Holley Sells Scott Drake and Brothers Trucks to CJ Pony Parts

If you have ever restored a first-generation Mustang or an old Chevy pickup, you have probably had a box from one of these brands on your bench. In late July, Holley Performance Brands announced it sold Scott Drake and Brothers Trucks to CJ Pony Parts, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, restoration retailer owned by Century Park Capital Partners. The price was not disclosed.

Scott Drake makes reproduction parts for classic Mustangs from 1964 1/2 on, covering interior, exterior, mechanical and drivetrain pieces. Brothers Trucks sells restoration parts for 1947 to 1987 Chevrolet and GMC pickups, with coverage for some later classic Chevy trucks too. That range runs from Advance Design trucks through the whole square-body run.

Why Holley let them go

Holley's reason is focus. President and CEO Matthew Stevenson said the deal lets the company "reduce complexity and concentrate our resources on the core performance verticals that define our strategy." In plain terms, Holley would rather put its money into performance parts than restoration catalogs.

You can see the direction in where the money went earlier this year, too. Holley bought the racewear brand HRX in March, so in a matter of months it picked up race gear and let go of two restoration catalogs.

What CJ Pony Parts gets

For CJ Pony Parts, this is a doubling down. The company was founded in 1985, sells more than 100,000 SKUs and calls itself a leader in the classic Mustang aftermarket. Classic trucks are its fastest-growing category, and it bought American Powertrain in 2024. Adding the two brands gives it a large parts catalog on both sides of the classic Ford and Chevy fence.

The plan is to run the brands through its headquarters in Harrisburg and its warehouse in Las Vegas, serving both retail and wholesale customers. CJ Pony Parts also says it wants to grow both direct-to-consumer and wholesale sales for each brand.

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These are brands our customers know and respect, and many of our own people helped build them.

What it means if you are mid-build

If you buy these parts, nothing in the announcements says the products are going away. Both companies said they would work together through the handoff to avoid interruptions in product availability or order fulfillment. Large also said the priority is to expand inventory depth and support wholesale partners. Those are promises, not results, so the real test will be what shows up in stock over the next few months.

The bigger story is consolidation. Two well-known restoration brands just moved onto one investor-backed platform, which already added American Powertrain in 2024. If you have a '66 fastback or a '77 C10 in the garage, that can mean one stop for more of the build. It also means more of your parts bill goes through the same company, so it is worth keeping an eye on prices and on the smaller shops that still specialize.