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

[Ross Klein <tailfins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

The '58 Edsel in the ad is a Ranger. The Pacers had a chrome spear on the
front fenders extending into the front doors.

Ross
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Very interesting "Dodge" ad on eBay


> 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)?
> >