Flop to Fabulous: 1958 Edsel Corsair Is a Survivor Arizona Gem With Surprising Mileage

Flop to Fabulous: 1958 Edsel Corsair Is a Survivor Arizona Gem With Surprising Mileage

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In the late 1940s, Ford Motor Company concluded that a mid-priced automobile void hindered sales and pushed a significant portion of the market into a mass migration to other manufacturers. Long story short, a quarter-billion-dollar effort and a decade later, the newly formed Edsel division presented its first lineup of automobiles. It was the biggest flop in automobile history—by 1960, Edsel was gone forever. Launched on Septem... (continue reading...)

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