Glossary / General

machine shop

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A machine shop is a place where they fix and make metal parts for cars. They can help rebuild engines and make sure everything works well again.

Technical Definition

A machine shop is a facility that specializes in machining and fabricating metal parts. They often perform services like engine rebuilding, where they can clean, repair, and modify engine components such as blocks and heads.

Hear It Discussed

"But they are probably the most expensive engine building machine shop in the country. And this is an older car from the 50s."
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"I thought about taking it to machine shop and having it check it. I wonder why it wasn't."
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"And then in the back is the fully operational shop, a machine shop, paint booth, their mechanics are in there. That's brute force."
Air Water event recap and visiting the Matranga collection. CarCast 46:26