{{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox automobile | image = Edsel Bermuda, 1958.png | name = Edsel Bermuda | manufacturer = Edsel (Ford) | model_years = 1958 | assembly = Mahwah, New Jersey<br>Louisville, Kentucky<br>San Jose, California | class = Full-size | body_style = 4-door station wagon | related = Edsel Pacer<br>Edsel Ranger<br>Edsel Villager<br>Edsel Roundup<br>Ford Fairlane<br>Ford Custom<br>Ford Country Squire | engine = {{convert|361|cuin|L|1|abbr=on}} FE V8 | transmission = 3-speed manual<br>3-speed automatic | weight = {{convert|4100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} | wheelbase = {{convert|116|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} | designer = Roy Brown Jr. }}
The '''Edsel Bermuda''' is a station wagon that was produced and sold by Edsel in 1958. Like the Edsel Villager and Edsel Roundup station wagons, the Bermuda was built on a {{convert|116|in|mm|0|sing=on}} wheelbase shared with Ford's station wagons, as well as core body stampings.
== Overview == left|thumb|1958 Edsel Bermuda The Bermuda represented the highest trim level available within the Edsel brand for a station wagon, and was only available during Edsel's introductory year of 1958. In addition to deluxe interior appointments, the Bermuda also was outfitted with simulated wood panels and frames, a hallmark of premium station wagon models produced by Ford and Mercury. The Bermuda came in six and nine-passenger configurations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Edsel/1958_Edsel/1958_Edsel_Foldout/1958%20Edsel%20Foldout-02.html |title=Directory Index: Edsel/1958_Edsel/1958_Edsel_Foldout |publisher=Oldcarbrochures.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-09}}</ref> To separate the Bermuda from Ford models, the Bermuda received Edsel's front fascia and vertical grille assembly as well as unique boomerang-shaped taillights. The shape of the taillights posed a problem when used as turn indicators – the left hand taillight appeared as an arrow pointing right and ''vice versa'' from a distance. thumb|Edsel Bermuda rear view All station wagons shared the Edsel Ranger's engine availability with a {{convert|361|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} V8 as standard, as was a three-speed manual transmission. Buyers also had the option of a three-speed automatic transmission with a standard column-mounted gear selector, or could choose Edsel's highly promoted but trouble-prone Teletouch automatic, which placed its drive-selection buttons in a stationary steering wheel hub that the steering wheel rotated around.
While their roll-out was highly publicized in the fall of 1957, Edsels were a marketing disaster for Ford. Total Bermuda station wagon was 2,235 units, of which 1,456 were six-passenger models with a base price of $3,155 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3155|1957}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}) and 779 were nine-passenger versions priced at $3,212 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3212|1957}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn|US}}). This made the nine-passenger Bermuda the rarest 1958 Edsel model.
For the 1959 model year, the Bermuda and Roundup station wagons were dropped (as was the trouble-prone Teletouch system), leaving only the Villager as Edsel's sole station wagon model.
== Production numbers == {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin:auto;" ! style="background:silver;" |Body Style ! style="background:silver;" |1958 |- ! align="centered" |6-Passenger Station Wagon !1,456{{cn|date=January 2023}} |- ! align="centered" |9-Passenger Station Wagon !779{{cn|date=January 2023}} |- ! style="background:silver;" |Total ! style="background:silver;" |2,235{{cn|date=January 2023}} |}
== References == {{reflist}} * {{cite book|last=Bonsall|first=Thomas E.|title=Disaster in Dearborn: The Story of the Edsel|publisher=Stamford University Press| year=2002|isbn=978-0-8047-4654-0}} * {{cite book|last=Duetsch|first=Jan G.|title=Selling the People's Cadillac: The Edsel and Corporate Responsibility|publisher=Yale University|year=1976|isbn=978-0-300-01950-6}} * {{cite book|editor-last=Gunnell|editor-first=John|title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975|publisher=Krause Publications|year=1987|isbn=978-0-87341-096-0}} * {{cite book|last=Heasley|first=Jerry|title = The Production Figure Book For U.S. Cars|publisher=Motorbooks International |year=1977|isbn=978-0-87938-042-7}}
== External links == * [http://www.edsel.com/pages/spotters.htm Edsel Spotters Guide] * [http://www.edsel.com Edsel.com] History, specifications, resources for owners. * [http://www.edsel.net Smith Motor Company] Virtual Edsel Dealer * [http://www.internationaledsel.com/ The International Edsel Club] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830151750/http://www.edsel.us/ Edsel.US] Restorer's discussion group
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Bermuda Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Category:Station wagons Category:Cars introduced in 1958 Category:Cars discontinued in 1958