I had an '81 F-150 that I bought new. It had the 3 speed + overdrive manual transmission. About 120,000 miles or so the input shaft bearing was getting bad and so I had the tranny rebuilt at my local Ford dealer. The mechanic showed me the worn bearings and they were marked " made in China" and there was a tag on the tranny stating that it was assembled in Mexico... this was from 1981 oh and the truck was made in the USA and still had foreign components way back then.
