Three on the tree.
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Cargo Master
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Three on the tree.
I have owned three f-150 ,one f-100 and a bronco, all 79s. All with automatic transmissions. Did the 78 or 79 ever come out with a standard three speed with a column shift ?
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Just to clarify, Ford 3 speed manual transmissions, with the shifter in the steering column, clutch pedal on the floor, was avaliable untill the 1988 year model. The last year for 3 on the tree manual transmissions was 1987.
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I understand you '81-f-150-explorer' that was the question. I allready new ' blown 331' about the automatic not being a three on the tree,but that was not the question.My 56 fairlane does have the true 3 on the tree ,with overdrive. The reason I ask was I am going too put one of the overdrive tranys in my f-100 ,302 engine and want a column shifter. If I wanted a floor shifter I would use a top loader overdrive in it as that is what it came with. Don't wont the shifter in my way.
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I guess I mis-read your post. Heres the way I took it. The title says three on the tree. Then you say you have owned 3 of them but they have all been automatics.
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I personally did not like the 3 on the tree. I had an 82 F-100 2wd with a 300 that had it and it seemed like first gear was to high and third gear was to low.
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the 3 on the tree was more comon in Econolines. "Wonder why, with the dog house" 
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But even those are rare.
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Cargo Master
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Read it again. Yes three automatics and they are not "three on the tree" . I ask , "did they make a 3 speed STANDARD , with a column shift in 78 and 79.Sorry if I got you confused.
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