While there have been many sales flops in the history of the automobile, and many controversial designs over the years, surely the most infamous "failure" is the Edsel. This was Ford Motor Company's late-'50s attempt to start a new mid-level brand to compete with the likes of Pontiac and Plymouth - a bit nicer and better equipped than a basic Ford, but cheaper than a Mercury. Edsel started with a full lineup for 1958 with two different wheelbases and a selection of sedans, hardtops, convertibles and wagons...but was killed off after only two and a half model years. Today's 1959 Edsel Villager 9-passenger wagon is the middle child in the short-lived Edsel family tree (and to this editor, the most attractive). Find it
here on ebay with bidding near $4k and a $10.5k Buy it Now price in Midland, TX.
This next car's name reads like a smörgåsbord of terrible automotive cliches, starting with the defunct Ford spin-off known as Mercury and concluding with Brougham, the horse drawn carriage named after a Scottish Lord...but first we've some explaining to do. Find this 1977 Mercury Cougar Villager Brougham Wagon here on eBay
bidding for $7,500 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go, located in Lakeland, FL. Tip from Rene.
