Technical Part identification 64 falcon

I have a 64 falcon with a 260 and a cruise o matic that I bought a few weeks ago and I have just now gotten around to really looking the car over and I found this odd looking reservoir mounted on inner driver fender it appears to me as being a remote reservoir for he power steering but the pump has a reservoir on it with what looks like the same filter in it. Hopefully someone know more about.

 

Did this car originally have A/C? That looks like the inner fender mounted P/S reservoir that came on my A/C equipped '64 Galaxie. Still this begs the question... Power steering on a Falcon? Oh well!
-Dave

 

could be the steering pump was replaced, and whoever did it left the original remote reservoir?

but yeah, that's what it looks like

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The power steering is desirable for it's faster ratio, so if you remove the linkage power****ist you have good steering.

 

The old Ford linkage type power steering is good for preserving the underside of the car, it's a good challenge to keep it from leaking.

 

Yep, soak down the underside of the car with the used oil from the last change and go for a drive down a dusty road. Had an OT Granada, 302 & A/C. Thought it had power steering, but it didn't and drove great.
-Dave

 

Wow - never saw that type of P/S system before - good find squirrel

 

I spent some time fixing one on a 64 falcon....also did a similar one on a 59 retractable...and a 55 T bird...I know way too much about old ford power steering.