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Imponderable "Bellhousing"

imp

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59 Ranchero F250 D'Line
So, why is the damn thing called a "bellhousing"?

It's bowl-shaped, not bell-shaped at all, the stuff it encloses, either clutch or torque converter, does not resemble a "bell" at all, So where did the universal name come from?

Yeah, I've called it bellhousing since, well, almost 60 years now! imp
 












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