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Frequently Asked Questions about Classic Edsel

The Edsel was made for three model years, 1958, 1959 and 1960. Ford introduced the car to the public on September 4, 1957, and announced the end of the brand on November 19, 1959, a little over a month after the 1960 models went on sale on October 15, 1959. Only 2,846 cars were built for the 1960 model year.

The Edsel was named after Edsel Ford, the only son of Henry Ford, who was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943. Ford announced the name on November 19, 1956. During the search for a name the company had asked poet Marianne Moore for ideas, and her suggestions, which included Utopian Turtletop and Mongoose Civique, were not used.

Edsel was a brand and division of Ford Motor Company, not a separate company. The car was developed by Ford's Special Products Division, which was renamed the Edsel Division in November 1956. On January 14, 1958, a few months after the launch, Ford folded it into a combined Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division.

Ford built 118,287 Edsels over three model years, a total that includes 7,440 assembled in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. United States plants accounted for the other 110,847, which is why both figures appear in Edsel histories. The first year was the strongest, with 63,110 cars built in the United States for 1958, and the last was the smallest, with 2,846 built for 1960.

Edsel used seven model names in 1958: the Ranger, Pacer, Corsair and Citation, plus the Roundup, Villager and Bermuda station wagons. The Ranger and Pacer rode a 118-inch wheelbase based on Ford components, and the Corsair and Citation used a 124-inch Mercury-based chassis. For 1959 the line was cut to the Ranger, Corsair and Villager, and for 1960 only the Ranger and Villager remained.

Teletouch was Edsel's push-button control for the automatic transmission, with the buttons set in the hub of the steering wheel instead of on a lever. The electrically operated system was offered only on 1958 models. Marque histories describe it as unreliable, and Ford dropped it when the 1959 Edsels were introduced.

Edsels were built in existing Ford and Mercury assembly plants, not in a dedicated factory. Data plate codes identify seven of them: Louisville, Kentucky, Mahwah, New Jersey, San Jose and Los Angeles, California, Somerville, Massachusetts, Wayne, Michigan, and Oakville, Ontario. By the 1960 model year only Louisville remained, and all 2,846 of the final-year cars were assembled there.

Every 1958 Edsel had a V8. The Ranger, Pacer and station wagons used the 361-cubic-inch E-400 engine rated at 303 horsepower, and the larger Corsair and Citation used the 410-cubic-inch E-475 rated at 345 horsepower. For 1959 the 410 was dropped, a 292-cubic-inch V8 became the Ranger's standard engine, and a 223-cubic-inch six was offered as an option.

The 5 Edsel listings on Classic Cars Arena right now are priced from $6,495 to $48,995, with a median asking price of $25,995. These are the prices sellers are asking today, not sale prices, and the figures change as cars are listed and sold.

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