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The 1962 Plymouth enthusiasts now call the Max Wedge was introduced as the Super Stock 413. It was a factory acceleration package, not a separate Savoy-only trim. Plymouth offered it across eligible Savoy, Belvedere, Fury, and late Sport Fury passenger-car bodies. Station wagons were excluded. Keeping those bodies on one model-year page preserves the actual option structure instead of turning every series into a duplicate car.
Two versions of the 413
The standard engine used 11.0:1 compression and carried a 410-horsepower gross rating. An optional 13.5:1 version was rated at 420 horsepower. Both used a one-piece aluminum 15-inch short-ram intake, dual Carter four-barrel carburetors, a competition solid-lifter valve train, large valves and ports, strengthened rotating parts, specialized oiling, and low-restriction exhaust.
Plymouth paired the package with a heavy-duty Borg-Warner T-85 three-speed manual or heavy-duty pushbutton A-727 TorqueFlite. The factory bulletin does not establish a production four-speed path for 1962. The rear axle used Sure-Grip, with the installed ratio requiring car-specific records and physical verification.
Four series, one package
The reviewed census reports 298 Plymouth Super Stock 413 cars: 119 Savoys, 58 Belvederes, 57 Furys, and 64 Sport Furys. It also reports 272 standard-compression and 26 high-compression cars, with 159 manuals and 139 automatics. These are scoped secondary records, not a substitute for a surviving factory ledger.
Verify the car, not the hardware
Cross-ram induction, Max Wedge exhaust, valve-cover markings, wheels, and race presentation can all be reproduced. Authenticate a car by reconciling its VIN and body record with engine, transmission, axle, body, paint, trim, dealer, registry, and ownership evidence. The licensed gallery photographs show ordinary 1962 Plymouth body context; they do not claim Super Stock 413 identity.