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Topic starter
21/05/2026 11:17 pm
'48 or '49 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
21/05/2026 11:36 pm
Very attractive Chrysler automobiles in really nice exterior colors. I had two 1/18 replicas of the '47-'48 Chrysler but I lost one to intergranular corrosion. I still have the beautiful 1/18 Motor City Classics Town and Country but I don't yet gave a 1949 Chrysler in scale form.
21/05/2026 11:43 pm
I love the styling of the '48, with its massive checkered grille and dashboard. It looks kind of grand/regal, whereas the '49 looks a bit generic beside it.
22/05/2026 2:59 am
The 48 looks stuck in the 40s, but the 49 is moving into the 50s. I'll go with the 1949.
22/05/2026 6:23 am
I like the 48s jazzy grill and curves. The 49 is starting to begin Chryslers shapeless design leading to the 55 remake. I don’t recall seeing an early 50s Chrysler at a car show for some years now
22/05/2026 6:52 am
The 1948 has presence and is handsome. The 1949 is plain. 1948 wins for me.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
22/05/2026 7:08 am
I like the front end styling of the '49 better, that's my pick.😊
22/05/2026 8:15 am
I like the grill on the 48 better than the 49, so it gets my vote. Basically just very little changes in the two.
22/05/2026 8:23 am
I like both but favor the elegant 48. No denying the stature of these Chryslers.
22/05/2026 8:59 am
The 1948 is far more striking to me, mainly because of the grill. I like both.
Topic starter
24/05/2026 5:52 am
An other example demonstrating newer does not always mean better.
Gents, thanks for your replies.
John Bono
North Jersey
Ed Glorius and Tony Perrone reacted