Technical Help identify this bellhousing

Need help identifying bell housing? It came in the trunk of a 56 crown Vic that I bought 9 or 10 years ago. Has what looks like a Ford C4 bell housing pattern but the clutch fork is on the wrong side. Also has 2 spots for a starter. I’ve included the only casting marks on the bell housing that I can’t seem to find Shit on.

 

C4 with a clutch fork?

 

Looks like air cooled early 50's Ford/Merc or maybe Lincoln.

 

The clutch does is in the wrong side though

 

Did those come with a manual? And we’re they an unusual set up?

 

Looks like a bell housing off of an air cooled automatic like the one behind 1955 dodge 255 hemi I have

 

^^^^^^^Yep, I believe Mopar automatic ……. for a 6 cylinder application…..note starter position.

Ray

 

It actually has two starter locations. If I remember I will take a picture of the one I have tomorrow

 

if you trust the internets....

https://www.fatmansgarage.com/products/1956-mopar-plymouth-bellhousing-56?variant=29373326819425

 

It's gotta be right because it's always a Dodge!

 

I asked a group on FB and some one called it a “hemi bird cage”

 

Did they all come with duel starter locations?

 

Sweet please do, I’ve been wondering for years what it is. It’s also aluminum. Is yours aluminum as well?

 

Haha, seems like they were constantly moving against the grain.

 

That’s it, mine be an earlier cast only has a 6 digit casting #

 

Gents, read the whole frigging thread before answering and you won't get laughed at for posting a wild as guess after Jim posted the correct answer.

 

The Mopar automatic transmission applications of this era used an intermediate plate between the block and the bell housing. Typically, that plate was aluminum, but I think I have one that is iron, though the trans is aluminum.That one is from a ‘60s A-100 pickup.

The intermediate plate differs from V8 to six cylinder models because of starter location required and also the block bolt pattern variations between six and V8. Although I said in my prior post this is a ‘six cylinder app”, it was an incomplete answer. @unforgiven correctly pointed out the case shown can accept either of two starter locations.

Ray

 

Here is the picture you can see the plate between the transmission and engine and both starter locations

 

Badass! I’ve wonder for years what it was, thanks for the pics and info. Im thinking it’s gonna get pulled out of the pile of bell housings and hung on the wall.

 

pretty sparky shoes, man.

 

Thank you lol I love all things old school