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Farmers SN95

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Any one know what a ford toploader HEH CL is worth?
I looked it up, and it telling me it is out of a 66 fairlane 390 gt, but it was on a 289.
 
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D.Hearne

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It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay you for it. Typically anywhere between $300 and $1000. Depends on it's condition. If it was behind a 289 and it was a true 390 Toploader, then there's going to be wear and/or broken parts in the input end of it, if it was run any length of time.
 

dennis112

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I never trust the case ID. The cases are some what universal and someone could have swapped the longer small block input shaft into it. It would then work fine behind a 289 (especially if it still has the wide ratio gear set.) Also note that different length output shafts and tailshaft housings also swap easily too.

His pic may help:

 

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65FBE2

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I just sold one that was from a 289 full size. I swaped the main shaft and tail housing to make a "short Mustang" tranny out of it. I had a new Hurst comp-plus on it. I sold it on Craigs list locally for $600 and the people almost ran over each other to get it. I saw my old tranny on ebay a week later and it sold for $850. take off $200 for the shifter and i would say theres your price. If it was from a Mustang an the numbers all match what some one is looking for, I'm sure it would fetch a cool grand
 
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TOM B

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wow about a grand ahh, got some in the basement I have to look at.
 
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D.Hearne

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The only Toploaders I've seen go for a grand are the big block units.
 

65FBE2

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Matching number concours people will spend what it takes. It's hard to find toploaders that came from the factory in the mustangs. Most were 3 speeds. Most 4 speed Mustangs were done in someones garage
 
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57fairlane

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toploaders are in flux.

Some shops think they are worth their weight in gold . . . I have seen several "mustang builders" list them for $1,000-$1,200.

Usually they go for $500-600 on ebay/craigslist with $300-400 for junkers needing rebuilds.
 

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mine is a factory 4 speed/top loader car....
 
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