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Edsel Corsair
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Edsel Corsair
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccceee. Got any of the other end? :)
[quote=dracu777]Got any of the other end? :)[/quote]
Yes... :)
smxi, besides being handy with a camera, you are an excellent painter too! :p:D
[quote=Revo]smxi, besides being handy with a camera, you are an excellent painter too! :p:D[/quote]
I have many talents. :D :D :p
that car would be 1000x better with any grill different than this one... amazing how a brand can go bankrupt just because of one detail
[quote=dydzi]that car would be 1000x better with any grill different than this one... amazing how a brand can go bankrupt just because of one detail[/quote]
Really, because of the grill? Why?
[QUOTE=dydzi]that car would be 1000x better with any grill different than this one... amazing how a brand can go bankrupt just because of one detail[/QUOTE]
Certainly, the grill wasn't the reason for Edsel's failure. It was a result of many factors:
- inappropriate pricing; the car was supposed to fit in between Ford and Mercury, yet it costed as much as Mercury, or sometimes even more
- the economic recession in the late 50s; the Americans started thinking more about smaller and cheaper cars; that's why such names as Nash, Hudson, DeSoto or Continental disappeared and Rambler or Plymouth became one of the bestselling cars
- the name; Edsel doesn't sound interesting and for many people it resembled Edson, a tractors maker
- design; of course the well-known horsecollar grille wasn't the best idea, but it lasted for only one model year, later it got smaller and finally completely disappeared; other complaints included the rear lights and steering wheel-mounted automatic gearbox buttons
- Robert McNamara, Ford's vice president; his main point of interest was the Ford brand and thus the other brands (incl. Edsel) got very little support; he incorporated Continental into Lincoln and then consolidated Edsel, Lincoln and Mercury into one division; Edsel's advertising budget was cut half for 1959 and nearly eliminated for 1960; he was the main executive to convince Henry Ford II to end Edsel's production
-quality problems; Edsel didn't have it's own factory - the cars were assembled in various Mercury and Ford factories, therefore it was difficult to achieve the desired quality control level.
And here's my favorite Edsel ad.
[quote=go.pawel]
And here's my favorite Edsel ad.[/quote]
I can't believe they actually did that, I would never buy a car after such advertisement.:)
[QUOTE=smxi]I can't believe they actually did that, I would never buy a car after such advertisement.:)[/QUOTE]
It has one very interesting line though "Big funeral sale! save $ $ $ $ "
That's funny :)
Edsel Corsair #3
Edsel Corsair (2nd gen) 1959
The 1959 Edsels were introduced in the fall of 1958. However, for the 1959 model year, the Citation and Pacer models were dropped from Edsel's model range for 1959, as was the trouble-prone Teletouch system.
The 1959 Edsel's styling was significantly toned-down, as was the vertical grille assembly, which now featured a fine bar pattern.[14] The Corsair now represented the premium Edsel model range, replacing the discontinued Citation. Unlike in 1958, the Corsair now shared its body panels with the Ranger - the two being differentiated by trim and options. The Corsair also gained a four-door sedan and convertible version.
The 1959 Corsair rode on a 120 in (3048 mm) wheelbase and the 361 cu in (5.9 L) FE V8 was standard in sedans, with either a two- or four-barrel carburetor as was a three-speed manual transmission. Replacing the Teletouch transmission was the Mile-O-Matic, a two-speed automatic, or Dual-Power Drive 3-speed automatic (only available with the 361). Heater, defroster, and radio remained optional, as well. With total 1959 Corsair output at 9,318, the Corsair was discontinued. For 1959, 2,468 hardtop coupes (2,315 U.S./153 Canada), 1,812 four-door hardtops (1,694 U.S./118 Canada), 1,343 convertibles (all U.S.) and 3,695 four-door sedans (3,301 U.S./394 Canada), were produced; hardtop sales were down 31% in two-doors and 71% in four-doors against 1958. Prices ranged from US$2,812 to $3,072, down some 15% from the previous year.
[SIZE="1"]Source: Wikipedia[/SIZE]