Servicing other companies radiators

Manufacturing is a hard business and over the years we have seen a few good companies be forced to close their operations.  We are ready  to assist their customers transition to new source of supply and service their customers products. 

Harrison Radiators

Herbert C. Harrison founded the Harrison Radiator Company in 1910 in Lockport, New York . . Harrison invented the “Harrison Hexagon”, a cellular film core radiator with a honeycomb shaped pattern that they claimed decreased the frequency of leaks. In 1911, Remington Standard Motor Company purchased the first hand-built radiator five years later, Harrison sold the company to the William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. Harrison stayed on as the president of Harrison Radiator from 1916 until 1927.

 At its height Harrison Radiator employed 10,000 employees at its Lockport plant and manufacturing air conditioners, radiators and heater cores. In 1987, Harrison Radiator’s Washburn Steel plant ceased operations and in 1995, General Motors allocated Harrison Radiator to Delphi Automotive Systems and re-named the company Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems. Harrison Radiator was reacquired by General Motors in 2009 as part of its Automotive Components Group.

 Independent Antique Radiator

Since 1913, Independent Radiator built complete radiator assemblies and cores and claimed to be the longest standing US manufacturer. The most recent owners operated in Carpentersville, Il and later Algonquin, Il for almost 30 years and closed in 2023.  They manufactured reproduction Model T radiators from 1924-1927, Model A radiators from 1928-1931 and Willy's Jeep radiators from 1942-1972 .

Berg's Radiators 

Cornelius Bergbower started making radiators in the mid 1960s and his son Gery carried on operated Berg's Radiators from Bluford, IL until 2022.  Specializing in reproduction 1928-1931 Ford Model As and 1917-1927 Ford Model Ts Berg's supplied the hobbyists in the central part of the country with radiator for their vintage cars and trucks.