Edsel
Ford (1893 - 1943), son of Henry
Ford (pioneer automobile manufacturer, organizer and
president of the
Ford Motor Company) who took over the presidency of the
Ford Motor Company from his father in 1919 and ran the
company until his
death in 1943. In 1938 he ordered a specially designed car to be built for himself and his two sons. Two hundred orders for the car were received before the prototype was even
completed, so he decided to
place the car in
production, and the
Lincoln Continental was born.
a
line of cars produced between 1957 and 1959 by the
Ford Motor Company, an
American automobile
company founded in 1903. Named after Edsel
Ford (1893-1943), son of the
company's
founder, Henry
Ford (1863-1947), the initial Edsel
line featured eighteen
different models. The cars, which were in the
medium price range, were large, had modern features and a
unique design and
style. Despite heavy
promotion before and after
release, the Edsels were a
failure on the
market,
producing very few sales. The unsuccessful
line was discontinued in 1959 and
cost the
company huge losses.