Cast Iron T-10 Housing?

[67#0083]

Looking at a possible '65 purchase. Are there any known street cars that were produced with a cast iron T-10 housing? Page 229 of the 2011 Registry says the R-Models could have had either aluminum or cast, but from what I'm seeing it appears the street cars only had aluminum. Thanks!

[6s1640]

Hi 67#0083,

Later cars received a cast iron housing, plus a main case made of cast iron.  Likely a cost cutting measure.  It is possible that between the early all aluminum and the later all cast iron T-10M-1's, some hybrids with a mix could have been made, but I have not read this in any documentation.  You would have to ask an original owner of a middle production cars.  I know 6S1757 has an all cast iron T-10M-1 with the close ratio M high nickel gears.

It is also hard to judge if a car came with the cast iron tail housing and aluminum main case.  They are out there.  So, where they replaced due to damage to the aluminum tail housing or did they come that way from Shelby American/Ford.  Hard to tell.

Best of luck

Cory

[Bob Gaines]

Looking at a possible '65 purchase. Are there any known street cars that were produced with a cast iron T-10 housing? Page 229 of the 2011 Registry says the R-Models could have had either aluminum or cast, but from what I'm seeing it appears the street cars only had aluminum. Thanks!

It was 66 production when the trans started to evolve. 65 was typically all aluminum with the exception of some of the competition models.

[67#0083]

Thanks, guys!