Gary Sayre Sr. started working at Akron Transmission in 1957. He worked for owners Charlie Milliken and Joe Casmar. Akron Transmission was located on 165 Ira Ave. in Akron. He­loved the challenge of the ever-changing transmission industry. He later bought the business in 1978.­The business­grew and later­moved to 2416 S Main St. in Coventry Township, where we are located today.­ He since retired in July of 2009 when Gary Jr. took over as owner of the business.

Ira Avenue Days