C-4 is a 1960's trans? That means I've got a D-4, right

[Sparx Macgyver]

Ok, so while doing research and listening to tunes on the web, my mom sends me this link via messenger. It's for the Ford C-4. Well, sinc eI need a trans, and she is trying to be helpful, she sent it to me thinking it might be of use.

Now, personally, I think these guys are full of crap, because my truck is a '72. Here's what they say:

Ford Trivia: Ford Motor Company was wrapped pretty tight back then. In particular, the system used by Ford to identify parts is a brilliant and easy to figure out method of determining what decade and year your car or the part was made, giving you an advantage in finding what part you want fast.

The C in C-4 stands for the decade of the 1960s. As the letter D would indicate the decade of the 1970s and so forth. The number immediately following the letter designates what year the part was produced. Thus we can conclude that the C-4 was first produced in 1964. C being the decade of the ’60s and # 4 being the year in that decade. Hence C-4, 1964..

So here's the link if anybody really wants to go see it. I call shenanigins on them.

http://www.gottransmissions.com/blog/re ... somatic-c4

[mk]

Smells like to me.
I'll admit I don't know what led to that model designation but I'm sure the C stands for Cruisomatic, not sixties. I'm sure Tom's got an answer for us...


mike

[Sparx Macgyver]

Well, I love my mom, but sometimes she can fall for those automotive traps out there. Kinda like that one. PErsonally I think it's all shenanigins, but that's me.

[fordman]

ford casting numbers have nothing to do with when parts are used. they are made for designation as to when the mold for the casting of the particale part was made. so even if the mold fo rthe C 4 was made in 1964. that doesnt mean that it couldnt be used up into today even. if ford wanted to use it for any of thier vehicles. now it could be true that is how they named the transmission. i do not know that. but if the c4 was revised it is still a c4. just because they made a slight difference in the moldign to include a slight curve to the case. the mold number may change. but the transmission is sitll calle d ac4 not a d4 and would be considered a d4 transmission. the facts are being twisted to mean the wrong answer. 2+2 doesnt =C5 or C6

[mk]

It could well be that the C4 stood for the year of introduction, but it was just the individual part numbers that changed year to year.

mike

[Sparx Macgyver]

I wasn't taking them seriously, guys. I just thought it was odd that they posted that info. I had never seen it before, and frmo waht I have readt, made it seem bs.

[BobbyFord]

I think he "C" means Cruiseomatic . The C5 came out in 82 but they don't call it a D5 even though the engineering casting numbers are D2 through D6.

[AlleyCat]

In Ford part numbers C does stand for 60's. The C4 came out in '64 and the C6 was introduced in '66. Like BobbyFord I'm a little lost on the C5. My guess is Ford was trying for continuity in model designations.

[Sparx Macgyver]

I guess that makes sense. I dunno. Just seemed like one of those automotive site traps that I run across fairly often.

[AlleyCat]

I guess that makes sense. I dunno. Just seemed like one of those automotive site traps that I run across fairly often.

The site may indeed be a trap for the unwary. I've been trying to decipher some of this stuff for years. The info is out there if you look hard enough. The reasoning for some things though seems to be lost to the mists of time.

[Oren09]

The engineers that designed this stuff have died or gone insane.

[Sparx Macgyver]

Likely, though I just can't stand the trap sites out there. I know of a couple that are jokes, well, I seem them there as a gag site, otheres seem to be serious about making money, but are still traps.