| #9298, aired 2025-03-26 | FROM THEIR NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY $400: 1947:
"Struck a cruel blow shortly before his 80th birthday by the death of his only son, Edsel" (Henry) Ford |
| #9257, aired 2025-01-28 | UNCLE KEN'S CASA DE PRE-OWNED VEHICLES $800: Okay, okay, Ralph Nader called this model that debuted in 1960 a one-car accident, but ain't it cute the Corvair |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | "E"ASY DOES IT $800: Despite an investment of over $250 million this car model seen here did not sell well in the U.S. the Edsel |
| #8876, aired 2023-05-22 | IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM $400: Ford spent $250 million ahead of the 1957 debut of this car; let's just say it didn't live up to expectations the Edsel |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $1000: Henry Ford's son didn't live to see this model named for him, which is maybe just as well the Edsel |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | HOT TUNES $1600: This Billy Joel song /history lesson references the Rosenbergs, Dien Bien Phu, the Edsel & of course, "Wheel of Fortune" "We Didn't Start The Fire" |
| #8604, aired 2022-03-24 | THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE... $400: ...if you're Ford Motors, not sunk $350 million into this brand in the late '50s that became shorthand for a flop an Edsel |
| #8344, aired 2021-02-25 | POETS & POETRY $1200: This company hired poet Marianne Moore to name a new car & she came up with some gems like Utopian Turtletop; they went with Edsel Ford |
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | LET'S SKIRT THE ISSUE $1,000 (Daily Double): British designer Mary Quant named this '60s skirt after her favorite car the miniskirt |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | AUTO-BIOGRAPHIES $400: "Henry & Edsel" is about the creation of this family's automotive empire Ford |
| #7940, aired 2019-03-01 | "E"PONYMOUS $1200: This eponymic line of cars debuted in 1957 & departed with its 1960 model the Edsel |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | IT'S HISTORICAL ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT $800: With big hopes, Ford put $250 mil. in development into this model that debuted in 1957 (the hopes & the model were gone by '59) the Edsel |
| #7333, aired 2016-06-29 | HISTORIC OOPSIES $800: By 1959 Ford had sunk $250 million into developing this model; 21st c. inflation adjusted, that's nearly $2 billion the Edsel |
| #7254, aired 2016-03-10 | CARS $400: Discontinued in 2002, this classic Lincoln was originally created as a personal car for Edsel Ford the Continental |
| #7114, aired 2015-07-16 | YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $1600: In 1957 Ford G.M. Richard Krafve said this new model would exceed sales expectations; it failed miserably the Edsel |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | TIME'S 50 WORST CARS OF ALL TIME $200: This 1958 Ford model "was the first victim of Madison Avenue hyper-hype" the Edsel |
| #6161, aired 2011-05-30 | CARBAGE $200: The Citation & Corsair were models of this Ford failure of the 1950s the Edsel |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | WHEELS OF MISFORTUNE $400: Ford proclaimed the 1957 launch date of this car "E-Day"; let's say sales were disappointing the Edsel |
| #5536, aired 2008-10-06 | BOARD OF DIRECTORS $200: Edsel II has been a director of this, his family company, since 1988 Ford |
| #5334, aired 2007-11-15 | HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS $3,000 (Daily Double): Henry & Clara Ford are proud to announce the rollout of this model Nov. 6, 1893 the Edsel |
| #5248, aired 2007-06-06 | FAMOUS FLOPS $400: In 1959 only 2,846 of this oversized & overpriced car's 1960 line were made before it was discontinued the Edsel |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | ALL MY CHILDREN $800: On Sept. 4, 1957 this auto co. introduced the Edsel, a model named for the son of the company's founder Ford |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | CITY OF THE DAY: DETROIT $800: In Grosse Point Shores, you can tour the antique-filled home of this man, the only son of an auto pioneer Edsel Ford |
| #4919, aired 2006-01-19 | BACK TO THE '50s $600: Introduced in 1957, this car model from Ford was not embraced by the car-buying public Edsel |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | THE FABULOUS '50s $600: What's in a name? The Corsair, Citation, Ranger & Pacer were all models of this Ford flop of the '50s the Edsel |
| #4483, aired 2004-02-18 | WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE... $800: We didn't have SUVs, we had cars like this company's Edsel Ford |
| #4402, aired 2003-10-28 | "E"ASY DOES IT $800: Despite an investment of over $250 million, this car model seen here did not sell well in the United States the Edsel |
| #4394, aired 2003-10-16 | MR. BUSINESSMAN $200: In 1945 he became president of a Dearborn, Michigan car company started by his grandfather Henry Ford II |
| #3976, aired 2001-12-10 | STUPID ANSWERS $600: In 1936 Henry & Edsel Ford established this foundation the Ford Foundation |
| #3964, aired 2001-11-22 | SPECIAL "ED" $200: At least the Antarctic range named for this Henry Ford descendant isn't considered a failure Edsel Ford |
| #3801, aired 2001-02-26 | 1957 $300: During the summer Ford rolled out this all-new auto; big mistake! Edsel |
| #3773, aired 2001-01-17 | 20th CENTURY STUFF $600 (Daily Double): This 1939 Ford model resulted from Edsel Ford's wanting a luxury car like they had in Europe the Continental |
| #3740, aired 2000-12-01 | TAKE A MICHIGANDER $200: His father Henry should have known he was no flop as a businessman or car designer: Edsel Ford |
| #3530, aired 1999-12-31 | SONS $400: This famous son gave his name to a Dearborn, Michigan high school & a car flop of the 1950s Edsel Ford |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | VINTAGE CARS $100: This famous flop was named after Henry Ford's son Edsel |
| #3158, aired 1998-04-29 | HENRY FORD $400: The name of Henry's only son, or a famous Ford flop of the '50s Edsel |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | FLOPS $100: Ford, '57, flop, 'nuf said Edsel |
| #2980, aired 1997-07-11 | AMERICAN HODGEPODGE $200: The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium is part of this city's civic center Detroit |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | THE 1950s $800: In November 1959 Ford announced it was ending production of this car that caused a $250 million loss Edsel |
| #2766, aired 1996-09-16 | AUTO HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): Man who designed the car seen here Preston Tucker |
| #2757, aired 1996-09-03 | WORLD HISTORY $500: In this mid-1930s this U.S. naval officer chartered the Edsel Ford mountains in Antarctica (Admiral) Byrd |
| #2404, aired 1995-02-02 | EXPLORERS $400: Edsel Ford was one of the backers of his flight over the North Pole Byrd |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | TRANSPORTATION $200: This car failure from Ford was introduced in 1957 to compete with General Motors' Oldsmobile the Edsel |
| #2295, aired 1994-07-22 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: A famous car failure of the late 1950s was named for this only son of Henry Ford Edsel |
| #2267, aired 1994-06-14 | THERE TO HELP $200: This philanthropic organization was co-founded in 1936 by an Edsel the Ford Foundation |
| #2176, aired 1994-02-07 | ART $400: In the 1930s this Mexican artist was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a mural on the auto industry Diego Rivera |
| #1941, aired 1993-02-01 | 1959 $600: After selling fewer than 110,000 of them, Ford discontinued this innovative car the Edsel |
| #1836, aired 1992-09-07 | LAST NAME'S THE SAME $200: Glenn,
Gerald,
Edsel Ford |
| #1686, aired 1991-12-23 | THE AUTO INDUSTRY $500: He was Henry Ford's son & Henry Ford II's father Edsel Ford |
| #1527, aired 1991-04-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: He built Hoover Dam, an unsuccessful auto & set up an HMO (Henry J.) Kaiser |
| #1453, aired 1990-12-19 | U.S. CITIES $300: This metropolitan city has major expressways named Edsel Ford & Chrysler Detroit |
| #1147, aired 1989-09-05 | CARS $300: The Ranger, Pacer, Corsair & Citation were the 4 models of this Ford failure Edsel |
| #1045, aired 1989-03-03 | MORTAL MATTERS $1000: In 1988 this industrialist's widow, Kathleen, & 2nd wife, Christina, both contested his videotaped will Henry Ford II |
| #988, aired 1988-12-14 | AUTOMOBILES $400: Edsel Ford conceived this luxury car model, introduced in 1939 & revised in the '50s Lincoln Continental |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | THE YEAR THAT WAS $500: Ford sent the Edsel to dealers, Ike sent troops to Little Rock, Russia sent Sputnik to space 1957 |
| #648, aired 1987-06-03 | TRANSPORTATION IN FILMS $500: In "Peggy Sue Got Married", Peggy Sue's dad surprises the family with this new car model an Edsel |
| #632, aired 1987-05-12 | AUTOMOBILES $600: Only 110,847 cars were ever made with this Ford nameplate, all during 1957-59 Edsel |
| #480, aired 1986-10-10 | CARS $500: In the Ford Edsel, the transmission controls took this form push buttons |
| #51, aired 1984-11-19 | USED-UP CARS $100: Ford's '50s flop with a family name an Edsel |
