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Topic starter
28/11/2024 6:21 am
'56 or '57 Chrysler?
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
28/11/2024 6:45 am
OMG John! How do you keep doing it? (Genius IQ no doubt) This has been an age old quandary for car lovers. I absolutely love both. On one hand you have a very modern 1957 Chrysler, finned out and muscular. On the other, you have Chrysler tradition elevated to its top echelon for the mid 50's.
Going with nostalgic tradition today - the '56!
Topic starter
28/11/2024 6:52 am
@perrone1- Tony, no genius IQ here, just a car nut, wife would say just plain crazy.
John Bono
North Jersey
28/11/2024 7:10 am
@perrone1- Tony, no genius IQ here, just a car nut, wife would say just plain crazy.
Ha! Sounds just like what a car nut/genius would say! 
28/11/2024 8:55 am
No contest here; for me the '56 styling is far more attractive. The gaping grille mouth of the '57 has always been a huge detractor for me.
28/11/2024 9:02 am
Which Chrysler? For me, the answer is "ALL OF THEM!"
Today, I voted for the '56. I LOVE the '57, but the '56 is truly a "beautiful brute"!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
28/11/2024 9:21 am
The 1956 300B is my favorite American car of the decade. No matter how cool the 1957 is, 300B wins.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
28/11/2024 9:37 am
Tough one today! Chrysler hit the ball out of the park with both of these beauties. However, not wanting to vote a Tie, I give the edge to the '57. Of the Big Three line-up for '57, to my eyes it is the best looking and best styled car for that year. Bumper to bumper, top to bottom, and inside, it is a classic look.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
28/11/2024 10:57 am
'56 beautiful, but I like the '57s lower & wider look a little better. Wouldn't throw either out of my garage.
28/11/2024 11:46 am
Sorry guys. To me the 57 outshines the 56. I guess it is all in the eyes of the beholder.
28/11/2024 1:56 pm
While I like all Chryslers almost universally, the 1956 version is one that I find particularly appealing.
28/11/2024 7:16 pm
8 - 7 in favor of the '56 at this point...a real nail-biter!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
