Nice Meteor

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  1. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    I just wanted to show all of you a customer's car I worked on when I was working; '63 with a 260-2V/Fordomatic 2-speed, all original and gorgeous:
     

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    Very pretty. Have often wondered about those two speeds... seems like it might be lacking in the get up and go.

    mike
     
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    The Ford-O-Matic 2 speed was a major deterrent to any kind of spirited driving. Even more so than the Powerglide. I had a '64 Falcon Sprint with the 260 (added a 4bbl and dual exhaust) with a 3.25:1 rear and the Fondue-O-Matic just killed the package.
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Sloooow

    Worse than a Powerglide???????:slap: Wouldn't you rather drive a Buick with Dynaflow?
    Or a Chrysler with fluid drive?:rofl2:
     
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  5. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Not this one. I put a Pertronix unit in it, and when I went to test drive it, I stomped the gow pedal and once First grabbed, it was gone, long gone. 2100 2-barrel, also.
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    When it rains on your Canadian Ford is it called a Meteor shower?:biglaugh:
     
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    :rofl: :biglaugh: :rofl2: ^^^
     
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  8. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    *ba domp boom chish*
     
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    Saw that Meteor last week end. A real beauty !
     
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  10. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Yes it is. I really wish it were mine, but oh well.
     
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    If you think about it, most cars of the early and mid sixties were relatively slow by today's standards and no matter if you had a 2 speed or 3 speed automatic or a 4 speed manual your final drive ratio was 1 to 1.
     
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    My first car had fluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuid driiiiiiive.
    If the final drive on it was 1 to 1 it took one mile to get it up to the speed limit, and that was in town.
     
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