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13/03/2022 6:49 pm
'48, '52 or '54 Chrysler?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
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John Bono
North Jersey
Topic starter
13/03/2022 8:49 pm
@georgeschire Thanks George! I corrected the date.
John Bono
North Jersey
George Schire and George Schire reacted
Topic starter
13/03/2022 11:16 pm
How appropriate for the question to be "Which Chrysler?" today, Moe Parr's birthday!
And George hit the nail on the head, the '48 Chrysler is indeed iconic, and gets my vote!
Happy Birthday Barry!
John Bono
North Jersey
13/03/2022 11:22 pm
I like all three, but they are really three different approaches. The '48 is still largely the '42 that wasn't produced during the war years. The '52 was Chrysler's attempt to enter the post-war era, yet it still had the flat windshields and tack-on rear fenders of the '40s. The '54 is just exactly what Chrysler should have produced in 1949, and it would have made Ford and GM cringe then. My choice? The '54, so that I can blend in with any crowd, even in a red convertible (and I know what's under the hood).
Topic starter
14/03/2022 6:50 pm
I'm going with the '54, the '48 is a close 2 and the '52 trails the pack by a great distance.
John Bono
North Jersey
16/03/2022 2:52 am
Voted '54 best looking, '48 in it time it was quite nice, and the '52 just have nothing for it.