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04/10/2023 9:09 am
'48 Chevrolet or Plymouth?
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John Bono
North Jersey
04/10/2023 9:54 am
Two very nice but very, in my eyes, similar cars. I'm curious. When those of you who grew up with these cars see these two, do you immediately think, "Oh, that's a Plymouth, and the other is a Chevy?" Or do you have to look closely to determine which is which?
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
04/10/2023 10:29 am
I’m going with Chevy, a little sportier and sleeker than the Plymouth to me. These were before my time of awareness. 👴👍
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
04/10/2023 10:51 am
I like the Plymouth's looks better, especially the grille. Shallow, yes, but it wins this one.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
04/10/2023 10:51 am
I prefer the Plymouth as its Chrysleresque grille has a tad more class and the boot (trunk) has a touch of the business coupe about it. Whereas the Chevy boot and roofline seem like a series of whimsical bubbles to me.
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Topic starter
04/10/2023 11:12 am
Two very nice but very, in my eyes, similar cars. I'm curious. When those of you who grew up with these cars see these two, do you immediately think, "Oh, that's a Plymouth, and the other is a Chevy?" Or do you have to look closely to determine which is which?
John K., growing up in this era, distinguishing one brand from another came as second nature...I didn't have to look twice.
John Bono
North Jersey
04/10/2023 11:28 am
@sizedoesmatter, thanks. I figured that was the case, and I get it.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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04/10/2023 11:28 am
Despite being born in 1955, postwar cars never presented a problem to identify. Cars from the Thirties were more difficult, and also less prevalent.
My first word was 'car', and I could name every car on the road before I was 5. I'm still good at it too.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
04/10/2023 12:01 pm
Two very nice but very, in my eyes, similar cars. I'm curious. When those of you who grew up with these cars see these two, do you immediately think, "Oh, that's a Plymouth, and the other is a Chevy?" Or do you have to look closely to determine which is which?
John K., growing up in this era, distinguishing one brand from another came as second nature...I didn't have to look twice.
Me too. Plymouth please.
04/10/2023 12:25 pm
They do certainly follow similar styling clues. At this point, I lean slightly to the Chevrolet.
04/10/2023 1:31 pm
Two very nice but very, in my eyes, similar cars. I'm curious. When those of you who grew up with these cars see these two, do you immediately think, "Oh, that's a Plymouth, and the other is a Chevy?" Or do you have to look closely to determine which is which?
John, I was about 5 years (around 1955-56) old when I started to recognize every American car on the road. And yes, they looked different to my little eyes and I could identify them. Seems our neighborhood was very diverse with cars abundant from the Big Three. The main difference on these two examples today is, the roof-lines. The Chevy is easily recognized (for me) because of the more "forward sloping" roof-line, while the Plymouth is more "straight-up". And of course (again to my eyes) the grilles are different enough that I've no problem knowing one from the other.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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04/10/2023 1:32 pm
I like both a lot. But if given the choice to have only one of them, it would be the Plymouth.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Topic starter
05/10/2023 9:10 am
Love both, today it's the Plymouth.
John Bono
North Jersey