He had pneumonia and Parkinson’s disease, said his wife, Jeanne Brown.
More than five decades after Mr. Brown’s creation debuted and promptly vanished from dealerships across the United States, the term “Edsel” remains practically synonymous with failure.
Among auto enthusiasts, however, the car generates deep nostalgia for a bygone era of American motoring — and a degree of affection that perhaps has proved Mr. Brown right in the end.
