Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning and
amp; customized with no expense spared original southern California
1958 Edsel Roundup 2 Door 6 Passenger FE 361 V8 Station Wagon with
a 3 speed manual transmission; customized by it's owner Frank
Monteleone, along with the legendary George Barris of 'Barris
Kustoms' amp; Hollywood fame, his long time friend and
collaborator. Frank Monteleone met and befriended George Barris and
his brother Sam early in their career, along with Von Dutch, and
was responsible for collaborating with them on several successful
and ground breaking early customs, including Frank's renown 1941
amp; 1956 Ford's, that were to win high acclaim for the pair in the
early 1950's. It is noteworthy that George and his wife Shirley
actually gifted his good friend Frank #2 of his legendary
'Barrister Custom Corvettes'.This particular example is an already
very low production (924 in total built in '58) and rare 1958 Edsel
Roundup 2 Door 6 Passenger Station Wagon which Frank had customized
with no expense spared to his personal preference including custom
'Hot Java' paint and a newly upholstered custom matching interior.
As of 1980, according to the 'Edsel International Newsletter', the
car was also the only known Roundup Station Wagon to currently
reside in California. Frank was only the third southern California
owner of the wagon, which he had acquired over 30 years ago, along
with all the original purchase documentation including the original
purchase order from 'Page Lowe Mercury Edsel' of West Covina,
CA.The car's original factory options included:361 CID FE-400 2 BBL
V8 engineTele-Touch Automatic Transmission with Overdrive ($231)
(now 3 speed manual)White Sidewall Tires ($40)Safety PackagePower
Brakes ($38)Heater amp; Defroster ($92)Radio ($95)Dual ExhaustsThis
is a rare opportunity to own a beautifully customized and restored
example of an extremely rare and striking 1958 Edsel Ranger Roundup
6 Passenger V8 Station Wagon with power windows, power steering,
power brakes, air conditioning, in turn key ready condition
throughout for any custom or resto mod American car enthusiast to
enjoy or collect today!
