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Poll results: '56 Ford or Oldsmobile?
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Poll is closed Jan 04, 2024
'56 Ford  -  votes: 18 / 85.7%
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'56 Oldsmobile  -  votes: 3 / 14.3%
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Poll: Which '56? (12/21/2023)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'56 Ford or Oldsmobile?

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1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner 23a
1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible 12a

John Bono
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Frank Reed
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Great looking Ford 👀👍


Frank Reed
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John Kuvakas
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Two outstanding examples. I'm voting with Frank!


John Kuvakas
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Ed Glorius
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Oldsmobile for me. It's up the ladder from the Ford, and I believe better built. But it doesn't look as good, except I never liked that discordant two toning around the headlight bezels on the Ford.


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Ford all the way.



   
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Brush
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No comparison here, FORD.



   
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I love the Ford; I was 9 in 1956 when my brother bought a new 1956 Ford Crown Victoria in red & white. But, since I do not care for the color combo and skirts on this one I went with that killer Olds! I think that with the top down, the Olds would compete much more favorably with the Sunliner.

 

1956 oldsmobile super 88 convertible


   
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Posted by: @perrone1

I love the Ford; I was 9 in 1956 when my brother bought a new 1956 Ford Crown Victoria in red & white. But, since I do not care for the color combo and skirts on this one I went with that killer Olds! I think that with the top down, the Olds would compete much more favorably with the Sunliner.

 

1956 oldsmobile super 88 convertible

Go figure...I feel just the opposite...the up top gives the Oldsmobile an advantage because it adds a dimension and a color to the vehicle.


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Posted by: @sizedoesmatter
Posted by: @perrone1

I love the Ford; I was 9 in 1956 when my brother bought a new 1956 Ford Crown Victoria in red & white. But, since I do not care for the color combo and skirts on this one I went with that killer Olds! I think that with the top down, the Olds would compete much more favorably with the Sunliner.

 

1956 oldsmobile super 88 convertible

Go figure...I feel just the opposite...the up top gives the Oldsmobile an advantage because it adds a dimension and a color to the vehicle.

Yeah, I can sure see that John. In red, the car to me, looks good as a monotone cruiser.



   
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John Kuvakas
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I like the Olds. But, I find the grille to be...cumbersome.


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David Green
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That Sunliner is a classic to me. The Oldsmobile is OK but a bit overweight.



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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Clearly, the Oldsmobile Super 88 is positioned higher than the Ford Sunliner, within the automotive hierarchy, but it's the more attractive Ford that gets my vote. 


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The '56 is my favorite Ford of its decade.....just stunning.  A clear winner.



   
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