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mrtexas

05-31-2014 11:26 PM

49 steering wheel

Can someone tell me if this is a 49 steering wheel? Also what year did the automatic gear indicator come from?

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George49Ford

06-01-2014 07:28 AM

Re: 49 steering wheel

Appears identical to my '49 steering. About the automatic indicator, sorry - no idea on that one.

51 MERC-CT

06-01-2014 08:19 AM

Re: 49 steering wheel

Looks like a '51 column that was used to accommodate the later automatic that sits behind the non-flathead OHV engine.

green50

06-01-2014 08:31 AM

Re: 49 steering wheel

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtexas (Post 887013)

Can someone tell me if this is a 49 steering wheel? Also what year did the automatic gear indicator come from?

I agree, that is a '49 wheel. The Ford-O-Matic came out in '51. It appears that someone put an automatic in your '49 along with the steering column. If you have a space between the wheel and column it may be corrected with using a '51 wheel, not real sure though.

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