1958 Edsel Sales Brochure, "This is the Edsel"

Summary

This 1958 brochure for the Edsel shows 18 mid-priced models. This wealth of choices--two-door, four-door, hardtop, convertible, Citation, Corsair, Pacer, Ranger or Wagon all at varying prices and with a multitude of color combinations--may have added to the early demise of the Edsel.

This 1958 brochure for the Edsel shows 18 mid-priced models. This wealth of choices--two-door, four-door, hardtop, convertible, Citation, Corsair, Pacer, Ranger or Wagon all at varying prices and with a multitude of color combinations--may have added to the early demise of the Edsel.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1958

Subject Date

1958

Creators

Ford Motor Company 

Creator Notes

Made for Ford Motor Company

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

95.100.2239

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert Penny.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in

Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front: THE IS THE EDSEL / never before a car like it / THE ONE CAR THAT CAN LOOK YOU IN THE EYE / AND SAY YOU NEVER HAD IT LIKE THIS BEFORE

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