For Sale at Auction: 1959 Edsel Corsair in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

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1959 Edsel Corsair 4 Door Hardtop

The 1959 Edsel Corsair is a classic American automobile, part of Ford's short lived Edsel brand. It was a step up from the Edsel Ranger, offering more trim, a fancier interior, and additional standard options. Distinctive features included a horizontal grille, wraparound windshield, and tailfins.

For auction, a 1959 Edsel Corsair 4 door hardtop showing 77,192 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This green and white Corsair presents in fair condition and mostly intact and the engine does turn over on starting fluid.

Exterior
Single stage Mist Green paint of mixed quality and tone covers the car with the decklid in particular looking cleaner than the remaining panels. Most metalwork is in decent shape with some rust and pitting on other parts, again a mixed bag but mostly complete. The car's distinctive trim includes a white stripe bordered by polished spears and adorned in the wide section with a geometric aluminum panel that contours to the white stripe's frame. Tail lights protrude just past the body panels shadowing the shape of the horizontal fins above them, while a chrome bumper mirrors the shape of the decklid itself. Curved glass makes up the windshield and the rear window for a bright greenhouse and a minimal C-pillar. Fender ornaments ride the same surface as the side mirrors and the raise in the hood conforms with the horse collar center grille that defines the Edsel.

Interior
Varying shades of green alternate to create once handsome door panels, now tattered and torn and missing hardware. Corsair is embossed in the top vinyl panel of the front door for a nice attention to detail. While both bench seats of vinyl and cloth are torn and dirty, they are complete enough to use as reference for any restoration efforts. Edsel's interesting instrument panel is an array of shapes and materials that all work together well, here with lots of patina but appearing complete under a topper that's in decent condition. There's an AM radio and clock to the right and ornamental metal trim bars along the lower green dash. The floors are barren and body colored and the trunk is also uncovered and currently houses an external plastic gas tank.

Drivetrain
Under the hood is a weathered 332ci V8 with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and a Mile-O-Matic 2-speed automatic transmission that sends power to the rear axle with 2.91 gears.

Undercarriage
The car is fitted with dual exhaust and stock style mufflers while drum brakes are employed at all four wheels. Suspension consists of coil springs up front and leaf springs in the back.

Drive-Ability
The car turns over and starts on starting fluid.

B9UX714304

B-332ci V8
9-1959
U-Louisville, KY Assy Plant
X-Corsair
714304-Sequential Unit Number

WARRANTY PLATE

BODY 57B-Corsair 4 Door Hardtop
COLOR SR1-Jadeglint Green, Mist Green, Snow White
TRIM 53-Light Green Cloth, Dark Green Reception Cloth
DATE 16M-December 16th
TRANS 3-Mile O Matic 2 Speed Automatic
AXLE 5-2.91 Conventional

Sale conducted by Geyer Auction Companies Pennsylvania license number AY-000243-L

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