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03/11/2026 8:54 pm
'55 Imperial or Lincoln?
John Bono
North Jersey
03/11/2026 9:13 pm
Both are great-looking high-class rides for 1955. I am very happy to have some scale diecast models of this era Imperials and Lincolns, although in 1/18 scale my Imperial model is a 1956 version.
03/11/2026 9:33 pm
The Imperial does what it's supposed to do: be a full on luxury car. While I like the Lincoln it's down-market in comparison.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
03/11/2026 9:54 pm
The Imperial is a beautiful, classy car. The Lincoln for ‘55 unfortunately is not, at least in my opinion.
03/11/2026 10:45 pm
Imperial, by a large margin!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
03/11/2026 11:02 pm
The elegant Imperial gets my vote. The Lincoln wouldn't be a contender for another year.
04/11/2026 6:01 am
I'm with Ed Glorius on this. The Imperial speaks luxury but the Lincoln, while a great car, appears too much like a Merc or Ford. Imperial for me too.
04/11/2026 7:01 am
Yes, Imperial all the way. 💯😎
04/11/2026 8:19 am
I agree with everyone else. Imperial for me.
04/11/2026 8:30 am
Guess I'm the lone minority vote on this one. Though I agree the Lincoln was a carry-over from '54 styling and certainly appeared to be forgotten by it's Ford and Mercury sisters, to my eyes it just appears a little more normal looking. Now as strange as this might sound, if it had been compared to a Chrysler, I'd have popped for the Chrysler. But the Imperial was just enough over the top from the Chrysler for me to vote Lincoln.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
04/11/2026 8:37 am
Lincoln please John. imperial is just too large a beast.
04/11/2026 8:39 am
Imperial. The '55 Lincoln was about 3 notches below mediocre.
04/11/2026 7:06 pm
I’ve always liked the ‘55 Lincoln. Never been an Imperial guy.
David Vandermeer
Corinth, Texas
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