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The Car
So, you want to know something about me and my car? You're in the right place!
I'm 32 and live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I can't remember a time when I didn't
want an Edsel of my very own. I've always been interested in the '50s... the cars, the music... and I have always considered
the Edsel to be quintessentially '50s. Now I finally have one of my very own! But enough about me, let's talk
about the car.
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| ...the very worn trunk script. Hope I can get it rechromed! |
Things to be done...
Okay, so there's a lot that I need to do to bring my Pacer back to life. The pictures make
the exterior look worse than it really is. The primer spots aren't actually covering rust, they are covering places
where the paint has worn thin, exposing the original primer. Makes it look pretty bad, I know. The side trim is
beautiful, shines almost like new when it's all polished up. The bumpers need some attention as do the pot metal parts
of the car... taillight bezels and door handles. A good paint job and some rechroming will bring the exterior back
up to par. I also need two hooded mirrors a trim plate for the antenna, and eventually a set of spinner hubcaps.
The interior is a little different story. It's in need of some replacement parts.... new radio
knobs, new window crank knobs, visors, carpeting, seat covers, and eventually door panels. And someday, I would like
to replace the delete plate in the instrument cluster with something like a tachometer or compass. I'm also trying to
figure out how to add a slightly more modern sound system to the car without creating any noticeable changes to the car's
appearance... perhaps something hidden in the trunk, like a cd changer... this one is going to take some time!
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Some Photos...
some taken by me, some taken by the previous owner.
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My car is a 1958 Pacer two door hardtop that was built on October 11, 1957 at the Louisville,
KY plant. The car was originally sold by Innerst Edsel (1016 York St) in Hanover, PA, and as far as I know, it
has spent its whole life in PA. It still sports its original tri-tone color scheme- turquoise, snow white and jet black.
As you can see from the pictures, it's going to need a new paint job. The original white vinyl and turquoise cloth upholstery
is present but is covered over with newer vinyl and cloth seat covers. The original is in rough shape, so that's going
to have to be replaced eventually.
Being a Pacer, it naturally has the E-400 engine... a somewhat misleading name for it since
it's actually a 361. Some of the features the car has include dual exhaust, Teletouch transmission, a dash clock, dial-temp
heater, and of course, the tri-tone paint job.
From what I can tell about the car, it has probably been involved in at least one, maybe two accidents.
The trunk deck has a slight buckle in it, the trunk lid is very misaligned and ill fitting, and the scallop area on the rear-end
of the car is pushed in slightly on the driver's side. The back window is a replacement, suggesting that the car was
perhaps in a rear-end collision that damaged the trunk area and broke the back window. The front end seems to be replaced
as the fenders both have coral paint under the turquoise... again suggesting that the car may have suffered some accident
damage. Or perhaps this was some sort of mess up at the factory... I've heard of such things happening!
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| Hanover Nash (1957) This appears to have become Innerst Edsel in 1958 as they share the same address |
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