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14/11/2023 3:02 pm Â
NOT THAT MY OPINION MATTERS, but just for kicks and giggles, to my eyes, here are the full-size, top-of-the-line, "TOP 20 BEST LOOKING CARS" from the BIG THREE for the decade of the Sixties:Â
1) '62 Oldsmobile StarfireÂ
2) '62 Chevrolet ImpalaÂ
3) '60 Buick ElectraÂ
4) '60 MercuryÂ
5) '61 Plymouth FuryÂ
6) '62 BuickÂ
7) '60 Chrysler New YorkerÂ
8) '61 DodgeÂ
9) '65 ChevroletÂ
10) '61 ChevroletÂ
11) '63 Buick RivieraÂ
12) '63 Oldsmobile StarfireÂ
13) '61 ChryslerÂ
14) '66 Pontiac BonnevilleÂ
15) '61 MercuryÂ
16) '63 FordÂ
17) '60 EdselÂ
18) '62 FordÂ
19) '60 FordÂ
20) '62 Plymouth (it's grown on me over the years)
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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14/11/2023 3:34 pm Â
Ohhh, here we go again - GREAT list, I like each and every one. Some more than others I suppose but would take a model of all of them.Â
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Jack Dodds and John Kuvakas reacted
14/11/2023 3:48 pm Â
I agree with most of these, but I thought a Mustang or Camaro would make the list.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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John Kuvakas and Tony Perrone reacted
14/11/2023 4:12 pm Â
Full size top of the line I would include the 67 Impala.  Although a true beauty, not sure how the 63 Riviera fits the full size list.  🥹
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
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John Kuvakas and Tony Perrone reacted
14/11/2023 4:26 pm Â
Full size top of the line I would include the 67 Impala.  Although a true beauty, not sure how the 63 Riviera fits the full size list.  🥹
Oh yeah! What HE said!
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14/11/2023 6:11 pm Â
Sorry, I missed the words full size, when I suggested Mustang and Camaro.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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John Kuvakas reacted
14/11/2023 6:52 pm Â
I like all of these plus a number more from the great 1960's. Like the 1950's, what a great decade for automobile design and automobiles in general !
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Topic starter
14/11/2023 7:17 pm Â
Full size top of the line I would include the 67 Impala.  Although a true beauty, not sure how the 63 Riviera fits the full size list.  🥹
You don't consider the '63 Riviera a full-size car? It was in my opinion.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Tony Perrone reacted
14/11/2023 8:31 pm Â
@georgeschire, the Riviera was a "personal size" car, slightly longer than the Thunderbird but 7.7 inches shorter than the Le Sabre, most of that from the wheelbase which was 6 inches shorter than the Le Sabre.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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Topic starter
14/11/2023 10:14 pm Â
@georgeschire, the Riviera was a "personal size" car, slightly longer than the Thunderbird but 7.7 inches shorter than the Le Sabre, most of that from the wheelbase which was 6 inches shorter than the Le Sabre.
Hey John, thanks much for the information. I guess for my purposes though, I've considered the '63 Riviera to a full-size car. 
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Tony Perrone and John Kuvakas reacted
15/11/2023 2:34 am Â
Cars of the '60's I liked the styling of not considering performance.
Full-size
1960: 1. Buick, 2. Ford, 3. Dodge, 4. Chrysler, 5. Cadillac
1961: 1. Pontiac, 2. Ford, 3. Mercury, 4, Chrysler, 5. Chevrolet, 6. Cadillac, 7. Buick
1962:Â 1. Oldsmobile, 2. Cadillac, 3. Ford, 4. Chrysler, 5. Pontiac, 6. Chevrolet
1963:Â 1. Ford, 2. Oldsmobile, 3. Pontiac, 4. Mercury
1964:Â 1. Pontiac, 2. Chevrolet, 3. Mercury, 4. Ford, 5, Plymouth, 6. Dodge
1965:Â 1. Dodge, 2. Ford, 3. Plymouth, 4. Mercury
1966:Â 1. Ford, 2. Plymouth, 3. Dodge, 4. Mercury
1967:Â 1. Mercury, 2. Ford
1968:Â 1. Mercury, 2. Plymouth, 3. Ford
1969:Â 1. Ford, 2. Plymouth, 3. Lincoln Mark III, 4. Chrysler, 5. Dodge
10 years, 46 cars '60's full-size
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Mid-size
1960: none
1961: none
1962: none
1963: FordÂ
1964: 1. Buick, 2. Ford
1965: 1. Pontiac, 2. Buick, 3. Plymouth, 4. Dodge
1966: 1. Pontiac, 2. Dodge, 3. Ford, 4. Plymouth
1967: 1. Dodge, 2. Pontiac, 3.Ford, 4. Plymouth, 5. Rambler
1968: 1. Dodge, 2. Plymouth, 3. Ford
1969: 1. Dodge, 2. Ford, 3. Plymouth, 4. Mercury, 5. Rambler
24 mid-size
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Compact
1963.5: Falcon
1965: Comet
1966: Nova
1968: 1, Dart, 2. Barracuda
1969: 1. Dart, 2. Barracuda
7 compact
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Pony:
1967: 1. Cougar, 2. Mustang
1868: 1. Mustang, 2. Cougar
1969: 1. Mustang, 2. Camaro
6 pony
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83 total cars for the '60's that I like the styling/design of!
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