223 Econo-Six, 3-speed manual transmission, 3.89:1 axle ratio
Edsel number
734809 manufactured in Louisville, KY on April 23, 1959
Owner:
Charlie Kiser
The 6 cylinder had
been replaced with a 360 FE engine. Only problem was that someone had attempted to make
their own intake gaskets (which would have added about $15 to the cost). I know it's an
old joke, but I can honestly say that this car would get more miles to a gallon of gas than a
gallon of oil when I first got it. I had the quarter panel de-bondoed and aligned as
best we could. It was painted in its original colors. I had a good 428 (non CJ)
engine and a T85 overdrive installed. It now looks good, runs strong and gets halfway
decent (about 16 mpg) mileage. It has a luggage rack, dog dish hubcaps and a radio
blank out plate.
Location:
Grayson, Kentucky
Owned since:
August 1998
Mileage:
unknown
Condition:
Drives very well
Originality:
Customized cruiser
Accessories included:
Lever-Temp Heater/Defroster, Overdrive Transmission, Two-tone Paint, Dual Exhaust, Roof Rack,
Other Aftermarket
Notes:
I bought this car at an IEC meet in New York in (I think) 1998. It was a very solid car
with some of the poorest body work I have ever seen. Someone had replaced the r
quarter (damage-not rust) and slapped about an inch of bondo on top of it to bring it up to
window level. When you drove down the road and looked in the rear view mirror it looked
like it was snowing due to the paint flaking and blowing off the top.