1958 Edsel Citation Convertible

Video Title :	1958 Edsel Citation Convertible
Description :	Beautiful paint and interior on this car. The gray and red go together so well. Notice the drum speedometer, and the pushbutton actuation for the automatic transmission. Listen to the gentleman toward the end of the vid..he is not the owner, but had experience working on those pushbuttons. They activated solenoids, and occasionally they might misfire, with signals going to the wrong solenoids, result activation of another gear whild driving, maybe reverse! I hope they had a safety interlock so the tranny wouldn't shift into reverse above a certain speed..Chrysler did..it would shift into Low instead, saving the tranny! Edsel had this pushbutton arrangement for only one year..it may not have been too widespread a problem, but who needs any when they launch a new car. It also illustrates the problem of new technology..it takes time to iron out the bugs!
Views :	667
Rating :	4.86
Keywords, Tags :	raconter1 antique auto Edsel Citation convertible 1958
Video Length :	3 : 44

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"It also illustrates the problem of new technology.. it takes time to iron out the bugs!"***** True and thank goodness for competition from other U.S. carmakers then. Unfortunate they where not able to see the coming onslaught of foreign manufactures just like Ford missed it since the Model T. And to top it off, it took the U.S. manufactures too long to pin point the problem as to set new objectives. Case of complacency I think..... Buddy you sound just a nice too***** :^)

Thanks so much! I think a central problem for big business is that it is so absorbed in its internal workings and machinations, it doesn't pay attention to the competition, and underestimates their importance. That was certainly true as foreign cars gained a foothold in the market here..originally thought they would appeal to only a small segement of the market. They let quality control slip, and the competion gained the rep for quality. A lost client is tough to gain back! Thanks buddy! Jack

Hello Jack, looks like a nice day at the car show:^) Edsel gotto be one product in the history of the automobile industry that was the subject in many business case studies.

It's always a nice day in "sunny" Florida, of course, except when it's raining, or freezing, or in the middle of a hurricane or tornado! LOL! Never took a business course, but that sounds perfectly reasonable. We (including me) tend to give too much credit to the high levels of management, equating salary with business acumen and intelligence, only to be disappointed by ill-advised decisions- commonly, they don't pay atttention to the people who really know how things work- employees! Thanks!

you like the grey with red but it´s too strong. if the car is white and the inside is red it would be better. but just a personal opinion. 5 stars

Yeah, the colors in the 50's were all about strong! I think it was a reaction to all the dull colors in the 40's..they started getting their feet wet in the early fifties with some nice two toning, like the Chevy Bel Air, with persimmon and cream, two tone green, etc. Then they got more radical with three toning and more vivid colors starting in 1955! Thanx for the comment and rating! :) Jack

If I had to choose an Edsel from all that I have seen, I think it would be this one, Eric! I'll take you for a ride! Thanx! :D Jack

I'm holding you to that.

The two tone dash and two tone seats were awesome! :D Nice car!

Yeah, Mike, Edsel had some interesting patterns for their upholstery fabrics, and the two tone dash was very cool! Nothing says 50's like this car! Thanks, Mike! :) Jack