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Edsel Continental Kit
I began this series with a shot of an Edsel. This is the same car, but I had to show you the rear end of it. Now cars sure did have some kind of design back in the late 50s.
The name Edsel actually has something to do with with the design of the spare on the back bumper. Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford had travelled to Europe in the late 1930's and was impressed with how classy some of the cars looked. When he returned he worked with his Designer and others toalter what had been a successful Lincoln Zepher to come up with the new 1939 Lincoln Continental, which had the spare mounted on the back of the car. It was an instant hit.
A really great article on the whole store for anyone interested can be found here... corporate.ford.com/articles/history/lincoln-continental-o...
It is not that long of a read and actually very interesting even if you are not a big fan of cars.
Edsel Continental Kit
I began this series with a shot of an Edsel. This is the same car, but I had to show you the rear end of it. Now cars sure did have some kind of design back in the late 50s.
The name Edsel actually has something to do with with the design of the spare on the back bumper. Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford had travelled to Europe in the late 1930's and was impressed with how classy some of the cars looked. When he returned he worked with his Designer and others toalter what had been a successful Lincoln Zepher to come up with the new 1939 Lincoln Continental, which had the spare mounted on the back of the car. It was an instant hit.
A really great article on the whole store for anyone interested can be found here... corporate.ford.com/articles/history/lincoln-continental-o...
It is not that long of a read and actually very interesting even if you are not a big fan of cars.