Thank you so much. Did the RAT come with the V8 and the RAN with the 6 cyl from the factory?
Well, here we go again. Specific questions get specific answers. General questions get vague and incomplete answers.
No, the RAT did not always come with a V8. If you ordered the 240 cubic inch 6 cyl in a 1970 Ford Torino Police Deputy...you got a RAT 3 speed.
If you ordered a 6 cyl or V8 Bronco in 1967, you got a RAN transmission.
So in general, the answer to your question is "yes." But there are exceptions to the rule. Any statement that is generally true, but has a single exception is by definition false. So the correct (and wrong...) answer to your question is "no." (hey! I just invented Fake News!!!)
But this is an early bronco forum...so it's pretty straightforward. But I need more of the transmission ID. Do you consider the HEH 3 speed the same as a RAN? Because all 1966 Bronco 3 speeds are HEH. and the HEH is identical to the RAN. I have no clue why Ford changed the nomenclature in 1967.
1966 Bronco 6 cyl = HEH-DA
1966 Bronco V8 = HEH-DB
1967-71 Bronco 6 cyl = RAN-N
1967-68 Bronco 289 = RAN-R
1969-71 Bronco 302 = RAT
After 71, you are on your own...For some real confusion, this same discussion when it pertains to the toploader 4 speed gets beyond silly. There's HEH, and RUG, and big block, and small block, and big in and short, intermediate and long output. and close ratio vs wide ratio. The DavidKee Toploader ID chart is great...but missing a few here and there. My 67 Shelby 428 is a RUG-S but it uses the C5AR case, and it's big in / big out...but short. I have trouble keeping it all straight. The people think that the 390 is a big block, but it is not a big block toploader. ugh.