dereksbicycles

If you remember them, they were very poorly produced. Not many of them were sold. Now they're collector cars. Go figure!!!

I took those pictures while I was on the road. Enjoy them!!!

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metalangel

My parents were barely born at the time, but the name still has resonance today. I think it's a nice looking car.

dereksbicycles

I look at picture and I see that this is a 2 door model. I think that coupes were more rare than 4 doors.

Yeah, Edsels are cool name. Most older folks and those in classic car circle are pretty familiar with them. I wish I would have one of those

green427

That thing is in damned good condition!! A 2-door Ranger....yeah, it would be a good collector.

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mx757

EDSEL = Every Day Someone Else Laughs

EDSEL = Every Day Something Else Leaks

mx757

they weren't poorly made, but rather priced too high, which resulted in poor sales..

Marco daManlius

I think it was more of poorly designed, not poorly produced. The difference is that the design with that oddly shaped grill that looked like something for a horse. Ford Motor Co. wanted to start a new division called Edisel and it was an introduction vehicle to test the waters. The public did not like them and the timing, people loved the 57's Chevys and Plymouths. Corvette was just introduced in 1955, among other things.

So, you have it. Timing, poorly designed, over produced I believe, and poor sales contribute to it's demise. Collectors today prefer the Chevy Bel Aires and the Plymouths as evidence seen at car meets and classic car shows especially around here when I have my booth at those car meets.

green427

Hey Derek: Saw this on the side of the road for sale, just had to stop by and check it out. Talk about a trip down memory lane....

I thought they were cool back in the '70's.....I liked the last year the best ('79).


This one has some hacked parts and lots of bodywork done. Interior is crappy.



How much does this guy want?.....$3500......he is dreaming.

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dereksbicycles

They go for a lot in rust belt states!! $3500 ?!! Wow!! I guess he will be sitting on it for some time.

diehardbiker

Better get both of your fingers inside your ear canals when you see somebody going to crash its rear!

Looks like Ford Pinto to me.

If this is really Ford Pinto, Ford learn hard lesson with this model. As soon as they start production of this vehicle, they actually found serious problem. The serious problem is that the rear bumper is just right behind the gas tank. At the same time, Ford is trying to break the record of design, develop this car within 12 months time frame, normally 24-48 months. The reason is to try to beat competitor called Honda Civic when it comes to fuel efficient.

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sonocativo

same with ford mustangs/pintos/mavericks... all had fuel tanks right behind the rear bumper, alot of people burned to death, now mustangs have a shield to buy for behind the seats so they are not opened to the trunk area.... the trunk floor was actually the top of the fuel tanks...you know how many dumb kids screwed their amps down in there....lol

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VamPyroX

What about the 1948 Tucker Sedan? Only 50 were made. Some of those cars sell for millions of dollars.

(There is a movie based on this car... Tucker: The Man and His Dream.)

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diehardbiker

Yup, remember the less company makes, the more valuable it becomes in the event it gets at collector's age.

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dereksbicycles

Hmm, you gave me a new movie that I would have to watch. I'm always into car movies. I have heard of Tucker. I imagine that it was too much to make and lacked in sales.

Grummer

i bet it would!, oh love to have one of those!, and chuck out the lame moter throw in a 454 blown LOL

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Grummer

its that famous 3 headlights car...sedan kinda like the old 40s chevys

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Grummer

what a stylish car damn get a rusty one, have it painted yellow decal it like a NYC taxi and hot rod it up! that would be FUN

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soulchill

I've only seen a couple of Edsels. Remember my dad saying something about the bad reviews and people saying it looked an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon. I thought it was cool that they had the push button transmission on the steering wheel hub and the speedometer spun around instead of having a needle on a dial.

There's a shop on the way to work with a Gremlin. He keeps it looking good. At least as much as a Gremlin can.

Grummer

heres one in NZ selling right now, I dont have 20 grand, any donations??!

FORD EDSEL RANGER SPORTS CAR 1959 2 DOOR | Trade Me

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Grummer

wow thats different. indeed back in 50's alot of experiments took place, style and function wise, must has been an exciting time back then, where's Dr Who? lets got for a trip back...

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VamPyroX

No, it wasn't too much to make. It was just hard to make as it was their first vehicle to make and they had just gotten started. The factory was shut down due to trial. The trial went on too long that even when they were found not guilty, the damage was done and they couldn't re-open. Over 30 were made before the factory was shut down. Some workers helped build the remaining cars bringing the total to 50 by the time the trial was over.

1948 Tucker Sedan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The same thing happened with the DeLorean (the time traveling car from Back to the Future). He was arrested on drug trafficking charges and found not guilty due to entrapment. Because of this trial, the company went bankrupt.

DeLorean DMC-12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John DeLorean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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deafbirk

The edsel, named after a ford son, was a good car. But it was the laughing stock of america because of the "horse collar" grille. In that era there were really wild designs, like the tail fins on some cars. So the edsel just dies from shame since it wasn't cool in those years.

Grummer

sadly was a very mis understood society which back then know next to shit about "Horsepower"!

come to think of it...

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diehardbiker

I remember that news during the height of drug war. It was designed to reduce drug flow, but proved failed and did more harm than good. It was government corruption that damaged DeLorean business dearly. Guess what? Government got away with it, ain't it fair? I don't think so. There are a lot things that people don't know what government did and got away with damages.

If you were innocent and caught, you gotta to pay legal fee to protect you and once you are cleared, you STILL owe legal fees not government, where government should have pay for the damages to play it fair. Sad!

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VamPyroX

That's what happened with Tucker.

Rumor has it that it was the "Big Three" (Ford, General Motors, & Chrysler) that feared competition from Tucker and wanted him out of the picture. So, they paid big money to have Tucker "investigated" knowing that he wouldn't be able to get back on his feet regardless of the outcome of the trial.

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caz12

MGT That a car with big balls.i saw 1972 one this week i just drooled watching it with horse power gummer.
i remember the delorian fiasco him getting busted prison and like them all became born again christian...the Stag he should gone to prison for that alone awful car

The Highlander

Body design are ****ing ugly! No wonder it got poor produced.

It looks badass and I would buy it if it's manual.

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I hate to say it, the Edsel is ulgy as a baboons rear end.

The Chevy Bel Air is nicer!

diehardbiker

Yup, greedy big 4, don't forget AMC

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"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny."
Thomas Jefferson (1778)

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diehardbiker

Right, remember they were trying to break the record from the first draw on board to end of production in just 12 months. I am not sure if it still holds the record. It takes 3-5 years from beginning of drawing board to end of assembly line. Ford have skipped a lot of testing and ignored some of questions raised in QA. Back then QA was low in priority. Not anymore.

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