[Aarongriffey]

My Dad bought a brand new ‘47 Ford on my birthday the end of January 1947.
It had instruments and trim and parking lights like a ‘46 because the 47 model was that way until some time in February.
Anyway, as all sedans were since the 1940 model, it was steering column shift. Three on the tree.
The only options it had was a radio and heater.
I have owned two 1946 Fords and a 1947 and A 1940. Plus I have been around a lot of those cars and I have never heard of one after the ‘39 model coming from the factory with for shift. The pick ups remained floor shift until the ligh duty (car) transmission in 1951.
The heavy duty three speed remained floor shift but that’s another story.
As stated in posts above changing to a floor shift transmission was done by several folks in those days but I only ever saw one. I would like to have done it myself.
I would still consider doing it to my ‘51 F1.