The Edsel was an expensive experiment that ended up costing Ford Motor Co. hundreds of millions of dollars. And that’s in 1950s valuations. It was a new car line that was quirky at first, but proved that it was an unnecessary product for Ford to sell. Debuting in 1958, it was gone barely into the 1960 model year due to dismal sales. The seller has a 1959 Edsel Ranger that appears to be in excellent shape, but the details and photos are few. Located in McCleary, Washington, this much maligned classic is available here on craigslist for $17,500. Bravo to “Curvette” for this nifty tip.

Ford created a whole new division for the Edsel and made it different from other FOMOCO products with a “horse collar” grille and a push-button automatic transmission in the steering wheel where the horn might normally be. Ford only sold 68,000 Edsels in 1958, so they pared back the lineup in 1959 and got rid of some of the car’s oddities. The public still wasn’t impressed, and sales fell by 30% to 47,000 copies in ’59. The Ranger, like the seller’s car, was the entry-level model.

This ’59 Edsel is either a well-kept survivor or a nice restoration. Considering that the odometer reads 98,000 miles and has rolled over, we’re going with the restored angle. Though the seller says it’s a coupe, I see multiple door handles indicating a 4-door sedan, of which 14,000 were built in 1959. The engine is a V8 (displacement unknown) and the transmission is an automatic (the shifter is now a stalk like the rest of Ford’s ‘59 cars). We’re told everything is up to snuff, so it boils down to whether the car is worth the asking price to join your harem.