Monday, September 01, 2008

In 1957 this 'Ford Edsel' was unveiled on a holiday known as 'Labor Day' here in the United States!

September 2nd, 1957: A very significant day for this blogger. I contrast the photo of the 1957 Ford Edsel above to the 2009 Ford Flex below.

7 comments:

Scott said...

Happy birthday?

Tony Austin said...

YES! I was born the same year as Shirley Babashoff, Gena Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, the Sputnik and Denis Leary. :-)

Glenn said...

Happy Birthday, and I'd rather have the Edsel. :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday!

Trevor said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TONY!

WDCII said...

Happy birthday. A couple minor corrections, though. Even though the Edsel was produced by Ford Motor Company, it's no more a Ford than a Mercury Marauder or a Lincoln Zephyr. "Edsel" was a seperate brand, not just a model.

Put differently, saying "Ford Edsel" is like saying "General Motors Pontiac".

Secondly, even though the Edsel was introduced in 1957, it was a 1958 model-year vehicle.

Tony Austin said...

That shows me. ;-)