Message Forum: Re: Where do they get those names?

Re: Where do they get those names?

Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.38.122
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 01:33:46
In Reply To: Re: Where do they get those names? posted by Zarniwoop on Saturday, July 28, 2001, at 14:44:06:

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> Or the Ford Edsel, named for Ford's grandson or something else obscure. The car promptly bombed.

That reminds me. Last Saturday, I was cruising up I-75 and met an Edsel! It was beautifully restored and painted green and cream. Moments later I met a '40 Ford car and several other vintage Ford products from prehistoric times. I guess they were going to a show somewhere.

Actually, it took the Edsel a while to bomb. They came in three different model years; 1958, 1959, and 1960. They never sold very well, but Ford kept producing a few, probably because they couldn't believe it was a failure. It was really just another Ford in ugly sheet metal.
Howard