I am thinking dad told me that when he ordered the 55 so does anyone know if that is true and are there any more differences in the motors other then the 4 bbl and dual exhaust.


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In 55 any transmission could be ordered with any engine. I don't remember what Ford called their higher powered engine but it wasn't " Power Pack" as that was what scrubrolet term. I understand there was a 4 barrel 272 available but I've never seen one. The upgrade was to a 292  as far as I know all 55 292s had 4 barrel carbs, there was a 292  police opinion what had a special carb and a warmer cam. In the past 40 years I've owned 7, 55 Fords (1 sedan, 1 Victoria, 3 Crown Vics, and 2 convertibles ) 6 were 272, 2 barrel  one was 292 4 barrel.     

Its typed up on the invoice as power pack which was a 38 dollar option and the automatic was 178 dollars.


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Factory or Dealer invoice?

Dealer invoice and was the only differences between the 2bbl motor and the 4 bbl motor just the carb or was there a different cam.


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I talked to the guy that owned the dealer about 4 years ago and he had just bought it so 55 was his first year.


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I was thinking about duplicating the 55 4 bbl motor with some changes.


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For 1956 4v 292 Tbird engines had B heads and some stick shift 312s also had ECZ-B heads as well. Most 312s with the automatic transmissions had the C heads. All 56 mercs had 312s but all did not have C heads.


-Gary Burnette-

I have a 55 crown victoria that came with a 4 barrel teapot. we call the teapot a (cabbage head) around here. Its a stick shift car that also came with power steering. First four of the VIN is M5DW. paint code is AES. AE stands for black and white exterior and S stands for special which is for the interior. it is red and white. S means you could chose any color you wanted for the interior. I have owned this car for at least 20 years and its always run very strong. my research in the past shows this car to be a factory 4 barrel car with a stick. hope to shed some light. Marlon.

This is how I remember it. My dad bought a 55 Sunliner new not long after Christmas from George M. Sutton Ford in Inglewood, Ca. It had a 272 4 barrel engine rated at 182 hp. The 2 barrel engine was rated 160 or 162 as I remember. The Thunderbirds had a 292 4 barrel rated at 198 hp; I personally never saw a 292 in a passenger car but many here say they were available. In 1956 he bought a Victoria with a 202 hp 292 4 barrel. It was before Christmas and there were no 312's available yet or he would have bought one. I never ever saw a 312 2 barrel in a passenger car but I would eliminate one in a truck. I personally never saw a 4 barrel y in a pickup up thru 1956.
The true 1956 "high power engine kit" (B6A-9000-B) was dealer installed or bought over the parts counter. As far as I can research none were ever installed at the factory dirty on a passenger car or Thunderbird, I am no expert but I dig as deep as I can just because it's interesting. Good Luck.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.