Edsel Bermuda
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Edsel had just returned from touring the Continent (Europe) in 1938 and wanted a special car for his spring Florida vacation (rich or poor, it's nice to have money). The design created such stir; it was put into production for the 1940 model year.
Edsel Labao is one of those enthusiasts. He knew he wanted a family sedan and he knew he wanted a European car. Once heÂ'd researched the gamut of available Euros, the new (at the time) Â'99 Passat offered the best bang for the buck.
By Edsel Rollin
ZAP, headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., has been on the leading edge of all-electric transportation for a long time now, with some amazing electric vehicles on the market and in development.
In 1938, Edsel Ford ordered a personal convertible car to be built from a Lincoln Zephyr, and added a number of styling ideas which attracted much attention the following year when he drove it to Florida for his holidays.
Try to stand out too far in a crowd and you can end up looking like an Edsel, which as the initiated will know, is just another name for a prat.
Mercury, an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company, was founded in 1939 by Henry Ford's son, Edsel. The goal was to produce entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles.
The rear end of the RDX resembles a Subaru Tribeca, an observation which, based on most opinions of the Tribeca's Edsel-like tail, is something shy of a compliment.
But there are hundreds of other historically important vehicles, including the lamented Edsel, the Lincoln limousine John F.
It began with Edsel Ford's first Continental, the Mark I. Next followed the 1956 Continental Mark II, which quickly became a classic because of its high quality, clean styling and consumate good taste.
You've got to wonder what this car would be if Edsel were still in business as a class-step between Ford and Mercury.... more ...
One of the biggest Automotive marketing blunders since the Ford Edsel.
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Bankrupt, Lincoln is put up for auction and purchased by Henry Ford for the reasonable sum of 8 million dollars. Over the years that follow, Lincoln becomes the benchmark for Ford design and style under the watchful eye of Henry’s son, Edsel ...
 See also: Ford, Ford M, Continental, Seat, Ford A
  
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