Compared to many other cars of the time they were like spaceships, Ford rushed them to production, as they wanted the dealers to have a full allotment before the model year announcement, so some of the first ones were assembled on the lines in between Fords, hence some suffered from fit and finish problems, (barely different from other US models at the time.)
It was a slightly upscale car, above a Ford and below a Mercury, and it came as we were falling into a recession. I was just a kid (but a car nut) when it came out, and remember marveling at it at the Louisiana State Fair in 1957. Loved those transmission pushbuttons in the middle of the steering wheel. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish In a message dated 7/3/2005 12:09:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: They were never junk excatly, just ahead of their time, or maybe out side of their time and weirdly styled. William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: Don't > need no stinkin' filters! > > >> >> On Jul 2, 2005, at 5:50 PM, William Robb wrote: >> >>> >>> I wonder what a factory original, mint condition Edsel would go for >>> these days? >> > >> >> About 25,000. > > > > Are they still junk? Or have the years been kind? > > William Robb
