On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:56:44 -0400, "lab~rat >:-)" <chase@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:29:37 -0400, PeterD <peter2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> puked:
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>>On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:40:11 GMT, "Paul Johnson"
>><thejohnsons@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>>One of our Studebaker club members spotted a '59 Edsel Ranger 2-door
hardtop
>>>for sale near him (suburban Wa****ngton DC). He thought it looked
pretty
>>>good. It has 69,504 miles on it and pur****ts to have new valve job
with
>>>seals, springs, and pushrods and the gas tank flushed. The phone
numbers
>>>for the Edsel are 301-607-9393 or 303-573-6584 (cell). The asking
price is
>>>$4,900.00 (down from $5,900.00).
>>>I have posted a couple pictures to my web space:
>>>http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Edsel/
>>>Paul Johnson
>>>Disclaimer- I don't know the car or the seller and I have no financial
>>>interest it, just thought it was interesting.
>>>
>>
>>Keeping in mind that 59 was the least desirable year for the Edsel.
>>The best year (impossible, or almost so) to have is a '60, while the
>>original 58s were second. The 58's were almost all custom built on the
>>Continental assembly line, while there were only a handful of 60's
>>built at all--created from a mish-mash of parts that they had lying
>>around!
>
>But are you implying they are UNdesireable? 4900 bucks sounds like a
>pretty goo deal if the picture isn't that deceiving...
Well... Let's say less-desirable! <g> There was nothing special about
the 59 to make it high on the collectors list, unlike the 60 (which is
very rare) or the 58 (which was unique in features and build). The 59
was, well, just a Ford! <bg>
But that said, I'd certainly look at it!
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