1958 Edsel

Well, yes. _That_ Edsel. The byword for corporate blundering. Apparently, tho, the dismal reputation is not completely deserved. The car had been overhyped before its release, and then there were some annoying quality-control issues in the first production models. But by the time the bugs were worked out, it was too late. The inset is a close-up of the interpretive sign in the foreground (without the annoying reflection!) National Automobile Museum (Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada.