Heamil- Don't give up on that '61! Adapters for newer autos. are expensive and don't work out very good from what I've heard. For a low-buck approach, you could try an original Powerglide that came bolted to the 235's. Plenty of '61 and '62 Impalas, Bel-Airs and Biscaynes came with Powerglides. I don't know if many trucks came with 'gliders in '61, but I'll bet a guy could cobble some linkage together that would look factory stock. I'm guessing your 3/4 came with a 4-speed? If so, you may want to put a different column in to get the shifter up on the tree. The old glides are heavy, but may work O.K. for you if you aren't towing alot.
