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Poll: Which '56? (9...
 
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Poll results: '56 Chrysler or Packard?
Voter(s): 20
Poll is closed Oct 10, 2021
'56 Chrysler  -  votes: 12 / 60%
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'56 Packard  -  votes: 7 / 35%
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Tie  -  votes: 1 / 5%
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Poll: Which '56? (9/26/2021)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'56 Chrysler or Packard?

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1956 Chrysler 300B 10
1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop 4

John Bono
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Ed Glorius
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If I could have any American car from the 1950s, it would be the 300B. The Packard is marvelous, but it loses for me.


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(@moe-parr)
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Beautiful Packard, but the Chrysler takes the cake!


Barry Levittan
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George Schire
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I like the Chrysler 300B, but head to head with the beautiful PACKARD, it loses out.  I've always felt that the THREE most perfectly styled cars for the Fifties were the '56 Packard, '56 Cadillac, and '56 Lincoln.  Every other car that year is behind them.  

 


George Schire
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(@bob-jackman)
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Chrysler for me although the Packard is nice.



   
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Frank Reed
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I like the Packard.  


Frank Reed
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David Green
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While I like the Chrysler, nothing tops the Packard.



   
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Frank Kocour
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Tough one for me as they represent two different high end lifestyles - one young & active and one old money and established.  That Packard is gorgeous.



   
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Mark Lampariello
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The '56 Chrysler looks both graceful and muscular but the Packard just looks strange.



   
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John Napoli
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The Chrysler all the way.



   
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(@jack-dodds)
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I like the Packard very much but its no match for that beautiful Chrysler.



   
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John Merritt
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I have been pondering this for several hours now, I want to say Packard because it’s a Packard and is a beauty. But that 300 is OMG gorgeous. I have to go with the 300. 


John Merritt
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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Tough call....going with the Packard.


John Bono
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