Re: [FWDLK] 1955 Plymouth Hy-Fire V8 Engine Color Schemes

[John Digney <00000e431865a4ee-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I took it to a car show today and tomorrow it is going for a drive to work.  I know mine is a 241 as I had it rebuilt and I found out just by measuring cylinder bore. Other than that, the engine number helps, as my engine number is P27-38942.  A 1956 Plymouth engine would be a P28 for a six cylinder or P29 for a V8.  For telling a 241 from a 260 in a 1955 Plymouth, I know early 1955 Plymouths were more likely to have the 241, and all later ones had the 260.  Maybe back in the '50s Plymouth dealers had a way of decoding engine numbers to tell.

 

John

 

In a message dated 10/19/2014 2:37:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

How do you tell a 241 from a 260 from a 270?  I really don’t know. 

 

--Roger van Hoy

 

From: Mopardigney@xxxxxxx

Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:10 AM

To: vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1955 Plymouth Hy-Fire V8 Engine Color Schemes

 

My 1955 Plymouth with a 241 V8 has red valve covers.  It was an early production car, and according to the build record that I have for the car, it was built on October 20, 1954.  Tomorrow, my car will be 60 years old. 

 

John

 

In a message dated 10/19/2014 1:42:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

I’ve never seen a ‘55-‘56 Dodge or Plymouth poly engine [241-260-270] with anything but silver [argent] valve covers.

 

The Plymouth Owners’ Club judging guides don’t say.

 

In ‘56, 2v had red air cleaners and 4v had bright yellow air cleaners.  Not sure about ‘55 4v.

 

--Roger van Hoy

 

This factory sales picture has red valve covers, but it may have been a pre-production model::

 

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BUT here’s a pic of a survivor ‘55 with silver [argent] valve covers:

 

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From: Jason Rogers

Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 1:36 PM

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: [FWDLK] 1955 Plymouth Hy-Fire V8 Engine Color Schemes

 

Greetings:

 

Somehow I have the notion in my head that the subject engine was colored with these schemes:

1.  241-cid:  Aluminum/Silver block and manifolds, with Red valve covers and Red air cleaner

2.  259-cid:  Aluminum/Silver block, manifolds, and valve covers, with Red only for the air cleaner

 

Can anyone confirm that notion...or correct it?

 

Thanks,
Jason.

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