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{{Infobox Automobile
| image        = <!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Edselroundup58jpg.jpg|250px|1958 Edsel Roundup]] -->
| boxcolor     = darkgreen
| name         = Edsel Roundup
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company]]
| production   = 1958
| class        = [[Full-size car|Full-size]]
| body_style   = 2-door [[station wagon]]
| related       = [[Edsel Bermuda]]<br>[[Edsel Villager]]<br>[[Ford Country Squire]]<br>[[Mercury Colony Park]]
| engine       = 361 in³ [[V8]]
| transmission = 3-speed manual<br>3-speed automatic
| wheelbase    = {{Auto in|116|0}}
}}

The '''Edsel Roundup''' was a [[station wagon]] produced by the former Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln (M-E-L) Division of the [[Ford Motor Company]] of [[Dearborn, Michigan]], and sold through its [[Edsel]] marque in 1958.  Like the [[Edsel Villager]] and [[Edsel Bermuda]] station wagons, the Bermuda was built on a {{convert|116|in|mm|0|sing=on}} wheelbase shared with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s station wagons, as well as core body stampings.

The Roundup represented the base trim level available within the Edsel brand for a station wagon, and was only available during Edsel's introductory year of 1958.  The Roundup was available only as a six-passenger two-door station wagon.  The Roundup came with black rubber flooring, armrests, front and rear ashtrays, dome and courtesy lights and a white vinyl headliner. A split-back front seat was standard to allow access to the back seat. In place of roll-down rear windows, the Roundup used sliding windows. 

In the late 1950s through the 1960s, the Edsel Roundup could often be found "a rockin'" at various lookout points and drive-in movie theaters.

To further separate the Roundup from the [[Ford Ranch Wagon]] on which it was based, the Roundup received Edsel's front fascia and 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. 

All station wagons shared the [[Edsel Ranger]]'s engine availability, with a 361 cubic inch [[V8]] as standard, as was a three-speed [[manual transmission]].  Buyers also had the option of a three-speed [[automatic transmission]] with a standard column-mounted gear selector, or could choose Edsel's highly promoted but trouble-prone [[Teletouch]] automatic, which placed its drive-selection buttons in the steering wheel hub. 

While its roll-out was highly publicized in the fall of 1957, the 1958 Edsel was a marketing disaster for Ford. Total output for the Roundup stood at 963 units.  The low output number could be attributed to the declining popularity of two-door wagons in the American market and Edsel's lack of consumer appeal.

For the 1959 model year, the Roundup and the premium Bermuda station wagons were dropped, leaving the mid-value Villager as Edsel's sole station wagon model.

[[Image:1958 Edsel Roundup.jpg|thumb|left|1958 Edsel Roundup 2-door station wagon]]
[[Image:1958 Edsel Roundup (Front View).jpg|thumb|right|1958 Edsel Roundup shows off its (in)famous "horse collar" grille]]

==References==
* {{cite book | author = Bonsall, Thomas E. | title = Disaster in Dearborn: The Story of the Edsel| publisher = Stamford University Press| year = 2002 | isbn = 0-8047-4654-0}}

* {{cite book | author = Duetsch, Jan| title = The Edsel and Corporate Responsibility| publisher = Yale University Press| year = 1976 | isbn = 0-300-01950-5}}

* {{cite book | author = Gunnell, John, Editor | title = The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 | publisher = Kraus Publications | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-87341-096-3}}

* {{cite book | author = Heasley, Jerry | title = The Production Figure Book For U.S. Cars|
publisher = Motorbooks International | year = 1977 | isbn = 0-87938-042-X}}

==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]
*[http://www.failuremag.com/arch_history_edsel.html "Auto Biography"] — Failure Magazine examines the history of the Edsel (March, 2002)
*[http://www.edsel.us Edsel.US] Restorer's discussion group 

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