This next car comes as a tip from DT tipper SecondMouse who writes: Do you know a Mary Kay lady who needs a new whip? Trying to find a car to match those plastic pink flamingos you put in the yard? Look no further than this 1959 Ford Edsel Ranger, sensibly priced at $12,500 OBO. From […]
The Merkur wasn’t the first time FoMoCo thought they needed something to slot either between Ford and Mercury or Mercury and Lincoln sedans. In today’s automotive climate, that’s a bit like going to the deli and asking for something between White American and American pre-wrapped cheese slices. The real story is a little more complicated […]
For the last car of the 1950s, take a look at the decade’s biggest failure. Who really knows whether it was due to bad marketing, odd styling, confusing product lines and pricing, or just plain bad timing, but after its disappointing 1958 release, the newly minted brand lasted only (barely) into the 1960 model year. […]
Edsel. Mere mention of the name will cause a variety of reactions among members of the public who are old enough to remember the late 1950s, and within the circle of gearhead historians who store random facts about orphaned car brands in their craniums. It would be fair to associate the word Edsel with the […]
The Citation was a 1958 model year only flop that was the first salvo in the total failure of branding known as Edsel. It was a shame that Edsel become the punchline to many jokes because the rolling dome speedo and teletouch steering wheel mounted transmission selector are some of the coolest features you’ll ever […]
For three exciting years in the late 1950s Ford manufactured futuristic looking cars under the Edsel nameplate. Tipper Rene C writes: What would George Jetson drive? Better than a Starliner. Imagine how this could be resto-modded. The last Edsel model to ride off the Louisville, KY manufacturing plant assembly line was a Edsel Ranger, like […]
While there have been many sales flops in the history of the automobile, and many controversial designs over the years, surely the most infamous “failure” is the Edsel. This was Ford Motor Company’s late-’50s attempt to start a new mid-level brand to compete with the likes of Pontiac and Plymouth – a bit nicer and […]