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13/02/2026 11:06 pm
'48 Mercury or Oldsmobile?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
13/02/2026 11:43 pm
Absolutely no intrest in today's choices.
14/02/2026 12:06 am
No interest. Would buy a Ford, Chevy or Buick.
14/02/2026 6:04 am
I love those swept-back ponton fenders like the Buick and Caddy had - definitely Olds for me!
14/02/2026 6:47 am
What Tony said.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
14/02/2026 9:01 am
Don’ mind both. Like the Mercury grill best. The deciding factor for me.
14/02/2026 11:10 am
Very nearly a tie again....good choices John! I give the nod to the Mercury for its drive train and nose/tail end treatment.
14/02/2026 11:37 am
@michaeldetorrice Both are gorgeous late 1940's automobiles from these manufacturers and I like both of these cars. There was a big change for both of them coming up very soon !
Huge and beautiful changes for both for sure. Just imagine how many '48 Merc owners (Ford too for that matter) were dismayed when they saw the new '49; it made the '48 styling look very dated.
This post was modified 9 months ago by Jack Dodds
14/02/2026 1:53 pm
Some perhaps, but many were quite happy and proud of their 1948 Mercury, as were pleased owners and drivers of '48 Oldsmobiles. Sometimes a few people in the current day tend to make it much more of a competition and contest than it really is. If some day we are all forced or required to ride in and maybe be allowed to "pilot" square box-shaped battery powered conveyances, we may have cause to think about being "regulated" by regulators.
14/02/2026 4:24 pm
Mercury. I never liked the frowning grille of the Olds.
14/02/2026 6:41 pm
The Olds for me.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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