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New owner of a 1958 Canadian Ranger


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Guest Brucekoukalaka

Here are a couple of pictures of my new car; post-103415-143142740959_thumb.jpg She may not look too great now but I will be driving it hopefully within the next 2 years. Sorry it's a Pacer not Ranger

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She has tires under her now, waiting for next weekend to be delivered. As for originality, I don't think there's much been changed on her aside from tires and a battery. I was out looking at her today and must say I am very impressed with the overall condition. I also think that I will be able to get the starter rebuilt and fire the old girl up (last time it ran was about 9 years ago) My plan is to fix the mechanical problems( if there are more) and do a minimum of bodywork IE replace the driver front fender, fix the rust holes and hammer and dolly out the rear fenders as needed. I am hoping not to have to paint the whole car, just where repairs are required to keep it as a survivor.

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Guest Brucekoukalaka

The old girl is sitting at home waiting for her turn in the garage (I have my '53 International in there now) Today I was out where she came from and collected a few parts I'll be needing to fix her up with including a pair of brand new rear quarter panels the former owner had sitting in the parts car, he told me to go through everything and take what I wanted before the car went to crush... There certainly isn't much left of it except a pair of nice doors which won't work on mine, it's a 2 door.

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Next time I go out there I will probably pull the doors and anything else I can. I doubt the car will go to crush before next summer as there is someone nosing around it and number 16 (a pre-production car that was supposed to be destroyed in 1958 after touring every Edsel dealership in Canada.

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Convertibles and 2-door hardtops of most makes

are quite common in collections these days.

Four-door hardtops are seldom seen--and an

important part of automotive history that is

no longer being produced.

For many years, wagons were similarly overlooked by collectors,

and now that there are few, they're admired and appreciated!

Thanks for taking care of this Edsel!

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Guest Brucekoukalaka

I would love to find a station wagon (Bermuda) in half decent shape to restore as well but I'll take what I can get and carry on.:cool:

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Guest Flounder101

I found a 1959 Edsel Ranger with 59,000 miles, garage kept for 15 years. All original equipment. A true diamond in the rough. The owner wants to sell it before Christmas.

Any takers?

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Guest Brucekoukalaka

I'm not partial to the '59 Edsel as it looks like Ford couldn't make up their minds whether to go with the '58 styling or proceed with the 1960 model. I think this was one reason the company failed, never mind reliability issues, they just tried to make the cars too different each year as well as running the on the same assembly lines as the Ford and Mercury vehicles.

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Never understood the complaint about Ford-bodied 1958-60 Edsels being built with Fords and for 1958 Mercury-bodied Edsels built in the same plant as Mercurys.

Fords and Mercurys were built in the same plants prior to 1949 and Mercurys and Lincolns were built in the same plant in LA from 1949 to 1957. And starting in the 1960's Ford built Falcons and Comets in the same plants, Fairlanes and Meteors in the same plants, and Galaxies and Mercurys. Even unibody Lincolns and Thunderbirds were built in the same plant in Wixom.

Both GM and Chrysler built different makes on the same assembly lines across the country. In Canada, only the 1958-59 Ford-bodied Edsels were built in Oakville, Ontario, and they shared the assembly line with Ford, Meteor, Mercury, and (for 1959) Monarch.

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Guest Brucekoukalaka

Finally got around to checking the engine out a bit (been cold and lousy weather here in the great white north) and found she's stuck... 2 bottles of Marvel mystery oil in the plug holes and down the carb might help free it up. everything under the hood looks like it came from the assembly line except 1 hose clamp and a plastic fuel filter. I'll tear the engine down later this year to rebuild after I get my '53 'Binder running.

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Guest Brucekoukalaka: I know it has been a few years since you originally posted photos of your Oakville Ontario built Ranger 4-dr hardtop. Do you still have this car? It appears to be a color combination that was not available on Ranger (or Pacers) assembled in the USA. Just curious 

 

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