New Boy, My car...

[M.K.P.]

1958 Edsel Pacer....

Only had it a few months... had plenty of yanks before...

I know how sad am I... But I love him... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.. lol...

Still a lot of work to do on "Ed".... but slowly getting there...

[jay140285]

That rear end stunning

[Ahbefive]

jay140285 said:

That rear end stunning

Literally looks like a boat with an outboard and steps.

It's certainly something different.

[AWRacing]

Awesome!
Like that a lot, is the rear bumper standard on those or an upgrade?

[crofty1984]

What the fking Nora is going on with that bathing platform hanging off the back?!?!
I love it. I wouldn't want one, but the whole car massive, impractical, unnecessary and surely can't be justified by any rational means. It is therefore, ace.

[M.K.P.]

AWRacing said:

Awesome!
Like that a lot, is the rear bumper standard on those or an upgrade?

Upgrade, came from Canada...

[M.K.P.]

What the fking Nora is going on with that bathing platform hanging off the back?!?!


His and hers picnic table..... gotta give it to the yanks they have some brilliant ideas... lol...

[Paul S4]

Not a great fan of big American cars...but that looks OK from the side view.....

I would change that rear 'upgrade' back to standard....but that's just IMO.

More pics of the interior etc !

[Nunga]

Love it, even with the ridonculous rear end. These old American cars are sensational and this looks to be in time warp condition at first glance.

[unsprung]

the platform-mounted tyre on the rear is called a continental kit or a continental tire

they were widely offered by OEMs from the factory -- including for the Ford Edsel

in their heyday (say, the late 1940s to the late 1950s), they were considered a distinguished feature upon the rather Baroque designs of the day; they were not taking the p***

only later did they evolve into a peculiar, somewhat camp, element of the aftermarket scene

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_tire

see loads more of them on Google, here:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=continental+tire...

Edited by unsprung on Saturday 10th November 18:27

[anonymous-user]

Amazing. What size motor and how does it sound?

[Escort3500]

Fabulous excessiveness

But you’ve omitted the all-important front which I seem to remember was the car’s downfall in sales’ terms due to it’s, er, entertaining grille

[M.K.P.]

Faz50 said:

Amazing. What size motor and how does it sound?

5.9..... V8 And just burbles like a V8 should...

Bit thirsty @ 13 - 14 to the gallon..

[anonymous-user]

M.K.P. said:

5.9..... V8 And just burbles like a V8 should...

Bit thirsty @ 13 - 14 to the gallon..

Worth every penny

[unsprung]

some may recall the 1958 Ford Edsel Corsair seen in the film, American Graffiti

driven by Steve's girlfriend, Laurie, and wearing a two-toned colour scheme popular at the time

Edited by unsprung on Saturday 10th November 18:47

[imperium]

Wow that’s mad looking, very cool.

[sc0tt]

Escort3500 said:

Fabulous excessiveness

But you’ve omitted the all-important front which I seem to remember was the car’s downfall in sales’ terms due to it’s, er, entertaining grille

Amazing car. The rear end is strange and the grill looks like a vagina. I’m currently car hunting and would love that.

Even if it was for lonely nights in the garage. Top marks sir.

[Derek 111S]

Going back 30 years or so I picked up a copy of one of the classic magazines which had a feature on Edsel. I’ve had a thing for them ever since. This is fantastic. Love it, love it, love it, and looking forward to reading more.

[Eyersey1234]

Lovely car you have there OP