401cid Ford w/tri-power

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Also the first year that Ford offered a 4 speed was 1962. A 1960 would have a 3 speed on the column, with an overdrive optional.

Back in 72 I bought a 60 Galaxy 500 390 4spd for parts, I wanted the Crager SS wheels off of it, I paid 20 dollars for the car delivered and sold it for 100 or junked it, {can't remember for sure, too many years and cars ago}, I always assumed it was a factory 4 spd car, who knew.

[Dwight Southerland]

1961 Ford 390/401 carbs: Center: pn C1AE-AV, Holley# R-2436A
Front and rear: pn C1AE-AU, Holley# R-2437A

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

Back in 72 I bought a 60 Galaxy 500 390 4spd for parts, I wanted the Crager SS wheels off of it, I paid 20 dollars for the car delivered and sold it for 100 or junked it, {can't remember for sure, too many years and cars ago}, I always assumed it was a factory 4 spd car, who knew.

Had to have been swapped, if it was a 1960. The 390 came out in 61, and the 4 speed in 62 (BW T10, Ford Toploader came out partway thru 64 production.)

[RJ Sledge]

4 speed was an "over the parts counter" deal in `1961 along with the complete 3 duce setup. I believe that you could get the 390/401 from the factory but only with a 3 speed or a O/D unit. They were all column shift. The 4 speed T-10 BW trans set up was complete with shifter and boot and install instructions. All was NHRA Legal for Stock.

4 speed option from factory was only from 1962 on with Top Loader coming out in late 1963. I worked in the parts department of Hemphill-McCombs Ford taking care of warranty claims in 1964 and they were a ton of broken T10 imputs and cluster gears that were "1863'd" back to Ford. We had to keep them for Ford Rep to look at them. We had quite a collection of busted parts. Most were just thrown away after a month whether the Ford Rep looked or not.

RJ

RJ

[John Lang]

To all of the respondents to my question's, Thanks a lot, as I've found more info on this combo, the engine was a 61 390, w/tri-power, and it's got the original solid lifter cam, and the car also came with the neatest set of cast headers I've seen in a long time ! This whole package is going into a 64 Ford Thunderbolt look a like,kind of, as it is a 2dr Htp, for a neat street ride ! The 4 speed is an original Ford from the 61 or 62 ? Dwight this about the third time you have helped me with carb numbers, Thanks ! As I learn more, I'll post it if you guys are interested !...Thanks again. John