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1942 Liquamatic automatic
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TomO |
11-28-2013 @ 3:07 PM
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Just because something is rare does not mean that it is valuable. There were very few Zephyr convertibles made but they do not bring as much money as a Ford convertible or a Continental convertible. Value depends upon demand more than supply.
Tom
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woodiewagon46 |
11-28-2013 @ 7:44 AM
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Wow, you really got my curiosity going on this topic! I pulled out my back issues of the V-8 Times and read the articles about this transmission. There is a two part article in 1993, Jan/Feb and Mar/Apr and an article written by Dave Cole in the July/ Aug 1996 issue. Only 744 transmissions were installed in the 1942 Mercury and almost every one failed. The problem was that when they were returned to the dealers the engine also had to be replaced because the automatics had a different bell housing and did not match the standard transmission engine. When they were returned to Ford they were scr*pped and no one knows how many are left. You have something that is very rare and I am sure there are many people and museums that would want it! Do your homework before you let it go!
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woodiewagon46 |
11-28-2013 @ 7:03 AM
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There have been several articles written about the Liquamatic transmission in the V-8 Times and from what I remember I'm not to sure they are of minimal value. They were very rare and I think they would be highly collectable. Check out the V-8 Times before you do anything.
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ford38v8 |
11-27-2013 @ 2:06 PM
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Without the engine that mates up with it, probably minimal value, but check with the Foundation, as they have a complete engine/transmission assembly, and a cutaway of the transmission alone may enhance that display. A donation to the Foundation is tax deductible. http://www.fordv8foundation.org/
Alan
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searl |
11-27-2013 @ 11:03 AM
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I have a 91 year old friend that has a 1942 Mercury Liquamatic transmission. He scr*pped his Mercury in the early fifties but kept the transmission because of its novelty. He has the transmission, a parts transmission and a service manual. Unfortunately he did not keep the original engine with the unique bell housing. Does this transmission have any value? He is trying to thin out his parts.
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