My '57 Truck Build "Rosa"

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by 57picupnewbie

Russ,

Are you runnning an automatic with your 350 or 3 speed? I know where I might could get an original 235 with original 3 speed trains. I had an extra that I let go with the first truck that I had before I got this one.

Hey Dru, I'm keeping the three speed. Partly because I have it and partly because I think it has been rebuilt. It's a later model transmission. It's painted black and shifts very good so I'll keep it for the novelty of having a "three-on-the-tree". The grandkids saw the shifter and asked what it was. Surprising how many people have never seen a column shifter before. I have rebuilt all of the shift linkage and painted it so I'm kind of committed for now.