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Ed Iskenderian, 'The Camfather,' Dies at 104 Years Old
A pioneer in the early days of American motorsports and founder of Isky Camshafts, Ed Iskenderian remained active in the performance industry throughout his long life.
His name graced the sides of Indy cars and stock cars. Top Fuel dragsters streaked across the finish line, his engineering thumping away inside their supercharged Hemi engines. On the Bonneville Salt Flats, Isky was the unseen hand propelling such legends of speed as Mickey Thompson to record-breaking velocities. Ed "Isky" Iskenderian earned his nickname of "The Camfather" through performance-enhancing camshaft designs and brilliant marketing campaigns that brought the thrill and skill of a Richard Petty Daytona lap or a Don Garlits quarter-mile to every kid building a hotted-up car in their own garage. His influence can be felt in every form of motorsport today, and Isky lived long enough to enjoy the changing landscape of the industry he helped pioneer.
Today we say farewell to Ed Iskenderian, who died on Feb 4, 2026 at the impressive age of 104 years old.
Iskenderian was born July 10, 1921, in Tulare County, California. He was the son of immigrants from Armenia and retained a pride in his heritage throughout his life, asking anyone with dark hair and dark eyes if they might also be Armenian, and then, if they were not, kindly reassuring them with a joking, "Well, that's okay too."