When did Ford switch 6 to 12v ?

[Gordon Ellis]

What year did the Ford Motor Co. switch from 6 v electrical system to 12 v?

[Bob C]

1956

[DavidG]

Job #1 of the 1956 model year in the fall of 1955.

[Gordon Ellis]

Thank you Bob and David!

[RalphM]

Yep, my first car, a 55, was six volt. Always fun as a kid jumping it off with all the more modern 12 volt cars.

[alanwoodieman]

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my Dad had a 55 Town Sedan 6 volt, Beaudry Ford in Atlanta changed it over to 12 volts before it was 6 months old, because my Dad complained about hard starting

[Graeme / New Zealand]

Originally Posted by RalphM

Yep, my first car, a 55, was six volt. Always fun as a kid jumping it off with all the more modern 12 volt cars.

Been there done that with my first v8.... good for melting the jumper leads.

GB

[RalphM]

Best thing was in a pinch if you only had one wire, or a length of bendable steel, you could put the bumpers together and still start the car!

[34fordy]

Originally Posted by alanwoodieman

my Dad had a 55 Town Sedan 6 volt, Beaudry Ford in Atlanta changed it over to 12 volts before it was 6 months old, because my Dad complained about hard starting

I wonder if they left the 6 volt starter in the car. I switched an old Allis Chalmers tractor to 12 volts but kept the 6 volt starter. This was a common practice and in 25+ Years it was the best starting tractor in the dead of winter.