1959 Edsel Ranger

The photography in the ad here on eBay for this 1959 Edsel Ranger leaves a lot to be desired due to poor resolution, but if I squint closely enough I see a pretty decent resurrected barn find looking for a new owner. It’s located in Amarillo, Texas and has been recently put back on the road after a 20 year storage period.

I’m not sure why it’s so hard for some sellers to just get the entire car in at least one 3/4 view picture. However, this shot does highlight the “new” tires fitted when the car was put into storage 20 years ago. The seller tells us that before the car was placed into storage, the engine was rebuilt and a new clutch, brakes, master cylinder were installed in addition to the tires. In the last two months, the seller has flushed the gas tank, installed a new fuel pump, disassembled, cleaned and reassembled the brakes and installed a new water pump and battery.


The seller has now driven the car 100 miles since recommissioning it. You can see some of the rust issues here in this closeup shot, fairly typical. The car is showing 127,445 miles–kudos to the seller for not trying to represent it as 27,445. There were 7,778 Edsel Ranger 2-door sedans made in 1959, and you can bet not too many have survived. I’m sure everyone knows the story of the Edsel marketing disaster for Ford; it was still being used as an example of what not to do in my business schoolwork in the early 2000’s.


I’m curious as to why the well-worn steering wheel is showing red, black and green; I’m guessing they were primed and painted? The rear seat and possibly even the carpet could be cleaned, and the trunk looks pretty good, even the original mat is fine for a driver/weekend cruiser. I’m guessing the front upholstery under the blanket isn’t too good. It does appear that seat materials are available, so maybe you could leave the back seat alone and redo the front one.


I was surprised to find an inline 6 under the hood rather than a V-8. And just look at that air cleaner setup! Apparently that is original as I was able to find other 1959’s with the same setup online. If it was stored correctly after the rebuild and started up sympathetically, there’s no reason to believe it’s not in fine shape. Someone’s already done the hardest work getting this car started and running–do any of you want to take over from here?

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1993 Lincoln Town Car

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1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible

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1993 Lincoln MK 8

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1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible

A genuine barn find about a year ago after decades in storage, this 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible is a runner, but not a driver. It’s located in Kingston, Wisconsin and is up for sale here on eBay, where bidding is up to $4,300 and there’s no reserve, so it will find a new owner this week!

You can see some pretty obvious dents in the rear fender here. The seller tells us the body is pretty decent, but there are some issues with the rear quarters and floors. The seller notes that there is a previous repair on the driver’s floor, but that they don’t think it’s rust-related.


The clean lines of this generation Continental are very well known, and the black paint, even in poor condition really helps the appearance even more. The brightwork doesn’t look that great, but is intact at least and looks straight.


The tires have been replaced with a used set of whitewalls, and the top mechanism partially works. There is no top itself, though, and the hydraulic mechanism appears to be disconnected. The seller tells us that the 430 cubic inch V8 engine now runs well after a timing gear and chain replacement, but the valve stem seals appear to be gone as the engine smokes while it’s running. The seller also mentions a coolant leak that they haven’t been able to identify yet, although they briefly took the car up to 60 miles per hour. They also mention issues with the power brake booster as the diaphragm has torn due to old age. The seller has also replaced the factory intake manifold and two barrel carburetor with a different one and a four barrel carb, but they are including the original parts with the auction.


The interior looks like it could use a lot of help. There is no rear seat; the seller theorizes that it was taken out to work on the top mechanism and somehow got separated from the rest of the car. It looks like the front seat might be salvageable for a driver. Would you like to be driving this relatively inexpensive (at the moment) American luxury convertible?

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Do You Remember These Lincolns?

A Lincoln Concept Car

 A 60's Lincoln Continental

 Another Lincoln Continental

Do you remember the Suicide Doors on the Lincoln of the 1960's 

 A Two-Door Lincoln Continental

 A Concept of the New Lincoln Continental

 The Fourth Generation Lincoln Continental

 Another Beautiful Lincoln Continental

 How about some Continental Art?

 Continental Convertible

Continental Luxury in Tuxedo Black

A Ladies Favorite Color Bisk

1990 Lincoln Towncar in Signature Series

How about a Lincoln Cabriolet Continental Convertible

The Lincoln Continental of the 50's with a factory Continental Kit on the rear bumper.

 The same car as above in a Convertible with the Continental Kit on the rear bumper.

Pure Luxury for the rear passengers in the rear of the car.

1959 LINCOLN Continental Mark IV Sedan Art

 1959 Lincoln Continental Convertible

A Vintage Lincoln in my windshield.

1984 Lincoln Luxury Lineup

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1989 Lincoln MK 7

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