Poll: Which '60? (12/2/2024)

I'm going with the clean lines of the Pontiac.

This one may polarize voters; the Dodge for the Mopar fans and the Catalina for the GM fellas.

After looking at them several times, I'm drawn to the handsome lines of the Pontiac.

Both beauties! But I think Pontiac styling took a small step backward from the gorgeous '59. And I love the "space-age" styling of the '60 Dodge!

John, I hope you don't mind me adding these but I couldn't resist:

@moe-parr Barry, love these and feel free to add anytime.

Not bad designs in either case but the Pontiac just looks a little cleaner.

Not a banner styling year for either marque but I prefer the cleaner lines of the Pontiac.

Dad bought a used ‘60 tri-power Ventura Vista 4 door hardtop in ‘63. He replaced the gargantuan air cleaner with 3 chrome pots, and slid in an Isky cam, (he was an old-school Wisconsin hillbilly) It was Snow White with a red top and tri-tone red interior. He loved that car, and loved to kick in passing gear and hear the roar. It was truly amazing how fast that barge could move, and it was the car that started my lifelong love of Pontiacs.

@moe-parr  Please post pictures of the Dodge as often as you like. One can never tire of it, especially in this colour.  I saw this model in a cabinet at St. Martin's Models, (London) years ago, and Ralph refused to sell it to me (clearly had a customer lined-up) and I have dreamed about it ever since. I Now have Western's all red hardtop, but it's nothing on this metallic olive convertible.

Okay, my apologies up front.  I voted TIE, not because I couldn't decide which one I liked better, but rather because I find both of them equally ugly.  The Dodge is way over-done with chrome and fins, and the Pontiac couldn't get any plainer and boring looking after the incredibly beautiful '59.  SORRY!  

I like both of these beauties and either would be great to have as a replica or for real as a 1:1. At our local car shows during the summers, a gorgeous 1960 Pontiac used to occasionally be shown.

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@moe-parr  Please post pictures of the Dodge as often as you like. One can never tire of it, especially in this colour.  I saw this model in a cabinet at St. Martin's Models, (London) years ago, and Ralph refused to sell it to me (clearly had a customer lined-up) and I have dreamed about it ever since. I Now have Western's all red hardtop, but it's nothing on this metallic olive convertible.

I had been looking for the green '60 Dodge to complete this trio of full-sized, mid-priced convertibles from each of the "Big Three" for 1960 and found it at Route 66 Modelcars.

I share the view expressed by others that the styling of the '60 Pontiac (especially the front) was a real disappointment after the '59, although I have to admit that the car shown above does look quite clean and smooth, while the front of the Dodge looks just a little crude by comparison.

Not a desperate fan of either, but on this showing I'd go for the Pontiac, by a whisker.

I have always thought that the understated stying of the ‘60 Pontiac reminded me of the mild customs of that era with a cleaned up, smoothed up look. I can appreciate every year’s styling individually, and remember, those were the days that styling changed every model year. The ‘60, especially the Ventura, had a lot of , I guess you’d Easter eggs going on, the taillights and surrounds were very well executed, the hood spear and fender tops were quite dramatic, and the interior was pure class, to my eye the finest of the ‘60’s. I think the Pontiac, and other GM division designers were after having a smoother, cleaner look going into the future.

@moe-parr  Indeed, Buz is the go-to guy for these models these days,  but I don't believe he's had this colour for some while - I've not seen it on his site.  The three look amazing together.