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Poll results: '54 DeSoto or Kaiser?
Voter(s): 14
Poll is closed Feb 04, 2021
'54 DeSoto  -  votes: 6 / 42.9%
6
42.9%
'54 Kaiser  -  votes: 5 / 35.7%
5
35.7%
Tie  -  votes: 1 / 7.1%
1
7.1%
Sorry, no interest in this selection.  -  votes: 2 / 14.3%
2
14.3%

Poll: Which '54? (1/21-22/2021)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'54 DeSoto or Kaiser?

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1954 DeSoto Firedome 7 1024x900
1954 KAISER MANHATTAN 4

John Bono
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(@bob-jackman)
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Like both but DeSoto. The designers did a masterful job updating an aging body shell IMO.



   
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David Green
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Have to go with the DeSoto as it was my wife's first car and I enjoyed a lot of time in it.



   
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George Schire
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It's the DeSoto by a landside for my.  My Dad owned one and hit a deer.  The deer lost!  

I was always a fan of those toothy grilles.  Disappointed when they were gone after 1955.  


George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota


   
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John Merritt
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The '54 DeSoto has always been a favorite. They did do a masterful job in updating the aging body style. '55 design was definitely long overdue, and '56 just improved on that even more.


John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA


   
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(@jack-dodds)
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DeSoto styling, although comparatively dated, is far better looking than the Kaiser, which never really impressed me.



   
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Al_Dorado
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I cast my legal vote for the DeSoto.  Although the 1954 edition was still quite lovely if a bit stodgy, 1955 would see a totally new, delightful and delovely DeSoto, dressed in the stunning $100 Million Dollar Forward Look.  Drive a DeSoto before you decide!  



   
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