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Poll results: '48 or '49 Chrysler?
Voter(s): 20
Poll is closed Jun 04, 2026
'48 Chrysler  -  votes: 14 / 70%
14
70%
'49 Chrysler  -  votes: 3 / 15%
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15%
Tie  -  votes: 2 / 10%
2
10%
Sorry, no interest in this selection.  -  votes: 1 / 5%
1
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Poll: Which Chrysler? (5/22/2026)

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(@sizedoesmatter)
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'48 or '49 Chrysler?

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1948 Chrysler New Yorker Convertible 5
1949 Chrysler New Yorker Convertible 2

John Bono
North Jersey


   
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(@michaeldetorrice)
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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.



   
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(@jack-dodds)
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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.



   
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(@grockwood)
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The 48 looks stuck in the 40s, but the 49 is moving into the 50s. I'll go with the 1949.



   
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(@car224)
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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 



   
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Ed Glorius
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The 1948 has presence and is handsome. The 1949 is plain. 1948 wins for me.


Retired in Dunedin, Florida.


   
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(@perrone1)
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1948!!!! It's Classic!

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I like the front end styling of the '49 better, that's my pick.😊



   
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John Napoli
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I like the grill on the 48 better than the 49, so it gets my vote.  Basically just very little changes in the two.

 



   
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(@bob-jackman)
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I like both but favor the elegant 48. No denying the stature of these Chryslers.



   
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David Green
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The 1948 is far more striking to me, mainly because of the grill. I like both.



   
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(@sizedoesmatter)
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An other example demonstrating newer does not always mean better.

Gents, thanks for your replies.


John Bono
North Jersey


   
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