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'58 Continental, Edsel, Ford or Mercury?
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John Bono
North Jersey
#1 Ford always liked this one maybe coz cousins had a ranch wagon.
#2 Edsel for sentimental reasons.
#3 Mercury it’s okay
#4 Lincoln those slanted bugs eyes weird me out
Fifty-Eight. The year the industry went from 2 headlights to four. I was a heart-broke car lover. Ford was one of the most egregious. I vote a non-specific tie - all cars.
IMO 1958 isn't a good year for FoMoCo styling. I voted for the Mercury because it's the weirdest, but came close to voting no interest.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
Actually I like all of them more today than years ago. Four way tie.
I picked the Merc, the front end looks soooo much better than the '57.💯🤑 But I do like all of them.😊
I never understood the appeal for them as well. It just looks odd. 🤔 JMHO though.😊
#4 Lincoln those slanted bugs eyes weird me out
1) EDSEL 2) MERCURY 3) FORD 4) LINCOLN
The Edsel is new, unique, and innovative. But was a car that wasn't given a chance to succeed, as the brain-thrusts behind were convinced it was dead on arrival. Their own comments and negativity played a huge part in turning the public off on it. It deserved a much better fate!
The Mercury wasn't a Ford clone, that in my opinion made it a nice choice for those that didn't want a Ford. And it was a little softer on the eyes from the '57. It looks rich!
And regarding the Ford, I really liked it and loved the four-taillight set-up. To my eyes it was a very attractive car.
Then there was the (obviously) drug-induced styling of the Lincoln! It to me was the goofiest looking of all '58s from the Big Three. It's just butt-ugly from any angle it's looked at.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
For me, Mercury, Ford, Edsel, then Lincoln. They are all quite acceptable vehicles for the time.
1958 & 1959 the years all of the big three styling was/is down right ugly. The only one I would have bought is the Thunderbird.
For today's comparison the only one that is even decent is the Ford Fairlane [no T-bird offered], the rest I have absolutely NO interest in.
Personally, I do not like any of them. So a no interest in this grouping.
Ford by a mile, then Edsel, Mercury and Lincoln. Although the Ford wasn't as attractive as the previous several years I still liked the look of it.
@kevins, Not to be picky, but I believe the T-Bird in your response is a '60.
In a past GM compare I had included a Corvette and some had an issue over something or another so with this go-round I did not include the T-Bird...maybe next time. As they say, "life is too short to worry about the small stuff."
John Bono
North Jersey
I like them all, even the vehicles with kind of quirky design elements. I have replicas of each in various scales, although my Edsels are actually from a year earlier.




