Ford had its Country Squire , Mercury had its Colony Park , and whenEdselmade its introduction for 1958 , it would have its own deluxe Bermuda Station Wagon . Like its counterparts from the otherFord Motor Companydivisions , the 1958 Edsel Bermuda Station Wagon stick out out at a glimpse due to its simulated Sir Henry Wood trimming .
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The public buildup for the Edsel – more than a year in the devising – led consumer to conceive the tummy ’s new medium - price make would be nothing less than a radical departure in motorcar . But when the wraps finally came off on September 4 , 1957 , the only truly ultra feature of speech of thecarwas its styling . The Edsel hightail it nose - first into controversy with its perpendicular fundamental grill that detractor came to call the " horse collar . " In technology , though , the 1958 Edsels owe much everything to the Fords andMercurysfrom which they were derive .
The Edsel Corsair and Citation shared soundbox with Mercurys , but had their own wheelbase and 410 - cubic - inch adaptation of the V-8s modernize forLincolnsand Mercs . The price - leader Ranger and step - up pacemaker not only borrow body shells from Ford ’s Fairlanes , but had the same 118 - in wheelbase .
Like many manufacturers , Edsel treated its wagons as a separate series . The two- and four - door villager were cut back to match the Rangers . Four - doorway Bermudas got the slightly plusher Pacer interior . But they all had the same basic bodies and 116 - column inch wheelbase of Ford station wagons .
Ford launched the " FE " serial of V-8enginesin 1958 . The largest , a 361 - three-dimensional - inch job , was reserved for the next-to-last Edsels . The " E-400 " ( for its torque turnout ) made 303horsepower . A three - speedmanual transmissionwas standard ; overdrive and a three - speedautomaticcould be ordered .
The Bermuda look here is one of 1,456 six - passenger models made . ( Another 779 come with seating room for nine . ) Current proprietor Ned Scudder , of La Jolla , California , was attracted to it as soon as he saw it at a railway car show in the summertime of 1999 . When the Edsel collector who have it volunteer it for sale six months later on , Ned swoop on the chance .
According to Scudder , the Bermuda was repainted in 1998 , but is otherwise original . Options include the automatic transmittance with Teletouch push buttons , dual exhaust fumes , and twin outside mirror .
