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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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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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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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The Edsel: Freak bomb or misunderstood classic?

Ford Motor Company was frustrated during the 1950s. Its meager line-up of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln suffered by comparison with GM's carefully...
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Flying cars: M Modern Gallery show celebrates 1950s fad

Of the many dead ends of 1950s automotive experiments, and there were many, none is quite as dead as the levitating air cars and flying cars that were...
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1961, 62, & 63 Thunderbird: Bullet bird hits bullseye

The 1961-63 series three Thunderbirds followed the hugely successful 1958-60 models that have become known as "square birds" due to their...
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Bill Albright: A Hudson guy drives on

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In a dusty office filled with an array of Hudson parts, repair manuals and catalogs, Bill Albright, who'd spent over thirty years restoring Hudson...
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How Lincoln got its groove back: Classic looks, EcoBoost engines and design branding

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Lincoln is rocking a renassiance by re-connecting with its roots as a classic American marque. There's a lot to be said for remembering who you are,...
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Classic car logos, crests, and emblems reflect brand's histories

Classic car logos express the histories of the brands they represent just as a country's flag or a football club's mascot provides a rallying point....
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Classic (rear-wheel drive V-8) Chevy Impala to return?

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There's a big buzz in automotive circles about General Motors' possible revival of the Chevy Impala with rear wheel drive and a whopping V-8 engine....
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Citroen 2CV: Beloved French classic car to be re-introduced for 21st Century?

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The Citroen 2CV is the very definition of a beloved classic. There are very few people who don't smile when they see one. And, the Gallic charm of its...
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