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mrtexas · 05-31-2014, 11:26 PM

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

George49Ford · 06-01-2014, 07:28 AM

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

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

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Originally Posted by mrtexas

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.

05-31-2014, 11:26 PM	#1
mrtexas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 4,420	49 steering wheel Can someone tell me if this is a 49 steering wheel? Also what year did the automatic gear indicator come from?

06-01-2014, 07:28 AM	#2
George49Ford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carson City, NV Posts: 179	Re: 49 steering wheel Appears identical to my '49 steering. About the automatic indicator, sorry - no idea on that one.

06-01-2014, 08:19 AM	#3
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	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. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES