In the history of American carmaker Ford the name Edsel is of crucial importance. After all, it belonged to the son of the Blue Oval's founder, a man who would grow up to become the company's ...
Named after Henry Ford's son, the Edsel division was founded in late 1956. It was FoMoCo's fourth brand at the time, and it was supposed to help the company gain additional market share from General ...
The first 1960 Edsel — serial No. 1 — was a Ranger four-door hardtop sedan with a Polar White top over an Alaskan Gold metallic body. A vice president of parts at Ford Motor Co. reportedly was the ...