Auburn Fall 2018
1959 Edsel Corsair Hardtop Coupe
The Shrine of the Holy Grille
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$23,650 USD | Sold
| Auburn, Indiana
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- Offered from The Shrine of the Holy Grille
- Almost completely original, unrestored, and beautifully preserved, with 16,000 miles
- Factory 303-hp, 361-cu. in. Super Express OHV V-8 and three-speed Dual-Power automatic transmission
- Finished in original colors of Redwood Metallic and Desert Tan
- National concours d’elegance award-winner
- Among 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.
