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16/03/2024 7:28 am
'60 Buick or Mercury?
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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John Bono
North Jersey
16/03/2024 7:38 am
I went with the Buick on this one, but it was not an easy choice. To my eye, they're both beautiful cars.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
16/03/2024 7:39 am
I went with the Buick on this one, but it was not an easy choice. To my eye, they're both beautiful cars.
Exactly ^^
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
16/03/2024 7:43 am
I'd pick Buick over Mercury 95% of the time but for 1960 Mercury hit it out of the park styling-wise (especially those taillights!) so The Big M gets my vote today.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
16/03/2024 7:57 am
I went with the more conservatively styled Mercury but it is very close.
16/03/2024 8:33 am
I prefer the overall look of the Buick but I do like those Mercury tailights. 👀👍
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
16/03/2024 9:12 am
HAD to go with the 'Deuce and a Quarter' - we owned one in '60.
16/03/2024 12:52 pm
For this comparison, I had to play the "reversal game". It goes like this...
For 1960, I vote the MERCURY. But if it were the same comparison for model year 1959, I'd vote the Buick.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
16/03/2024 1:07 pm
For this comparison, I had to play the "reversal game". It goes like this...
For 1960, I vote the MERCURY. But if it were the same comparison for model year 1959, I'd vote the Buick.
Same for me George; the '59 Mercury was the least attractive Merc ever made IMHO.
16/03/2024 2:22 pm
Mercury all the way for me on this choice. If you drove that Buick, did you notice how susceptible to cross winds, that design was?
16/03/2024 3:19 pm
Mercury all the way for me on this choice. If you drove that Buick, did you notice how susceptible to cross winds, that design was?
I've never considered winds to be nasty or mean. 😁
16/03/2024 3:21 pm
I didn't even have to see pictures of the two before deciding the Buick. I think the Buick is fantastic looking. The Mercury is too conservative and sedate looking for my tastes.
Steve
16/03/2024 6:42 pm
I don't like Buicks in general, the '60 is the exception. Buicks I actually like, full-size '60 & '61; mid-size '64 & 65.
17/03/2024 1:18 am
I used to prefer the 59 Buick but recently the 60 Buick has became my favorite. The 63 Mercury was the first year I started to like Mercurys
17/03/2024 7:36 am
Mercury all the way for me on this choice. If you drove that Buick, did you notice how susceptible to cross winds, that design was?
Fascinating! Is this a known issue? Has anyone ever figured out why?
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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