About Us
A History of American Speed, Inc.
There were other car clubs, but ours was different. We wanted our club to be about more than the cars, we wanted it to be about the people behind the wheel too. We called our club Louisville Muscle. Based in Louisville, KY, it was founded in March 2005 by four Louisville car enthusiasts. We started with an idea and an e-mail. People liked what we were all about and we started meeting in a Best Buy parking lot. Come Friday and Saturday night, we could be found all over the city. Later that year, the founders branched into two clubs– American Speed and Louisville Muscle. Shortly there-after, they re-merged, creating a nationwide community, American Speed. Louisville Muscle became the first local chapter. Patrick Miesner, American Speed President, and Richard Nachby, American Speed VP, were two of the original founders and are still President and VP of their local chapter, in addition to their positions in the national community. American Speed is about family, friendship and respect. We started out as a diamond in the rough, but over the years we've grown and refined. Staying true to our commitment to family and friendship, our first sponsors were friends of the Miesner family and our personal parts vendors.
Over time our club grew, our sponsors grew and our recognition became greater. The club membership grew to over a hundred members in 2006. Until January of 2007, American Speed was a club for American-made cars. At that point, we began an imports division. By the end of that year, interest in the import division grew substantially. Since 2008, American Speed has really developed and has earned recognition on the car enthusiast scene. The rise of imports and the active members of American Speed as a whole have led to the accomplishment of many of our goals and the furtherance of our mission to create an environment that encourages active and supportive membership. We hope that participation in local car shows continues to increase and that American Speed becomes a nationally recognized community.
