Russ Shreve wrote that the 1955 Chrysler Falcon two seater was aimed at competing with the Thunderbird and Corvette. The Valiant was originally to have been named after that two-seater, but Ford grabbed the name just as it was about to go into production.
The Falcon had a 276 cubic inch overhead-valve V8 engine with five main bearings and a cast iron block and heads. It put out 170 gross horsepower - a lot for the era - with 255 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm. The compression ratio was 7.5:1, and an unusual (for Chrysler) two-barrel downdraft Stromberg carb was fitted. This connected up to a two-speed PowerFlite automatic. The differential had a hypoid final drive (3.54:1 ratio) with semi-floating drive axles. It was, as expected, rear wheel drive.
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