# Edsel Bermuda
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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Edsel Bermuda, 1958.png
| name = Edsel Bermuda
| manufacturer = [Edsel](/source/Edsel) ([Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company))
| model_years = 1958
| assembly = [Mahwah, New Jersey](/source/Mahwah_Assembly)
[Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville_Assembly_Plant)
[San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose_Assembly_Plant)
| class = [Full-size](/source/Full-size_car)
| body_style = 4-door [station wagon](/source/station_wagon)
| related = [Edsel Pacer](/source/Edsel_Pacer)
[Edsel Ranger](/source/Edsel_Ranger)
[Edsel Villager](/source/Edsel_Villager)
[Edsel Roundup](/source/Edsel_Roundup)
[Ford Fairlane](/source/Ford_Fairlane_(Americas))
[Ford Custom](/source/Ford_Custom)
[Ford Country Squire](/source/Ford_Country_Squire)
| engine = {{convert|361|cuin|L|1|abbr=on}} [FE](/source/Ford_FE_engine) [V8](/source/V8_engine)
| transmission = 3-speed manual
3-speed automatic
| weight = {{convert|4100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|116|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| designer = [Roy Brown Jr.](/source/Roy_Brown_Jr.)
}}
The '''Edsel Bermuda''' is a [station wagon](/source/station_wagon) that was produced and sold by [Edsel](/source/Edsel) in 1958. Like the [Edsel Villager](/source/Edsel_Villager) and [Edsel Roundup](/source/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](/source/Ford_Country_Squire) and [Mercury](/source/Mercury_Colony_Park). The Bermuda came in six and nine-passenger configurations.[{{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}}] 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](/source/V8_engine) as standard, as was a three-speed [manual transmission](/source/manual_transmission). Buyers also had the option of a three-speed [automatic transmission](/source/automatic_transmission) with a standard column-mounted gear selector, or could choose Edsel's highly promoted but trouble-prone [Teletouch](/source/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](/source/Teletouch) system), leaving only the [Villager](/source/Edsel_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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{{Edsel Timeline}}
Bermuda
Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Category:Station wagons
Category:Cars introduced in 1958
Category:Cars discontinued in 1958
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