A65 #18--SOLVED--1958 Edsel Clay

Aaron65 · April 02, 2011, 08:30:56 AM

I need the proposed year and make on this clay for a point...

Aaron65 · April 07, 2011, 08:22:07 AM

Lots of no guesses in Rookieland...how about my fellow experts?

Carnut · April 07, 2011, 09:11:21 AM

Hmmm.. Is it a Ford proposal?

Aaron65 · April 07, 2011, 09:13:05 AM

It is a Ford Motor Co. proposal.

Carnut · April 07, 2011, 09:18:01 AM

For a Mercury?

Aaron65 · April 07, 2011, 10:01:39 AM

Not a Mercury...

Carnut · April 07, 2011, 10:37:26 AM

OK, well I put Edsel first but changed it as I couldn't find an Edsel that fitted, so I'll try that one again!
I thought those side ornaments looked a bit Mercury-ish, which is why I changed it!

Aaron65 · April 07, 2011, 11:28:00 AM

It is an Edsel...locked for you for the proposed year...

Carnut · April 07, 2011, 11:58:51 AM

I'd say it's a very early clay model, probably dating from about 1954.
I guess it would have been for the Edsel's first year on sale, 1958 (launched in August 1957)?

Aaron65 · April 07, 2011, 01:06:03 PM

It's just a styling clay for the 1958 Edsel...you can see the direction they were going in (for good or for bad) in the taillight area.

Otto Puzzell · April 08, 2011, 03:40:48 AM

...and I was sure it was William Clay Ford!

Aaron65 · April 08, 2011, 01:22:09 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 08, 2011, 03:40:48 AM
...and I was sure it was William Clay Ford!

Bad-dum...CRASH! I'll be here all week!

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A65 #18--SOLVED--1958 Edsel Clay