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Topic: A PIECE OF FORD HISTORY
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 5855
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-08-2005 06:42 PM
   
I think this is a beautiful looking car and would love to own one. Lots of people laugh at it but I think it is classy and an important part of automobile history.http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6472&item=4532746717&rd=1 ------------------
JOHN
65 FASTBACK 2+2.....14.44 @ 107mph 1/4
87 TAURUS WAGON
03 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 SHORT BOX
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
65 FASTBACK
2003 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 4916
From: Oceano, Ca. member# 2895
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 03-08-2005 08:16 PM
I agree John. I think the Edsel has gotten a bad rep.------------------
"It's better to have loved a short girl,
Then never to have loved a tall"
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 22320
From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-08-2005 08:18 PM
John me too.
I had my eye on one for 6 months almost bought it...but it wasn't big enough to live in..if you know what I mean 
Sam
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Lightning Fast Fords
Gearhead Posts: 122
From: Charlotte , N.C. USA
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 03-08-2005 11:46 PM
I think the Edsel was a cool vehicle..and the bad Rep was purely due to the car being too far ahead of it's time for the buying public to appreciate it.I think of the Edsel in the same way as many did the Tucker. Preston Tucker was way ahead of his time too..but he lacked the funding to fend off the attacks of the Big Three's Lawyers to remain in business. I think and Edsel would be a great collector car , for the right person , with the right place to store it to own or restore. [This message has been edited by Lightning Fast Fords (edited 03-09-2005).]
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hwyman3
Gearhead Posts: 490
From: Southern Maryland, USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 03-09-2005 08:30 AM
The Edsals were beautiful cars. At least they are finally starting to get the respect they deserve.------------------
Greg W.
MCA #52100
2002 Laser Red GT Coupe
1991 F-150 XLT 4x2 5.0
Southern Maryland Mustang Club
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43152
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-09-2005 08:37 AM
The Edsel never got a chance. There's quite a story about why they were a flop, they could have done very well under better circumstances. In a nutshell: styling a little too radical, builders that didn't want to build them, salesmen that didn't want to sell them, marketers that didn't know how to market them. With that kind of background, it would have been odd if they were a success.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6687
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-09-2005 08:59 AM
Can't remember why they were that far ahead. Trouble was, it was either Ford in one model, or Mercury in another. The grille was not that popular. By the time they changed '60 , it was too late and Ford pulled the plug after producing about 5,000 units. They were just not popular. A lot of jokes were made about them. One of them was, after Nixon got beat, Three time loser: Pregnant prostitute driving an Edsel with a Nixon sticker on the bumper! They had a lot of trouble with the pushbutton trans buttons in the center of steering wheel. The Edsel Dealer in my hometown, Western surburb of Chic., never did well. When he opened for business, he bought a failed DeSoto facility. He got behind in juice payments on a mob loan, and they broke his arms with a bat, pulling them out of the car window, in broad daylite, at a busy intersection. The Edsel fiasco was a reason why Ford was cauatious in kicking off the Mustang. They were not prepared for the resulting sales bonanza! Probably the rarest Edsel is a 60 convertible. As a matter of fact, in later years a few phonies were made using a 60 Ford cvt. Imagine there is a market for them now. DeSotos with the big fins are another sought after car(by some! ugh!)
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