There is no bt253 baldwin, I think you may have meant a bt251. Bt251 has teh 3/4-16 ford/mopar threads with teh right gasket. Also, is 7.1 inches tall. Big filter, almost holds two quarts.
Not trying to be a twit, just dont want anyone to get wrong info and cause them a problem.
Further to Greaser's reply in regards to the Ford 302 ci filters - I got Acklands-Grainger in Oshawa, to order me half a dozen Baldwin B2HPG(High Performance Glass) filters. They're $10 and change each, plus tax, Cdn. According to a Baldwin Tech. Rep. this filter is supposed to filter down to 6 microns. Filter length is 5 inches however, not 7.
Sorry aldive, I just noticed you're in Fla. I mistakenly picked up on Greaser's, Windsor location and figured the Acklands-Grainger connection would be of some use, you know, being Canadian and all. Some of us get smarter as we age and some of us just get older.