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14/12/2025 11:19 pm
'65 Mercury or Pontiac?
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
14/12/2025 11:20 pm
Pontiac by a mile, at the top of their game.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
15/12/2025 1:40 am
Who was prettier in 1965? Ruth Buzzi..
…or Raquel Welch!….and the winner is… PONTIAC!!!
Lay off the eggnog John!
This post was modified 10 months ago by kevins
15/12/2025 6:32 am
Not a thing wrong with the Mercury. It's a nice, large car. If that's your thing, excellent. The only small thing I can possibly find against it, is that it isn't a Catalina 2+2!!
Pontiac for the win John - WELL done sir!
15/12/2025 7:46 am
Mercury because I like square and I don't care for Pontiac after '64.
15/12/2025 8:19 am
Pontiac by a long nose.
15/12/2025 9:30 am
This is rare for me. A choice in the poll I have actually driven. My collage room mate had a 65 Pontiac and we drove it several times back and forth from Kansas to Colorado. It was fun to drive and a great ride. Driving through eastern Colorado on a rural twisting highway not doing 55. 😎
15/12/2025 9:35 am
421 plus eight lugs is my pick.
15/12/2025 9:58 am
Yous guys already know my answer. 😁
15/12/2025 10:01 am
I really like both. But the Pontiac is not just a Pontiac. It's a 2+2!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
15/12/2025 10:04 am
I like the Mercury styling but it can’t beat the Pontiac.
15/12/2025 10:14 am
I love the squarish styling of the Mercury and Ford in this era but this Pontiac is simply gorgeous....unbeatable.
15/12/2025 10:25 am
Another Pontiac vote. That Catalina has style.
15/12/2025 10:47 am
GM during the time period was knocking homeruns out of the park with every car they rolled off the assembly lines. This PONTIAC is a GRAND SLAM!
The Mercury with its Ford "square box" body doesn't catch even a glance from me next to the PONTIAC!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
15/12/2025 11:37 am
@georgeschire Personally I loved pretty much all of the American car designs in '65 George; especially the fact that they were so very different from company to company....and even within divisions for that matter. I sure miss those days! Here are a few....
This post was modified 10 months ago by Jack Dodds
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