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Topic starter
20/01/2023 7:19 pm
'59 Dodge or Edsel?
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John Bono
North Jersey
20/01/2023 7:21 pm
Edsel may have been on the way out, but I do prefer the lines to that of the Lancer.
John Bono and George Schire reacted
20/01/2023 8:36 pm
Today's choice features two cars that don't catch my eye at all if I see one or both at a car show.
The '59 Edsel was just a shell of the unique and gorgeous '58 version. I always shake my head seeing one. What happened? I know the '58 arrived at a bad time, but with the '59, it was evident that FoMoCo wasn't going to try even a little bit to make the Edsel a success.
They made the '59 version nothing more than a cheap looking Ford. It's just a sad story, that seriously could have had, with even just a little effort, a chance that it could have succeeded.
As for the '59 Dodge, though not a favorite, I'd rather have it parked in my driveway than the Edsel.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
John Bono reacted
20/01/2023 8:42 pm
I voted Dodge although not to my taste.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
John Bono reacted
20/01/2023 8:48 pm
No contest for me...the Dodge !
I love the front eyebrows over the headlights I love the way the sides sweep back to those fins and the tail lights and look at that beautifully shaped windshield as opposed to the windshield on the Edsel.. that just steals my heart away. And, the Dodge, IMO, has a more gorgeous sweeping roofline.
Steve
20/01/2023 11:03 pm
Dodge was my least favorite of the ChryCo lineup for 1959, but still far ahead of that Edsel.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
John Bono and John Kuvakas reacted
21/01/2023 9:52 pm
'58 & '59 are the worse years for styling of American cars. Dodge & Thunderbird were the only 2 I liked.
John Bono reacted
21/01/2023 11:17 pm
The poor Edsel, I love to see them today, but compared to the '58, they are bland. The Dodge is not one of my favorite cars, but it definitely is the sharper looking of the two.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
Topic starter
25/01/2023 7:00 am
I prefer the Dodge over the Edsel but not by much.
John Bono
North Jersey
25/01/2023 10:40 am
The '59 is my favorite year of Edsel; IMHO its styling is a bit more conservative; especially that grille. The '59 Dodge is pretty good looking but to my eye too flamboyant and overdone; especially the tail lights. I much prefer the two previous years. With that said, if I had to choose one to own I would go with the Dodge by a nose....if I could find one that wasn't a rust bucket. I recall in my area how early the '59 Dodge and Plymouth rusted out.