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22/10/2024 6:43 am
'56 Buick or Chrysler?
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John Bono
North Jersey
22/10/2024 7:16 am
I love the 55/56 Buicks. But with the 56 Buick against the Chrysler, I have to go with the handsome Chrysler. The color combo and, OMG, those wheels!
22/10/2024 7:22 am
Voted Buick but the Chrysler grille and wheels made it close.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
22/10/2024 7:44 am
My favorite Buick of the Fifties isn't enough to beat that beautiful Chrysler.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
22/10/2024 9:05 am
I am not a fan of either car. Voted no interest.
22/10/2024 9:17 am
The color combo on the Buick almost got me. But, in a very close vote, the Chrysler won.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Tony Perrone and John Bono reacted
22/10/2024 9:22 am
Like the others, I found this to be very nearly a tie, but I followed my heart and voted Buick. With both of these marques I LOVE the '55 but the '56 not quite as much.
Tony Perrone and John Bono reacted
22/10/2024 9:37 am
To me, that is one of the nicer looking Chryslers.
22/10/2024 10:45 am
Easily the Chrysler, although I like this Buick very much.
Special was a considerably smaller car than Windsor, and didn't have a direct competitor in the Chrysler line-up. Windsor shared its wheelbase and overall length with the top-of-the-line New Yorker, but was less lavishly trimmed and had a smaller engine. The Buick Super had that same relationship with the Roadmaster.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
Topic starter
22/10/2024 11:36 am
Barry, I'm sure you're spot on with your compro in regard to the specs, I looked at the Special and the Windsor as both being entry level to the brand.Easily the Chrysler, although I like this Buick very much.
Special was a considerably smaller car than Windsor, and didn't have a direct competitor in the Chrysler line-up. Windsor shared its wheelbase and overall length with the top-of-the-line New Yorker, but was less lavishly trimmed and had a smaller engine. The Buick Super had that same relationship with the Roadmaster.
John Bono
North Jersey
Tony Perrone reacted
22/10/2024 11:55 am
Without any hesitation I voted for the CHRYSLER. The Buick for '56, to my eyes, didn't cut it in the styling department after their '55.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Topic starter
24/10/2024 9:25 am
Tough call...a slight edge to the Chrysler.
John Bono
North Jersey
Tony Perrone reacted
24/10/2024 11:19 am
I always thought the Super was the same size as the Special but with the Roadmaster's engine. No?
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Tony Perrone reacted
24/10/2024 12:04 pm
I always thought the Super was the same size as the Special but with the Roadmaster's engine. No?
That was the Century. Smaller body, big engine.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY