Trivia: First year for a 4 speed Ford

No trucks and not the OD. What was the fist year for a true 4 speed in a Ford or Merc? Was that a toploader?

 

A guess: 1962

 

1961 my pops had a 61 starliner with a 352 four speed now I dont know if it was a dealer or Factory but I remember the car.

 

I believe it was 61' and they would have been BW t10..top loaders I think started in about 64 in the bigger engined cars and became used in all engines by 66'..

 

1961 1962 t-10 we would run the 2.36 first gear ratio over the 2.20 ratio in gas cl***.

 

It became a dealer installed option in late '61, and an ***embly line option in '62. My source is vintage HRMs, not the fact that the guy that sweeps up at the local **** shop says that his second cousin bought one new in '61.

 

1962 had the BW T-10; I would have to see do***entation to buy the story that they were available during the '61 model year.

 

I had a 57 300 fairlane. 300 hp F-series supercharged 312. 4 speed 4.56 rear end. that ran in S/S cl*** in 1960 and later A stock. looking back I can't believe no one ever protested the 4 gear
My guess is 63 factory, but there were many leagal stockers before that

 

Late 1961 dealer installed,1962 ***embley line...200% sure!!!!borg warner t-10,all iron case,narrow four bolt pattern to bellhousing.

 

My 61 Falcon 6 cylinder has a Dagenheim.

 

The Dagenheim also came behind 260 v8s