Hello Y’all, my father in law has a 56 Ford f100 that he is trying to restore. He has an inline 6 223 that he recently had rebuilt but now we are trying to find a transmission to put in it because we recently found out the one he had is garbage. I am not a car guy but really wanting to help him restore it and learn along the way. I am helping with the rebuild financially but I also just thought it would be a fun project. According to the vin tag originally it had a 3 STD but the tranny that was in it was a Ford-O-Matic 2 speed automatic and the previous owner installed a floor shifter for it. I’m thinking he should probably go with a manual because I’ve heard the automatics are more difficult to find and they lose a lot of power and speed. I could be totally wrong and please correct me at any point. What transmission would be a good one to mate up to this and where would I even be able to find one? I know there will be a lot more to do once we get the engine and transmission but starting at the major points. Thanks for any help you guys can give.