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Poll results: '70 Buick or Mercury?
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Poll is closed Apr 08, 2025
'70 Buick  -  votes: 12 / 80%
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80%
'70 Mercury  -  votes: 2 / 13.3%
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Tie  -  votes: 1 / 6.7%
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Sorry, no interest in this selection.  -  votes: 0 / 0%
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Poll: Which '70? (3/25/2025)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'70 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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1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 2a
1970 MERCURY CYCLONE 429 2

John Bono
North Jersey


   
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(@perrone1)
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By 1970 my love for the Cyclone and its styling was waning. But the Buick is a genuine Stage 1 Gran Sport. (I know because the license plate says so - HA!) So it gets my vote.



   
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Frank Reed
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Buick looks better to my eyes.  Never like the look of the Cyclone front but over all a real competitor.  👀


Frank Reed
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Ed Glorius
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Buick for me too. Gentleman's express.


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(@bob-jackman)
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The torque monster Buick. Nice to see an easy choice for a change.



   
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John Napoli
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GM had these bodies done right.  You could not go wrong with a Buick, Chevelle or 442 for 70.  Take your pick and they were all winners.  My pick Buick today.



   
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Not fond of either, but both good looking cars. I generally prefer Mercury over Buick, and the Mercury is GREEN, but the grill center yuck. 

So today a tie vote. I bought in '70:

70 Coronet RT [black stripe]

 Only mine had a black tail stripe and stock road wheels.

70 Coronet RT (Mom's) (9)

 

9    71 Dart GT 1971 (2)

There it is in the background, only pic I could find my actual car in.

 

 



   
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John Kuvakas
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IMO, two great cars. But, I gotta go with the Buick with, by far, most torque of any domestic production car in its time. 


John Kuvakas
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(@jack-dodds)
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The styling and performance of the Buick GS make it an easy choice.  The Merc nose detracts big time.



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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It's the Gran Sport for me.

Gents, thanks for the pics and responses.


John Bono
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