Poll: Which '56? (9/17/2025)

Chevy for me. It's nice and clean, and the Mercury is overwrought.

Wayyyy too easy! Shoebox for me also!

 Rarely seen 210, I always thought they were pretty cool.

The Chevrolet was my favourite American car for 1955 through 1957. The Mercury was an appealing car, just not as much.

I was a fan of the '55 and '56 Merc and didn't care as much for the tri-fives.......at the time!!

Fast forward. While I still like the Merc's, the '55 and '56 Chevy has become a favored car over the Mercury's of the same era. And while I do not like the Chevy for '57 as much as the '55 Chevy, the '56 is actually my favorite of the three. I love the teardrop shape of the rear wheel well opening. 

The car is clean, styled to perfection and classic.

@perrone1 MY favorite tri five Chevies are a tie for 55 and 56 with the 57 in second place. If the 56 Ford Victoria was in this race, it would edge out the Chevy by a very slim margin.

Posted by: @bob-jackman

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@perrone1 MY favorite tri five Chevies are a tie for 55 and 56 with the 57 in second place. If the 56 Ford Victoria was in this race, it would edge out the Chevy by a very slim margin.

CHEVY for me!  Of the "Tri-Five" Chevy's, the '56 has always been my favorite.  I do like the Mercury too, but against the Chevy, it loses out.  

The Chevy is my favorite of the three years, but the Mercury is still my choice. It may be over-wrought as described in another post, but that adds to the charm of a 50s classic.

Tri-five Chevy I love the '55, dis-like the '56, like '57. Perfection for me would be the '57 [dash counts] with the rear clip from the'55 along with the '55 side trim.

Mercury like the '55, LOVE the '56.

As that I am not a fan of the 56 or 57 Chevy, my choice goes to the Mercury.  Now if you had said a 55 Chevy, then it would have been my pick today.

This is a very, very close one for me; I like this '56 Bel Air very much but my tri-five  preference goes '55, '57 and '56.  This Mercury is also a very nice looking car but I prefer the previous 3 years.  The Chevy gets the nod today by a very slim margin for styling and build quality.

The Chevy looks trim. I voted for it. Although the Mercury is nice it looks heavy

Hi I’m still Kevin… and I’ve fallen off the wagon again. All this talk about the ‘56 Chevy caused me to go back to a model that’s been on my watch list for a month. Made an offer and…. you know the rest. I actually needed this to ease the pain of watching my DM 1/1000 ‘32 Ford roadster do 3 or 4 back flips on the concrete after knocking it off my workbench. It was totaled, nothing much left to salvage! No pics of the actual carnage, too graphic and disturbing! Saved this.

Anyone need any parts cheap? (Free!)

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Hi I’m still Kevin… and I’ve fallen off the wagon again. All this talk about the ‘56 Chevy caused me to go back to a model that’s been on my watch list for a month. Made an offer and…. you know the rest. I actually needed this to ease the pain of watching my DM 1/1000 ‘32 Ford roadster do 3 or 4 back flips on the concrete after knocking it off my workbench. It was totaled, nothing much left to salvage! No pics of the actual carnage, too graphic and disturbing! Saved this.

Anyone need any parts cheap? (Free!)