Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Buick
- Family
- Buick Fireball overhead-valve V8
- Displacement
- 322 cubic inches
Also Known As
1956 322 Fireball V81956 Airpower four-barrel1956 Century performance engine
Engine profile
1956 Buick Century Fireball V8
Buick Fireball overhead-valve V8 · 322 cubic inches · Buick
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Century performance engine
- Value
- Senior-output V8 in Buick's shorter 122-inch-wheelbase series
- Application
- 1956 Century
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 Buick Century
Sources: 1956 Buick full-line sales brochure , 1956 Buick models, production, identification, and specifications
322 Fireball V8
- Value
- 322 cu in; four-barrel; 255 gross hp
- Application
- 1956 Century
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 Buick Century
Sources: 1956 Buick full-line sales brochure , 1956 Buick models, production, identification, and specifications
Airpower four-barrel
- Value
- Four-barrel carburetor, intake, and model-year calibration
- Application
- 1956 Century 322
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1956 Buick Century
Sources: 1956 Buick full-line sales brochure , 1956 Buick models, production, identification, and specifications
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Four-door Riviera hardtop, two-door Riviera hardtop, convertible, and Estate Wagon
1956 Buick Century
Buick Series 60 Century