1958 Edsel Villager Wagon

Kirk Swiatek shows off his unrestored 1958 Edsel Villager wagon. 1958 was the first year for the wagon and Kirk highlights some of the unique features found on the car, including the boomerang taillights, horse collar grille and Teletouch pushbutton transmission.
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Music Provided by Lil Red and "The Howlin' Wolves"

[@sd90mac61]

What a nice piece of history 👍👍 👍👍 👍👍 👍. Love it😊😊

[@johnbehneman1546]

Cool family cruiser!!!!! Awsome interstate cruiser as well. I LOVE IT!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@markaustin4370]

Thanks for keeping it all original!

[@garyeagleson5634]

Hey Keith, keep on keeping on my friend, rocker billy style as you are playing some "Stray Cats" music. Keep the 50's Alive & Well and don't let anybody try to change your "old school" vibe. God bless you.✌💚🙏❤🌞

[@bozodog428]

great car brings back memories. my dad bought a new bermuda 9 passenger in sept 57. it was a head turner even back then. keep the teletouch shaft cleaned and lubed and the shift motor shielded from heat and it will serve you well. good luck and have fun with it!

[@BlaineNay]

My dad had a '58 Edsel Bermuda station wagon. Salmon pink with fake wood side panels. The floating speedometer and the steering-wheel shift buttons had quit working by the time I started learning to drive it in about '63. Dad installed a floor shifter. We just guessed at the speed. Thanks for the memories.

[@kcarosielli]

That is awesome and I love 50s cars and 50s music and I am only 11 years old

[@Karmy.]

I was 11 when I fell in love with the Edsel lol

[@davidlafleche1142]

Yes, but that pushbutton transmission was a stupid, pointless gimmick.

[@markreisen7038]

@@davidlafleche1142 Not stupid, not pointless just ahead of it's time like the rest of the Edsel models.

[@tomfrazier1103]

I saw a great '59 Villager in my hometown in the late '80s. It was white over blue, and is the nicest Edsel I've seen. I was given a '65 mustang six, that went for parts, and drove a 65 Park Lane convertible for a while. I've mostly driven Mopars, and a few imports. Only GM was a '77 LeSabre Limited sedan.

[@timmycanofFlorida]

I think the Edsel Series Cars were spectacular , if not a bit ahead of their time. From the older lines of Ford Automobiles, The Edsels were my favories. . I have an uncle who buried an 1959 Villager Wagon probably 20 years ago.. What an idiot he was. I wanted that car so bad. . My hat is off to Edsel lovers. and those that keep em on the roads !!

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Sweet looking car. I've always liked the 1958 and 59 Edsel. I particularly like cars that are original, unrestored, unmolested, well maintained.

[@kcarosielli]

I just got an Edsel wagon like yours

[@billbright1755]

It takes a villager. Those taillights kinda keep you guessing which way that thing is going to turn.

[@castirondude]

love it. I have a 59 wagon. I do like the 58 compass style speedometer , I can't believe they went back to the regular needle style in 59

[@jchome4u]

You have a very rare Edsel wagon there ,and I can appreciate you keeping it completely bone stock.

[@MadTwatter]

That’s a very mature opinion, Jeff, you’ve really been showing improvement

[@sferrell1000]

Donna Reed drove on on the first year of her show.

[@Finsandchrome100]

From 94 to 09 I had a Ranger sedan in the UK, and like he said, it had been converted to floor shift. Great driving car though.

[@rscamarolover]

Super awesome rare wagon

[@HORACIO0251]

Hermoso video de una rarísima Edsel Villager Wagon ¡ sin fuera por estos videos, desde Argentina sería imposible admirar los hermosos Edsel de fines de los ´50 ¡ gracias !

[@SpookyMietz]

I love the Edsel!

[@paullacey2999]

Lovely big car.We dont see Edsels here (UK)but it would get noticed:)

[@randorific333]

Yes, Donna Reed drove a 1958 Edsel Bermuda, which was top of the line wagon for Edsel. I'm curious why the headlight surrounds don't match the rest of the body. They are supposed to! Nice looking Villager, though!

[@whitebuffalo4641]

Very nice

[@67marlins]

When you get it painted, don't forget to correct the headlight surrounds.

[@guardian08527]

I have a 58 Pacer sedan, and looking at the front of the car, I feel like the headlamp surrounds would look better if they were chromed. 57 Chevy's had chrome headlamp rings as does mine, and I think the white paint on this cars headlamp surrounds works a lot better than having them the same color as the body, Red (or blue as the case with my car). I like the 58 design, but I always felt the front of the car was kinda sparse on the trim, even with the horse collar grill which stands out. Just having white on the headlamp surrounds adds a little bit more flare to the car's original design. I don't like resto modes too much, but I will let some things slide. Nice car!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Those taillights were a safety hazard. The jury is still out on the "horse-collar" grill. (It was toned-down for 1959)

[@goodstuffbetterstuff7207]

The white head lamp trim does not look right. Nice ride all around

[@rustyrobinson8027]

My kind of car

[@mikestang679]

A nice one was SOLD at Barrett-Jackson in 2021, for $188K......

[@user-ln3lc4be1m]

каждый американский автомобиль шедевр!

[@2right4words]

it's a shame, that it wasn't Snow White and Rose Red

[@stanislavabramov9809]

Красивый универсал

[@aSmelly1]

You sure thats original paint? I have never seen the headlight bezel painted the secondary color like that before. Usually its the primary

[@inkey2]

hey Laz......Thats the first thing I thought of too. The bezels a different color

[@markreisen7038]

@@inkey2 They maybe n.o.s.headlight buckets that are just left in primer.

[@porden48]

any recommendations on reworking the TeleTouch? I want mine to work again. i have a floor shifter.

[@markreisen7038]

Go on you tube and type in Edsel Tele Touch and you may find some one who knows about their workings.

[@kfl611]

2012 any new videos?

[@ICGarchive]

how does it do on gas?

[@MicroSoftner]

Sucks it up like a lemon....

[@TheMaxundmoritz]

Dodge had a push button PRNDL later.

[@jasperjones6962]

what's an Edsel Villager worth nowadays?

[@vernwallen4246]

Like with any vehicle. It all depends on the condition.

[@markreisen7038]

If you would be fortunate enough to even find a nice Edsel Villager wagon, you could almost name your price. I know Martha Stewart has a 58 Villager that belonged to Edsel Ford ll that she drives daily too. Lucky lady.

[@vitobelflores6510]

Wich was the incompatibility problems in its motor?. That supplies cannot fixed

[@markreisen7038]

The problem was not the motors. They had the 361 FE block which was a bored out 352 Ford engine ,and the 410 MEL motor was a smaller 430 Lincoln motor which were proven over many 100,000ths of miles so they were not the problem.

[@smug8567]

For a car that is over 100 years old it runs pretty good.

[@some_kind_of_canadian1072]

that doesnt make any sense the car isnt that old lol. my bicycle is from 1942 and it's only 77 years old

[@markreisen7038]

Sarcasm will get you no where.

[@jmg4208]

I'm the 4:20th person to like! Haha

[@senorkaboom]

All original? I see a fairly modern power brake booster with a dual master cylinder. Do not think that is original.

[@galax64]

all original ? not really....

[@magdyaboalmagd4839]

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