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22/06/2024 12:36 pm
!955 you are 25 years old and you just came into some money and decided to buy a new [American] car for your everyday uses, what would be your top three choices be, in the order of the most desired.
For me:
Mercury
Chevrolet
Ford
22/06/2024 12:58 pm
Here are my three in order..... within the same general price range:
The '55 Fairlane HT is a very close 4th.
22/06/2024 2:36 pm
Oh boy, it would be very hard to choose, especially in such an incredible year. But my family did get two new 1955 1:1automobiles and I would also be delighted with both of these : (1) A 1955 Chevrolet and (2) A 1955 Pontiac.
22/06/2024 2:37 pm
MG
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
22/06/2024 5:05 pm
My dad bought a new 55 Pontiac Star Chief Convertible and if I could find one in decent shape, I'd be tempted to buy it today.
22/06/2024 7:04 pm
Good going Bruce...resurrected your series from the past...
My Picks:
John Bono
North Jersey
23/06/2024 5:37 am
Subject to change at a moments notice, I'd start off with these three; 1955 Corvette, Lincoln Capri and the Chrysler 300.
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23/06/2024 9:02 am
@frank Frank, I would go with your 3 choices, but the MG would be 3rd with the T-Bird 1 and the Corvette 2
23/06/2024 1:29 pm
25-year old Moe Parr would have bought this sporty Pontiac 2-door hardtop in 1955:
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
Brush and Tony Perrone reacted
24/06/2024 5:34 am
@perrone1 Tony, the Mark II was only offered in 56 and 57.
I know Bob - I've known that all my life. But, D'OH, I originally had a Ferrari in this post and realized the post called for an American car. So before posting it I replaced Italian car with a MkII but put it in the wrong thread. I then changed this color MkII out with another in the '56 thread. As I say - D'OH!
24/06/2024 12:02 pm
My dad bought the 1955 Chevrolet BelAir. I bought an MG. I’m with you Frank.
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