The Amazing Story of the 1960 Edsel | Andrea 'Enthal and her 1 owner car | 400,000 miles
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is the fascinating history of the 1960 Edsel. 1 of only 2,864 1960 Edsel’s ever made and 1 of 275 two door sedan owned by Andrea 'Enthal since new, originally purchased by her father on the day Ford motors discontinued the mark. She was there as a child and recounts her family’s trip to the dealership and it’s long road here. Andrea has driven her Edsel Ranger over 400,000 miles, repeatedly crisscrossing the United States, as recently as 2007. Her story and history of her 1960 Edsel is as fascinating as the history of the mark itself. In this video Andrea goes into detail on the short life of the Edsel motorcar which only lasted three model years. She explains what caused the company’s demise and why only 2,864 1960 models were made and how the 1960 was discontinued after only one month.
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Aw shucks, guys. There are bigger experts in the world of Edsels than me. I learned a lot of what I know from them. But I probably am the youngest a person can be to have any memory of them being sold as new cars. As for you, 8avexp, if the Edsel was discontinued on your third birthday, you were born on November 19, 1956. That is the day the Edsel dealership contracts were signed, which is WHY they were discontinued on November 19, 1959. So, you are truly an Edsel baby. You just never knew your actual birth date had a meaning in automotive history. --Andrea 'Enthal
Thank you Andrea for taking the time to tell your wonderful story. Please keep in touch as I would like to do follow up videos for when it goes in for restoration and of course, when it's all done!
This car would be a showstopper on Power Tour right now. 👍
@@jeffrobodine8579 Guarantee non of the mullets on the power tour has even heard of the '60 Edsel. Even the guy doing this video hadn't!
@UberLummox nope, never knew the story of this car
@jeffrobodine8579 I agree
I have seen hundreds of car stories on UA-cam, and this may be the best one of all. The 5 year-old girl promised dad that she would love this car because nobody else did. The rarity of it is the cherry on the icing of this cake. I got something in my eye...
Easily one of the best car vids!
I agree, the best car story I have ever heard! I don't know how any other car story could top it?
This story needs to get more traction out there in the car community. The owner and the car seem to be both well deserving of some assistance with the cosmetic work that needs to be done. I get the sense that the owner might not have the financial resources to spare on the work that has to be done. However I think that if the right people in the car enthusiasts community see this story ,they would be honored to donate some of the time and materials needed to ensure that it is properly restored. I sincerely hope that the car gets the cosmetic work done that it needs and the "little girl" gets to enjoy the results. They both deserve it!
If anyone knows how to get in touch with Jay Leno. He would be perfect to interview Andrea and get this story out there
Amazing story. Andrea has been an excellent custodian look forward to seeing the exterior restoration.
@@chazreyeknee120 Probably rotting from being outside.
@@chazreyeknee120 yes I did see.
this gal knows her shit. very interesting vid, great history... LOVE the car.
KILLER video! One of THEE best car vids ever. Good job with the presentation. Simple, effective, the guest does all the real work. (With her, it was easy!)
This is a sedan, however. Sedans have the B post in the center, hardtops, (2drs. AND 4drs.) do not.
If you could find more subjects like her, you'd be ROLLIN'!!!!!!!! She's right, of course. That grill more resembles a Pontiac. :-)
Wish I could give you 1000 likes!
The 1960 Mercury Comet was initially intended to be a Edsel model, but was assigned to Mercury when the Edsel was canceled.
It had the same tail lights set on an angle.
Comet was one of the "compacts" she refers to.
Interesting! I never knew that. So if the Mercury Comet had become the Edsel Comet, what would Mercury have called their compact car?
@@JackF99 There was no 1959 Comet.
@@blotto3204 The Comet taillights were longer and had more pointed ends. They did not interchange. The Edsel station wagon used a lens shorter than the other models. Comet wagons had totally different taillight since it used the Falcon body.
Andrea was a bus driver for the school where I taught. One day we had an event that required teachers to park off campus. Andrea shuttled teachers from the residential areas where we parked back to campus that day. At that time, I drove a fire engine red '60 Buick. When I boarded, she said, "I see you like classic cars." I said that I did and that my dream car would someday be a '60 Edsel. I had no idea she owned one when I said this. I was floored when she told me that she owned one. What were the odds? Hers was the first '60 Edsel I'd ever actually seen. Before that day, I'd only seen them in photographs. BTW: It looks like Andrea's father got the deluxe interior upholstery vs. the standard. I can't wait to see the cosmetic restoration.
Wow, what are the chances, that's wild
What a great story!!!!! I was hoping it would never end.
I just love the way that car looks,..those were the good years to own a car, cheap fuel and big engines, and very interesting story, she knows a lot...thank you lady, you kept the car in very good shape , just like you promise.
I have a 1960 etchel just like that mine runs great has 83000 miles on it 11 Floyd Virginia and I love the car driv call es good same colors that 1 looks just as great mountain port over, match a p**** and I but I love it. It's a nice car.
Hi from Sydney, Australia. This has been one of the best youtube videos I have ever seen. So GOOD that after just watching it once, I immediately re watched the entire video a second time Andrea is a true marvel, an expert on her beloved car. Good on you Andrea for loving it and keeping it all these years it takes dedication and passion like your 18 year hunt for the side light lens, made more impressive because you are a girl in what is mostly a male hobby. It would/will be really kool to see it all repainted and factory fresh on a later video. I loved the family story too !!
I'm of the same age as Andrea & I would have loved to have kept my mum's beloved Jaguar mk10 from the same time zone, however a drunk and drugged driver in a truck wrecked it when it was almost 30 years old. However in September 1982 I bought off its 83-year-old stroke victim owner a rare right-hand drive 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman. I have used it also as my daily drive for 3 months off 41 years, it still looks like it's new, sable black paint & mustard color interior. It has also been well loved and serviced, we have kilometres here in Australia, we switched over in '74 the year my car was built, when I bought it as an 8yr old car it had 102,700k's on it today in 2023 it's showing 705,000kilometres, so that's around 445,000miles. Specification for the CKD car Kits to shipped here to build an export spec car feature a full power engine with zero anti pollution power sapping devices giving the cars better gas mileage and way more torque, so no need to down shift to second gear and waste fuel, also a two metre wide of 80 inch car.
Re the cancellation of the Edsel brand. The new corporate boss of Ford Robert McNamara took one look & wanted it canned immediately. He just hated big cars and was really behind the push to create a new market segment a new middle size between the compact Falcon and full-size Fairlane/Galaxie body. Hence the downsizing of the Fairlane in 1962.
Re the wide body. For 1962 the Fairlane/Galaxie body was very cleverly re skinned, giving it a whole new look, so it has a striking family resemblance to its sibling the Falcon. During the extensive re-skin there was some width removed making it just a shade more narrow.
Re the unusual taillight lens. There was of course to be an Edsel Comet, Falcon like product, which quickly became the Mercury Comet and the red plastic lens is a shared item on that early Comet with the odd side canted fins on the rear panel/mudguards. Here in Australia our right-hand drive 1964 Ford Galaxies used the 1959 Edsel gauges and instrument pod, same exactly just on the opposite side of the car dashboard, same knobs, switches, layout, steering wheel & horn ring, only difference is the plastic centre of wheel finish piece. A year later for 1965 Aussie Galaxies in right hand drive guise used the beautiful and elaborate 1961 to 63 Lincoln Continental drivers dash pod in complete entirety gauges, radio, HVAC switch unit, knobs etc , even down to the window cranks if you were miserly & wanted manual cranks in your Lincoln.
Hi Greg, so glad this video brought back such good memories. I'll do my best to bring you updates on Andrea's Edsel's progress. We're all too invested now 😂. Thanks for watching
The 1960 and 1961 Comet rear tail lens is 9 inches long. The 1960 Edsel lens is 7 inches long. They share an aesthetic theme, but the two cars can not share actual parts.
And yes, the US cars sent to Australia came out of Canada, and have many interesting mix and match parts that are different from their US counterparts. Way fun to look at an Aussie FoMoCo product and figure out what year it is.
Wow Andrea really knows her history and seems to me she is a real Gear head! LOL. An Edsel head at very least! Great stories and unknown history as well I have never seen this car at all either! Thank you!
❤ Hello I have a 19 sixty, that's Mind support over a second color runs. Great, I love it, it's in floyd
This proud owner is quite a historian! Her recall of the details for the 1960 model is impeccable. The '58 and '59 had the 'horse collar' grill. Excellent, and thoroughly enjoyable interview, thank you!
The 1958 was a vary Uneek Series of cars, they Even had engines a 361 Ci FE engine in Ranger & Pacer, 410 Ci MEL, engine in Corsair and Citation were exclusive to EDSEL,
Ranger and Pacer were supposed to be aimed above Ford, at Pontiac and Dodge the Citation and Corsair Were aimed at olds, Buick, Desoto. The Recession was the main Cause of the Expensive cars not Selling, then the Poor workmanship helped Destroy the Brand.
I loved the video and the 60 Edsel, plus its amazing history! I can relate, my dad had a 59 Chevy wagon..... as a kid I loved it and missed it when he traded it in. I ended up purchasing a 59 Chevy in 1978, and still driving it. It had 58,000 miles when I purchased it.... it turned 200,000 last summer. I can't imagine 400,000. Again amazing story, how could I not hit the like button.
Thank you for an amazing interview Miss Andrea.
Your car is gorgeous, and we both know they are living things to some of us. Thank you for sharing it with us.
One question does it have a name???
Yes, karltork6040, my Edsel has a "name." But it isn't a human or pet name. It is what Ford Motor Company named it before it was born. They created a spreadsheet for 3,200 1960 Edsels before they built any. I could go into what 0U11W702084 means in detail (zero is the 1960 model year, U is the Louisville KY assembly plant, 11 is a two door sedan, etc. Each digit means something) and the last 4 digits are consecutively, which Edsel each one would be. So, the name of my specific car is 2084 (said two-oh-eight-four).
Only 2,846 of the 3,200 were built. But that name is what my insurance company calls my car, what the states register them under, and so, the real name of my car. --Andrea 'Enthal
@@AndreaEnthal Thank you SO much for replying.
You are amazing, love the interview...
Your car is a treasure!
Looking forward to the next phase.
Great story . Thank you
Interesting. 👍
A few things to note here:
1…In 1975, the movie “Crazy Mama“ came out. It showed not one, but TWO 1960 Edsels being damaged in car chases. Though they were only 15 years old at the time, and therefore were hardly vintage classics, at 2846 units produced, they were rare when they were new!
2…Keep this UA-cam video online forever! As Andrea’s 1960 Edsel probably has had its life story more well publicized than any other Edsel!
3… I have yet to lay eyes on a 1960 Edsel. And I have seen a lot of vintage cars over the years. I’m about the same age as Andrea.
Regarding #3, I felt the same way when I saw it. So completely unique, it was like seeing a spaceship across the parking lot! And Andrea is so wonderful to take the time to share this information. Thanks for watching
They also wrecked a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville driven by Jim Backus. That a lnd a bunch of noteworthy cars of the 1950's. I saw that movie in August 1975 at El Paseo de Saratoga in San Jose California
Look carefully - it's the same '60 Edsel in both scenes - they just dressed it up as a cop car for the last scene. You can tell by the damage to the center of the grille in both scenes (similarly the black over pink '58 Chevy Biscayne was redone as a cop car for the last scene).
@@rickloera9468 Not wrecked, just tapped the rear bumper a bit.
That’s a great story! Wishing you many more safe travels.
What a great story hope you do a video on it once it has had its cosmetic restoration would love to see it
I remember when Lily Munster would wonder where Herman was and hope he was not at the used car lot getting "suckered" into buying a second hand Edsel.
😂😂😂👍
I made Al Lewis (actor who played Grandpa Munster) come out to the parking lot and apologize to my Edsel one time. Of course I wasn't mean to him. The script writers made him do it. But he came out with me, looked my car over, and admitted harboring no ill will to it or any other Edsel.
Only four episodes of the Munsters have Edsel jokes in them. One Dick Van Dyke Show episode (that I know of) does, and two episodes of Leave It To Beaver have actual Edsels in them. --Andrea 'Enthal
@@AndreaEnthal That is too cool Andrea. Al Lewis was a no holds barred kind of guy that from what I heard was the same in real life as his acting persona.
Don Knotts' character drove one in 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken'.
@@-oiiio-3993 I had to look that up. He in deed did drive an Edsel, a 1958
What a stunning car
That has to be the best 55 mins I have ever spent on UA-cam. Andrea is a wealth of Edsel history.
I've seen 58s and 59s but never a 60 because of the low production. Great video and fascinating stories 🤗
Thanks for your comments
My dad had a 58 in 65. I loved that car then cuz he did. We were tickled by the push button trani shift on the steering wheel.
I now have a 60 Galaxie. Just saying.
@ralphaelalfaro6023 what happened to that car?
@@OpenRoaderHe spent so much time under the hood, he finally got rid of it. Though it was our weekend chariotte, it seemed to break down alot. With 5 kids at home he couldn't afford to keep it. Every Sunday was a trip to some park or beach. Even Knotts Berry farm had free admission those days(if I recall).
Thanks for sharing
Wow! That was a helluva ride!
Andrew's car is a 2 door sedan, not a hardtop. The 60 Edsel 2 door hardtop used the Ford Starliner roofline. I had a 58 Edsel in England for 14 years and followed Andrea and her car back in the 90s.
Wow, that's awesome you know who she is. She's the Edsel superstar
Ps:: thanks for Commenting….MY Friends *& I avoided buying, EDSELS (( kind of like the the 50’s Studebakers ( esp 1951) in my Days…( STUDEBAKERS rusted quickly, also,in Our Northern Indiana ROAD salt ENVIRONMEMT)…..I had several 1950-60s Fords,etc. Oddly, a **1966 GALAXIE /XL / 4 Speed(* no Air , nonDisc Brakes((* We instantly done Metallic Brakes,lots of improvements) was one of my better “” great long *driving cars):::: at least until I ordered , OCT 30,1976, my *1977 *TRANS AM Special Edition HURST HATCHES (*driving in March 1977: LATER the Smokyn& Bandit Mov3.,,,.,.).,,
Thanks for clarifying about the 2 door sedan. I have seen the 60's hard top Starliner and it is also a rarity.
@@elwoodwatson9906 Also known as the 2 Door Post, I have had mine for 47 years......
I was about to make the same comment. Around minute 48 the back window is rolled down and it is obvious. I think the 1960 Ford Starliner was the best-looking Ford of the 20th century. This Edsel was similar, but not the same front or back styling. I think Ford's hood was more down-sloping, but Im not sure. I went on my honeymoon in a 1959 Edsel Ranger (pink). There was a carwash in Eagle Rock, CA, that had a sign in front saying "Pink Edsels Washed Free". After I got it washed they took the sign down! Thanks to Andrea for keeping it and all her knowledge!
What an amazing story. This lady and her car are an absolute American treasure. Please give her my best 😊
Absolutely
Totaly fastenating. I LEARNED THAT EDSEL WAS AN INDIVIDUAL BRAND APART FROM FORD. AND THAT EDSEL WAS ONLY MADE 3 YEARS. AND THAT LAWYERS FORCED THE 1960 EDSEL TO BE MADE. I BELIEVE SHE IS THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON THE EDSEL AUTOMOBILE. THANK YOU FOR PRESERVING YOUR EDSEL SO THAT PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF BORN IN THE 1960S, COULD ENJOY THE RELIC OF THE EDSEL AUTOMOBILE. I HOPE AND PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO COMPLETLY RESTORE YOUR EDSEL! SHOULD THAT BE YOUR WISH. WONDERFUL CHARMING VIDIO, THANK YOU. I THINK I SAW A DRAWING OF AN 1960 EDSEL IN TAD BURNESSES AUTO ALBUM WHICH I ORDERED WHILE IN GRAMMER SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. I AM HONOURED TO MAKE YOUR AQUAINTANCE.
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I was not a fan of the 1960 Edsel until watching this video. Thanks so much!
It's too interesting to look away 😁
It was clear the Edsel was not a success so Ford Motor made very little attempt to differentiate the 1960 Edsel from the Ford and Mercury models on which it was based. They had to drop the vertical grill which turned off most potential buyers.
Not a hardtop, those looked like the Ford Starliner.
Comment number two. Your dad is my kind of man. Stubborn, cheap and not going to let others telling him what he should drive and where he should park. Sounds like me. I will drive the wheels off my car and I will never pay sticker price for any car. Best of all you had a Pinto. I love Pintos and I've owned two 1972 Pintos. Was curious about the A/C. Saw the factory unit with a later model compressor. I prefer factory parts like you. Keeping the originality. Also the fact that you drive this car cross country makes you a very special person. This comment is meant to be in the most respectful way. You totally remind me of Kathy Bates. She seems like an amazing woman just like you.
I totally agree, factory parts all the way. Although, that's a serious challenge with a car of such rarity. Thanks for your comments
The transplanted factory air in my Edsel was a major project, taking many years to finally get right. Started with an entire parts car with factory air that was towed to my mechanic, so he could harvest every part needed. Most of those parts did not actually work, including the compressor that you accurately note is not the same model (or manufacturer) as the factory supplied. A custom radiator (in a 100% stock shell) was also built to allow the car to cool itself while cooling me. The heater core is also different for a factory air car. Of course the heater core in the donor car was rusted out, so had to be taken to a radiator shop, for recore-ing. The donor car had only half of its fan shroud, and I had to find the other half somewhere. Non-AC Edsels had no fan shroud at all.
And all of this had to be done over 12 days in June/July 2007 because I was taking the car on a 28 day, 10,000 mile cross country trip, starting day 12.
So, the factory air in it is authentic, down to the R22 freon it uses, but completely refurbished. --Andrea 'Enthal
@user-wo9bl2jk2f I would like to attend the Edsel meet in Los Angeles. I've looked, but I don't see any. I had a great uncle who had eleven Edsels, so I have a soft spot for these rare beauties. I have noticed that in my travels along Route 66, their seems to be an abundance of 1958/59 Edsels. There is a place in Shamrock, Texas, that has at least 20 Edsels. I'm not sure if it is a wrecking yard or someone's huge collection of cars. I've seen many others as well in yards between California and Oklahoma..
@@rickloera9468: The southern California Edsel show will be on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The exact venue has not been booked yet, but I spoke to the promoter on July 21 2023, and he said he was looking in the Ontario California area. There will be 5 days of Edsel owners there, starting on Tuesday of that week.
The Edsel collection in Shamrock Texas belongs/belonged to Shelly Cleaver. I would call it a private parts yard. He sold parts from those cars, and also chose some to fix up. So it is both a collection and parts donor yard (not WRECKING yard!) --Andrea 'Enthal
Andrea you are a very unique, knowledgeable and one of a kind woman!! Your knowledge about your car and cars in general is just so cool and amazing!! Im sure your father is very proud of you continuing his legacy!! Wish more women were as passionate about cars like yourself and as I am being a male lol 😃. Can't wait for an update!!
Thank you! 😃
Such a cool story and this lady has great knowledge.
That was one of the coolest car stories I have ever heard Love when these old cars are still on the road
She is such a great story teller
Andrea is indeed Princess Edsel! I once owned a 1960 DeSoto Adventurer, another marque that was not long for this world.
De Soto, however, had lasted from 1928 through 1961. Thirty years longer than Edsel.
I first saw one of these 1960 Edsels in a car museum in Van Horn, TX years ago. I walked up from the rear of the car and saw the stampings for the 1960 Ford taillamps. I knew what it was immediately. Their cover up job was so incomplete on this year.
What a great story about a wonderful car, I can relate because I also own a 1960 Edsel, it's a Villager. I'm currently doing a mechanical restoration so it can be driven again. It hasn't been on the road since the late sixties when it was parked in a garage and left to deteriorate slowly and be inhabited by dozens (or more) of mice. Anyway, it's really cool that you still own and drive your car, a car being in one family for so long is exceedingly rare, thanks for sharing it with us.
Wow. You're the first person to comment and say they have a 60 Edsel. Get it back on the road! Thanks for watching and your comments
I'm surprised Andrea didn't share what E-D-S-E-L really stands for, amongst the Edsel owners it's affectionately turned into the acronym Every-Day-Something-Else-Leaks! I certainly hope I'll meet Andrea at one of the EOC (Edsel Owners Club) meets in the years to come, I went last year and met some very helpful and knowledgeable people, it was a lot of fun.
😂😂😂 I've never heard that
Fascinating info on the width of the 1960 Ford Galaxie and the cloned Edsel. Always thought the 60 Ford was one of the best looking Fords before or since until 1972, wondered why the style didnt stick around a few years. Never saw the rear end of the 60 Edsel before, have seen the front, looks like a pair of flashlights welded to the sides for the turn signals. Back looks like something from the Jetsons.
I, too, love the 1960 Ford. My mom had one when I was a kid and barely missed out on a 1960 Sunliner many years ago. Major props to this lady for keeping it. Styling is, interesting 😁
Beautiful lady beautiful car😊❤
As a “car guy” I’m very surprised you did not know Edsel was its own division/marque. As your guest eventually came around to it- it was meant to compete with Buick’s level.
This is the story I always thought it was. That Henry Ford's son Edsel, designed his own car, Henry let him name it after himself, or did that for him. That the Edsel was a car model under the Ford brand and that it was a failure and embarrassment to the company and family. Where that idea got into my head, I have no idea. I thought they were only made for two years and that all Edsel's had the horse collar grill. I had no idea that Henry's son Edsel had died before the car was even conceived.
@@OpenRoaderWow. You were living in an alternative reality. 🤷♂️ 😂
I guess so
@@OpenRoader I believe some members of the Ford family didn't want the new division to be known as "Edsel", as Henry Ford II (son of the late Edsel Ford) found the idea a little too personal. But it had been known as the "E-Car" during its development, so it was logical to name it "Edsel". [They didn't publicize their intentions much, but likely the Ford Motor Company envisioned having a 5-car line-up --- Ford/Mercury/Edsel/Lincoln/Continental --- to compete with the 5-car line-up of General Motors (Chevrolet/Pontiac/Oldsmobile/Buick/Cadillac), and the 5-car line-up of Chrysler -- Plymouth/Dodge/Desoto/Chrysler/Imperial.]
@@OpenRoader Edsel Ford had the original Continental designed and built as his personal car, based on a Lincoln Zephyr, in 1938. It entered limited production in 1939 as a 1940 model.
Edsel Ford died in 1943.
I love Andrea, my sister’s name, her story and her Edsel are National Treasures! I can’t wait for it’s restoration.
Shes very close in explaining the reason for the development of the Edsel. In late 40s, early 50's for GM there was the mid line Buick and Oldsmobile, and for Chrysler, the DeSoto. These served between Chevrolet /Pontiac and Plymouth /Dodge and Cadillac and Chrysler of high line. FMC had a gap between Ford and Mercury that Edsel brand was designed to fill. Unfortunately Ford took too long to bring to market, so by late 50s, markets had merged and Edsel was no longer needed. Also only car in 1958 (Eisenhower Recession) to increase sales was 1958 Tbird, proving move from sports car to personal luxury market was right move. Edsel was too late to the party.
Thanks for adding to the conversation
Bingo.
Chevrolet - Ford - Plymouth
Pontiac - - Dodge
Buick - Mercury - DeSoto
Oldsmobile - Edsel - Chrysler
Cadillac - Lincoln - Imperial
Edsel should have tried to fill the void around the Pontiac/Dodge price range. What's curious is that, had Edsel continued; they were going to give it a Falcon body and Edsel would have had the most expensive, small car on the market. They had styling bucks and possibly even test mules built, but everything came to a halt in November when the entire line was cancelled.
It's just crazy to me. Is the Edsel the shortest lived car mark (post WW2) in the US?
@@OpenRoader Some could argue the Tucker, which barely had a single model year. But among the big three, you'd be correct.
I forgot about Tucker
The Edsel was discontinued on my third birthday!
Oh, and my car is a 2 door sedan, not a hardtop. 777 of those were made.
That confuses most "cars guys" Andrea! Many don't know the difference.
@@UberLummox Pillarless coupes / sedans were originally known / marketed as 'hardtop convertibles'.
@@-oiiio-3993 Yep! Very true. Back in the '50s.
That 1960 Edsel is a good running car for 64 years. The marketing failure that discontinued the brand was sad. Today's throw away expensive cars don't reach the 100,000 miles mark before breaking down. Thanks.
I have a picture of that very Edsel at the 2018 Concourse de Lemons car show at Seaside California with Andrea behind the wheel! When I first saw this video, I knew I had seen that car! 😅 Fantastic video! Keep up the great work! Just subbed! 🎉
Thank you very much for following along
restaurant owner in Sarasota, Fla by south road to Siesta Key, Stickney Point RD, on US 41, had a pink 58 Edsel on the side of his bldg. to draw in tourists in the early to mid 1960's. gas was 32 cents a gallon and cigs were $1.00 a pack.
Oh, my gosh! THIS was by far one of my top 10 favorite car videos on UA-cam! I'm just enamored with Ms. Andrea's knowledge and passion for this beautiful old Edsel. PLEASE PLEASE let us know when she makes her re-debut after being cosmetically restored - I'll fly out to WHEREVER to see her! Much love & motoring happiness!
Will do, thanks for watching
I met Andrea in 1979 and engineered a radio Rock documentary with her at that time. I met the '60 Edsel then too! I once saw her driving it on Highway 101 in Central Ca. in the 1980's. She didn't see me , I just saw her. How could I miss this car!
Cool video! Thanks for doing it. I hadn't thought of Andrea in many, many years. Nice to know she and the Edsel are still going strong.
Hi Andrea! Always enjoyed your writing in the _L.A. Weekly_ back in the '80s. Good to see you and your Edsel are both still alive and well.
This car will be so wonderful fully restored. Want to hear about that story.
I will do my best to bring it to you.
Such a beautiful car, is gorgeous and I don't understand how they could pull the plug on this one, probably a case of being in the wrong place in the wrong time.
Thank for the great story.
Because Robert McNamara hated it from the get-go. Once he wore the board down they pulled the plug.
Rough shape. But the owner is very knowledgeable. Ford obviously considered continuing, the Comet almost became the 60 Edsel. Almost all Edsels were built at the Louisville Ford plant. The last Edsel rolled off the line there, an Edsel Wagon.
A very bright lady with amazing commitment to a rare old car - I was mesmerized from start to finish
Have you considered joining an "Edsel Owners Club" or online registry, for parts and information? That's how you can find a great source of parts and info!!
Don;t think I have ever seen one of these either. The lines are strikingly similar to a 1960 Ford. The tail lights and the front end are much different. It's easy to believe it was a reworked 60 Ford such as GM did with using the same basic body and changing Grill and tail lights to make a Chevy a Pontiac, Buick and other GM lines. Nice Clean car, shame about the headliner.
The Edsel has a different hood, reworked rear quarters for the taillights, (otherwise the same as the Ford), and the grille and trim.
@@falcon664
NOT the same car as a 1960 Ford. The wheelbase is an inch longer, and the rear suspension entirely different than a 1960 Ford. Wheel alignment settings are different. Hood release is different, and many other little details. Yes, it shares some sheet metal and glass, but it is its own car. --Andrea 'Enthal
I have a 25 year old Jeep that has 464,000 miles and I still drive it everyday.Also I had 3 Edsels back in the 1970's.
I drive a 1946 Willys 'Jeep', unknown mileage (no functioning odometer) with hopped up, Kenne Bell equipped, 225 Buick 'Odd Fire' V6, MSD, fat headers, too much carb, 4 speed with Warn overdrive on twin stick transfer case... .
By ‘60 the Edsel was saleproof. Dealers were just flushing whatever stock they had left at cost.
I love cars of this era, especially the 62 dart and polara. So ugly they're gorgeous.
She had the best radio show in Los Angeles. I never missed 12 o'clock rock
Provenance is king in these collectible matters, and you don’t get any more than this. I can’t wait to see it all done up!
Wonderful story , car in the family since new so she knows its history. It’s so good that she also knows so much about the history of the brand itself. Auto styling in those days was pretty much determined about 3 years before production. The 60 Edsel was going to look different from its predecessors, following along with corporate brothers, the 60 Ford and 60 Mercury which changed substantially. Thanks for putting this program together.
fantastic story my buddy has a 60 ford Sunliner convertible in white ... and i own a 60 plymouth Belvedere in white
Andrea is right. Faded paint won’t earn you a ride on AAA truck!
I’m fascinated by her explanation of the dysfunctional relationship in the Ford company in those days. It sheds a lot of light on the Comet oddity. AND I just learned that my brother was born 6 days after the Edsel dealer contract expired!
I owned my baby “Edsel” Comet for 15 years before I learned that it wasn’t a Mercury. At that point (2006) I figured that they were trying to distance it from the Edsel in those first two years. Mine is also faded, mechanically/cosmetically restored under the hood in the factory Green Mint.
The roofline, fender ornaments side profile and tailfins are very similar to the Edsel. Even the early keys had a stylized “C” just like the “E” logo on the Edsel keys.
Thanks for posting her wonderful stories!
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I agree, especially since Edsel was gone three years when Mercury adopted the orphaned Comet.
How cool! I remember seeing a 60 Edsel in La Jolla, CA in the late 60s. I was familiar enough with Edsels to know it wasn't a 58 or a 59, so I reasoned that it had to be a 60. I have since seen a couple more but that's it. I'm so happy that this bare bones Ranger has had someone who loves it to care for it.
I have a 60 Galaxy 4 door. Not as special but I saved it and used as daily driver. Hoping to bring back out soon.
So cool that you interviewed Andrea! I listened to her 12 O’clock Rock show on KPFK for years when I worked graveyard for Ralphs. She mentioned her Edsel many times and probably has, I would assume, one of the coolest "underground" rock record collections.
Epic, I'm going to have to ask her about that
shares the 1960 Ford body shell to save money
Very nice old car. My first car was a 1960 Mercury Comet which I understand was originally intended to be an Edsel. I loved that car.
Very cool!
That is correct , the comet was originally planned to be an Edsel .
Comet did not wear the Mercury badge until 1962.
@@-oiiio-3993 It may not have had the badge but that's what was on the title.
@@buddafingahz9057 My daily driver is titled as a '1946 Willy'.
I owned a 1970 Cadillac in Arizona that was titled as a '1970 Devil'
The 1960 and 61 Comets were sold through Mercury dealers but did not have 'Mercury' anywhere on their factory documentation or data plates.
that car was based on a 1960 Ford Galaxie
The 1958 & 1959 Edsel bodies were completely different from the Fords and Mercuries.
The 1960 Edsel bodies, however, were heavily based on the Ford Galaxie.
The 60 Edsel actually has a nice looking front end.
Borrowed by Pontiac
I agree, it's elegant
Yeah, you can see where they got it. Same with the 1964 Imperial
@@javierdenardo2607 Pontiac had it in '59.
Front the beginning of the brand to the end, the Edsel was the victim of bad styling. It may have actually been a good car for the time, but it was hard on the eyes to look at.
IMO, this is the best of the three
Andrea is a great storyteller and she has a beautiful speaking voice. Thank you for your story, very endearing.
Thank you for watching and your comments
This is one of the best and detailed interview that I have seen on UA-cam. Please keep them coming.
Thank you
How cool! I had a '59 Edsel Ranger when I was a teen in the mid 80's that my Uncle gave me for my birthday that he had bought at an estate sale a few years before and had it parked in our field behind our house. It had 72k original miles on it as the previous owner hadn't driven it for years at that point. We checked the engine out, a 312cid V8 and it still had +or- 1/4 lb of having 120 lbs of compression on each cylinder. It had been undercoated when it was new and it had had vinyl seat covers put on it new as well so the interior was still in like new condition and the undercarriage was still basically new as well. The paint of the exterior was faded and needed replacing. Uncle bought it in Louisville, KY in 1982 so it had never been more than a few miles from where it was built. I lived just south of Louisville when I was a kid, but we lived on a farm in Southern Indiana by the time I was 12 in 1980 and it became my car when I turned 18 in 1986. I wish to God I had kept it but I sold it to another Uncle in 1992 who lived in Detroit. He restored it a 2nd time and ended up donating it to a charity for auction.
What a story. I wish I had all the classics I have pissed in. Thanks for sharing
One proposal for the '60 Edsel grille retained the strong vertical center element, but rather than the "horse-collar" it had a central blade, not unlike the Packard _Predictor_ show car, but with an arch in the hood over the blade. It was not unattractive, but the split reminiscent of the '59 Pontiac was ultimately chosen. I liked the proposal better.
I was going to give this 5 minutes just to get a good look at this rare automobile. An hour later, I'm smiling ear to ear, wishing it hadn't ended. What a great car story from a great storyteller.
Incredible aren't they
Hers is one of 777.
Great video. Thanks both for sharing Andrea's story. I already knew a lot about Edsel, but learned new things about it watching this video, particularly the significance of November 19th. discontinuation date being the end of the 3 year dealer contract.
The ‘60 Edsel was just a warmed over ‘60 Ford, it would have too expensive to keep stamping out ‘59 bodies, much easier to tweak the current tooling.
According to the Edsel owners club, of the 2,846 total Edsels produced in 1960, Ranger four door sedans numbered 1,288, followed by two door sedans produced which numbered 777, two door hardtops numbered 295, Villager 4 door six passenger wagons numbered 216, Ranger four door hardtops numbered 135, convertibles numbered 76, and the rarest of models the Villager 9 passenger wagon numbered 59. So pick your favorite, as they are all quite rare. Andrea's car looks to be a 2 door sedan.
I think the people that worked on the design of 1960 Ford and Edsel, went on to GM to design the DeLoren Pontiac Tempest before the GTO ,and in 1965 they went to Chrysler and designed the Big Body Chrysler New Yorkers.l Just like the guys who designed the Chrysler PT Crusier went on to Design The Big badge Chevy LT Truck like car similar to the Chrysler PT.
Amazing story!
Hi, I write from the far city of Santiago, Chile SouthAmerica. Well, super interesting this story about 1960 Edsel coupe. From my point of view, it looks like a Mercury, maybe. It looks simple, not ellegant as the brand wanted to sell previously, it is ending 50s models. For example glasses are not greenish tone, they are clear like a shipper version, and early 60s era the fenders design and tyre size are to much small for the proportions of a car. It remindes me Huckelberry Hound's police car, in other words this car is mmm... ugly is the word.🙈 Sorry! 1964 American cars had best robust designes for me, more logical -and less marihuana effects of designers early 60s.- 🙊 Kisses and hugs.
What a great history of a fabled failure! Even as a little baby boomer, I remember these cars being a real trip. A neighbor family had a "58 station wagon that I can still "see" sitting in their driveway or riding in the back. The luster faded quickly as the whole neighborhood watched, in perhaps self-satisfied astonishment, as the wagon sadly deteriorated....quickly. Thanks for the corporate story too, fascinating.
I thought the 1960 Edsel was the nicest design of all. It was the poorest seller and was discontinued. Very few people would pay more a car that looked like a lower priced Mercury or Ford.
In 1960 Britain Ford made a consul Capri coupe, this Edsel looks very similar but obviously better.
Second. Time seeing. One of these. First. One. Was. On you tube. In junk yard. Can’t. Remember. The. Name. Of yard. Thanks
I believe I saw one as a child in the early 60s. From the side, it reminds me of some GM cars of the era..... wow what an incredible origin story!!!❤
The flat rear fins have a 59/60 Impala vibe going
@@OpenRoader I had a Roman Red 1959 Impala Sport Coupe in the mid 1980s.
When the 348 engine seized I replaced it with a HiPo 409.
Edsel was not a new 'luxury' marque, Continental was.
Continental was a stand alone division during 1956 and 57.
Thank you, Andrea, for sharing your beautiful Edsel, your knowledge, expertise, wit and wisdom with us today! It was a most pleasant hour spent with you and our host. I look forward to seeing more of you and your car!
good lord what a mess. pretty crazy history to it for being labelled after Henry Ford's son, and not being even slightly affiliated with Ford!
I had a few 1960 Fords and that blood line shines through onto this Edsel. Pretty cool story
In the middle 1970s I encountered not just one, but two 1960 Edsels in the same parking lot. it was just by total chance. Both were in poor, very rusty condition. I was quite impressed by this rare occasion.
My Uncle had a pristine, sweet ,super straight '62 ,2 door Nova ,4 cyl. ,3 on the tree . He stopped by the house one day (probably '74 ,I was 17) ,he asked ; If I were to give you this car what would you do with it ? I said ; Get that 4 cyl out a put in a V8 . He shook his head , grumbled ,no , got in drove away and I never saw it again . Nothings changed though , I'm still an idiot .
I notice the 60 has a column shifted automatic instead of the convoluted push button system used on the previous model years.
1:50, the first time I seen the back of one on the internet, I thought it was a custom.
Totally
I love the way the interviewer doesn't talk over her and just lets her go.
Thank you. There was nothing for me to add. She knew it all