1958 Edsel Citation

4 Door Sedan Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

X85X703403

Gasoline

This car is an amazing barn find from the famous LeMay Collection in Tacoma, WA. The car was last registered in 1971 and has been kept in one of the storage sheds where Harold LeMay kept his many cars. This car starts and runs just fine! Ford introduced the Edsel range in 1957 as a flagship brand, more expensive than other comparable cars. With electronically-operated gear-shift systems, and a dizzying array of options, the brand offered an impressive model lineup. Due to the cars initial priced, many buyers were scared off, and Edsel never sold as many cars as they had originally hoped. The car offered here is the desirable 1958 Citation with the pushbutton transmission and the larger 410 CID V8 engine, which produced 345HP! The car is in very restorable condition, with straight panels, very little rust or rot and a nice two-tone interior. The car was repainted in the early 1970's and the chalk pink, charcoal brown metallic and frost white three-tone paint is in quite good condition, with the pink having been re-sprayed within the past 15 years. The two-tone pink vinyl and brown cloth interior is also in very good and easily restorable condition. Currently, the transmission will not go into Neutral or Park, but Drive and Reverse seem to work fine. The brake system works , but should be checked before the car is driven any distance, and the car rolls just fine. We spent some time getting the engine to start with new filters, plugs, wires, distributor cap, carburator, hoses, battery,etc. It purrs like a kitten...check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU3ZGJe_v4E. The power steering works and the car drive under it's own power. Additionally, the car needs some interior work due to mild surface rust and corrosion on metal parts, and the carpets need replacing. The seating surfaces are very good along with the headliner. The dash covering is sagging, as are the sun visors. The engine bay also needs some attention, with mild surface rust on the valve covers, manifolds, brake master cylinder and booster, along with various other engine bay components. Overall, this car is in quite servicable condition, but does need some attention before it could be considered very road-worthy. It is a great candidate for a weekend runner, a mild-to-full restoration, or could be made into a very custom rod! Edsel made over 100,000 cars in it's short lifespan, yet very few remain today, making them an affordable collectible and an increasingly rare investment! I can ship the car anywhere in the US. Please contact me for more details and photos. Here is the VIN Decoding: X----------410 cu in block 8----------1958 model S----------assembled at Sommerville plant X----------Citation 4 dr ht 703403--sequention assembly number---# 3,403 57B ------4 dr ht TEM------Chalk Pink, Frost White, and Charcoal Brown Metallic Z-----------Pink Vinyl and brown cloth 15H Sched. production date, 15 August, 1957 4------------Auto trans, push button A-----------2:91 to 1 rear axle Happy Bidding!