Originally Posted by
Julies Cool F1
I have the 48-56 truck parts catalogue Bill. And it doesn't designate the transmissions by number - T-86, etc, and you know it.
And I don't need numbers on it to look at a picture and see that it is installed on the back of a 223 in a 53-55 F-100. And no Bill I didn't say the 53-56 used a top cover - you said that. I said it didn't. And I said that transmission I had pictured I personally took out of a 63 Ford F-100 in 1980.
17 years later, what does that prove?
I know for a fact that the transmission I have pictured is the correct overdrive transmission - you can call it whatever you want.
And just to back it up, here is an add from a transmission shop for a 1954 Ford Overdrive Transmission. Look at the add! It's not C&G Ford Parts it is a Transmission shop that rebuilds these transmissions. It has a side cover and is EXACTLY the same as the transmission I posted in the pictures. You said 54 passenger cars used a T-86 see post #3
1954 Ford Fairlane Victoria Transmission and Drivetrain Manual Transmissions and Parts for sale. Auto Parts. Used car parts, classic car parts, parts dealers and more
I'm not trying to pick on you, but it's just not jiving this time Bill I'm sorry to say. I think this is one of those very rare instances where an erroneous piece of line art or listing got past Fords Technical Writer Editors.
And OBTW - Guys, note the price - ouch!
Edit Note: You missed Judge Judy?!?!?
Holy Carp we're all in trouble now!
I went by the parts catalog
parts lists to come up with those various top cover part numbers.
I would never go by illustrations only, because Ford used the same drawings for years.
You may have removed that O/D from a 1963 F100...but how do you know it's the original transmission?
According the parts catalog part list for 1961/64...it is
not...because it has a cover on top.
The O/D transmission used on 1955/56 T-Birds does
not have a cover on top...and that's the
bottom line.
As it's the
only O/D trans used from 1953 thru 1972 that does
not have a cover.
You can argue all you want to. To prove your point...find one other O/D used from 1953 thru 1972 besides the 55/56 Bird O/D that has no cover.
I'll save you the trouble...there isn't one. I looked at every O/D parts list from 1953 thru 1972.
The only one that does not list a 7222 cover is that Bird O/D.
And...that's the same trans that 17 year old 1963 F100 had in it. It was not original to that truck.