Unfortunately we weren't able to make it down to Giddings, Texas for this edition of Billetproof, Jalopnik reader and camera-jockey Eric Nelson did, and passed on these great photographs for everyone to enjoy. It's got everything, cool kustoms, rusty rods, engine pr0n, chopped tops and even an Edsel that's had the letters over its yoke rearranged to spell "SLED," super cool. Thanks again for sending us a little bit of Texas Eric.

This car parks in Irvine, CA. I don't think it's a daily driver, but it does move a bit. The pink paint is very faded, but Also, here's a cute little Chevy van and the GMC Suburban-type that I mentioned. The GMC is my favorite, especially with its LAUSD vintage. These are both in the Irvine Groves neighborhood. The GMC always parks at the front and the Chevy is always on the east side at the back.

With Los Jalops never ending love of all things station wagon, and some rare spring sunshine on Saturday, I finally was able to get some shots of the 58 Edsel that runs around the neighborhood. All the trim appears to be in the back, and the seats are a little(??) on the rough side. The windows were up, so there were some reflections when I tried to shoot the interior. A couple of camera issues left me shooting at the equivalent of too high an ISO, hence a little graininess, etc. Here you go:

We all remember the Pontiac Aztek, our generation's Edsel. A car so bad, Pontiac even managed to spell the name wrong. Design-wise, the worst element (besides the gas-cap wound) was all that damn cladding. But then, after Pontiac only sold four cars in 18 months (or whatever), GM did the unthinkable – they restyled the duckling. And... they didn't do such a bad job. Granted, the Aztek was as doomed as the Titanic from the initial marketing focus group. But, at least it died in my mind with a modicum of dignity. When I first saw the new Lexus flagship I liked the headlights and the back seat, but thought the car itself pretty blobby and dull. But, sitting on the floor of an auto show is one thing. Seeing these hulking leviathans on the road is another. The top dog Lexi (Lexuses?) posses mad amounts of uberholprestige. That's German for, "Get out of my way or I'm driving up your tailpipe." I gotta admit, these have grown on me. You? – Jonny Lieberman

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Reader Mike wrote in with a plea for us to stop with the Caminos. But then he included this link to a '58 Edsel customized by a guy buy the name of Pudge Wiley and his father back in 1963. According to Pudge, his mother was none to please when they saw what they'd done to her car, but eventually came around. And really, what mother wouldn't love an Edchero?

Modified/Custom Edsels [Edsel.com, (2nd item)]

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Leroy Walker of Beulah, North Dakota loves him some Edsel action. Not just a little, but a whole lot of Edsel action. 226 Edsels' worth, actually, from rusted derelicts to an exceedingly rare Citation convertible. Stating that "The highway gets a little sweeter when you're driving an Edsel," Walker started collecting Henry's redheaded stepchildren in 1961, when he traded a Mercury for a '58 model with a blown clutch. The addiction's only grown from there. While he has the cars spread out over 37 acres to avoid the entire collection being taken out by a natural disaster, he keeps track of 'em and even sells a few, saying, "I can get you down the road for about $4,000 in an Edsel that will take you all the way to Los Angeles."

North Dakota Man is Undisputed Edsel King [Grand Forks Herald]

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