1959 Ford Edsel Corsair convertible.Image: Getty (Getty Images) I love car history and figured you all probably do, too. It was a safe assumption, because you provided the perfect bite-size tidbits of auto info to keep me happy and fed on facts for a long time. There’s a great spread of info, from Henry Ford […]
Favorite Car Ads: 1958 Edsel | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1958 Edsel Ad The Edsel was no worse, nor much better, than other American cars of its day. The brand’s failure has been attributed to a number of factors, but as an armchair historian, I blame three things: a shock-and-awe launch, confusing marketing, and false hope, that latter point relates to the ad seen here. […]
Good Cars That Don’t Deserve Their Bad Reputations
Image: Chevrolet I’m not saying cars that can potentially kill their passengers are actually good — definitely not. Cost saving in the face of preserving human life is a bad look, no matter who you are. However, the suite of small vehicles GM fitted with those bad ignition switches were indeed good, if you overlook […]