Grey & Davis aftermarket Starter/generator
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2026 12:04 pm
I sourced this unit for a guy in India who has a 1915 T and wants to add a starter, but also wants everything period correct.
I got it from Dodge Riedy who got it to me here in Idaho a few days ago.
The bendix was completely stuck at first. After a bit of coaxing with penetrating oil, dunk tank and carb cleaner, I got the bendix working again. It's now fully operational and ready to be installed on a car. I'll soon be sending it to the port of LA where it will go into the trunk of another car and then inside a container to make its way to Bombay India.
You can see it operate in the video I made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQoHCPe_vE
What an ingenious device! Quite the conversation piece.
It drives a gear on the crankshaft like this
.
Jeff
I got it from Dodge Riedy who got it to me here in Idaho a few days ago.
The bendix was completely stuck at first. After a bit of coaxing with penetrating oil, dunk tank and carb cleaner, I got the bendix working again. It's now fully operational and ready to be installed on a car. I'll soon be sending it to the port of LA where it will go into the trunk of another car and then inside a container to make its way to Bombay India.
You can see it operate in the video I made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQoHCPe_vE
What an ingenious device! Quite the conversation piece.
It drives a gear on the crankshaft like this
.