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Topic starter
03/11/2023 9:34 am
'54, '56 or '58 Cadillac?
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
03/11/2023 10:36 am
I went with the '56 John. The '53 and '54 are classic but by the time the '56 debuted, the styling was a bit more refined. Gone was the awkward vertical mid-line chrome. The '58 carried a touch more aerodynamic jet-like features for my taste back then.
03/11/2023 10:46 am
I agree with Tony. I like the '58, but the '56 is more of an understated and elegant design. They're all very classy.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
03/11/2023 11:05 am
58 for me followed by the 56. Everything about it is cool 😎
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
03/11/2023 11:35 am
The '54 is calling my name. So I vote in chronological order.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
03/11/2023 12:43 pm
The '58 hands down for me too.
I would never vote for the others.
Steve
03/11/2023 2:12 pm
'58 please, prefer the '57, don't care for the pre '57's.
John Bono and Steve Jacobs reacted
03/11/2023 3:18 pm
They are Cadillacs. And at the very top of their game !
John Bono and Steve Jacobs reacted
03/11/2023 4:21 pm
While not a fan of the behemoths, the 1958 has the most appeal. Thanks John.
John Bono reacted
03/11/2023 10:44 pm
I went with the '56 John. The '53 and '54 are classic but by the time the '56 debuted, the styling was a bit more refined. Gone was the awkward vertical mid-line chrome. The '58 carried a touch more aerodynamic jet-like features for my taste back then.
Tony, you and I are beating the same drum for the '56. I've said often here on the Forum's that the '56 Cadillac, bar none, is the most beautifully styled car of the 1950's. The '54 and '55 were close, and when the 56 debuted, it was absolute styling perfection on wheels. And with regard to the '58, the less about it, the better. If for sure was the most horrific car in the General Motors line-up that year. Sadly, it didn't get better the year after.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
04/11/2023 8:40 am
56,54,58 but I love them all.
Same here!
John Bono
North Jersey
04/11/2023 9:53 am
I agree with Tony. I like the '58, but the '56 is more of an understated and elegant design. They're all very classy.
I agree with Tony and John and go with the '56. If there was a '57 in this one it would have won though.