Plenty of people would pay good money to have an experienced expert from “the old days” walk them through rebuilding of a vintage subassembly. VanPelt Sales, in Milford, Ohio, recently gave away that experience for free. In just over 20 years founder Mac VanPelt has gone from inquisitive enthusiast to sought-after expert, and he’s built a business around early Ford parts—especially the era’s three-speed transmissions.
“Early Ford” is a slightly nebulous term associated variously with pre-1954 Ford products, and in this case specifically means the Warner-designed gearbox. It debuted with
