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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 03:53 PM
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1951-52 F-1 automatic steering column

Looking for pictures of a 1951-52 F-1 Automatic steering column. thanks
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 04:42 PM
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Did ford offer an automatic before 53?
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 05:29 PM
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Did ford offer an automatic before 53?
I don't think so....
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 05:29 PM
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You're going to look long and hard. No automatic transmissions were offered in 48-52 trucks, or prior.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 07:27 PM
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johnnylawmotor.com has this for 51 Ford F1.......3 speed automatic
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 07:43 PM
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The seller told me it is a 1951-52 Steering column-so I am trying to identify what it really is---I also thought they started in 53 but he says not-- so I keep researching it-- it is a NEAT different steering column I would like to keep it--- Thanks
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 08:01 PM
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Check out 52 Ford car pics, column looks similar to what you have.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2024 | 08:41 PM
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Fordomatic out of a car from 52 most likely. Trucks never had them to my knowledge until 53 like many have said.
 
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It's a car column from 52-56. The 57-59 have the indicator in the dash above the column/ below the instrument cluster
 
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Anyone try the Amazon generic?
 
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For that money, it's quite likely it's another Hoffman Group part with a history of dangerous defects, or possibly worse. There are all kinds of stories of failures of Hoffman Group or Helix products, or any number of names they sell under, like Johnny Law, etc. Best to do your due diligence on this before dropping a couple hundred on potential garbage.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=hoffman+gr...romentp&ia=web
 
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When I was looking for a column I found an article that reviewed all the different brands. Only Flaming River and Ididit were good. The others were to be avoided at all cost. Different problems but all would potentially lead to a failure. That did not seem good at any speed.
 
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op posted his column in post 6,that's a ford item not some aftermarket he's asking about that some have posted photos of
 
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Originally Posted by charlie g
op posted his column in post 6,that's a ford item not some aftermarket he's asking about that some have posted photos of
Understood, however these last 2 comments (posts 11 and 12) were in reply to the question posed in post 10.
 
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Thanks for all you help-- it is a 1952 Ford car automatic column-- I found a adapter kit to take a smaller steering wheel and will work with this column -- The column was all redone and new wiring and looks OLD school and different with the automatic--Just finishing build up and folks asking what kind of column is that---Thanks again
 
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