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Edsel is a discontinued division and brand of automobiles that was produced by the Ford Motor Company in the 1958 to 1960 model years. Deriving its name from Edsel Ford, son of company founder Henry Ford, Edsels were developed in an effort to give Ford a fourth brand to gain additional market share from Chrysler and General Motors.
Nov 19, 2014 · The Edsel was named after Henry Ford’s son, no small honor, and it had its own division of the company devoted to its creation. As TIME reported in 1957 when the car debuted, the company...
Jan 23, 2017 · The Edsel's short history makes a fascinating cautionary tale for anyone in business–not just the car industry. Our pals at Regular Car Reviews got into the history of Edsel in a new...
A brief look at the life of Edsel Bryant Ford, highlighting his lifelong love of design and innovation. Edsel Bryant Ford was born on November 6, 1893 in Detroit, Michigan, as the only child of Clara (Bryant) and Henry Ford.
Feb 21, 2024 · Ford whipped the public into a frenzy back in 1957 with its marketing campaign for the Edsel, "the car of the future." The Edsel was supposed to be everything American car buyers wanted. But — for many, many reasons — it was a terrible flop.
Feb 5, 2011 · Edsel.com and The Edsel Pages are designed to help new Edsel owners find parts and advice, current Edsel owners to show their cars, and future Edsel owners to find out just what they're getting into. It's all about keeping as many Edsel automobiles on the road as possible.
Edsel, an automobile (1958–60) whose name commemorates Henry Ford’s son, Edsel (1893–1943), who had been the much loved and appreciated president of the Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death at age 49.
Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was an American business executive and philanthropist who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was the president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.
Henry Ford once referred to his son Edsel as the artist in the family. Explore Edsel's sense of art and design through artwork from his youth, and Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury models created under his leadership.
EdselHistory.org is the history of all things EDSEL. From the man himself- Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) to The History of the EDSEL Division and subsequent M-E-L Division of Ford Motor Company which produced the EDSEL automobile from 1958 - 1960, we'll cover it all.
