General Information
Packard V8 Engines for 1955 - 1956
Packard - Clipper Engine Information
YEAR BODY
NO.
CHASSIS
NO.
DESCRIPTION OF BODY
(6 PASSENGER)
ENGINE
NUMBER
SERIES
PART
NUMBER
CARBURETOR MODEL SIZE CID HP PRO
DUC
TION
1955 5522 5540 CLIPPER DELUXE SEDAN 5522-01001 474046 -
REPLACES
440790
CARTER WCFB 2232S,
2394S USED W/CYL HEAD
440689
WCFB 2284S USED W/CYL
HEAD 440854
4 BBL 320 225 8309
1955 5542 5540 CLIPPER SUPER SEDAN 5542-01001 7979
1955 5547 5540 CLIPPER SUPER PANAMA 5547-01001 7016
1955 5562 5560 CLIPPER CUSTOM SEDAN 5562-01001 440823 ROCHESTER 4GC 7007230 4 BBL 352 245 8708
1955 5567 5560 CLIPPER CUSTOM
CONSTELLATION
5567-01001 6672
1955 5582 5580 PACKARD PATRICIAN 5582-01001 4 BBL 352 260 9127
1955 5587 5580 PACKARD FOUR HUNDRED 5587-01001 7206
1955 5588 5580 PACKARD CARIBBEAN 5588-01001 476010
FRONT
476011
REAR
DUAL ROCHESTER MODEL
4GC
7008230 FRONT, AND
7008231 REAR
4 BBL
(2)
352 275 500
1956 5622 5640 CLIPPER DELUXE SEDAN 5622-01001 6480530 CARTER WGD MODEL
2393S
2 BBL 352 240 5715
1956 5642 5640 CLIPPER SUPER SEDAN 5642-01001 5173
1956 5647 5640 CLIPPER SUPER HARD TOP 5647-01001 3999
1956 5662 5660 CLIPPER CUSTOM SEDAN 5662-01001 6480506 CARTER MODEL WCFB-
2394S
4 BBL 352 275 2129
1956 5667 5660 CLIPPER CUSTOM HARD TOP 5667-01001 1466
1956 5672A 5670 PACKARD EXECUTIVE SEDAN 5672A-01001 CARTER MODEL WCFB-
2394S (SOME SOURCES
INDICATE ROCHESTER
MODEL 7008610)
1748
1956 5677A 5670 PACKARD EXECUTIVE HARD
TOP
5677A-01001 1031
1956 5682 5680 PACKARD PATRICIAN SEDAN 5682-01001 6480253 ROCHESTER 4GC MODEL
7008610
4 BBL 374 290 3775
1956 5687 5680 PACKARD FOUR HUNDRED
HARD TOP
5687-01001 6480253 3224
1956 5697 5688 PACKARD CARIBBEAN HARD
TOP
5697-01001 6489090
FRONT
6489091
REAR
DUAL ROCHESTER 4GC
MODEL 7009600 FRONT,
7009601 REAR
4 BBL
(2)
374 310 263
1956 5699 5688 PACKARD CARIBBEAN
CONVERTIBLE
5699-01001 276
Studebaker Golden Hawk Engine Information
YEAR BODY
NO.
CHASSIS
NO.
DESCRIPTION OF BODY
5 PASSENGER, 2 DOOR
HARDTOP
ENGINE
NUMBER
SERIES
PART
NUMBER
CARBURETOR MODEL SIZE CID HP PRO
DUC
TION
1956 56J K7 1956 STUDEBAKER GOLDEN
HAWK
MANUAL
K1001-K1912
AUTOMATIC
S1001-S4362
6480506 CARTER MODEL WCFB-
2394S
4 BBL 352 275 4071
Hudson - Nash Engine Information
YEAR BODY
NO.
CHASSIS
NO.
DESCRIPTION OF BODY
6 PASSENGER
ENGINE
NUMBER
SERIES
PART
NUMBER
CARBURETOR MODEL SIZE CID HP PRODU
CTION
1955 35585-1
35585-2
35587-2
HUDSON HORNET 4 DOOR
SUPER SEDAN
HUDSON HORNET 4 DOOR
CUSTOM SEDAN
HUDSON HORNET 2 DOOR
HOLLYWOOD
P-1001 CARTER MODEL WGD-
2231S, SA
2 BBL 320 208 6219
5585-1
5585-2
5587-2
NASH AMBASSADOR 4 DOOR
SUPER SEDAN
NASH AMBASSADOR 4 DOOR
CUSTOM SEDAN
NASH AMBASSADOR 2 DOOR
CUSTOM SEDAN
10580
1956 35685-2
35687-2
HUDSON HORNET 4 DOOR
CUSTOM SEDAN
HUDSON HORNET 2 DOOR
COUNTRY CLUB
P-2101 CARTER MODEL WGD-
2231S, SA
2 BBL 352 220 3015
5685-1
5685-2
5687-2
NASH AMBASSADOR 4 DOOR
SUPER SEDAN
NASH AMBASSADOR 4 DOOR
CUSTOM SEDAN
NASH AMBASSADOR 2 DOOR
COUNTRY CLUB
4681
On March 6, 1956, AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION produced its own 190 horsepower, 250 CID V-8 engine. This engine was used
for the remainder of the model year. It used a Carter WGD 2 BBL carburetor model 2352S.
Last Update - July 2, 2018
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