Ben Hefley
-
Employee
Born in Baxter Springs Kansas in 1959. Ben is married to Trisha, with no children. He graduated from Southeast Kansas Vo Tech in 1981, went on to run a repair service for his aunt Mary in Chilhowee, Mo. From there, he went to a GM dealership in Warrensburg, attending all the transmission schools and becoming proficient at working on all the GM transmissions. In his off time, Ben enjoys golf, and trail riding. He and Trish own two American Paint horses which they keep their ranch in Sedalia. He is also an accomplished RC aircraft builder/pilot, and served as president of the Warrensburg Radio Control Aircraft Club. He has performed for crowds at fly-ins and air shows in Kansas City, and Whiteman Air Force base. He has a collection of beautiful planes he has built and flown. When it is too cold to fly, Ben enjoys bird hunting with his English Setter named Casper. Quail and Pheasant are his favorites, although any reason to go is good enough.
CJ Pflughaupt
-
Kit's Stepson
CJ Pflughaupt is Kit's stepson. He LOVES to race his 4 Wheeler and has won the last two races in his class at the Hiway 65 MX track south of Sedalia MO. Here he is on a practice day riding Kit's Honda 400EX. CJ typically rides a Honda 250EX but he is learning to handle the larger machine as he gets better at riding.
Kit Lindsay
-
Shop Owner
I am the "Lindsay" in Lindsay Transmission. I was born in 1962 in Miami Florida, and grew up here in Warrensburg. Growing up I have worked as a farm hand, a plumber, even a stock boy at the local TG&Y. I attended the Warrensburg Vo Tech school my junior and senior years of high school where I learned the advanced fundamentals of auto mechanics. I taught myself how to repair transmissions after I was taken advantage of by a local salvage yard. I had purchased a used transmission to install and it didn't work. The salvage yard would not refund my money, so I was forced to try and repair it myself. I was ultimately successful, and I went on to get my ASE Master Mechanic certification. This led to a job at the local Chevrolet dealer, where I attended their transmission school. Here I learned all of the little things that I couldn't teach myself in the garage. I went on to work for a local transmission shop for a year, then opened my own business in December of 1984.
I live with a nine-year-old Pom named Tanner who goes to work with me every day and loves to greet customers. In my time off I enjoy traveling on my old Harly in the summer and West Coast Swing dancing year round. The summer of 2009 I am competing in several competitions from Tulsa to Omaha Nebraska. I am currently dating a nationally ranked dance instructor named Amy Castro and she is making sure my skill is constantly improving. I just finished restoring a 1956 Ford Thunderbird to better-then-new condition. It was a two year long project but worth every minute when I took the woman that I purchased it from for her first ride in it in 29 years. There are some photos in the gallery of it in process of restoration.
Richard Wilkins
-
Transmission Shop Foreman
Richard Wilkins has been working at Lindsay Transmission since 1997, and serves as the shop foreman. His specialty is Chrysler products, and he has over 25 years of experience working on Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge vehicles. Richard is a graduate of Knob Noster High School and the Warrensburg Area Vo Tech School, class of 1977. Richard is married to Diane and they have two sons, Doug and Russell, the latter born in May 1999. Richard's interests include dirt bike and ATV riding, fishing and camping and golf. Richard studies Karate, and currently holds a second degree black belt. Richard is ASE certified in both manual and automatic transmission repair, and enjoys electrical work. Richard is also Chrysler Certified in most areas of auto repair, something that is comforting to know if you have a Chrysler product that needs service work. Richard is considered the "go to" man in Warrensburg by the local mechanics when there is a Chrysler problem in another shop that can't be solved.
Tonya Goin Riggs
-
Office Manager
Tonya Goin is our office manager, and is the first person you'll meet when you walk in the door. Tonya was born in Springfield, MO and moved to Warrensburg when she was 10 months old. She graduated from Warrensburg High School in 1998 and went on to Cosmetology school. She will be attending CMSU in the fall of 2006 and will be earning her bachelors degree in Family and Child Development. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends especially her nephew and niece, Austin and Jayme. In the summer months she enjoys going to the state fair, attending concerts, and ATV riding. She also likes to travel and in her down time she enjoys reading John Grisham novels. In August of 2009 Tonya married Jeramy Riggs at Powell Gardens and is living happily ever after with Jeramy and her little dog, Bella.