Your 1958 Edsel Spotter's Guide

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/28/2018 at 14:32 • Filed to: None

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WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 01/28/2018 at 14:51

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And people say BMW has too many models built off of 1 platform...

(yes I know there’s multiple platforms in the picture, but the picture is missing the Fords and Mercurys built off of those two platforms, too...)

dogisbadob > ttyymmnn 01/28/2018 at 15:11

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Your 1958 Edsel Spotter’s Guide :p

ttyymmnn > dogisbadob 01/28/2018 at 15:39

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Now that’s funny.

ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW 01/28/2018 at 16:24

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Yeah, the Citation and Corsair used the bigger Mercury chassis, Ranger, Pacer, and all the wagons used the shorter Ford chassis.

But, that’s how American cars were in that era. “Full-size” was called “standard size”, and every automaker offered different models that were all the same basic body and chassis, but with different engines and different trim - closer to modern trim levels than modern model lines.

If you wanted something other than full-size, that’s when you moved to unique sheet metal. And Rambler was the only brand with a full model range (compact, midsize, and full-size) in 1958, plus the subcompact Metropolitan in the same showroom.