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Edsel's front end bore little resemblance, if any, to the original concept. Roy Brown, the original chief designer on the Edsel project, had envisioned a slender, almost delicate opening in the center. Engineers, fearing engine cooling problems, vetoed the intended design, so a ring design was suggested.
The Edsel Citation is an automobile that was produced by the Edsel division of Ford for the 1958 model year. The flagship Edsel model line, [ 3 ] the Citation was offered as a two-door convertible; all Citation sedans were produced as hardtops.
Roy Abbott Brown Jr. (October 30, 1916 – February 24, 2013) was a Canadian-American car designer and engineer, widely known for styling the Edsel, Ford Motor Company's 1957 attempt at introducing a new mid-line model that became synonymous with failed product development.
The Ford MEL is a big-block 90° V8 engine family produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967 in displacements from 383–462 cubic inches (6.3–7.6 L), and used in Ford, Edsel, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles.
1958 Edsel, one of the greatest marketing failures in American automotive history 1954 Kaiser Darrin convertible 1959 DeSoto Firedome Sportsman 1958 Packard four-door sedan. Named after Henry Ford's son, Edsel Ford, the Edsel made its debut as a separate car division on September 4, 1957, for the 1958 model year.
Its aluminum block engine and new method of rustproofing were initially praised as innovative, but the Vega proved extremely vulnerable to corrosion and premature engine failure. By the late 1970s, Vegas were being scrapped at such a high rate that many junkyards refused to purchase them. [ 46 ]
It was used in the Ford Thunderbird, 1959-60 Edsel, Mercury, and some high-end Ford cars. The Ford version was the P-code "Thunderbird V8", which for cars equipped with a manual transmission had a compression ratio of 8.1:1 and was rated at 193 bhp (144 kW) at 4,400 rpm and with 280 lb⋅ft (380 N⋅m) at 2,600 rpm.
The Somerville Assembly was a Ford Motor Company factory in Somerville, Massachusetts which opened in 1926 as a replacement to the Cambridge Assembly. [1] Following the failure of the Edsel, the plant, which had been one of the region's largest employers, closed its doors in 1958.