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Brush
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!956, 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.

 

My choices:

Mercury

56 Montclair

DeSoto

56 DeSoto

Ford

56 Ford Victoria

 



   
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My picks:

1956 Corvette 23
1956 T Bird 21
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk 8

John Bono
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Here are my 3 picks shown in preference within the similar price range for 1956:

 

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1956 Corvette, Lincoln Premiere and Packard Caribbean.

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Lincoln, Corvette and Ford. Thanks for the challenge.



   
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25-year old Moe Parr would have thought this car was perfect for him in 1956:

1956 plymouth fury

 


Barry Levittan
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Posted by: @moe-parr

25-year old Moe Parr would have thought this car was perfect for him in 1956:

1956 plymouth fury

 

LOL...no surprise here Barry....you're Mopar through and through.  I agree it is a very nice looking car; as was the Belvedere HT and the Sport Suburban wagon!

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@jack-dodds That wagon is a knockout!


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I think I would choose the same as in 55, Ford Fairlane, Chevy and Plymouth.



   
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Posted by: @moe-parr

@jack-dodds That wagon is a knockout!

I keep hoping that Jim Cowan of Automodello will do the '56 Plymouth Sport Suburban in 1:43 one fine day.  I have two of his Dodge wagons and love them; especially the red/grey/white tri-color.



   
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Oh the choices. While I was really into British sports cars in this period, family and friends went for the DeSoto, Chevrolet and Studebaker Hawk.



   
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Chevrolet Del Ray

Ford F100

Buick Century 4 door hardtop.

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David Vandermeer
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