3 Speed Stick Shift ???

I am a Fox body Mustang guy (actually I'm kinda getting out of the Fox body stuff, I love the 65-66 cars) and I am looking for a little help and think you old school Mustang guys might be able to help.

I know the early cars often had 3 speed manual transmissions and the 4 speed was an option. Who made Ford's 3 speed stick trannies? What model was put behind the V8's? Which model is the strongest? I knwo I6 transmissino are weak and not what I would want.

And why am I asking about 3 speeds? I am planning to build a street rod and I want to run a 3 speed stick because the car will be very light and a 4 or even 5 speed would be overkill. And I can not seem to locate any usable info online. So, I though of you guys and thought maybe you could help me out.

D.Hearne said:

....Beware though the thrre speed has extremely wide ratios, first gear in my old 67 FB 390 Stang would get you up to about 60mph with a 3.00 geared rear. Really not a problem if you put it behind a torquey motor like a 390. Beat a built 69 Camaro with a 350/4 speed/4.11 geared combo once with the stock GT390/3 speed/3.00 geared 9" rear the Stang came with. Ran high 14's with that combo.

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Thanks for the heads up. I knew they were often wide ratio and that's ok, because the planned powerplant is a built for torque 347 stroker 5.0 and it's going to go into a fenderless Model A pickup or Model A sedan. Either of which will weigh less than 2500 lbs.