Last Call: Special Ed-Sel Edition

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The family that Edsels together stays together. What’s amazing about this promo pic for Ford’s famous flop isn’t the incongruity of the slow-selling Edsel meeting another on the road. It’s instead the free-wheeling family that’s treating the car like a suburban ranch house- spread out and unburdened by seat belts or proper positioning. No wonder the Edsel didn’t see much repeat business.
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  1. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    “You three keep quiet back there!”

  2. Letstakeawalk Avatar
    Letstakeawalk

    Heck, it wasn’t even illegal to drink and drive yet, back then. Dad’s probably got bourbon in a flask to sip on, and Mom’s certainly hopped up on Bennies (aka Mother’s Little Helper).

    1. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      That appears to still be a major issue in the US:
      http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21656668-despite-improvements-driving-america-remains-extraordinarily-dangerous-road-kill
      Ever noticed how the adorable and much talked-about light drug use in “Mad Men” made more people DUI in just about any other show? Popular culture leads on and reflects what is practised…

      1. nanoop Avatar
        nanoop

        My standard reply, so you’ve seen this already I guess:

        1. Sjalabais Avatar
          Sjalabais

          Yes, that’s spot on.

  3. crank_case Avatar
    crank_case

    I wish I could afford this and have somewhere to keep it too, an Anglo-Italo hotrod :1934 Standard 8 running a Maserati Quattroporte 4.2 V8.
    http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDQ3OA==/z/2xAAAOSwHnFVzNfM/$_12.JPG
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1934-Standard-9-Hot-Rod-/301710508723?hash=item463f5902b3&clk_rvr_id=883942642812&rmvSB=true