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American classic cars

By D. Brian Smith Photography: Courtesy of Mecum Auctions The great-looking and eventually race-dominating Mercury Cyclone was produced from 1964 through 1972. Formerly known as the Comet with the S-22 performance package, the Cyclone started off life as the performance version of the compact Comet, from 1964 through 1967. In this article, we'll take a look back…

By D. Brian Smith Photos Courtesy of Mecum Auctions, Inc. The Lincoln-Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company produced the Mercury Cougar from 1967 through 1997 and from 1999 through 2002. Throughout the Cougar's 34-year production run there are eight distinct generations of the car. The first two generations of the Mercury Cougar, from 1967-1973, it…

By D. Brian Smith Photography: Mecum Auctions & Classic Industries The sort of vehicles that someone gets exposed to in one's upbringing can lead to the kind of cars and trucks that the driving age person wishes to own. If the vehicle is old enough (and the car's would-be caretaker has sufficient spending cash), it…