YAPP STUDIOS, INC.
Yapp Studios, Inc. was founded in 1982. The company was entirely engaged in the business of Illustrative Commercial Photography and was located in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Today, the Company is located in Southern Ohio, outside of Cincinnati, making vintage Model A & B Ford speed parts and publishing good things to enhance the vintage car hobby. . . We no longer provide photography.

Charlie Yapp grew up in Manhattan, KS;  Kirksville, MO;  and Des Moines, IA (where his 1962 love affair with Model A Fords was inspired during high school); attended University of Northern MO;  enlisted in the United States Navy (1966-70)  "saw the world". He served on a Sub Tender in Guam, an Oiler in Long Beach, CA, and a Fleet Tug in Pearl Harbor, HI.  The ocean going Tug, fire, towing and rescue ship, moved from Hawaii, to the Philippines, to Vietnam (adventures were had).

Newly married he went back to  college on the GI Bill,  made the Dean's List and graduated as Valedictorian with honors from Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA (1974) with a BA degree in Photographic Illustration. I know, I know, my Des Moines, Roosevelt high school buddies are in disbelief, but the service can really square (scare) you away.

Yapp Started his photographic career in downtown St. Louis, MO, at Obata Design. Then moved on to Chicago in 1978 and worked for HH&G until 1982 when Yapp Studios, Inc. was formed.  Yapp started four successful businesses in the Chicago, IL area (Yapp Studios, Great Shots Studios, the Secrets Of Speed Society and Scalded Dog Speed Parts Co).

He's traveled the USA, Mexico and Pacific for his clients in the food, beverage, hotel and clothing arena.  By 1998 he had self taught himself about foundries, patterns, metallurgy, reading blueprints and started making parts for vintage racing Fords.  They moved home and business to a wooded acreage outside of Cincinnati, OH in 2003 to get closer to their family . . .The "kids" moved from Cincinnati to Columbus, OH, then England, and settled in Kalamazoo, MI, (so far) and we are staying put.