Thanks man.. I'm thinking about getting it to where I can drive it more but it's going to take some money and work. She's worth it though. Thanks a lot.

rpeek your welcome man, I'll like to see how it turns out

Well I'd like to nice up the interior and put a set of radials on it without losing the wide white look. That's kind of pricy. And I need to pull out the tranny and put a synchronizer in the 2nd gear slot, then convert it to 12 volt. I've got a new driver's side glass for it already. After that I'll be ready to drive it to the other coast.. hahaha.

rpeek that's good man hope to see more on it soon

jarrod gaddis Damn right

jarrod gaddis hell yeah

hell yes, nothing like the sound of a old y-block ford v-8, even the lifter noise from their oiling problem that was remedied somewhat with a kit installed to provide oil to the lifters. even so, they were many installations that looked like a drunk monkey put them on with a big pipe wrench and a fifth of moonshine in the gut.

Aw shux, that's a nice thing to say. Thank you..

isn t so cool when its get stuck in Neutral...

.. And you have to go under the hood to move the lever to fix it! Our family had two cars with this setup as a kid.

thespeez exist a way to fix this?

There's a lever under the hood that exists so if you lock the car in neural, you can fiddle with the linkage to get the shifter 'unstuck'.

@@marianlombard5022 I rebuilt my neck 4 times then said fuck it n bought a floor 3 speed Hurst shifter for my 69 f100

I was just thinking the same thing when I saw a video of an electric powered dragster, totally silent, ...

Nothing sounds better than an old Y Block with twin pipes. Thank You.

+puppy cat Thank You! She's a sweetheart..

hahahaha... Oh yea.

I learned to drive on a '63 F100 column shift.... Mighty fine.

Almost the same with me! I'm 24 and I learned to drive a 3 speed on my 68 F-100 I bought from my Dad. Then I bought a 61 F-100 that he sold a long time ago and we found it again. I have a few videos of them on my channel!

I like the way you think

It does...

joecoool100 Me too...

I hate bucket seats! New cars suk!

Damn right.

Awesome! Glad you're out enjoying yours.. Thanks..

She does soundmighty fine..

What an odd name for a car that was. Back in the day I didn't think much of 'em, but lookin' back I can see they were a lot cooler than I thought at the time. I feel that way about a lot of cars from the past. Them old art deco Mopars were some ugly in the day. Now they're beautiful to behold.. hahah.

Glad you enjoyed it. It was an awesome car to drive.

Thank You..

Thank You..

Dude it’s a wagon

Thank you. Yea, I learned on a column shift '62 Ford truck.. Some fun.

I agree. Love stick shift too. Thanks for stopping by.

Yea. Had to spend some time gettin' those linkages right if you had any.

Thank You

Thank you ZR. Good luck with your truck

This is a 292 Y-block... Best sounding setup ever made in my opinion.

Yea with a straight shift you can pick and choose your gears.

Thank you neighbor...

True

Right on!.. Thank You.

Not only points and condenser but 6 volt negative polarity too..

@@rpeek Leave it to Ford to reinvent the wheel. My bike is 6 volt electrical system also. I changed all of my light bulbs - headlight, tail light /stop light ,blinkers and speedometer instrument cluster bulbs to LEDs. That helps the bike out a lot because the electrical system is old and weak. And the LEDs are so much brighter. Take care and have a great day sir.

They were awesome..

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by.

Interesting.

Thank You!

Thank You!

I hope so too! Thanks.

@@bigsmilereviews100 Actually this car is in New York. The video was made of it when I lived in Maine. I sold it to Mitch Hoffmeister who lives in upstate New York. You could probably buy it from him if interested.. With all that said, I do dig where you coming from. Sometimes there's nothing better than a drive down the road in an old car. Best of luck to you.

Nothing sounds better than an old Y-block ford..

Sure is.

+buines2007 Thank You!

That sounds like a nice car to have. Good for you! Thanks for stopping by.

Yes

Yea me too.

Cool!

I learned to drive on a column shift..

Sure do..

same setup in my dad's 1960 Rambler.

This is all we had back in the day until everybody started buying after market floor shifters and putting them in... Now they're nonexistant..

It sure is and it sure is.

@Dust storm C0Ming I sold this car to a collector in New York. It's in good hands, but not mine anymore... Thanks for the interest.

Yea there was a goodly bit more to driving back in them days.

Thank you. It is.

Yep. Them was fine ol' cars..

That's true.

Yea them Y Block Fords sounds amazing. Thanks for stopping by.

Me too..

Interesting..

My initial thought!

Dang Boys them I need someone to get this shine down to Uncle Pete down in Gully Pass.....

Watch out for Rosco P!

Rosco P Coletrain! hahaha..

@@avega2792 Mine too! I was just watching The Duke of Hazzard first episode the other night!

Goes to show that new tech is shit!

Yep. '55 Ford wagon.. She's a sweetie..

Wonderful!!! I bet it's a beaut... rusty or restored. You're blessed by greatness! Thank you my friend for the great video.

Thank You!

Thank You.

That's the plan if I keep her. Sometimes I'm tempted to sell her just 'cause I have so little time to do what needs to be done, but we'll see..

Thank You..

It's a 3 speed overdrive, basically a 6 speed. It shifts between each shift of the column, if you drive it right.

That's explain a lot! Thank you very much.

That's the sound of a '62 292 Ford Y-Block, solid lifter engine with open dual pipes. Nothing ever sounded better.

I did that, rebuilt the speedo, changed the bulbs, cable, and freed up the speedo. I video'd it all. If you go to my youtube home page I have a play list on the 55 Ford and you can scroll through the play list and find the speedometer videos there, or you can search my vids for "speedometer" and probably find them that way. Good luck..

Thanks Chuck..

That's awesome.. It's a big help when the overdrive isworkin'..

it was a .040 over 292 with stock dual exhaust.

Yea nothing sounds better.

Thank You.

Thank You.

please find a speedo cable for a mechanical dash for a 55 ford xD

dont fool ya self a 3 speed will haul ass

Yea but I love your Mercomatic too... That this is a jewell! Keep on rolling Roosty...

Truer words were never spoken...

I see.

Ha hahaha.

I bet..

Dual exhaust from the factory. I had new pipes made for it from the mufflers back. Factory re-makes... I love the sound of a dual exhaust Y-Block.

This one had a rebuilt 62 Y-292 according to the engine numbers and there was a rebuild tag on the motor said it was bored 30 over..

Thank you.

Downshifts automatically

As a young fella I had a 59 Ford Wagon with that same overdrive unit and a slightly bigger Y-block engine (292 vs 272) I had no trouble reaching over 100 mph in her cruising to LA and back, she was a glorious machine. I have no doubt Rich's 55 would reach 100 too if she was tuned right and he was of a mind to do so!

This thing seems like it'd blow the doors off anything on the road these days... It's got plenty of go juice, and the kick down does work..

MrComaToes I think it'll do that in second high.. hahaha

rpeek She's a strong old girl Betsy is, that's for sure.

It is a Y-block. The 3 speed overdrives were common in the 50's and this tranny could be found in Fords, Chevys, Studebakers and all kind of cars. It's basically a Borge Warner 3 speed with the overdrive built into the rear of it, electrically operated with a selanoid.. Here's more info.. vwww.fordification.com/tech/overdrive.htm

I agree.... I've got a set of shifter linkages for a collum shift 57 Ford out in the garage if anyone needs 'em..

Yea, that's why it has wheels on it..

Greetings!

I've never quite figured what the toggle switch does but I think it cuts the power to the solenoid locking it out from shifting.. The pull switch also unlocks the solenoid but I'm suspecting it maybe does it only in low gear? I'm not sure. Yes, this is connected to the throttle assembly. It's quite a complicated set of throttle rods and such. I'd study some pictures of the old cars if you can find 'em. I'd considered swapping this one over to a multiple carb setup, but knew I'd have to re configure that throttle setup and decided to pass on doing that.

rpeek , thank you for getting back to me. Next time you’re under the car, could you see if the governor wire is connected? Thanks

@@aftershock2222 I no longer have the car but it was connected. It didn't work when I first got it but it had a fuse on the firewall and when I replaced that it started working.

The Borg Warner Overdrive Transmission began its life in the 1930s and was last used anywhere in the automotive industry in Ford trucks in 1972. Overdrive was last used in Ford passenger cars in 1967.

+rpeek ok thanks

292 Ford Y block. 1960 vintage. Nothing ever sounded better.

@@rpeek What sort of exhaust is on there?

@@dylanplumley280 Rusty stock dual exhaust....

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Yes

Well, this particular transmission is an "overdrive" and it has a high and a low for each of the 3 gears, meaning in effect it's a 6 speed, made in 1955..

@@rpeek thanks from your answer I can tell that half gear or up gear is probably just local lingo