1959 Edsel Ranger / Wash and Drive
 

In this episode of Old Car Chronicles we wash the outside of my 1959 Edsel Ranger, then take it for a drive up to town for an ice cream and a short story about this car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfn7jsXd7oo

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I hope I never let my car get that dirty that I need a power washer.

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1959 Edsel Ranger Sedan - Paul

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I really doubt that you would!

I can't help but wonder: where was this car stored, & for how long, in order to get that bad? It sure is a neat old FoMoCo ride!

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It’s got a Pacific Lincoln Mercury plate holder on it. I think Dad bought 3-4 Lincoln’s from them. Originally part of the William O McKay Ford dealerships.

The drive photos show crossing WA rt 165. Really out in the country east of Tacoma. Parked under a shed, open 3 sides, it could get that dirt and moldy in year up here. Maybe less down there.


Kind of cool, typical of cars not coddled in WA rural areas. Hopefully a bunch of cats around keep the mice out.

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I appreciate living in the desert SW more now.
Except the sun eventually bakes the paint off of everything.

< This red '55 has an enclosed garage.
I drive it 3 or 4 times a month for errands, club events and have to dust it occasionally.
Not sure I've ever had to wash it. :o

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What’s surprising is the chrome looks better than I’d expect. Maybe an older restoration no longer properly kept. Who knows.

I’m with you. If I could get things arranged to be here for the holidays (grandkids) and back from Tucson for June-August that would do.

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“Yeah, I’d drive that” is what I say when I like a particular car.
It looks a lot like the area I live in over in the Clark County area of Washington. A car left outside will even get dirtier than that Edsel in just one fall or spring season. I’d never use a pressure washer for fear of blasting off the paint in weak spots.

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I agree with Bleach. Parking that car over non-paved area will ruin it. They draw dampness on the underside, and RUST ! Cinders are even worse than a bare lawn.

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Also blasting water into rusted out areas is a bad idea.

1959 Edsel Ranger / Wash and Drive
 

Beautiful car !
Thanks for posting.

Jim

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Nice vid. Thanks for sharing. Nice to see someone driving their non-trailer queen car. I need to get my 1959 Merc on the road.