Van Blerck Speedster Radiator

We love Gary Wales work so when we saw the 1915 Van Blerk Special he had crafted based on Joseph Van Blerck's Marine engine powered speedster we thought that is a radiator that should be scaled down to a Model T size. Henry Fords Dutch engineer would have wanted that so...now we needs a customer who agrees.

We can imagine it in a film core, square cartridge or tube and fin. If you don't like the hard angles, we can soften it. Let us know your thoughts and we'll start designing and fabricating.

We make to order. Please allow adequate time for us to build.

Build time estimates [Feb 2025]

Brass/Black Model Ts

Our longstanding foundry (supplier) closed and all production was shifted to a neighboring foundry. Apparently many of the closed foundry's workers were ineligible for rehire by the new foundry due to more aggressive immigration enforcement and the union has no employees to provide. As of 2-20-25, we should receive castings in March 2025 and can resume production then.

In the interim, we have been working with our one-off foundry to have pattern boxes made and these are trickling in in smaller batches and we will produce what we can.

Model As 5-6 weeks

Heater cores ~6 weeks

Model A and 32 Ford Street rods 6 weeks

Common street rods ~12-15 weeks

Tricky customs & complicated restorations ~16 weeks months

We appreciate your patience as we continue to recruit and train new fabricators and manage the labor shortfall our country has been experiencing.

Van Blerck Speedster Radiator

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