Posted By:	Dan Vincent
Posted On:	Wednesday May 30, 2012 at 6:04 AM
Message: BOTH! I owned both and loved them. I'd take the Olds over the Merc in stock form but when I put an Olds engine in my Mercury it came alive. Two of my all-time favorite cars.

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1:1 PICs - 2 cars, same year, same class. Vote... by Steve Kiraly #42970

BOTH! I owned both and loved them. I'd take the Olds over the Merc in stock form but when I put an by Dan Vincent #42970.1

Impossible to choose! (EOM) by Sal Lomma #42970.1.1

Merc!!! (EOM) by don mault #42970.2

The Olds with them new fangled overhead valves. (EOM) by Gene Herman #42970.3

Yup, and if they clatter replace the lifters with Cadillac lifters. (EOM) by Dan Vincent #42970.3.1

Olds (EOM) by Ed Stutz #42970.4

Merc. (EOM) by Gene Mills #42970.5

Oldsmobile. (EOM) by Evan Morgan #42970.6

The Merc reminds me of Biff's car in "Back to the Future!" (EOM) by Randy Charles #42970.7

This is a tough one, but I'm going with the Olds. (EOM) by John Bono #42970.8

Oldsmobile . (EOM) by Douglas Ford #42970.9

Another toughie. Olds by a hair. (EOM) by Frank Kocour #42970.10

In this beginning of the "modern era" it's the Olds!! (EOM) by Ralph Regalbuto #42970.11

Tough one...but the Mercury by a hair. (EOM) by George Schire #42970.12

But George, It's So... by Ed Stutz #42970.12.1

LOL Ed...actually, to my eyes, the Olds is more bulbous looking than the Merc. (EOM) by George Schire #42970.12.1.1

Merc (EOM) by Marlowe Johnson #42970.13

Oldsmobile...always one of my favorite models. (EOM) by Bill Juffernbruch #42970.14

Mercury (EOM) by Bruce Parsons #42970.15

This car started me loving automobiles 1949 OLDSMOBILE (EOM) by Ron Dietrich #42970.16

Mercury. (EOM) by Brian Cox #42970.17

Olds. (EOM) by Jerry Mercier #42970.18

Mercury.. those smooth sides wtih no "hips" for the rear wheels were a great leap forward (EOM) by Bill McElfresh #42970.19

Mercury (EOM) by rodger marley #42970.20

Mercury (EOM) by James Oxley #42970.21

Olds (EOM) by Mike Carsten #42970.22

Merc is smiling; Olds is frowning! Cars had personality then--remember Christine? Oh, vote for Merc (EOM) by Robert Mason #42970.23

Ok Bob - to me the Merc has a nervous smile because the Olds is snarling LOL (EOM) by Ron Dietrich #42970.23.1

O L D S M O B I L E for sure! (EOM) by David Hosea #42970.24

Merc (EOM) by Larry Hooper #42970.25

OLDS. (EOM) by Barry Levittan #42970.26

Mercury (EOM) by Pete Rovero #42970.27

Olds (EOM) by James Sears #42970.28

Mercury (EOM) by Charles Valosio #42970.29

Mercury..... (EOM) by Jerry Gorsuch #42970.30

Olsdmobile, but I would be deliriously happy with my second choice. (EOM) by Tom Joyce #42970.31

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