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Poll results: '56 Chrysler or DeSoto?
Voter(s): 22
Poll is closed Feb 03, 2021
'56 Chrysler  -  votes: 7 / 31.8%
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31.8%
'56 DeSoto  -  votes: 9 / 40.9%
9
40.9%
Tie  -  votes: 6 / 27.3%
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27.3%
Sorry, no interest in this selection.  -  votes: 0 / 0%
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Poll: Which '56? (1/20-21/2021)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'56 Chrysler or DeSoto?

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1956 Chrysler 300B 10
1956 DeSoto Adventurer 1

John Bono
North Jersey


   
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(@moe-parr)
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I like "jewelry" on cars and this DeSoto is dripping with it. I do appreciate the understated elegance of the 300B but flash wins today for me.


Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY


   
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David H
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DeSoto for me, but I also like the Chrysler.  Boy, these were big cars! (Even in 1:43.)

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(@jack-dodds)
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@moe-parr  Well stated Mr. Parr..........I agree, it's this DeSoto by just a hair.



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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@d-m-holcombe

Looks good in 1:43.


John Bono
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Chrysler is my choice for color and just seems to be a little more modern for its day



   
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Ed Glorius
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Love them both, but the 300B is my favorite 1950s American automobile. It wins.


Retired in Dunedin, Florida.


   
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David Green
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For the first time, I have to go with a tie. I like the lines of both and find the colours, in either case, work well.



   
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DeSoto by the smallest of margins. Both are true gems.



   
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George Schire
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I was influenced as a kid with my Dad owning a '56 DeSoto, so that's my vote.  But I love the Chrysler too.  


George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota


   
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John Merritt
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They are both outstanding cars, I'd take either today. Tough pick, but If I am being forced at gunpoint, I'll have to go with the DeSoto.


John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA


   
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Ed Glorius
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Posted by: @pete-rovero

Both are beautiful cars, but I'm wondering: If John used a pic of the New Yorker St Regis how many DeSoto voters might have been swayed towards Chrysler...

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It's beautiful, but I would have changed my vote to the DeSoto.

 


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Al_Dorado
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A tie for me.  I like the sportiness of the 300B as well as its Imperial grill and Twin Tower taillights.  This delightful, delovely and distinctive DeSoto Adventurer looks so much better with the wires seen here than the standard gold hubcaps, imo.  Btw, I missed the election.  Can you please backdate my vote? Nobody will know.  😉 



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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Posted by: @al_dorado

A tie for me.  I like the sportiness of the 300B as well as its Imperial grill and Twin Tower taillights.  This delightful, delovely and distinctive DeSoto Adventurer looks so much better with the wires seen here than the standard gold hubcaps, imo.  Btw, I missed the election.  Can you please backdate my vote? Nobody will know.  😉 

LOL...Al, you have until Feb. 3 to cast your vote, that is if you haven't done so by now..


John Bono
North Jersey


   
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