I was only going by what was on the invoice and I was not even thought of in 55 so how would I know what it was correctly called.


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In the 1955 service manual, the 4V equipped 272 is referred to as the ‘power package’.  I’ve seen it referred to in other period literature as the ‘182HP Special’ or just ‘Special’.  The 1955 Ford Chassis catalog does list a 4V carb for the 272 and standard transmission so it was apparently available.  I’ve only seen a handful of factory 4V 272’s and they were all automatic transmission equipped.  All were fully optioned cars though.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

A adviser in the CVA told me that is the correct name for the 272 4 bbl motor and the other invoice was from another dealer and not the one my dad bought his car from and here is the picture of the invoice


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I thought the "power pack" was if you got the 4-barrel Holley 4000 on your car. Isn't that it?

Jeff   Why don't you post a picture of the invoice that says {power pack}  Carl

No real sure about the word power pack for Ford, it may have been the word Interceptor.


-Gary Burnette-

On ordering a 292 in 1955, Ted Cain had to order his 1955 Crown glass top 292 power pack with stick shift overdrive thru a friend in law enforcement. The dealer wouldn't let him do it which was a stupid idea from Ford in my opinion not selling direct to the public thru a dealer. A typical 272 2V automatic is not gonna
run to good against a 265 power pack 4V that scruby sold to the public thru their dealers. I think that taught Ford a lesson on winning on Sunday and sell on Monday. So in 56 Ford sold to the public any build they wanted and that became a game changer for Ford on kicking scrub butt!
       


-Gary Burnette-

Yesterday I looked at another 55 invoice and it mentioned powerpack.


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I do not have the original motor and wish I would have kept it but since it was a early august 55 build it would have the later heads and what would they be.


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Ted Cain's 1955 one of glass top was ordered for him thru law enforcement is a 292 4v M code and he ordered it for drag racing and did very with it in destroying scrubs back in the day.



-Gary Burnette-