The Ford Barn

delco1946 · 08-13-2019, 10:22 AM

This is more of a hypothetical question but I’ve been rather curious. I’ve been wondering how much my 1955 crown Victoria with a 292 engine could haul. In the movie A long long trailer with Lucy and Desi, their 55 Pontiac hauled a 40 foot long trailer. Is this realistic- were cars that strong back then? I can’t find any towing capacities. Also can you haul a trailer when you have a continental kit? Once again this is more hypothetical but I’ve been very curious if I ever wanted to get a small trailer of the same era for fun and nostalgic camping trips.

08-13-2019, 10:22 AM	#1
delco1946 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Gladstone, OR Posts: 170	Towing capacity of a 292 This is more of a hypothetical question but I’ve been rather curious. I’ve been wondering how much my 1955 crown Victoria with a 292 engine could haul. In the movie A long long trailer with Lucy and Desi, their 55 Pontiac hauled a 40 foot long trailer. Is this realistic- were cars that strong back then? I can’t find any towing capacities. Also can you haul a trailer when you have a continental kit? Once again this is more hypothetical but I’ve been very curious if I ever wanted to get a small trailer of the same era for fun and nostalgic camping trips.