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flathead4rd · 05-12-2025, 06:58 PM

I need a starter for my 50. Vanpelt doesn't carry them any more. Open for all suggestions. Thanks

paul2748 · 05-12-2025, 07:23 PM

Do you have a auto electrical repair shop in your area.?

koates · 05-12-2025, 07:26 PM

Have your original Ford starter overhauled by an auto electrical shop. Some new starters are made in China and quality is not so good. Or contact Steve Blanchard Here on The Barn, he does quality rebuilds on original starters and generators... Regards, Kevin.

19Fordy · 05-12-2025, 08:34 PM

Have you checked Ebay.

51504bat · 05-12-2025, 08:47 PM

If you want 6 volt C&G has them in stock
https://cgfordparts.com/starter-6-vo...RoCwawQAvD_BwE

If you want 12 volt Speedway has them
Powermaster 92507 Flathead Fits Ford Fits V8 Starter, 12 Volt | eBay

petehoovie · 05-12-2025, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by flathead4rd

I need a starter for my 50. Vanpelt doesn't carry them any more. Open for all suggestions. Thanks

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dlsam · 05-12-2025, 09:19 PM

Steve is a great source for rebuilt generators .. no starter rebuilds per a recent conversation with him.

wga · 05-13-2025, 08:39 AM

I had my 49 starter rebuilt locally, $160. See if you can find a rebuilder locally.
Shoebox Central?

tubman · 05-13-2025, 08:49 AM

Wasn't NAPA a good source for rebuilt starters just a few years ago? I got one from them a couple of years ago (I think it was less than $100). The one I got was bad out of the box, but they were easy to work with on an exchange. I have done a lot of business with them over the years and consider my experience a fluke.

flathead4rd · 05-13-2025, 10:19 AM

Thanks for all the replies. Finding a repair shop is almost impossible these days. Shoebox central doesn't have anything. I did get a recommendation from them. It's called early V8 sales, 864-845-7878. Sending me a new one for about $175 plus shipping.

Tony, NY · 05-13-2025, 10:38 AM

Early Ford v8 Sales was my go to local place before they fled New York and went to South Carolina. https://www.earlyford.com/

Terry,OH · 05-15-2025, 08:16 AM

Buckeye Auto Electric in Painesville, OH 440-477-1545

fordv8j · 05-15-2025, 07:24 PM

Napa

cas3 · 05-15-2025, 11:30 PM

Michigan, once the heart of the auto industry has no auto electric repair shops?

05-12-2025, 06:58 PM	#1
flathead4rd Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 571	Starter I need a starter for my 50. Vanpelt doesn't carry them any more. Open for all suggestions. Thanks

05-12-2025, 07:23 PM	#2
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 4,292	Re: Starter Do you have a auto electrical repair shop in your area.? __________________ 48 Ford Conv 56 Tbird 54 Ford Victoria

05-12-2025, 07:26 PM	#3
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,185	Re: Starter Have your original Ford starter overhauled by an auto electrical shop. Some new starters are made in China and quality is not so good. Or contact Steve Blanchard Here on The Barn, he does quality rebuilds on original starters and generators... Regards, Kevin.

05-12-2025, 08:34 PM	#4
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,605	Re: Starter Have you checked Ebay.

05-12-2025, 08:47 PM	#5
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,413	Re: Starter If you want 6 volt C&G has them in stock https://cgfordparts.com/starter-6-vo...RoCwawQAvD_BwE If you want 12 volt Speedway has them Powermaster 92507 Flathead Fits Ford Fits V8 Starter, 12 Volt \| eBay __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years. Last edited by 51504bat; 05-12-2025 at 08:49 PM. Reason: add info

05-12-2025, 09:19 PM	#7
dlsam Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2025 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 1	Re: Starter Steve is a great source for rebuilt generators .. no starter rebuilds per a recent conversation with him.

05-13-2025, 08:39 AM	#8
wga Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 962	Re: Starter I had my 49 starter rebuilt locally, $160. See if you can find a rebuilder locally. Shoebox Central? __________________ Henry Ford designed the flathead without the aid of a computer.

05-13-2025, 08:49 AM	#9
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 11,639	Re: Starter Wasn't NAPA a good source for rebuilt starters just a few years ago? I got one from them a couple of years ago (I think it was less than $100). The one I got was bad out of the box, but they were easy to work with on an exchange. I have done a lot of business with them over the years and consider my experience a fluke.

05-13-2025, 10:19 AM	#10
flathead4rd Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 571	Re: Starter Thanks for all the replies. Finding a repair shop is almost impossible these days. Shoebox central doesn't have anything. I did get a recommendation from them. It's called early V8 sales, 864-845-7878. Sending me a new one for about $175 plus shipping.

05-13-2025, 10:38 AM	#11
Tony, NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Capital of Corruption , NY Posts: 848	Re: Starter Early Ford v8 Sales was my go to local place before they fled New York and went to South Carolina. https://www.earlyford.com/

05-15-2025, 08:16 AM	#12
Terry,OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,188	Re: Starter Buckeye Auto Electric in Painesville, OH 440-477-1545

05-15-2025, 07:24 PM	#13
fordv8j Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 392	Re: Starter Napa

05-15-2025, 11:30 PM	#14
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Beverly Kansas Posts: 5,301	Re: Starter Michigan, once the heart of the auto industry has no auto electric repair shops?