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12/02/2026 11:06 pm
'55 Mercury or Pontiac?
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John Bono
North Jersey
12/02/2026 11:12 pm
A few years ago my vote would have immediately gone to Pontiac; my fave Poncho of its decade. In recent years though I have found the '55 Merc increasingly more attractive, so I'm going with a tie.
13/02/2026 6:03 am
Montclair for moi.
The Pontiac, though Pontiac Punchy, looks like it belonged to Cousin Elmer. But the Merc looks like the owner could be 'Cool Hand' Luke.
13/02/2026 6:46 am
Mercury. I never cared for postwar Pontiac until 1957.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
13/02/2026 7:48 am
I like the Mercury but love the Pontiac. My love of the Pontiac comes from the fact that my dad bought a 55 Star Chief convertible new and it was the car I took my drivers test in. Many wonderful memories.
13/02/2026 8:44 am
The Mercury. It looks way more modern to me.
13/02/2026 8:54 am
You guys already know my answer. 😁
13/02/2026 9:12 am
13/02/2026 9:18 am
Tie for me. Like Jack, my tastes are changing. For years, I would have picked Pontiac. Mercury grows on me.
13/02/2026 9:22 am
13/02/2026 11:16 am
One of a handful of Franklins that I own, I’ve always liked the ‘55 Pontiac, probably imprinted in me from watching ‘I Love Lucy’ as a kid. Plus the fact that I’m a Pontiac man almost as much as my spirit brother Geno! I hope to acquire the Sun Star model someday, about five minutes after the Publisher’s Clearing House van leaves my driveway!
13/02/2026 11:46 am
I like the Mercury would like to have driven that power house. The Pontiac trim is done nicely.
13/02/2026 12:10 pm
Pontiac for me, though I wouldn't mind having the Mercury.
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