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Edsel Ranger 1959

With only 63,000 Edsels sold in the first year, 1959 Edsels had to make cost savings; the first of these was to reduce the Edsel range to just the Ranger and Corsair lines. The Edsel Ranger now shared its body and chassis of the Ford Fairlane, stretched to 120-inch from the Fairlane 118-inch. It was also 3-inches longer and 3-inches wider. Bodies offered were 2-door sedan or hardtop, and 4-door sedan or hardtop. Engines were also reduced in size for driving economy, and there was a 6-cylinder option as well as the 292 and 361 V8s

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Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door hardtop - badge on wing and door

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Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door sedan. Badge on rear wing

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Edsel Ranger 1959 - badge on bonnet

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Edsel Ranger 2-door Sedan 1959. For 1959 the Edsel tail was tamed, the 'horse collar' grille transformed into a simple 'spear' shape which was then used as an emblem all over the car to denote 'EDSEL'

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door hardtop front

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door hardtop. The hardtop differed from the 2-door sedan by being pillarless.

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door hardtop side

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door hardtop. The 1959 Edsel Ranger borrowed most of its bodywork from the 118-inch Fairlane, stretched to 120-inches in the wheelbase and 3-inches overall. 2-door sedans and hardtops were offered as well as 4-door sedans and hardtops.

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Edsel Ranger 2-door Sedan 1959. The Edsel went back to Roy Brown for 1959 and was given a new front and rear to lessen some of the more controversial parts of his design.

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door Sedan rear

Edsel Ranger 2-door Sedan 1959. For 1959 the Edsel tail was tamed, the curved tail lamps following the line of the wrapped over wings were replaced by simpler round lamps on plain panels. Hardtops were pillarless, whereas sedans like this had a central pillar.

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door sedan side

Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door sedan. Sedans had a b-pillar whereas hardtops were pillarless. For 1959 the Ranger used a 120-inch wheelbase version of the 118-inch Fairlane body, and the Ranger was almost 3-inches longer and 3-inches wider.

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Edsel Ranger 2-door Sedan 1959 - rear lamps. The curved single units of the 1958 Edsel were replaced by these grouped units for 1959. Similar lamps were given to the 1962 Mercury Comet.

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Edsel Ranger 1959 2-door sedan - tail. Ford the Ranger the tail of the 1959 Ford Fairlane was remodelled and given different light clusters

Ford Fairlane 500 1959 Club Sedan side

Click here to go to an album on: Ford Fairlane 500 1959 Club Sedan. The Club Sedan was effectively the 2-door sedan, differing from the 2-door hardtop ('Club Victoria') by having a b-pillar. Both Fairlanes and Ford Customs for 1959 were built on 118-inch wheelbases

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