EDSEL
SCRAPBOOK
Page Two
Remember, feel free to e-mail
pictures of your Edsel or Edsel items to
add to the scrapbook. If you don't have a scanner, e-mail me for a
mailing address you can snail mail your photos to me to scan them for
you.
Another Edsel Saved!
Received the following photos and note
from David Fleischer:
Would you like these pictures for your scrapbook?
Its a rather rough 4 door hardtop Ranger that I found in Salt Lake
City, Utah in 1991. The first picture shows how it looked when I
found it and how it looks today, still an unrestored original car
that is a daily driver for trips within a five mile radius. In the
first picture, there are several mattresses piled on the roof, and a
kitchen table set was resting on the deck lid and the interior was
filled with junk. I paid $300 for this car and its the best $300 I've
spent.
58 Citation owned by Kevin Cheetham of Millbury
MA. Car is ember red with white trim and gold interior, all orig or
nos.
Dave Hollen sends along this swell photo
of his '58 Pacer, with 34,000 actual, original miles!
OK, back on scrapbook page one, there's some
confusion about a '58 model. You'll find some details on
THAtTconfusion below this fine pic of a '60 convertible!
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Sorry to have created any confusion over
the '58 Edsel I E-Mailed to Brian Martin. I had not explained
to him that it was not mine. And owning 17 autos, I'm sure he
was mistaken that it was mine. Anyways, here is the favorite
car of my collection: A Seafoam Green 292ci Mile-o-matic 1960
Edsel, VIN:OU12W702058. You may ask, "Doesn't the number 2
indicate a four-door sedan?" Your integrity is absolutely
correct, as I purchased this auto from the Phil Skinner
collection. After weeks of a laborious re-bodying process, (in
the vane of Deusenburg restorers) I completely restored the car,
frame-off, having used a floorpan "A"-pillar, windshield, and top
mechanism from a '60 Sunliner. The rest of the car was the
original '60 4-door sedan restored. This allowed the state of
CA and later AZ to recognize this as an authentic convertible, listed
on both titles. Please do post this in your gallery. P.S.:
please note the liscense number IS registered to the car. Thanks,
Barry Norman, Phoenix, AZ, email cars4movie@uswest.net
Randy Portwood sent along these two
beautiful shots of his '58 Bermuda wagon.
This is a nifty Edsel watercolor painting I found on an
artists web page. It is titled "Edsel with Hydrangeas", and is
available for sale as a much larger watercolor painting. There are
also other auto related paintings available, and you can visit the
Artists Gallery yourself with a
click
here.
This is the most popular promotional photo put out by Ford
to the press when the Edsel was being introduced.
I know what you're thinking...but... Edsel did NOT make an
"Edchero" It's amazing how many questions I receive from people who
have seen one of these at an auto show. This is simply a '57 Ford
Ranchero with a '58 Ranger/Pacer front clip stuck on the front. Not a
bad idea, but not Edsel or Ford's idea. This pic sent to me by Thomas
Miller, who spied it in Huntington Beach, California. Thanks for the
photos, Tom. For more info on the "Edsel Ranchero", Robert English
built one a few years ago, and has the story and pics at his website:
http://home.pacbell.net/drakcap/EdRan.htm
Here's a beautiful 1958 Pacer 2 door hardtop. One family
owned, purchased new in Wichita Falls, Texas in September of 1957.
It's Ember Red, jet black, and snow white. Owned by Ron Ball in Fort
Worth, Texas. thanks for sending along the photos.
Bobbie Reno sends along the above photo with this note:
Attached is a photo of my 1958 Edsel Pacer 4D Sedan. I purchased this
car from Robert Mayer (the last Edsel Dealer). I love this car!
Previously I owned a1958 Edsel Citation 4d HT. The Pacer is white
with a powder blue scallop and top.
Dave Lee sent along this nifty advertisement from
Automotive Conversion Corporation. Answering the age old Edesl
question: "Did Ford make an Edsel Ambulance". The answer is NO, but
these guys did! Thanks Dave (who is restoring one of these and
promised to send along a picture when it's completed.
Bob Beyer sends along this '58 Wagon shot, and says this
about it: I figured its time to show you the Bermuda I rescued out of
the woods in the Sierras..last year...it had sat for 20 years! Motor
was seized, one wheel was rust welded, they broke the brake drum
geting the wheel off...and three baby rats were born in it during
last years El Nino!!!.....It is still mostly original....I had to
clean, seal the gastank and all the other usual stuff you have to do
to get it roadworthy...got the engine free,this past April and it
runs good, didn't have to remove it (yet!)....tranny works fine...I
touched up the paint in my driveway, and drove it to its first meet
145 miles north (Paso Robles)two weekends ago.
This Edsel was built in Milpitas, Oct 57, sold in
Fairbanks Alaska, and later traded in at a San Clemente Ford Dealer
where the last owner worked as a technican, he bought it in the mid
60's and put 97k on it. It has factory working tach, towing pkg, and
is a 6passenger. I had to replace both the tailgate and lift gate
(damaged from rust) windshield and a back side window.. I sold the
Blue Edsel Pacer (Edna) to a guy that lives 2 miles from me...he
actually took this pix...color is supposed to be turquoise, digital
camera off a bit...
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