My oldest son has the same deal. For some reason, he has had lots of 59's. Started with a 59 Biscayne, then a 59 Edsel, and also has a 59 Lark in his future.
They say we are attracted to things that were made close to the time we were born. I'm not sure I believe that, I was born in 56, I have never owned anything built in 56. Personally, I'm trying to figure out why I seem to have an attraction to 39-54 Mopars. Seems that almost every vehicle (except a few strays) I have ever owned that was older then about 1966 fell into the 39-54 era. I currently have a 48 Plymouth coupe and a 49 Dodge pickup.
I wondered the same. I remember seeing where Jim recently found it on a road trip in the vette, but didn't realize it came back?
yeah, I got the Edsel back. I got it in 2016 to go on the first LeMons Rally, then sold it to a guy in a nearby small town. LeMons announced the 2026 Rallys, and said they were interested in any cars that were going on the 10th anniversary of the first Rally...so I figured I might as well. And besides, it's a famous magazine car!
I’m not a ford guy but the 59s trip my trigger. Especially a 59 Galaxy 500 2 door hardtop with all the chrome trim!
Sure do. The license plate from it still hangs on my garage wall. I did a few modifications to it and got it on the road. That car did not like any modifications, as you know, it had a lot of modifications before I got it. It protested everything that was done to it. We did drive it a few years. I finally got to the point I was tired of fighting with it. I sold the car. The coupe is still in the area, it now sports a very pretty era correct blue paint job. The new owner is still fighting with it to accept the modifications. The last I heard was it was going up for sale again. I had a 50 Dodge pickup at the same time. The 39 coupe is in the background of my 50 Dodge pickup (just off the back end of the bed). A few years later, I had a couple of 39 Dodge pickups.
A 56 Chevy, 58 Chevy and a neighborhood, new 1959 Ford. Hello, In late 1958, my brother and I were ready to drive to another relative’s wedding. As we got all suited up for the occasion, our cousins stopped by with their mild custom 56 Chevy Bel Air 4 door hardtop. Just as the directions were exchanged, our neighbor two doors down came zipping by with his new 59 Ford Sedan. He was proud of his “Ford” selection in a field of local neighborhood Chevy sedans. Of course, we all know that the Chevy models outsold the Ford sedans during that time period. But, to our neighbor, he was all Ford. He had an older model 55 Ford Sedan and a 56 station wagon. So, he liked the 59 model to add to his daily drivers. Jnaki Earlier in the late 1958 vacation days, we were in Mammoth Lakes Region on Highway 395 and stopped for supplies locally. As I was coming back to the car, my brother leaned out of the window and took this silly film of me coming back to the car. At the time, it was just another kid on vacation. But, the cars were new and one in particular was a 1959 Ford Station Wagon. To me, it was just another Ford Station Wagon, but when I scrutinized the time period, it was a new design for Ford. The large round taillights gave the model away when describing the features. Perhaps, it was right after the early factory releases to the public. But, the month was August, so the public releases were at least a month or two away for the new models. So, we decided a Ford executive was on a family vacation prior to the public grand opening displays at the Ford Dealers. YRMV (Film by James N.) Since it was close to the end of Summer and start of school in September, the executive had his family choices to make, similar to our family. But, it was a mystery as to how a new model was on the highways in So Cal.
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