The Edsel was a make of automobile that was manufactured by Ford from 1958 to 1960. It had a reputation of poor workmanship, awkward placement of the driver's controls, and highly unusual styling of the front grille and taillights. It was often the target of jokes since it was one of the biggest failures in automobile history.

Emmett Brown was once given the choice of working on one of three projects: one which was the Edsel.^[1]

As he started exploring downtown Hill Valley in 2015, Marty saw a holographic billboard advertisement for Goldie Wilson Hover Conversion Systems, which depicted an Edsel as a typical "road car" converted into a "skyway flyer".

Marty thought he saw a hover converted Edsel fly by,^[2] but actually a converted Edsel drove around the corner toward him underneath the billboard as Marty watched the advertisement.^[3]

The same car could also be seen parked in front of the Texaco service station when Doc Brown sent a message from the future to volunteers at the Institute of Future Technology. ^[4]

AppearancesEdit

• Back to the Future novelization (Mentioned only)
• Back to the Future Part II
• Back to the Future Part II novelization
• Back to the Future: The Animated Series (Mentioned only)
• Back to the Future: The Ride

See alsoEdit

• Edsel on Wikipedia

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ The Animated Series
2. ↑ BTTF Part II novel p. 30
3. ↑ 1958 Edsel Corsair at Internet Movie Car Database
4. ↑ Back to the Future the Ride Experience Part 2 at YouTube.