Ye Olde "Synchro Silent" Three Speed, etc.

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04-16-2007, 09:07 AM

grover

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My 56 F100 has the original "3 on a tree" and I run it all the time-the difference though mine has the overdrive option which lets my rig cruise at current highway speeds with no trouble.

We had a OD tranny in a '57 Ford station wagon we owned when I was little. My dad said it would get in the 22 or more miles per gallon on the highway. I'd love to find one of those(the transmission, that is), but they are getting scarce and pricy.

I wouldn't mind a Ford wagon of that vintage, either!

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04-16-2007, 02:11 PM

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I wouldn't mind a Ford wagon of that vintage, either!

My dad had a '67 Country Squire, loaded to the gills, but with a 3-sp/OD. With a little 289 it hauled us from Chicago to Tampa at 60 mph and gave 20 mpg. If I remember correctly, it was not synchro 1st?

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