@georgeschire Would you be up for building this model kit George?
Being honest, no. Reason being, a put-together model would not fit in to my collection of diecast cars. And the other truth is, I was never really in to building models back in the day. Back then, I much more preferred the plastic promotional models that were seemingly in abundance in the 1960's. I had many, and the key word is "had" only because I'd still have them had they not been melted in our 1971 house fire that I've mentioned here on the Forum in the past.
As far back as I could remember I was always aware of cars. I don't recall '60 Mercurys out and about in my community. Although they are very beautiful, I have to guess they were not very popular. On the flip side '60 Pontiacs were very plentiful. So, I'm voting for the car I'm most familiar with.
As far back as I could remember I was always aware of cars. I don't recall '60 Mercurys out and about in my community. Although they are very beautiful, I have to guess they were not very popular. On the flip side '60 Pontiacs were very plentiful. So, I'm voting for the car I'm most familiar with.
John, you bring up an intriguing thought. I too, was interested in cars from the time I first remember seeing them. But in my case, it was the cars that were different looking than the usual Chevy's, Plymouth's and Ford's that seemed to prominent in most driveways and in the parking lots. When I'd see an Oldsmobile, Mercury, DeSoto, Chrysler, or any of the others, I was drawn to them because they were different.
As far back as I could remember I was always aware of cars. I don't recall '60 Mercurys out and about in my community. Although they are very beautiful, I have to guess they were not very popular. On the flip side '60 Pontiacs were very plentiful. So, I'm voting for the car I'm most familiar with.
John, you bring up an intriguing thought. I too, was interested in cars from the time I first remember seeing them. But in my case, it was the cars that were different looking than the usual Chevy's, Plymouth's and Ford's that seemed to prominent in most driveways and in the parking lots. When I'd see an Oldsmobile, Mercury, DeSoto, Chrysler, or any of the others, I was drawn to them because they were different.
What I'm saying George there weren't any '60 Mercurys around for me to be drawn to.
John and George, it's not surprising that you didn't see any '60 Mercurys growing up. Big Mercurys were outsold by full size Pontiacs by nearly three and a half to one, roughly 500K to 152K. Mercurys were probably more common in big cities/urban areas, and Pontiacs were just everywhere. Oh, and I voted for the Mercury!
