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1955 ford fairlane engine
  • mccaden2011
    Posts: 1Hitchhiker
    my grandpa recently purchased a 1955 ford fairlane club sedan with the VIN#U5RT16611 i need to know if it has the 292 V8 or the 312 V8 any help would be muchly appreciated
  • Steve E
    Posts: 213Gold Member
    Code "U" in 55 was the 272 engine. The 312 didn't come out till the 56 models. The 292 engine is code "P". The engine code is the first figure of the VIN #