Ford Edsel 1958-60!

 

  

Ford Edsel — now those cars were somethin’ else, loud, wild and downright badass. They’re ’bout as close as Ford Motor Company ever got to matchin’ GM’s Cadillac Eldorado, those big ol’ late‑’50s gull‑wing cruisers. Problem was just that the Edsel itself came loaded with more quirks and troubles than a rattlesnake in a mailbox.

You could kinda compare it to the European Ford Sierra from the ’80s — same deal, whole heap of issues. I’ve talked ’bout that one before. My old man drove one all through the ’90s and then some. Worst model they ever made, and lemme tell ya, growin’ up in that thing was rough — smelled like dust and gasoline on every damn trip.

And my dad, who grew up in the ’50s and used to care ’bout cars back in the day, he never had a kind word for the Edsel either. He knew it was trouble from the start. And he’s admitted more than once that my childhood Sierra wasn’t worth a plugged nickel either.

I also wrote recently ’bout an old Model A Ford he grew up with — that one was supposedly designed by Edsel Ford himself. The Edsel car was named after him too, one of the Ford family founders.

But anyway — the Ford Edsel? Man, that’s a cool ride. A real looker. So if you ever get the chance, buy one or restore one. Treat it right, shine it up, and you’ll forget all ’bout the old gremlins that used to haunt it.”