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In essentially the most exhaustive test that he had ever finished, Floyd Clymer drove a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner 3098 miles for Popular Mechanics. The 1956 Ford retained primarily the same good handling and trip traits of the 1955 models, however with significantly more snap. The 292 - called the "Thunderbird Y-8" and again borrowed from the 1955 T-Bird and Mercury - was for Fairlanes. It was outfitted with the 292 and Fordomatic. In 1955, for $35 above the $100 price of the base V-8, this package had higher 8.5:1 compression and a 4-barrel carb, raising the horsepower to 182 - but was obtainable only with Fordomatic. One was the bigger-bore 292 V-8 from the brand new T-Bird and 1955 Mercury, with 8.5:1 compression, 4-barrel carb, and 198 bhp. Beginning with the 1954 V-8, Ford had offered a "Power Pack" possibility with excessive-compression heads, 4-barrel carburetor with computerized choke, and twin exhausts. It had a Holley four-barrel carb, 8.0:1 compression, and 200 bhp (customary transmission); with an 8.4:1 squeeze it cranked out 202 horses (Fordomatic). Strength got here from the usual body of the Ford Victoria hardtop.

But all in all, this made Ford no match for a Chevy, which with Power Pack and Powerglide may easily zip from 0-60 in about 11 seconds. With overdrive, Motor Trend shaved the 0-60 time to 14.1 seconds. With a 292 engine and Fordomatic, Motor Trend was in a position to chop the 0-60 time to 12.2 seconds, a very good 2.3 seconds quicker than in 1955. But this nonetheless wasn't sufficient to keep up with Chevy, which outran Ford at Daytona and in early 1956 NASCAR racing, but not nearly by its 1955 margins. While testing a 1955 Customline four-door with the 162-bhp V-eight and Fordomatic, Motor Trend obtained a non-exhilarating 0-60 time of 14.5 seconds and a median prime pace of 95.2 mph. The venerable two-barrel carb 272 was rated at 173 bhp with stick, 176 with Fordomatic, however was just for lower-line Mainlines and Custom-lines. The base engine for all 1955 Fords was the "High-Torque I-Block Six," the 223-cid overhead-valve six introduced in 1952, now rated at one hundred twenty horsepower. Optional at mid-12 months was the "Thunderbird Special" 312 (not fairly the identical engine because the 272/292), rated at 215 bhp with stick, 225 with Fordomatic.

The V-8s, overdrive ($109), and Fordomatic ($178) were optional. This was a part of a special-order package for Fairlanes and wagons that additionally included Fordomatic. Sedans and wagons had a K-formed heart cross-member, however the convertible, Victoria, and Crown Victoria chassis bought extra stiffness through an X-formed assist. The Crown Victoria Skyliner V-8 price gold $2,372, making it $48 more expensive than the Sunliner V-eight convertible, but nonetheless nicely under the $2,633 Country Squire V-8. And of course there have been a myriad of minor choices, equivalent to "I-Rest" tinted glass and "rear fender shields." Although the base price of a 1955 Crown Victoria V-8 was $2,302, a completely loaded example - as a very good a lot of them had been - confirmed a backside line nearer to $3,500. Rarely (if ever) have been Crown Victorias ordered with the six-cylinder engine. A four-door Victoria was even added, however not in Crown form. For 1955, you could equip your Crown Vic with "Power-Lift Windows" for $102, "4-Way Power Seat" for $64, and, in fact, "Master-Guide Power Steering" for $91 and "Swift Sure Power Brakes" for $33. For a number of dollars further, buyers might order a security package deal consisting of padded sprint and solar visors, as well as seat belts.

Sales of most makes have been down after a banner 1955, but Ford's drop in gross sales that 12 months has continuously been linked to its security marketing campaign - which may or will not be true. Spurred by Cornell University's analysis efforts and the first yr of its own security crash program in 1955, Ford determined to go all out for safety in 1956 with its "Lifeguard design" promoting marketing campaign. While the 239-cid 1954 Ford V-8 had the same displacement because the time-honored flathead, it had a much bigger bore than stroke. The issue with the 1954 V-8 was that it didn't pack all that a lot power. Ford had spent a lot cash correcting its 1949-1951 physique mistakes with the all-new 1952 that the agency wasn't about to do it yet again for 1955-1956 - nor was there actually any must. Ford now featured 12-volt ignition (Chevy had it in 1955) and a alternative of three V-8s.