The writer Robert Daines published what he called "the ultimate Edsel photograph" on the title page of his book "Edsel: The Motor Industry's Titanic" (Academy Books, 1994). It showed Vice President Richard M. Nixon on a trip to Lima, Peru, in May 1958, riding in an Edsel convertible that looked a lot like Mr. Lennox's.
"Seconds after this picture was taken," Mr. Daines wrote, "Nixon was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by demonstrators. Nixon later joked: 'They were throwing eggs at the car, not me.' "
--To Ford, a Disaster. To Edsel Owners, Love.
