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Jim Cherry grew up riding in his father's classic automobiles. Cherry’s resume includes such jobs as test driver for Ford Motor Co., product introduction coordinator for Lincoln, car illustrator for GQ Magazine, and writing both online and print articles on automotive subjects. Cherry was a senior editor at Citysearch and editor-in-chief at AZInsider. His new book Cartopia will be published by Taschen in 2010. Contact Jim at jim.cherry@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @jimcherry .

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1957-58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: America's rocket ship Rolls-Royce

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

In the early 1950s Ford began planning its answer to the Rolls Royce, the Continental Mark II. Introduced in 1956, it was the last word in luxury. But...
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Continental Mark II: Elvis and Sinatra drove America's rockin' Rolls

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The 1939-48 Lincoln Continental was a handbuilt luxury car designed under the direction of Henry Ford's son Edsel. Its clean, elegant lines were...
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Pantera to return? Classic Italian car brand De Tomaso is back, baby

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Alejandro De Tomaso was a fiercely competitive Arentine race car driver who retired to start his own manufacturing company. De Tomaso made his first...
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Facel Vega: Forgotten French classic driven by Sinatra, Ringo Starr, Picasso, Stirling Moss

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The Facel Vega was a fast, stylish exercise in French elegance that was produced from 1954 to 64. Powered by mighty Chrysler hemi V-8s, Facel Vegas...
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Paradise Valley Veteran's Appreciation Car Show features rare classics

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Every year the town of Paradise Valley stages a Veteran's Appreciation Vintage Car Show with proceeds contributed to homeless shelters. Though this...
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Bugatti Galibier: A car that's too cool for you to see

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Volkswagen makes Bugattis. Apart from a brief revival in the 1990s, the brand had been moribund for decades, just a historical legend. When Volkswagen...
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Return of the Road Runner? Classic muscle car's fate is up to you

In the world of muscle cars, there are few cars that claim the legendary status of Plymouth's Roadrunners of 1968-72. The original Roadrunner was a...
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Pamela Anderson stops Russian plan to use whale penis leather in ultimate classic car

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Russians aren't known for half-measures. Their awesome bravery in resisting Hitler's invasion in WWII, their innovations in space exploration, their...
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Bid now: Charity auctions off Batmobile and Green Hornet's Black Beauty (Video)

Life Project for Africa is auctioning off two of the most well known automotive icons of TV. Replicas of the Batmoblie from the 1966 TV series and The...
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AMC's Gremlin: Still funny after all these years?

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AMC's Gremlin has been the butt of many jokes. . . and, coincidentally enough, it's the car's butt (or lack thereof) that inspires most of them. When...
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