1958 Edsel Station Wagon Villager Station Wagon

The Edsel Villager was a station wagon produced by the former Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln (M-E-L) Division of the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, and sold through its Edsel marque from 1958 to 1960. Like the two-door Edsel Roundup and premium Edsel Bermuda station wagons, the Villager was initially built on a 116-inch wheelbase shared with Ford's station wagons, and, throughout its lifespan, shared Ford's wagon core body stampings. The Villager and the Ranger were the only two model names that existed throughout Edsel's three-year life span as an automobile marque. The Villager represented the lower trim level available within the Edsel brand for station wagons but differed from the two-door Roundup by being offered in six and nine-passenger styles. The Villager was available in a four-door configuration only. In terms of interior and exterior trim, the Villager had parity with the Edsel Ranger's inter and exterior appointment. Standard features included black rubber floor mats, ashtrays, cigar lighter, armrests, chromed rear-view mirror, and crank-operated rear windows. Like all other Edsel wagons, the Villager came with a two-piece tailgate. Seat belts were optional. All 1958 station wagons shared the Ranger's engine choices, with a 361 in V8 as standard. All wagons came with a three-speed manual transmission. Buyers also had the option of a three-speed automatic transmission with a standard column-mounted gear selector, or during the 1958 model year, they could choose Edsel's highly touted but trouble-prone Teletouch automatic, which placed its drive-selection buttons in the steering wheel hub.

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