from Barnfinds website [FONT="][/FONT] [FONT="]1960 Edsel Villager: Rare Family Wagon[/FONT] Reader Eli R came across quite the interesting station wagon! We don’t often see this Edsel Villagers, as they didn’t build many. This one has supposedly only seen 1,800 miles since new, although it sure has moved around a lot over the years. I thought I would let Eli tell you a bit more about this car since he is the one that spotted it! From Eli – I am an avid Barn Finds browser, as well as a huge fan of Edsel’s, as they are my favorite cars, so when I saw this posting come up here on eBay, I couldn’t help but shoot you guys an email. It is one of 216 produced, and I personally find these 1960 models very interesting, because of how much they vary from the past year. But then again, each of the Edsel years the styling changed so much. Well I hope you get to this and find it as interesting as I did! I cannot express how much I love this site, I’ve been browsing it for probably two years now, you guys are great!
1800 miles and many owners! Maybe they thought it was so ugly they kept selling it and stored it in barns! Personally I've always liked all Edsels.
What a joke. I think we've seen this one before too. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Low miles (not that I actually believe the mileage claim on this car) on a car needing a complete restoration doesn't mean anything. I hope some idiot doesn't get suckered in by this guy.
There is a white one in the town I live in. Repainted but a nice original one. If I were to buy a Edsel it would have to be a 58 or 59 with the unique grill mg:
Here's the front end the '60 Edsel was supposed to have..... The Edsel was killed some time around March, 1959, but the '60 Edsel was almost ready for production. The FMC didn't want to spend so much money on a car that was due to be killed anyway, so cuts in production costs were ordered. Some mucky-muck said to give it a grill that looked like a Pontiac, so that's what it got. Years later, the owner of THIS Edsel heard that story, got some details, and went about building the '60 Edsel that was SUPPOSED to be made.
Nice --- too bad the car did not make it. An upset UAW, poor build quality the first year and the economy I believe was to blame.
Nice --- too bad the car did not make it. An upset UAW, poor build quality the first year and the economy I believe was to blame.
