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13/03/2024 8:57 am
'56 Oldsmobile or Packard?
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John Bono
North Jersey
13/03/2024 9:13 am
OLDSMOBILE without hesitation. It looks newer, lower, sportier, less boxy, and even somewhat customize with its chrome and grill. And the dash was to die for. In my opinion one of the most beautiful dash's of any car of the fifties.
Oh yea, OLDSMOBILE for me!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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13/03/2024 9:27 am
The Packard for me. It is just sleek and looks like it is flying down the highway just sitting there.
13/03/2024 9:43 am
Love both, voted Olds. Growing up, I was far more familiar with GM, Ford & Chrysler products than Packard.
13/03/2024 11:08 am
Like them both, but George screaming at us with such passion, I'll vote Olds. I love the chopped top look it has.
13/03/2024 11:10 am
The '56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years; IMHO the grille is a styling disappointment. I like the crisper look and nicer trim of the Packard.
13/03/2024 11:15 am
The '56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years; IMHO the grille is a styling disappointment. I like the crisper look and nicer trim of the Packard.
We are opposites, '56 is the first year I would consider buying, did not care for any Olds before and the '57, the Olds I love. The Packard is over done for my taste.
13/03/2024 11:53 am
I vote Oldsmobile because it is a Ninety Eight. The side trim on the Eighty Eights was not as balanced as it was on the Ninety Eights IMO
13/03/2024 12:00 pm
Like them both, but George screaming at us with such passion, I'll vote Olds. I love the chopped top look it has.
LOL, that "screaming" as you referred to it, is what I would have done as a 5 years old kid when I saw a '56 Oldsmobile. A neighbor bought one in the two-tone blue color combo and I was nuts for that car. I loved the "big mouth" grill, the elongated bullet taillights and then (as I said above) the dash was incredibly beautiful. There was not an Oldsmobile from 1953 through 1959 that I didn't like.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
13/03/2024 12:04 pm
The '56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years; IMHO the grille is a styling disappointment. I like the crisper look and nicer trim of the Packard.
Interesting that you say "the 56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years". I'm just the opposite. Though I love both the '54 and '55, I think the '56 combined the best of those previous two years and the '56 was perfect.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
13/03/2024 12:17 pm
The '56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years; IMHO the grille is a styling disappointment. I like the crisper look and nicer trim of the Packard.
Interesting that you say "the 56 Olds is not as good looking as the two previous years". I'm just the opposite. Though I love both the '54 and '55, I think the '56 combined the best of those previous two years and the '56 was perfect.
We can agree that the dash of the '56 is beautiful though George!
13/03/2024 1:00 pm
Love both, voted Olds. Growing up, I was far more familiar with GM, Ford & Chrysler products than Packard.
Same here!
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
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13/03/2024 1:54 pm
The Packard for me. It is just sleek and looks like it is flying down the highway just sitting there.
Yep, it's the winner for me too.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
13/03/2024 3:14 pm
Sorry Oldsmobile. You are nice for a brief spin but Packard is my choice for a lasting relationship.
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