Detroit Duds is a term used to refer to the classic cars produced by the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s and 1960s. The two crossword solutions for this term are EDSELS (6 letters) and EDSEL (5 letters). EDSEL was the name of a car model produced by Ford from 1958 to 1960. It was marketed as a prestige automobile, but due to its unpopular styling, it failed to attract buyers and was discontinued after three years. EDSELS is the plural form of the word EDSEL.