Will it run? Rare 4 speed on column, 1964 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty, can we drive it?

In this episode of Iron City Garage, Pete gets in a 1964 Ford Econoline fresh out of Colorado. This Hard to find heavy duty model, factory ford 9" rear and and 14" wheels vs the 13's Has 170ci engine and very rare 4 speed transmission ON THE COLUMN, this was a 64' only option. Has some rust but it is from Colorado so over all really solid compared to most. Good title we can deliver or ship anywhere as well as export. So sit back relax and watch to see if Richie can get this 64 Ford Econoline up and running again!
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[@madmex2k]

I had a 64 Ford econline truck. Those things have a huge 161 pound counter weight under the rear of the truck, near the tailgate, since they are nose heavy. We put an inline6 300 Ford in it, c6 trans, and it had adapters to put those Oldsmobile rims that all the 70s Cutlasses had. My Brother in Law took them off his 71 442 and put Big and little steelies and moons on the 442. Not sure if that chunk of metal might be a piece of the counterweight? Doesn't look like mine did, it had holes used to mount things to the bed. I loved it because it was overpowered with the 300, and I could do a U-Turn on a normal neighberhood street in 1 turn. I miss it fiercly. Got sold out from under me by a family member 'trying to clear old cars out of my Dad's yard" after a series of stroke. She didn't ask anyone for permission, just sold them,.Mostly because her ex-con bff convinced her to do it. They were all mine, a 66 4 door Catalina, a 66 C10 long bed truck, and the 64 Econoline. Her explanation was 'she assumed' they were Dad's, sold them all to pull-a-part, 75 dollars each. Made me sick. I still don't speak to her without another family member forcing me to conversate with her. Unforgivable.

[@kennethewertz9313]

You have 2 great vintage guys who know there stuff. You can't duplicate the knowledge and experience they have. They make working on this vehicle look easy and straight forward when it really isn't. Good for you.

[@VB-bk1lh]

Back in the early 80's I bought a '63 van model with a four on the column. It was different but worked fine. It was better than my prior van where someone had put a floor shifter in it with a long extension handle on it. Mine also had the 170 engine from the factory but the engine had a death rattle and I swapped in a 200ci motor from a newer Maverick with low miles. (The 200 posed a few height issues with the original air cleaner though but I solved that in a slightly drastic way, I pulled the head, sawed off the manifolds and made a custom dual carb manifold and custom headers for it. (I worked in a performance/fabrication shop at the time). In the end it ran fantastic but the more race oriented Weber carbs and headers posed driveability issues in the cold or when using it as a daily driver. I eventually swapped the motor again for a rebuilt 170, and put the modified 200 into a 1960 Falcon 2dr sedan. (When I eventually tired of the 200 motor and dual carb issues, I pulled that and stuck a '69 351 Windsor in the Falcon along with a top loader 4 spd from a Mustang).

[@Bongofurry]

Nothing like having an old head on the project. Glad I found yours.

[@hughiemaceachern5282]

Can't beat them old 6s and finally someone that knows how to run a motor that has sat for years

[@gabrielv.4358]

Agreed! 6's are the beest! Underrated engines also.

[@birdssurfshed]

Boy the memories and stories this little guy will have! Good job dad.

[@user-kc3ed3lx6o]

I had a Econoline Van that was four speed on the column, it always managed to get the shift linkage stuck once and a while . 😂

[@user-kv7jj6gt4f]

Greetings from Germany... Back in 69,70 & 71 my High School Daze, I worked at a local hotel and we had a 63 Ford Econoline. Six Cylinder with 3 on the Tree. Later years while stationed in Germany I bought a 72 Opal Record C 1.9 Ltr 4 cylinder. It had a 4 on the tree with a push button for reverse. The gear shift pattern, as best I recall, was the same as a floor mounted shifter. This Super Duty Econoline is pretty Kool...! I never seen one and could not imagine a 4 on the tree back in the day.

[@jimmymcclosky3786]

This vehicle is extremely nice. Not very many of them left. Thanks for sharing.

[@patricklorio7657]

My brother and I started a plumbing company in 1880, and we had 2 of these pickups. We drove them for years and worked the hell out of them. My brother still has his. One thing for sure is that you never want to hit another vehicle head-on!

[@bobcatsmith246]

My Favorite Ford truck is the 1965 F100 custom cab with a 289 v8 with a granny gear 4 speed trans. During the 1980s, I had 3 different 65 Ford F100 trucks. The first one was the custom cab I bought for $75.00. With the inline 6 cyl. The second one I traded a 1974 Chrysler New Yorker for. That truck had the 289 v8 with dual exhaust. The last one had the granny gear 4 speed a d paid $300.00 for it. The first truck I described is my dream truck. Love the videos.

[@jimford2338]

Had two vans. A 62 E-100 and a 64 E-100. The 62 had a floor mounted heater which was super cool. Ripped the 6 140 ci and the 3 on the tree out. Put a 289 with 82 Mustang GT heads and intake 4 bbl holley with an auto C4 trans. Shift kit with a Quick Silver cable shifter mounted to the engine cover. Man ! Was it bad, you know what! Had to replace the weak rear end and put a HD rear end. You could smoke the tires off the thing. I loved it and miss it bad.

[@JohnClark-hl7di]

That short stainless pipe piece is the top of a beer keg. It's the ball valve to fill and tap.

[@ditzydoo4378]

1964 Ford 4-speed on the tree shift pattern was Up and forward Reverse, drop down and forward 1st, back 2nd, drop down and forward 3rd, back 4th. When you first started you were putting it into 2nd to start rolling, as well as on the ramp.

[@Ironcitygarage]

They feel like the same gear lol, 2nd was pulling harder than first. 🤷‍♂️

[@ditzydoo4378]

@@Ironcitygarage sweet, I've been starting off in 2nd forever with manuals.

[@moneygooddude]

The 4speed was a commercial option. They do tend to get stuck in 2nd. If you separate a couple of the grill bars you can reach in and pop the linkage loose. The 170 with dual headers and cherry bombs will sound just like a V8 until about 3.000 rpms! My dad made a custom van out of one and it was very cool!

[@elpochodf]

Out West in the late 1960s & 70s we had a rash of "Bondo Gypsys" . They would walk up to unsuspecting motorists at the supermarket, offer to remove dents and they would SLATHER on the Bondo and make it look passable so when you came outta the super market and it would look OK but it was all Bondo. I suspect that was the case with your truck. Great video, keep up the good work I enjoy seeing what you guys dig up. Greetings from Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico !!

[@terryeustice5399]

I had a 1961 but it was not heavy duty. Had the straight 6 cylinder 3 speed column shift. They have an amazing turning radius. Got to stop to shift in 1st. No synchronizer. Can shift down to 2nd. From 3rd.That battery under the drivers seat needs to be secure. Or it will slide out under your feet. Those 6’s are indestructible. Almost. Loved seeing your video. Brought back a lot of old memories. Thank you for sharing! 💕💯👊👍

[@Thomas63r2]

So hard to find one for restoration - they had a super high attrition rate. Nobody seemed to care about them for a long time. They were so lightly built - easy and fast to rust, and easily totaled in accidents.

[@paulwillard5924]

All the ones I find have terminal skin cancer…😢

[@Thomas63r2]

@@paulwillard5924 Hopefully this ex U-Haul rental Econoline has found a good new home. I have seen many of these totally roached out with rust - this one is about as rust free as can be found. The one thing I did learn from this video is that the guys doing a V8 swap simply used the Chevy Van doghouse because it is wider - did not know that.

[@americanrambler4972]

First time I have ever seen a column shifted 4 speed on any American car, let alone a ford econoline of any stripe! This is unique enough that it should keep its 6 and column shifted 4 speed transmission! In a light truck like that, you can get enough power out of a six shooter to make it scary fast if you want to.

[@RusThompson]

I've never seen 4 on the tree either but, I love the econoline, awesome find!

[@deandee8082]

yup, upper gears are back, reverse is forward and down, you get used to it after a while

[@michaelLovas-jr9ew]

It's nice seeing a shop from the 412.

[@lakesnake2005]

Awesome, you found a Dagenham 4 speed. I wanted one of those for my '63 Econoline van and never found one. That old van would go anywhere it could lift it's wheels over.

[@markamcampbell5795]

my uncle had one of these trucks that we put a 302 out of a 70 ford truck that was bored .060 over and a 4 spd automatic built for racing and a four-barrel carb didn't know how much grunt it had until we got it on the freeway and he punched it to beat traffic and spun it 360 and about crapped his pants.

[@countswing284]

Great find! Really stylin' with those wide whites. I believe that 4 speed was a British Ford unit. Cheers! 😎👍🛻🏁🏁

[@paulmurawski3683]

I can dig it. Cleaned up. Old school working on the old school van. Yep.

[@JSBIRD69]

In the summer of 1969, when I turned 16 and got my license, my Pappy put me in an Econoline pickup delivering used parts from his wrecking yard. They were pretty crappy, but a step up from the Corvair pickups he was using a couple of years earlier.

[@DavidSmith-fs4nt]

Love those old Ecocolines. First I ever heard of a 4 on the tree. Pretty cool 😎

[@robertbusin9983]

Great 👌 little deliver Ute for the shop.

[@oldguy59]

thumbs up just because memories

[@thomasfrye8996]

Great find!

[@lumpjones6459]

AWESOME FIND 👊

[@DependableAutoTruck]

great video thanks for sharing never heard of one of them

[@chrisnoeske8904]

Sweet little ride.

[@waynegallant9056]

wow great channel first time seeing any videos i had to subscribe thanks guys love the content

[@jerrytraub8074]

Neat vehicle, I personally couldnt let that one go. The whitewalls are a nice touch!

[@andyrichey1192]

Yeah, that’s super cool. Didn’t even smoke when you first started it up that’s awesome. Appreciate the video. I’ll catch you on the next one until then. Peace and chicken grease😁😁👋👋😎

[@user-bm9ts2pv9p]

I hope you don't put a V 8 in that pickup. Keep it a 6 cyclender

[@Thomas63r2]

He's selling it for $10,500 - probably already sold at this point.

[@305classics]

Super cool truck!!! Can’t wait to see if it works. Hello from Miami!!👍👍

[@digdanger]

That mystery part is the top of a beer keg spear.

[@kurtgreen1040]

I remember seeing them as a kid always liked them

[@gabrielv.4358]

Great find

[@jonathanmiddleton1141]

Man!! I’d drive that awesome thing with the biggest smile.

[@user-um6zp9pc9p]

The stainless steel thing you picked up is the nozzle for a keg a beer keg they used to use those to make gas tanks remember

[@gqsolutionsllc3163]

Great job with the little man ☺️

[@eric_seguin]

Drove one when I was 14. The owner didn't tell me the brakes were shot. The 4spd. took a bit getting used to. I fixed his brakes for letting me use it. $6.95 for shoes and $2.95 for a pinched brake line. Cops got me once but I told them I was working on it for a friend and he let me go. Life back then was so much simpler.

[@bigbill709]

4 on the tree that's cool.

[@johnbeltron8787]

Awesome! Carry on.

[@richgleadall3884]

man that is a cool truck.

[@Homemade1970]

That a cool ride I would love to have something like that here in Canada 👍👍

[@andyrichey1192]

Super cool love old-school vehicles I just found you guys I subscribed I’ll be watching for more👍👍😎

[@georgevan3102]

My favorite Ford truck

[@WildBillFlysRC]

You could get those metal replacement panels at a company called Mill Supply, Nice Find! I have owned 2 E-100 pickups over the years. Cheers!

[@charlessizemore5615]

Great vid !

[@mikerobinson8758]

I had a 64 Econoline 1 Ton van with the 4 on the tree shifter. It had double doors on 3 sides.

[@pedroalejandro8324]

Love these old cars n trucks, advice, look for the oil pressure switch n remove it when u crank the engine u will see oil coming out the switch hole.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Hello again nice truck 👍👍👍💪

[@josephwhitehead2718]

At least you have some good people that knows what to do

[@joebeach7759]

The first time I drove a standard on the column was my neighbors 60s econoline van, and it was also a 4 speed. I wanted to buy it so bad for my first car, but my mother didn't see anything positive coming from a teenager with a van. So I ended up with a mustang II.

[@tyronebiggims1613]

Hey bud whats the story on the white bug. 15 w 40 oil and bump the timming up a little.On the ford...

[@daviddamico4288]

Awesome van ..

[@paulwillard5924]

I’d do the body work on it and make it my daily driver! Oh, and the wide whites??? Pimped out!

[@garyrice7191]

Back in the early 70's I had a Saab96 with 4 on the column.

[@Splungers]

My 63 Falcon convertible was a 6 with 4 speed, Dagenham transmission.

[@tombob671]

That transmission is an English Dagenham. It was optional the years you mentioned in the Falcon. It was also used in the Ford Cortina great video

[@David-yy7lb]

Man, that's gonna be an awesome project to restore that ole ford and would definitely be cool if you could squeeze a built stroker 347 SBF with a 5 or 6 tremec transmission in that ole gal👍🏿👍🏿

[@richceglinski7543]

The parts in the bed you identified as a dampener pulley is a water pump pulley. The part you called a vacuum advance is a oil pressure sending unit. There is no vacuum hose nipple on it just a wire terminal.

[@markamcampbell5795]

nice whitwalls all covered in grease.

[@PepeofCalif]

Great very hard to find nearly nonexistent score in that condition. the cheeseball 1950s-era whitewalls - no bueno.

[@davidbohner692]

Thanks!

[@Ironcitygarage]

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[@Ironcitygarage]

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[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Add a pertronix ignition system. Do away with p9ints and keep it 6cyl. 5. Lug hole rims. From a mustang. Hrenada bolt right on hiving you 14. Inch tires

[@markboulton4500]

Considering my first car was a 1976 AMC Gremlin and my first truck I took my driving test was a 78 Ford F-150 3 on the tree / Wow what I would give just to take that truck out with some beer's and my fishing poles and never come back to Tesla world .

[@shawnathon60]

We had an old Econoline van,, when something fell off,, we would put it back on,, had 2 large oak logs for bumpers,.. they were legal,, uncut,, but oak!

[@boblister665]

I had a 63 Comet with a 170 and a 4 speed. It was an English built trans by Dagenham I believe. Didn't survive the test drive when I put a V8 in

[@mlow587]

I see Peter build that one .

[@robertpimpo4698]

Great vehicles nice job guys runs good needs a little work but for it's age what wouldnt

[@oscartheg6674]

Show me 6 cylinders man I'll just run forever and lots of torque, I'm sure you probabiliy already know that. Really enjoyed your channel nice content.

[@robertjean659]

4 speed econolines are fairly rare, gotta keep this one. Too good to move on. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@mattmonteith2175]

Note doesn't mean no oil pressure does not mean bad oil pump. My did a engine swap gauge says no oil pressure it's in the wiring. Ya bought cat 3116 some one said no oil pressure and just put in a oil pump. Got it all in a box. And I checked everything. If had no oil pressure it would have hole in the block or frozen

[@hughiemaceachern5282]

Old things in good shape

[@dandunlap8638]

Some early commercial trucks had a 5 on the tree

[@patricklorio7657]

We called them guppies.

[@bigbill709]

Only car I remember seeing that had the 4 speed on the column was Saab 96 way back when.

[@nipperdawg1865]

My freind had a 60s Peugeot wagon with one

[@paulmurawski3683]

Bk in the day when I was 15/16. Me and my buddy had a 64 Econoline van. Fun as could be. Chick on the dog house and we would roll all round. Heck if we had ten dollars of gas last all week.

[@rudybriskar5267]

Looks like you need a 3 gallon boat tank with a primer bulb. It'll more than pay for itself.

[@BigHeinen]

Great truck! Not a fan of the wide whites.

[@Josh-lq8bx]

I have always liked those old trucks. But I love anything mopar. I prefer the classic dodge A100.

[@mrchevy7892]

Musti1 has one just like yours..

[@user-yx2ip6cr9h]

I was surprised you didn't lube up those cylinders a little bit before you started spending the motor over.

[@1crustyoldmsgtretired870]

You almost never find one with an intact tailgate! You're going to need the belly pan that goes from the front bumper to the radiator or it will constantly overheat. The engine may be a 200 which is better because it has 7 main bearings. Another thing to look out for is the steering box is supposed to take grease and not 90wt. If the box has been serviced with gear oil, the bronze bushings get eaten away and makes the steering scary sloppy - Scarier than normal I mean lol

[@waiting4aliens]

Weird truck with a 7 1/2 foot bed that was always tail light without a load. The 4 speeds were to make up for the lack of power. Not a particularly stout transmission. A lot of chopping to get a 240/300 into the truck. A later truck, post 65 with the 240/300 and an overdrive transmission would be the way I'd go. My 170 was a gutless wonder with a load on it. 3 spd. A 250 six might be an easy swap.

[@hughiemaceachern5282]

Them old snow tires with v tread 80s since i saw 1

[@KCAATV]

Four on the column. No Way. I'm 75 years old and I've owned, repaired and driven more pickups than I will ever remember and I've never seen a four on the column. It is illogical and counter intuitive. All I can say is that it must be another inexplicable and insane "Mandela Effect". For me, this one beats the Beren"stain" Bears. I don't know about you, but I want my old reality back, like it was before the universe went haywire.

[@carlbernard4197]

I would have drove this to Carlisle! 😊😊😊. Not using a trailer. 😊

[@garysoykin2783]

I grew up out in California and you could not give those things away back then and if you bought one you probably pick it up for 50 bucks

[@user-rf5oj3tt9q]

Just put oil in it without the filter oil should come out if the pump works

[@markamcampbell5795]

check out mustie one . he has on of these trucks that he did extensive rust repair to and it came out excellent.

[@roberthamlet7691]

Yeah they had a leaver at the bottom of the dash to put it in reverse

[@gregorykolanek6820]

Time line 52:51 first gear looks hurt, that's what the blocking rails prevent. Camera angle ? ! ?

[@johnccargill4665]

my 59 Merdedes had a 4 on the tree as did a number of European xaea.

[@thundermite1241]

Imagine a boosted ford 300 i6

[@marksommers6764]

Motor mount stands were Very weak