Edsel Cars

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1958 Edsel Convertible	1958 Edsel Convertible 1958 Edsel Convertible by Douglas
1958 Edsel Pacer 4-Door Hardtop	1958 Edsel Pacer 4-Door Hardtop 1958 Edsel Pacer 4-Door Hardtop Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. by Douglas
1959 Edsel Ranger 4-Door Sedan	1959 Edsel Ranger 4-Door Sedan 1959 Edsel Ranger 4-Door Sedan Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Las Vegas, Nevada by Douglas
1959 EDSEL CORSAIR CONVERTIBLE	1959 EDSEL CORSAIR CONVERTIBLE 46,200.00 USD 1959 EDSEL CORSAIR CONVERTIBLE To be sold at The Worldwide Group’s Houston Classic Auction on May 3, 2008. For information call 866-273-6394 or visit www.WWGauctions.com. by Douglas
1959 EDSEL	1959 EDSEL 5,500.00 USD 1959 EDSEL #1101. White, White and Brown interior, Vin #454PDB. Power steering, power brakes, a/c, new tires, windows good, interior white & brown, motor 292, automatic Transmission, needs to be restored. Price: $5,500. Call Sell It Now Motors/Classic Cars 480-986-3012 MESA, AZ by SellItNow
1958 Edsel Pacer Hard Top Coupe	1958 Edsel Pacer Hard Top Coupe 1958 Edsel Pacer Hard Top Coupe Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Towe Auto Museum in Sacramento, California. by Douglas
1958 Edsel	1958 Edsel 1958 Edsel by Douglas
1959 Edsel Station Wagon	1959 Edsel Station Wagon 1959 Edsel Station Wagon Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Salt Lake City, Utah by Douglas
1960 Edsel Ranger	1960 Edsel Ranger 1960 Edsel Ranger by Douglas
1959 Edsel Ranger	1959 Edsel Ranger 1959 Edsel Ranger by Douglas

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Edsel Cars

Ford Motor Company introduced its new Edsel Division in the fall 0f 1957 with great fanfare, and the expectation of selling over 200,000 vehicles during its first model year. The buyers never materialized, and Edsel ended 1958 with a production run of only 63,000 cars.

"Edsel", the car that had been named in honor of Henry Ford's late son, was soon equated in popular culture with "failure".

The Edsel automobile was the result of a marketing exercise by the Ford Motor Company to fill the price gap between the Ford and Mercury lines. A seperate Edsel division was established although much of the original planning was done by Ford´s Special Products Division.

The Edsel was designed by Roy A. Brown and the style conformed with the automobile fashion of the day with a long, wide, low body that was lavishly decorated with chrome and liberally supplied with gadgets. When they were introduced in September, 1957, the Edsels were available in the Ranger-Pacer series and the more expensive Corsair-Citation series.

There was a wide selection of interior and exterior colors and two V-8 engine options were available. The most distinctive feature of the Edsel was its vertical "horsecollar" grille, which became the source of a great many jokes. Many believe the Edsel failed because of the odd grille. However, there were many reasons, including customer over-anticipation created by Ford´s promotion and advertising program, and many problems in the first production cars.

Sales were disappointing and Edsel production ceased on November 19, 1959. A total of 102,737 Edsels were sold.

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