FX/MX in a 1959 Skyliner?

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59Sky

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According to the door plate and gear selector on my column, my 1959 Skyliner had a Cruiseomatic originally. My 4-door donor car has a 292 Fordomatic. Am I correct in assuming the Skyliner would have used an FX series Cruiseomatic? I'm going back as original as possible and would appreciate any Ford trans info resources anyone knows of.

-Sean
 
There is another thread going at the moment which is going around in circles - I gave up - about a gearbox for a 60 F100. That may help a little for what you want to know.
I have pasted the page from the Ford Parts Manual which states what trans your cars should have according to the vin plate.
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You could also search Wikipedia for Fordomatic and Cruiseomatic which will give you an insight into the differences.
Regards
 
Think both were available in '59, although can't recall a FOM behind a 352. Lots behind 292's. All I've seen were COM's behind 352's. A Cruise-O is an enhanced Ford-O that starts in low when put in "Drive". A Ford-O started in 2nd. My suggestion would be to update to a C6.
 
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