What classic car would Jack drive?

[donutsweeper]

Just wondering what you all think.  For a story set sometime in America in the 50's (or maybe early 60's I haven't quite decided yet) what car would Jack have rented/borrowed/etc?

eta- probably 50's instead of 60's come to think of it
One suggested is the Studebaker Starliner 

Comments

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

If he was in the UK I could help, but I know nothing about American Classics. Plus, rental cars aren't necessarily what a person would drive by choice; they tend to be staid and reliable. I managed to get the exception to that last year; I'd ordered a basic small hire car and got one a size bigger in the sports model for no extra cost. I kept the car for 2 days instead of the 1 I'd originally planned cos it was so much fun to drive!

If it was going to be mid-60s I'd say go for a mustang.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Jack is undercover, I'm not sure rentals were even available in the 50's and the only timeline I have set so far for the story is it's pre-UNIT so before 1968

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

If he's undercover then a mustang probably wouldn't be best anyway! This is where I'd be making very good use of google and wiki (as I'm sure you are already!)...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh awesome Ace icon! I'm googling up a storm, just wondered if anyone else had opinions on what Jack would drive