us together was the fact that we grew up with dads who were as passionate about racing and Chevrolets as anyone. That passion and dedication are what molded Jeff and me into the car guys that we are. The fact that both of our dads own first-gen Z28 Camaros that they bought new was also something in common that most people don’t share. But while my dad was a mechanic and automotive service guy, Jeff’s dad Skip was an automotive pattern maker, machinist, and ultimately a speed shop owner. ET Enterprises was his Speed Shop and the legacy of that name was huge in their stomping grounds in Michigan.

Skip was a successful racer, competing in Stock Eliminator and more, an avid historian, a well-known engine builder, and a designer of new parts. I had the pleasure of spending time talking about cars and parts and history with him over the years and like most folks that knew him I am a better person for it. So when I got the news, on Mother’s Day 2020, that Skip had passed away, I felt the collective gasp of a world that would truly miss this man in more ways than he and his family might ever expect.

I’m not going to lie, I had planned on running this story and video a few days ago but was afraid I wouldn’t do it justice as I teared up to write it each day. Then I realized something. I realized that I didn’t need to tell all of you anything that Jeff hadn’t already put into words in his video and in the description. That I only needed to do my friend and his father justice by sharing how great he was and telling you that you need to pay attention to this amazing collection of parts and cars that is available. Not everything is for sale, but a bunch of it is, and Skip would want it to go to good homes so that it can live on. Watch the video below, listen to the stories, and contact Jeff if you have an interest in anything you see. His contact information is below. All the proceeds are going to take care of Jeff’s mom.

Keep in mind, what Jeff is showing here is just some of what is available. If you see two of something in the video there are likely 10 of them in the collection of parts and pieces.

Video Description by Skip’s son Jeff:

On Mother’s Day 2020 my father Fred “Skip” Lee passed away suddenly of a heart attack. It has been the biggest loss of my life as he was an amazing dad, my best friend, my hero, and my mentor. If you knew him, he was a good friend, and very generous/giving of his time and expertise with engines, parts, racing, skills, and friendship. I miss him every day and I’ve been trying to stay strong and handle business for mom but sometimes it still gets to me being around his stuff and I have to walk away from it for a bit. We’re starting to sell engines and parts, etc. and I decided the best way to show people what is available was to just walk through and shoot it with my phone.

ET Enterprises was the name of Dad’s speed shop. He ran it from the early 80’s to the mid 2000’s and built engines and worked on people’s race cars years before that. He drag raced from the 60’s to the mid 2000’s mainly in NHRA/IHRA Stock Eliminator and NMCA Top Stock with his 1971 Monte Carlo (and various other cars before us kids came along). Dad was a patternmaker by trade and never one to be bored in retirement, in 2010 he designed a GM 12 bolt based IRS differential for 5th Gen Camaros, C2-C4 Corvettes, Gen 1-2 Vipers (with more applications pending). We called it HammerHead IRS and brought it to the market in 2013.

My brother and sisters are handling this all with me and doing their parts for mom but I’m managing most of the car stuff mainly because I was most involved in that and still work in the auto aftermarket world. And I don’t want Mom taken advantage of and just blow this stuff out for cheap.

So for the past year and a half, I’ve been driving back and forth from Tennessee to Michigan every month or two to be with Mom and deal with everything surrounding his death and the estate, managing our business, and working my day job at an auto aftermarket agency. I lost my boss Randy Martin of Martin & Company Advertising to COVID almost a year to the day as my Dad and Randy was another father figure to me, so that has also been a huge blow. The pandemic in general has made everything more difficult and this is no question the strangest period of my life.

We’ve begun selling some things to help my mom and finish building some of his cars. Some to sell. Some to keep. I’ve been listing things on FB Marketplace and groups mainly, forums, eBay, RacingJunk and other places online and just getting the word out to people I know or he knew that might be interested. I’m building some spreadsheets and posting more parts for sale every time I am in town. I will not be opening this place up to the public, but we can do appointment viewings while I am home if you organize with me.

The collection is primarily Chevy BBC, SBC & LS parts. With some stuff for specific cars, Mainly Chevy muscle cars. But there’s some oddball stuff I had no idea he had, and I’ve lived away from home for over 20 years. Feel free to contact me at the pages below or in the comments to ask about parts you see or might be looking for as we may have what you’re looking for.

Links: Dad’s Obituary: https://www.muskegoncremation.com/obi… My Personal FB Marketplace Profile: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/… ET Enterprises FB Business Profile: https://www.facebook.com/etenterprises www.hammerheadirs.com @leecreate & @hammerheadirs on Instagram