Jim Bonn appeared with the Childs & Albert “Addict” dragster at the 2007 Festival of Speed in England.  (Michael Collins photo)

Raymal "Rocky" Childs died Feb. 15 at age 74. Born and raised in the hotbed of California's hot rod culture, the San Fernando Valley, Childs went to San Fernando High School where he was classmates and friends with the late Dick Landy. In the mid-1960s, he teamed with Jim Albert to launch Childs & Albert.

Albert retired in the late 1990s, and Childs subsequently split with remaining partner, Bruce Walker, and went on to form and own Akerly & Childs, a supplier of bearings and rings.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon, two children, and several grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at Gates Kingsley and Gates West Valley Mortuary, 6909 Canoga Blvd., Canoga Park, CA.

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