I am no expert on Fords but N24D sounds like a cylinder head casting number to me.
Use Martyn's guide above . However I would have thought that a 1961 car would have a 3 bearing crank , rather than the 5 bearing , so it may pre-date those examples.
Andy G 1999 +8 , Indigo Blue. Ex-John McKecknie/Mike Duncan 1955 +4 racer.