An Edsel-wise parody.

Imagine a straight head-on collision between a 1958 Edsel and a 1950 Stodebaker.

especially liked the shirt / shoes / sox line

What is this Edsel to which you refer? Although I wasn't down with the specific vehicle, I can relate to automotive lemons. 555

I like the surf on the rocks metaphor. Excellent spoof of something that was not one of Ford's better ideas.

Actually it was 1957 and I saw quite a few of them on the road.

Thanks, John,...and Tim...true, that would be a rather sexy accident...thanks, alvin...and Kristof, Edsel was a radically styled Ford model automobile, that's been called one of the greatest goofs of all time...Keyword, or Google it on your pc...for more details...and thanks, John, and 2Eagle...came out in 57. but the first model year was a 58

Never heard of the Edsel, but a a merry little ditty nevertheless! 555

Classic... 5-5-5

Verbatum

Edsel defined by dictionary.com:

Edsel :

The make of car was introduced 1956, named for Henry and Clara Ford's only child; figurative sense of "something useless and unwanted" is almost as old. Edsel is a family name, attested since 14c. (William de Egeshawe), from High Edser in Ewhurst, Surrey.:

So Kristof your country can take the credit for this money loser.

Great idea AFW and according to dictionary.com the vehicle was introduced in 1956 - I'm surmising these were proto types which are now call concepts - which would have likely put it on the drawing boards in '55, just right for your vote. And yeah, I wish I had one, but back then everyone wanted two. One to shat upon and the other to cover up the shat.