How about a '59 & 60 Edsel wagon??

[ranma]

Resin casters have made copies of the '58 edsel wagon in both 2 and 4 door versions, But will any casters take the challenge to make copies of the '59 & 60 Edsel wagons? IMHO the '59 Edsel was the best looking of the three years .Even the looks of the '59 front  was used as  the basis for the  grill headlight design on the '62 Fairlane's  If you remove the center part of the '59 edsel's grill that is.

[Repstock]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/25-1959-edsel-villager-wagon-resin-1850506352       Looks like someone has done the '59.

[dimaxion]

There was never saw an Edsel I did not like .  Thanx 

[GRiN]

You can't go wrong with any mid '50's to mid '60's wagon. the pastel colors are a little harsh . Gary

[thatz4u]

On 3/20/2021 at 6:44 PM, ranma said:

Resin casters have made copies of the '58 edsel wagon in both 2 and 4 door versions, But will any casters take the challenge to make copies of the '59 & 60 Edsel wagons? IMHO the '59 Edsel was the best looking of the three years .Even the looks of the '59 front  was used as  the basis for the  grill headlight design on the '62 Fairlane's  If you remove the center part of the '59 edsel's grill that is.

 

reminds me of my first car...

[ranma]

17 hours ago, thatz4u said:

reminds me of my first car...

Now that's a nice looking '59 Edsel wagon! Love the color of it! 

[ranma]

On 3/21/2021 at 11:36 AM, Repstock said:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/25-1959-edsel-villager-wagon-resin-1850506352       Looks like someone has done the '59.

Yes I tried to find out who had done the casting of that, without any luck. Must not have been in the biz very long??? Internet search  only comes up with the '58 edsel two door wagons as being made for sale now.

Edited March 31, 2021 by ranma

[Mr. Metallic]

F+F Resin Casting did a 60 Wagon. They are obviously going to be hard to find since that company has been closed for quite some time

[espo]

Someone could combine the Revell '57 Ford wagon with the AMT '58 Edsel kit to make a '59/'59 Edsel wagon. The tail light parts were in the old AMT '57 Ford Fairlane kit. 

[bisc63]

On 3/31/2021 at 1:02 PM, espo said:

Someone could combine the Revell '57 Ford wagon with the AMT '58 Edsel kit to make a '59/'59 Edsel wagon. The tail light parts were in the old AMT '57 Ford Fairlane kit. 

Those were the taillights for the Edsel Bermuda, the up-scale model wagon. The Villager, as shown above, uses completely different taillights. Can't bash those kits to make a '59, the fenders, hoods, grilles all different from 58. I've been gathering parts to make a '59 Villager for a while now. I'm using a Jimmy Flintstone '59 Ford wagon, (which uses 90% commonality with the Edsel wagon) and a '59 promo for the dog house. Will have to scratch build taillights and side chrome. I did the body work on my uncle's '59 Villager last year, and that inspired me!

Edited April 7, 2021 by bisc63
updated info

[espo]

I like your idea of the '59 Edsel wagon. My thought behind my comments was to create a '58 Edsel wagon by using the '58 Edsel front and the '57 Ford wagon for  the remainder. I admit to not knowing all of the details of the differences between the Ford and Edsel bodies. I do recall that in that era many full size Fords  were modified with the Edsel wagon tail lights and even some had the front end sheet metal as well. I remember building the early AMT '57 Ford Fairlane hard top kit and noticed the Edsel tail lights that were included at the time. I think this may have been AMT's attempt to offer what was a fairly common style of that time period. I do remember that Ford started the '59 model year with a different body across the board and I agree that would make the tail lights very different. 

[thatz4u]

2 hours ago, espo said:

I like your idea of the '59 Edsel wagon. My thought behind my comments was to create a '58 Edsel wagon by using the '58 Edsel front and the '57 Ford wagon for  the remainder. I admit to not knowing all of the details of the differences between the Ford and Edsel bodies. I do recall that in that era many full size Fords  were modified with the Edsel wagon tail lights and even some had the front end sheet metal as well. I remember building the early AMT '57 Ford Fairlane hard top kit and noticed the Edsel tail lights that were included at the time. I think this may have been AMT's attempt to offer what was a fairly common style of that time period. I do remember that Ford started the '59 model year with a different body across the board and I agree that would make the tail lights very different. 

Or you could made an Edsel Ranchero from 1958...

[espo]

1 minute ago, thatz4u said:

Or you could made an Edsel Ranchero from 1958...

I remember seeing a 1:1 '58 Ranchero in about 1962 that had an Edsel nose on it.  At the time it was hard to tell that it was a '58 since the tail lights on the '57 and '58 Ranchero bodies were much the same. The trim on the dash was the only reason I thought it was a '58. I always thought the Edsel had a unique look and the body parts were inexpensive at the time since everyone was still making Edsel jokes.

[john sharisky]

 

First of a two-part article on a 1960 Edsel Villager 4-Door Station Wagon Conversion

...sort of buried on edsel.com. Link to part two is at the bottom of the page.

John

 

Edited April 7, 2021 by john sharisky
Clarity.

[thatz4u]

1 hour ago, john sharisky said:

 

First of a two-part article on a 1960 Edsel Villager 4-Door Station Wagon Conversion

...sort of buried on the edsel.com site. Link to part two is at the bottom of the page.

John

 

That is great build, lots of fun with plastic...

[john sharisky]

58 minutes ago, thatz4u said:

That is great build, lots of fun with plastic...

I don't want there to be a misunderstanding: that's not my build.

John

[bisc63]

That was a good read, and a fun build. I absolutely love the '60 Edsels, just some great lines, especially the tail light treatment on the cars.

[thatz4u]

15 hours ago, john sharisky said:

I don't want there to be a misunderstanding: that's not my build.

John

John, I understand, it was still a useful article...

[vairnut]

Ray Parsons of R&R did the '59 Edsel wagon along with hardtops and convertibles. Picked one up 15 yrs ago. Not sure how long he had it available.

[ranma]

I have a resin '58 Edsel 4 door wagon that I got that was already built. Casting was All American resin models. The wagon is nicely done by who ever had built it.

[bisc63]

12 hours ago, vairnut said:

Ray Parsons of R&R did the '59 Edsel wagon along with hardtops and convertibles. Picked one up 15 yrs ago. Not sure how long he had it available.

Cool to know, but I have never come across one. I used to enjoy  perusing Ray's wares at the Derby City Shootout model show and contest in Louisville. Always fun to talk cars with Ray, and I bought several bodies from him through the years. I really miss the old guy, and that show! I'd love to find one of those 59 wagons, it would save me a bunch of work!