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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Really enjoyed reading the back story and then following your rebuild.
So you found the original transmission and have it back?
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That was sort of an adventure in itself but yes. I was provided the contact information of the "suspected" owner of the transmission. Ken who owned the car prior, at some point had traded the M-20 for a BW Super T-10 with 3.10 low gear. The M-20 was then used in a nice street rodded 55 Chevy for a time and later replaced by (I believe) a Richmond 5 speed.
The 55 chevy was pointed out to me in the local Winnipeg World of Wheels car show one year (was not able to catch up with the owner then). When I contacted the owner later he told me he had the Richmond out for repair and was currently running the M20 as a spare. I offered to trade for an M-20 or M-21 which I had on hand plus cash and he wanted no part at that time. He said to wait until the Richmond was back in and he would then check the #'s.
I probably tried him five times over a period of three years before he finally admitted to having the #'s transmission. We did come to an arrangement to swap plus cash which worked out (wasn't cheap but it was a pretty integral piece to the car).