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Dan,
You can still get the tool from several suppliers, they are also used for some power steering pulleys.
The "1G" (first generation) alternator became standard on the 1963 Thunderbird and Lincoln cars and was phased in to the Galaxie/Mercury Hi-Po cars for 1964. Prior to that Ford used Leece-Neville alternators as options on police/ambulance, etc. applications where more power was required and the generator systems could not supply at the lower RPM ranges.
There actually were a batch of 1962 T-Birds built late in the year as "alternator try-out units" as marked on the assembly ROT sheets.
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