Solved - NEH 1589: Edsel Comet prototype

[Carnut]

What is this and from when does it date, for 1 point?

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[CrazyAutopuzzler]

hi that´s an Edsel Comet early prototype based on a 1960 Falcon

[Carnut]

hi that´s an Edsel Comet early prototype based on a 1960 Falcon

Yes it is.  You've doubled your points.
2 post, 2 points.  Good average!
Let's see if you can keep it up!

[Carnut]

Front view:

[Otto Puzzell]

To clarify, if I may. This clay is from 1958, before the Comet was launched. It was a proposed design for a "B" range Edsel, built on the same platform that would underpin the 1960-63 Ford Falcon and Mercury Comet, and the short-lived intermediate version of the Mercury Meteor (1962-63). So, it wasn't technically based on the Comet, as they were developed during the same program.