The success that followed the debut of their first original #carburetor prompted brothers George and Earl #Holley to move their headquarters from Bradford, #Pennsylvania, to the car capital, Detroit. In 1907, the first Holley plant in #Detroit opened on Rowena Street. That year proved important to Holley history in another way. A 6-cylinder #car , equipped with a Holley #Magneto, won a 24-hour road #race without a whimper. Thus, began Holley's association with race #cars that win. Following their move to Detroit, the Holleys also started a plant to manufacture a kerosene carburetor for Henry Ford's tractors. No fool in business matters, #Ford offered in 1917 to buy the "plant that makes the car carburetor." And so, the Holley Brothers Company became part of the #FordMotorCompany, and George and Earl reorganized under the new name Holley Kerosene Carburetor Company. They also opened a foundry on Vancouver. During this period in their history, Holley supplied carburetors to #Chevrolet and Ford, as well as #International Harvester. World War I quickly followed, and Holley supported the war effort with shipments of carburetors, ignition equipment, and brass heads for 75mm shells. In January 1918, realizing their future was tied to the #gasoline carburetor, the Holley brothers once again changed their company's name; this time to the Holley Carburetor Company so as not to be associated solely with the manufacture of kerosene #motors. #history @Holley