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Old 09-12-2019, 07:37 PM   #15
Gene1949
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Default Re: 53 with automatic

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Originally Posted by scicala View Post
All air cooled Fordomatics were three speed also, until the later ones in the 60's that were two speeds.


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The original Ford-O-Matic, while capable of three forward speeds, started out in second and shifted to third, with first only being used when selecting L on the gear shift column.

HOWEVER; if floored from a standing start, it would immediately shift from second to low
then shift back to second and then third as the vehicle accelerated.

The Ford-O-Matic was manufactured from 1951 until it was replaced by the C4 in 1964.
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