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LukeDahlinger · 08-01-2013, 07:34 PM

I'm the owner of the Vintage Ford Facts site mentioned above. I don't know much history on the Edison Phaeton aside from the fact that the car resided in Fort Myers until after Edison's death.

A friend of mine who grew up in Fort Myers during the 1920s & 30s used to talk of working at the local Ford dealer as a teenager and going over to get Mrs. Edison's 1934 Ford ready for her arrival. He mentioned several times that Edison's Phaeton was sitting in the garage next to the Model T that Ford gave him. The garage where these cars sat currently houses the gift shop for the Edison Fort Myers estate.

The book "The Edison's of Fort Myers" shows a photo of Edison's Phaeton during a trip to the Everglades. Without digging the book out I think the photo dates from 1930.

I do know Mrs. Edison gave the Phaeton back to Henry Ford in 1943.

08-01-2013, 07:34 PM	#9
LukeDahlinger BANNED Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 956	Re: The true history on Edison's Model A... I'm the owner of the Vintage Ford Facts site mentioned above. I don't know much history on the Edison Phaeton aside from the fact that the car resided in Fort Myers until after Edison's death. A friend of mine who grew up in Fort Myers during the 1920s & 30s used to talk of working at the local Ford dealer as a teenager and going over to get Mrs. Edison's 1934 Ford ready for her arrival. He mentioned several times that Edison's Phaeton was sitting in the garage next to the Model T that Ford gave him. The garage where these cars sat currently houses the gift shop for the Edison Fort Myers estate. The book "The Edison's of Fort Myers" shows a photo of Edison's Phaeton during a trip to the Everglades. Without digging the book out I think the photo dates from 1930. I do know Mrs. Edison gave the Phaeton back to Henry Ford in 1943. __________________ Wanted- Feb. 1931 Parts Price List www.vintagefordfacts.blogspot.com