1959 Edsel Convertible

can some one tell me if a ford edsel ranchero was ever made my land lord says he saw one in the 60's were all huge car guys but ive never seen one could someone please help me?

I have never seen one, Brad, nor have I ever heard of one. But on the other hand, it's not impossible that an owner has cobbled one up from a sedan. I recently saw a 56 Ranchero, which never was made in the factory, but was made by the owner, by cutting down a sedan. In the 50s and 60s there was a lot of pretty radical customizing done! Thanks for the comment! :) Jack

That's so true..I particularly like this year, and the last one, 1960. The problematic pushbutton controls for the transmission were gone, and the 59 had enough of the funky styling of the 58 that it's still immediately recognizable as an Edsel. The 60 looks very much like the 60 Ford. Big problems for Edsel: economic downturn, lower overall car sales, spotty workmanship, and demands by Ford for a separate dealer network to sell these cars! Not enough sold, too much money invested = failure! :)

those cars are pretty well ahead of their time but they just never took off...