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1959 Ford Edsel Ranger REF#00900

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We are helping one of our Trans Am Customers from Germany sell his entire collection of cars due to medical condition, the Trans Am was recently sold, the other car is this stunning 1959 Ford Edsel Ranger 4 door sedan.

The car was purchased  in march 2007  in Florida. Car was owned by Mr. Morris D. Fergusson( first owner) , EOC and HOA Edsel club  member, see sympathy note.

Once car arrived to Germany the restoration process started, it took about 1 year to complete, it was stripped and painted , interior in excellent condition mostly original, things like headliner  and carpet is new , also complete harness, headlights, hidden daylights, engine  and transmission original, she drives very nice, battery, light engine, radiator, sparks ec. all new. V 8 engine 4.7. litre, 200 hp, 51500 orig. mil

35000 Euro invested , asking price 20000 Euro about 25000 $

Please contact Fritz at attilaaxel13@gmail.com  or call +49 (0)8104 8896642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fritz

Welcome to the world of Edsel ownership. From the photos you sent, it looks like your Ranger sedan is in very good condition. I was impressed by the interior, it appears to be all original or restored using the proper vinyl bolsters and cloth inserts.

 I had your car on file in my registry and it was previously owned by Morris Ferguson from Pennsylvania. He owned several nice Edsels including a turquoise 1959 Corsair convertible. He passed away in the latter part of 2005. I don't know if he was the original owner.

 Here is a breakdown of your Ranger's data plate information:

 C9UF716916  58D   ED1   25    26M   3     1

 C=292 cid "Ranger" "Y-block" V8 engine; 9=1959 model year; U=Louisville, KY assembly plant, F=Ranger 4-dr sedan; 7=Edsel; 16916=16,916th Edsel for 1959 scheduled for production (but they were not built in unit sequence order).

 The body line of your car decodes as 58D=Ranger 4-dr sedan; ED1=(E) Snow White body, (D) Redwood Metallic roof and side insert, (1) denotes a two-tone paint scheme; 25=Buff and White vinyl bolsters with Gold Puff cloth inserts; 26M=December 26, 1958 as the day your car was scheduled to be assembled; 3=Mile-O-Matic 2-speed automatic transmission; 1=3.10:1 rear axle ratio.

 By serial number the first car I have complete information on before yours is C9UH716897, a Ranger 4-dr hardtop, Star Blue metallic and white in color, also with a build date of 26M, owned by Dwayne Carpenter in Evanston, Wyoming. The first number I have after your car is C9UF716925, another Ranger 4-dr sedan, white with gold top and insert, owned by Jay Lehr in Portland, Oregon.

 The lowest unit number I have for 26M is 716699 and the highest is 716932, which would indicate that about 250 Edsels were scheduled for production the day after Christmas.

 The 1959 Ranger 4-dr sedan was the most popular Edsel model produced with 12,814 having been built. Of that number I have on file 858 of these or about 6.7% of total production. Out of that number, only 13 carry the same paint code as yours.

 The base price of your car was $2,683.00, plus another $189.60 for the automatic transmission, $21.55 for the two-tone paint, $74.45 for the Lever-Temp Heater-Defroster, $64.95 for the push-button radio, $16.60 for the full wheel covers, $20.60 for the padded dash and sunvisors,

$35.68 for the whitewall tires and $5.85 for the outside special Edsel hooded mirror, which totals up to $3,112.28. In addition to this cost was another $25.00 to $50.00 for delivery and $20.00 for the Edsel Dealer's Advertising Fund was added on which means the original buyer of your car paid around $3,200 USD in early 1959.

The insert color for your Ranger, Redwood Metallic, is a bit darker reddish brown than the color that is presently on it. If you check E-Bay, there are often 1959 Edsel paint color sheets being offered. If you can obtain one of these, usually around $10.00 USD, it will give you a better idea. The interior of your car, as I said earlier, is very nice. Under the hood, the correct colors have been used on the 292 V8, black block, gold air cleaner and valve covers.

 What part of Germany are you located? My one desire is to be able to go to the retro show in Essen, maybe in 2008! A friend of mine found a 1958 Edsel brochure in the German language a couple of years ago, I have never seen anything for the 1959 Edsel in any other languages except English and French (for the Canadian market). I usually go to the Big Power Meet in Sweden and have found some 1958 Edsel material at the parts meet there.

 I hope you find this information useful.

Phil Skinner

 

 

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