Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Auburn
Fall event, 30 August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$30,000 - $35,000
Offered from The Shrine of the Holy GrilleAlmost completely
original, unrestored, and beautifully preserved, with 16,000
milesFactory 303-hp, 361-cu. in. Super Express OHV V-8 and
three-speed Dual-Power automatic transmissionFinished in original
colors of Redwood Metallic and Desert TanNational concours
d'elegance award-winnerAmong the finest original survivors; a car
for the Edsel connoisseur
The 1959 Edsel was based upon that year's successfully redesigned
Ford, with the bodies distinguished by lowered, more subtle quad
headlamps, taller windshields, and rear end styling modified with
flat taillights - and, of course, that famous Edsel grille, so
beloved and deified by this collection's owner, right up front.
This particular 1959 Corsair is among the finest original examples
in existence, a beautifully preserved correct car in Redwood
Metallic and Desert Tan, that left the factory with the most
powerful available engine, the 303-hp Super Express V-8. Reportedly
an award-winner at several concours d'elegance over the years, it
is truly an automobile for the Edsel historian and connoisseur.To
view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.
