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11/03/2025 8:42 am
'62 Oldsmobile or Thunderbird?
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John Bono
North Jersey
11/03/2025 8:44 am
Interesting choices, and both are terrific. I'm going with the Thunderbird for its smaller size and smooth styling.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
Topic starter
11/03/2025 9:10 am
Ed, some would say they are not in the same category and if I were wearing blinders I would agree. Like you, I believe they both are terrific. I categorized them as cars that make a statement.Interesting choices, and both are terrific. I'm going with the Thunderbird for its smaller size and smooth styling.
John Bono
North Jersey
11/03/2025 9:18 am
new from the listing what I was voting for before I even checked out the photos. T-Bird for me easily.
11/03/2025 10:52 am
Perfect! As for me John, you never had to categorize or pit one like car against another. If you asked my preference between a hamburger and a Coke, I'd give you an answer. That's what makes it fun for me. A GMC 1/2 ton vs a VW Beetle - it's cool by me.Ed, some would say they are not in the same category and if I were wearing blinders I would agree. Like you, I believe they both are terrific. I categorized them as cars that make a statement.Interesting choices, and both are terrific. I'm going with the Thunderbird for its smaller size and smooth styling.
I love both these cars for different reasons. Were I to use one for daily transportation and grocery shopping, I'd cruise in the Olds. If I wanted one for weekend fun - Tee Bird all day!
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11/03/2025 11:53 am
As for me I prefer the '63 Thunderbird so today I'm choosing the Oldsmobile. I like its size and that it can carry four more comfortably than that Thunderbird can.
Steve
11/03/2025 12:02 pm
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
11/03/2025 2:23 pm
No contest for me. Today Oldsmobile Starfire is my vote.
The T-bird is # 5 on my list of favorite T-birds; #1 is '57, #2 55, #3 is '58-'60, #4 is '64-'67, #5 is the '61-'63, the rest I just don't care for at all.
'62 Starfire is my all time #1 favorite Oldsmobile followed by the '63 and the '57, there are no other Olds I care for. And I would prefer to any of the T-birds with the exception being the '57 that I love.
11/03/2025 3:36 pm
Yes, they are different in size. However, both cars have the same appeal; they are early expressions of the personal luxury segment that the T-Bird started in '58.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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11/03/2025 5:12 pm
I have owned two 62 Starfire hardtops and presently own a 1963 T-Bird. Slight edge to the T-Bird although it would be even stronger if the Bird was a 63.
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Topic starter
13/03/2025 5:40 am
Today I'm in the mood for gingerbread...so it's the Starfire for me.
Gents, thanks for your responses.
John Bono
North Jersey
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