Re: [FWDLK] Very interesting "Dodge" ad on eBay

[Scott H <kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

iread somewhere that the front was supposed to attract buyers because it
resembled a womens .... uh .. . equipment.

Scott


> From: brian <xm2cars@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: brian <xm2cars@xxxxxxx>
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Very interesting "Dodge" ad on eBay
> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:42:53 -0800
>
> Hey guys let's not beat a dead horse collar to death!
>
> The Edsel was a very good car - albeit an unusual design that unfortunately
> was
> introduced during a bad recession. The Edsel Club is a large one with many
> devoted fans (like ours). The grille design was unique at the time and even
> Packard used it as an inspiration on a special show car grille I believe
> called
> the "Request" followed by another called the "Predictor".
>
> Brian
> D500s in MI
>
> Bill Watson wrote:
>
> > You are right.  That car is as much a 1957 Dodge Peiper as the Edsel was
> a
> > runaway success!
> >
> > The car is really a 1958 Edsel Pacer.  How anyone could mistake that
> horse
> > collar grille for anything other than an Edsel is beyond me.  Obviously
> the
> > seller's knowledge of cars is next to none.
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> > > I'm sure I'm not the only person who has seen this auction on eBay:
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1059577520
> > >
> > > Now, I'm not the biggest car buff in the world, but I'm pretty sure
> that's
> > > an Edsel (and a 58 at that)...after all, is there anything else that
> > really
> > > looks like an Edsel (and thank god for that)?
> > >
> > > I sent the seller a message saying I thought it might be an
> Edsel....or at
> > > least I thought I did...guess he didn't get it, or doesn't care.
> > >
> > > My main question is this:
> > > Am I just an idiot, or is that not a Dodge (or mopar of any sort)?
> > >


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