Jack Engle

A photo of Jack Engle with his Ford Model T Roadster on "A" rails. In 1939 Jack turned 113 mph at El Mirage with his roadster. At the time he ran a blown Cragar Model A engine. Photo courtesy of Mark Engle.

Phil Remington, Howard Wilson, Rob McCausland, and Jack photographed behind Jack's Model T Roadster. They were all members of the Low Flyers of Santa Moncia. Photo courtesy of Mark Engle.

Jack grinding one of first cams on a homemade cam grinder made from a benchtop lathe and a tool post grinder. This was early 1941 before Isky ground his first cams. In 2018 Jack's son Mark told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama that his dad told him that he and Isky both bought their first cams from Ed Winfield. Photo courtesy of Mark Engle.

A photo of Jack in his racer from 1939. This photo was later published in Hot Rod Magazine, and this ripped out page comes from Jack's personal collection. Scan courtesy of Mark Engle.

Jack "Big Jack" Engle is a legendary camshaft grinder and the founder of Engle Cams. Jack was a member of the Santa Monica Low Flyers in the 1930s and the 1940s, and in 1939 he turned 113 mph at El Mirage with his McCulloch blown Cragar Model A-powered "T" on "A" rails.

Cam Grinding

Jack began grinding cams early in 1941 on a homemade cam grinder made from a benchtop lathe and a tool post grinder. In 2018 Jack's son Mark told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama that his dad told him that he and Isky both bought their first cams from Ed Winfield.

Engle Cams

In 1942 Jack started Engle Cams.

Jack Engle's Cars

Jack Engle's Ford Model T Roadster