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Poll results: '59 Dodge or Edsel?
Voter(s): 21
Poll is closed Mar 06, 2025
'59 Dodge  -  votes: 12 / 57.1%
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57.1%
'59 Edsel  -  votes: 8 / 38.1%
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38.1%
Tie  -  votes: 0 / 0%
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Sorry, no interest in this selection.  -  votes: 1 / 4.8%
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Poll: Which '59? (2/20/2025)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'59 Dodge or Edsel?

Be sure to make your selection.

Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.

If selection is greater than 2 rank them.

 

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1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible 9
1959 Edsel Corsair Convertible 4

 


John Bono
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John Napoli
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The wings and eyelids make Dodge the vote today.



   
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Frank Reed
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I’m voting Dodge as well.  😎👍


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Ed Glorius
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Ditto.


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(@perrone1)
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Royal Lancer, eyebrows and fins for me!



   
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Brush
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No contest, Dodge.



   
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George Schire
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Being honest, I'm not fond of either, but in a heartbeat I'd take the "in your face Dodge" over the "bland milk toast Edsel".  And I'll say that the '59 Dodge is much better than the previous two years as far as appealing to my eyes. 

While the Edsel was completely dumbed down from the beautiful debut of a year earlier.  The '59 version is nothing more than a Ford with a different grill and taillights. 

So for today, it's DODGE for me!


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David Green
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Bland or not, I still prefer the Edsel. I just never took to that Royal Lancer because of the strange eyebrows and stuck on tail fins.



   
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@david-green This kind of reminds me of a contest for World’s tallest midget!



   
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(@bob-jackman)
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Did anyone in the Dodge studio not have a gimmick they added to this model? The Edsel may be watered down from the beautiful 58 but at least it was more cohesive IMO. Edsel.



   
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Although this is my fave year for Edsel styling and although I think the '59 Dodge styling  is a little too flamboyant, I will vote for the Dodge pizzaz over the comparatively staid Edsel.  It is a close one today though....thanks for another brain strainer John. 



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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@jack-dodds You're welcome Jack!


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'57 - '59, Dodge is the only member of the ChryCo lineup that I don't like. Moe Parr votes for the Edsel today.


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Geoff Jowett
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I actually think, now what if DM released these 2 at around the same time, which would I buy first, or both at the same time? I'm unlikely to ever completely forgo one of their models so I've never voted "no interest".  So by a whisker I would buy the Edsel first



   
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Posted by: @bob-jackman

Did anyone in the Dodge studio not have a gimmick they added to this model? The Edsel may be watered down from the beautiful 58 but at least it was more cohesive IMO. Edsel.

What Bob said!

Gents, thanks for your responses.

 


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