Seen on the Street: A Very Rare 1960 Edsel Ranger

Where else but in Yellow Springs, Ohio, would one find a rare car like this and driven by an old hippie?  A 1960 Edsel Ranger.  The third and final year of the Edsel with all produced in Louisville, Kentucky.  The 1960 model was to be the "come back" year after the disastrous 1958 launch and the withering sales of the 1959 model.  Didn't happen and may be one of the lowest production runs in automotive history: Introduction to dealerships of the model began on October 15, 1959 and the last Edsel was assembled a month later on November 19, 1959.  With such a limited production run, the 1960 model included some of the rarest Edsel models of any year.  The one here is the 2 door Ranger and considered one of the rare ones. 

That said, this one was loved by the elderly owner I talked with after asking him if I could take some photos.  He had pulled into the Speedway gas station in the village for a cup of coffee and sat his cup on the trunk lid while I took the photos.  "Rough shape, but still runs," he said!  Note the odd tail lights as well as the front grille which abandoned the earlier controversial horseshoe shaped grille.