Just to add some more ideas to the mix, I just looked at a '40 Chev coupe in Seattle with a 250 in it and the owner used a 4 speed overdrive ford toploader transmission he got from a 74 Granada and used a 4 speed shifter from a Jeep that bolts right on the top,and plugged the side shifter fork holes. Claims he runs 1650 RPM at 60MPH. The shifter came up near the stock locattion and looked stock with the bakelite knob.


'45 Ford PU
66 Valiant wagon, leaning tower of power.
79 Chevy C10 w/250
02 PT Cruiser Convertable