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DECEMBER 2020 Happy Holidays! VOL. LII, NO. 10 Official Publication of the International Edsel Club NATIONAL & LOCAL Workman’s Coveralls from Pioneer Edsel Sales CHAPTER NEWS Story’s content provided by Greg IEC 52th Annual Rally July 20-24, 2021 East Peoria, IL Host: Illinois Chapter Holiday Inn Express & Suites 101 Holiday Street Rates: $119 per night Tuesday, July 20 - Sunday, July 25 Mention Int’l Edsel Club for rate Ph: 1-309-698-3333 Iowa Edsel Club January 9, 2021 @ 11 am Carlisle, IA Middle River Friends Church 4057 S23 Hwy For info Contact: Darrell & Cathie Zeliadt Darrell's cell 515 681 0061 Cathie's cell 515 975 3815 In memoriam: Longtime member of our club, Jerry Radzikowski of Westland, Michigan, passed away in Novem- ber. Please remember the Radzikowski family during this time of bereavement. ioneer Edsel Sales Inc. was the name of the Edsel dealership located in Lancaster, P California. The dealership opened for business in September 1957 and subsequently folded—along with the Edsel. Fast forward a decade later to Bremerton, Washington and the summer of 1968. A college student named Greg is performing some volunteer service for senior citizens in the com- munity. On one occasion he is helping a retired Ford mechanic, presumably “Mr. Agon”, to move. While loading boxes in the man’s car, one full of old clothes popped open and on top of the stack inside was the Pioneer Edsel coveralls. Greg took the coveralls out of the box for a closer look. As he was holding them the man said he could have them if he wanted—that box is going to the trash! As luck would have it the overalls fit Greg per- Extra Copies of the fectly. Over the years he would wear them to go bird hunting in the winter, sometimes 2021 Calendar Available! lying on the ground in the snow since their white color provided great camouflage. Often he had been urged to throw those old paint stained coveralls away. Fortunately, just as Your Price: back in 1968, he did not. $10 for 1st copy $8.00 each additional copy Although never destined to be examined on the same level of magnitude as the “Shroud of Contact : Turin”, a less-than-scientific study of this treasured artifact reveals that Agon most likely Sheila Randel for availability worked in the dealership’s paint and body repair department based upon the numerous Ice 5989 Maplewood Road Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH 44060 Green and Horizon Blue paint stains found on the garment. The union made “GO-PFOR” Email: [email protected] coveralls are a size 40 and were manufactured by Johnson & Co. of St. Peter, Minnesota. “Great Gifts for the Holidays!” Originally the overalls had either long sleeves with green cuffs or longer length short See other items on Page 6. sleeves. However, both the sleeve length and the leg length had been taken up. It is as- sumed they were tailored for Agon since Greg said the overalls remain just as he found them in 1968. The Edsel logo “E” patch is three-inch diameter. The name “Agon” above the right pocket and “Pioneer Edsel” on back are both embroidered by hand. This was common practice for labeling dealership work uniforms in the fifties. Story continued on Page 3 International Edsel Club The President’s Letter Founded 1969 “Just in time for the Holidays!” The purpose of the International Ed- Season’s greetings to all: In this issue of the EDSELetter you will find all of the reference sel Club is to bring together those material necessary to set up the ultimate “authentic” Edsel garage in your neighborhood. who have an interest in Edsels, re- That’s right, from samples of the official Edsel dealership colors and painting schemes for pair and preservation, and create a central source of information about that garage and workshop to photos of an original pair of dealership coveralls you can use as Edsels, owners, units for sale and a pattern to sew your own personal work uniforms! Yes, my fellow Edsel friends, with just a parts replacement. few gallons of paint and a spool of green embroidery thread you can have it all this holiday season. 2020 – 2021 Hopefully by now everyone has received their copy of the 2021 club calendar. Only a lim- International Edsel ited number of extra copies are available this year, so please see the announcement on the front cover of the newsletter if interested in purchasing additional copies. Club Officers The “2020” or “2021” dues paid date did not get printed below your address on the calendar Bruce Dean envelope as planned. So, this date has now been printed under your address on this issue of President 1215 Houston Drive the EDSELetter for those receiving printed copies and by email for those receiving electronic Murfreesboro, TN newsletter copies. If “2021” is printed below your address on the newsletter then your 2021 37130 dues are paid. Remember, new members joining on or after September 1, 2020 are paid [email protected] through December 2021. If “2020” is printed below your address on the newsletter then your 615-708-1907 unpaid 2021 dues are due on January 1, 2021 and must be received by March 31, 2021. If Jim Turner paying your dues by PayPal, remember to send payment to: [email protected] Vice President as noted on the 2021 Renewal Form—not to Sheila Randel’s PayPal account. 1638 Meadow Drive Alden, NY Watch for more content to be posted on the login/password protected portion of our club 14004 website. This will include additional back issues of the EDSELetter as well as other items to [email protected] 716-544-7023 be posted during the holidays. All newsletter issues from our club’s first year, 1969, have been scanned and will be added. Remember the new login/password found on the second to Sheila Randel last inside page of calendar and on the 2021 membership cards is effective December 15th. Secretary Our old password (iec_02016) will no longer work. 5989 Maplewood Road Mentor-on-the-lake, OH In closing, it is the desire of your Board of Officers for all to have a safe and joyous holiday 44060 440-479-6303 season as we close out 2020 and look forward to 2021. With FDA approval and the release [email protected] of two different vaccines to combat the present pandemic now eminent, perhaps we shall all be able to gather safely for local chapter car rallies once again and for our annual rally in East Mark Hense Peoria next July. Until then, keep the faith. Treasurer S78 W19252 Youngwood Court Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & as always, Happy Edseling, Muskego, WI 53150 262-679-4161 [email protected] Jeff Strickland Editor/Website PO Box 167 New Edsel Reproduction Parts: 1958 E-400 & E-475 Spark Plug Wire Sets! Mt. Juliet, TN 37121 Here’s the latest Edsel reproduction product from Mid-Century Motors & Restora- [email protected] tions—faithfully reproduced spark plug wire sets complete with correctly molded plug insulators, valve cover grommets, cylinder-numbered wires and cylinder number Dennis Majors Head Judge stamped on the metal connector just like the originals. These pug wires look fantastic! 816 Nieman Rd And what’s more, the sets come in a cool Edsel logo “E” box. See ad on page 6. Monroe, MI 48161 734-529-3493 Official Website www.internationaledsel.com Copyright © 2020 International Edsel Club The content herein is the intellectual property of the International Edsel Club. Do not reproduce, republish or upload and post freely on the internet without the written consent of the International Edsel Club. Stenciled and stamped cylinder 2 plug wire identification. Coveralls from Page 1 Membership Dues: Annual U.S. dues are either $35.00 or $25 if receiving elec- tronic copies of EDSELetter. Annual Canada and Foreign are either $40.00 or $35.00 if receiving electronic copies of the EDSELet- ter. Please send dues to: Sheila Randel 5989 Maplewood Road Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH 44060 email: [email protected] You can also pay by PayPal to: [email protected] Address Changes: Please check your mailing label for correctness of address. If there are any changes, please be sure and contact: Sheila Randel 5989 Maplewood Road Mentor-on-the-lake, OH 44060 440-479-6303 Email: [email protected] E-Mail Addresses: Do you have an e-mail address? If so and you would like to submit your e-mail ad- dress for club use, please submit it to: Sheila Randel 5989 Maplewood Road Mentor-on-the-lake, OH 44060 440-479-6303 Email: [email protected] Above: Front & back photos of workman’s overalls issued to Agon, an employee EDSELetter Policy: of Pioneer Edsel Sales Inc. that was located in Lancaster, California. EDSELetter is published ten (10) times annually by the International Edsel Club. The publication is dis- tributed to dues paying members throughout the U.S., Canada and over 10 countries overseas. Gener- ally the schedule runs monthly, but as a rule there is a combined Janu- ary-February issue and an August- September issue . Classified ads: All ads should include a phone number or a mailing address and must include a price for all sale items. Editor reserves the right to edit ads. Ads will run on a 3 month cycle and must be resubmitted to the EDSELetter for extended publi- cation. The date at the end of each ad denotes when ad first appeared. Email ads to: [email protected] Or send ads by mail to: EDSELetter Ad % Jeff Strickland PO Box 167 Mt Juliet, TN 37121 Calendar of Events: Chapter Coordinators, Please send us your events for publica- Clockwise: (1) Edsel DNA—paint samples of Horizon Blue and Ice Green match tion and posting on the paint stains found on garment.