This originally aired on Sunday, October 13, 1957, in Ed Sullivan's time period on CBS [for the same sponsor; he was on for Lincoln-Mercury, which did MUCH better than the Edsel division that season]....
What doomed this car was a decline in the economy that led buyers away from mid-range cars, so-so performance compared to cars of its day, and of course the horse collar on the front (I'll never understand how the stylists at Ford thought that looked good).
This originally aired on Sunday, October 13, 1957, in Ed Sullivan's time period on CBS [for the same sponsor; he was on for Lincoln-Mercury, which did MUCH better than the Edsel division that season]....
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
What doomed this car was a decline in the economy that led buyers away from mid-range cars, so-so performance compared to cars of its day, and of course the horse collar on the front (I'll never understand how the stylists at Ford thought that looked good).
70Kenny 1 year ago